, attached to 2024-08-18

Review by BigOak

BigOak *disclaimer* We had some stuff going on leading into the fest that added a layer of stress to the weekend and caused us to miss N1 and N2 so my experience was definitely a bit jaded. Seemed like we were on our way to salvation after that N3 smoke show. Headed into today with some solid momentum, feeling optimistic that we were gonna salvage the weekend after all. But Day 4 didn’t deliver. It wasn’t so much the schedule change. I know they can’t control the weather. But I can’t help but feel like there was a transactional feel to the whole event. D4 was the Phish show equivalent of a waiter dropping the check off and then running the vacuum cleaner around the table. The fans had served their purpose, buying $18 beers and $26 drinks all weekend. And the band was ready to wrap things up. Don’t get me wrong, there were some great moments on Sunday. But it all felt a little rushed, which caused some weird vibes all around. Trey seemed a little out of sorts. He looked like he was as confused about what was going on as everyone else, including us. His comment about still waiting for the rain to come made us think that maybe they would play a bit more. And then they pulled the plug, wished us safe travels home, and sent us off with….Fuego? I’ll admit that is def not one of my personal favorites but this Fuego was pretty damn good. But it didn’t belong in the anchor spot


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