Phish rolled into North Charleston, South Carolina on Friday night, the first of another three-night run. This tour has six three-night runs (including Hampton), four of which are indoors. They’re back indoors again, and after a day off, they headed into this one at North Charleston Coliseum with ambition and energy.
Is the switch from an outdoor to an indoor venue going to give the crowd and band some more comfort and energy? Are we back to the “it’s all about the energy” era, where compositions are secondary to the jamming? These are questions we were asking going into Friday night’s show.
The first set showed the band getting comfortable with runs through “Free,” then “Rift,” and in the third slot came “Spanish Moon.” Phish hadn’t performed the Little Feat classic since their October 2023 three-night stand at Chicago’s United Center. Next up was “Reba” without the whistling. The “Reba” jam was short, but was heart-wrenching for a few moments, wringing the feeling out of this dependable crowd favorite…