{"id":264822,"date":"2023-12-28T17:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T01:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/?p=264822"},"modified":"2023-12-28T20:37:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T04:37:15","slug":"phish-new-years-eve-madison-square-garden-setlist-notes-nye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/phish-new-years-eve-madison-square-garden-setlist-notes-nye\/","title":{"rendered":"Phish Kicks Off Annual New Year&#8217;s Eve Run at Madison Square Garden [SETLIST\/VIDEOS]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Phish<\/strong> is about to take the stage for their 80th show ever at <strong>Madison Square Garden<\/strong>, their first night of four at the storied venue.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">start the resolutions early <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/phish?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@phish<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/omBQ5b7nsP\">pic.twitter.com\/omBQ5b7nsP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MSG (@TheGarden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGarden\/status\/1740153935665758231?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be following along with the setlist as it rolls in and collecting some notes below as we watch the show from the couch via <a href=\"http:\/\/livephish.com\"><strong>LivePhish.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Phish @ Madison Square Garden, New York NY 12.28.23<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Set I<\/strong>: No Men in No Man&#8217;s Land, Halley&#8217;s Comet<strong>*<\/strong>, Sample in a Jar, Runaway Jim, Bouncing Around the Room, Axilla (Part II), Funky Bitch, Bathtub Gin, Ghost<strong>^<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Set II<\/strong>: The Howling, A Wave of Hope > Rift > Mike&#8217;s Song > Simple > Blaze On<\/p>\n<p><strong>Encore<\/strong>: mercy, The Squirming Coil -> Weekapaug Groove > Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S.<\/p>\n<p><small><strong>Notes<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<strong>*<\/strong> &#8211; w\/ jam<br \/>\n^ &#8211; w\/ NMINML quotes<\/small><\/p>\n<p><strong>Set One Opener:<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" style=\"width:640px;max-width:100%;margin:5px auto;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_l5n7HxeyI3I\"><div id=\"lyte_l5n7HxeyI3I\" data-src=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fl5n7HxeyI3I%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/l5n7HxeyI3I\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fl5n7HxeyI3I%2F0.jpg\" 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src=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F-cZg3KbBhWM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" \/><\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:640px;margin:5px auto;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-cZg3KbBhWM\" target=\"_blank\">Watch this video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/div><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhanArt\/status\/1740549789874270325<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Did Trey skip an entire verse of Axilla?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u23f1\ud83d\udccbDavid Steinberg\u23f1\ud83d\udccb (@zzyzx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zzyzx\/status\/1740548643302858979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" 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