Mike Gordon: Two Full Shows On YouTube & The Egg

WATCH TWO FULL SHOWS FEATURING MIKE GORDON
AND HIS FIVE-PIECE BAND IN CHICAGO

It’s been over a year since Phish bassist Mike Gordon has performed publicly with his exceptional five-piece solo band, but we haven’t forgotten about the group and are looking forward to their as-of-yet-unscheduled return.

Over the past few days we came across two outstanding full band shows from Mike’s band that were uploaded by YouTuber Madpicken and are easily among the best videos of the group available on the site.

Both shows took place in Chicago, with the September 25th, 2009 performance taking place at the Park West and the November 18th, 2010 show going down at Lincoln Hall. We’ve compiled all the videos and the setlist from each night. Enjoy!

Mike Gordon – September 25th, 2009 @ Park West

Set One

Set Two

Set 1: Another Door, The Walls of Time, Spiral, Can’t Stand Still > Revelator > The Field > Morphing Again > Soulfood Man > Dig Further Down

Set 2: Sugar Shack, What Things Seem, Sound[1], Hey Now Baby[1], 15 Step, River Niger > Radar Blip, Traveled Too Far

Encore: Rhymes, She Said She Said

[1] Ivan Neville on keyboards/vocals.

[Setlist via Phish.net]

Mike Gordon – November 18th, 2010 @ Lincoln Hall

Set One

Set Two

Set 1: Andelmans’ Yard, Horizon Line, Willow Tree, Susskind Hotel > Swingtown > Susskind Hotel, The Outdoor Type, Hap-Nappy[1], Hand in My Pocket, Only A Dream

Set 2: Dig Further Down[2], The Void[3], Sailin’ Shoes > Crumblin’ Bones, Pretend, Rock On, Down to the Nightclub, Idea

Encore: Funky Bitch

[1] “Swingtown” teases. [2] “Swingtown” and “The Godfather Love Theme” teases. [3] Impromptu on-stage dance competition w/ audience members. Notes: “Hap-Nappy” and “Dig Further Down” contained “Swingtown” (Steve Miller) teases. “Dig Further Down” also contained a tease of “The Godfather Love Theme.” During “The Void” there was an impromptu on-stage dance competition with audience members.

[Setlist via Phish.net]

In other news, Gordon recently unveiled a live archival recording of his December 11th, 2011 performance at The Egg in Albany, New York. The Egg is available as a free MP3 download via LivePhish.com or as a limited-edition 3-CD set in deluxe packaging.