Watch Phish Take ‘Sand’ & ‘No Men In No Man’s Land’ Deep And Land On Fiery ‘Llama’ At Dick’s

Phish posted pro-shot video of their performances of “Sand,” “No Men In No Man’s Land” and “Llama” from their show last Friday night at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. The footage featuring the memorable 41-minute sequence comes from the start of their second set of the second show of the quartet’s four-night Labor Day Weekend run at the soccer stadium just outside Denver.

While the first set saw Phish treat fans to well-played renditions of complex compositions, they kicked out the jams to get the second set underway. “Sand” and “No Men In No Man’s Land” each scored high on both the quality and quanity scales with the former spanning over 24 minutes and the latter nearly reaching the 15-minute mark. A particularly fast-paced “Llama” emerged out of “No Men” to complete the inspired trifecta ahead of the ballad “Mountains In The Mist.”

The JamBase recap of the night broke down the start of the closing stanza on Friday, September 1 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park:

The fifth “Sand” of the summer and third in six shows ignited the second set at Dick’s on Friday. Phish transitioned from the song’s usual dark, minor-key jam space to a blissful, major-key they patiently explored to the delight of the crowd. Trey and Page took flight after landing on an ascending progression and spread their wings as Mike and Fish laid into a compact groove. Anastasio peeled off a series of anthemic riffs to power “Sand” back to the evil, minor-key utilizing a wobbly tone while McConnell followed along on organ. Chris “CK5” Kuroda’s outrageous light show provided the perfect visual accent to the authoritative jam. The band arrived at a triumphant peak at the 20-minute mark with Gordon driving the hard rock excursion before Anastasio returned to the main theme to close out another incredible “Sand” at Dick’s.

Phish kept the energy high with “No Men In No Man’s Land.” A particularly speedy “NMINML” was the catalyst for another expansive jam. The band embarked on an interstellar excursion heavy on tension. Mike engaged a particularly cool effect that sounded like a rocket taking off as Trey shredded and Page layered in complementary sounds making for a huge release of the tension built earlier. Fish was a whirl of motion throughout proving why they named the band after him. “Llama” emerged out of the madness following the must-hear, two-song segment that started the set. Anastasio stacked potent runs during the fast-paced A Picture Of Nectar gem.

View pro-shot video of Phish’s performances of “Sand,” “No Men In No Man’s Land” and “Llama” from last Friday night, September 1 below:

Phish launches their fall tour with a two-night stand in Nashville on October 6 and 7.