Watch Phish Play 2nd-Longest Version Of Song Debuted In 2009

Phish shared pro-shot video of “Kill Devil Falls.” The footage is from the band’s July 23 concert at St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater At Lakeview in Syracuse, New York.

At 19:17, the ‘23 Syracuse “Kill Devil Falls” clocked in as the second longest since it debuted on June 2, 2009 at Jones Beach in New York. The first ever Type II excusion on the song came just over a week later at Bonnaroo. The longest version, at 22:37, took place in Atlanta on July 31, 2015, as per Phish.net.

On Sunday in Syracuse — which is the hometown of Phish drummer Jon Fishman — “Kill Devil Falls” closed out the first set. Read an excerpt from JamBase’s coverage of the show by contributor Ryan Storm:

On paper, the “Kill Devil Falls” set closer fits right in with the rest of the songs — it could very easily have been a solid eight minutes of jamming to close a well-crafted first set. Anastasio had other ideas, however, and put his foot to the floor within seconds of the improv beginning. Fish joined him with a propulsive beat that didn’t allow for even a second of momentum to be lost as they blitzed into Type II territory. The guitarist, star of the set as a whole, confidently led the rest of the band through a series of modulations and tone shifts, dipping at one point into some synth-filter sludge but largely keeping it in an upbeat zone.

The “KDF” peak contained multiple Chris Kuroda white-light moments as the packed venue cheered along with unexpected and incredible jam that was chosen to close an awesome set of music.

Watch Phish perform “Kill Devil Falls” in Syracuse below:

Phish tour continues in Philadelphia tonight ahead of a seven-night run at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Livestreams are available via LivePhish.com.