Phish Shares ‘The Final Hurrah’ From Halloween 2018 Concert: Pro-Shot Video

Phish “covered” í rokk by a Scandinavian outfit they invented called Kasvot Växt on Halloween in Las Vegas. The quartet shared pro-shot video of “The Final Hurrah,” the sixth of ten songs from their second set at MGM Grand Garden Arena on October 31.

JamBase’s full recap of Phish’s Halloween concert explained this year’s musical costume:

The familiar saying of “trick or treat” should be revised as “trick and treat” for what Phish pulled off in Sin City. A Playbill was distributed to fans entering the venue heralding a musical costume of í rokk by a Scandinavian outfit called Kasvot Växt, which they claimed translated to “Faceplant Into Rock” in English. Phish created an intricate backstory for Kasvot Växt that included pages on All Music, Perfect Sound Forever and WFMU as well as an essay within the Playbill containing quotes from the members of Phish. While internet sleuths eventually pieced together the prank, few had any clue of what was in store for the second set. The resulting performance was an ambitious suite of original Phish music played in the style of an ’80s prog-rock band yet still had elements of the Vermont-birthed quartet’s distinctive sound. In addition, production elements included an all-white stage and incredibly cool cubes that hung above the stage and moved around the venue.

Here’s how I described “The Final Hurrah”:

The back end of the album began with Fish laying down a deep in the pocket groove that brought in “The Final Hurrah.” Once again the lyrics referenced the cubes with the line, “I am in a square, dangling in mid-air.” Trey also sang a line that mentioned “Faceplant Into Rock,” the purported English translation of Kasvot Växt and ‘í rokk’. Page trigged vocal samples ala Chilling, Thrilling Sounds Of The Haunted House throughout the Zappa-like “The Final Hurrah,” while Trey went with a synth’d-out tone for his extended and shred-heavy solo that came complete with Eddie Van Halen style tapping.

Watch Phish’s debut performance of “The Final Hurrah”:

The penultimate show of Phish Fall Tour 2018 takes place tonight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. A webcast is available via LivePhish.com.