Watch Phish Pair Monumental ‘Tweezer’ & ‘Simple’ At The Greek

Phish shared pro-shot video of their monster “Tweezer” and “Simple” pairing. The band unfurled the two songs clocking in at over an hour during night one of their Greek Theatre run in Berkeley, California on April 17 as part of their 2023 Spring Tour.

While Tweezer is one of Phish’s most reliable and longest-running jam vehicles, the instant classic that was the “Greezer” clocked in at 43:29, making it the third longest “Tweezer” in Phish history following the 45-minute Finger Lakes “FLeezer” from Canandaigua, New York on June 22, 1995 and the nearly 50-minute “Mud Island Tweezer” from Memphis which took place a week previous from the “FLeezer” on June 14, 1995. The “Greezer” joins its fellow named Tweezers and is also Phish’s fifth-longest jam overall.

The “Simple” was no slouch either, stretching to just over 19 minutes. Read an excerpt on “Simple” from JamBase’s coverage of the show by Ryan Storm:

The band would have been forgiven if they had dropped a quick version of [“Simple”] and opted for a breather after the absolute behemoth “Tweezer” that had just been unleashed – but this is Phish, after all.

Walls of sound were built up and somehow developed into fresh ideas not touched on during the previous “Tweezer.” Reaching a space similar to the Deer Creek “Simple” from 2021, Phish unleashed undulating waves of sound across the audience as lighting designer Chris Kuroda did the same visually.

The delay-heavy motif continued before settling into a rocking theme. Anastasio seemed unsure of where to go briefly but was saved by Fishman’s insistent drumming as the band built up to another phenomenal (and MASSIVE) peak. Returning to the rocking theme from earlier, Anastasio quickly took the opportunity to lead the band into a fiery and set-closing rendition of The Velvet Underground’s “Rock and Roll.” While last night’s “Simple” was barely half the length of the “Tweezer,” its improvisation was incredibly focused and covered no more time than it needed to. Phish once again demonstrated their legendary prowess for crafting music both great in length and depth.

Last night’s second set is just the 21st in Phish history to contain four songs or less (weather delays and repeated songs excepted) – and only the third since 2004.

Watch Phish jam for over an hour on “Tweezer” and “Simple” below: