Phish - 8/22/2015 "Tweezer - Prince Caspian"

"Tweezer - Prince Caspian" from Phish's 8/22/2015 show from Magnaball in Watkins Glen, NY. Download the entire show now or stream via LivePhish+ at livephi.sh/ph150822

[@fri814]

I've been alive for 57 years, seen over 1000 concerts - every major act of the past 4 decades, and hundreds of incredibly talented minor ones. 20+ Grateful Dead shows. Talking Heads in '79 at CBGB. I'm talking really good, even important shows. This is, by far, the most beautiful, awe-inspiring, soul-stirring, mind-blowing piece of music that I have ever been privileged to witness. To this day, I cannot hear it - and I've listened to it 100 times - without weeping, as I did when I was there. The Caspian, from the 28 minute mark to the end, is MAJESTIC. It soars to the heavens, and took us all there too. It was the musical high point of my life. Phish is not my favorite band, but I'll say without reservation, that they were the best I've ever seen.

[@edkerry87]

That's why we go to the shows.

[@charlesorban2352]

Frank Imburgia dude I'm listening to it on my stoop wishing this curveball wristband would have brought us back to that place.... best weekend of my life! They'll throw it down again next year! No way they'll make us wait another 3 years!

[@CivSkates]

lightning in a bottle, that was Magnaball for me. Camp was all set up when were heard about the CURVE...

[@brucebrandy9433]

Check out the The Runaway Makisupian Jimalope they unleashed on us in Raleigh last month, as well. Musical genius performed as effortless as our next breath....And these guys are having such a great time watching our faces melt, trust me. They are the absolute masters of Free-Form Improvisational Jamming, hands down, and anyone that argues that fact has never experienced a show or is just talking from their hindquarters' opening.

[@treyphish]

Well said, sir.

[@euphegenia]

7 years ago today. Still awesome. Let's get this thing to 1 million views

[@mikeo6709]

have spent a significant part of the last 25 years chasing these jokesters around. i cant wait to do it again with all of you maniacs. thanks phish

[@samh4127]

jokesters😂

[@spuddougherty7860]

Super stoked for Wilmington NC this summer. Tiny venue 30 mins from home.

[@justingroff3682]

it was disappointing even w attendance bias wasnt it? not to be a buzz kill but I was stoked for Star Lake and was not pleased overall @@spuddougherty7860

[@conjandysecurity]

Two songs... 35 minutes... It's never enough. I could listen to this forever.

[@lanceholland2119]

Crazy that Caspian was the best jam of the summer

[@ramsessevenone416]

I love how at 17:54 Mikes expression is like "Oh, we're gonna do Caspian? Alright I guess."

[@RififiFilms]

Prince Caspian is such an underrated song. Bet.

[@davidthomaschwclmt5925]

I agree. It’s also deep. Not sure if you were at big cypress, but the Prince Caspian was one of my Personal High points. So cathartic.

[@TheMomentEnds1]

if you don't have 30+ minutes of uninterrupted time, come back when you do

[@timx1733]

Seriously!

[@deadtimber]

I'm older and part of what I love about going to Phish shows is seeing all the younger people who are able to connect with this type of music. You know, it's not for everyone. It's more like a movie soundtrack that takes you to outer space, to the depths of the ocean, and the depths of your soul. You need to be able to follow a theme in each song and go with the changes. And from floating, no soaring upon the waves, to lookin for that dog that steals everything! I love you all. Nothin left to do but smile smile smile! PS- Thanks folks for taking me in when I go to shows alone. Such good peeps.

[@miksis44]

OMFG. I cannot stop revisiting this jam. This melts me every time. The whole thing. 3:33 glowsticks and the hold.... Tweezer spaciness. Trey dancing with the echo of the venue and hills of the Watkins glenn. Caspian switch bummed everyone out then wait. This is no average caspian. 23:45 to the end is some of the best Phish ever. 31:20 through the MIKE BOMBS makes me cry. I can't make it loud enough.

[@durewkelly]

Ohhhhh to be this free. Love and light y’all .

[@DPaintingC]

Probably posted this like six times since this happened, but remains one of my favorite live music moments ever

[@whatwouldhousedo5136]

Freakin' ASTONISHING. Can't believe this band. They're so good it makes me cry.

[@jiliancrosby9463]

Love the guy applying chapstick right before the bottom falls out 🎉

[@jaguart2081]

magnaball was the best festival in my life

[@00007jjj]

agreed

[@zachroth]

100% agreed, and I've been to a lot of awesome ones

[@gregy792]

I am looking through these comments, and I'm like "I know Jaguart"! Wish I could have been there with you and Galaxia!

[@_grateful_zen_4515]

As tears of joy and pure love streak down my face, this jam never ceases to rock me to my core. What a time to be alive!!!!

[@euphegenia]

Happy 8th anniversary to the greatest Phish jam of the 3.0 era

[@matthewskernolis2355]

yup

[@joeshafer6806]

not even top 3

[@euphegenia]

@@joeshafer6806 lmfao

[@mattjm82]

Don’t know about that, but I love ya Sister. Not sure what is lthe best jam of 3.0

[@whiteheadcm]

this is some of the greatest shit i've ever heard

[@Laura-dt3ef]

amen to that

[@Jwiznat]

alright no joke… i’ve ran about 1000 miles to this jam. phish has played a huge role in my weight loss journey and give them immense credit for losing 110lbs. they have been with me every step of the way, literally. if any of y’all have some extra pounds to shed and love phish, the energy is yours for the taking. comment and reach out i will happily discuss with any of you in private (no charge, i am not a fitness trainer, just love helping people who want to start their journey).

[@MarvinMonroe]

I've run*

[@Jwiznat]

@@MarvinMonroe a genuine thank you for the correction. not editing so others can learn from this grammatical brain-fart.

[@ExtremelyRightWing]

Good job man.

[@daviddelucia9507]

fucking love this

[@kevinheffernan2859]

I’ve been the exact same since I started running 15 years ago. Every run. Soundtrack of my life

[@willk7184]

That took me someplace. Someplace nice.

[@BillBondsHasAPosse]

Someplace real nice!

[@gankmore]

This is fantastic. Can't wait to ski to this one this winter.

[@shilahmaddalena4463]

could not have said it better

[@lmol8958]

That sounds fun

[@glyph241]

I’m Gonna Chaff Some Wheat 🌾

[@maramustudio8794]

The day I listened to this I said to my self: next Festival I'LL BE THERE. Still waiting :(

[@pangurechyx3010]

I feel that man, we'll get there though! Stay strong haha, all the concerts you want to go to will be there once this shit blows over.

[@rundlet1658]

Better keep to your promise :) 8/15 - 18 2024

[@maramustudio8794]

I'll be there! @@rundlet1658

[@MP-ij8wo]

5 years and a hundred or so listens later, still makes every hair on my neck stand straight up. I wish I was back at Magnaball everyday!

[@Improvise1013]

Mitchel Parsons Came here to say this brother. This was an absolute peak that summer and of 3.0 imo. This is what mastering a craft looks like.

[@Lightningph]

Can't believe it's been 5 YEARS!!!

[@jimcornell9556]

It was so greay😊

[@slave2thetrafficlitefornow76]

I'm a better human being for watching and hearing this. thanks for sharing

[@BFrammingham]

Had a friend ask for confirmation that we were still in Caspian multiple times. :D Thanks for the magna memories, everyone!

[@phishphan9791]

Max Power Tweezpian.

[@errandwolfe9286]

‘Jamnesia’.

[@smoothiegreenburg6065]

wow do i need this right now. someone invent a time machine this is where I wanna live

[@John-bv3ok]

Definitely one of the best jams I've heard them do. Peak after peak of tension/release. Very high energy and major key jamming.

[@tylerrancourt]

Such a phenomenal jam, still can't believe I missed this fest. They just keep delivering the goods, year after year.

[@bernfiremon]

one of the many more recent highlights of their career. Phish Jazz at it's best!

[@durewkelly]

This is what makes my heart full

[@ameliamatteliano3835]

One of the best weekends of my life. :) Thank you Phish and phriends.

[@treyanastasio2839]

Hello, how are you doing? It is nice seeing you here.

[@justaname2422]

I miss you all so much.

[@fri814]

I wish I could like this 1,000 times.

[@grant1852]

Out of the 60 some odd shows I've seen nothing gives me half the ecstatic feeling I get from this one. I remember losing my friends and wandering the crowd during tweezer. Ended up reuniting during one of the peaks. Even the strangers around us were high fiving me for making it back just in time. Thank you phish for the many magical moments.

[@nicolepotter7219]

Jim Lahey noob

[@deadtimber]

It happens that way!

[@makisupadude1241]

Reasons why Caspian still continues to be one of my favorite tunes

[@lillagahnavich7700]

Ahhhhhh... Once a day during 2021, for strength 🤙 🌲🌲 ❤️❤️❤️ 🎣⭕🎣⭕🎣

[@garyshow2005]

Best jam of 2015, IMO.

[@Hamthy727]

3.0*

[@bcomorosky1021]

I love jam bands, they are my favorite concerts to go to and I’ve seen many of them multiple times; The Dead, further, Pigeons, PG, Goose, Tauk, Moe, Umphreys, disco, string cheese, to name a few… I’ve even seen Phish twice but for some reason no matter how hard I try I could never get into Phish and idk why… but this… this is some great f**king music

[@sbeard90]

The MSG Jam Filled Baker's Dozen is another one for me. Never could really get into Phish, but this is top tier, and the Jam Filled MSG show is just perfection

[@deadtimber]

Seen most of those bands and all of the greats starting with Doors, Jefferson Airplane, Hendrix, PF, almost all Jazz greats, hundreds of GD shows, everyone from that era. Phish currently rules the roost in my coup for modern music. Early on, 28 years ago, I learned to ignore the lyrics I thought were nonsense; it's more about the music itself. Great compositions, well constructed and often very complicated sonic architectures, coherent jams, a huge library, fresh renditions that evolved over the last 30+ years, energy that builds, tension that's held to final release and resolution, all performed by some of the best players around. The SiriusXM Phish channel offers an awesome sampling of PHish from broadcasting live shows in realtime to playing shows from over the years along with good commentary. A month of that might get you on the train. One of the best bands ever.

[@JJisGoated123]

the day I listened to phish it was a dream to hear phish songs

[@bkr_vids]

Damn, why did it take me this long to find these guys 🎉

[@dan420smp1]

Magnaball was so much better than anything Phish I ever saw before or since. Both sound quality wise and how they played wise. I cannot wait to return.

[@TheMomentEnds1]

the sound at the festivals is remarkable...the acoustic set @ Festival 8 near the soundboard was like being in a studio.

[@fri814]

And don't forget Chris' lighting.

[@SL19771]

Goosebumps and tears, amazing the power of music…

[@euphegenia]

Happy 5th anniversary to this great 34 minutes in phish history

[@JWitt30]

Still the best music "piece" I've ever witnessed in my life of hundreds of shows.

[@colinmack125]

I love the distinct lack of cell phones in the crowd

[@euphegenia]

It was a pretty good crowd for these shows. Except for the people with their fucking tarps of course.

[@deweytucker5413]

Tears of joy from Couch Tour. Now that’s saying something. You could feel the connection between the band and the fans through a television! Lucky humans.

[@cloudstar845]

Five years ago tonight. This still holds up as one of the best jams of 3.0

[@jimcoughlin5988]

@William Millar Glad to be here with you five years on!

[@TonySoprano421]

Top 3 for me for 3.0 for sure

[@mattjm82]

@@TonySoprano421 Top 3 from my 1.0 to wherever we are now. The weather was perfect. The sets were well above average. Short traffic to get in and get out. Short commutes to the stage. It was seriously a perfect festival.

[@TonySoprano421]

@@mattjm82 Festival 8 was very similar with the weather, traffic, atmosphere! Magnaball for me was just an awesome experience

[@raymondschnell9622]

WOW!!!! There can be NO such thing as playing this one too much. If I were to listen to this a thousand times more, it wont be enough. Hope Phish makes their way to Long Island & I'm well enough to go see them.

[@jennifernoah4561]

Me too

[@Gumbo72203]

lol this is the only time i've ever seen Fishman drop a stick. 29:28

[@NateFoss]

Hands down highlight of the weekend, and some of the best music I've ever witnessed. Thanks for releasing this footage Phish! Woo doggy!

[@danebono7667]

Be honest- how many of you were saying "G*d D*mmit!" to yourselves when Trey segued out of Tweezer into another Caspian. Turned into one of the best jams of the festival LOL

[@markclemmens2862]

+Dane Bono I've personally always loved price caspian, I don't understand the hate.

[@wheelin98tj]

I remember looking over at my friend during the Caspian jam and saying "you still hate this song?"

[@chrislinnehan8423]

I went to piss during the into to caspian, thank god I made it back quickly

[@literacola10]

turned into one of the best jams ever

[@skibbet21]

as soon as it started i headed towards the portajohns, halfway thru my buisness was thinkin, "damn this is caspian?!?"

[@matthewwolf7468]

From around 28:00 on they head to another realm altogether. It's like they just flipped a switch and decided to just give it all right right at that moment. This band is astonishing and that's an understatement.

[@jmlrugby11]

That shot at 31:28 never fails to send me chills

[@phishphan9791]

right!

[@joeycrizzle0295]

this on a Sunday morning 2 years later

[@alexzwicker5371]

I've watched that countless times. Never gets old

[@GirlBossProductions615]

Yeah, that is good stuff! love the build up to that moment, so good!

[@fri814]

Had that camera been pointed my direction at that moment it would have shown me, with tears streaming down my face, and my wife patting me on the back with a "you're gonna be OK" look because it just broke my heart while lifting it higher than I'd ever experienced at a live music event. I saw Santana do the most beautiful "Incident at Neshabur" that was my previous high point, but that's not even a close second - and I WORSHIP Carlos.

[@DIYTutorialGuy]

Take me back to this moment in time!!

[@DCMoney96]

Beam me up Scotty!!! Can't wait for YEMSG 22 babyyyyy

[@josephjohnson5056]

oh look, im back watching magnaball tweezer caspian for the millionth time

[@davey0110]

In 2009 I (skeptically) didn't think the band could reach these heights again. I'm glad to be proven wrong.

[@phishphan9791]

davey0110 Its some small miracle indeed.

[@ianfinnneman4352]

It did take them a minute, but they got back. I remember during the second half of the 2011 summer tour as being the turning point for 3.0. Idk what happened, but things have been phantastic. I don't know if it was the legacy they were worrying about, or if they're were some kind of unsolved band grudges, but 09 and 2010 they spent working out the kinks. Page and Mike have been on fire the entirety of 3.0 but it took Trey and Fishman a second to come back. Im not saying those years didn't have their moments. There were a lot in 2010. But overall quality of show has just been great since they seemed to hit that point halfway through 2011. Id say everything from 2013 to preset is just as good as ever. There's not the pin point accuracy of back in the day,but god damn the type 2 jamming is out of this world. Trey's got his mojo back and I've never seen them having this much fun as they do day in and day out. Nobody can do it like Phish does it. Their type 2 jam sound is just so unique. They're the kings

[@TheTedp19]

sober trey has blown me so far away... sometimes i can’t wrap my head around it. trey is creating this magic.... sober.

[@matt7825]

and 2 years later...

[@scott9359]

@@matt7825 2018 was an absolutely stellar year! Alpharetta is my stand out from summer tour.

[@MindURBiznizz]

so glad i was there for this! insane jam on&in!!!

[@betrue311]

how is it that not one single comment was made to the insanely awesome video footage! until now. ive never seen a glowstick war captured sooo perfectly! sooo sick!

[@wheelin98tj]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHzTdIuKhK2ArLM

[@akeiser12]

Was there from start to finish. Been to 50+ shows as well and can say this segment is one of the best I’ve ever seen.

[@cfrasier1419]

Absolute perfection. Absolutely beautiful

[@atamagashock]

Simply said, nobody does it better!

[@writer125]

Thank god for technology. Even though I wasn't there, through the use of such technology, I just felt like I was. I get to hear it and see it. That was absolutely amazing and phenomenal. WOW, WHOA!!!!!!. Thanx for posting this.

[@theargus73]

I love when the buzz hammer Slams!

[@wizzlemane7308]

The foot farts

[@thedaganmall]

Definitely one of the top highlights of Magnaball!

[@chuckhowe123]

It was the highlight of a weekend full of highlights for me.

[@robertsearing6232]

The greatest Caspian ever. Summer of 2015 was magic.

[@Piperredworm]

Thank You Phish.

[@robertmalden593]

2015 was one of the best years of my life. Glorious phishn and this was the cherry on top!

[@nathanielsnyder1511]

97’ 98’ and 15’ IMO best years

[@ShammiulHaqueSiraji]

wow! this is too much.... love this band and love their music (Y)

[@PTJams]

I love my Phish and raged the fawk out of that Caspian. I want to thank you for a real good time.

[@slamvibes]

best birthday show song I could've asked for

[@davidnussbaum4639]

At 31 mins and 31 seconds into to this masterpiece you can see my crews 🇺🇲 waving strong... god bless Phish 🫡🥲

[@jonathanstrassfeld]

I was on the ferris wheel for the Caspian. It was... an unsurpassable experience.

[@euphegenia]

Everyone show this video to 5 people. This needs to get to 1 million views.

[@larabia5258]

This and Morning Dew @ Cornell, 77' are two of the most passionate live performances I have heard of in the genre

[@joeshafer6806]

simpleton alert

[@larabia5258]

@@joeshafer6806 Huh. Good thing this song aged better than you did.

[@TonySoprano421]

Mike Gordon wearing the Air Jordan 3’s @ 32:40… He was dunking that bass that Jam! So happy I got to see the last great Phish show, ever!

[@bigmkilo6763]

I've seen plenty of Phish .I was at Ruby waves....this is the best fucking 10 minutes of music...ever.

[@phishfan]

My favourite jam of all time- I did a reaction to it on my channel. Incredible.

[@sharkat74]

I've never danced as hard as I did for this tweezcaspian. Outside, aligned under the second stack, fishman side. This is the type of experience you can't put a price tag on! And phish just keeps killing it!! What an inspiration the band is. So grateful to have experienced it with all of you. Much love freaks

[@michaelfogarty2201]

Till this day. The absolute best

[@matthewwolf7468]

God I love this band

[@joelschooling]

Congrats to Tweezerpants here for winning a Twitter bracket of top 3.0 jams! Thanks to @WeekendWook for hosting!

[@thegoldengrundle9663]

this will never ever ever get old or played out to me........i mean..goddamn

[@BlayBlair]

I like to queue up this video when I listen to my LPonLP 3 now , so nice!

[@mikaelcarsen8946]

Astonishing art. Yes, definitely.

[@roncv26]

Epic sign language guy at 19:00.

[@Laura-dt3ef]

wow.... this is simply incredible.

[@patrickneilley1096]

pinnacle phish!

[@williamhanson709]

One of the best experiences in my life !!! TIWWD

[@believe4740]

Always stoked to Believe

[@johnhamlin7055]

Oh to be Prince Caspian!!! 👑

[@kennytrezza9930]

I have to attend once before I go!

[@shorelinedigital]

Fantastic! Ends like a SpaceX coming back for a landing!

[@Peter-em7wl]

This is perfect !

[@ddrozd123]

Can't stop listening...so much to love here...especially this...29:39

[@TheMomentEnds1]

Ring, ding, ding bell, and some drill taboot! hope to hear that combo summer 2024!

[@phishphan9791]

Caspian is another song that has unlikely turned into a superior platform from which Phish jams the fuck out of. Fascinating.

[@be-bop4043]

Epic jam!

[@enzolong9085]

Dude just found this group.... so fuckin dope

[@TubeFlop]

Welcome phriend

[@JohnSmith-fq7hj]

Let us know in about 5 years once youve had a chance to get to a few songs lol great band with a outstanding catalogue

[@w8o4]

best caspian ever!

[@troyvan6952]

Virtuosity at it's best