On July 25, 26, and 27, 2025 Phish returned to their outdoor home base venue, Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), wrapping up a 23-show tour with stops as far afield as Texas, Colorado and South Carolina. SPAC is a 25,000+ capacity covered amphitheater nestled in the idyllic setting of Saratoga Spa State Park, opened in 1966 as a summer home for the New York City Ballet. It has hosted artists of every genre, but none has made it their home quite like Phish. Having played the region in 1990 at Aiko’s downtown and Skidmore College Gymnasium, Phish first played SPAC in 1992 while opening for Santana with their first headlining show in 1994. In synchronicity with the dates, the SPAC 2025 shows were their 25th, 26th, and 27th appearances there in what has become a homecoming for Phish and their fans, and this tour-closing soiree had a playful backyard barbecue vibe that fueled the weekend’s musical heights.

The July 26th show opened with Martian Monster and 2001 > Mike’s Song > Wading In The Velvet Sea > Weekapaug Groove, marking Wading’s second-ever appearance within the Mike’s Groove suite. A somewhat expanded My Friend, My Friend > No Men In No Man’s Land rounded out set I and set the tone for what was to come after sunset. Oblivion > Down With Disease comprised the top 45 minutes of set II and would have made a compelling Maxell XL-II tape side back in the day. Life Saving Gun > Waste > Fluffhead showcased some creative improvisation and diverse composition to bring Saturday night to a close.

The ‘Live in Saratoga Springs 2025’ box set captures an electric three nights of top-shelf Phish at an adopted hometown venue, recorded by Vance Powell to multitrack, mixed by Jon Altschiller, and mastered by Fred Kevorkian. This collection puts you in the building for the standout tour closers and the ultimate Tweezer Reprise(s).

• Down With Disease was unfinished
  
  

SPAC 2025 PRODUCTION CREDITS:

• Recorded by Vance Powell
• Mixed and Mastered by Jon Altschiller with Additional Engineering by Danielle Warman
• Post-Production by Kevin Shapiro
• Technical Assistance by Ben Collette
• Cover Art by Madalyn Stefanak
• Photo by Rene Huemer
• Phish Inc.: Beth Montuori Rowles, Julia Mordaunt
  
  

Martian Monster (Anastasio/Fishman/Gordon/McConnell)

Mike's Song (Gordon)

Wading in the Velvet Sea (Anastasio/Marshall)

Weekapaug Groove (Anastasio/Fishman/Gordon/McConnell)

Sand (Anastasio/Lawton/Markellis/Marshall)

Evolve (Anastasio/Herman/Marshall)**

My Friend, My Friend (Anastasio/Marshall)

No Men In No Man's Land (Anastasio/Marshall)

Oblivion (Anastasio/Marshall)

Down with Disease (Anastasio/Marshall)

Light (Anastasio/Marshall)

Life Saving Gun (Anastasio/McConnell)

Waste (Anastasio/Marshall)

Fluffhead (Anastasio/Pollak)

Golgi Apparatus (Anastasio/Marshall/Szuter/Woolf)

Rock and Roll (Reed)***

All songs copyright Who Is She? Music Inc (BMI) except for: *EMI Full Keel Music Co (ASCAP) & The Music Goes Round BV (ASCAP); **Seven Below Inc (BMI); ***EMI Blackwood Music (BMI)