Phish covered Blues Image’s “Ride Captain Ride” for the first time in 11 years last night at Amherst, MA’s Mullins Center. Page McConnell sang “Ride Captain Ride” during Phish’s early days and revived the fan favorite in ’92, as well as a few times in ‘98 and ‘99. The group had not touched the song since December 10, 1999, despite many fan requests and a personal message from the authors of The Phish Companion.

Last night’s performance also featured a pronounced “Dave’s Energy Guide” tease in “Stash,” Trey Anastasio on his megaphone during the verses of “Fee” (which now appears to be back in regular rotation) and the first “Chalk Dust Torture” encore since 2000. An improvisational highlight was the run from “Seven Below” into “Wolfman’s Brother.”

Here’s a look at this weekend’s setlists via Phish.net

Sunday, 10/24/2010

Mullins Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Set 1: AC/DC Bag > Camel Walk, The Divided Sky, Ride Captain Ride, Stash$this->footnoteID(‘1’,’‘), Fee$this->footnoteID(‘2’,’‘) -> Time Turns Elastic, Cavern > Run Like an Antelope

Set 2: Seven Below > Wolfman’s Brother, Backwards Down the Number Line > Alaska > Free, The Lizards, Brother, Roggae > Taste>Waste>David Bowie

Encore: Quinn the Eskimo, Chalkdust Torture

[1] DEG tease (Trey).

[2] Trey sang verses through megaphone.

Notes: Last Ride Captain Ride was 12/10/99 Spectrum (214 shows). Stash contained a brief Dave’s Energy Guide tease from Trey. Trey sang verses of Fee through a megaphone.

Saturday, 10/23/2010

Mullins Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Set 1: Meatstick, Party Time, Golgi Apparatus, Kill Devil Falls, Tweezer, Lawn Boy, Sparkle > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Hold Your Head Up > Love You > Hold Your Head Up, Possum > Tweezer Reprise$this->footnoteID(‘1’,’‘)

Set 2: Down with Disease > My Friend, My Friend$this->footnoteID(‘2’,’‘) > Prince Caspian$this->footnoteID(‘2’,’‘) -> Halfway to the Moon -> Boogie On Reggae Woman > Maze, Wading in the Velvet Sea > Piper > Harry Hood > You Enjoy Myself$this->footnoteID(‘3’,’‘)

Encore: Shine a Light

[1] Meatstick lyrics.

[2] Unfinished.

[3] Wilson teases.

Notes: During Party Time, Trey wished “Kevin” a happy birthday. (Kevin is the owner of Higher Ground in Burlington.) Tweezer Reprise featured band members singing the refrain to Meatstick in place of the Tweezer Reprise lyrics. My Friend was unfinished in that it did include the closing vocal jam. Caspian was unfinished. YEM included Wilson teases.

Friday, 10/22/2010

Dunkin Donuts Center, Providence, RI

Set 1: Down with Disease, Funky Bitch, Fluffhead, Roses Are Free > Rift, The Moma Dance > Ocelot, NICU, Sample in a Jar, Julius

Set 2: Rock and Roll -> Carini -> My Problem Right There, Mike’s Song > Sanity > Weekapaug Groove, Suzy Greenberg > Light > Character Zero > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Loving Cup

Encore: First Tube