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Published: 2011/06/02

Phish closed out a two-night run at Holmdel, NJ’s P.N.C. Bank Arts Center. Once again, the band dug heavily into its Farmhouse -era repertoire, including that period’s traditional opener “First Tube.” The rest of the set saw the band stretch out, with highlight moments occurring during “Seven Below” and especially “Split Open and Melt.”

The Vermont Quartet carried the energy from its first set into the second set with a segue from “Tweezer” into Phish’s debut of Led Zeppelin’s epic “No Quarter.” Page McConnell—who played the song with his side project Vida Blue—sang Robert Plant’s vocal parts, mimicking the original version by running his microphone through a rotary speaker. Throughout the rest of the set, Trey Anastasio continued to tease the song in sections of both “Ghost,” and “Backwards Down the Number Line.”

While thunderstorms and a potential tornado loomed, the skies over Holmdel cleared just in time for the show. A spurt of rain did appear as the second set commenced, but passed shortly after.

Phish continues its summer tour at the DTE Energy Music Theater in Clarkston, MI on Friday. Though band has yet to perform at the venue, the Trey Anastasio Band did open there for Tom Petty in 2006.

Here’s a look at last night’s setlist via Phish.net

Wednesday, Jun 01, 2011, PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ

Set 1: First Tube, Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan, Camel Walk, Heavy Things, Gotta Jibboo, Wilson > Seven Below > Kill Devil Falls, Axilla > Split Open and Melt, Suzy Greenberg

Set 2: Tweezer > No Quarter¹, Carini > Piper > Twist > Ghost² > Backwards Down the Number Line²

Encore: Show of Life > Tweezer Reprise

[1] Phish debut.
[2] No Quarter teases from Trey.

Notes: This gig featured the Phish debut of Led Zeppelin’s No Quarter. Trey subsequently teased No Quarter in both Ghost and Number Line.