my first show! after discovering the band in early 2023 i was excited to catch eggy live. they did not disappoint! phish sphere n1 was amazing, and didn't let out until after midnight, so eggy took the stage around 1:30 a.m. to a big crowd of curious phans. the show got off to an energetic start with shadow and one stop shop. let it rock led into a 20 minute segment of atomic age > birdland (with a big jam) > atomic age. people were getting down, to say the least, and the music flowed smoothly into you, which tallied a big, peaky 15 minute jam. smile and interior people reinforced the energy and kept the crowd engaged. not easy to do as the clock works toward 3:00 a.m. in las vegas, but the band was up to the challenge. sweat equity delivered a big chase bliss mood jam, followed by a strong alex drum solo. i was laughing as i watched the security guards enthusiastically get down to bennie and the jets. the best rock song ever written about bowling wrapped this super-sized one set show, and after a scintillating golden gate dancer encore, we rode the brooklyn bowl elevator back down to the linq promenade into the mild vegas night at the ripe time of 3:30 a.m. i woke up the next morning to the band announcement that they'd be back in the same venue to play dead & company after shows in late may!

this one set show was full of energy and tight play. the new-to-eggy dead/phish/goose fan next to my on the rail was 100% sold as the show wore on. not too many notes to pass along about deep jams, but this is great setlisting with nary a slowdown. hux (wit' it) featured very pretty guitar and nord keyboard interplay. fly frederick fly is a favorite tune and was gorgeous. i hadn't heard the band's rendion of amie before but it had gorgeous vocals and effortless groove. the mission in the rain encore was soulful and patient and the perfect punctuation for two nights in las vegas after dead & company.

this was a superb one set show that was chocked full of improv. alex really shined during lay down sally with his thunderous play. graceless started with syrupy, ethereal funk before patiently reach a big, dynamic peak. i can't recall a version of high noon that's gone this deep; the jam started slow and bluesy with b3. a nice if i only had a brain tease from jake, or close to it. some spacey moments. then a muscular, patient march with synth textures. which led to a bright driving peaky-adjacent section before ascending to a big, full peak. highlight of the night was suite: judy blue eyes with perfect vocal harmonies. seeing this in person helped me realize mike is killing the high harmonies when they play from the CSN or CSNY canon. SJBE initial jam featured a metered, snappy groove that really drives, with some slinky mike play underneath that recalled (i kid you not) some bowser's castle mario brothers melodies from my NES days way back when. after vocals, second jam section pivots to searing jake tones with clav funk via dani. then some spare jake pedal tones with dani synth textures. jam turns spare and gorgeous as alex drops out to jazzy cymbal play for a bit. late night at big cypress quantegy vibes, to my ears, but builds to a thoughtful, grand peak. after another round of vocals, the third jam delivers a chonky rock groove where the b3 shines. some wah pedal fret tapping athletic play from jake, and a heavy metal adjacent bass heavy riff as jam peaks before vocals wrap things up. phew! boom or bust encore quite appropriate for las vegas and this jam capped off the night with a b3-laden crashing groove. jake mentions "slanty town" as he interacts with dani on the nord. jam gets silent, then goes dark, and builds back via mutron and piano, then b3. sizzling evening full of great play and deep jams.