On October 31, Phish donned the musical costume of Kasvot Växt’s í rokk as their second set on Halloween at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The band shared freshly mastered audio of the set via Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon.
Here’s how JamBase described the set in our Halloween coverage:
The familiar saying of “trick or treat” should be revised as “trick and treat” for what Phish pulled off in Sin City. A Playbill was distributed to fans entering the venue heralding a musical costume of í rokk by a Scandinavian outfit called Kasvot Växt, which they claimed translated to “Faceplant Into Rock” in English. Phish created an intricate backstory for Kasvot Växt that included pages on All Music, Perfect Sound Forever and WFMU as well as an essay within the Playbill containing quotes from the members of Phish. While internet sleuths eventually pieced together the prank, few had any clue of what was in store for the second set. The resulting performance was an ambitious suite of original Phish music played in the style of an ’80s prog-rock band yet still had elements of the Vermont-birthed quartet’s distinctive sound. In addition, production elements included an all-white stage and incredibly cool cubes that hung above the stage and moved around the venue.
As reported, all 10 í rokk tracks are credited to the four members of Phish — Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Mike Gordon and Jon Fishman. Listen to the freshly mastered version of the set below:
í rokk Tracklist
- Turtle In The Clouds
- Stray Dog
- Everything Is Hollow
- We Are Come To Outlive Our Brains
- Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S.
- The Final Hurrah
- Play By Play
- Death Don’t Hurt Very Long
- Cool Amber & Mercury
- Passing Through
