My first time catching KG, and I had to cross the border to do so, but it was worth it!

 

The sound at The Rebel was subpar at best, but the band was firing on all cylinders this night. Starting out with the ITRN tunes is always going to get the crowd going, and the screen behind the stage provided awesome pixelated and evil visuals. Being a huge Polygondwanaland fan, I was elated to hear Crumbling Castle and Fourth Color, which was followed by a nice cool down pairing of Bird Song and Work this Time. Joey really shreds on the latter, which was a nice surprise, as I hadn't heard any live versions at that point.

 

Next up the boys switched over to their microtonal instruments for a triple dose of FMB. Little did we know KG & LW were just around the corner, but back then, this pairing of Open Water, Doom City, and Nuclear Fusion felt like one of the most unique concert experiences I'd been fortunate enough to witness.

 

I've come to love how they group their tunes, and a FFF pairing of Cyboogie & Real's Not Real was an awesome follow-up to the surreal microtonal section of the show. A quick dive into Nonagon got the room moving again, before another ITRN pairing really brought the roof down. People were going nuts. After following the ever-docile Phish around the country for the last decade (sup fellow phish.netters!) this was a much needed shock to the system of energy and mayhem.

 

As we had a long drive back to the states that night, we dipped during Am I in Heaven? , a tune that was fairly unknown to me at that time. Shoutout to Toronto Parking Enforcement for the parking ticket, which I finally just paid last week to ensure I'd be allowed back in Canada next month after the Thrice show in Niagara.