Backwards Down the Number Line | 2026-04-23 | Phish

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SHNID:
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The Sphere
Las Vegas, NV
April 23, 2026 (Thursday)

Taper: Chase London Smith

*24 Bit AKG c34 Vintage Mic's Recording*

Setlist:

SET 1: (80 Minutes)

01. 46 Days
02. Guyute
03. Maze
04. Esther
05. Gumbo
06. Brian and Robert [1]
07. Stash
08. Moonage Daydream

SET 2: (90 Minutes)

09. The Curtain With
10. Fuego [2] >
11. Golden Age >
12. Backwards Down the Number Line
13. Cavern >
14. Possum

ENCORE: (20 Minutes)

15. Fee [3]
16. Tube
17. More

[1] Trey on acoustic guitar.
[2] Fish on Marimba Lumina.
[3] Trey sang verses through a megaphone.

Cover Photo - Courtesy of Charlie Miller

Notes per Phish.net:

The visuals during Maze began with the giant wall of framed poster art before focusing on a print showing a close-up of the sleeping man on the cover of Rift. During the jam, the perspective entered the picture and explored the room, before pulling back out of the frame to the view of the entire wall, which eventually added framed live video of each band member. Trey teased In Memory of Elizabeth Reed during Gumbo. Brian and Robert featured Trey on acoustic guitar. A portion of the Fuego jam featured Fishman on Marimba Lumina, and Golden Age also contained a Fuego jam. The visuals for Possum were from inside a network of neurons that pulsed and flashed with light. Fee featured Trey on megaphone.

Phish Is:

Trey Anastasio - Guitar And Vocals
Mike Gordon - Bass And Vocals
Page McConnell - Keyboards And Vocals
Jon Fishman - Drums And Vocals

Source: AKG c34 6(xy45) > EAA PSP2 > 788T. 6' high OTS/ROC

Location: Tapers Row at The Sphere

Lineage:  SD card > Audacity > CD Wave > Foobar2000 (tagging Flac's)

Recorded By Chase Smith
Processing by: Rich Stoler

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