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See Phish Honor Phil Lesh With Grateful Dead’s ‘Box of Rain’ Cover at Albany Concert
Hours after the death of Phil Lesh, Phish opened their Albany, New York concert with a cover of "Box of Rain," his most enduring Grateful Dead song.
Hours after the death of Phil Lesh, Phish opened the first night of their fall tour with a poignant rendition of “Box of Rain,” the bassist’s most enduring Grateful Dead song, at their concert in Albany, New York. While the performance marked the first time that Phish has covered “Box of Rain,” guitarist Trey Anastasio previously played the American Beauty standout alongside Lesh at one of the Grateful Dead’s Fare Thee Well concerts in Chicago in 2015: “I have countless memories of standing in awe, listening to his winding, eloquent bass lines blending seamlessly with Jerry and Bobby’s guitars, Brent Mydland’s keys, and the thunderous drums of Billy and Mickey.
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