Released April 15, 2011 Label JEMP Release date 15 April 2011 | Recorded July 31, 1999 Artist Phish | |
Venue Fuji Rock Festival, Japan Genre Progressive rock, jam, jazz-rock Similar Phish: New Year's Eve 1995 – Li, At the Roxy, Chicago '94 | ||
Japan Relief is an archival live album release by the American rock band Phish. The show was recorded on March 23, 2011 during one of Phish's performances Fuji Rock Festival. All proceeds from this show were sent to the Peace Winds America and their Japanese relief program, Peace Winds Japan, following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The show was later made available through Phish's LivePhish website in limited CD format as well as through MP3 and lossless download format.
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The Fuji Rock Festival marked the first time Phish would play in Japan. Phish archivist said about the show "The July 31st show crackled with energy, intermingling classic and new material with an exploratory vibe that meshed with the atmosphere of respect and beauty." The show features tibetan musician, Nawang Khechog, who spoke about Tibetan human rights before performing on Universal Horn/Vacuum Jam and Brian And Robert playing tibetan horn and wood flute.
Set One
- My Friend, My Friend (Anastasio/Marshall)
- Golgi Apparatus (Anastasio/Marshall/Szuter/Woolf)
- Back On The Train (Anastasio/Marshall)
- Limb By Limb (Anastasio/Marshall/Herman)
- Free (Anastasio/Marshall)
- Roggae (Anastasio/Fishman/Gordon/McConnell/Marshall)
- Sparkle (Anastasio/Marshall)
- Character Zero (Anastasio/Marshall)
Set Two
- 2001 (Deodato)
- David Bowie (Anastasio)
- Wading In The Velvet Sea (Anastasio/Marshall)
- Prince Caspian (Anastasio/Marshall)
- Fluffhead (Anastasio/Pollak)
- The Squirming Coil (Anastasio/Marshall)
Encore
- Nawang Khechog Speech
- Universal Horn/Vacuum Jam (Khechog/Fishman)
- Brian And Robert (Anastasio/Marshall)
- Simple (Gordon)
Filler
- What's The Use? - from 7/29/99 Soundcheck (Anastasio/Fishman/Gordon/McConnell)