Debut 1997-06-13 · Last played 2026-05-02 · 110 performances
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Jam chartShowing up as the penultimate song in Set 2, this "Wading" is not at all perfunctory. Beautiful and emotive play shines through, hearkening back to the nascent days of the song.
Gap12SET 2
2024-08-10SatBethel Woods Center for the ArtsBethel, NYGap19ENCORE
2016-12-30FriMadison Square GardenNew York, NYHighly rated 86 · ListenJam chartExtended take begins by bringing the music to hush, with dynamically delicate nuance setting the table. Trey's liquid sustain glides with Mike's economical bass fills, slowly building to a soaring conclusion.Gap13SET 2
2016-10-16SunJacksonville Veterans Memorial ArenaJacksonville, FLGap10SET 2
2016-07-20WedBill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco, CAGap15ENCORE
2014-07-13SunRandall's IslandNew York, NYHighly rated 86 · ListenJam chartWhat a difference an era makes. Or not. Mike surprises, early on, offering just a bit more. Pushing through a few sour notes, Trey, playing with his feet almost as much as his hands, lays into an impassioned solo, offset by, no surprise, on-point Fish. Of course Page is nearly front and center, and is right there to bring this Randall's Island play to a memorable close.Gap5SET 2
2014-07-05SatSaratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs, NYGap17SET 1
2013-10-23WedGlens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls, NYRated 78 · Listen
Jam chartFollowing a strong "Twist," this heartfelt rendering of "Wading" provides a graceful interlude before a powerful "Hood."
2003-02-21FriU.S. Bank ArenaCincinnati, OHHighly rated 83 · ListenJam chartRough, rugged, and raw, a glimpse (the video is up on YouTube) of the band - Page included - at their most vulnerable. But boy, man. It's Phish. Pouring it on through an incredibly difficult point in their history. Listen to Trey's sustain. Then stick around for the closing coda. It's almost too much.Gap9ENCORE
2002-12-31TueMadison Square GardenNew York, NYGap1ENCORE
Jam chartTypically melodious and soaring "Wading" fare abounds in the solo section. As the closing vocals appear to signal the end, a ghostly ambient wash then creeps in and makes itself at home before moving > "Tweezer"".Gap11SET 2
1999-12-02ThuThe Palace of Auburn HillsAuburn Hills, MIGap2SET 1
1998-11-15SunMurphy Center, Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TNHighly rated 87 · Listen
Jam chartHas a superb, serene and delicate outro jam which @ucpete notes sounds similar to the ending of the "Waves" soundcheck from 5/26/11 (and he's right about this).
Gap5SET 2
1998-11-08SunUIC Pavilion, University of IllinoisChicago, ILGap4SET 2
1998-11-03TueKBCO Studio CBoulder, COGapNot a showSET 1
1998-11-02MonThe “E” CenterWest Valley City, UTGap4SET 1
1998-10-20TueSony Music StudiosNew York, NYGap2SET 1
1998-10-17SatShoreline AmphitheatreMountain View, CA
1997-07-21MonGTE Virginia Beach AmphitheaterVirginia Beach, VAHighly rated 86 · ListenJam chartThe solo section begins all the way down, allowing Trey to
expertly switch between sparkling chord arpeggiations and
soaring single note lines with supreme patience, before his
cathartic, Leslie-affected chording brings it home.Gap2SET 2
1997-07-02WedParadisoAmsterdam, North HollandHighly rated 88 · ListenJam chartSlow, syrupy, yet anything but saccharine, a dizzy, patient performance perfectly encapsulates an important side of the band's Euro '97 sound. Triumphant, yet melancholy, fans of the song, or Trey, generally, could do worse than to start, and end, here. A masterpiece.Gap4SET 2
