Phish Performing Mad Covers This Summer

Phish’s live shows can be polarizing. Fans (ahem, “phans”) adore every moment while those of us less noodle-prone get lost around minute 57 of “You Enjoy Myself.” Everyone agrees they do a mean cover though. Know for their Halloween full-album sets – most recently Exile on Main St. – the band spent the first leg of their summer tour debuting tons of new covers, almost a new one with every stop.

The jaunt wrapped up on Sunday so we’ve rounded up these first-time covers. Lots of classic rock (Led Zeppelin, John Lennon) with a few curveballs thrown in (Neutral Milk Hotel, Rage Against the Machine). Stream and download them all below.

June 12 – Cleveland, OH: Look Out Cleveland (The Band cover)
[audio: News0710/08Phish/LookOutCleveland.mp3]

June 12 – Cleveland, OH: Instant Karma (John Lennon cover)
[audio: News0710/08Phish/InstantKarma.mp3]

June 15 – Portsmouth, VA: Cold Water (Tom Waits cover)
[audio: News0710/08Phish/ColdWater.mp3]

June 22 – Mansfield, MA: Lil O’ Bit (Rita Clarke and the Naturals cover)
[audio: News0710/08Phish/LilOBit.mp3]

June 24 – Camden, NJ: The Rover (Led Zeppelin cover)
[audio: News0710/08Phish/TheRover.mp3]

June 25 – Camden, NJ: Free Man in Paris (Joni Mitchell cover)
[audio: News0710/08Phish/FreeManinParis.mp3]

June 26 – Columbia, MD: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel cover)
[audio: News0710/08Phish/IntheAeroplane.mp3]

June 27 – Columbia, MD: Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Rolling Stones cover)
[audio: News0710/08Phish/JumpinJackFlash.mp3]

June 29 – Canandaigua, NY: I Am the Walrus (Beatles cover)
[audio: News0710/08Phish/IAmtheWalrus.mp3]

July 4 – Alpharetta, GA: Killing in the Name (Rage Against the Machine cover)
[audio: News0710/08Phish/KillingintheName.mp3]

Download the full shows at LivePhish.com.