At 60 years old, Trey Anastasio shows no signs of slowing down as a guitar player. Widely revered for his ability to improvise and turn just about any composition into a psych rock epic, he’s now vigorously jamming into his senior years, much to the delight of Phish fans far and wide.
Anastasio was out on solo tour from early March to early April, hitting major and mid-size cities on the East Coast and into the Midwest — including a date at Warner Theatre in DC. It was his first “extended solo tour” since 2019, and he sold out stop after stop while presenting upward of 30 songs a night from his wooden chair.
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On April 4, Big Red visited the nation’s capital, wowing a packed Warner Theatre with a set of songs spanning the decades — from the early days of Phish, to his recent individual work, like tracks from his 2021 recording, mercy.
With only an acoustic guitar and limited peddle effects, Anastasio showed his incredible abilities, growing many of his song choices into long-form expeditions that challenged the notion of what can possibly come from a solo performer.
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Joined by Jeff Tanski as a special guest at some stops on this tour, Anastasio brought the pianist/keyboardist out the night of April 4 for the final six tunes of the set and then for a two-song encore, rewarding those on hand in DC with spectacular takes on the Phish classics “The Squirming Coil” and “You Enjoy Myself.”
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Lost in the Pack
What’s Going Through Your Mind
If Again
Theme from the Bottom
Oblivion
Limb by Limb
Mountains in the Mist
Evolve
Blaze On
Sample In A Jar
Strange Design
Monsters
Walls of the Cave
Snowflakes in the Sand
Waste
Possum
Wilson
Pebbles and Marbles
Petrichor
In Long Lines
Bouncing Around the Room
Split Open and Melt
Harry Hood
Encore
The Squirming Coil
You Enjoy Myself
Below are photos of Trey Anastasio performing at Warner Theater on April 4, 2025. All images copyright and courtesy of Casey Ryan Vock.
