Phish 2014/10/31 - Las Vegas, NV

Phish 2014/10/31 is a concert film capturing the band's Halloween show at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada — their first Las Vegas performance since 2004. The three-set show centers on Phish's annual Halloween tradition of wearing a 'musical costume,' where they perform as another artist. In 2014, rather than covering a rock band's album, Phish composed and performed an entirely original score layered over the narration and sound effects of the 1964 Disneyland LP Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House. All four band members emerged for Set 2 dressed as zombies in white tuxedos; the stage was transformed into a graveyard with a haunted house prop, fog machines, costumed zombie dancers, and elaborate lighting and lasers. The haunted house prop eventually exploded during the performance. The ten Set 2 pieces — all concert debuts — drew on prog-rock, funk, Pink Floyd-esque ambience, Spaghetti Western textures, and psychedelic improvisation, with the Disney album's narration and sound effects weaving through each track. Set 1 was a conventional but strong Phish set featuring highlights including an extended 'Scent of a Mule' bass-guitar duel, 'Reba,' '46 Days,' and a bustout of the rarely played 'Big Black Furry Creature from Mars.' Set 3 delivered high-energy improvisation with an exploratory 'Tweezer,' an 18-minute 'Sand' featuring multiple jam segments, and a 'Tweezer Reprise.' The encore opened with a Phish-debut cover of Leonard Cohen's 'Is This What You Wanted' and closed with 'Frankenstein,' with keyboardist Page McConnell playing keytar. The show was widely regarded by Phish fans and critics as one of the standout performances of the band's reunion-era ('3.0') run, praised for its theatrical ambition and improvisational cohesion.

Sources: JamBase concert recap, Glide Magazine review, phish.net setlist, TMDb overview