Trey Anastasio's heartfelt performance at the Tennessee Theatre Sunday night satisfied all that attended. With band, Classic Tab, Anastasio played several new songs, but also kept to his roots and appeased his fans with the music they fell in love with years ago.
A member of Phish, and former member of Oysterhead and countless other bands, Trey Anastasio is not your everyday guitarist. It was clear throughout the show that the audience felt the same. Anastasio really connected with his audience and gave a sincere performance that made clear his passion for music and gave his fans all he had to offer.
A composer of 152 Phish songs, Anastasio has established himself as an amazing artist. Anastasio lived up to his reputation by opening the show with a lively horn section that had the audience on their feet from the first beat. He surprised his audience with new compilations but made sure to throw in his classics, as well.
"I'm bringing a lot of new material to the table this tour," Anastasio said about his 2010 tour on his official Web site.
Sultans of Swing seemed to be the most anticipated song by the audience, with fans even hanging a banner over the balcony of the theater.
Wesley Schultz, a UT senior, was astonished by the band's rendition of the song saying, "Trey's version of Sultans of Swing by Dire Straits was so awesome, because he chose to replace the original guitar solo with the horn section."
Anastasio started the show off with Push On from his self-titled album and then switched up between Phish classics such as Gotta Jiboo, and songs from his solo albums. His unique solo performance gave the audience an intimate feel with the performer.
"It was really cool to see Trey do an acoustic string of songs; [that is] very rare," Schultz said.




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