Phish play XTC's 'Melt the Guns' for first time since 1987, setting band's all-time bust-out record at 2,051 shows

Phish performed XTC's 'Melt the Guns' at Fenway Park on July 31, 2026, for the first time since April 29, 1987 — a gap of 2,051 shows, the largest "bust out" in the band's history, per Phish.net. The previous record, 1,468 shows for Foreigner's 'Cold as Ice', had been set weeks earlier in July 2026. The song, from XTC's 1982 'English Settlement', was expanded into a 15-minute jam.