Third Eye Blind Ghost Ship Docks in Philadelphia [Concert Photos]
All aboard the Ghost Ship at the Filmore in Philadelphia on Halloween night as Third Eye Blind returned to Fishtown for the second consecutive year to celebrate the holiday with a room full of costumes, nostalgia, and a lot of ’90s alternative rock.
If you've spent any amount of time with Third Eye Blind, this is the part where the nostalgia starts hitting a little harder than expected. Because that's the strange thing about seeing Third Eye Blind in 2026. You aren't just hearing the songs, you're hearing where you were when you first heard them.
Because this was Halloween, Third Eye Blind decided a normal concert wasn't enough. Following a drum solo, the band unleashed a run of covers curated by someone with an awesome record collection.
Metallica's “Enter Sandman.”
Black Sabbath's “Iron Man.”
The Cranberries' “Zombie.”
Blue Öyster Cult's “(Don't Fear) The Reaper.”
It was the kind of left turn that makes a Halloween concert feel like an actual Halloween concert rather than a regular tour date with a few people wearing costumes. But eventually, it was time to get back to the songs that brought everyone to The Fillmore in the first place.
“Motorcycle Drive By” kicked things back into Third Eye Blind territory before the opening guitar of “Jumper” sent the room into full singalong mode. And then came “Semi-Charmed Life.” There are certain songs that don't need an introduction. You hear the first few seconds and suddenly an entire room knows exactly what comes next. “Semi-Charmed Life” is one of those songs.
Third Eye Blind's Halloween show at The Fillmore wasn't simply another stop on the tour. It was a celebration of everything that makes live music fun in the first place: songs people grew up with, unexpected covers, ridiculous costumes, loud guitars, and thousands of people temporarily forgetting whatever was waiting for them outside the venue.
The Ghost Ship may have sailed for another year. But judging by the crowd at The Fillmore, there are plenty of people who would happily climb aboard again.
All photos by Phoebe Sophia
Words by Ryan Downey Jr.
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