Soundcheck: The Old Home Place, Character Zero, Guelah Papyrus

Set 1: Somewhere Over the Rainbow[1], Ya Mar, DwDDown with Disease > GuelahGuelah Papyrus, Poor Heart > Foam, ThemeTheme From the Bottom, GolgiGolgi Apparatus > Tweezer, Hello My Baby, Possum[2]

Set 2: Runaway Jim > Simple > Taste > Free > Fluffhead > CaspianPrince Caspian > HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope[3]

Encore: PYITEPunch You In the Eye

[1] Performed solo by Page on theremin.
[2] Oom Pa Pa signal.
[3] May The Force Be With You (The Force Theme from Star Wars) tease.

Notes: This show marked the debut of Page’s theremin. Somewhere Over the Rainbow was played for the first time since July 3, 1994 (161 shows) and was performed solo by Page on the theremin in response to the huge rainbow that appeared over the venue just before the show started. Possum contained an Oom Pa Pa signal. Antelope included a tease of May The Force Be With You (The Force Theme from Star Wars).

Soundcheck: Character Zero, Poor Heart (half speed), Caravan, Jam

Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture, Funky Bitch, Guyute, Fee[1] > SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, MangoThe Mango Song, SlothThe Sloth, Maze, Loving Cup

Set 2: BagAC/DC Bag > Reba[2], SOAMuleScent of a Mule, SampleSample in a Jar > BowieDavid Bowie, Sweet Adeline, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Encore: Theme from Star Trek[3], Rocky Top

[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[2] No whistling.
[3] Phish debut; performed solo by Page on theremin.

Notes: Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Reba did not have the whistling ending. The Theme from Star Trek made its Phish debut at this show and was performed by Page solo on the theremin.

Soundcheck: Strange Design (several times)

Set 1: Wilson > Poor Heart > GuelahGuelah Papyrus, DividedDivided Sky, Wolfman’sWolfman’s Brother, Foam, If I Could, Julius, CoilThe Squirming Coil

Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > DwDDown with Disease[1] -> It’s Ice, Halley’sHalley’s Comet, Somewhere Over the Rainbow[2], Waste[3], Talk[4], Train Song[3], Strange Design[3], Amazing Grace, Mike’sMike’s Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Cavern

[1] Unfinished.
[2] Performed solo by Page on theremin.
[3] Page on a smaller piano, Trey on acoustic guitar, Mike on acoustic bass, and Fishman on a smaller drum set.
[4] Debut; Page on a smaller piano, Trey on acoustic guitar, Mike on acoustic bass, and Fishman on a smaller drum set.

Notes: As urged in flyers handed out by Phish.netters, many fans sat down during the silent part of Divided Sky. Down with Disease was unfinished. Somewhere Over the Rainbow was performed solo by Page on the theremin. Waste through Strange Design were performed with Page on a smaller piano, Trey on acoustic guitar, Mike on acoustic bass, and Fishman on a smaller drum set. This show marked the first performance of Talk and featured an atypical It’s Ice. Mike teased Barracuda before the second set.

Set 1: MakisupaMakisupa Policeman > Rift > SuzySuzy Greenberg[1] > Simple, ThemeTheme From the Bottom > LizardsThe Lizards, Dinner and a Movie, Horn, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope[2]

Set 2: CurtainThe Curtain > Tweezer[3] > CaspianPrince Caspian > ADITLA Day in the Life > BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars > HYHUHold Your Head Up > Purple Rain > HYHUHold Your Head Up, HoodHarry Hood[4] > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

Encore: JBGJohnny B. Goode

[1] Simple tease.
[2] “21 year old Phish Fan Marcus Esquandolas” was substituted for “Marco Esquandolas.”
[3] Norwegian Wood jam.
[4] Debut of “Hood” response chant.

Notes: Note the “This is Red Rocks, This is the Edge” quote from Trey during the break in Rift. The quote was a reference both to U2’s Live: Under a Blood Red Sky album and Trey’s similar remarks on the Junta-released version of Icculus. Suzy included a Simple tease. The phrase “21 year old Phish Fan Marcus Esquandolas” was substituted for “Marco Esquandolas” during Antelope in reference to a fan’s quote in a newspaper article on the disturbance in Morrison the day before. Tweezer included a Norwegian Wood jam. Harry Hood featured the debut of the “Hood” response chant, initiated by Phish.netters and advertised on flyers handed out at the Red Rocks shows. Among other ideas, the flyers encouraged fans to shout: “Hood” after the band sings “Harry.” It began to rain in the second set; the band responded with Purple Rain, and Chris Kuroda showed the stage in purple lights. The performance of Simple from this gig appears on the Carved in Stone CD benefiting The Rocks Fund, dedicated to the rehabilitation and preservation of Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

Soundcheck: Character Zero, The Old Home Place, Funky Bitch

Set 1: My FriendMy Friend, My Friend, Poor Heart > BagAC/DC Bag > Fee[1] > Reba[2], IDKI Didn’t Know, HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning, Rift > GinBathtub Gin, Cavern

Set 2: Wilson > DwDDown with Disease > SOAMuleScent of a Mule[3], Free, Fluffhead, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Whipping Post > HYHUHold Your Head Up, HoodHarry Hood > ADITLA Day in the Life

Encore: Contact > Fire

[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[2] No whistling.
[3] Sunshine of Your Love tease from Page during the Mule Duel.

Notes: My Friend featured Trey using his microphone stand as a slide. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Reba did not have the whistling ending. Page teased Sunshine of Your Love during the Mule Duel. Whipping Post was played for the first time since April 20, 1993 (284 shows).

Soundcheck: Jam, Lean on Me (instrumental), The Old Home Place, Ain’t Too Proud To Beg -> Jam

Set 1: Ya Mar, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Esther > CDTChalk Dust Torture, Weigh > It’s Ice > Dog Faced Boy, Taste, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg

Set 2: TimberTimber (Jerry) > Sparkle > Simple > CaspianPrince Caspian[1] > McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Hello My Baby, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Possum[2]

Encore: SampleSample in a Jar

[1] Unfinished.
[2] All Fall Down and Simpsons signals. Voodoo Child tease.

Notes: Caspian was unfinished. Possum included All Fall Down and Simpsons signals as well as a Voodoo Child tease.

Soundcheck: Talk (intro, acoustic, x2), Waste (acoustic), Spooky -> Jam

Set 1: DividedDivided Sky, Tube, Tela > Maze, FEFYFast Enough for You > Old Home PlaceThe Old Home Place, PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Llama, Glide, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Set 2: BagAC/DC Bag > LizardsThe Lizards, Mike’sMike’s Song > Lifeboy > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove -> Somewhere Over the Rainbow[1], Waste[2], Train Song[2], Strange Design[2], Sweet Adeline, BowieDavid Bowie

Encore: Sleeping Monkey > Rocky Top

[1] Performed solo by Page on theremin.
[2] Performed on acoustic mini-stage.

Notes: Page performed Somewhere Over the Rainbow solo on the theremin. Waste through Strange Design were performed on the acoustic mini-stage. Trey played the composed section to Divided Sky over the soundcheck jam. This show was officially released as Live Phish 12.

Soundcheck: Funky Bitch, Tush

Set 1: Wilson -> Jam > DwDDown with Disease, Fee[1] -> Poor Heart, Reba[2], MangoThe Mango Song > Gumbo, Stash, Hello My Baby

Set 2: Runaway Jim > YEMYou Enjoy Myself, HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning, CTBCars Trucks Buses > Tweezer, ThemeTheme From the Bottom > HYHUHold Your Head Up > Cracklin’ Rosie > HYHUHold Your Head Up, SampleSample in a Jar > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

Encore: Julius

[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[2] No whistling.

Notes: Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Reba did not have the whistling ending. Julius was dedicated to Brad Sands’s brother Matty.

Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture, GinBathtub Gin[1], Ya Mar, BagAC/DC Bag > Esther > DividedDivided Sky, Halley’sHalley’s Comet > BowieDavid Bowie

Set 2: SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Sparkle > Free, CoilThe Squirming Coil, Waste[2], Talk[2], Train Song[2], Strange Design[2], Hello My Baby, Mike’sMike’s Song -> Simple -> Contact > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 3: MakisupaMakisupa Policeman > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > DwDDown with Disease[3] -> NICU, Life on Mars? > HoodHarry Hood -> Jam

Encore: Amazing Grace

Set 4: Flatbed Truck Jam

[1] Brief DEG tease from Trey.
[2] Acoustic mini-stage.
[3] Unfinished.

Notes: This was the first show of The Clifford Ball festival. Bathtub Gin contained a brief DEG tease from Trey. Waste through Strange Design were performed on the acoustic mini-stage. Disease was unfinished. The second set was preceded by a Mary Had a Little Lamb tease. The jam at the end of Harry Hood accompanied a fireworks display. The band took to the back of a flatbed truck at around 3:30 in the morning and drove through the crowd. The performance was one long open-ended jam.

Set 1: Old Home PlaceThe Old Home Place, PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Reba[1] > CTBCars Trucks Buses, LizardsThe Lizards, SampleSample in a Jar, Taste, Fee[2] -> Maze, SuzySuzy Greenberg

Set 2: CurtainThe Curtain > Runaway Jim, It’s Ice > Brother[3], Fluffhead, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope > GolgiGolgi Apparatus > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Set 3: Wilson[4], Frankenstein, SOAMuleScent of a Mule[5], Tweezer, ADITLA Day in the Life, Possum > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

Encore: Harpua[6]

[1] No whistling.
[2] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[3] Ben and Jerry on vocals.
[4] Heartbreaker tease.
[5] Page/Fishman Mule Duel.
[6] Unfinished.

Notes: This was the second show of The Clifford Ball festival. Reba did not have the whistling ending. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Before the second set, Trey paid tribute to Aaron Stein of Syracuse, who was front row center for every show of the tour. The first Brother since August 2, 1993 (257 shows) featured Ben and Jerry on guest vocals. Wilson included a Heartbreaker tease. Antelope featured a female acrobat twirling in the rigging, suspended above the stage in a circus-like fashion. Scent of a Mule featured a Page/Fishman duel instead of the typical Page/Trey duel. Tweezer had big trampolines on each side of the stage and more circus shenanigans. A stunt plane circled overhead during Tweezer Reprise and Harpua. Harpua was unfinished; it was completed on August 16, 1997 at The Great Went.

Soundcheck: Overload

Set 1: Sanity > Highway to Hell > DwDDown with Disease > YEMYou Enjoy Myself, CaspianPrince Caspian > Reba, Forbin’sColonel Forbin’s Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird[1] > Character Zero, Star Spangled BannerThe Star Spangled Banner

Set 2: Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)[2] > C&PCrosseyed and Painless[2], The Great Curve[2], Once in a Lifetime[2] > Houses in Motion[3] -> Seen and Not Seen[4] -> Listening Wind[2] > The Overload[2]

Set 3: Brother[5], 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra[5] > Maze[5], Simple[6] -> Swept Away[5] > Steep[5] > JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago[7] > SuzySuzy Greenberg[8]

Encore: Frankenstein[9]

[1] Narration referred to David Byrne, who appeared in the mountain as the face of Icculus, threw Forbin off the mountain and into the arms of the “evil” Famous Mockingbird.
[2] Phish debut; Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, and Gary Gazaway on trumpet.
[3] Phish debut; Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, and Gary Gazaway on trumpet. Tweezer tease from Trey at the end.
[4] Phish debut; Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet, and Trey on bass.
[5] Karl Perazzo on percussion.
[6] Karl Perazzo on percussion. Mama Told Me Not to Come tease.
[7] Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet.
[8] Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet. Born Under Punches tease from Page.
[9] Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet.

Notes: The Mockingbird narration included a reference to The Talking Heads’ David Byrne, who appeared in the mountain as the face of Icculus. As Trey told the story, Byrne threw Colonel Forbin off the mountain and into the arms of the “evil” Famous Mockingbird. The second set “musical costume” was The Talking Heads’ Remain in Light. All of the Remain in Light songs were Phish debuts; the set featured Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, and Gary Gazaway on trumpet. Perazzo also played during the entire third set. Jesus Just Left Chicago, Suzy Greenberg, and Frankenstein also featured Grippo and Gazaway. At the end of Houses in Motion (which featured Trey teasing Tweezer), an armchair was brought out to the center of the stage and Mike sat in it to sing Seen and Not Seen. While he sang, Karl Perazzo drummed and Trey played bass. After Overload, a bizarre on-stage demonstration closed the set. The third set opened with a Feel Like a Stranger tease. Suzy included a Born Under Punches tease from Page. Simple included a tease of Mama Told Me Not to Come. The soundcheck’s Overload was performed with horns and briefly featured Fishman on vacuum. This show was officially released as Live Phish 15.

Set 1: Runaway Jim, NICU, Wolfman’sWolfman’s Brother, It’s Ice, Billy Breathes, GinsengGinseng Sullivan, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, MangoThe Mango Song, Frankenstein

Set 2: MakisupaMakisupa Policeman[1] -> Maze, Bouncin’Bouncing Around the Room, Digital Delay Loop Jam -> TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > Mike’sMike’s Song -> Strange Design > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove[2], Star Spangled BannerThe Star Spangled Banner

Encore: JBGJohnny B. Goode

[1] Key words: “Stink, Stank, Stunk”
[2] Ended with long Page solo.

Notes: Makisupa Policeman included the cryptic lyrics “Stink, Stank, Stunk,” which may have been a reference to the theme song in The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Weekapaug Groove ended with a long Page solo. The Star Spangled Banner was dedicated to Kate Smith, who used to sing God Bless America at Flyers’ home hockey games.

Set 1: Poor Heart > Caravan > Cavern > Taste, GuelahGuelah Papyrus, Train Song, Rift > Free, CoilThe Squirming Coil[1], La Grange

Set 2: BowieDavid Bowie, ADITLA Day in the Life, GinBathtub Gin -> LizardsThe Lizards, YEMYou Enjoy Myself -> Rotation Jam > Sixteen Candles[2] > YEMYou Enjoy Myself[3], Harpua[4] -> Champagne Supernova[5] -> Harpua

Encore: Rocky Top

[1] Sesame Street theme tease from Page.
[2] Phish debut; performed solo by Mike on piano.
[3] Vocal jam.
[4] Harpua, Poster, and Jimmy were cconfronted by the “Über Demon” and the “evil sound of hell.”
[5] Phish debut; Tom Marshall on vocals.

Notes: Squirming Coil contained a Sesame Street theme tease from Page. Mike performed the Phish debut of Sixteen Candles solo on piano. Tom Marshall contributed the vocals to the Phish debut of Champagne Supernova as Harpua, Poster, and Jimmy were confronted by the “Über Demon” and the “evil sound of hell.” This show featured the breakout of Caravan, which had been shelved since December 2, 1994 (160 shows).

Set 1: Ya Mar, SlothThe Sloth, Llama, Gumbo, Reba[1], Talk[2], Funky Bitch[3], ThemeTheme From the Bottom > GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: TimberTimber (Jerry) > Uncle Pen, BagAC/DC Bag, Guyute, Tweezer -> Lifeboy > SOAMuleScent of a Mule[4], SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Encore: Possum

[1] No whistling.
[2] Trey on acoustic guitar.
[3] P.A. cut out.
[4] Page/Mike Mule Duel and Steven Wright ringing a desk bell three times.

Notes: Reba did not have the whistling ending. Talk featured Trey on acoustic guitar. The P.A. cut out during Funky Bitch, during which Fishman took an “air drum” solo, Trey performed Townsend-style windmills, and the entire band engaged in random silliness while still “playing” the song. Scent featured a Page/Mike Mule Duel and a guest appearance from comedian Steven Wright, who came out and rang a desk bell three times.

Set 1: Axilla > PeachesPeaches en Regalia > PYITEPunch You In the Eye[1], CTBCars Trucks Buses, Stash, HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning > DividedDivided Sky, SampleSample in a Jar > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

Set 2: CDTChalk Dust Torture > Wilson > Sparkle > Simple -> Swept Away > Steep > HoodHarry Hood -> CaspianPrince Caspian > Character Zero

Set 3: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Auld Lang Syne -> DwDDown with Disease > SuzySuzy Greenberg, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Bohemian Rhapsody[2], Julius[3]

Encore: Amazing Grace[3]

[1] Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough teases from Page.
[2] Phish debut; Boston Community Choir.
[3] Boston Community Choir.

Notes: As the traditional Auld Lang Syne rang in the New Year, tens of thousands of balloons (reportedly a world record) fell from the rafters. This show marked the first Phish performance of Bohemian Rhapsody which, along with Julius and Amazing Grace, featured the Boston Community Choir. PYITE included Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough teases from Page.

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Tuesday, 07/29/1997
Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ

Set 1: ThemeTheme From the Bottom, Beauty of My Dreams, Gumbo, Dirt, Sparkle, Ghost, Swept Away > Steep > Loving Cup

Set 2: Olivia’s Pool, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope > Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea, Twist -> Taste, SampleSample in a Jar > Rocky Top, CoilThe Squirming Coil

Encore: Possum

Thursday, 12/28/1995
Worcester Centrum Centre, Worcester, MA

Set 1: SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Gumbo, CurtainThe Curtain > Julius, Guyute, Horn, Rift[1], FEFYFast Enough for You > Possum

Set 2: TimberTimber (Jerry) > ThemeTheme From the Bottom > Wilson[2] > Buried Alive > Tweezer[3] -> IDKI Didn’t Know, Uncle Pen, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Encore: Fee[4] > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] P.A. went out.
[2] Johnny B. Goode tease.
[3] Mike practiced part of what would become the Bass Jam the next night.
[4] Trey sang verses through megaphone.

Notes: The P.A. went out during Rift, causing some giggles when Page sang “and silence contagious in moments like these.” Wilson included a Johnny B. Goode tease. During Tweezer, Mike practiced part of what would become the Bass Jam on the following evening. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone.

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Set 1: Julius, Dirt, NICU, Dogs Stole Things, GinsengGinseng Sullivan, Water in the Sky, LxLLimb By Limb, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Billy Breathes, Possum

Set 2: PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Ghost[1] > SampleSample in a Jar, YEMYou Enjoy Myself[2] -> Rocky Mountain Way Jam > CDTChalk Dust Torture[3]

Encore: Frankenstein

[1] On Your Way Down tease.
[2] Jeopardy! theme tease and SOAMule-like jam segment.
[3] Rocky Mountain Way teases.

Notes: Ghost included an On Your Way Down tease. YEM included a Jeopardy! theme tease and a very unusual, SOAMule-like jam segment. Chalk Dust included Rocky Mountain Way teases.

Sunday, 08/04/1996
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO

Soundcheck: Character Zero, Poor Heart (half speed), Caravan, Jam

Set 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Funky Bitch, Guyute, Fee[1] > Split Open and Melt, The Mango Song, The Sloth, Maze, Loving Cup

Set 2: AC/DC Bag, Reba, Scent of a Mule, Sample in a Jar, David Bowie, Sweet Adeline, Slave to the Traffic Light

Encore: Theme From Star Trek[2], Rocky Top

[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[2] Phish debut; performed solo by Page on theremin.

Notes: Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. The Theme from Star Trek made its Phish debut at this show and was performed by Page solo on the theremin.

Tuesday, 08/06/1996
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO

Set 1: Makisupa Policeman, Rift, Suzy Greenberg[1] > Simple, Theme From the Bottom, The Lizards, Dinner and a Movie, Horn, Run Like an Antelope[2]

Set 2: The Curtain > Tweezer[3], Prince Caspian, A Day in the Life, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Hold Your Head Up > Purple Rain > Hold Your Head Up, Harry Hood[4] > Tweezer Reprise

Encore: Johnny B. Goode

[1] Simple tease.
[2] “21 year old Phish Fan Marcus Esquandolas” was substituted for “Marco Esquandolas.”
[3] Norwegian Wood jam.
[4] Debut of “Hood” response chant.

Notes: Note the “This is Red Rocks, This is the Edge” quote from Trey during the break in Rift. The quote was a reference both to U2’s Live: Under a Blood Red Sky album and Trey’s similar remarks on the Junta-released version of Icculus. Suzy included a Simple tease. The phrase “21 year old Phish Fan Marcus Esquandolas” was substituted for “Marco Esquandolas” during Antelope in reference to a fan’s quote in a newspaper article on the disturbance in Morrison the day before. Tweezer included a Norwegian Wood jam. Harry Hood featured the debut of the “Hood” response chant, initiated by Phish.netters and advertised on flyers handed out at the Red Rocks shows. Among other ideas, the flyers encouraged fans to shout: “Hood” after the band sings “Harry.” It began to rain in the second set; the band responded with Purple Rain, and Chris Kuroda showed the stage in purple lights. The performance of Simple from this gig appears on the Carved in Stone CD benefiting The Rocks Fund, dedicated to the rehabilitation and preservation of Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

Wednesday, 08/07/1996
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO

Set 1: Punch You In the Eye, Sparkle, Stash, Ya Mar, Gumbo, Taste, Lawn Boy, Ninety-Nine Years (and One Dark Day)[1], Hold to a Dream[1], Doin’ My Time[1]

Set 2: Runaway Jim -> Gypsy Queen -> Runaway Jim, Free, Colonel Forbin’s Ascent[2] > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Possum, Life on Mars?, You Enjoy Myself, Hello My Baby

Encore: Bouncing Around the Room, Golgi Apparatus

[1] Phish debut; Tim O’Brien on mandolin, acoustic guitar and lead vocals.
[2] Narration had Trey tell of giant iguana that would take the crowd to Mars to view the life there.

Notes: During Ya Mar, Trey thanked the audience, saluted a Colorado swimmer who won two gold medals at the Olympics, and announced that a special guest would come out later in the set. The last three songs of the first set were all Phish debuts and featured Tim O’Brien on mandolin, acoustic guitar and lead vocals. During the Forbin’s narration, Trey told of a giant iguana that would take the crowd to Mars to view the life there.

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Wednesday, 12/31/1997
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Set 1: Emotional Rescue, Ya Mar[1], My Sweet One, Beauty of My Dreams, Wolfman’s Brother, Limb By Limb, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, The Sloth, Fire

Set 2: Timber (Jerry), Mike’s Song -> Piper > When the Circus Comes > Roses Are Free > Weekapaug Groove

Set 3: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Auld Lang Syne > Tweezer > Maze[2] > Prince Caspian, Loving Cup

Encore: New York, New York[3] > Tweezer Reprise

[1] Auld Lang Syne teases.
[2] Birdland tease.
[3] Phish debut.

Notes: Ya Mar included Auld Lang Syne teases and Maze included a Birdland tease. New York, New York made its Phish debut during the encore. My Sweet One was played for the first time since December 14, 1995 (155 shows).

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As the first in a series of postings, may I present this mail order stub from Halloween 1995.

Tuesday, 10/31/1995
Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL

Set 1: Icculus, The Divided Sky, Wilson, Ya Mar, Sparkle, Free, Guyute, Run Like an Antelope, Harpua[1]

Set 2: I Am the Sea[2], The Real Me[2], Quadrophenia[2], Cut My Hair[2], The Punk Meets the Godfather[2], I’m One[2], The Dirty Jobs[2], Helpless Dancer[2], Is It In My Head?[2], I’ve Had Enough[2], 5:15[2], Sea and Sand[2], Drowned[2], Bell Boy[3], Doctor Jimmy[2], The Rock[2], Love, Reign O’er Me[2]

Set 3: You Enjoy Myself, Jesus Just Left Chicago[4], A Day in the Life, Suzy Greenberg[5]

Encore: My Generation[6]

[1] Narration from Mike about raccoons. Beat It tease.
[2] Phish debut; Dave Grippo on alto saxophone, Don Glasgo on trombone, Joey Sommerville on trumpet and Alan Parshley on French horn.
[3] Phish debut; Dave Grippo on alto saxophone, Don Glasgo on trombone, Joey Sommerville on trumpet and Alan Parshley on French horn, Leigh Fordham sang Keith Moon’s original part.
[4] Dave Grippo on alto saxophone.
[5] Dave Grippo on alto saxophone, Don Glasgo on trombone, and Joey Sommerville on trumpet.
[6] Phish debut; acoustic.

Notes: Harpua included a story from Mike about a dream about raccoons. The Michael Jackson references continued, as Trey teased the audience by saying that Jimmy was listening to the Halloween album while the band played a Beat It tease. Also, the second set was preceded by a Thriller tease. The second set “musical costume” was The Who’s Quadrophenia and was performed with Dave Grippo on alto saxophone, Don Glasgo on trombone, Joey Sommerville on trumpet and Alan Parshley on French horn. During Bell Boy, crew member Leigh Fordham, clad in a bell boy outfit, sang Keith Moon’s original part. All of the Quadrophenia songs, as well as My Generation, were Phish debuts. YEM was almost 40 minutes long and was preceded by the audience chess move. The chosen fan, dressed as a Wookie, cracked under the pressure and could not choose a move on stage, prompting a quote from Fish that “Wookies can’t play chess.” Jesus Just Left Chicago featured Grippo on alto saxophone; Suzy Greenberg featured Grippo, Glasgo and Somerville. My Generation was performed acoustic. Before My Generation, the crew set up a Keith Moon replica drum set on stage. After the song, Fishman and Trey destroyed the drum set a la The Who. Finally, a stagehand brought out a large plunger. Trey pressed it and set off a huge explosion backstage. This show was officially released as Live Phish 14.

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