Frequently Asked Questions

Why not call the setlists the Helping Friendly Book?

Why is this particular setlists file - the current Phish.net collection - not referred to as “The Helping Phriendly Book” or the “HPB”? Aside from the fact that this online setlists file is not a “book” at all, to call it the HPB would be historically inaccurate. Ellis’s online setlists file from 1994 continued to undergo revisions and additions under the guidance of Michael Weitzman and Dan Shoop during the 1990s. Their file continued to bear the name “The Helping Phriendly Book;” therefore, the name became synonymous with that particular online setlists file. While the embryo for The Phish Companion’s setlists was a January 1994 version of the HPB, and the embryo of The Phish.Net Setlists File is the second edition of The Phish Companion, the setlists you see online today on Phish.Net nevertheless bear little resemblance to any other setlists file. However, the underlying spirit of The Phish.Net Setlists File and the HPB remains the same: making setlists available as a reference tool for all fans, with no fan profiting from their distribution.



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