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SET 1: Suzy Greenberg > Divided Sky, I Didn't Know, The Landlady > Bouncing Around the Room, My Sweet One > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Buried Alive > Possum
SET 2: Golgi Apparatus, Stash, The Squirming Coil > Runaway Jim, Magilla, You Enjoy Myself, Rocky Top > Hold Your Head Up > If I Only Had a Brain > Hold Your Head Up > Run Like an Antelope
Trey teased Auld Lang Syne in Weekapaug. A recording of Auld Lang Syne was played between Weekapaug and Buried Alive. Management turned on the house lights before the band could decide on an encore, prematurely ending the show. The opening act was Chucklehead.
SET 1: I Didn't Know > Llama, You Enjoy Myself, Esther > David Bowie, Lawn Boy, Rocky Top, Horn > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg
SET 2: Buried Alive > Runaway Jim, The Lizards, Cavern, Stash, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, Destiny Unbound, Run Like an Antelope
The YEM vocal jam featured Fish reciting the lyrics to Setting Sail.
SET 1: Runaway Jim, Foam, Horn, Reba, Llama, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Golgi Apparatus
SET 2: The Landlady > Possum[1], The Squirming Coil -> Tweezer -> Manteca -> Tweezer > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > My Sweet One > Divided Sky, No Good Trying[2] > Hold Your Head Up[2], Don't Get Me Wrong[2], Funky Bitch[2]
ENCORE: Bouncing Around the Room, Highway to Hell
Possum contained Charlie Chan and Random Note signals and a We Wish You a Merry Christmas tease. Page played a few notes of HYHU before No Good Trying. No Good Trying through Funky Bitch featured John Popper on harmonica.
SET 1: Buried Alive, Runaway Jim, Foam > AC/DC Bag > Divided Sky, Cavern > Eliza > The Landlady, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Llama, The Asse Festival, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room > Run Like an Antelope, Tela, Golgi Apparatus, Hold Your Head Up > No Good Trying > Hold Your Head Up, You Enjoy Myself
ENCORE: Funky Bitch
ENCORE 2: Contact > Highway to Hell
Soundcheck: Bang A Gong, The Asse Festival, Sweet Adeline, The Asse Festival, The Pendulum Jam
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, Stash, Bouncing Around the Room, The Landlady, You Enjoy Myself, The Asse Festival, Runaway Jim, Foam, Llama
SET 2: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Donna Lee, Cavern, Tweezer, The Squirming Coil > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > Hold Your Head Up > No Good Trying[1] > Hold Your Head Up, David Bowie
ENCORE: Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues
No Good Trying made its Phish debut at this show. The YEM vocal jam included Walk on the Wild Side teases. Alumni was dedicated to “all the graduating seniors.” The Bowie intro contained a Mo' Better Blues tease by Trey. The soundcheck's first Asse Festival was sung by Mike only with improvised lyrics and was followed by Fish singing a bit of No Good Trying. The Pendulum Jam featured a Low Rider tease from Page.
SET 1: Llama > Bouncing Around the Room, Runaway Jim, The Asse Festival, Dinner and a Movie > You Enjoy Myself, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, The Landlady, Possum
SET 2: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Gumbo, Foam, Stash[1], Magilla[1], The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg[1], Rocky Top[2], Ya Mar[3], Run Like an Antelope[3]
ENCORE: Lawn Boy[1], Golgi Apparatus
Stash, Magilla, Suzy, and Lawn Boy featured Dave Grippo on saxophone and Rocky Top through Antelope featured Grippo on saxophone and Russell Flanigan on fiddle. Trey teased Buried Alive in Stash.
SET 1: Cavern, The Landlady, Llama, Divided Sky, Foam, Tweezer, My Sweet One, You Enjoy Myself, Runaway Jim
SET 2: Buried Alive, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, The Squirming Coil, Golgi Apparatus, Stash > Bouncing Around the Room, David Bowie
ENCORE: Carolina[1]
Carolina was performed without microphones. There are no known recordings of this show.
SET 1: The Landlady, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Esther > Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer, My Sweet One, Llama, Possum
SET 2: The Asse Festival, The Squirming Coil > Runaway Jim, Stash, The Lizards, Gumbo[1], Divided Sky, I Didn't Know, The Sloth, Run Like an Antelope
ENCORE: Caravan, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg
Gumbo featured Fish on trombone. Fish was introduced as Mrs. Bob Seger in I Didn't Know. Antelope contained Jean Pierre teases from Trey.
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, Divided Sky, Foam > Bouncing Around the Room, Tweezer, My Sweet One, You Enjoy Myself, Good Times Bad Times
SET 2: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Harry Hood, The Landlady, Bathtub Gin, I Didn't Know, Possum, Take the 'A' Train, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE 2: Timber (Jerry the Mule)
SET 1: The Landlady > Runaway Jim, The Sloth, Reba, Buried Alive, You Enjoy Myself, Paul and Silas, David Bowie -> Mo' Better Blues -> David Bowie
SET 2: Divided Sky, Makisupa Policeman[1] > Llama, Uncle Pen, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Wilson > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen[2] > Weekapaug Groove, Hold Your Head Up > Whipping Post[3] > Hold Your Head Up, Fire
ENCORE: Contact, Highway to Hell
Makisupa was played for the first time since February 25, 1990 (111 shows). YEM's vocal jam was centered around Manteca and also contained a Rockin' Robin tease from Trey. David Bowie's intro contained Donna Lee teases and Weekapaug contained Mainstreet teases. Makisupa's key words were a Manteca quote: "Crab in my shoemouth." The beginning of Hydrogen included the lyrics "I walk awakening on the misty fields of forever." Fish was introduced as Bob Seger before Whipping Post, which featured Fish on vocals. Page and Mike teased Norwegian Wood at the end of the second HYHU.
Soundcheck: Carolina, Foam
SET 1: Buried Alive > Possum, Foam > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, The Squirming Coil > The Lizards, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > David Bowie
SET 2: Llama > Bouncing Around the Room, Stash, Eliza > The Landlady > Runaway Jim, You Enjoy Myself > Hold Your Head Up > Love You > Hold Your Head Up, Good Times Bad Times[1], Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
ENCORE: Lawn Boy, Divided Sky
Possum included Manteca teases. Simple Gifts was teased briefly by Trey in Weekapaug and BBFCFM, and by Trey and Mike during the Bowie intro. The Bowie intro also included HYHU and Norwegian Wood teases from Page. Llama, Stash, and YEM contained Buried Alive teases from Trey. Trey dedicated Coil to “our friends at Conjunction Junction, who are the only other people we know who can play this song” as well as his parents, who were in attendance. YEM also included Gumbo teases from Mike and later Trey in the vocal jam. GTBT was incomplete; Trey aborted the song, engaged Fish in some hilarious banter noting that the attempt was “pathetic,” and counted off BBFCFM.
SET 1: Llama, The Squirming Coil, The Landlady, Runaway Jim, Bouncing Around the Room, You Enjoy Myself, Cavern, Eliza, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > David Bowie[1]
SET 2: Buried Alive > Fluffhead, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Esther, Hold Your Head Up > Love You > Hold Your Head Up > Possum, Lawn Boy, Rocky Top, Donna Lee, Good Times Bad Times
ENCORE: Memories[2], Sweet Adeline
Llama, Mike's, and Possum included brief Buried Alive teases from Trey. Suzy contained a Hey Nineteen tease from Mike and a full-band Low Rider jam and subsequent tease from Trey, while the Bowie intro contained numerous Low Rider teases. The Bowie intro also contained two Charlie Chan signals and Oom Pa Pa and Random Note signals. Weekapaug included a Dave's Energy Guide tease from Trey. Fish was introduced before and after Love You as Chris Lee. Memories was a Phish debut.
SET 1: Suzy Greenberg, Buried Alive, Foam, You Enjoy Myself, Magilla, Llama, Divided Sky, Golgi Apparatus
SET 2: The Landlady, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Lawn Boy, Tube, Paul and Silas > The Lizards, Runaway Jim, I Didn't Know, Possum[1]
Landlady was preceded by I Dream of Jeannie theme and Contact teases as well as Landlady dance instructions. The I Dream of Jeannie theme was also teased in Lizards. YEM included a Cheap Sunglasses tease from Mike and Weekapaug included a Fishin' Hole (aka The Andy Griffith Show theme) tease. Trey introduced Fish as “the hardest working man in show business... Henrietta!” before I Didn’t Know. Possum contained two Charlie Chan signals and a Popeye signal.
SET 1: The Landlady, The Squirming Coil > Runaway Jim, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, You Enjoy Myself, Magilla, Buried Alive, Paul and Silas, Carolina, David Bowie[1]
SET 2: Possum, Eliza, Cavern, Stash, Tube, Foam, Slave to the Traffic Light, Llama
ENCORE: Lawn Boy, Golgi Apparatus
David Bowie contained Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals.
SET 1: Reba, The Landlady > Bouncing Around the Room, Runaway Jim, Cavern, My Sweet One, Buried Alive > The Lizards, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Suzy Greenberg, You Enjoy Myself > The Asse Festival, Fee, Llama, Divided Sky, Hold Your Head Up > Bike > Hold Your Head Up, Good Times Bad Times
ENCORE: Possum
Fish dedicated Bike to Pete (Schall). Possum contained a Foam tease from Trey.
SET 1: Suzy Greenberg, The Landlady, You Enjoy Myself, Possum, The Lizards, I Didn't Know, Llama
ENCORE: Golgi Apparatus
Phish opened for Alex Chilton.
Soundcheck: The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, The Asse Festival, Eliza
SET 1: The Landlady, Possum[1], The Lizards, Foam, Uncle Pen, Llama, The Squirming Coil, The Asse Festival, I Didn't Know, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Suzy Greenberg > Divided Sky, Tweezer > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, You Enjoy Myself[2] > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars[3]
ENCORE: Jesus Just Left Chicago[3], Fire[3]
The Eliza played during soundcheck was twice the normal tempo. The Possum intro contained Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals. Rocky Mountain Way was teased prior to the start of the second set and in Tweezer. Suzy contained a Woody Woodpecker theme tease from Trey. Oh Kee Pa was teased before and during Tweezer. YEM through the end of the show featured John Popper on harmonica; Popper also scat sang during YEM. This was the first Phish performance to be booked by Jason Colton. Some recordings that circulate with this date mislabel the venue as the Barrymore Theatre.
SET 1: Trust in Trust > Dropping Some NYC, Mulling It Over, As We Wonder, Gina, Gotta Get Mean > Gloria > Gotta Get Mean, But Anyway, Hard to Exist, Love of My Life, The Best Part, 100 Years, Alone > Sweet Talking Hippie, Mother Funker [1]
ENCORE: Johnny B. Goode
SET 1: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Bouncing Around the Room, The Landlady, Cavern, Uncle Pen, Tweezer, I Didn't Know, Good Times Bad Times
SET 2: Divided Sky, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Foam, Possum, Highway to Hell
There are no known recordings of this show.
SET 1: Carolina, AC/DC Bag > The Curtain > Bouncing Around the Room, Tube, Harry Hood, Funky Bitch, The Asse Festival, My Sweet One, David Bowie
SET 2: Golgi Apparatus, Rocky Top, Llama, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Manteca[1] -> Caravan > Runaway Jim, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Jesus Just Left Chicago, You Enjoy Myself
ENCORE: Contact > Highway to Hell
The Phish debut of Manteca was played in its entirety over the top of Caravan, which in turn was teased several times during Suzy. Caravan also included a Woody Woodpecker theme tease from Trey and a Manteca quote. Bowie featured brief DEG teases. YEM contained a Flash Light tease from Mike. Contact was played in honor of the venue’s “disco lights.” Highway to Hell contained a Buried Alive tease from Trey.
SET 1: Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room > Llama, The Squirming Coil > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > Magilla > Foam, Runaway Jim, You Enjoy Myself, Good Times Bad Times
SET 2: The Landlady, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Paul and Silas, Stash, Fee, Uncle Pen, Reba > Possum, Hold Your Head Up > Love You > Hold Your Head Up, Run Like an Antelope
ENCORE: Fluffhead
ENCORE 2: Fire
Possum contained a brief Munsters theme tease from Mike. Antelope was dedicated to Eric Bieniemy (who was a running back at the University of Colorado at the time of the show) and was introduced as "Run Like an Antelope Out of Control." Fire was dedicated to “Ralph the Buffalo.”
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, The Landlady > Bouncing Around the Room > Divided Sky, The Sloth, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Esther > Cavern, The Asse Festival > Possum[1] -> Buried Alive[1] -> Possum[2]
SET 2: Suzy Greenberg, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, My Sweet One, Foam, You Enjoy Myself, The Lizards, I Didn't Know[3], David Bowie
An emcee announced before the show that Phish would not be performing since they broke up in the dressing room beforehand. Instead, he announced that the show would be performed by “Phish 2000.” Trey teased Buried Alive in Landlady. Possum contained two Charlie Chan signals as well as I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart and Oom Pa Pa signals, while Buried Alive also contained Charlie Chan and I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart signals. My Sweet One contained Mockingbird teases. I Didn't Know featured Fish on trombone. The Bowie intro featured a medley of mostly songs played earlier in the show: Possum, Fly Famous Mockingbird, Forbin's, Divided Sky, Landlady, Mike's Song, The Asse Festival, Lizards, Foam, Harry Hood, and Makisupa. Bowie also included Fire On the Bayou and Wipe Out teases from Mike.
SET 1: Buried Alive > Possum[1], The Squirming Coil > The Lizards, Stash > Bouncing Around the Room, You Enjoy Myself, The Asse Festival, My Sweet One, Cavern > Run Like an Antelope
SET 2: The Landlady, Reba > Runaway Jim, Foam, Tweezer, Fee > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > Hold Your Head Up > Love You > Hold Your Head Up, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Uncle Pen > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
Buried Alive included DEG teases and Possum contained Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals. Trey teased Buried Alive in Stash. YEM contained an appropriate Munsters theme tease from Mike; the ensuing vocal jam was based on A Night in Tunisia. A Halloween costume contest preceded the second set. Tweezer contained Heartbreaker teases. This show was webcast in the weeks following Halloween 1999, as the band did not play on Halloween that year. It was subsequently released in mp3 format via emusic.com.
SET 1: The Landlady > Bouncing Around the Room, Donna Lee, The Asse Festival > Suzy Greenberg, Uncle Pen, Cavern, The Squirming Coil > Possum
SET 2: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Magilla, Foam, Reba > Llama, The Ballad of Curtis Loew > Fluffhead, Hold Your Head Up > Terrapin > Hold Your Head Up, Buried Alive > David Bowie[1]
ENCORE: Paul and Silas > The Lizards, Good Times Bad Times, Contact, AC/DC Bag, Carolina
Trey teased Buried Alive in Landlady. Page teased Toccata and Fugue in D minor before Mike's Song. Check out the Bowie intro for a medley of teases including three Charlie Chan signals and Oom Pa Pa, Tritone Down, and Popeye signals, and a Munsters theme tease from Mike.
SET 1: Buried Alive, The Squirming Coil, My Sweet One, Stash, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, Runaway Jim, Tube, Divided Sky, Jesus Just Left Chicago, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Run Like an Antelope
SET 2: Fluffhead, Llama[1], The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Fee, Possum, Bike, David Bowie
This show featured the first known performance of Llama. There are no recordings of this show in circulation.
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, Foam, You Enjoy Myself, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Cavern, Possum
Phish played a one set show and were the third of four bands to play that night. There are no known recordings of this show in circulation.
SET 1: Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, Foam, You Enjoy Myself, If I Only Had a Brain, Buried Alive, Cavern, Uncle Pen, Magilla, Carolina, Esther, Run Like an Antelope > The Landlady > Run Like an Antelope
This show was listed in the Sept/Oct/Nov 1990 Phish Update as Liberty Lunch in Austin but actually happened at Showbar in Houston. This was either a one set show or set two is unknown. There are no known recordings of this show in circulation.
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, The Landlady, Bouncing Around the Room, Foam, You Enjoy Myself, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Divided Sky, Cavern
SET 2: Contact, Highway to Hell, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Low Rider
This setlist is likely incomplete and is from phish.com.
SET 1: Funky Bitch, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Walk Away, Divided Sky, Uncle Pen, Cavern, Possum, Good Times Bad Times
SET 2: La Grange, My Sweet One, Golgi Apparatus, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Communication Breakdown, Paul and Silas, Bouncing Around the Room, Alumni Blues, I Didn't Know, You Enjoy Myself
There are no known fan sources of this show in circulation.
SET 1: The Landlady > Bouncing Around the Room, Foam, The Squirming Coil, You Enjoy Myself, Uncle Pen, Cavern, I Didn't Know > Drums > The Asse Festival > David Bowie
SET 2: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Reba, My Sweet One, Stash, Fee > Divided Sky, Hold Your Head Up > Terrapin, Possum
ENCORE: Buried Alive, Contact
Trey dedicated Uncle Pen to Col. Bruce Hampton. During HYHU, Fish called himself "a representative of the void."
SET 1: Cavern, The Asse Festival, Reba, Ya Mar, Foam, You Enjoy Myself, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg
SET 2: Dinner and a Movie > Stash > Bouncing Around the Room, Tube, Uncle Pen, The Sloth, Possum, The Lizards, If I Only Had a Brain, David Bowie > Buried Alive > David Bowie
ENCORE: Lawn Boy, Golgi Apparatus
It appears that the David Bowie intro preceded Buried Alive, then the body of David Bowie contained teases/parts if not all of Buried Alive and The Landlady. There are no recordings of this show in circulation.
SET 1: The Squirming Coil, Buried Alive, Divided Sky, Uncle Pen, Take the 'A' Train, Carolina, Funky Bitch, If I Only Had a Brain, Contact, Good Times Bad Times
SET 2: Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, Foam, The Lizards, Destiny Unbound, Stash, Bike, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Golgi Apparatus
SET 1: Suzy Greenberg, You Enjoy Myself, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, Uncle Pen, Cavern, Esther > Tweezer[1], Golgi Apparatus
SET 2: Possum[2], Fee, The Landlady, Hold Your Head Up > Terrapin > Hold Your Head Up > Divided Sky, Paul and Silas, Magilla > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Carolina, Good Times Bad Times
Tweezer contained two Charlie Chan signals and Random Laugh and Popeye signals. Possum contained Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals as well as a brief Dixie tease from Trey. Prior to the first HYHU, Trey introduced Fish as "Captain Zero."
SET 1: Reba, Foam, My Sweet One, Stash > Bouncing Around the Room, My Sweet One, The Squirming Coil, Run Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy
SET 2: The Landlady, Gumbo, You Enjoy Myself, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Magilla, Possum
ENCORE: Contact
This setlist may be incomplete. My Sweet One was apparently performed twice in the same set at this show.
SET 1: The Landlady > Bouncing Around the Room, Possum, Divided Sky, Cavern, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, The Squirming Coil, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Golgi Apparatus, Foam, Destiny Unbound, You Enjoy Myself, Terrapin, David Bowie
ENCORE: Carolina
This setlist may be incomplete. A local band, The Jolly Llamas, opened. A recording of this show does not appear to be in circulation.
SET 1: Don't Get Me Wrong[1], The Landlady > Bouncing Around the Room, Foam, Cavern, Reba, My Sweet One, You Enjoy Myself > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Possum
SET 2: Suzy Greenberg, Stash, Hold Your Head Up > If I Only Had a Brain > Hold Your Head Up, Golgi Apparatus, Magilla > Run Like an Antelope
ENCORE: Contact
Don’t Get Me Wrong featured John Popper on harmonica. After Foam, Trey dedicated the song to Pat Metheny, who was apparently playing nearby. After the second HYHU, Fish teased the Oriental Riff on woodblock.
SET 1: Divided Sky, Uncle Pen, Stash, The Landlady, Destiny Unbound, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird > The Asse Festival, The Squirming Coil > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Magilla > La Grange
SET 2: Buried Alive > Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer, My Sweet One, I Didn't Know > The Lizards > Good Times Bad Times, Golgi Apparatus
ENCORE: Contact
This show was Phish's first public gig in New Jersey and featured many references to the state. Trey started the show by saying he was born and raised in New Jersey. Before Uncle Pen, Trey said that this was sort of a dream come true for him and Page, who grew up in New Jersey, adding it was the first time they'd ever played in the state. Trey said "we'll do a little song here that brings us back to our New Jersey roots here... it's an old Bill Monroe song." Mike added that it was "a song about Pendleton Vandiver, Bill Monroe's uncle. It's true. He's dead." Stash was played by request for "Big Phil" Muller, and was preceded by Fish playing the Charlie Chan signal. Fish said "he wrote it," Trey said "probably because I wrote it," and Mike added "I think it sucks. Essentially." Regarding Stash, Trey said "I collaborated on this song writing the music end of it and the lyrics were written by another native New Jerseyian, Tom Marshall, who isn't here tonight, unfortunately, because he's gotta be at work tomorrow programming computers." Fish added "for his dad" and Trey responded "My dad, he works for my dad. Keeping it all in the family here." Stash and La Grange contained Buried Alive teases. Prior to Landlady, Trey said they were going to play it in honor of their first gig in New Jersey. Mike introduced Destiny Unbound as a song he wrote about his Uncle Pendleton Vandiver. Prior to Buried Alive, Trey asked for a show of hands from the sparse crowd as to how many people in the room were actually from New Jersey and said "we're going to play a song that we wrote that we think captures the spirit of New Jersey," calling it "New Jersey And You, Perfect Together," which is the state's tourism slogan (a joke he later referenced in Golgi and Contact). Trey encouraged the crowd to "sing along when the chorus comes, just like it's a big commercial, because we'll be filming this for the next New Jersey commercial." During I Didn't Know, Trey introduced Fish as "Zero Man" and the song's lyrics were changed to Pardon Me "Zero Man." Before Contact, Trey introduced his dog Marley as "the 5th member of the band who doesn't usually get as much recognition... and we're going to play Marley's favorite song -- at this moment in time."
Soundcheck: The Asse Festival, Don’t Get Me Wrong, Jam, Makisupa Policeman
SET 1: The Landlady, The Squirming Coil > Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, Foam, You Enjoy Myself > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Esther > Possum[1], Hold Your Head Up > If I Only Had a Brain > Hold Your Head Up -> David Bowie, Carolina
ENCORE: Don't Get Me Wrong[2]
This was an opening set for Blues Traveler. The debut of Don’t Get Me Wrong featured John Popper on harmonica. Possum contained Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals. The Bowie intro contained a full band Mo' Better Blues tease. Trey dedicated Carolina to Bob and Elaine Dillof (Sofi's parents). The soundcheck's Don't Get Me Wrong also featured Popper on harmonica.
SET 1: Trust in Trust > Sweet Talkin' Hippie, Weird Chick > Mullin' It Over, Gina, Gotta Get Mean > Gloria [1] > Gotta Get Mean, Crystal Flame, But Anyway, Mountain Cry
SET 1: I Didn't Know, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen[1] > Weekapaug Groove, My Sweet One, The Landlady, Tela > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Stash, The Asse Festival, Bouncing Around the Room > Run Like an Antelope
SET 2: Golgi Apparatus > The Curtain > Ya Mar, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Uncle Pen, Split Open and Melt, Fee > Possum[2]
ENCORE: Good Times Bad Times
This performance was part of Skidmore Oktoberfest. The beginning of Hydrogen included the lyrics "I walk awakening on the misty fields of forever." Possum contained Charlie Chan and Popeye signals. The opening act was Conjunction Junction (previous information indicated the opener was NRBQ, but they actually played the following night of the Oktoberfest).
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, The Landlady, Esther > Possum[1], The Squirming Coil, The Lizards, Destiny Unbound, The Sloth, Uncle Pen, David Bowie[2]
SET 2: Reba > Bouncing Around the Room > Foam, Fee > Tweezer, Magilla, Cavern, You Enjoy Myself
ENCORE: Divided Sky
Possum contained Charlie Chan and Popeye signals. The intro to David Bowie contained an Uncle Pen tease from Trey as well as Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals.
SET 1: Dinner and a Movie, Uncle Pen, Stash, Divided Sky > Bouncing Around the Room > The Landlady, The Squirming Coil, Paul and Silas, The Asse Festival, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen[1] > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Buried Alive, Goin' Down Slow, My Sweet One, Gumbo, Good Times Bad Times, Magilla, Tube, You Enjoy Myself, Minute by Minute, Possum
ENCORE: Golgi Apparatus
The beginning of Hydrogen included the lyrics "I walk awakening on the misty fields of forever." There are no recordings of this show in circulation.
SET 1: Possum[1], The Squirming Coil > The Lizards, The Landlady, Magilla, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, Tweezer > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg
SET 2: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, The Asse Festival, Stash, Runaway Jim, Fee[2] > Gumbo, Golgi Apparatus, Love You > Hold Your Head Up > Run Like an Antelope[3]
ENCORE: Contact, Highway to Hell
Possum included Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals. Fee featured Trey singing the verses through a megaphone unmiced. This was the first known Fee to feature the megaphone. The end of Golgi contained a Chariots of Fire tease from Trey. HYHU faded into Antelope, after which both Trey and Page continued to tease HYHU. Antelope also contained Charlie Chan and Tritone Down signals. Fish, introduced as “Zero Man,” played Love You for his parents, who were in attendance.
SET 1: Self, Family Picture, We've Only Just Begun
Phish was the wedding band for the first wedding of Steve Pollak (The Dude of Life). The setlist is incomplete, although according to the groom most of what was played was “just jamming.” We’ve Only Just Begun was (ironically) the wedding song, and was sung by Page.
SET 1: Divided Sky, Dinner and a Movie, The Landlady, Ya Mar > Buried Alive > Bouncing Around the Room > Possum[1], Magilla > David Bowie -> Happy Birthday to You[2] -> David Bowie[3]
SET 2: The Squirming Coil > Tweezer, Gumbo, Uncle Pen, Stash, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Lawn Boy
Possum contained two Charlie Chan signals and Oom Pa Pa and Popeye signals. During the Bowie intro (at the stroke of midnight) the band sang Happy Birthday to Trey. Bowie subsequently contained Charlie Chan and How High the Moon signals. Manteca was teased in Bowie before and after Happy Birthday.
SET 1: The Landlady, Bouncing Around the Room, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Stash, My Sweet One, The Squirming Coil > The Lizards, The Asse Festival, Run Like an Antelope
SET 2: AC/DC Bag > Esther > Gumbo[1], Dinner and a Movie > You Enjoy Myself > Divided Sky
ENCORE: Black and Tan Fantasy[2], Paul and Silas
This show featured the debut of Gumbo and the first known Phish performance of Black and Tan Fantasy. Black and Tan Fantasy featured a brief tease by Trey of Chopin's Funeral March at its conclusion.
SET 1: Buried Alive, My Sweet One > Divided Sky, Tela > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Magilla > Wilson > The Landlady, I Didn't Know[1], David Bowie -> Mo' Better Blues[2] -> David Bowie[3]
SET 2: The Squirming Coil > Tweezer, Destiny Unbound, Fee, Uncle Pen > Bouncing Around the Room, Stash, The Lizards, Lawn Boy > Possum
ENCORE: The Asse Festival, Golgi Apparatus
Suzy Greenberg, Magilla, Possum, and Golgi all contained Chariots of Fire teases. I Didn't Know featured Fish on trombone. David Bowie featured multiple Chariots of Fire teases, both in the intro, which featured the first known Phish performance of Mo' Better Blues, and in the main song itself. Bowie also contained five Charlie Chan signals, an Oom Pa Pa signal, two Random Laugh signals (one from Trey and one from Mike), a How High The Moon signal, and a Tritone Down signal. Bowie later contained a Dave's Energy Guide tease and another brief attempt at How High The Moon from Trey. Possum also contained a Destiny Unbound tease.
SET 1: Reba, Paul and Silas, The Asse Festival, Dinner and a Movie, Foam, Esther > The Landlady, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Eliza > La Grange
SET 2: Golgi Apparatus, Magilla, Stash, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, You Enjoy Myself[1], Highway to Hell
ENCORE: Whipping Post
This show was a Lawn Boy release party. Trey dedicated Reba to his friend "Dave." YEM contained Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals and a Sweet Emotion tease from Mike. Some recordings that circulate with this date are actually a compilation of performances from this show and the previous night.
SET 1: The Landlady > AC/DC Bag > Bouncing Around the Room, The Asse Festival, The Squirming Coil > My Sweet One, Divided Sky, Magilla > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > Possum[1]
SET 2: Funky Bitch, Stash, Uncle Pen, Tube, Lawn Boy > Tweezer[2] -> Buried Alive > Tweezer[3] > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Hold Your Head Up > Love You > Hold Your Head Up, Run Like an Antelope[4]
ENCORE: The Lizards
Suzy contained Heartbreaker teases from Trey and Page. Possum contained two Charlie Chan signals, and Oom Pa Pa and How High the Moon signals. Tweezer included two Charlie Chan signals as well as I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart and Random Note signals. Antelope contained three Charlie Chan signals and How High the Moon, Tritone Down, and Oom Pa Pa signals. Prior to Love You, Mike teased the theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Some recordings that circulate with this date are actually a compilation of performances from this show and the following night.
No known setlist
Copies of this show circulate with Antelope through Rocky Top, but it is believed that this setlist is for 2/4/91.
SET 1: Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, The Sloth, The Landlady, Reba, Ya Mar, Tube, Tweezer[1], Paul and Silas, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Magilla, Run Like an Antelope[2]
ENCORE: Contact
This was a free show. Tweezer included a Heartbreaker tease as well as Charlie Chan and Popeye signals. Antelope contained three Charlie Chan signals and How High the Moon, Oom Pa Pa, and Popeye signals. Contact was dedicated to "Griffin."
SET 1: Buried Alive > Divided Sky, Paul and Silas, The Landlady, Fee, Tube > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag > The Asse Festival, David Bowie[1], Golgi Apparatus, Stash, Magilla, The Squirming Coil
SET 2: Split Open and Melt, Eliza[2], My Sweet One > Bathtub Gin, Foam, Minute by Minute[3], Harry Hood, Possum[4]
ENCORE: Communication Breakdown
This show featured the debut of Eliza. David Bowie contained Asse Festival teases, two Charlie Chan signals and Oom Pa Pa and Random Note signals in the intro and two more Charlie Chan signals and Popeye and Tritone Down signals in the song itself. Magilla contained a Blue Monk tease from Page. Minute by Minute featured Fish on trombone. Possum contained two Charlie Chan signals and How High The Moon and Random Laugh signals. Recordings of this performance circulate with You Enjoy Myself following Communication Breakdown, but the YEM appears to be from a different show.
SET 1: Suzy Greenberg, Bouncing Around the Room, The Landlady, Reba, Paul and Silas, Stash, Dinner and a Movie, I Didn't Know[1] > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: The Asse Festival, The Squirming Coil > Buried Alive > Tweezer[2], Magilla, Cavern, The Lizards, Destiny Unbound[3], Fire
ENCORE: Goin' Down Slow
Tweezer included three Charlie Chan signals as well as Popeye, Random Laugh and Oom Pa Pa signals. Fish was introduced by Trey as “Red Doughnut Man.” This show included the debut of Destiny Unbound.
SET 1: The Landlady[1], Divided Sky, Foam, Tube[2], The Asse Festival[2], Run Like an Antelope, Minute by Minute[3], Buried Alive[2], Paul and Silas[4], Bouncing Around the Room > Possum[5]
SET 2: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Magilla[2], Stash[2], Goin' Down Slow[4], The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag[6] -> Buried Alive[7] -> Take the 'A' Train > Sparks > Reba, Self[8], Dahlia[8], Revolution's Over[8]
ENCORE: The Lizards
ENCORE 2: La Grange
Self, Dahlia, and Revolution’s Over (all Phish concert debuts) featured the Dude of Life on vocals. This show also featured the first performances of Tube, The Asse Festival, Buried Alive, Magilla and Stash. It also featured the first known performance of Landlady played outside of PYITE, although this is not confirmed. The first Phish performances of Minute By Minute, Paul and Silas, and Goin' Down Slow also occurred at this show. Trey referred to Fish as Zero Man after Tube and both before and after Minute By Minute. Trey said Landlady was indirectly dedicated to the spirit of Carlos and later said Buried Alive was written about a strange dream he (Trey) had. Minute by Minute featured Fish on trombone. Possum featured the first known Secret Language: three Charlie Chan signals as well as Popeye, Oom Pa Pa and Random Note Signals. AC/DC Bag contained Charlie Chan and I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart signals and the second Buried Alive featured a Charlie Chan signal and two I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart signals. 'A’ Train subsequently included a Buried Alive tease. Sparks was played for the first time since November 5, 1988 (223 shows).
SET 1: Rock Me Baby, Mulling It Over, Weird Chick, Out of My Hands > Gina, Optimistic Thought, But Anyway, Slow Change, Mountain Cry, Come Together, Mother Funker
SET 2: The Best Part, Love of My Life, 100 Years, Alone
ENCORE: Gotta Get Mean [1] > Gloria[1] > Gotta Get Mean[1]
This was an unannounced private party at Pam's house on CVU Road in Hinesburg. There are no recordings of this show in circulation: The songs listed here were reported by Eric Larson, who requested Communication Breakdown. This was a three set show that, according to Ian McLean, had lots of new tunes "from the Johnny B. Fishman Jazz Ensemble era". This setlist is incomplete and the songs listed may be from any of the three sets. The source of this setlist is phish.com.
SET 1: Dog Log, Uncle Pen, Suzy Greenberg, Suzy Greenberg, Caravan, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Take the 'A' Train, In a Mellow Tone, Possum, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, Tweezer, Possum, Harry Hood, Rift, Runaway Jim
Soundcheck: Carolina, Funky Bitch
SET 1: AC/DC Bag > Divided Sky > Wilson, Reba, Horn, Uncle Pen > Bouncing Around the Room, Timber (Jerry the Mule) > Lawn Boy > Possum
SET 2: Golgi Apparatus, Esther > Tweezer, My Sweet One > Bathtub Gin, You Enjoy Myself > The Lizards, Run Like an Antelope
SET 3: La Grange, Ya Mar[1], Foam, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Fee, Rocky Top, Caravan > Hold Your Head Up > If I Only Had a Brain > Hold Your Head Up > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Contact > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
ENCORE 2: Good Times Bad Times
Ya Mar was dedicated to Heather Paul on her birthday. Mike played Happy Birthday in the beginning of Ya Mar, Trey briefly teased Happy Birthday in Suzy and teased Simple Gifts during BBFCFM.
SET 1: Possum, Lawn Boy > Reba, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer, Uncle Pen > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Whole Lotta Love Jam > Harry Hood, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > La Grange, Fee -> Foam, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > Run Like an Antelope, Hold Your Head Up > Terrapin > Hold Your Head Up, Harpua, Good Times Bad Times
ENCORE: Take the 'A' Train > Contact
Harpua included Funkytown teases and 'A' Train contained a Dixie tease from Trey. The band launched into the second set-opening Whole Lotta Love Jam as the DJ had been spinning the original Zeppelin version. The opening act was The Aquarium Rescue Unit.
SET 1: Foam > Bouncing Around the Room > You Enjoy Myself > Divided Sky, Uncle Pen, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > Run Like an Antelope
SET 2: Possum, My Sweet One > Bathtub Gin > Tweezer, I Didn't Know[1], Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
I Didn't Know featured Fish on trombone.
Soundcheck: Suzy Greenberg -> Fluff's Travels (x3)
SET 1: Suzy Greenberg > The Chase > Possum, Fee > Reba > You Enjoy Myself, The Lizards, Good Times Bad Times
SET 2: My Sweet One, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer, Uncle Pen, Divided Sky, Hold Your Head Up[1] > Love You[2] > Hold Your Head Up, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Lawn Boy > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
The Chase was played for the first time since October 26, 1989 (108 shows). The end of the first HYHU and Love You featured Fish on trombone. The opening act was The Aquarium Rescue Unit.
SET 1: You Enjoy Myself, Walk Away, Reba, Foam, Tweezer, Bouncing Around the Room
This setlist was derived from Mike's notes, which also mentioned there was no tape, official or otherwise. This setlist is incomplete, likely out of order and probably spread across both sets. The source of this setlist is phish.com.
SET 1: The Squirming Coil, Uncle Pen, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Ya Mar, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Take the 'A' Train > David Bowie, Lawn Boy > Possum
SET 2: Sweet Adeline, Divided Sky, Caravan, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, My Sweet One, The Lizards, You Enjoy Myself > The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Good Times Bad Times
ENCORE: Hold Your Head Up > Whipping Post[1] > Hold Your Head Up, Golgi Apparatus
The Bowie intro contained 'A' Train teases from Trey. Whipping Post featured Fish on vocals and a What I Am (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians) tease.
SET 1: Uncle Pen, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room > Reba, Possum, The Lizards, Fire
SET 2: Tweezer, Divided Sky, Hold Your Head Up > Love You > Hold Your Head Up > Love You[1] > Hold Your Head Up[2], You Enjoy Myself
ENCORE: Contact, Good Times Bad Times
It is unconfirmed whether Fire closed the first set or was even performed at all. Trey referred to HYHU as the “Henrietta Theme Song.” After Page played several measures of the second HYHU in the setlist, Fish said “There’s one more verse to this,” and then they played the final verse of Love You. Fish also continued to play vacuum during the third and final HYHU of the set, which also featured Trey repeating “Henrietta!” over and over again, singing it along to the music’s conclusion. In response to a fan requesting more Syd Barrett after the last HYHU, Fish spoke the first few words of Bike. Trey teased Call to the Post before YEM (as Fish was returning to his drum kit after HYHU). Before Contact, Fish said “We would like to perform for you now the bass-player-is-taking-a-leak-song.” Fish then dedicated Contact to Paul Languedoc. Also before Contact, Page told the crowd that their bass player (whom Trey then referred to as “Michael Cactin”) would become 25 years old at midnight. Trey added that Mike would now play everyone a love song.
SET 1: Take the 'A' Train > Reba, Colonel Forbin's Ascent[1] > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Bathtub Gin, David Bowie, Lawn Boy, Bouncing Around the Room, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag
SET 2: Rocky Top[2], Uncle Pen[2], Run Like an Antelope[3], Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Hold Your Head Up[4] > Fee[5], Terrapin[6] > Hold Your Head Up, Possum, Fee, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Contact
After Reba, the crowd was chanting "cheeseburger." Fish and Trey subsequently went into a rap about burgers. Trey dedicated Forbin's to the Colonial (Bruce Hampton). Forbin's was then performed with a variety of lyric substitutions of Col. (Bruce) Hampton for Col Forbin. Rocky Top through Antelope featured the “Reverend” Jeff Mosier on banjo; Antelope also featured Oteil Burbridge on bass. As Fish took the stage during HYHU, the crowd chanted for Fee. Fish sounded perplexed and remarked that he doesn’t sing Fee, but Trey and Page started the song up anyway and left Fish on the spot. He tried his best and got through the first verse before falling apart during the chorus. Terrapin featured Fish on trombone. The band said "Fee" several times at that start of Possum, which contained subsequent Blue Monk teases from Trey and a Rhapsody in Blue tease from Page. BBFCFM contained an Auld Lang Syne tease from Trey. The source of Set I is phish.com.
SET 1: Possum, You Enjoy Myself, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, Caravan, Esther > Tweezer > I Didn't Know, Uncle Pen, Divided Sky > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Good Times Bad Times
ENCORE: Sweet Adeline
Suzy contained a Dixie tease from Trey. Phish opened for The Aquarium Rescue Unit.
SET 1: You Enjoy Myself, Ya Mar, Golgi Apparatus, Divided Sky, My Sweet One, Foam, Possum
SET 2: Reba, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, The Sloth, Dinner and a Movie, Bouncing Around the Room, Run Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy, Fluffhead, Sweet Adeline, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Good Times Bad Times
Some recordings that circulate with this date mistakenly identify Athens, GA as the city where this show took place. Trey dedicated Golgi Apparatus to "Dave Schools and the guys from Widespread Panic".
SET 1: Blue Monk, Autumn Leaves, Donna Lee, How High the Moon, My Funny Valentine[1], Take the 'A' Train, Sweet Adeline, St. Thomas, Caravan, Carolina, Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?[2], Piano Boogie Woogie Jam[1], I've Got You Under My Skin[1], Satin Doll, Lawn Boy, Contact
This was a private one set jazz show at Page's parents' housewarming party. It is thought to have happened on Monday, May 28th, but could possibly have taken place Sunday, May 27th. This show featured the first known Phish performances of My Funny Valentine, Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home, Piano Boogie Woogie Jam and I've Got You Under My Skin. Page's dad, Dr. Jack McConnell, joined the band for Bill Bailey. The source of this setlist is phish.com.
No known setlist
It is believed that Phish headlined this night with The Mundahs opening, but the setlist is unknown. This information is from Phish.com.
SET 1: You Enjoy Myself, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, Good Times Bad Times, Reba, Foam, Runaway Jim, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
This was a one set show opening for the Mundahs.
SET 1: The Sloth > Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer, Donna Lee, Reba, You Enjoy Myself > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Golgi Apparatus
SET 2: Foam, Dinner and a Movie > Possum, I Didn't Know, My Sweet One > Horn[1], Fee, Walk Away, Harry Hood, Highway to Hell > Contact
ENCORE: Good Times Bad Times
This show marked the first known performance of Horn. Fish jokingly introduced “Tweezer So Cold” as a song from the “Jane Fonda Workout Tape” and subsequently announced “Donna Lee” as a song from the “Charlie Parker Workout Tape.”
SET 1: Divided Sky, Ya Mar, You Enjoy Myself, If I Only Had a Brain, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Uncle Pen, Bouncing Around the Room > Possum, Sweet Adeline
SET 2: The Squirming Coil > Reba > Tweezer, The Lizards, La Grange, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Take the 'A' Train > Run Like an Antelope
ENCORE: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
Trey teased Little Drummer Boy before Divided Sky, Stairway to Heaven in Suzy, and 'A' Train in Antelope.
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, Ya Mar, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Sweet Adeline, La Grange, You Enjoy Myself > The Lizards, Highway to Hell
SET 2: Possum, Reba > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Fee, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room > Rift, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Good Times Bad Times
ENCORE: Contact
Alumni was played for the graduating seniors in attendance. YEM contained a brief I Can't Turn You Loose tease from Page.
Soundcheck: Sweet Adeline, Funky Bitch
SET 1: Fee > Reba, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Foam, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Uncle Pen > Bouncing Around the Room, Split Open and Melt, Runaway Jim, The Squirming Coil, The Lizards
SET 2: Take the 'A' Train, Tweezer, Harry Hood, Caravan, Divided Sky, David Bowie[1], Contact
During the pause in Letter to Jimmy Page, Trey dedicated the song to everybody who was graduating. Trey acknowledged having played there for a long time and thanked the students for always inviting the band. The first set of this show was played outdoors in the McKewen Quad, but was halted due to rain. The second set was subsequently played indoors in the Keehn Co-Op's dorm lounge. The setlist for the second set may be incomplete. Bowie contained Contact teases in the intro, multiple "Elvis" quotes and a "Red Red Wine" quote. The soundcheck's Adeline contained a Marley quote from Fish. Some recordings that circulate with this date are mislabeled “The Front.”
Soundcheck: Mike's Song, Shaggy Dog, Jam
SET 1: Bathtub Gin, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room > Runaway Jim, Uncle Pen, Divided Sky, Lawn Boy > David Bowie
SET 2: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Foam, Donna Lee, Tweezer, My Sweet One > Reba, Funky Bitch, Sweet Adeline > Possum
ENCORE: La Grange
Trey dedicated Uncle Pen to the death metal band Possessed, calling them "one of the greatest living rock and roll bands" and prompting banter from Fish. Mike teased What I Am before Uncle Pen. Tweezer contained a Woody Woodpecker theme tease from Trey and Possum included teases of Norwegian Wood. La Grange was introduced by Mike as a song by David "The Truth" Grippo.
SET 1: Alumni Blues
Other than Alumni Blues, which was inferred from Mike's notes (and may have occurred during either set), the setlist is unknown. The source of this setlist is Phish.com.
SET 1: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Uncle Pen, Foam, Bouncing Around the Room > Possum, Reba, Highway to Hell
SET 2: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag > The Lizards, Tweezer, Ya Mar, Love You, Good Times Bad Times
ENCORE: Take the 'A' Train > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
The opening act was Widespread Panic. Trey teased Johnny B. Goode in Possum and Happy Birthday in Ya Mar. During Love You, Trey introduced Fish as Friar Tuck.
SET 1: Suzy Greenberg, Uncle Pen > Bouncing Around the Room, Divided Sky, Tweezer, My Sweet One, Bathtub Gin, Possum
SET 2: Funky Bitch, Runaway Jim, Harry Hood, Caravan > Reba > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Good Times Bad Times
ENCORE: Whipping Post[1]
Whipping Post featured Fish on vocals.
Soundcheck: Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
SET 1: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
The songs listed here were from Mike's notes and may be from either set. The rest of the setlist is unknown. The source of this setlist is Phish.com.
SET 1: Reba, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer, Bathtub Gin, Uncle Pen, Split Open and Melt > Divided Sky, Sweet Adeline
Mike teased So What in Bathtub Gin. This setlist is incomplete and the second set is unknown.
SET 1: Possum > Bouncing Around the Room, Uncle Pen, Reba, Tweezer, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Fee, Harry Hood, Esther > David Bowie, Terrapin, Jägermeister Song, You Enjoy Myself[1]
Reba was dedicated to Widespread Panic. After Trey thanked Widespread Panic, the band played a brief jam with a Spanish-style feel (for about 30 seconds) before Jägermeister. The management stopped the band in the middle of YEM, so there was no vocal jam. During the tramps jam in YEM, Trey jumped off the stage. The opening act was Widespread Panic.
No known setlist
Phish headlined "Haverfest '90" on this date. No recording circulates and the setlist is unknown.
Soundcheck: Carolina (with alternate, "R"-rated lyrics), Funky Bitch
SET 1: Whipping Post, Sweet Adeline, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > Bouncing Around the Room > Possum, Metal Bagel Death[1], Reba > My Sweet One, You Enjoy Myself > The Lizards
SET 2: Runaway Jim > The Sloth, Uncle Pen, Tweezer, Bathtub Gin, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Caravan, If I Only Had a Brain, Highway to Hell
ENCORE: Run Like an Antelope, Contact
After Whipping Post, Trey welcomed the crowd to the second set and apologized for taking such a long break. The comments were in reference to their last show in the Keene area (2/22/90), at which heavy smoking and/or a fire alarm resulted in the show being aborted after the first set. Possum ended with a Sailor's Hornpipe tease from Trey. This show marked the first and only known performance of Metal Bagel Death, which was a dedication to some friends who had recently opened Keene Bagel Works across the street. YEM contained a Flash Light tease from Mike. Trey briefly reprised Caravan after If I Only Had a Brain and teased Simple Gifts in the intro to Contact.
SET 1: Carolina, Possum, Ya Mar, You Enjoy Myself, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, Uncle Pen, Divided Sky, Fluffhead > Walk Away, Love You > Hold Your Head Up, The Lizards, Fire
Fluffhead was a birthday dedication to "Sarah." Walk Away featured Trey and Mike on the trampolines. HYHU was played for the first time since March 1, 1989 (167 shows).
SET 1: Sweet Adeline, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Uncle Pen, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room > Possum, You Enjoy Myself > Rift, Foam, Run Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy
SET 2: Cavern, Harry Hood, Caravan, I Didn't Know[1], Reba, My Sweet One, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
I Didn't Know featured Fish on trombone. Big Black Furry Creature From Mars contained a Simple Gifts tease from Trey and a Star-Spangled Banner quote from Fish and tease from Mike.
SET 1: Possum, Foam, You Enjoy Myself, Uncle Pen, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, I Didn't Know > Run Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy
SET 2: How High the Moon, Esther, Bathtub Gin, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Cavern, Sweet Adeline, The Ballad of Curtis Loew > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Highway to Hell
Weekapaug contained The Lion Sleeps Tonight teases from Mike. A tease of I Know a Little preceded Highway to Hell.
Soundcheck: Foam
SET 1: Sweet Adeline, Reba, Ya Mar, You Enjoy Myself, Esther, La Grange, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: If I Only Had a Brain, Divided Sky, My Sweet One, David Bowie
ENCORE: Contact
Trey teased Stairway to Heaven in YEM. Mike's Song contained Heartbreaker teases from Mike.
No known setlist
According to one source, Fee and Tweezer may have been performed at this show. According to another source, this show never took place, and the November 10, 1990, show was Phish's first time playing Earlham. No recording is known to exist.
SET 1: Divided Sky, Uncle Pen, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Possum, I Didn't Know[1], Cavern, My Sweet One, Slave to the Traffic Light > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Dinner and a Movie, Bouncing Around the Room > You Enjoy Myself > Fluffhead, How High the Moon, Esther > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Harry Hood, Fire
ENCORE: Lawn Boy, Golgi Apparatus
This was a free outdoor show, performed on Earth Day. The short break after Suzy was necessary to correct audio problems. Possum contained a Rhapsody in Blue tease from Page. I Didn't Know featured Fish on trombone and vacuum. Cavern contained a tease of Another One Bites the Dust from Mike. YEM also contained teases of Another One Bites the Dust and the vocal jam included a quote of the Sabre Dance. Mike used How High the Moon to change his broken bass string. The second set opened with Bouncing teases and a request for Caleb Snyder to retrieve his license, which was awaiting its retrieval on Page’s keyboard. Hood contained an O-o-h Child tease from Trey.
Soundcheck: Pendulum
SET 1: Sweet Adeline, Reba, Funky Bitch, Esther > Foam, Walk Away, How High the Moon[1] > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Bike, Run Like an Antelope
SET 2: Harry Hood, Runaway Jim, No Dogs Allowed, Uncle Pen, Fluffhead > Highway to Hell, Tela > Tweezer, The Lizards
This show marked the Phish debut of How High the Moon. No Dogs Allowed was played for "Erik the Viking." Suzy contained How High the Moon, Stairway to Heaven, and Walk This Way teases. St. Thomas was teased prior to Antelope, which contained How High the Moon and Entrance of the Gladiators teases from Trey.
SET 1: Take the 'A' Train > Divided Sky, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Ya Mar[1], Cavern, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird > Possum
SET 2: Caravan, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, La Grange > Rift, Fee, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Jesus Just Left Chicago, You Enjoy Myself
'A' Train contained a brief Sailor's Hornpipe tease from Trey, Possum included a Rhapsody in Blue tease from Page, and Caravan contained an Entrance of the Gladiators tease from Trey. Ya Mar contained "Napkin Pa" lyrics.
SET 1: Possum, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Dinner and a Movie, You Enjoy Myself, Love You, Highway to Hell, Carolina
ENCORE: Golgi Apparatus
This setlist is incomplete. Trey teased Stairway to Heaven in You Enjoy Myself. The opening act was The Circle.
SET 1: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Uncle Pen, The Curtain > Foam, You Enjoy Myself, My Sweet One, Take the 'A' Train > Possum
SET 2: La Grange, Fee, The Sloth, Funky Bitch, Reba > Walk Away, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Bold As Love, Lawn Boy, David Bowie[1] -> Jägermeister Song[2] -> David Bowie
This show featured the debut of Jägermeister Song. Trey teased Long Tall Glasses in Possum. The beginning of Bowie included a return to the Lawn Boy melody, a tribute to Chris Kuroda and his abilities at the light board, and a tribute to Jägermeister.
SET 1: Split Open and Melt, Uncle Pen, Cavern > Divided Sky, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird > Rift, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: I Didn't Know, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > Tweezer, Bathtub Gin, Bold As Love, Wilson[1], Ride Captain Ride, Golgi Apparatus, Fee > David Bowie
Trey teased Dave's Energy Guide and Jean Pierre in Weekapaug Groove. Mike teased "Charge!" before I Didn't Know. Trey teased Stairway to Heaven in Suzy Greenberg. Bold As Love was dedicated to Hamm and Chris Cottrell who had made the band a barbeque dinner before the show. Mike and Fish teased Iron Man after Bold As Love. Wilson was played in a heavy metal style. Ride Captain Ride was played for the first time since May 28, 1989 (116 shows).
SET 1: Funky Bitch, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, Fluffhead, Esther, La Grange, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Reba[1], Fire
SET 2: Run Like an Antelope, Foam, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, You Enjoy Myself, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, The Sloth, Harry Hood, Caravan > Possum > Highway to Hell
Trey and Page teased Fluffhead prior to Funky Bitch. Reba was aborted and restarted with Fish saying "we have a problem with this band. It's counting to four" and then rattling off other numbers the band could count to. Trey teased Jean Pierre in Run Like an Antelope, Entrance of the Gladiators in Caravan, and Caravan in Possum.
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, Ya Mar, Walk Away, Uncle Pen, Possum, You Enjoy Myself, Take the 'A' Train, Cavern, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Divided Sky, Good Times Bad Times
SET 2: David Bowie, My Sweet One > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > Tweezer, The Lizards, Runaway Jim, Terrapin[1], Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Carolina
Page dedicated Ya Mar to "Malcolm." Possum contained a Jägermeister Song quote and Skip to My Lou tease from Trey and a Rhapsody in Blue tease from Page. YEM's vocal jam featured Fish singing what would eventually become Jägermeister Song (this would debut six nights later) and Trey teasing Flash Light. Trey also teased Skip to My Lou in Take the 'A' Train. Bowie contained a Jägermeister Song quote, Birdland teases from Trey and Mike, and Miss Gulch / Witch's theme teases from Page. Terrapin featured Fish on trombone.
No known setlist
There was no show on this date. The March/April 1990 Phish Update listed "The Moon" in Telluride for shows 4/11/90 and 4/12/90. Those Fly Me To The Moon shows occurred on 4/8 and 4/9. Phish played at The Inferno from 4/12 to 4/14.
SET 1: Reba, Cavern, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Caravan, Rocky Top > Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Ya Mar, The Sloth, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, Runaway Jim, David Bowie
SET 2: Funky Bitch, Esther > Uncle Pen, La Grange, Foam, Harry Hood, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Divided Sky, Love You, Tweezer, Whipping Post
Bowie contained Walk This Way, Runaway Jim, and Heartbreaker teases and Tweezer contained a DEG jam.
SET 1: Divided Sky, Funky Bitch, You Enjoy Myself, If I Only Had a Brain, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Uncle Pen, Possum
SET 2: Golgi Apparatus > Walk Away, The Lizards, Slave to the Traffic Light > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Fee > My Sweet One > Run Like an Antelope
You Enjoy Myself contained Oriental Riff teases from Mike. Trey teased Third Stone From the Sun in Suzy Greenberg, Stairway to Heaven in Slave to the Traffic Light, and Jean Pierre in Weekapaug Groove.
SET 1: David Bowie, My Sweet One > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, The Squirming Coil > The Lizards, Walk Away, Bathtub Gin, Possum, Tweezer, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Golgi Apparatus, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Funky Bitch, Take the 'A' Train, Bold As Love, Fee, Runaway Jim, Foam, You Enjoy Myself, Bike, Harpua
Trey teased Jean Pierre in Weekapaug. Prior to Bike, Trey introduced Fish as "Phil Collins" and joked that Fish would perform an ancient unknown version of "Suss-Sussudio." BBFCFM included a jam based on the Brady Bunch theme.
SET 1: Cavern, You Enjoy Myself, Uncle Pen, Rhombus Narration > Divided Sky, Ya Mar, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > Run Like an Antelope
SET 2: Carolina, La Grange, Esther > The Sloth, Harry Hood, Caravan, Reba, I Didn't Know, Alumni Blues[1] > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Good Times Bad Times
ENCORE: Jesus Just Left Chicago, Highway to Hell
Alumni contained additional lyrics.
SET 1: Possum, Ya Mar, David Bowie, Carolina, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, You Enjoy Myself > The Lizards, Fire
SET 2: Reba, Uncle Pen, Jesus Just Left Chicago[1], AC/DC Bag, Donna Lee, Tweezer, Fee > Cavern, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, If I Only Had a Brain, Contact
ENCORE: Golgi Apparatus
Ya Mar and Bowie included teases of the Bonanza theme. Bowie also contained Wipe Out teases from Mike. Page teased Higher Ground prior to Oh Kee Pa and the theme to The Twilight Zone before If I Only Had a Brain. YEM contained Flash Light teases from Mike and Tweezer contained a DEG tease from Trey. Jesus featured guest Dan Mosebee on harmonica.
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, You Enjoy Myself > Walk Away, Take the 'A' Train, Possum, Foam, Rhombus Narration > Divided Sky, Carolina
SET 2: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Esther > Uncle Pen, The Sloth, The Lizards, I Didn't Know, Good Times Bad Times
ENCORE: Contact, Highway to Hell
YEM contained a Sailor's Hornpipe tease, 'A' Train included a Woody Woodpecker theme tease, 'A' Train was teased in Possum, and Wilson was teased in the Rhombus Narration. I Didn't Know was dedicated to "George" and the second verse of Contact was dedicated to "Eli" for his birthday.
No known setlist
It's unknown whether this show occurred. The March/April 1990 Phish Update says “call hotline” and Trey’s notes said “off.” If a show occurred this day, the setlist is unknown. The source of this information is phish.com.
No known setlist
This one set show was an opener for BOP(harvey). This information is from phish.com.
SET 1: Setlist unknown
ENCORE: David Bowie
JIM was the opening act. There is no known setlist for this show outside of the Bowie encore which featured members of JIM joining in on vocals and various instruments.
SET 1: Possum, Ya Mar, Fee, Walk Away, Tweezer[1], Uncle Pen[2], The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Take the 'A' Train > Runaway Jim[1], You Enjoy Myself, Good Times Bad Times
SET 2: Funky Bitch, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Jesus Just Left Chicago, The Lizards, Split Open and Melt, Contact > La Grange, Rift, Cavern[1], Highway to Hell, If I Only Had a Brain[3]
ENCORE: Carolina, Sweet Adeline[2], Whipping Post
This show marked the first known performances of Tweezer, Cavern, and Runaway Jim as well as the first known Phish performances of Sweet Adeline and Uncle Pen. Contact contained a Sailor's Hornpipe tease from Trey and If I Only Had a Brain featured Fish on trombone. A cover of James Bracken’s Steppin’ Out (which appears on Live Cream Volume II) may have been performed as the first encore tune, but this is unconfirmed.
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, Esther, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room -> My Sweet One > Rhombus Narration > Divided Sky, Donna Lee, The Lizards[1], Run Like an Antelope
SET 2: Killer Joe[2], Bold As Love, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag > Foam, You Enjoy Myself
ENCORE: Good Times Bad Times
This show featured the first known performance of Killer Joe. Lizards had lyrics changed to "He got a pint of Guinness and proceeded to get really drunk."
SET 1: Contact > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > Reba, La Grange, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, The Squirming Coil > The Lizards > Possum
SET 2: Carolina, Roll Like a Cantaloupe, My Sweet One, Bouncing Around the Room, Dinner and a Movie, Take the 'A' Train > The Sloth, Ya Mar, Split Open and Melt, Harpua, Slave to the Traffic Light, AC/DC Bag, David Bowie
ENCORE: Tela
Possum contained Purple Haze teases from Trey and Cantaloupe contained Jean Pierre and Theme from Bonanza teases from Trey. Harpua included a Purple Haze tease and Foxy Lady and Fire quotes. Roll Like a Cantaloupe was played for the first time since July 12, 1988 (202 shows).
SET 1: Wilson, Esther, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > AC/DC Bag, Rocky Top > The Squirming Coil > Funky Bitch, Divided Sky, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Carolina
SET 2: Harry Hood
AC/DC Bag contained Hot Blooded teases from Trey. Trey dedicated Hood to "our lightman, Chris." The setlist for the second set is incomplete.
SET 1: The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu, Caravan[1], Ya Mar[1], Bouncing Around the Room, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird > The Sloth > Possum, Donna Lee[1], Run Like an Antelope[1]
SET 2: Reba, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag > The Curtain > Dog Log > Slave to the Traffic Light[1] > Highway to Hell[1], You Enjoy Myself[1] > La Grange[1], Contact, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars[1]
ENCORE: Whipping Post[2]
Caravan, Ya Mar, Donna Lee, Antelope, Slave, Highway to Hell, YEM, La Grange, and BBFCFM all featured Dave Grippo on alto saxophone. Caravan and Reba contained Manteca teases. Antelope also included a tease of the Odd Couple theme. YEM had a Frankenstein tease and Sunshine of Your Love was teased in the song and vocal jam. BBFCFM contained a Fishin' Hole (aka The Andy Griffith Show theme) tease from Trey. Whipping Post featured Fish on vocals and guitar.
SET 1: Dinner and a Movie > You Enjoy Myself -> Possum, Ya Mar, Foam, Carolina, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Take the 'A' Train > Run Like an Antelope
SET 2: Divided Sky > Bathtub Gin, My Sweet One[1], AC/DC Bag > Caravan, I Didn't Know, The Lizards, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Golgi Apparatus
ENCORE: Contact, Good Times Bad Times
Suzy contained a Purple Haze tease and Antelope contained a Fishin' Hole (aka The Andy Griffith Show theme) tease. During I Didn't Know, Trey introduced Fish as Marco Esquandolas.
SET 1: Reba, Possum, Esther > Caravan, The Lizards, David Bowie
SET 2: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, The Squirming Coil > Bathtub Gin, Split Open and Melt, Tela > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Whipping Post
Possum contained a Sailor's Hornpipe tease from Trey and Caravan contained a Rhapsody in Blue tease from Page. The Bowie intro contained crew introductions as well as "Charge!" teases from Mike. Bowie subsequently included a Blue Monk tease.
SET 1: You Enjoy Myself
It is unknown if YEM was performed in the first or second set. This setlist is from phish.com and is incomplete.
Soundcheck: Tweezer
SET 1: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, My Sweet One[1], The Squirming Coil -> The Lizards, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Reba, Rocky Top, You Enjoy Myself -> Possum
SET 2: Dinner and a Movie, Caravan, Fluffhead > Esther > Funky Bitch[1], Carolina, Divided Sky
ENCORE: Suzy Greenberg
My Sweet One and Funky Bitch featured John Popper on harmonica. The YEM vocal jam contained a Surfin' Bird quote.
SET 1: Possum, Esther, The Squirming Coil, The Lizards, Foam, Take the 'A' Train, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird
SET 2: Reba, My Sweet One, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Bouncing Around the Room, You Enjoy Myself > Run Like an Antelope
ENCORE: Jesus Just Left Chicago
Suzy included a Purple Haze tease.
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, Ya Mar, Rhombus Narration > Divided Sky, I Didn't Know, You Enjoy Myself -> Possum
SET 2: The Lizards, Good Times Bad Times, Foam, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Carolina, Slave to the Traffic Light
ENCORE: Fire
Weekapaug included a tease of the theme from Bonanza.
Soundcheck: Jessica Jam, Donna Lee, Jazz Jam
SET 1: Foam, My Sweet One, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Funky Bitch, The Squirming Coil, Bouncing Around the Room, David Bowie, Satin Doll, Rift[1], Possum
SET 2: Reba, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Makisupa Policeman, The Lizards, Fluffhead > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
This show included the first known version of the original Rift. Reba was preceded by teases of the theme from Jeopardy! and contained a Brady Bunch theme tease from Trey. McGrupp and Fluffhead contained Sailor's Hornpipe teases from Trey. Foxy Lady was teased and quoted before Lizards. Fluffhead was dedicated to Paul Languedoc's head (specifically his new haircut) and was introduced as "Lunkhead."
SET 1: Carolina, You Enjoy Myself, Golgi Apparatus, Divided Sky, Esther > Possum, I Didn't Know, Run Like an Antelope, Take the 'A' Train
SET 2: The Sloth, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Fee, The Squirming Coil > La Grange, Bathtub Gin, Lawn Boy, Contact, The Lizards, Caravan
After YEM, Fish noted apologetically that they didn't have a chance to do a soundcheck, but once they got it together, "we promise to kill ya." During I Didn't Know, Trey introduced Fish as "Phil Collins." 'A' Train contained teases of the Flintstones theme, Sailor's Hornpipe, and the Brady Bunch theme. Trey introduced Tom Marshall before Lawn Boy, encouraging the audience to "think of him as the fifth member." Contact featured Fish crying in the background during the "I woke up one morning..." section. Exit Only was the opening act.
Soundcheck: Take the ‘A’ Train > Highway to Hell
SET 1: Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, You Enjoy Myself > Possum, Foam, Carolina, Rocky Top, Dinner and a Movie > Ya Mar, Walk Away, Bouncing Around the Room > Run Like an Antelope
SET 2: Golgi Apparatus > Reba, Bathtub Gin, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Tela > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Highway to Hell
ENCORE: Contact, I Didn't Know, Good Times Bad Times
Suzy featured a Purple Haze tease from Trey and a full-band Low Rider jam. Weekapaug contained a Woody Woodpecker theme tease from Trey. During I Didn't Know, Fish was introduced as Vinnie Barbarino.
SET 1: Wilson > You Enjoy Myself, Bouncing Around the Room, Ya Mar, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Caravan, The Lizards, David Bowie[1]
Caravan contained several Manteca teases and an Entrance of the Gladiators tease. Bowie included a Mike’s Song tease, heavy DEG teasing, and references to Marley. There was no second set, as someone pulled the fire alarm and prematurely ended the show.
SET 1: Possum, Bathtub Gin, Divided Sky > The Sloth, Bouncing Around the Room, You Enjoy Myself, Golgi Apparatus
SET 2: Reba, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, The Squirming Coil, Harry Hood, Carolina
ENCORE: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
The opening acts were Widespread Panic and Gene Matthews. The Ocean (Led Zeppelin) was teased in the YEM vocal jam. Mike's Song started as David Bowie.
SET 1: Fluffhead, Esther > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Donna Lee, Run Like an Antelope
SET 2: Golgi Apparatus, Caravan, Bouncing Around the Room, The Sloth, Possum, The Ballad of Curtis Loew > The Lizards
ENCORE: Carolina, Whipping Post
Possum was dedicated by Fish to Stacey Stienmetz and included a Fishin' Hole tease from Trey. The opening act was Widespread Panic.
SET 1: Carolina, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Divided Sky, Dinner and a Movie > Caravan, Bathtub Gin, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Split Open and Melt, Bouncing Around the Room > Possum > Foam, Highway to Hell
ENCORE: You Enjoy Myself
The second set listing may be incomplete. The opening act was Widespread Panic.
SET 1: Dinner and a Movie, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, You Enjoy Myself > Bathtub Gin, Bouncing Around the Room, Possum, Carolina, Contact, David Bowie
SET 2: La Grange, Esther > AC/DC Bag, Rocky Top, Happy Birthday to You[1], Donna Lee, Fee > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: I Didn't Know, Highway to Hell
Happy Birthday was sung by “Rocco” to Trey’s sister, Kristy. Possum included Fishin' Hole (aka The Andy Griffith Show theme) teases. The band asked the audience several times if anyone could give them a ride back to Burlington, as their van broke down on the road to Philadelphia. As with the encore the night before, Trey introduced Fish as “The King of Prussia.”
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, You Enjoy Myself, Walk Away, Bouncing Around the Room, AC/DC Bag, The Squirming Coil > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Carolina
SET 2: Dinner and a Movie, Ya Mar, Reba, Wilson[1], Take the 'A' Train, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Foam, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, David Bowie
ENCORE: I Didn't Know
Wilson was performed in a heavy metal style. 'A' Train contained teases of the Brazil theme, Alumni contained a Rhapsody in Blue tease from Page, and Bowie contained Wipe Out teases from Mike and Trey. During the encore, Trey introduced Fish as "The King of Prussia" (an allusion to the real-life location King of Prussia, not far away from Lancaster).
SET 1: Good Times Bad Times, Possum, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Donna Lee, You Enjoy Myself, Walk Away, Take the 'A' Train
This setlist is incomplete and the songs may have been spread across two sets.
SET 1: Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Split Open and Melt, Donna Lee, Slave to the Traffic Light, The Squirming Coil, You Enjoy Myself, Carolina, Funky Bitch, Bathtub Gin, Foam, Jesus Just Left Chicago
This setlist may be incomplete. Melt contained an Entrance of the Gladiators tease from Trey.
SET 1: Bathtub Gin, I Didn't Know, Contact
The source of this setlist is Phish.com. It is unconfirmed and incomplete. Phish opened for Widespread Panic.
SET 1: David Bowie, Walk Away, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Caravan, Rhombus Narration > Divided Sky, Possum, Fee > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
Caravan contained an Entrance of the Gladiators tease from Trey. Phish opened for Widespread Panic.
SET 1: Setlist unknown
SET 2: The Lizards, If I Only Had a Brain, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Jesus Just Left Chicago > Possum, Highway to Hell
This setlist is incomplete. Harpua included a Purple Haze jam.
SET 1: Suzy Greenberg, Split Open and Melt, Tela > Fluffhead, La Grange, Carolina, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird > Communication Breakdown
SET 2: Wilson[1], Run Like an Antelope, Bouncing Around the Room, Caravan, The Squirming Coil > You Enjoy Myself > Bathtub Gin, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Lawn Boy > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
It must have been a hot night at The Front, as references were made to a large fan cooling off the crowd. The band even encouraged the audience to take their shirts off; Trey went as far as to promise that Fish would get naked if the audience did! Wilson was performed in a heavy metal style. Trey teased Sailor's Hornpipe in Hydrogen. BBFCFM contained teases of Auld Lang Syne and the Bonanza theme from Trey.
SET 1: Carolina, Bathtub Gin, Ya Mar, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, My Sweet One, Bouncing Around the Room, Wilson[1], Reba, Funky Bitch, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Communication Breakdown, Caravan, You Enjoy Myself, The Squirming Coil > Run Like an Antelope, Terrapin, Divided Sky
ENCORE: La Grange
Wilson was performed in a heavy metal style.
SET 1: Run Like an Antelope, Tela > Divided Sky, Carolina, Communication Breakdown
SET 2: The Squirming Coil > Split Open and Melt, Esther, Reba, Jesus Just Left Chicago, AC/DC Bag, Lawn Boy, My Sweet One > Foam, Caravan
This setlist is incomplete.
SET 1: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Carolina, The Squirming Coil, Caravan, Bouncing Around the Room, Split Open and Melt, Tela, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Fee > La Grange
SET 2: Slave to the Traffic Light, Possum, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, You Enjoy Myself, Fluffhead, Walk Away, Lawn Boy, Whipping Post
ENCORE: Suzy Greenberg, Communication Breakdown
Although the January/February 1990 Phish Update listed the venue as U. of Maine at Orono and some sources placed this show at other venues (or even dated it a year earlier on 1/25/89), a flyer for the show, and tapes, confirm this date and Penny Post as the venue. A recording of the Fluffhead does not circulate, but early fan reports of the show confirm that it was performed. This setlist may be incomplete, and some songs may be out of order. This show featured the first known Phish performance of Communication Breakdown. Trey teased Purple Haze in Suzy.
SET 1: Carolina[1], The Sloth, Bathtub Gin, You Enjoy Myself, The Squirming Coil[2], Caravan[1], The Lizards, Run Like an Antelope
SET 2: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Bouncing Around the Room[3], Reba, Tela > La Grange, Lawn Boy, Esther, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Harry Hood
This show included the debut of Bouncing, the first known performance of Coil, and the first known Phish performances of Caravan and Carolina. Suzy Greenberg contained a Purple Haze tease from Trey and Hood contained an Odd Couple theme tease from Page.
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