Set 1: Dogs Stole Things, LxLLimb By Limb, GinsengGinseng Sullivan, GinBathtub Gin > Llama[1] -> Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea, Jam[2], Olivia's Pool
Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Julius -> Magilla, Ya Mar[3] -> Ghost -> Take Me to the River[1] -> Jam
Encore: Funky Bitch[4]
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Son Seals (Guest)
Notes: Llama was unfinished and featured a long, atypical jam that wove into Velvet Sea. The jam after Velvet Sea concluded with a theme akin to Lizards. Prior to the start of the second set, Trey said that in France they love Jimi Hendrix and Danny Bonnaduce, explaining "that's why I'm here," and that he started his career as the Partridge Family's bass player. Trey subsequently teased Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque, remarked that the crowd was too young for that and that they didn't see the Partridge Family, but that the crowd knew it when they played Hanson the other night (see 7/6/97). Prior to 2001, Trey said they called Fishman "The Orchestral Greasy Troll," prompting some impromptu singing. Ya Mar featured various duets by the bandmembers, contained Magilla and St. Thomas teases, and lyrics referencing "vampire children." Take Me to the River (first since November 21, 1995, or 126 shows) was unfinished. Funky Bitch featured a guest appearance by members of the Son Seals Band and teases of Take Me to the River and Bathtub Gin by the trumpet player.
This show was part of the "1997 Summer European Tour."
Posted by jabberstin on
, attached to 1997-07-10
This show - a tried-and-true, through-and-through favorite of mine - gets my official endorsement for a LivePhish release! The smoking Gin dissolves into a funk-affair, equipped with Trey shouting to the rhythm of his funk guitar chords. It offers a preview of the US Summer Tour Opening Gin hoedown in Virginia Beach the following month. 
