Wednesday, 01/18/1989
Gallagher’s, Waitsfield, VT

Set 1: Dear Mrs. Reagan

Notes: The setlist is incomplete. Dear Mrs. Reagan was played to commemorate George Bush’s impending inauguration and Nancy Reagan’s departure from the White House.

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Friday, 01/20/1989
College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME

No known setlist!

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Saturday, 01/21/1989
The Oronoka Restaurant and Hotel, Orono, ME

No known setlist!

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Wednesday, 01/25/1989
Penny Post, Old Town, ME

Set 1: Fee, Fluffhead

Notes: The setlist is incomplete.

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Thursday, 01/26/1989
The Paradise, Boston, MA

Soundcheck: The Sloth > Possum

Set 1: IDKI Didn't Know^[1], GolgiGolgi Apparatus, AlumniAlumni Blues^[2] > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, LizardsThe Lizards, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, Sanity^[3], DividedDivided Sky, Fee, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: SuzySuzy Greenberg, Icculus, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, SlothThe Sloth -> Possum, Contact, BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars, Foam, BowieDavid Bowie

Encore: BagAC/DC Bag, Fire

[1] Fishman on trombone.
[2] Additional lyrics.
[3] Fast version.

Notes: This was the band’s first major gig in Boston. The Paradise held around 650 people, they didn’t think the band could come close to selling out the room and so refused to book Phish. John Paluska and Ben Hunter, who were managing Phish at the time, therefore rented the room for the evening. John and Ben promoted the gig heavily, including via radio. Tickets were only $5. Tom Baggott, a fan of the band, helped get Burlington fans to the show by Greyhound bus. Not only did the gig sell out, but there were some 200 people shut out (mostly Boston University and Boston College students). I Didn't Know featured Fishman on trombone. Alumni contained additional lyrics. Prior to YEM, Trey welcomed his mom, who had come "all the way from Ireland." After YEM, Trey said that they had a special guest that night for the person in the front row that kept requesting that they play Minkin. Trey mentioned that there was a Minkin hanging behind the band and that Minkin was also there that night. There was a subsequent brief Minkin vocal tease prior to Lizards. This version of Sanity was the fast version.

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Saturday, 01/28/1989
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

No known setlist!

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Wednesday, 02/01/1989
Gallagher’s, Waitsfield, VT

No known setlist!

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Sunday, 02/05/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

No known setlist!

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Monday, 02/06/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: SuzySuzy Greenberg, CurtainThe Curtain > Wilson > PeachesPeaches en Regalia, Fee > La Grange, YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Set 2: All Blues > Sanity^[1], 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train^[2], GolgiGolgi Apparatus > DividedDivided Sky, On Your Way Down, IDKI Didn't Know

Set 3: GTBTGood Times Bad Times, Walk Away > HoodHarry Hood, BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars, Curtis LoewThe Ballad of Curtis Loew, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird > Whipping Post, Corinna

Encore: BowieDavid Bowie^[3]

[1] Fast version.
[2] Woody Woodpecker theme tease.
[3] Batman theme tease in intro.

Notes: This version of Sanity was the fast version. ‘A’ Train included a tease of the Woody Woodpecker theme and the Bowie intro contained a tease of the Batman theme.

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Tuesday, 02/07/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Esther > McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters^[1] > Foam, SlothThe Sloth -> Possum, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[2], GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Set 2: MakisupaMakisupa Policeman, Dinner and a Movie, BagAC/DC Bag > LizardsThe Lizards, TimberTimber (Jerry), Contact, AlumniAlumni Blues^[3] > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, Fee > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 3: Sanity^[4], Fluffhead, SuzySuzy Greenberg^[5] > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, Bike > Whipping Post^[6]

Encore: Fire

[1] Fishman on trombone.
[2] Alternate “Sharin' in the Rhode Island groove" lyrics.
[3] Additional lyrics.
[4] Fast version.
[5] Woody Woodpecker theme tease from Trey.
[6] First known Fishman vocals.

Notes: McGrupp featured Fishman on trombone. Weekapaug featured alternate “Sharin’ in the Rhode Island groove” lyrics. Alumni contained additional lyrics. This version of Sanity was the fast version. Suzy contained a Woody Woodpecker theme tease from Trey. Prior to Bike, Mike introduced Fishman as "Moses Yaskremski." Whipping Post was the first known version to feature Fishman on vocals.

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Friday, 02/10/1989
Student Union Ballroom, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

No known setlist!

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Saturday, 02/11/1989
Sheehan's, Northampton, MA

Set 1: SlothThe Sloth, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train

Notes: This setlist is incomplete.

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Friday, 02/17/1989
Old Stone Church, Newmarket, NH

Set 1: BagAC/DC Bag, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Fee, DividedDivided Sky, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt^[1], GolgiGolgi Apparatus, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, AlumniAlumni Blues, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Fluffhead

[1] First known version.

Notes: This show contained the first known version of Split Open and Melt.

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Saturday, 02/18/1989
Old Stone Church, Newmarket, NH

Set 1: SlothThe Sloth, DividedDivided Sky, CurtainThe Curtain > IDKI Didn't Know, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird > LizardsThe Lizards, Walk Away > Possum, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Wilson > PeachesPeaches en Regalia, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > La Grange, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, Contact, BowieDavid Bowie^[1]

Set 3: Whipping Post, Corinna, BagAC/DC Bag

Encore: Fire

[1] "Fish's Birthday" lyrics and a DEG tease from Trey and Page.

Notes: This setlist is likely incomplete and out of order. David Bowie features "Fish's Birthday" lyrics, as well as a brief Dave's Energy Guide tease from Trey and Page. (Fish's birthday is February 19.) During Bowie, Trey also shouts "A hundred push-ups!" Apparently, Fish did a number of "birthday push-ups" on stage after the Bowie. Only two partial recordings of this show circulate, and there are cuts before several songs (like both Contact and Bowie) on both recordings, and other songs appearing in this setlist do not appear on the recordings at all (e.g., Sloth, Divided, Slave, Fire). This setlist is therefore speculative, and based on the only recordings that circulate, song statistics, and the information that Phish.com and Phish.net have at the present time.

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Thursday, 02/23/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Satin Doll, Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)^[1]

[1] Phish debut.

Notes: The songs listed in set I are from Mike's notes and may have occurred during either set. YEM and Camel Walk also show up in the 2/23/89 notes, but it is possible that those two songs are notes referring to 2/24/89's second set. This show marked the first and only known Phish performance of Stormy Monday. The source of this information is phish.com.

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Friday, 02/24/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, CurtainThe Curtain > Foam, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope > GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Possum

Set 2: On Your Way Down > BagAC/DC Bag, YEMYou Enjoy Myself -> Camel Walk

Notes: This second set listing may be incomplete, as recordings that circulate cut during Camel Walk.

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Saturday, 02/25/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

No known setlist!

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Wednesday, 03/01/1989
Gallagher’s, Waitsfield, VT

Set 1: Funky Bitch, Possum, Walk Away, SuzySuzy Greenberg > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, Dinner and a Movie^[1], The Fishin' Hole^[2], Satin Doll, Halley'sHalley's Comet^[3] > Light UpLight Up Or Leave Me Alone, BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars

Set 3: Cities > DEGDave's Energy Guide > Cities, Dog Log, HoodHarry Hood, Fluffhead, Ride Captain Ride

Encore: Green Onions^[4], Cinnamon Girl^[4] > HYHUHold Your Head Up^[5] > American Woman^[6] > Wilson > PeachesPeaches en Regalia, Fire

[1] Lyrics changed to reference Gallagher's.
[2] First known Phish performance.
[3] Richard Wright on vocals.
[4] First known Phish performance; Trey on drums and Fish on trombone.
[5] First complete Phish performance; Trey on drums and Fish on trombone.
[6] First known Phish performance. Trey on drums and Fish on trombone.

Notes: This show featured the first known Phish performances of The Fishin' Hole (aka The Andy Griffith Show theme), Green Onions, Cinnamon Girl, and American Woman. Dinner and a Movie contained alternate lyrics in reference to the venue: "Let's go out to Gallagher's and see a movie." Halley's Comet featured Richard Wright on vocals and Green Onions through American Woman featured Trey on drums and Fish on trombone. Hold Your Head Up was played in its entirety (for the first and only known time) with vocals and was performed for the first time since August 29, 1987 (129 shows). An unknown jazz tune was played after Peaches.

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Friday, 03/03/1989
Living and Learning Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Wilson > McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > Foam, BagAC/DC Bag, CurtainThe Curtain > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, IDKI Didn't Know^[1], DividedDivided Sky, AlumniAlumni Blues^[2] > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Fee, Possum, Walk Away, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, LizardsThe Lizards, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, BowieDavid Bowie

Encore: GolgiGolgi Apparatus

[1] Fishman on trombone.
[2] Additional lyrics.

Notes: I Didn't Know featured Fishman on trombone. Alumni contained additional lyrics.

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Saturday, 03/04/1989
The Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY

Set 1: 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, IDKI Didn't Know^[1], Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Fee, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: Possum > Fluffhead, LizardsThe Lizards^[2], AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Contact

[1] Fishman on trombone.
[2] I Dream of Jeannie theme tease from Page.

Notes: I Didn't Know featured Fishman on trombone. Lizards contained a tease of the I Dream of Jeannie theme from Page. The second set listing is incomplete.

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Saturday, 03/11/1989
Sheehan's, Northampton, MA

No known setlist!

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Sunday, 03/12/1989
Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, If I Only Had a Brain^[1], AlumniAlumni Blues^[2] > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page^[3] > AlumniAlumni Blues, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Bold As Love, Foam

[1] Phish debut; Fishman on trombone.
[2] Additional lyrics.
[3] Eyeburn (a local band) traded off punk rock jams during the pause in LTJP.

Notes: This show featured the Phish debut of If I Only Had a Brain, which featured Fishman on trombone. Alumni contained additional lyrics. During the pause in Letter to Jimmy Page, a local band, Eyeburn, traded off punk rock jams. This setlist is incomplete.

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Monday, 03/13/1989
Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Fee, Ya Mar, BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars, BowieDavid Bowie

Set 2: Sanity^[1], 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, Possum, DividedDivided Sky, LizardsThe Lizards, Fire

Set 3: Whipping Post, IDKI Didn't Know, Free Bird

Encore: GolgiGolgi Apparatus

[1] Fast version.

Notes: YEM was preceded by two unknown jazz songs featuring the band as a trio with Trey on drums because Fishman was absent. Fishman arrived during the second jazz song and played trombone. This version of Sanity was the fast version. I Didn't Know was subsequently followed by a medley that included portions of Killer Joe, Low Rider, Back in Black, Godzilla, and Iron Man, as well as a rap funk. It is possible that this medley took place on 3/14/89. Free Bird was played for the first time since March 6, 1987 (149 shows). The third set was pieced together from Mike's notes and the source of this setlist is phish.com.

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Tuesday, 03/14/1989
Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: CurtainThe Curtain > Ya Mar, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Fluffhead, Contact, BagAC/DC Bag > Wilson, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Harpua^[1], Foam

Set 2: Wilson, Fluffhead

Set 3: Fire, Sneakin' SallySneakin' Sally Through the Alley, AlumniAlumni Blues, LizardsThe Lizards, La Grange, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Encore: Halley'sHalley's Comet

[1] "Charge!," Jingle Jangle Jingle, and Mike's Song teases from Page; Timber (Jerry) quote from Trey.

Notes: Harpua contained "Charge!," Jingle Jangle Jingle, and Mike's Song teases from Page as well as a Timber (Jerry) quote from Trey. One tape in circulation contains the first set, as listed above. Another contains the above list for sets II (incomplete) and III. Since songs are repeated within the list, it is likely that one is mislabeled. This was the last Phish show at Nectar’s and the master copy of sets II and III is specifically labeled as such; the tape circulating as the first set may be from the night before or from another show entirely. Also, the band wished the audience good night after Harpua and made several references to it being the “last song” so this is likely a final set from another show where Foam may have been the encore. Since an exact date cannot be ascertained, we will continue to list as is.

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Friday, 03/24/1989
The Paradise, Boston, MA

Set 1: Possum^[1], Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, GolgiGolgi Apparatus > DividedDivided Sky, BagAC/DC Bag, If I Only Had a Brain, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, BowieDavid Bowie

[1] Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer tease.

Notes: This setlist is incomplete and is out of order. The only recording in circulation is a mix of songs from the show, which features Hydrogen brutally cut out of the Mike’s Groove. This setlist is in the order in which those songs appear on the mix. (The mix also includes several songs from the Paradise show on January 26, 1989.) Possum contained a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer tease, which raises the question – were these songs really performed in March 1989? David Bowie closed the first set. Before Brain, someone introduced Fish – or is it Phish – as being “from Bogota, Columbia.”  It is therefore possible that Brain opened this show, which would be the only (known) time that Brain opened a show.

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Saturday, 03/25/1989
Tree Café, Portland, ME

No known setlist!

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Thursday, 03/30/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Bold As Love, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > DividedDivided Sky, The Price of Love^[1], On Your Way Down, Ya Mar, Fluffhead, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: MangoThe Mango Song^[2], Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[3], Undun^[1], La Grange, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Set 3: PeachesPeaches en Regalia > Foam, BagAC/DC Bag > BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars, Satin Doll, Rocky Top

Encore: MakisupaMakisupa Policeman

[1] First known Phish performance.
[2] First known performance.
[3] You'e No Good quotes.

Notes: YEM included You’re No Good quotes. This show included the first known performance of The Mango Song as well as the first known Phish performances of The Price of Love and Undun.

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Friday, 03/31/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

No known setlist!

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Saturday, 04/01/1989
10 Below, Northampton, MA

Set 1: La Grange

Notes: Recordings of this show in circulation often have the venue mislabeled as The U-Joint. This setlist is incomplete.

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Sunday, 04/02/1989
The Nightshift, Naugatuck, CT

No known setlist!

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Friday, 04/07/1989
Old Stone Church, Newmarket, NH

Set 1: Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird

Notes: This setlist is incomplete. This show marked the beginning of Chris Kuroda’s career as Phish lighting director. Chris ran lights during Mockingbird while then lighting director Chris “Steck” Stecher was in the bathroom. Trey had complimented Stecher on the lights for Mockingbird; after later learning that it was Kuroda who actually ran lights for that song, CK was named the new lighting director.

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Thursday, 04/13/1989
Valley Club Café, Rutland, VT

Set 1: AlumniAlumni Blues, Wilson, MangoThe Mango Song, Le Freak^[1]

[1] First known Phish performance.

Notes: This was Chris Kuroda’s first full show as lighting director. The setlist above was derived from Mike's notes about the show. It is incomplete and may be attributed to the wrong set(s) and/or out of order. This show featured the first and only known Phish performance of Le Freak (Chic). An unknown Ninja Custodian song was played between Mango Song and Le Freak. The Huge Members were the opening act. The source of this setlist is phish.com.

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Friday, 04/14/1989
The Base Lodge, Johnson State College, Stearns, VT

Soundcheck: Time Loves A Hero

Set 1: BagAC/DC Bag > Foam, Walk Away, Fluffhead, Fee, Halley'sHalley's Comet > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Contact, Fire

Set 2: YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Bold As Love, LizardsThe Lizards, SlothThe Sloth, Possum^[1], If I Only Had a Brain^[2], Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Esther

[1] Woody Woodpecker theme tease from Trey.
[2] Fishman on trombone.

Notes: Some recordings of this show have the venue mislabeled as Chez Pierre. Possum contained a Woody Woodpecker theme tease from Trey and  If I Only Had a Brain featured Fishman on trombone.

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Saturday, 04/15/1989
Billings Lounge, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Soundcheck: Time Loves a Hero

Set 1: Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Esther, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > Wilson -> PeachesPeaches en Regalia, On Your Way Down, AlumniAlumni Blues, IDKI Didn't Know, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Foam, BowieDavid Bowie

Set 2: Funky Bitch, GolgiGolgi Apparatus > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, MangoThe Mango Song, DividedDivided Sky, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt^[1], SuzySuzy Greenberg > Fluffhead > GTBTGood Times Bad Times

[1] With drum solo and audience participation contest for date with Fishman.

Notes: This show was a benefit for VPIRG. McGrupp included some strange special effects. SOAM included a nice drum solo, as well as an audience participation contest where the gag prize was a date with Fishman. A recording of the second set circulates with AC/DC Bag and Possum as the encores, but they are from a different source than the rest of the recording, and thus may have been filler. (An early Phish.net setlist from the 1990s, as well as the Phish.com setlist, do not list any encores for this benefit show.)

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Wednesday, 04/19/1989
Johnny D's, Somerville, MA

Set 1: Undun

Notes: This setlist is incomplete.

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Thursday, 04/20/1989
Humphries House (The Zoo), Amherst College, Amherst, MA

Set 1: BagAC/DC Bag > Fluffhead^[1], You Shook Me All Night Long Jam > Fluffhead, Fire, Esther, SuzySuzy Greenberg^[2], SlothThe Sloth, Possum, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters -> Foam, BowieDavid Bowie^[3]

Set 2: DividedDivided Sky, Walk Away, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, LizardsThe Lizards, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Love You^[4], Harpua^[5]

[1] Fire alarm interruption.
[2] Popeye theme teases from Trey.
[3] Frosty the Snowman jam and Santa Claus is Coming to Town tease.
[4] Fishman on trombone.
[5] "Charge!" tease from Page, multiple Gimme Some Lovin' teases, Walk This Way tease from Mike.

Notes: Humphries House had been a Zeta Upsilon ("Zu") frat house and monthly parties used to occur there that were referred to as "Full Moon at the Zoo" parties. Suzy contained Popeye theme teases from Trey and Bowie included a brief Frosty the Snowman jam in the intro, as well as a Santa Claus is Coming to Town tease. A fire alarm sounded as Fluffhead moved into the Clod segment of Fluff’s Travels, which caused the building to be evacuated. When the band retook the stage, they started up a humorous pass at You Shook Me All Night Long and then dove back into Fluff’s Travels. Fire was dedicated to the “brave men” who turned off the fire alarm. Love You was played for the first time since October 31, 1987 (133 shows) and featured Fishman on trombone. Harpua contained a "Charge!" tease from Page, multiple Gimme Some Lovin' teases, and a Walk This Way tease from Mike.

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Friday, 04/21/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: IDKI Didn't Know, Contact

Notes: This performance was part of The Rock Rumble band competition. This setlist is incomplete. Fishman was lowered naked from the rafters during I Didn’t Know for a “vacuum solo” instead of his trombone solo, but the vacuum was not powered up. Hollywood Indians, Gidget and Ghandi, Sundog, Peg Tassey, The Fortune Tellers, The Cuts, The Switch, and Dark Hollow also performed. Mike Luoma of WIZN was a judge and Arty Lavigne of WIZN was the emcee; Arty read an introduction that Phish had handed him.

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Saturday, 04/22/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

No known setlist!

Notes: This performance was part of The Rock Rumble band competition. Phish won the competition and used the proceeds to record studio versions of Split Open and Melt and Bathtub Gin.

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Thursday, 04/27/1989
Memorial Union Building, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Set 1: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Jam^[1], SlothThe Sloth > DividedDivided Sky, Sanity^[2], IDKI Didn't Know, AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues > LizardsThe Lizards, Whipping Post

Encore: Contact, BowieDavid Bowie

[1] Often referred to as "String Changing Nature."
[2] Fast version.

Notes: The Jam, which is sometimes labelled String Changing Nature, arose while the band tuned their instruments and included some funny stage banter. This version of Sanity was the fast version.  This show is believed to have been sponsored by the UNH Outing Club and performed in the pub of the Memorial Union Building.

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Friday, 04/28/1989
Moulton Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME

No known setlist!

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Saturday, 04/29/1989
The Living Room, Providence, RI

No known setlist!

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Sunday, 04/30/1989
Night Stage, Cambridge, MA

Set 1: IDKI Didn't Know, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, LizardsThe Lizards, DividedDivided Sky, Wilson, PeachesPeaches en Regalia, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Terrapin^[1]

Encore: Possum

[1] Fishman on trombone.

Notes: This show was preceded by an introduction from Dionysian co-founder Ben Hunter. After YEM, Trey acknowledged his grandparents who were in attendance. Prior to McGrupp, Trey said that the band were traveling minstrels from Gamehendge and proceeded to provide a brief Gamehendge narration about each of the four songs they were going to play: McGrupp And The Watchful Hosemasters, The Lizards, "Divided Sky and the Wind Blows High," and "Wilson, Can You Still Have Fun?" Terrapin featured Fishman on trombone.

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Monday, 05/01/1989
Pearl Street Ballroom, Northampton, MA

Set 1: Dinner and a Movie, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Esther, BagAC/DC Bag, AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train^[1], SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, LizardsThe Lizards, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, On Your Way Down, Possum, Icculus, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, BowieDavid Bowie

Encore: Contact

[1] Popeye theme tease from Trey.

Notes: 'A' Train contained a Popeye theme tease from Trey, who delivered a Gamehendge narration before and after Icculus. Tapes of this show confirm that Contact was the encore. The source of the second set's show notes is phish.com.

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Wednesday, 05/03/1989
Tent Party, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA

Set 1: Possum, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, SlothThe Sloth, Contact

Notes: This setlist was pieced together from an online review by a fan who was in attendance and from Mike's notes. The setlist is incomplete, likely out of order and attributed to incorrect sets. There are no recordings of this show in circulation. The source of this setlist is phish.com.

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Friday, 05/05/1989
Sigma Phi House, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY

Set 1: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Ya Mar, Fluffhead > AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, Donna Lee, Fee > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: IDKI Didn't Know, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, GTBTGood Times Bad Times, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters

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Saturday, 05/06/1989
Collis Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Set 1: YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[1] > IDKI Didn't Know, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Esther, SlothThe Sloth, Possum, Bold As Love, BagAC/DC Bag, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, BowieDavid Bowie

Set 2: Donna Lee, SuzySuzy Greenberg^[2], Contact, Fire, HoodHarry Hood, GolgiGolgi Apparatus > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, DividedDivided Sky

[1] Esther tease by Page at end.
[2] Linus and Lucy tease.

Notes: Page teased Esther at the end of YEM as the band segued into I Didn't Know. Suzy included a Linus and Lucy tease.

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Sunday, 05/07/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

No known setlist!

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Monday, 05/08/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

No known setlist!

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Tuesday, 05/09/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Wilson, PeachesPeaches en Regalia, Ya Mar, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, SlothThe Sloth, Possum, DividedDivided Sky

Set 2: YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[1], La Grange, If I Don't Be There by Morning^[2], SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light > Esther > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, IDKI Didn't Know^[3] > Nowhere Fast^[4] -> I've Turned Bad^[4] > IDKI Didn't Know, LizardsThe Lizards, Bold As Love, Harpua^[5], Whipping Post

[1] Moby Dick tease at the end.
[2] First known Phish performance.
[3] Fishman on trombone.
[4] First known performance; Sofi Dillof and "Joe" on vocals.
[5] Gimme Some Lovin' teases.

Notes: This show featured the first known performances of Nowhere Fast and I've Turned Bad as well as the first known Phish performance of If I Don't Be There by Morning. The end of YEM contained a Moby Dick tease. I Didn't Know featured Fishman on trombone. Nowhere Fast and I’ve Turned Bad featured Sofi Dillof and "Joe" on vocals. Harpua contained Gimme Some Lovin' teases. This show was the release party for the original Junta cassette.

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Thursday, 05/11/1989
Pauly's Hotel, Albany, NY

No known setlist!

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Saturday, 05/13/1989
The Orange Grove, Syracuse, NY

Set 1: BagAC/DC Bag, AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, La Grange, Fluffhead, Possum^[1] > Foam, Walk Away, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt > BowieDavid Bowie^[2]

Set 2: SuzySuzy Greenberg > Bold As Love, LizardsThe Lizards, HoodHarry Hood, If I Only Had a Brain, Contact, Fire

Encore: Whipping Post

[1] Fishin' Hole teases.
[2] 'A' Train and SOAM teases in intro.

Notes: This show featured more fun stage banter, as Trey referred to Fishman as “the hometown boy” and Fish commented about embarrassing himself in front of his entire class. Also, Trey commented that Fishman’s mother was in the audience, “all the way from Ireland.” Prior to Alumni Blues, Trey referenced that day’s Syracuse University graduation events and dedicated the song to the graduates in the audience. Possum included Fishin' Hole (aka The Andy Griffith Show theme) teases. The Bowie hi-hat intro included ‘A’ Train and SOAM teases.

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Sunday, 05/14/1989
Campus Pond, UMass Spring Concert, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Set 1: BagAC/DC Bag, DividedDivided Sky, LizardsThe Lizards, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Terrapin, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Possum

Notes: Phish opened for Canned Heat.

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Thursday, 05/18/1989
Tree Café, Portland, ME

No known setlist!

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Friday, 05/19/1989
The Blue Pelican, Newport, RI

Soundcheck: While it is believed this show was played, confirmation could not be established.

Set 1: Possum, Contact

Notes: The two songs in this setlist were related by a former Phish Mail Order Employee who attended the show. The setlist is incomplete, out of order and the songs listed may belong to either set. The source of this setlist is phish.com.

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Saturday, 05/20/1989
Northfield/Mt. Hermon School Gymnasium, Northfield, MA

Set 1: BagAC/DC Bag > AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, LizardsThe Lizards, Wilson, DividedDivided Sky, IDKI Didn't Know, Possum^[1]

Set 2: Bold As Love, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[2], Foam, Contact, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train^[2], BowieDavid Bowie^[3], GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Encore: GTBTGood Times Bad Times

[1] Flintstones theme tease from Trey.
[2] Popeye theme tease from Trey.
[3] 'A' Train and Woody Woodpecker theme teases in intro.

Notes: Alumni was played for everybody in the crowd who was graduating. Possum contained a Flintstones theme tease from Trey, Weekapaug and 'A' Train contained a Popeye theme teases from Trey and the Bowie intro contained 'A' Train and Woody Woodpecker theme teases

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Sunday, 05/21/1989
320 Spear Street, Burlington, VT

Set 1: HoodHarry Hood, Foam, Contact, Mike'sMike's Song^[1] > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Dazed and Confused^[2], SlothThe Sloth, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[3] > Ya Mar, BagAC/DC Bag > DividedDivided Sky

Set 2: AlumniAlumni Blues, Possum

[1] Alternate lyrics.
[2] First known Phish performance.
[3] Godzilla vocal jam.

Notes: Before Contact, the band announced that the police were towing cars out on Spear Street. This version of Mike’s Song, known also as “Molly’s Song,” included alternate lyrics. This show marked the only known Phish performance of Dazed and Confused. YEM included a Godzilla vocal jam. SOAM was introduced as being “about a pig.” The setlist for set II is unknown except for Chris Kuroda's guest sit-in on vocals for either Alumni Blues or Possum. It is also possible that Kuroda sat in on both songs. There are no recordings of set II in circulation. Some recordings that circulate are mislabeled as The Front. The set II information comes from phish.com.

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Friday, 05/26/1989
Valley Club Café, Rutland, VT

Set 1: Bold As Love, BagAC/DC Bag, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Sanity^[1], Halley'sHalley's Comet^[2] > SlothThe Sloth, YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Set 2: BowieDavid Bowie^[3], MangoThe Mango Song, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, GinBathtub Gin^[4], AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Set 3: SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, Funky Bitch, Curtis LoewThe Ballad of Curtis Loew > Possum^[5]

Encore: The Practical Song

[1] Fast version.
[2] Richard Wright on vocals.
[3] Sweet Georgia Brown and Linus and Lucy teases in intro. Alternate "Lazy Lester" lyrics.
[4] First known version.
[5] Johnny B. Goode teases.

Notes: Sanity was the fast version. Richard Wright provided guest vocals on Halley’s Comet. Sweet Georgia Brown was teased before and in the Bowie intro. Linus and Lucy was also teased in the intro. Bowie was subqsequently announced as, dedicated to, and sung as “Lazy Lester.” This show contains the first known version of Bathtub Gin. Trey compared Antelope to his life-long dream of playing hockey and dedicated the song to “all you pro hockey players out there.” Possum contained Johnny B. Goode teases.

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Saturday, 05/27/1989
Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, Trinity College, Hartford, CT

Set 1: BagAC/DC Bag, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Funky Bitch, Fee, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, Fluffhead, GinBathtub Gin, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Notes: This setlist is incomplete.

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Sunday, 05/28/1989
Ian McLean’s Party, Connie Condon’s Farm, Hebron, NY

Set 1: DividedDivided Sky, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[1], Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, Fee -> SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, Esther, SuzySuzy Greenberg, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[2]

Set 2: Fire, Mike'sMike's Song^[3] > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, GinBathtub Gin, Sanity^[4], Ride Captain Ride, PeachesPeaches en Regalia, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train^[5], Possum, Contact^[6], Funky (Breakdown)^[7] -> The Price of Love^[8], Funky Bitch, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, MangoThe Mango Song, HoodHarry Hood

Set 3: Jam -> La Grange Jam, SlothThe Sloth, Sneakin' SallySneakin' Sally Through the Alley^[9] > Ya Mar^[10], JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago

[1] "Spliff" spoken instead of "Spike."
[2] Poop Vocal Jam.
[3] HBO theme song tease.
[4] Fast version.
[5] Unknown saxophone player named "Paul."
[6] Trey wished the crowd "Merry Christmas" several times, quoted Blue Bayou in a falsetto voice, and teased Auld Lang Syne at the end.
[7] First known Phish performance; Ninja Mike on vocals and Magoo on guitar.
[8] Ninja Mike on vocals, Magoo on guitar and Fish on vacuum and trombone.
[9] Vocal jam included Changes and My Sharona quotes.
[10] Lyrics referenced wild pigs and Paul.

Notes: Trey dedicated the Divided Sky opener to “the spirit of the pig.” Trey briefly teased "TMWSIY" before Antelope, which included the word “spliff” instead of “spike” in the lyrics. This YEM featured the infamous “Poop Vocal Jam,” followed by a set-stopping keg run. Mike’s Song included a tease of the HBO theme song. Sanity was the fast version and dedicated to Eric Larson.  'A' Train featured "Paul," an unknown audience member, on saxophone. During Contact, Trey wished the crowd "Merry Christmas" several times, quoted Blue Bayou (with slightly alterred lyrics) in a falsetto voice and teased Auld Lang Syne at the end of the song. This show featured the first known Phish performance of Funky (Breakdown). Funky (Breakdown) and Price of Love featured guest appearances by Ninja Mike (vocals) and Magoo (guitar). Fishman intermittently played trombone and vacuum during the latter. The vocal jam at the end of Sneakin' Sally included Changes (David Bowie) and My Sharona (The Knack) quotes. Ya Mar's lyrics included references to wild pigs and Paul.

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Tuesday, 05/30/1989
Pearl Street Ballroom, Northampton, MA

No known setlist!

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Saturday, 06/03/1989
The Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY

No known setlist!

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Thursday, 06/08/1989
The Quad, Hobart College, Geneva, NY

No known setlist!

Notes: Phish played an outdoor party, complete with a beer moat. One fan in attendance recalls hearing Peaches en Regalia, as well as a Zeppelin cover (possibly Good Times Bad Times).

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Saturday, 06/10/1989
The Living Room, Providence, RI

Set 1: AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Ya Mar, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[1], BagAC/DC Bag, Foam, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

[1] Happy Birthday tease from Trey.

Notes: YEM was played for "Max's" "Goddard Springfest birthday" and contained a Happy Birthday tease from Trey. This setlist is incomplete, and may also be incorrect. This set also has circulated as the second set of 8/23/89. 

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Friday, 06/16/1989
Tree Café, Portland, ME

No known setlist!

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Saturday, 06/17/1989
Tree Café, Portland, ME

No known setlist!

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Friday, 06/23/1989
The Paradise, Boston, MA

Set 1: BagAC/DC Bag, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Wilson, PeachesPeaches en Regalia, Donna Lee, Fee, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, LizardsThe Lizards, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[1]

Set 2: SlothThe Sloth, Fluffhead, HoodHarry Hood, Ya Mar, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Possum, BowieDavid Bowie

Encore: Contact, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

[1] Popeye and Jeopardy! theme teases.

Notes: Antelope contained Popeye and Jeopardy! theme teases.

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Thursday, 06/29/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Possum > DividedDivided Sky, Foam

Notes: This setlist is obviously incomplete, and the set in which these songs were performed is unknown.

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Friday, 06/30/1989
Pearl Street Ballroom, Northampton, MA

Set 1: Funky Bitch, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Possum, Donna Lee, Fluffhead, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: Walk Away, BagAC/DC Bag > CurtainThe Curtain > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, GinBathtub Gin, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Notes: Donna Lee was “the sing-along version.”

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Saturday, 07/01/1989
Les Foufounes Électriques, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Set 1: SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Donna Lee, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > DividedDivided Sky, LizardsThe Lizards, BowieDavid Bowie, Bike, SlothThe Sloth, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, IDKI Didn't Know^[1]

Encore: Immigrant Song^[2] > Fluffhead

[1] Fish on trombone.
[2] First known Phish performance; a cappella.

Notes: This show was part of the Montréal International Jazz Festival. Before SOAM, Trey introduced the band as “Phish, from Burlington, Ontario.” For Donna Lee, Trey noted that the band had to play at least one straight-ahead jazz tune at the Jazz Festival. Between Divided Sky and Lizards, Trey again referenced “Burlington, Ontario,” noting that it is out near Gamehendge, and asked if there were any “Gamehendgians” out in the audience. Fishman wasn’t able to get any suction out of the vacuum during Bike; he subsequently used the trombone during I Didn’t Know. The first known Phish performance of Immigrant Song was sung a cappella.

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Friday, 08/11/1989
Tree Café, Portland, ME

No known setlist!

Notes: While it is believed this show was played, confirmation could not be established.

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Saturday, 08/12/1989
Burlington Boat House, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Satin Doll, On Green Dolphin Street, In a Mellow Tone^[1], Autumn Leaves, Four^[1], My Favorite Things, Lucky Seven^[1], Donna Lee, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train

Set 2: Blue Sky^[1], SuzySuzy Greenberg, BagAC/DC Bag, Ya Mar, Rocky Top, On Your Way Down, Night and Day^[1], Blue Monk, IDKI Didn't Know, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Possum

Set 3: Icculus^[2], AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[3], Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony^[4] > Contact

[1] First known Phish performance.
[2] Steven Drebber on vocals, unknown trumpet player (possibly Fishman).
[3] Steven Drebber on drums and Fish on trumpet and trombone.
[4] First known performance.

Notes: This show was at the wedding reception of Beth and Steven Drebber (the latter of The Joneses fame). Blue Sky was dedicated to the newlyweds. During Suzy, some of the attendees got on the trampolines. On Your Way Down was preceded by La Grange teases. Icculus included Steven Drebber on vocals and an unknown trumpet player (possibly Fishman). Antelope featured Steven on drums and Fishman on trumpet and trombone.  This show included the first known performance of The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony and the first known Phish performances of In a Mellow Tone, Four, Lucky Seven, Blue Sky and Night and Day.

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Sunday, 08/13/1989
Atlantic Connection, Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, MA

No known setlist!

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Thursday, 08/17/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Ya Mar, SuzySuzy Greenberg, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, SlothThe Sloth, Rocky Top, HoodHarry Hood, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: Walk Away, BagAC/DC Bag, MangoThe Mango Song, Fee, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, LizardsThe Lizards

Set 3: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony, Bold As Love, PYITEPunch You In the Eye^[1], Possum, Halley'sHalley's Comet^[2] > AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, Contact, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Encore: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Fire

[1] First known version.
[2] Richard Wright on vocals.

Notes: This show included the first known version of PYITE. Halley’s featured Richard Wright on vocals. Richard announced that it was the last time he’d ever sing it. Rocky Top was played for the Drebbers, who had just gotten married (see August 12, 1989). 

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Friday, 08/18/1989
Pearl Street Ballroom, Northampton, MA

No known setlist!

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Saturday, 08/19/1989
Collis Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Set 1: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu, BagAC/DC Bag, PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Rocky Top, Bold As Love, MangoThe Mango Song, LizardsThe Lizards, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, DividedDivided Sky, GinBathtub Gin, Funky Bitch, Curtis LoewThe Ballad of Curtis Loew, BowieDavid Bowie^[1], Undun^[2], AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, HoodHarry Hood

[1] Theme from Barney Miller teases in intro.
[2] Fish on trumpet.

Notes: This show is often mislabeled as August 19, 1987 and August 19, 1988 but is definitely from 1989.  Fish was introduced as Marco Esquandolas before and after Undun as well as after Letter to Jimmy Page. The theme to Barney Miller was teased in the Bowie intro. Undun and the pause after Letter To Jimmy Page featured Fish on trumpet.

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Wednesday, 08/23/1989
The Living Room, Providence, RI

No known setlist!

Notes: While there was apparently a show on this date, the setlist is unknown.  The second set of this show has circulated with a setlist that is identical to the first set of 6/10/89, another show at The Living Room.  It is unclear if that set was performed on this date or on 6/10/89.

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Friday, 08/25/1989
The Blue Pelican, Newport, RI

No known setlist!

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Saturday, 08/26/1989
Townshend Family Park, Townshend, VT

Set 1: Fluffhead, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, HoodHarry Hood^[1], SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, DividedDivided Sky, YEMYou Enjoy Myself -> Possum

Set 2: The Fishin' Hole, Bold As Love, Ya Mar, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, BagAC/DC Bag, Donna Lee^[2], Funky Bitch > Foam, BowieDavid Bowie^[3]

Set 3: TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu, SuzySuzy Greenberg, Dinner and a Movie, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[4]

Encore: Contact, LizardsThe Lizards, La Grange

[1] Odd Couple theme tease from Page in intro.
[2] Entrance of the Gladiators tease from Trey.
[3] If I Were a Rich Man teases in intro.
[4] Paint it Black tease.

Notes: Apparently Fishman got a speeding ticket on the way to the show and someone else had to set up his drum set. The Hood intro featured an Odd Couple theme tease from Page. The Fishin' Hole (aka The Andy Griffith Show theme) started with the band whistling and ended with the audience whistling to the band’s accompaniment! Slave was introduced by Mike as being written by Pete Rose; Avenu Malkenu was subsequently announced as a song written by “Pete Rose and God.” Donna Lee contained an Entrance of the Gladiators tease from Trey, the Bowie intro contained If I Were a Rich Man teases, and Antelope included a Paint it Black tease. This show was officially released as Live Phish 09.

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Friday, 09/01/1989
Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME

No known setlist!

Notes: While it is believed this show was played, confirmation could not be established.

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Saturday, 09/02/1989
The Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY

No known setlist!

Notes: While it is believed this show was played, confirmation could not be established.

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Wednesday, 09/06/1989
The Living Room, Providence, RI

No known setlist!

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Thursday, 09/07/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

No known setlist!

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Friday, 09/08/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

No known setlist!

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Saturday, 09/09/1989
Dining Commons, Bennington College, Bennington, VT

Set 1: Foam, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, DividedDivided Sky, BagAC/DC Bag, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > GinBathtub Gin, PYITEPunch You In the Eye > Wilson, MSOMy Sweet One^[1], BowieDavid Bowie^[2]

Set 2: Ya Mar, YEMYou Enjoy Myself -> AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues > SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, HoodHarry Hood, Walk Away, Possum

Encore: Highway to Hell

[1] First known version.
[2] Reba tease in intro.

Notes: This show contained the first known version of My Sweet One. Reba was teased in the Bowie intro.

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Wednesday, 09/13/1989
The Living Room, Providence, RI

No known setlist!

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Thursday, 09/14/1989
MacPhie Pub, Tufts University, Medford, MA

Set 1: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Foam, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, La Grange, Fee, BowieDavid Bowie

Set 2: HoodHarry Hood, GinBathtub Gin

Notes: This setlist is incomplete.

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Saturday, 09/16/1989
Tree Café, Portland, ME

No known setlist!

Notes: Mango Song and Funky Bitch were played on this night. Other than the couple songs listed by Mike in his notes, the setlist for this show is unknown. It is possible the songs listed came from either set or from soundcheck. The source of this information is phish.com.

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Wednesday, 09/20/1989
The Living Room, Providence, RI

No known setlist!

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Thursday, 09/21/1989
Pearl Street Ballroom, Northampton, MA

Set 1: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Ya Mar, BagAC/DC Bag, MSOMy Sweet One, Fee, AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > BowieDavid Bowie

Set 2: DividedDivided Sky -> The Chase -> Dinner and a Movie > Bundle of Joy -> Possum, GinBathtub Gin, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, If I Only Had a Brain, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Encore: GTBTGood Times Bad Times

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Sunday, 10/01/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > GolgiGolgi Apparatus, HoodHarry Hood -> The Chase, Wilson > Foam, Ya Mar, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg^[1], AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: BagAC/DC Bag, MSOMy Sweet One, Reba^[2], Dinner and a Movie > Bundle of Joy -> Possum^[3], YEMYou Enjoy Myself > If I Only Had a Brain, Contact, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, LizardsThe Lizards

Encore: Highway to Hell^[4]

[1] Purple Haze tease from Trey.
[2] Debut. No whistling.
[3] Brady Bunch theme tease from Trey.
[4] First known Phish performance.

Notes: Trey teased Purple Haze in Suzy and the Brady Bunch theme in Possum. Trey dedicated the debut performance of Reba to the “Spirit of Nancy.” Reba did not have the whistling ending. This show also marked the first known Phish performance of Highway to Hell.

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Friday, 10/06/1989
The Paradise, Boston, MA

Set 1: Setlist unknown

Set 2: TimberTimber (Jerry), Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, SlothThe Sloth, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Bold As Love, Dinner and a Movie, Happy BirthdayHappy Birthday to You^[1], HoodHarry Hood, Possum, Highway to Hell, BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars

Encore: GTBTGood Times Bad Times

[1] Fish on vacuum.

Notes: Fishman performed Happy Birthday on the vacuum for his brother David. This setlist is incomplete and likely out of order.

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Saturday, 10/07/1989
Chase Hall, Bates College, Lewiston, ME

Set 1: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Ya Mar, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, SuzySuzy Greenberg, Fee, La Grange, MakisupaMakisupa Policeman, AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: Dinner and a Movie > Bundle of Joy -> Possum, Happy BirthdayHappy Birthday to You, LizardsThe Lizards, BagAC/DC Bag, BowieDavid Bowie^[1], Contact > Highway to Hell

Encore: YEMYou Enjoy Myself

[1] Fly Like an Eagle jam in intro.

Notes: This funky version of Happy Birthday was dedicated to Jennifer Spencer. The Bowie intro included a brief Fly Like an Eagle jam.

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Tuesday, 10/10/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

No known setlist!

Notes: This show was not listed in the September 1989 or October 1989 Phish Updates and, while it's believed to have happened, is not confirmed. This show is believed to have featured the second Reba played, which would have been the original arrangement. There are no known recordings of this show and the rest of the setlist is unknown. The source of this information is phish.com.

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Thursday, 10/12/1989
Mabel Brown Room, Keene State College, Keene, NH

Set 1: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > Possum, DividedDivided Sky, La Grange

Set 2: Fee, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Esther, Walk Away, LizardsThe Lizards

Encore: Highway to Hell

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Friday, 10/13/1989
Clement's Brew Pub, Syracuse, NY

Set 1: BowieDavid Bowie, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, SlothThe Sloth, Possum

Set 2: Bike, TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, BagAC/DC Bag, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent

Notes: While it is believed that this show listing, date, and venue are correct, confirmation has not been firmly established. It is believed that this show was not at The Orange Grove or Copperfield’s, as is sometimes listed. Clement’s is the same venue as Hungry Charlie’s, where Phish performed on 5/13/89. This setlist is incomplete and likely incorrect as well. Home videos were shown both before and during this humorous Bike. Trey jokingly referred to TMWSIY as “The Man Who Stepped Into Dog Log.”  A recording of this show circulates with a very different setlist, which features David Bowie and Swing Low Sweet Chariot as the encore, and lists the following in the second set:  McGrupp, Divided, Reba, Mike's Groove, Curtis Loew, Alumni, Contact, and Lizards.

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Saturday, 10/14/1989
The Barn, Hobart College, Geneva, NY

Set 1: BagAC/DC Bag, DividedDivided Sky, IDKI Didn't Know, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Ya Mar, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Fee, AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > MakisupaMakisupa Policeman^[1], GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: Anarchy, Highway to Hell, Possum, Harpua^[2]

[1] Lyric changed to "Barn."
[2] In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida tease.

Notes: This setlist is likely incomplete. During the pause in Letter to Jimmy Page, Trey thanked the members of the farmhouse for dinner. Anarchy was played for the first time since July 30, 1988 (134 shows). Makisupa had a lyric changed to reference the Barn. Harpua contained an In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida tease.

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Friday, 10/20/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Harpua -> Bundle of Joy > Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird^[1], YEMYou Enjoy Myself > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Reba, DividedDivided Sky, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Set 2: IDKI Didn't Know^[2], BagAC/DC Bag^[3] > Donna Lee^[3], SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt^[4], HoodHarry Hood^[5], Swing Low, Sweet Chariot^[3], In a Hole^[6], SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light^[3], AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[7]

Set 3: No Dogs Allowed > Walk Away, Dinner and a Movie, La Grange

[1] Jeopardy! theme tease from Page.
[2] Fishman on trombone, Dave Grippo and Russ Remington on saxophone.
[3] Dave Grippo and Russ Remington on saxophone.
[4] Restarted; Dave Grippo and Russ Remington on saxophone.
[5] Dave Grippo and Russ Remington on saxophone; Odd Couple theme teases from horns.
[6] First known performance; Dave Grippo and Russ Remington on saxophone; Close Encounters of the Third Kind theme tease.
[7] Dave Grippo and Russ Remington on saxophone; Old McDonald Had a Farm and Yakety Sax (the Benny Hill Show theme) teases.

Notes: Mockingbird included a Jeopardy! theme tease from Page. The intro to Antelope featured Old McDonald Had a Farm and Yakety Sax (the Benny Hill Show theme) teases. No Dogs Allowed was played for the first time since July 23, 1988 (140 shows) and was dedicated to Dave. I Didn't Know through Antelope featured Dave Grippo and Russ Remmington on saxophone. I Didn't Know also featured Fishman on trombone. SOAM had to be started a second time after the lights went out before the a cappella segment of the first attempt. Hood contained an Odd Couple theme tease from the horns. Swing Low was played for the first time since June 19, 1988 (150 shows). This was the first known performance of In a Hole, which included a tease of the Close Encounters of the Third Kind theme.

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Saturday, 10/21/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Fee^[1], Ya Mar, In a Hole, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > Foam, BagAC/DC Bag, LizardsThe Lizards, Dog Log, BowieDavid Bowie

Set 2: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Wilson, Possum, Reba, SlothThe Sloth, La Grange, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Highway to Hell, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Encore: LizardsThe Lizards

[1] Lyric changed to "Mike the chimpanzee."

Notes: It appears as though one of the two sets that circulate is labeled incorrectly, since Lizards probably would not have appeared twice in the same show.  It is possible that this second set and encore are from a different show. Fee's lyrics were changed to "Mike the chimpanzee."

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Sunday, 10/22/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: La Grange, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg^[1], Ya Mar, Foam, Rocky Top, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt^[2], Tela > DividedDivided Sky, IDKI Didn't Know, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: HoodHarry Hood, Reba, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, In a Hole, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > BagAC/DC Bag, MSOMy Sweet One, Fee > Possum

Encore: Undun^[3], AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

[1] Purple Haze teases from Trey.
[2] With extended drum solo.
[3] Alternate lyrics referencing Sofi's birthday and Ninja Custodian.

Notes: Suzy included Purple Haze teases from Trey. SOAM included an extended drum solo from Fishman. Fishman explained some of his vacuum parts before launching into a vacuum solo during I Didn’t Know. Members of Ninja Custodian visited the stage before and during the encore, leading to some funny stage banter. Undun was subsequently dedicated to Sofi (likely Sofi Dillof) on her 22nd birthday and the lyrics to the song were changed to reference the event and the Ninja Custodian’s hijinks. Tela was played for the first time since August 27, 1988 (123 shows). The setlist might be incomplete, as the recordings that circulate cut during Antelope.

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Thursday, 10/26/1989
The Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY

Set 1: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > GolgiGolgi Apparatus, YEMYou Enjoy Myself -> Fee > DividedDivided Sky, IDKI Didn't Know, Wilson > LizardsThe Lizards, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[1]

Set 2: Who Knows Jam > Dinner and a Movie, Who Do? We Do! > BagAC/DC Bag, Reba > Walk Away, GinBathtub Gin > SlothThe Sloth, The Chase -> Possum, PYITEPunch You In the Eye, In a Hole, Gaul Swerves and the Rest is Everything Else, No Dogs Allowed, BowieDavid Bowie^[2]

[1] Alternate "ain't gonna share my groove with you" lyrics.
[2] Space Oddity teases in intro.

Notes: Weekapaug contained alternate “ain’t gonna share my groove with you” lyrics. PYITE, described by Trey as a recently debuted “love song,” was introduced under its original title, “Punch Me in the Eye.” In a Hole was introduced as having no title, until the band members jokingly decided to call it “What You Will.” Vocals were provided by Page “Tex” McConnell. No Dogs Allowed was introduced by Trey as a song he co-wrote with his mother for the children’s musical Gus the Christmas Dog. The Bowie intro contained Space Oddity teases.

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Saturday, 10/28/1989
The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY

Set 1: IDKI Didn't Know, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, Highway to Hell, GTBTGood Times Bad Times, Dinner and a Movie, Reba, DividedDivided Sky

Set 2: Harpua^[1]

[1] Takin' It to the Streets tease.

Notes: This setlist is incomplete and most likely out of order. Harpua contained a Takin' It to the Streets tease.

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Tuesday, 10/31/1989
Goddard College, Plainfield, VT

Set 1: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > BagAC/DC Bag > DividedDivided Sky, Fee, Walk Away, GinBathtub Gin > Possum

Set 2: BowieDavid Bowie^[1], Wilson, Reba, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird > AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues > LizardsThe Lizards^[2], Highway to Hell

Encore: Contact > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope -> Kung^[3] -> AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

[1] Macaroni and cheese jam.
[2] I Dream of Jeannie theme tease from Page.
[3] First known performance.

Notes: This was a benefit for Goddard’s sculpture building and marked the first known performance of Kung. The band’s Halloween costumes included Trey wearing devil horns, latex pants, and strap-on breasts (which he ran around fondling during the Ninja Custodian’s set) and Mike wearing a dog-faced mask. The band distributed boxes of macaroni and cheese for audience use during the Bowie intro. This Bowie, at over 20 minutes, was, at the time, one of the longest versions ever. During the pause in Letter to Jimmy Page, Trey wished happy birthday to Mary Ellen. Lizards contained an I Dream of Jeannie theme tease from Page. The show closed with Trey returning to the Kung theme, as he promised to stage another runaway golf cart marathon this time next year. Ninja Custodian was the opening act.

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Thursday, 11/02/1989
Memorial Union Building, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Set 1: GinBathtub Gin, Foam, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Fee, CurtainThe Curtain > Reba, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Esther, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > GolgiGolgi Apparatus, YEMYou Enjoy Myself -> Kung, Rhombus Narration^[1] > DividedDivided Sky, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > BagAC/DC Bag, MSOMy Sweet One, Highway to Hell

[1] First known narration.

Notes: This show featured the first known Rhombus Narration. Mike’s Song was dedicated to Matt Hawke. The band extended happy birthday wishes to “Tina” before Esther.  This show was sponsored by the UNH Outing Club and performed in the Stafford Room of the Memorial Union Building.

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Friday, 11/03/1989
Tree Café, Portland, ME

Set 1: Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, GinBathtub Gin, MSOMy Sweet One, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt -> Bundle of Joy -> YEMYou Enjoy Myself, PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Reba, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Set 2: BowieDavid Bowie^[1] > No Dogs Allowed, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SlothThe Sloth, Foam

[1] Wilson, Sesame Street theme, Entrance of the Gladiators, and Manteca teases, as well as an Antelope-style jam segment. Unfinished.

Notes: Bowie included teases of Wilson, the Sesame Street theme, Entrance of the Gladiators, and Manteca, an Antelope-style jam segment., and was unfinished The listing for the second set is most likely incomplete.

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Saturday, 11/04/1989
College Auditorium, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME

No known setlist!

Notes: While it is believed this show was played, confirmation could not be established.

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Thursday, 11/09/1989
Mission Park Dining Hall, Williams College, Williamstown, MA

Soundcheck: In a Hole

Set 1: IDKI Didn't Know, GolgiGolgi Apparatus > Ya Mar, CurtainThe Curtain > MSOMy Sweet One, GinBathtub Gin > YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[1], 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train^[1], GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag > McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > PYITEPunch You In the Eye, LizardsThe Lizards, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[2]

Encore: Highway to Hell

[1] Frankenstein tease.
[2] Dixie tease from Trey.

Notes: YEM and 'A' Train contained Frankenstein teases. Weekapaug contained a Dixie tease from Trey.

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Friday, 11/10/1989
Sigma Phi House, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY

Set 1: SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Rocky Top, Fee, DividedDivided Sky > BagAC/DC Bag, MSOMy Sweet One, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[1] > La Grange

Set 2: HoodHarry Hood, GinBathtub Gin, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > Clod > SlothThe Sloth, LizardsThe Lizards, If I Only Had a Brain, Possum

Encore: Harpua^[2], Highway to Hell

Encore 2: 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train^[3] > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

[1] Under the Boardwalk, Get a Job, and My Girl quotes in vocal jam.
[2] Third Stone From the Sun and Sunshine of Your Love teases. Lyric changed to "Look! It's Elvis!"
[3] Flintstones theme tease from Trey.

Notes: The vocal jam in YEM included Under the Boardwalk, Get a Job, and My Girl quotes. Clod was played outside of Fluffhead for the first time since February 7, 1988 (198 shows). Before and after Brain, Fish was introduced as Marco Esquandolas. Harpua included a Third Stone From the Sun tease and Sunshine of Your Love teases. In response to some fans chanting "Elvis", Trey changed the "The storm's gone!" to "It's Elvis!" and Mike subsequently spoke in an Elvis Presley voice. 'A' Train contained a Flintstones theme tease from Trey.  The second encore may be filler from another show.

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Saturday, 11/11/1989
Patrick Gymnasium, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > GolgiGolgi Apparatus, GinBathtub Gin, BagAC/DC Bag, MSOMy Sweet One, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, If I Only Had a Brain, Frankenstein^[1]

[1] First known Phish performance; unidentified horn players.

Notes: This was an opening set for Max Creek and Third World. The first known Phish performance of Frankenstein featured a guest appearance by unidentified horn players.

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Thursday, 11/16/1989
Pearl Street Ballroom, Northampton, MA

Set 1: Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, GinBathtub Gin, Foam, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, MSOMy Sweet One, Reba, YEMYou Enjoy Myself -> Frankenstein

Set 2: SlothThe Sloth > BagAC/DC Bag, Tela > BowieDavid Bowie

Notes: The show was stopped after Bowie due to a window breaking in the building. 

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Saturday, 11/18/1989
23 East Caberet, Ardmore, PA

Set 1: YEMYou Enjoy Myself, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, BagAC/DC Bag, LizardsThe Lizards, MSOMy Sweet One, Possum, DividedDivided Sky, Wilson, Reba, BowieDavid Bowie, Contact

Notes: This listing may be one set of a two-set show.

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Thursday, 11/30/1989
The Paradise, Boston, MA

Set 1: GinBathtub Gin, DividedDivided Sky, Ya Mar, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, Foam, LizardsThe Lizards, MSOMy Sweet One, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy^[1], Frankenstein

Set 2: Reba, Possum, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, Undun, Fee, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt^[2], 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, SuzySuzy Greenberg^[3], Contact > BowieDavid Bowie^[4]

Encore: In a Hole, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

[1] Debut.
[2] DEG teasing.
[3] Brady Bunch theme tease.
[4] Contact tease from Trey in the intro; Mr. P.C. tease.

Notes: This show marked the debut of Lawn Boy, which Trey announced as a “world premiere.” Suzy included a tease of the Brady Bunch theme. SOAM included Dave's Energy Guide teasing. Bowie included a Contact tease in the intro and Mr. P.C. tease in the song.

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Friday, 12/01/1989
The Paradise, Boston, MA

Set 1: IDKI Didn't Know, La Grange, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony, Dinner and a Movie, GinBathtub Gin, MSOMy Sweet One, HoodHarry Hood, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, Rocky Top > DividedDivided Sky, Walk Away, LizardsThe Lizards, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, If I Only Had a Brain, Highway to Hell

Encore: Lawn Boy, Possum

Notes: Harry Hood was dedicated to Trey’s friend, “Dave.” Trey dedicated Rocky Top to Katie McConnell (Page's sister) and the contingent of Volunteers from the University of Tennessee. Before If I Only Had a Brain, Fishman was introduced as “Moses Heaps.”

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Sunday, 12/03/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: GinBathtub Gin, Funky Bitch, Ya Mar, Reba, DividedDivided Sky, MSOMy Sweet One > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy, Frankenstein

Set 2: TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > BagAC/DC Bag > Esther > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, In a Hole, Fee > Possum, Love You, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: IDKI Didn't Know, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

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Monday, 12/04/1989
The Front, Burlington, VT

No known setlist!

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Wednesday, 12/06/1989
The Roxy, Washington, DC

No known setlist!

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Thursday, 12/07/1989
8x10 Club, Baltimore, MD

Set 1: IDKI Didn't Know, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, BagAC/DC Bag, Fee, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[1], AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, Rhombus Narration > DividedDivided Sky

Set 2: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Rocky Top, Ya Mar, Walk Away, LizardsThe Lizards, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy, Possum, Undun

Encore: GolgiGolgi Apparatus

[1] Life's Been Good tease from Mike.

Notes: Weekapaug included a Life’s Been Good tease from Mike.

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Friday, 12/08/1989
Withey Hall Dining Room, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT

Set 1: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Ya Mar, Reba, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > BagAC/DC Bag, MSOMy Sweet One, GinBathtub Gin, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: HoodHarry Hood, Tela, TimberTimber (Jerry), SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, IDKI Didn't Know, YEMYou Enjoy Myself -> Possum

Encore: Lawn Boy, Fire

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Saturday, 12/09/1989
Huden Dining Hall, Castleton State College, Castleton, VT

Set 1: Dinner and a Movie, La Grange, LizardsThe Lizards, Foam, In a Hole, Rocky Top, BowieDavid Bowie^[1], Lawn Boy, GinBathtub Gin, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Set 2: 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, Fluffhead, Esther, AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, Fee, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Contact, BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars^[2]

[1] Rocky Top, Donna Lee, and Wipe Out teases.
[2] Popeye and Brady Bunch theme teases from Trey.

Notes: Bowie included Rocky Top, Donna Lee, and Wipe Out teases. BBFCFM contained Popeye and Brady Bunch theme teases from Trey.

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Friday, 12/15/1989
Ukrainian National Home, New York, NY

Set 1: 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Mike'sMike's Song^[1] > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Ya Mar^[2], Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: IDKI Didn't Know, DividedDivided Sky, Possum, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Funky Bitch^[3], JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago^[3], Contact^[4], BowieDavid Bowie

[1] DEG tease from Trey.
[2] Dixie tease from Trey.
[3] John Popper on harmonica.
[4] Low Rider teases from Page.

Notes: Phish shared this gig with Blues Traveler. John Popper sat in on harmonica for Funky Bitch and JJLC. Funky Bitch was preceded by Trey explaining that they were going to introduce Popper as Chris Kuroda to pull a joke on their former light man, Tim, who used to jam on harmonica with the band but "wasn't that good."  Trey said they would give the tape to Tim and tell him that Chris was getting pretty good on the harmonica. Trey asked the crowd to yell "All right Chris!" when Popper came out on stage. After Jesus Just Left Chicago, Popper said "I better get back to those lights." Trey teased DEG in Mike's Song and Dixie in Ya Mar. Lizards was teased before Antelope. Contact included Low Rider teases from Page. The listed second set is definitely from this show and has been in circulation for quite some time. 

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Saturday, 12/16/1989
Contois Auditorium, City Hall, Burlington, VT

Set 1: CurtainThe Curtain > BagAC/DC Bag, Lawn Boy, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, LizardsThe Lizards, In a Hole, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Encore: Possum

Notes: This performance was a benefit show for the Burlington Community Boathouse.

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Friday, 12/29/1989
23 East Caberet, Ardmore, PA

Set 1: Rhombus Narration > DividedDivided Sky, Ya Mar, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, LizardsThe Lizards, Lawn Boy, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Notes: This setlist is incomplete.  The opening act was The Modern Beatniks.

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Saturday, 12/30/1989
The Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY

Set 1: Fluff's Travels -> BowieDavid Bowie

Set 2: GinBathtub Gin, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Ya Mar, SuzySuzy Greenberg, Foam, MSOMy Sweet One, La Grange, Lawn Boy, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Encore: Auld Lang Syne^[1] -> Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

[1] First known Phish performance.

Notes: The setlist for the first set is incomplete. The show featured the first known Phish performance of Auld Lang Syne. The opening act was Indecision.

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Sunday, 12/31/1989
Boston World Trade Center Exhibition Hall, Boston, MA

Set 1: IDKI Didn't Know, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, Auld Lang Syne, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, GinBathtub Gin, LizardsThe Lizards, Satin Doll, Highway to Hell

Set 2: Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Ya Mar, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Fee > DividedDivided Sky, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Notes: This was the first Phish New Year’s performance. Trey and Mike wore tuxedos and top hats to commemorate the event. Fishman came out for I Didn’t Know wearing a top hat and a g-string with tuxedo tails. The opening act was The Ululators.

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