Tuesday, 01/02/1990
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

No known setlist!

Notes: The venue and setlist for this UNH show are unknown.

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Saturday, 01/13/1990
Thompson Gym, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH

No known setlist!

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Friday, 01/19/1990
Clark University Pub, Clark University, Worcester, MA

No known setlist!

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Saturday, 01/20/1990
Webster Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Set 1: Carolina^[1], SlothThe Sloth, GinBathtub Gin, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, CoilThe Squirming Coil^[2], Caravan^[1], LizardsThe Lizards, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg^[3], Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room^[2], Reba, Tela > La Grange, Lawn Boy, Esther, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: HoodHarry Hood^[4]

[1] First known Phish performance.
[2] First known performance.
[3] Purple Haze tease from Trey.
[4] Odd Couple theme tease from Page.

Notes: This show included the first known performances of Bouncing and 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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Thursday, 01/25/1990
The Oronoka Restaurant and Hotel, Orono, ME

No known setlist!

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Friday, 01/26/1990
Tree Café, Portland, ME

Set 1: AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Tela > DividedDivided Sky, Carolina, Communication Breakdown^[1]

Set 2: CoilThe Squirming Coil > SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Esther, Reba, JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, BagAC/DC Bag, Lawn Boy, MSOMy Sweet One > Foam, Caravan

[1] First known Phish performance.

Notes: This setlist is incomplete. This show featured the first known Phish performance of Communication Breakdown.

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Saturday, 01/27/1990
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Carolina, GinBathtub Gin, Ya Mar, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, MSOMy Sweet One, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Wilson^[1], Reba, Funky Bitch, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: Communication Breakdown, Caravan, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, CoilThe Squirming Coil > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Terrapin, DividedDivided Sky

Encore: La Grange

[1] Heavy metal style.

Notes: Wilson was performed in a heavy metal style.

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Sunday, 01/28/1990
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: SuzySuzy Greenberg, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Tela > Fluffhead, La Grange, Carolina, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird > Communication Breakdown

Set 2: Wilson^[1], AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Caravan, CoilThe Squirming Coil > YEMYou Enjoy Myself > GinBathtub Gin, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Lawn Boy > BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars^[2]

[1] Heavy metal style.
[2] Auld Lang Syne and Bonanza theme teases from Trey.

Notes: 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 Fishman would get naked if the audience did! Wilson was performed in a heavy metal style. BBFCFM contained teases of Auld Lang Syne and the Bonanza theme from Trey.

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Monday, 01/29/1990
The Haunt, Ithaca, NY

Set 1: Setlist unknown

Set 2: LizardsThe Lizards, If I Only Had a Brain, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago > Possum, Highway to Hell

Encore: Harpua^[1], Fire

[1] Purple Haze jam.

Notes: This setlist is incomplete. Harpua included a Purple Haze jam.

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Wednesday, 01/31/1990
Myskyn's, Charleston, SC

No known setlist!

Notes: Phish opened for Widespread Panic.

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Thursday, 02/01/1990
The Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA

Set 1: BowieDavid Bowie, Walk Away, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Caravan^[1], Rhombus Narration > DividedDivided Sky, Possum, Fee > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

[1] Entrance of the Gladiators tease from Trey.

Notes: Caravan contained an Entrance of the Gladiators tease from Trey. Phish opened for Widespread Panic.

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Friday, 02/02/1990
The Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA

No known setlist!

Notes: Phish opened for Widespread Panic.

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Saturday, 02/03/1990
The Cotton Club, Atlanta, GA

Set 1: GinBathtub Gin, IDKI Didn't Know, Contact

Notes: The source of this setlist is Phish.com. It is unconfirmed and mostly incomplete. Phish shared the bill with Widespread Panic.

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Sunday, 02/04/1990
Greenstreets, Columbia, SC

No known setlist!

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Monday, 02/05/1990
Myskyn's, Charleston, SC

Set 1: AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt^[1], Donna Lee, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, CoilThe Squirming Coil, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Carolina, Funky Bitch, GinBathtub Gin, Foam, JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago

[1] Entrance of the Gladiators tease from Trey.

Notes: This setlist may be incomplete. Melt contained an Entrance of the Gladiators tease from Trey.

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Wednesday, 02/07/1990
Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC

No known setlist!

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Thursday, 02/08/1990
The Jade Elephant, Richmond, VA

Set 1: GTBTGood Times Bad Times, Possum, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Donna Lee, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Walk Away, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train

Notes: This setlist is incomplete and the songs may have been spread across two sets.

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Friday, 02/09/1990
Chameleon Club, Lancaster, PA

Set 1: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Walk Away, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, BagAC/DC Bag, CoilThe Squirming Coil > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Carolina

Set 2: Dinner and a Movie, Ya Mar, Reba, Wilson^[1], 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train^[2], AlumniAlumni Blues^[3] > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, Foam, Curtis LoewThe Ballad of Curtis Loew, BowieDavid Bowie^[4]

Encore: IDKI Didn't Know

[1] Heavy metal style.
[2] Brazil theme teases.
[3] Rhapsody in Blue tease from Page.
[4] Wipe Out teases from Mike and Trey.

Notes: 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 Fishman as "The King of Prussia" (an allusion to the real-life location King of Prussia, not far away from Lancaster).

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Saturday, 02/10/1990
23 East Caberet, Ardmore, PA

Set 1: Dinner and a Movie, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > GinBathtub Gin, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Possum^[1], Carolina, Contact, BowieDavid Bowie

Set 2: La Grange, Esther > BagAC/DC Bag, Rocky Top, Happy BirthdayHappy Birthday to You^[2], Donna Lee, Fee > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: IDKI Didn't Know, Highway to Hell

[1] Fishin' Hole teases.
[2] Sung by "Rocco" to Trey's sister Kristy.

Notes: 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 Fishman as “The King of Prussia.”

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Thursday, 02/15/1990
The Living Room, Providence, RI

Set 1: Carolina, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, DividedDivided Sky, Dinner and a Movie > Caravan, GinBathtub Gin, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Possum > Foam, Highway to Hell

Encore: YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Notes: The second set listing may be incomplete. The opening act was Widespread Panic.

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Friday, 02/16/1990
The Paradise, Boston, MA

Set 1: Fluffhead, Esther > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Donna Lee, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Caravan, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, SlothThe Sloth, Possum^[1], Curtis LoewThe Ballad of Curtis Loew > LizardsThe Lizards

Encore: Carolina, Whipping Post

[1] Fishin' Hole tease from Trey.

Notes: Possum was dedicated by Fish to Stacey Stienmetz and included a Fishin' Hole tease from Trey. The opening act was Widespread Panic.

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Saturday, 02/17/1990
Student Union Ballroom, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Set 1: Possum, GinBathtub Gin, DividedDivided Sky > SlothThe Sloth, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[1], GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Set 2: Reba, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, CoilThe Squirming Coil, HoodHarry Hood, Carolina

Encore: Mike'sMike's Song^[2] > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

[1] The Ocean teases in vocal jam.
[2] Started as David Bowie.

Notes: 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.

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Thursday, 02/22/1990
Mabel Brown Room, Keene State College, Keene, NH

Set 1: Wilson > YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Ya Mar, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, Caravan^[1], LizardsThe Lizards, BowieDavid Bowie^[2]

[1] Several Manteca teases and an Entrance of the Gladiators tease.
[2] Mike's Song tease, heavy DEG teasing, and references to Marley.

Notes: 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.

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Friday, 02/23/1990
Dining Center, Haverford College, Haverford, PA

Soundcheck: Take the ‘A’ Train > Highway to Hell

Set 1: AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[1] > Possum, Foam, Carolina, Rocky Top, Dinner and a Movie > Ya Mar, Walk Away, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: GolgiGolgi Apparatus > Reba^[2], GinBathtub Gin, JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, Tela > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg^[3], Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[4], Highway to Hell

Encore: Contact, IDKI Didn't Know, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

[1] Camel Walk teases.
[2] Peaches en Regalia tease.
[3] Purple Haze tease from Trey and a full-band Low Rider jam.
[4] Woody Woodpecker theme tease from Trey.

Notes: YEM included Camel Walk teases. Reba included a Peaches en Regalia tease. 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, Fishman was introduced as Vinnie Barbarino.

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Saturday, 02/24/1990
The Bayou, Washington, DC

Set 1: Carolina, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, DividedDivided Sky, Esther > Possum, IDKI Didn't Know, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train^[1]

Set 2: SlothThe Sloth, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, Fee, CoilThe Squirming Coil > La Grange, GinBathtub Gin, Lawn Boy, Contact, LizardsThe Lizards, Caravan

[1] Flintstones, Popeye, and Brady Bunch theme teases.

Notes: 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, Popeye, and Brady Bunch themes. 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.

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Sunday, 02/25/1990
8x10 Club, Baltimore, MD

Soundcheck: Jessica Jam, Donna Lee, Jazz Jam

Set 1: Foam, MSOMy Sweet One, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, Funky Bitch, CoilThe Squirming Coil, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, BowieDavid Bowie^[1], Satin Doll, Rift^[2], Possum

Set 2: Reba^[3], McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters^[4] > MakisupaMakisupa Policeman, LizardsThe Lizards, Fluffhead^[4] > BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars

[1] Extended Tweezer jam.
[2] First known performance of the original Rift.
[3] Brady Bunch theme tease from Trey.
[4] Popeye theme tease from Trey.

Notes: Bowie included an extended Tweezer jam. 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 Popeye theme teases from Trey. Fluffhead was dedicated to Paul Languedoc's head (specifically his new haircut) and was introduced as "Lunkhead"

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Thursday, 03/01/1990
Toad's Place, New Haven, CT

Set 1: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Ya Mar, Rhombus Narration > DividedDivided Sky, IDKI Didn't Know, YEMYou Enjoy Myself -> Possum

Set 2: LizardsThe Lizards, GTBTGood Times Bad Times, Foam, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[1], Carolina, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Encore: Fire

[1] Theme from Bonanza tease.

Notes: Weekapaug included a tease of the theme from Bonanza.

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Friday, 03/02/1990
The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY

Set 1: Possum, Esther, CoilThe Squirming Coil, LizardsThe Lizards, Foam, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird

Set 2: Reba, MSOMy Sweet One, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg^[1], Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Encore: JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago

[1] Purple Haze tease.

Notes: Suzy included a Purple Haze tease.

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Saturday, 03/03/1990
The Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY

Soundcheck: Tweezer

Set 1: Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, MSOMy Sweet One^[1], CoilThe Squirming Coil -> LizardsThe Lizards, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, Reba, Rocky Top, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[2] -> Possum

Set 2: Dinner and a Movie, Caravan, Fluffhead > Esther > Funky Bitch^[1], Carolina, DividedDivided Sky

Encore: SuzySuzy Greenberg

[1] John Popper on harmonica.
[2] Surfin' Bird quote in vocal jam.

Notes: My Sweet One and Funky Bitch featured John Popper on harmonica. The YEM vocal jam contained a Surfin' Bird quote.

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Monday, 03/05/1990
The Haunt, Ithaca, NY

Set 1: YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Notes: It is unknown if YEM was performed in the first or second set.

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Wednesday, 03/07/1990
Field House, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Set 1: Reba, Possum^[1], Esther > Caravan^[2], LizardsThe Lizards, BowieDavid Bowie^[3]

Set 2: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, CoilThe Squirming Coil > GinBathtub Gin, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Tela > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Whipping Post

[1] Popeye theme tease from Trey.
[2] Rhapsody in Blue tease from Page.
[3] Charge! teases from Mike, Blue Monk tease.

Notes: Possum contained a Popeye theme 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.

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Thursday, 03/08/1990
Aiko's, Saratoga Springs, NY

Set 1: Dinner and a Movie > YEMYou Enjoy Myself -> Possum, Ya Mar, Foam, Carolina, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg^[1], 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[2]

Set 2: DividedDivided Sky > GinBathtub Gin, MSOMy Sweet One^[3], BagAC/DC Bag > Caravan, IDKI Didn't Know, LizardsThe Lizards, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Curtis LoewThe Ballad of Curtis Loew, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Encore: Contact, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

[1] Purple Haze tease.
[2] Fishin' Hole tease.
[3] Extended drum intro.

Notes: 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 Fishman as Marco Esquandolas.

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Friday, 03/09/1990
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu, Caravan^[1], Ya Mar^[2], Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird > SlothThe Sloth > Possum, Donna Lee^[2], AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[3]

Set 2: Reba^[4], Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag > CurtainThe Curtain > Dog Log > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light^[2] > Highway to Hell^[2], YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[5] > La Grange^[2], Contact, BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars^[6]

Encore: Whipping Post^[7]

[1] Dave Grippo on alto saxophone; Manteca teases.
[2] Dave Grippo on alto saxophone.
[3] Dave Grippo on alto saxophone; Odd Couple theme tease.
[4] Manteca teases.
[5] Dave Grippo on alto saxophone; Frankenstein and Sunshine of Your Love teases. Sunsine of Your Love tease in vocal jam.
[6] Dave Grippo on alto saxophone, Fishin' Hole tease from Trey.
[7] Fishman on vocals and guitar.

Notes: 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 Fishman on vocals and guitar.

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Saturday, 03/10/1990
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Wilson, Esther, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > BagAC/DC Bag^[1], Rocky Top > CoilThe Squirming Coil > Funky Bitch, DividedDivided Sky, JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, Carolina

Set 2: HoodHarry Hood

[1] Hot Blooded teases from Trey.

Notes: AC/DC Bag contained Hot Blooded teases from Trey. Trey dedicated Hood to "our lightman, Chris." The setlist for the second set is incomplete.

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Sunday, 03/11/1990
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Contact > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > Reba, La Grange, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, CoilThe Squirming Coil > LizardsThe Lizards > Possum^[1]

Set 2: Carolina, Roll Like a Cantaloupe^[2], MSOMy Sweet One, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Dinner and a Movie, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train > SlothThe Sloth, Ya Mar, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Harpua^[3], SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, BagAC/DC Bag, BowieDavid Bowie

Encore: Tela

[1] Purple Haze teases from Trey.
[2] Jean Pierre and Theme from Bonanza teases from Trey.
[3] Purple Haze tease and Foxy Lady quote.

Notes: 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 quote. Roll Like a Cantaloupe was played for the first time since July 12, 1988 (202 shows).

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Friday, 03/16/1990
23 East Caberet, Ardmore, PA

No known setlist!

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Saturday, 03/17/1990
23 East Caberet, Ardmore, PA

Set 1: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Esther, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room -> MSOMy Sweet One > Rhombus Narration > DividedDivided Sky, Donna Lee, LizardsThe Lizards, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: Killer Joe^[1], Bold As Love, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag > Foam, YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Encore: GTBTGood Times Bad Times

[1] First known performance.

Notes: This show featured the first known performance of Killer Joe.

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Tuesday, 03/27/1990
Stache's, Columbus, OH

No known setlist!

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Wednesday, 03/28/1990
Beta Intramural Hockey Team Party, Denison University, Granville, OH

Set 1: Possum, Ya Mar, Fee, Walk Away, Tweezer^[1], Uncle Pen^[2], Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train > Runaway Jim^[1], YEMYou Enjoy Myself, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: Funky Bitch, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, LizardsThe Lizards, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Contact^[3] > La Grange, Rift, Cavern^[1], Highway to Hell, If I Only Had a Brain^[4]

Encore: Carolina, Sweet Adeline^[2], Whipping Post

[1] First known performance.
[2] First known Phish performance.
[3] Popeye theme tease from Trey.
[4] Fishman on trombone.

Notes: 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 Popeye theme tease from Trey and If I Only Had a Brain featured Fishman 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.

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Thursday, 03/29/1990
Canal Street Tavern, Dayton, OH

No known setlist!

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Friday, 03/30/1990
Lounge Axe, Chicago, IL

No known setlist!

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Saturday, 03/31/1990
Rathskeller, Memorial Union, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

No known setlist!

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Wednesday, 04/04/1990
Quigley's, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Set 1: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[1] > Walk Away, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, Possum, Foam, Rhombus Narration > DividedDivided Sky, Carolina

Set 2: Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Esther > Uncle Pen, SlothThe Sloth, LizardsThe Lizards, IDKI Didn't Know, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Encore: Contact, Highway to Hell

[1] Popeye theme tease from Trey.

Notes: YEM contained a Popeye theme tease from Trey. I Didn't Know was dedicated to "George" and the second verse of Contact was dedicated to "Eli" for his birthday.

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Thursday, 04/05/1990
J.J. McCabe's, Boulder, CO

Set 1: Possum, Ya Mar^[1], BowieDavid Bowie^[1], Carolina, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[2] > LizardsThe Lizards, Fire

Set 2: Reba, Uncle Pen, JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago^[3], BagAC/DC Bag, Donna Lee, Tweezer^[4], Fee > Cavern, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, If I Only Had a Brain, Contact

Encore: GolgiGolgi Apparatus

[1] Bonanza theme teases.
[2] Flash Light teases from Mike.
[3] Dan Mosebee on harmonica.
[4] DEG tease from Trey.

Notes: Ya Mar and Bowie included teases of the Bonanza theme. 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.

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Friday, 04/06/1990
El Dorado Café, Crested Butte, CO

Set 1: Cavern, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Uncle Pen, Rhombus Narration > DividedDivided Sky, Ya Mar, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: Carolina, La Grange, Esther > SlothThe Sloth, HoodHarry Hood, Caravan, Reba, IDKI Didn't Know, AlumniAlumni Blues^[1] > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Encore: JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, Highway to Hell

[1] Additional lyrics.

Notes: Alumni contained additional lyrics.

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Saturday, 04/07/1990
El Dorado Café, Crested Butte, CO

Set 1: BowieDavid Bowie, MSOMy Sweet One > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, CoilThe Squirming Coil > LizardsThe Lizards, Walk Away, GinBathtub Gin, Possum, Tweezer, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird > Funky Bitch, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, Bold As Love, Fee, Runaway Jim, Foam, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Bike, Harpua

Encore: BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars^[1], Contact

[1] Jam based on the Brady Bunch theme.

Notes: BBFCFM included a jam based on the Brady Bunch theme. Prior to Bike, Trey introduced Fish as "Phil Collins" and joked that Fish would perform an ancient unknown version of  "Suss-Sussudio."

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Sunday, 04/08/1990
Fly Me to the Moon Saloon, Telluride, CO

Set 1: DividedDivided Sky, Funky Bitch, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, If I Only Had a Brain, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Uncle Pen, Possum

Set 2: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Walk Away, LizardsThe Lizards, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Fee, MSOMy Sweet One, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Encore: Carolina, Fire

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Monday, 04/09/1990
Fly Me to the Moon Saloon, Telluride, CO

Set 1: Reba, Cavern, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, Caravan, Rocky Top > AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, Ya Mar, SlothThe Sloth, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Runaway Jim, BowieDavid Bowie^[1]

Set 2: Funky Bitch, Esther, Uncle Pen, La Grange, Foam, HoodHarry Hood, JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, DividedDivided Sky, Love You, Tweezer^[2], Whipping Post

[1] Walk This Way, Runaway Jim, and Heartbreaker teases.
[2] DEG jam.

Notes: Bowie contained Walk This Way, Runaway Jim, and Heartbreaker teases and Tweezer contained a DEG jam.

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Thursday, 04/12/1990
The Inferno, Steamboat Springs, CO

Set 1: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Ya Mar, Walk Away, Uncle Pen, Possum, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, Cavern, JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, DividedDivided Sky, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: BowieDavid Bowie, MSOMy Sweet One, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Tweezer, LizardsThe Lizards, Runaway Jim, Love You, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Carolina

Notes: This show may have been at Fly Me to the Moon Saloon in Telluride, CO.

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Friday, 04/13/1990
The Inferno, Steamboat Springs, CO

Set 1: Funky Bitch, Dinner and a Movie, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Fluffhead, Esther, La Grange, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, Reba, Fire

Set 2: AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Foam, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, AlumniAlumni Blues, Curtis LoewThe Ballad of Curtis Loew, SlothThe Sloth, HoodHarry Hood, Caravan, Possum, Highway to Hell

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Saturday, 04/14/1990
The Inferno, Steamboat Springs, CO

Set 1: SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Uncle Pen, Cavern, DividedDivided Sky, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, Rift, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: IDKI Didn't Know, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Tweezer, GinBathtub Gin, Bold As Love, Wilson, Ride Captain Ride, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Fee, BowieDavid Bowie

Notes: Ride Captain Ride was played for the first time since May 28, 1989 (115 shows).

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Wednesday, 04/18/1990
Herman's Hideaway, Denver, CO

Set 1: Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Uncle Pen, CurtainThe Curtain > Foam, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, MSOMy Sweet One, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train > Possum

Set 2: La Grange, Fee, SlothThe Sloth, Funky Bitch, Reba > Walk Away, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Bold As Love, Lawn Boy, BowieDavid Bowie^[1] -> Jägermeister Song -> BowieDavid Bowie

[1] The beginning 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.

Notes: This show featured the debut of Jägermeister Song. 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.

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Thursday, 04/19/1990
Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO

Set 1: Setlist unknown

Set 2: Possum, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Dinner and a Movie, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Terrapin, Highway to Hell, Carolina, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Notes: This setlist is incomplete. The opening act was The Circle.

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Friday, 04/20/1990
Ramskeller, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Set 1: 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train^[1] > DividedDivided Sky, AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, Ya Mar^[2], Cavern, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird > Possum^[3]

Set 2: Caravan^[4], Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, La Grange > Rift, Fee, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, YEMYou Enjoy Myself

[1] Brief Popeye theme tease from Trey.
[2] "Napkin Pa" lyrics.
[3] Rhapsody in Blue tease from Page.
[4] Entrance of the Gladiators tease from Trey.

Notes: 'A' Train contained a brief Popeye theme 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.

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Saturday, 04/21/1990
Canyon West Room, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO

Soundcheck: Pendulum

Set 1: Sweet Adeline, Reba, Funky Bitch, Esther > Foam, Walk Away, How High the Moon^[1] > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg^[2], Bike, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[3]

Set 2: HoodHarry Hood, Runaway Jim, No Dogs Allowed, Uncle Pen, Fluffhead > Highway to Hell, Tela > Tweezer, LizardsThe Lizards

[1] Phish debut.
[2] How High the Moon, Stairway to Heaven, Walk this Way teases.
[3] How High the Moon and Entrance of the Gladiators teases from Trey.

Notes: 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.

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Sunday, 04/22/1990
Cutler Quad, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO

Set 1: DividedDivided Sky, Uncle Pen, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Possum^[1], IDKI Didn't Know^[2], Cavern^[3], MSOMy Sweet One, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: Dinner and a Movie, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[4] > Fluffhead, How High the Moon, Esther > BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars, HoodHarry Hood^[5], Fire

Encore: Lawn Boy, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

[1] Rhapsody in Blue tease from Page.
[2] Fishman on trombone and vacuum.
[3] Another One Bites the Dust tease from Mike.
[4] Another One Bites the Dust teases.
[5] O-o-h Child tease from Trey.

Notes: This was a free outdoor show, performed on Earth Day, where Phish opened for Kenny Loggins. 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 Fishman 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. 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.

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Wednesday, 04/25/1990
The Clarke Memorial Fountain, Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, IN

Soundcheck: Foam

Set 1: Sweet Adeline, Reba, Ya Mar, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Esther, La Grange, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Mike'sMike's Song^[1] > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: If I Only Had a Brain, DividedDivided Sky, MSOMy Sweet One, BowieDavid Bowie

Encore: Contact

[1] Heartbreaker teases from Mike.

Notes: Mike's Song contained Heartbreaker teases from Mike.

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Thursday, 04/26/1990
Dionysus Club, The 'Sco, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH

Set 1: Possum, Foam, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Uncle Pen, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, IDKI Didn't Know > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy

Set 2: How High the Moon, Esther, GinBathtub Gin, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Cavern, Sweet Adeline, Curtis LoewThe Ballad of Curtis Loew > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Highway to Hell

Notes: A tease of I Know a Little preceded Highway to Hell.

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Saturday, 04/28/1990
The Strand Theater, Dorchester, MA

Set 1: Sweet Adeline, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Uncle Pen, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Possum, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > Rift, Foam, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy

Set 2: Cavern, HoodHarry Hood, Caravan, IDKI Didn't Know, Reba, MSOMy Sweet One, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars

Notes: Lawn Boy added based on discussion here <http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=4919>, May 2004  

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Sunday, 04/29/1990
Woodbury Ski & Racquet Club, Woodbury, CT

Set 1: Carolina, Possum, Ya Mar, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Uncle Pen, DividedDivided Sky, Fluffhead > Walk Away, Love You > HYHUHold Your Head Up, LizardsThe Lizards, Fire

Notes: 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 (165 shows).

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Thursday, 05/03/1990
The Pub House, Poultney, VT

No known setlist!

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Friday, 05/04/1990
The Colonial Theatre, Keene, NH

Soundcheck: Carolina (with alternate, "R"-rated lyrics), Funky Bitch

Set 1: Whipping Post, Sweet Adeline, TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Possum, Metal Bagel Death^[1], Reba > MSOMy Sweet One, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[2] > LizardsThe Lizards

Set 2: Runaway Jim > SlothThe Sloth, Uncle Pen, Tweezer, GinBathtub Gin, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Caravan, If I Only Had a Brain, Highway to Hell

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

[1] First known performance.
[2] Flash Light tease from Mike.
[3] Simple Gifts tease from Trey in intro.

Notes: 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. 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.

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Saturday, 05/05/1990
Dining Center, Haverford College, Haverford, PA

No known setlist!

Notes: Phish headlined "Haverfest '90" on this date. No recording circulates and the setlist is unknown.

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Sunday, 05/06/1990
Toad's Place, New Haven, CT

Set 1: Possum > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Uncle Pen, Reba, Tweezer, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: Fee, HoodHarry Hood, Esther > BowieDavid Bowie, Terrapin, Jägermeister Song, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[1]

[1] No vocal jam.

Notes: 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.

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Monday, 05/07/1990
The Haunt, Ithaca, NY

Set 1: Reba, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer, GinBathtub Gin, Uncle Pen, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt > DividedDivided Sky, Sweet Adeline

Notes: This setlist is incomplete and the second set is unknown.

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Wednesday, 05/09/1990
Thunderbird's, Portland, ME

Soundcheck: Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)

Set 1: Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Notes: 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.

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Thursday, 05/10/1990
Pearl Street Ballroom, Northampton, MA

Set 1: SuzySuzy Greenberg, Uncle Pen > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, DividedDivided Sky, Tweezer, MSOMy Sweet One, GinBathtub Gin, Possum

Set 2: Funky Bitch, Runaway Jim, HoodHarry Hood, Caravan > Reba > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Encore: Whipping Post^[1]

[1] Fishman on vocals.

Notes: Whipping Post featured Fishman on vocals.

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Friday, 05/11/1990
The Living Room, Providence, RI

Set 1: Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Uncle Pen, Foam, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Possum, Reba, Highway to Hell

Set 2: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag > LizardsThe Lizards, Tweezer, Ya Mar^[1], Love You, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Encore: 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train > BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars

[1] Happy Birthday tease from Trey.

Notes: The opening act was Widespread Panic. Ya Mar contained a Happy Birthday tease from Trey. During Love You, Trey introduced Fishman as Friar Tuck.

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Saturday, 05/12/1990
The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: AlumniAlumni Blues

Notes: 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.

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Sunday, 05/13/1990
The Front, Burlington, VT

Soundcheck: Mike's Song, Shaggy Dog, Jam

Set 1: GinBathtub Gin, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Runaway Jim, Uncle Pen, DividedDivided Sky, Lawn Boy > BowieDavid Bowie

Set 2: Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Foam, Donna Lee, Tweezer^[1], MSOMy Sweet One > Reba, Funky Bitch, Sweet Adeline > Possum^[2]

Encore: La Grange

[1] Woody Woodpecker theme tease from Trey.
[2] Norwegian Wood teases.

Notes: 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 Fishman. 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.

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Tuesday, 05/15/1990
Hamilton College, Clinton, NY

Soundcheck: Sweet Adeline, Funky Bitch

Set 1: Fee > Reba, AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, Foam, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Uncle Pen > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Runaway Jim, CoilThe Squirming Coil, LizardsThe Lizards

Set 2: 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, Tweezer, HoodHarry Hood, Caravan, DividedDivided Sky, BowieDavid Bowie^[1], Contact

[1] Contact teases in intro; multiple "Elvis" quotes and a "Red Red Wine" quote.

Notes: 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 and was halted due to rain. The second set was subsequently played indoors. 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.”

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Saturday, 05/19/1990
The Upper, St. Paul's School, Concord, NH

Set 1: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Ya Mar, AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, Sweet Adeline, La Grange, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[1] > LizardsThe Lizards, Highway to Hell

Set 2: Possum, Reba > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Fee, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Rift, JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Encore: Contact

[1] Brief Can't Turn You Loose tease from Page.

Notes: Alumni was played for the graduating seniors in attendance. YEM contained a brief Can't Turn You Loose tease from Page.

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Wednesday, 05/23/1990
The Library, Richmond, VA

Set 1: DividedDivided Sky, Ya Mar, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, If I Only Had a Brain, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg^[1], Uncle Pen, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Possum, Sweet Adeline

Set 2: CoilThe Squirming Coil > Reba > Tweezer, LizardsThe Lizards, La Grange, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[2]

Encore: Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

[1] Stairway to Heaven tease from Trey.
[2] 'A' Train tease from Trey.

Notes: Trey teased Little Drummer Boy before Divided Sky, teased Stairway to Heaven in Suzy, and teased 'A' Train in Antelope.

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Thursday, 05/24/1990
The Brewery, Raleigh, NC

Set 1: SlothThe Sloth > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer, Donna Lee, Reba, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Set 2: Foam, Dinner and a Movie > Possum, IDKI Didn't Know, MSOMy Sweet One > Horn^[1], Fee, Walk Away, HoodHarry Hood, Highway to Hell > Contact

Encore: GTBTGood Times Bad Times

[1] First known performance.

Notes: This show marked the first known performance of Horn. Fishman 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.”

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Friday, 05/25/1990
The Old Post Office, Hilton Head, SC

Set 1: YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, GTBTGood Times Bad Times, Reba, Foam, Runaway Jim^[1], Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

[1] Alternate lyrics.

Notes: Runaway Jim contained alternate lyrics. This was a one set show opening for the Mundahs.

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Saturday, 05/26/1990
The Old Post Office, Hilton Head, SC

No known setlist!

Notes: It is believed that Phish headlined this night with The Mundahs opening, but the setlist is unknown.

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Wednesday, 05/30/1990
The Pterodactyl Club, Charlotte, NC

Set 1: YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Ya Mar, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, DividedDivided Sky, MSOMy Sweet One, Foam, Possum

Set 2: Reba, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, SlothThe Sloth, Dinner and a Movie, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy, Fluffhead, Sweet Adeline, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Notes: 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".

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Thursday, 05/31/1990
The Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA

Set 1: Possum, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Caravan, Esther > Tweezer > IDKI Didn't Know, Uncle Pen, DividedDivided Sky > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg^[1], GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Encore: Sweet Adeline

[1] Dixie tease from Trey.

Notes: Suzy contained a Dixie tease from Trey. Phish opened for The Aquarium Rescue Unit.

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Friday, 06/01/1990
The Cotton Club, Atlanta, GA

Set 1: 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train > Reba, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent^[1] > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, GinBathtub Gin, BowieDavid Bowie, Lawn Boy, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag

Set 2: Rocky Top^[2], Uncle Pen^[2], AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[3], Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, HYHUHold Your Head Up^[4] > Fee^[5], Terrapin^[6] > HYHUHold Your Head Up, Possum^[7], Fee, BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars^[8], Contact

[1] Lyrics changed to refer to Col. (Bruce) Hampton.
[2] "Reverend" Jeff Mosier on banjo.
[3] "Reverend" Jeff Mosier on banjo and Oteil Burbridge on bass.
[4] Crowd chanted for Fee as Fishman took the stage. Fish sounded perplexed and remarked that he doesn't sing Fee, but Trey and Page started the song up anyway and left Fishman on the spot.
[5] Fishman on vocals, aborted in chorus after first verse.
[6] Fishman on trombone.
[7] "Fee" said several times from the band at start. Blue Monk teases from Trey and Rhapsody in Blue tease by Page.
[8] Auld Lang Syne tease from Trey.

Notes: 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 Fishman 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 Fishman on the spot. He tried his best and got through the first verse before falling apart during the chorus. Terrapin featured Fishman 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.

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Saturday, 06/02/1990
Greenstreets, Columbia, SC

Set 1: Uncle Pen, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Reba, Possum, LizardsThe Lizards, Fire

Set 2: Tweezer, DividedDivided Sky, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Love You > HYHUHold Your Head Up > Love You^[1] > HYHUHold Your Head Up^[2], YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Encore: Contact, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

[1] 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.
[2] Fishman on vacuum. Trey repeated "Henrietta!" over and over again, singing it along to the music's conclusion.

Notes: 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.

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Tuesday, 06/05/1990
Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC

Set 1: CoilThe Squirming Coil, Uncle Pen, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Ya Mar, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train > BowieDavid Bowie^[1], Lawn Boy > Possum

Set 2: Sweet Adeline, DividedDivided Sky, Caravan, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, MSOMy Sweet One, LizardsThe Lizards, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > Curtis LoewThe Ballad of Curtis Loew, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Encore: HYHUHold Your Head Up > Whipping Post^[2] > HYHUHold Your Head Up, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

[1] 'A' Train teases from Trey in intro.
[2] Fishman on vocals; What I Am (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians) tease.

Notes: The Bowie intro contained 'A' Train teases from Trey. Whipping Post featured Fishman on vocals and a What I Am (Edie Brickell & New Bohemians) tease.

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Wednesday, 06/06/1990
The Barrel House, Salem, VA

Set 1: YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Walk Away, Reba, Foam, Tweezer, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room

Notes: 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.

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Thursday, 06/07/1990
The Bayou, Washington, DC

Soundcheck: Suzy Greenberg -> Fluff's Travels (x3)

Set 1: SuzySuzy Greenberg > The Chase > Possum, Fee > Reba > YEMYou Enjoy Myself, LizardsThe Lizards, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: MSOMy Sweet One, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer, Uncle Pen, DividedDivided Sky, HYHUHold Your Head Up^[1] > Love You^[2] > HYHUHold Your Head Up, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Lawn Boy > BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars

[1] Fishman on trombone at the end.
[2] Fishman on trombone.

Notes: The end of the first HYHU and Love You featured Fishman on trombone. The opening act was The Aquarium Rescue Unit.

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Friday, 06/08/1990
23 East Caberet, Ardmore, PA

Set 1: Foam > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > YEMYou Enjoy Myself > DividedDivided Sky, Uncle Pen, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: Possum, MSOMy Sweet One > GinBathtub Gin > Tweezer, IDKI Didn't Know^[1], Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

[1] Fishman on trombone.

Notes: I Didn't Know featured Fishman on trombone.

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Saturday, 06/09/1990
The Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY

Set 1: Possum, Lawn Boy > Reba, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer, Uncle Pen > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: Whole Lotta Love Jam > HoodHarry Hood, TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > La Grange, Fee -> Foam, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Terrapin > HYHUHold Your Head Up, Harpua^[1], GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Encore: 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train^[2] > Contact

[1] Funkytown teases.
[2] Dixie tease from Trey.

Notes: 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.

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Saturday, 06/16/1990
Townshend Family Park, Townshend, VT

Soundcheck: Carolina, Funky Bitch

Set 1: BagAC/DC Bag > DividedDivided Sky > Wilson, Reba, Horn, Uncle Pen > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, TimberTimber (Jerry) > Lawn Boy > Possum

Set 2: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Esther > Tweezer, MSOMy Sweet One > GinBathtub Gin, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > LizardsThe Lizards, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 3: La Grange, Ya Mar^[1], Foam, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg^[2], Fee, Rocky Top, Caravan > HYHUHold Your Head Up > If I Only Had a Brain > HYHUHold Your Head Up > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Contact > BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars^[3]

Encore 2: GTBTGood Times Bad Times

[1] Mike played Happy Birthday in the beginning.
[2] Brief Happy Birthday tease from Trey.
[3] Simple Gifts tease from Trey.

Notes: 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.

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Sunday, 07/08/1990
23 East Caberet, Ardmore, PA

No known setlist!

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Sunday, 09/02/1990
The Ranch, Shelburne, VT

No known setlist!

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Thursday, 09/13/1990
The Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY

Set 1: LandladyThe Landlady^[1], DividedDivided Sky, Foam, Tube^[2], Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival^[2], AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Minute by Minute^[3], Buried Alive^[2], Paul and Silas^[4], Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Possum^[5]

Set 2: Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Magilla^[2], Stash^[2], Goin' Down Slow^[4], Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag^[6] -> Buried Alive^[7] -> 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train^[8] > Sparks > Reba, Self^[9], Dahlia^[9], Revolution's Over^[9]

Encore: LizardsThe Lizards

Encore 2: La Grange

[1] First known performance.
[2] Debut.
[3] Phish debut; Fishman on trombone.
[4] Phish debut.
[5] Three Charlie Chan signals as well as Popeye, Oom Pa Pa and Random Note signals.
[6] Charlie Chan and I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart signals.
[7] Charlie Chan signal, two I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart signals.
[8] Buried Alive tease from Trey.
[9] Phish debut; Dude of Life on vocals.

Notes: 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 Fishman 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 Fishman 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 (221 shows).

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Friday, 09/14/1990
The Living Room, Providence, RI

Set 1: SuzySuzy Greenberg, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, LandladyThe Landlady, Reba, Paul and Silas, Stash, Dinner and a Movie, IDKI Didn't Know^[1] > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival, CoilThe Squirming Coil > Buried Alive > Tweezer^[2], Magilla, Cavern, LizardsThe Lizards, DestinyDestiny Unbound^[3], Fire

Encore: Goin' Down Slow

[1] Fishman on trombone.
[2] Three Charlie Chan signals as well as Popeye, Random Laugh and Oom Pa Pa signals.
[3] Debut.

Notes: Tweezer included three Charlie Chan signals as well as Popeye, Random Laugh and Oom Pa Pa signals. Fishman was introduced by Trey as “Red Doughnut Man.” This show included the debut of Destiny Unbound.

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Saturday, 09/15/1990
The Colonial Theatre, Keene, NH

Set 1: Buried Alive > DividedDivided Sky, Paul and Silas, LandladyThe Landlady, Fee, Tube > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag > Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival, BowieDavid Bowie^[1], GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Stash, Magilla^[2], CoilThe Squirming Coil

Set 2: SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Eliza^[3], MSOMy Sweet One > GinBathtub Gin, Foam, Minute by Minute^[4], HoodHarry Hood, Possum^[5]

Encore: Communication Breakdown, YEMYou Enjoy Myself

[1] Asse Festival teases, two Charlie Chan signals, Oom Pa Pa and Random Note signals in intro. Two more Charlie Chan signals and Tritone Down and Popeye signals in song itself.
[2] Blue Monk tease from Page.
[3] Debut.
[4] Fishman on trombone.
[5] Two Charlie Chan signals, How High The Moon and Random Laugh signals.

Notes: 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 Fishman on trombone. Possum contained two Charlie Chan signals and How High The Moon and Random Laugh signals.

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Sunday, 09/16/1990
Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

Set 1: Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, SlothThe Sloth, LandladyThe Landlady, Reba, Ya Mar, Tube, Tweezer^[1], Paul and Silas, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Magilla, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[2]

Encore: Contact

[1] Heartbreaker tease, Charlie Chan and Popeye signals.
[2] Three Charlie Chan signals, How High the Moon, Oom Pa Pa, and Popeye signals.

Notes: 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."

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Monday, 09/17/1990
The Front, Burlington, VT

No known setlist!

Notes: Copies of this show circulate with Antelope through Rocky Top, but it is believed that this setlist is for 2/4/91.

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Tuesday, 09/18/1990
The Front, Burlington, VT

No known setlist!

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Thursday, 09/20/1990
Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA

Set 1: LandladyThe Landlady > BagAC/DC Bag > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival, CoilThe Squirming Coil > MSOMy Sweet One, DividedDivided Sky, Magilla > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg^[1] > Possum^[2]

Set 2: Funky Bitch, Stash, Uncle Pen, Tube, Lawn Boy > Tweezer^[3] -> Buried Alive > Tweezer^[4] > McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > HYHUHold Your Head Up > Love You > HYHUHold Your Head Up, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[5]

Encore: LizardsThe Lizards

[1] Heartbreaker teases from Trey and Page.
[2] Two Charlie Chan signals, Oom Pa Pa and How High the Moon signals.
[3] Charlie Chan and I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart signals.
[4] Charlie Chan and Random Note signals.
[5] Three Charlie Chan signals and How High the Moon, Tritone Down and Oom Pa Pa signals.

Notes: 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.

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Friday, 09/21/1990
Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA

Set 1: Reba, Paul and Silas, Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival, Dinner and a Movie, Foam, Esther > LandladyThe Landlady, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Eliza > La Grange

Set 2: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Magilla, Stash, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[1], Highway to Hell

Encore: Whipping Post

[1] Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals; Sweet Emotion tease from Mike.

Notes: 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.

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Saturday, 09/22/1990
Student Union Ballroom, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Set 1: Buried Alive, MSOMy Sweet One > DividedDivided Sky, Tela > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg^[1], Magilla^[1] > Wilson > LandladyThe Landlady, IDKI Didn't Know^[2], BowieDavid Bowie^[1] -> Mo' Better Blues^[3] -> BowieDavid Bowie^[4]

Set 2: CoilThe Squirming Coil > Tweezer, DestinyDestiny Unbound, Fee, Uncle Pen > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Stash, LizardsThe Lizards, Lawn Boy > Possum^[5]

Encore: Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival, GolgiGolgi Apparatus^[1]

[1] Chariots of Fire tease.
[2] Fishman on trombone.
[3] First known Phish performance.
[4] Multiple Chariots of Fire teases. Intro had three Charlie Chan signals, an Oom Pa Pa signal, two Random Laugh signals (one from Trey and one from Mike), and a How High The Moon signal. DEG tease and How High The Moon attempt from Trey as well as a fourth Charlie Chan signal in song itself.
[5] Chariots of Fire and Destiny Unbound teases.

Notes: Suzy Greenberg, Magilla, Possum, and Golgi all contained Chariots of Fire teases. I Didn't Know featured Fishman 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 three Charlie Chan signals, an Oom Pa Pa signal, two Random Laugh signals (one from Trey and one from Mike), and a How High The Moon signal. Bowie later contained a Dave's Energy Guide tease and another brief attempt at How High The Moon from Trey as well as a fourth Charlie Chan signal. Possum also contained a Destiny Unbound tease.

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Thursday, 09/27/1990
The Front, Burlington, VT

No known setlist!

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Friday, 09/28/1990
The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY

Set 1: LandladyThe Landlady, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Stash, MSOMy Sweet One, CoilThe Squirming Coil > LizardsThe Lizards, Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: BagAC/DC Bag > Esther > Gumbo^[1], Dinner and a Movie > YEMYou Enjoy Myself > DividedDivided Sky

Encore: Black and Tan Fantasy^[2], Paul and Silas

[1] Debut.
[2] First known Phish performance; Funeral March tease from Trey.

Notes: 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.

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Saturday, 09/29/1990
23 East Caberet, Ardmore, PA

Set 1: DividedDivided Sky, Dinner and a Movie, LandladyThe Landlady, Ya Mar > Buried Alive > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Possum^[1], Magilla > BowieDavid Bowie^[2] -> Happy BirthdayHappy Birthday to You^[3] -> BowieDavid Bowie^[4]

Set 2: CoilThe Squirming Coil > Tweezer, Gumbo, Uncle Pen, Stash, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Lawn Boy

[1] Two Charlie Chan signals; also Oom Pa Pa and Popeye signals.
[2] Manteca teases.
[3] Sung by the band to Trey.
[4] Charlie Chan and How High the Moon signals; Manteca teases.

Notes: 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.

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Monday, 10/01/1990
The Haunt, Ithaca, NY

Set 1: Possum, CoilThe Squirming Coil > LizardsThe Lizards, LandladyThe Landlady, Magilla, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Tweezer, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg

Set 2: Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival, Stash, Runaway Jim, Fee^[1] > Gumbo, GolgiGolgi Apparatus^[2], Love You > HYHUHold Your Head Up > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[3]

Encore: Contact, Highway to Hell

[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone, unmiced. First known Fee with use of megapone.
[2] Chariots of Fire tease from Trey at the end.
[3] HYHU teases by Trey and Page; Charlie Chan and Tritone Down signals.

Notes: 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. Fishman, introduced as “Zero Man,” played Love You for his parents, who were in attendance.

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Wednesday, 10/03/1990
Thunderbird's, Portland, ME

Set 1: Dinner and a Movie, Uncle Pen, Stash, DividedDivided Sky > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > LandladyThe Landlady, CoilThe Squirming Coil, Paul and Silas, Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen^[1] > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: Buried Alive, Goin' Down Slow, MSOMy Sweet One, Gumbo, GTBTGood Times Bad Times, Magilla, Tube, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Minute by Minute, Possum

Encore: GolgiGolgi Apparatus

[1] "I walk awakening on the misty fields of forever" lyrics.

Notes: 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.

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Thursday, 10/04/1990
Field House, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Set 1: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, LandladyThe Landlady, Esther > Possum^[1], CoilThe Squirming Coil, LizardsThe Lizards, DestinyDestiny Unbound, SlothThe Sloth, Uncle Pen, BowieDavid Bowie^[2]

Set 2: Reba > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Foam, Fee > Tweezer, Magilla, Cavern, YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Encore: DividedDivided Sky

[1] Charlie Chan and Popeye signals.
[2] Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals and Uncle Pen tease from Trey in intro.

Notes: 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.

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Friday, 10/05/1990
Skidmore Gymnasium, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

Set 1: IDKI Didn't Know, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen^[1] > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, MSOMy Sweet One, LandladyThe Landlady, Tela > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Stash, Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: GolgiGolgi Apparatus > CurtainThe Curtain > Ya Mar, AlumniAlumni Blues > LTJPLetter to Jimmy Page > AlumniAlumni Blues, Uncle Pen, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Fee > Possum^[2]

Encore: GTBTGood Times Bad Times

[1] "I walk awakening on the misty fields of forever" lyrics.
[2] Charlie Chan and Popeye signals.

Notes: 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 NRBQ.

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Saturday, 10/06/1990
The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY

Soundcheck: The Asse Festival, Don’t Get Me Wrong, Jam, Makisupa Policeman

Set 1: LandladyThe Landlady, CoilThe Squirming Coil > Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Foam, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Esther > Possum^[1], HYHUHold Your Head Up > If I Only Had a Brain > HYHUHold Your Head Up -> BowieDavid Bowie^[2], Carolina

Encore: Don't Get Me Wrong^[3]

[1] Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals.
[2] Full band Mo' Better Blues tease in intro.
[3] Debut; John Popper on harmonica.

Notes: 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.

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Sunday, 10/07/1990
Club Bene, Sayreville, NJ

Set 1: DividedDivided Sky, Uncle Pen, Stash^[1], LandladyThe Landlady, DestinyDestiny Unbound, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird > Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival, CoilThe Squirming Coil > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Magilla > La Grange^[1]

Set 2: Buried Alive > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer, MSOMy Sweet One, IDKI Didn't Know > LizardsThe Lizards > GTBTGood Times Bad Times, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Encore: Contact

[1] Buried Alive teases.

Notes: 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 Fishman playing the Charlie Chan signal. Fishman 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." Fishman 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 Fishman 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."

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Monday, 10/08/1990
The Bayou, Washington, DC

Set 1: Don't Get Me Wrong^[1], LandladyThe Landlady > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Foam, Cavern, Reba, MSOMy Sweet One, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Possum

Set 2: SuzySuzy Greenberg, Stash, HYHUHold Your Head Up > If I Only Had a Brain > HYHUHold Your Head Up, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Magilla > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Encore: Contact

[1] John Popper on harmonica.

Notes: 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, Fishman teased the Charlie Chan theme on woodblock.

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Wednesday, 10/10/1990
Trax, Charlottesville, VA

Set 1: LandladyThe Landlady > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Possum, DividedDivided Sky, Cavern, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, CoilThe Squirming Coil, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Foam, DestinyDestiny Unbound, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Terrapin, BowieDavid Bowie

Encore: Carolina

Notes: This setlist may be incomplete. A local band, The Jolly Llamas, opened. A recording of this show does not appear to be in circulation.

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Thursday, 10/11/1990
The Jade Elephant, Richmond, VA

Set 1: Reba, Foam, MSOMy Sweet One, Stash > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, MSOMy Sweet One, CoilThe Squirming Coil, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy

Set 2: LandladyThe Landlady, Gumbo, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, Magilla, Possum

Encore: Contact

Notes: This setlist may be incomplete. My Sweet One was apparently performed twice in the same set at this show.

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Friday, 10/12/1990
Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC

Set 1: SuzySuzy Greenberg, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Uncle Pen, Cavern, Esther > Tweezer^[1], GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Set 2: Possum^[2], Fee, LandladyThe Landlady, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Terrapin > HYHUHold Your Head Up > DividedDivided Sky, Paul and Silas, Magilla > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Carolina, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

[1] Two Charlie Chan signals and Random Laugh and Popeye signals.
[2] Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals; brief Dixie tease from Trey.

Notes: 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 Fishman as "Captain Zero."

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Saturday, 10/13/1990
Greenstreets, Columbia, SC

Set 1: CoilThe Squirming Coil, Buried Alive, DividedDivided Sky, Uncle Pen, 'A' TrainTake the 'A' Train, Carolina, Funky Bitch, If I Only Had a Brain, Contact, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Foam, LizardsThe Lizards, DestinyDestiny Unbound, Stash, Bike, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: GolgiGolgi Apparatus

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Sunday, 10/14/1990
The Old Post Office, Hilton Head, SC

No known setlist!

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Wednesday, 10/17/1990
The Pterodactyl Club, Charlotte, NC

Set 1: Cavern, Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival, Reba, Ya Mar, Foam, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg

Set 2: Dinner and a Movie > Stash > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Tube, Uncle Pen, SlothThe Sloth, Possum, LizardsThe Lizards, If I Only Had a Brain, BowieDavid Bowie > Buried Alive > BowieDavid Bowie^[1]

Encore: Lawn Boy, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

[1] Teases/parts if not all of Buried Alive and The Landlady.

Notes: 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.

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Thursday, 10/18/1990
The Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA

Set 1: LandladyThe Landlady > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Foam, CoilThe Squirming Coil, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Uncle Pen, Cavern, IDKI Didn't Know > Drums > Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival > BowieDavid Bowie

Set 2: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Reba, MSOMy Sweet One, Stash, Fee > DividedDivided Sky, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Terrapin, Possum

Encore: Buried Alive, Contact

Notes: Trey dedicated Uncle Pen to Col. Bruce Hampton. During HYHU, Fish called himself "a representative of the void."

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Friday, 10/19/1990
The Cotton Club, Atlanta, GA

Set 1: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Foam, Uncle Pen, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Magilla, Cavern > Possum, GinBathtub Gin, LandladyThe Landlady, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Encore: Carolina, BagAC/DC Bag

Encore 2: Paul and Silas

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Saturday, 10/20/1990
Solomon's, Tuscaloosa, AL

Set 1: Funky Bitch, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Walk Away, DividedDivided Sky, Uncle Pen, Cavern, Possum, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: La Grange, MSOMy Sweet One, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Curtis LoewThe Ballad of Curtis Loew, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Communication Breakdown, Paul and Silas, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, AlumniAlumni Blues, IDKI Didn't Know, YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Notes: There are no known fan sources of this show in circulation.

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Monday, 10/22/1990
Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA

Set 1: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, LandladyThe Landlady, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Foam, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, DividedDivided Sky, Cavern

Set 2: Contact, Highway to Hell, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Low Rider

Encore: If I Only Had a Brain, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Notes: This setlist is likely incomplete and is from phish.com.

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Thursday, 10/25/1990
The Showbar, Houston, TX

Set 1: Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Foam, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, If I Only Had a Brain, Buried Alive, Cavern, Uncle Pen, Magilla, Carolina, Esther, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope > LandladyThe Landlady > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Notes: 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.

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Friday, 10/26/1990
Cannibal Club, Austin, TX

Set 1: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Foam, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Cavern, Possum

Notes: 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.

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Saturday, 10/27/1990
Rhythm Room, Dallas, TX

Set 1: Buried Alive, CoilThe Squirming Coil, MSOMy Sweet One, Stash, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Runaway Jim, Tube, DividedDivided Sky, JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: Fluffhead, Llama^[1], Curtis LoewThe Ballad of Curtis Loew, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Fee, Possum, Bike, BowieDavid Bowie

[1] First known performance.

Notes: This show featured the first known performance of Llama. There are no recordings of this show in circulation.

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Tuesday, 10/30/1990
El Dorado Café, Crested Butte, CO

Set 1: LandladyThe Landlady > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Donna Lee, Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Uncle Pen, Cavern, CoilThe Squirming Coil > Possum

Set 2: Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Magilla, Foam, Reba > Llama, Curtis LoewThe Ballad of Curtis Loew > Fluffhead, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Terrapin > HYHUHold Your Head Up, Buried Alive > BowieDavid Bowie^[1]

Encore: Paul and Silas > LizardsThe Lizards, GTBTGood Times Bad Times, Contact, BagAC/DC Bag, Carolina

[1] Intro contained three Charlie Chan signals and Oom Pa Pa, Tritone Down, and Popeye signal, and a Munsters theme tease from Mike.

Notes: 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.

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Wednesday, 10/31/1990
Armstrong Hall, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO

Set 1: Buried Alive^[1] > Possum^[2], CoilThe Squirming Coil > LizardsThe Lizards, Stash > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[3], Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival, MSOMy Sweet One, Cavern > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: LandladyThe Landlady, Reba > Runaway Jim, Foam, Tweezer^[4], Fee > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg > HYHUHold Your Head Up > Love You > HYHUHold Your Head Up, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Uncle Pen > BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars

[1] DEG teases.
[2] Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals.
[3] Munsters theme tease from Mike; Vocal jam based on Night in Tunisia.
[4] Heartbreaker teases.

Notes: A Halloween costume contest preceded the second set. Buried Alive included DEG teases and Possum contained Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals. YEM contained an appropriate Munsters theme tease from Mike; the ensuing vocal jam was based on Night in Tunisia. 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.

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Friday, 11/02/1990
Glenn Miller Ballroom, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Set 1: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, LandladyThe Landlady > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > DividedDivided Sky, SlothThe Sloth, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Esther > Cavern, Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival > Possum^[1] -> Buried Alive^[1] -> Possum^[2]

Set 2: SuzySuzy Greenberg, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird, MSOMy Sweet One^[3], Foam, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, LizardsThe Lizards, IDKI Didn't Know^[4], BowieDavid Bowie^[5]

Encore: Lawn Boy > La Grange

[1] Charlie Chan and I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart signals.
[2] Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals.
[3] Mockingbird teases.
[4] Fishman on trombone.
[5] Intro featured medley of teases: Possum, Mockingbird, Forbin's, Divided Sky, Lawn Boy, Landlady, Mike's Song, The Asse Festival, Lizards, Foam, Hood, and Makisupa

Notes: 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.” 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 Fishman 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.

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Saturday, 11/03/1990
Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO

Set 1: Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Llama, CoilThe Squirming Coil > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg > Magilla > Foam, Runaway Jim, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: LandladyThe Landlady, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Paul and Silas, Stash, Fee, Uncle Pen, Reba > Possum^[1], HYHUHold Your Head Up > Love You > HYHUHold Your Head Up, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Encore: Fluffhead

Encore 2: Fire

[1] Brief Munsters theme tease from Mike.

Notes: Possum contained a brief Munsters theme tease from Mike. Antelope was dedicated to "Eric the Enemy" (possibly in reference 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.”

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Sunday, 11/04/1990
Fort Ram, Fort Collins, CO

Set 1: Carolina, BagAC/DC Bag > CurtainThe Curtain > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Tube, HoodHarry Hood, Funky Bitch, Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival, MSOMy Sweet One, BowieDavid Bowie^[1]

Set 2: GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Rocky Top, Llama, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Manteca^[2] -> Caravan^[3] > Runaway Jim, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg^[4], JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Encore: Contact > Highway to Hell^[5]

[1] Brief DEG teases.
[2] Played in its entirety over the top of Caravan.
[3] Woody Woodpecker theme tease from Trey and Manteca quote.
[4] Several Caravan teases.
[5] Buried Alive tease from Trey.

Notes: 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. Contact was played in honor of the venue’s “disco lights.” Highway to Hell contained a Buried Alive tease from Trey.

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Tuesday, 11/06/1990
The Cabooze, Minneapolis, MN

Set 1: Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, LandladyThe Landlady, Cavern, Uncle Pen, Tweezer, IDKI Didn't Know, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: DividedDivided Sky, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Foam, Possum, Highway to Hell

Encore: Contact, La Grange

Notes: There are no known recordings of this show.

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Thursday, 11/08/1990
The Great Hall, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Soundcheck: The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, The Asse Festival, Eliza

Set 1: LandladyThe Landlady, Possum^[1], LizardsThe Lizards, Foam, Uncle Pen, Llama, CoilThe Squirming Coil, Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival, IDKI Didn't Know, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: SuzySuzy Greenberg^[2] > DividedDivided Sky, Tweezer^[3] > Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[4] > BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars^[5]

Encore: JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago^[5], Fire^[5]

[1] Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals in intro.
[2] Woody Woodpecker theme tease from Trey.
[3] Oh Kee Pa and Rocky Mountain Way teases.
[4] John Popper on harmonica and scat singing.
[5] John Popper on harmonica.

Notes: 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.

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Friday, 11/09/1990
Lounge Axe, Chicago, IL

Set 1: SuzySuzy Greenberg, LandladyThe Landlady, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Possum, LizardsThe Lizards, IDKI Didn't Know, Llama

Encore: GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Notes: Phish opened for Alex Chilton.

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Saturday, 11/10/1990
Earlham College, Richmond, IN

Set 1: Reba, LandladyThe Landlady > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Runaway Jim, Cavern, MSOMy Sweet One, Buried Alive > LizardsThe Lizards, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: SuzySuzy Greenberg, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > Asse FestivalThe Asse Festival, Fee, Llama, DividedDivided Sky, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Bike > HYHUHold Your Head Up, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Encore: Possum^[1]

[1] Foam tease from Trey.

Notes: Fishman dedicated Bike to Pete (Schall). Possum contained a Foam tease from Trey.

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Thursday, 11/15/1990
Lengyel Gym, University of Maine, Orono, ME

Set 1: LandladyThe Landlady, CoilThe Squirming Coil > Runaway Jim, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Magilla, Buried Alive, Paul and Silas, Carolina, BowieDavid Bowie^[1]

Set 2: Possum, Eliza, Cavern, Stash, Tube, Foam, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, Llama

Encore: Lawn Boy, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

[1] Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals.

Notes: David Bowie contained Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals.

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Friday, 11/16/1990
Campus Club, Providence, RI

Set 1: SuzySuzy Greenberg, Buried Alive, Foam, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[1], Magilla, Llama, DividedDivided Sky, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Set 2: LandladyThe Landlady, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[2], Lawn Boy, Tube, Paul and Silas > LizardsThe Lizards^[3], Runaway Jim, IDKI Didn't Know, Possum^[4]

Encore: Contact, Fire

[1] Cheap Sunglasses tease from Mike.
[2] Fishin' Hole tease.
[3] I Dream of Jeannie theme tease.
[4] Two Charlie Chan signals and a Popeye signal.

Notes: 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 Fishman as “the hardest working man in show business... Henrietta!” before I Didn’t Know. Possum contained two Charlie Chan signals and a Popeye signal.

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Saturday, 11/17/1990
Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA

Set 1: Llama, CoilThe Squirming Coil, LandladyThe Landlady, Runaway Jim, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Cavern, Eliza, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg^[1] > BowieDavid Bowie^[2]

Set 2: Buried Alive > Fluffhead, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Esther, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Love You > HYHUHold Your Head Up > Possum, Lawn Boy, Rocky Top, Donna Lee, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Encore: Memories^[3], Sweet Adeline

[1] Full-band Low Rider jam, subsequent tease from Trey.
[2] Low Rider teases, two Charlie Chan signals and Oom Pa Pa and Random Note signals in intro.
[3] Phish debut.

Notes: Suzy contained 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. Fishman was introduced before and after Love You as Chris Lee. Memories was a Phish debut.

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