Friday, 04/26/1996
Main Stage, New Orleans Fairgrounds, New Orleans, LA

Soundcheck: Funky Bitch, Poor Heart, Blues Jam, Wolfman’s Brother

Set 1: Ya Mar^[1], BagAC/DC Bag > Sparkle > Stash, CTBCars Trucks Buses^[2], YEMYou Enjoy Myself -> Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother^[3] > SOAMuleScent of a Mule > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > HoodHarry Hood > SampleSample in a Jar, ADITLA Day in the Life > BowieDavid Bowie^[4]

Encore: Hello My Baby, Cavern

[1] When the Saints Go Marching In tease.
[2] Michael Ray on trumpet.
[3] First two verses performed a cappella.
[4] Strong Caravan jam.

Notes: This single-set performance headlined this day of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Ya Mar included a When the Saints Go Marching In tease. Cars Trucks Buses featured Michael Ray on trumpet. The first two verses of Wolfman’s Brother were performed a cappella as they came out of the YEM vocal jam. David Bowie included a strong Caravan jam. This show was made available as an archival release on LivePhish.com with all proceeds going to Tipitina's Foundation and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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Thursday, 06/06/1996
Joyous Lake, Woodstock, NY

Soundcheck: Funky Bitch, Taste, Waste

Set 1: SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Poor Heart, Runaway Jim, Funky Bitch, ThemeTheme From the Bottom, BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars, SOAMuleScent of a Mule^[1], Highway to Hell

Set 2: BagAC/DC Bag, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, CDTChalk Dust Torture, Sparkle, Stash, Waste^[2], Character Zero^[2], BowieDavid Bowie, Fee > SampleSample in a Jar

Encore: Ya Mar, Fire

[1] Sunshine of Your Love tease and Trey on keys for portions.
[2] Debut.

Notes: This unannounced show was performed under the name “Third Ball.” BBFCFM featured Trey using a Rolling Rock beer bottle as a slide. Scent of a Mule included a Sunshine of Your Love tease and saw Trey on keys for portions. Waste and Character Zero debuted at this show. The opening act was Juan Hung Low.

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Wednesday, 07/03/1996
Stadio Briamasco, Trento, Italy

Set 1: Runaway Jim, Stash, Sparkle > Taste^[1] -> Llama^[2]

[1] Carlos Santana and Karl Perazzo. Trey flubbed lyrics.
[2] Carlos Santana and Karl Perazzo. Trey flubbed lyrics and Carlos sang a verse.

Notes: This show was a one-set opener for Santana. Carlos Santana and Karl Perazzo sat in on Taste and Llama, during which Trey flubbed lyrics to both songs; Carlos jumped in to help during Llama, singing a verse.

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Friday, 07/05/1996
Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy

Set 1: Funky Bitch -> CDTChalk Dust Torture, BagAC/DC Bag, YEMYou Enjoy Myself > SOAMuleScent of a Mule, BowieDavid Bowie

Encore: Sweet Adeline

Notes: This show was a one-set opener for Santana.

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Saturday, 07/06/1996
Piazza del Duomo, Pistoia, Italy

Set 1: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Reba^[1], Poor Heart > ADITLA Day in the Life > Maze, HoodHarry Hood

[1] No whistling.

Notes: This show was a one-set opener for Santana. Reba did not have the whistling ending.

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Sunday, 07/07/1996
Parco Aquatica, Milan, Italy

Set 1: SampleSample in a Jar > DividedDivided Sky, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, CurtainThe Curtain > Tweezer, Sweet Adeline, Uncle Pen, Cavern > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope > SuzySuzy Greenberg

Notes: This show was a one-set opener for Santana.

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Tuesday, 07/09/1996
Centre International, Deauville, France

Set 1: ThemeTheme From the Bottom > Poor Heart, Taste > CTBCars Trucks Buses, Mike'sMike's Song -> Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Character Zero

Notes: This show was a one-set opener for Santana.

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Wednesday, 07/10/1996
Le Zenith, Paris, France

Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture, Ya Mar, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Waste > BowieDavid Bowie, Hello My Baby, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Notes: This show was a one-set opener for Santana.

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Thursday, 07/11/1996
Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, England

Set 1: Runaway Jim, Cavern > Reba^[1], IDKI Didn't Know, Sparkle, Stash, SOAMuleScent of a Mule, SampleSample in a Jar

Set 2: HoodHarry Hood > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Maze, LizardsThe Lizards, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Terrapin > HYHUHold Your Head Up, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Hello My Baby^[2]

Encore: ADITLA Day in the Life

[1] No whistling.
[2] Without amplification.

Notes: Reba did not have the whistling ending. Hello My Baby was performed without amplification.

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Friday, 07/12/1996
Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Set 1: Wilson > DividedDivided Sky, Horn, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Ya Mar > Funky Bitch, Taste^[1], ThemeTheme From the Bottom, Tweezer > Llama

Set 2: It's Ice -> CaspianPrince Caspian^[2] > Mike'sMike's Song -> AntelopeRun Like an Antelope -> Purple Rain > HYHUHold Your Head Up, Jam^[3], NICU -> SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light^[2], SuzySuzy Greenberg

Set 3: BowieDavid Bowie^[2] -> Free^[2], Hello My Baby

Encore: GinBathtub Gin, JBGJohnny B. Goode

[1] Debut of the reworked version, which Trey announced would be performed like this (the Billy Breathes album version) thenceforth.
[2] Unfinished.
[3] Interactive, as the band jammed on chords yelled out by the fans.

Notes: The reworked Taste debuted at this show, and Trey announced that the song would be performed like this (the Billy Breathes album version) from now on. Caspian, Slave, Bowie, and Free were all unfinished. The jam before NICU was interactive, as the band jammed on chords yelled out by the fans.

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Saturday, 07/13/1996
Dour Festival, Dour, Belgium

Set 1: SampleSample in a Jar > Runaway Jim, Cavern > Reba^[1], Poor Heart, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Fire, Funky Bitch, CDTChalk Dust Torture, YEMYou Enjoy Myself

[1] No whistling.

Notes: Reba did not have the whistling ending.

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Monday, 07/15/1996
La Marna, Sesto Calende, Italy

Soundcheck: Character Zero

Set 1: My FriendMy Friend, My Friend, PYITEPunch You In the Eye, FEFYFast Enough for You, Guyute, Possum^[1], IDKI Didn't Know, HoodHarry Hood, Cavern

Set 2: DwDDown with Disease > Maze, Loving Cup > MakisupaMakisupa Policeman > It's Ice, Julius, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Purple Rain > HYHUHold Your Head Up, Uncle Pen, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Encore: GolgiGolgi Apparatus

[1] Simpsons and All Fall Down signals.

Notes: Possum contained Simpsons and All Fall Down signals.

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Wednesday, 07/17/1996
Theatre Antique, Vienne, France

Set 1: DividedDivided Sky, SampleSample in a Jar, BowieDavid Bowie, Ya Mar, Funky Bitch

Notes: This show was a one-set opener for Santana.

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Thursday, 07/18/1996
Theatre de Verdure, Nice, France

Set 1: Julius, CTBCars Trucks Buses > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Stash, Hello My Baby, It's Ice, YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Notes: This show was a one-set opener for Santana at the Nice Jazz Festival.

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Friday, 07/19/1996
Les Arenes Romaines, Arles, France

Set 1: Runaway Jim, Foam, Sweet Adeline, Waste, CDTChalk Dust Torture, CoilThe Squirming Coil

Notes: This show was a one-set opener for Santana.

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Sunday, 07/21/1996
The Forum, Nüremberg, Germany

Set 1: GolgiGolgi Apparatus > GuelahGuelah Papyrus > Rift > Tweezer, If I Could, MMGAMOIOMy Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning, Taste, Train Song^[1], Fee^[2] > TimberTimber (Jerry) > JBGJohnny B. Goode

Set 2: Llama, ThemeTheme From the Bottom > Reba, Life on Mars?, Free, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope > Simple -> CaspianPrince Caspian > SuzySuzy Greenberg

Encore: HoodHarry Hood

[1] Debut.
[2] Trey sang verses through megaphone.

Notes: Train Song debuted at this show and was dedicated to the fans that were following the band around Europe via the rails. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone.

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Monday, 07/22/1996
Tanzbrunnen, Cologne, Germany

Set 1: SampleSample in a Jar > Poor Heart, Cavern, Maze, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Stash, ADITLA Day in the Life, YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Notes: This show was a one-set opener for Santana.

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Tuesday, 07/23/1996
Markethalle, Hamburg, Germany

Set 1: BagAC/DC Bag > Foam, ThemeTheme From the Bottom, Gumbo, SOAMuleScent of a Mule, DwDDown with Disease > McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Hello My Baby

Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Runaway Jim, Loving Cup, Sparkle > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Bike > HYHUHold Your Head Up, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Encore: Rocky Top

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Wednesday, 07/24/1996
The Music Hall, Hanover, Germany

Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture, Ya Mar, Julius, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Notes: This show was a one-set opener for Santana.

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Thursday, 07/25/1996
Stadtpark, Hamburg, Germany

Set 1: Poor Heart, PYITEPunch You In the Eye, SampleSample in a Jar, It's Ice > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Life on Mars?, HoodHarry Hood > Cavern

Notes: This show was a one-set opener for Santana.

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Friday, 08/02/1996
Wolf Mountain Amphitheatre, Park City, UT

Soundcheck: The Old Home Place, Character Zero, Guelah Papyrus

Set 1: Somewhere Over the Rainbow^[1], Ya Mar, DwDDown with Disease > GuelahGuelah Papyrus, Poor Heart > Foam, ThemeTheme From the Bottom, GolgiGolgi Apparatus > Tweezer, Hello My Baby, Possum^[2]

Set 2: Runaway Jim > Simple > Taste > Free > Fluffhead > CaspianPrince Caspian > HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[3]

Encore: PYITEPunch You In the Eye

[1] Performed solo by Page on theremin.
[2] Oom Pa Pa signal.
[3] May The Force Be With You (The Force Theme from Star Wars) tease.

Notes: This show marked the debut of Page’s theremin. Somewhere Over the Rainbow was played for the first time since July 3, 1994 (161 shows) and was performed solo by Page on the theremin in response to the huge rainbow that appeared over the venue just before the show started. Possum contained an Oom Pa Pa signal. Antelope included a tease of May The Force Be With You (The Force Theme from Star Wars).

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Sunday, 08/04/1996
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO

Soundcheck: Character Zero, Poor Heart (half speed), Caravan, Jam

Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture, Funky Bitch, Guyute, Fee^[1] > SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, MangoThe Mango Song, SlothThe Sloth, Maze, Loving Cup

Set 2: BagAC/DC Bag > Reba^[2], SOAMuleScent of a Mule, SampleSample in a Jar > BowieDavid Bowie, Sweet Adeline, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Encore: Theme from Star Trek^[3], Rocky Top

[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[2] No whistling.
[3] Phish debut; performed solo by Page on theremin.

Notes: Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Reba did not have the whistling ending. The Theme from Star Trek made its Phish debut at this show and was performed by Page solo on the theremin.

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Monday, 08/05/1996
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO

Soundcheck: Strange Design (several times)

Set 1: Wilson > Poor Heart > GuelahGuelah Papyrus, DividedDivided Sky, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, Foam, If I Could, Julius, CoilThe Squirming Coil

Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > DwDDown with Disease^[1] -> It's Ice, Halley'sHalley's Comet, Somewhere Over the Rainbow^[2], Waste^[3], Talk^[4], Train Song^[3], Strange Design^[3], Amazing Grace, Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Cavern

[1] Unfinished.
[2] Performed solo by Page on theremin.
[3] Page on a smaller piano, Trey on acoustic guitar, Mike on acoustic bass, and Fishman on a smaller drum set.
[4] Debut; Page on a smaller piano, Trey on acoustic guitar, Mike on acoustic bass, and Fishman on a smaller drum set.

Notes: As urged in flyers handed out by Phish.netters, many fans sat down during the silent part of Divided Sky. Down with Disease was unfinished. Somewhere Over the Rainbow was performed solo by Page on the theremin. Waste through Strange Design were performed with Page on a smaller piano, Trey on acoustic guitar, Mike on acoustic bass, and Fishman on a smaller drum set. This show marked the first performance of Talk and featured an atypical It’s Ice. Mike teased Barracuda before the second set.

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Tuesday, 08/06/1996
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO

Set 1: MakisupaMakisupa Policeman > Rift > SuzySuzy Greenberg^[1] > Simple, ThemeTheme From the Bottom > LizardsThe Lizards, Dinner and a Movie, Horn, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[2]

Set 2: CurtainThe Curtain > Tweezer^[3] > CaspianPrince Caspian > ADITLA Day in the Life > BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars > HYHUHold Your Head Up > Purple Rain > HYHUHold Your Head Up, HoodHarry Hood^[4] > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

Encore: JBGJohnny B. Goode

[1] Simple tease.
[2] “21 year old Phish Fan Marcus Esquandolas" was substituted for “Marco Esquandolas."
[3] Norwegian Wood jam.
[4] Debut of "Hood" response chant.

Notes: Note the “This is Red Rocks, This is the Edge” quote from Trey during the break in Rift. The quote was a reference both to U2’s Live: Under a Blood Red Sky album and Trey’s similar remarks on the Junta-released version of Icculus. Suzy included a Simple tease. The phrase “21 year old Phish Fan Marcus Esquandolas” was substituted for “Marco Esquandolas” during Antelope in reference to a fan’s quote in a newspaper article on the disturbance in Morrison the day before. Tweezer included a Norwegian Wood jam. Harry Hood featured the debut of the “Hood” response chant, initiated by Phish.netters and advertised on flyers handed out at the Red Rocks shows. Among other ideas, the flyers encouraged fans to shout: “Hood” after the band sings “Harry.” It began to rain in the second set; the band responded with Purple Rain, and Chris Kuroda showed the stage in purple lights. The performance of Simple from this gig appears on the Carved in Stone CD benefiting The Rocks Fund, dedicated to the rehabilitation and preservation of Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

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Wednesday, 08/07/1996
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO

Set 1: PYITEPunch You In the Eye > Sparkle > Stash^[1], Ya Mar, Gumbo, Taste, Lawn Boy, Ninety-Nine Years (and One Dark Day)^[2], Hold to a Dream^[2], Doin' My Time^[2]

Set 2: Runaway Jim -> Gypsy Queen -> Runaway Jim > Free, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird^[3] > Possum, Life on Mars?, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Hello My Baby

Encore: Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

[1] DEG teases from Trey.
[2] Phish debut; Tim O'Brien on mandolin, acoustic guitar and lead vocals.
[3] Narration had Trey tell of giant iguana that would take the crowd to Mars to view the life there.

Notes: Stash contained DEG teases from Trey. During Ya Mar, Trey thanked the audience, saluted a Colorado swimmer who won two gold medals at the Olympics, and announced that a special guest would come out later in the set. The last three songs of the first set were all Phish debuts and featured Tim O’Brien on mandolin, acoustic guitar and lead vocals. During the Mockingbird narration, Trey told of a giant iguana that would take the crowd to Mars to view the life there.

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Saturday, 08/10/1996
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI

Soundcheck: Character Zero, The Old Home Place, Funky Bitch

Set 1: My FriendMy Friend, My Friend, Poor Heart > BagAC/DC Bag > Fee^[1] > Reba^[2], IDKI Didn't Know, HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning, Rift > GinBathtub Gin, Cavern

Set 2: Wilson > DwDDown with Disease > SOAMuleScent of a Mule^[3], Free, Fluffhead, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Whipping Post^[4] > HYHUHold Your Head Up, HoodHarry Hood > ADITLA Day in the Life

Encore: Contact > Fire

[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[2] No whistling.
[3] Sunshine of Your Love tease from Page during the Mule Duel.
[4] Fishman on vocals.

Notes: My Friend featured Trey using his microphone stand as a slide. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Reba did not have the whistling ending. Page teased Sunshine of Your Love during the Mule Duel. Whipping Post was played for the first time since April 20, 1993 (285 shows) and featured Fishman on vocals.

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Monday, 08/12/1996
Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN

Soundcheck: Jam, Lean on Me (instrumental), The Old Home Place, Ain’t Too Proud To Beg -> Jam

Set 1: Ya Mar, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Esther > CDTChalk Dust Torture, Weigh > It's Ice > Dog Faced Boy, Taste, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg

Set 2: TimberTimber (Jerry) > Sparkle > Simple > CaspianPrince Caspian^[1] > McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Hello My Baby, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Possum^[2]

Encore: SampleSample in a Jar

[1] Unfinished.
[2] All Fall Down and Simpsons signals. Voodoo Child tease.

Notes: Caspian was unfinished. Possum included All Fall Down and Simpsons signals as well as a Voodoo Child tease.

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Tuesday, 08/13/1996
Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN

Soundcheck: Talk (intro, acoustic, x2), Waste (acoustic), Spooky -> Jam

Set 1: DividedDivided Sky, Tube, Tela > Maze, FEFYFast Enough for You > Old Home PlaceThe Old Home Place, PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Llama, Glide, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Set 2: BagAC/DC Bag > LizardsThe Lizards, Mike'sMike's Song > Lifeboy > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove -> Somewhere Over the Rainbow^[1], Waste^[2], Train Song^[2], Strange Design^[2], Sweet Adeline, BowieDavid Bowie

Encore: Sleeping Monkey > Rocky Top

[1] Performed solo by Page on theremin.
[2] Performed on acoustic mini-stage.

Notes: Page performed Somewhere Over the Rainbow solo on the theremin. Waste through Strange Design were performed on the acoustic mini-stage. Trey played the composed section to Divided Sky over the soundcheck jam. This show was officially released as Live Phish 12.

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Wednesday, 08/14/1996
Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA

Soundcheck: Funky Bitch, Tush

Set 1: Wilson -> Jam > DwDDown with Disease, Fee^[1] -> Poor Heart, Reba^[2], MangoThe Mango Song > Gumbo, Stash, Hello My Baby

Set 2: Runaway Jim > YEMYou Enjoy Myself, HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning, CTBCars Trucks Buses > Tweezer, ThemeTheme From the Bottom > HYHUHold Your Head Up > Cracklin' Rosie > HYHUHold Your Head Up, SampleSample in a Jar > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

Encore: Julius

[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[2] No whistling.

Notes: Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Reba did not have the whistling ending. Julius was dedicated to Brad Sands’s brother Matty.

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Friday, 08/16/1996
Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Plattsburgh, NY

Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture, GinBathtub Gin^[1], Ya Mar, BagAC/DC Bag > Esther > DividedDivided Sky, Halley'sHalley's Comet > BowieDavid Bowie

Set 2: SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Sparkle > Free, CoilThe Squirming Coil, Waste^[2], Talk^[2], Train Song^[2], Strange Design^[2], Hello My Baby, Mike'sMike's Song -> Simple -> Contact > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 3: MakisupaMakisupa Policeman > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > DwDDown with Disease^[3] -> NICU, Life on Mars? > HoodHarry Hood -> Jam

Encore: Amazing Grace

Set 4: Flatbed Truck Jam

[1] Brief DEG tease from Trey.
[2] Acoustic mini-stage.
[3] Unfinished.

Notes: This was the first show of The Clifford Ball festival. Bathtub Gin contained a brief DEG tease from Trey. Waste through Strange Design were performed on the acoustic mini-stage. Disease was unfinished. The second set was preceded by a Mary Had a Little Lamb tease. The jam at the end of Harry Hood accompanied a fireworks display. The band took to the back of a flatbed truck at around 3:30 in the morning and drove through the crowd. The performance was one long open-ended jam.

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Saturday, 08/17/1996
Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Plattsburgh, NY

Set 1: Old Home PlaceThe Old Home Place, PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Reba^[1] > CTBCars Trucks Buses, LizardsThe Lizards, SampleSample in a Jar, Taste, Fee^[2] -> Maze, SuzySuzy Greenberg

Set 2: CurtainThe Curtain > Runaway Jim, It's Ice > Brother^[3], Fluffhead, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope > GolgiGolgi Apparatus > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Set 3: Wilson^[4] > Frankenstein, SOAMuleScent of a Mule^[5], Tweezer, ADITLA Day in the Life, Possum > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

Encore: Harpua^[6]

[1] No whistling.
[2] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[3] Ben and Jerry on vocals.
[4] Heartbreaker tease.
[5] Page/Fishman Mule Duel.
[6] Unfinished.

Notes: This was the second show of The Clifford Ball festival. Reba did not have the whistling ending. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Before the second set, Trey paid tribute to Aaron Stein of Syracuse, who was front row center for every show of the tour. The first Brother since August 2, 1993 (258 shows) featured Ben and Jerry on guest vocals. Wilson included a Heartbreaker tease. Antelope featured a female acrobat twirling in the rigging, suspended above the stage in a circus-like fashion. Scent of a Mule featured a Page/Fishman duel instead of the typical Page/Trey duel. Tweezer had big trampolines on each side of the stage and more circus shenanigans. A stunt plane circled overhead during Tweezer Reprise and Harpua. Harpua was unfinished; it was completed on August 16, 1997 at The Great Went.

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Wednesday, 10/16/1996
Olympic Center, Lake Placid, NY

Soundcheck: Billy Breathes

Set 1: CTBCars Trucks Buses, DwDDown with Disease, Wilson > Buried Alive > Poor Heart, Billy Breathes, Mound > SampleSample in a Jar, It's Ice, HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning, Character Zero

Set 2: Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, Taste, Train Song, Simple > Swept Away^[1] > Steep^[1] > CaspianPrince Caspian, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, CoilThe Squirming Coil, JBGJohnny B. Goode

Encore: Waste

[1] Debut.

Notes: Swept Away and Steep debuted at this show.

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Thursday, 10/17/1996
Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State University, State College, PA

Set 1: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Funky Bitch, Sparkle > Tweezer > ThemeTheme From the Bottom, Talk, PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Character Zero, ADITLA Day in the Life, TweepriseTweezer Reprise

Set 2: Ya Mar, CDTChalk Dust Torture, GinBathtub Gin, SOAMuleScent of a Mule, Free, LizardsThe Lizards, Star Spangled BannerThe Star Spangled Banner^[1], BowieDavid Bowie

Encore: GolgiGolgi Apparatus

[1] Phish debut.

Notes: The Star Spangled Banner made its Phish debut at this show.

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Friday, 10/18/1996
Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA

Soundcheck: My Mind’s Got a Mind of its Own, Billy Breathes

Set 1: Runaway Jim, GuelahGuelah Papyrus, Old Home PlaceThe Old Home Place, CTBCars Trucks Buses, Stash, Strange Design, DividedDivided Sky, Billy Breathes, Taste, SampleSample in a Jar

Set 2: SuzySuzy Greenberg > Maze, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[1], Reba^[2], Waste, HoodHarry Hood

Encore: Julius

[1] Do You Feel Like We Do teases.
[2] No whistling.

Notes: YEM included teases of Peter Frampton’s Do You Feel Like We Do. Reba did not have the whistling ending.

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Saturday, 10/19/1996
Marine Midland Arena, Buffalo, NY

Soundcheck: Billy Breathes

Set 1: My FriendMy Friend, My Friend, Rift, Free, Esther > Llama, Gumbo, DwDDown with Disease > CaspianPrince Caspian > Frankenstein

Set 2: BagAC/DC Bag, Sparkle > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Fluffhead, Swept Away > Steep > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Hello My Baby

Encore: Fee^[1], Rocky Top

[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone.

Notes: The second set started with a Wish You Were Here tease. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone.

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Monday, 10/21/1996
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Set 1: Star Spangled BannerThe Star Spangled Banner, SampleSample in a Jar, CTBCars Trucks Buses, SlothThe Sloth, DividedDivided Sky, Character Zero, GinsengGinseng Sullivan, Stash, Waste, Possum

Set 2: Wilson, CDTChalk Dust Torture, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, Reba^[1], Train Song, Maze, Life on Mars?, Simple -> HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning, BowieDavid Bowie

Encore: Funky Bitch

[1] No whistling.

Notes: Ginseng was played for the first time since June 23, 1995 (103 shows). Reba did not have the whistling ending.

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Tuesday, 10/22/1996
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Set 1: CurtainThe Curtain > Runaway Jim, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, It's Ice, Talk, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Sparkle > Free > YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > DwDDown with Disease > Taste, MangoThe Mango Song, Lawn Boy, SOAMuleScent of a Mule, Mike'sMike's Song -> Swept Away > Steep > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: All Along the Watchtower^[1]

[1] Buddy Miles on drums and lead vocals, Merl Saunders on keys, and Fishman on Trey's percussion rack.

Notes: This Weekapaug, often referred to as the “Freakapaug,” included circus dancers and Mimi Fishman dancing around on stage towards the end. Watchtower (first since April 21, 1994, or 227 shows) featured Buddy Miles on drums and lead vocals, Merl Saunders on keys, and Fishman on Trey’s percussion rack. The circus dancers also appeared for the encore.

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Wednesday, 10/23/1996
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT

Set 1: PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Poor Heart, BagAC/DC Bag, Foam, Hello My Baby, Character Zero, Rift, ThemeTheme From the Bottom > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: Brother^[1], Ya Mar^[2], Tweezer^[1] > LizardsThe Lizards^[1], Llama^[1], SuzySuzy Greenberg^[1] > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light^[1], Julius^[1]

Encore: CDTChalk Dust Torture^[1]

[1] Bob Gullotti on a second drum set.
[2] Bob Gullotti on a second drum set. Long drum jam between Fishman and Gullotti.

Notes: The entire second set and encore featured Bob Gullotti on a second drum set. Ya Mar included a long drum jam between Fishman and Gullotti.

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Friday, 10/25/1996
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA

Set 1: Ha Ha Ha > Taste, MakisupaMakisupa Policeman -> Maze, Billy Breathes, Mound, GuelahGuelah Papyrus, IDKI Didn't Know, Stash, CoilThe Squirming Coil

Set 2: Tube > CaspianPrince Caspian, TimberTimber (Jerry) > TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, NICU > Free, Strange Design, HoodHarry Hood > Cavern, Star Spangled BannerThe Star Spangled Banner

Encore: JBGJohnny B. Goode

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Saturday, 10/26/1996
Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC

Set 1: Julius, CTBCars Trucks Buses, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, Reba, Train Song, Character Zero, It's Ice, ThemeTheme From the Bottom, SampleSample in a Jar

Set 2: DwDDown with Disease > YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Sparkle > Simple -> McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Waste, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[1]

Encore: Fire

[1] Star Spangled Banner and Voodoo Child teases.

Notes: Antelope included Star Spangled Banner and Voodoo Child teases, and was dedicated by Trey to Fishman’s then-14-year old cousin Jason Roberts for winning a guitar competition.

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Sunday, 10/27/1996
North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, SC

Set 1: Runaway Jim, PYITEPunch You In the Eye, BagAC/DC Bag, Fee > SOAMuleScent of a Mule -> Catapult^[1] -> SOAMuleScent of a Mule, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt^[2], Talk^[3], Taste^[4], SuzySuzy Greenberg

Set 2: CDTChalk Dust Torture, GinBathtub Gin, Rift > CaspianPrince Caspian > Ya Mar, Tweezer, Fluffhead, Life on Mars? > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

Encore: Possum, Carolina

[1] Performed twice during the Mule Duel; first by Mike, and then by Page solo on the theremin.
[2] In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida teases.
[3] Trey on acoustic guitar.
[4] Norwegian Wood tease.

Notes: Catapult was performed twice during the Mule Duel; first by Mike, and then by Page solo on the theremin. Melt contained In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida teases and Taste included a Norwegian Wood tease. Talk featured Trey on acoustic guitar.

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Tuesday, 10/29/1996
Leon County Civic Center, Tallahassee, FL

Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture^[1], GuelahGuelah Papyrus^[1], CTBCars Trucks Buses^[1], Taste^[1], Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room^[1], Stash^[1], Train Song^[1], Billy Breathes^[1], Poor Heart^[1] > BowieDavid Bowie^[1]

Set 2: Rift^[1] > Mike'sMike's Song^[1] > HorseThe Horse^[1] > SilentSilent in the Morning^[1], WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[1], WedgeThe Wedge^[1], Character Zero^[1], Suspicious Minds^[1] > HYHUHold Your Head Up^[1], SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light^[1], Hello My Baby

Encore: GTBTGood Times Bad Times^[1]

[1] Karl Perazzo.

Notes: Guest percussionist Karl Perazzo played the entire show. After Suspicious Minds, Trey introduced Fishman as “Norton Charlton Heston.”

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Thursday, 10/31/1996
The Omni, Atlanta, GA

Soundcheck: Overload

Set 1: Sanity > Highway to Hell > DwDDown with Disease > YEMYou Enjoy Myself, CaspianPrince Caspian > Reba, Forbin'sColonel Forbin's Ascent > MockingbirdFly Famous Mockingbird^[1] > Character Zero, Star Spangled BannerThe Star Spangled Banner

Set 2: Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)^[2] > C&PCrosseyed and Painless^[2], The Great Curve^[2], Once in a Lifetime^[2] > Houses in Motion^[3] -> Seen and Not Seen^[4] -> Listening Wind^[2] > The Overload^[2]

Set 3: Brother^[5], 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra^[5] > Maze^[5], Simple^[6] -> Swept Away^[5] > Steep^[5] > JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago^[7] > SuzySuzy Greenberg^[8]

Encore: Frankenstein^[9]

[1] Narration referred to David Byrne, who appeared in the mountain as the face of Icculus, threw Forbin off the mountain and into the arms of the "evil" Famous Mockingbird.
[2] Phish debut; Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, and Gary Gazaway on trumpet.
[3] Phish debut; Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, and Gary Gazaway on trumpet. Tweezer tease from Trey at the end.
[4] Phish debut; Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet, and Trey on bass.
[5] Karl Perazzo on percussion.
[6] Karl Perazzo on percussion. Mama Told Me Not to Come tease.
[7] Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet.
[8] Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet. Born Under Punches tease from Page.
[9] Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet.

Notes: The Mockingbird narration included a reference to The Talking Heads’ David Byrne, who appeared in the mountain as the face of Icculus. As Trey told the story, Byrne threw Colonel Forbin off the mountain and into the arms of the “evil” Famous Mockingbird. The second set "musical costume" was The Talking Heads' Remain in Light. All of the Remain in Light songs were Phish debuts; the set featured Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, and Gary Gazaway on trumpet. Perazzo also played during the entire third set. Jesus Just Left Chicago, Suzy Greenberg, and Frankenstein also featured Grippo and Gazaway. At the end of Houses in Motion (which featured Trey teasing Tweezer), an armchair was brought out to the center of the stage and Mike sat in it to sing Seen and Not Seen. While he sang, Karl Perazzo drummed and Trey played bass. After Overload, a bizarre on-stage demonstration closed the set. The third set opened with a Feel Like a Stranger tease. Suzy included a Born Under Punches tease from Page. Simple included a tease of Mama Told Me Not to Come. The soundcheck's Overload was performed with horns and briefly featured Fishman on vacuum. This show was officially released as Live Phish 15.

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Saturday, 11/02/1996
Coral Sky Amphitheater, West Palm Beach, FL

Set 1: Ya Mar^[1], Julius^[1], Fee^[2] -> Taste^[1], Cavern^[1] > Stash^[1], LizardsThe Lizards^[1], Free^[1], JBGJohnny B. Goode^[1]

Set 2: C&PCrosseyed and Painless^[3] -> AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[4], Waste^[1], HoodHarry Hood^[1] > ADITLA Day in the Life^[1], Sweet Adeline

Encore: Funky Bitch^[5]

[1] Karl Perazzo on percussion.
[2] Karl Perazzo on percussion. Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[3] Karl Perazzo on percussion. DEG teases from Mike and Trey.
[4] Karl Perazzo on percussion. “Norton Charlton Heston" replaced “Marco Esquandolas."
[5] Karl Perazzo on percussion, Butch Trucks on drums, Fishman on Trey's percussion rack.

Notes: Karl Perazzo sat in on percussion for the entire show. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Mike repeatedly teased the bass line of Dave's Energy Guide in the C&P jam and then Trey very briefly teased it as well. The lyric “Norton Charlton Heston” replaced “Marco Esquandolas” in Antelope. Butch Trucks joined the band on drums for the encore while Fishman played Trey’s percussion rack. Portions of this performance (Ya Mar, Crosseyed/Antelope, Waste, Hood, and ADITL) were released to the syndicated radio program The Album Network. This show is also available on DVD from Phish Dry Goods.

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Sunday, 11/03/1996
O'Connell Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Set 1: My FriendMy Friend, My Friend^[1], Runaway Jim^[1], Billy Breathes^[1], SlothThe Sloth^[1], NICU^[1] > SampleSample in a Jar^[1], ThemeTheme From the Bottom^[1], Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room^[1], Character Zero^[1]

Set 2: TimberTimber (Jerry)^[1] > DividedDivided Sky^[1], Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother^[1], Sparkle^[1] > Tweezer^[1], Life on Mars?^[1], Possum^[2] > TweepriseTweezer Reprise^[1]

Encore: Fire^[1]

[1] Karl Perazzo on percussion.
[2] Karl Perazzo on percussion. China Cat Sunflower tease from Trey.

Notes: Karl Perazzo sat in on percussion for the entire show. Trey teased China Cat Sunflower (the segue into I know You Rider) in the intro of Possum.

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Wednesday, 11/06/1996
Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN

Set 1: SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt^[1], CTBCars Trucks Buses, FEFYFast Enough for You, Taste, Train Song, Poor Heart, PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Billy Breathes, BowieDavid Bowie

Set 2: Wilson, CurtainThe Curtain > Mike'sMike's Song -> Swept Away > Steep > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, SOAMuleScent of a Mule, SampleSample in a Jar > Funky Bitch

Encore: Rocky Top

[1] In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida tease from Trey.

Notes: Split Open And Melt included an In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida tease from Trey.

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Thursday, 11/07/1996
Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY

Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture, Weigh > Rift > GuelahGuelah Papyrus, Stash, Waste, Guyute, Free > Tela, Character Zero^[1]

Set 2: SuzySuzy Greenberg > GinBathtub Gin^[2] -> HYHUHold Your Head Up > Bike > HYHUHold Your Head Up, YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Encore: Frankenstein

[1] No ending vocal jam.
[2] DEG tease from Trey.

Notes: Character Zero was performed without the ending vocal jam. Trey teased Dave's Energy Guide during Gin. Fishman humorously stumbled through Bike, which was played by request. 

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Friday, 11/08/1996
Assembly Hall, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL

Set 1: Runaway Jim, Axilla > ATRAll Things Reconsidered > Mound, DwDDown with Disease > CaspianPrince Caspian, Reba, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Maze, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Simple^[1], Loving Cup, Mike'sMike's Song, Star Spangled BannerThe Star Spangled Banner, WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: ThemeTheme From the Bottom

[1] Cecilia tease.

Notes: Trey had equipment problems in Simple, so Loving Cup (“I know I play a bad guitar”) was played next. Simple included a Cecilia tease. ATR was played for the first time since July 1, 1995 (108 shows) and Axilla was played for the first time since October 16, 1994 (170 shows).

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Saturday, 11/09/1996
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI

Set 1: Buried Alive > Poor Heart, SlothThe Sloth, DividedDivided Sky, Horn, Tube, Talk^[1], SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, LizardsThe Lizards, Character Zero

Set 2: BowieDavid Bowie, ADITLA Day in the Life, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Taste, Swept Away > Steep > HoodHarry Hood^[2]

Encore: Julius

[1] Trey on acoustic guitar.
[2] Steep tease.

Notes: Talk featured Trey on acoustic guitar. Hood contained a Steep tease.

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Monday, 11/11/1996
Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI

Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture, GuelahGuelah Papyrus, CTBCars Trucks Buses, BagAC/DC Bag, Sparkle > Brother, ThemeTheme From the Bottom, Axilla > Runaway Jim

Set 2: TimberTimber (Jerry) > DividedDivided Sky^[1], Gumbo, CurtainThe Curtain > SampleSample in a Jar > Tweezer, Swept Away > Steep > Maze, Contact > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Encore: Waste, Cavern

[1] All Fall Down signal.

Notes: Divided Sky included an All Fall Down signal.

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Wednesday, 11/13/1996
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

Set 1: DwDDown with Disease, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, It's Ice, Ya Mar, Taste, Train Song, Reba, Character Zero, Sweet Adeline

Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > SuzySuzy Greenberg -> Jam > CaspianPrince Caspian > YEMYou Enjoy Myself, ThemeTheme From the Bottom, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Encore: GTBTGood Times Bad Times

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Thursday, 11/14/1996
Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA

Set 1: BagAC/DC Bag > Uncle Pen, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother > CTBCars Trucks Buses, Free, ATRAll Things Reconsidered, GinBathtub Gin, Talk^[1], Julius

Set 2: Llama, SampleSample in a Jar, Taste, Swept Away > Steep > SOAMuleScent of a Mule, Life on Mars?, Demand > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope > ADITLA Day in the Life

Encore: Stash, Hello My Baby

[1] Trey on acoustic guitar.

Notes: Talk featured Trey on acoustic guitar.

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Friday, 11/15/1996
Kiel Center, St. Louis, MO

Set 1: Wilson > DividedDivided Sky, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Character Zero, PYITEPunch You In the Eye > CaspianPrince Caspian, GinsengGinseng Sullivan, Train Song, CDTChalk Dust Torture, Taste > Cavern

Set 2: MakisupaMakisupa Policeman -> Maze, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu, MMGAMOIOMy Mind's Got a Mind of its Own > Mike'sMike's Song, Sleeping Monkey > Mean Mr. Mustard^[1] > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[2]

Encore: Funky Bitch^[2]

[1] Phish debut.
[2] John Popper on harmonica.

Notes: Mimi Fishman addressed the crowd before the show and noted that the band was donating a portion of the proceeds from the show to charity. After Sleeping Monkey, Trey announced that the show was brought to you by the letter M (referencing all the second-set songs with “M”-titles) and the number 420. This show marked the Phish debut of Mean Mr. Mustard, complete with a John Popper (cloaked in a cape and hobbling with a cane to the roar of the audience) cameo as the “dirty old man.” Popper stayed on stage to lend his harmonica to a very short Weekapaug closer and Funky Bitch encore.

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Saturday, 11/16/1996
Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE

Set 1: Poor Heart > DwDDown with Disease, Guyute, Gumbo, Rift, Free, Old Home PlaceThe Old Home Place, BowieDavid Bowie, Lawn Boy > Sparkle > Frankenstein

Set 2: La Grange > Runaway Jim -> Vibration of LifeThe Vibration of Life -> Kung -> Catapult, Axilla^[1] > HoodHarry Hood^[2] > SuzySuzy Greenberg^[3], Amazing Grace

Encore: We're an American Band^[4]

[1] Tribute to the light crew, Leigh Fordham references at end.
[2] Lyrics referenced Leigh Fordham.
[3] Leigh Fordham reference; La Grange and Axilla teases.
[4] Phish debut.

Notes: The Vibration of Life was announced by Trey as “Written by God” and was performed for the first time since November 30, 1994 (148 shows). At the end of Axilla, the light crew also received a bizarre tribute and Leigh Fordham, a member of Phish's light crew, was mentioned several times. The Hood lyrics were subsequently altered slightly to include a bit about Leigh Fordham. Suzy Greenberg included Leigh Fordham references as well as La Grange and Axilla teases. We’re An American Band made its Phish debut in the city referenced in its lyrics.

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Monday, 11/18/1996
Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN

Set 1: CTBCars Trucks Buses, TimberTimber (Jerry), Poor Heart > Taste, Billy Breathes, CDTChalk Dust Torture, GuelahGuelah Papyrus, GinsengGinseng Sullivan, Reba^[1], Character Zero

Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Simple -> Swept Away > Steep > SOAMuleScent of a Mule, Tweezer^[2], Hello My Baby^[2], TweepriseTweezer Reprise^[2] > Llama^[2]

Encore: Waste, JBGJohnny B. Goode^[2]

[1] No whistling.
[2] Gary Gazaway on trumpet.

Notes: Reba did not have the whistling ending. Tweezer through Llama and Johnny B. Goode featured Gary Gazaway on trumpet.

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Tuesday, 11/19/1996
Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO

Set 1: Ya Mar, BagAC/DC Bag > Foam, ThemeTheme From the Bottom, Mound, Stash, Fee^[1] > Taste, Loving Cup

Set 2: BowieDavid Bowie, ADITLA Day in the Life > GinBathtub Gin -> Vibration of LifeThe Vibration of Life -> YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[2], Star Spangled BannerThe Star Spangled Banner, Fire

Encore: CoilThe Squirming Coil

[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[2] Groove is in the Heart jam that included brief lyrics.

Notes: Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Trey announced the first-ever Vibration of Life dedication and sent it out to the crew in general, and more specifically, Bob Neumann, the band’s Audio Crew Chief and speaker designer. YEM included a Groove is in the Heart jam that included brief lyrics.

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Friday, 11/22/1996
Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA

Soundcheck: Magilla, Funky Bitch, Billy Breathes

Set 1: It's Ice > Runaway Jim, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, Taste, GinsengGinseng Sullivan > SampleSample in a Jar, FEFYFast Enough for You, Train Song, Stash, Cavern

Set 2: DwDDown with Disease > CaspianPrince Caspian > Maze, Billy Breathes > Swept Away > Steep > Character Zero, ThemeTheme From the Bottom, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, Hello My Baby

Encore: Julius^[1]

[1] Cocaine quote and thank you to the city of Spokane.

Notes: Julius included a Cocaine quote and a thank you to the city of Spokane.

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Saturday, 11/23/1996
Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture, GuelahGuelah Papyrus, CTBCars Trucks Buses, DividedDivided Sky, PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Midnight on the Highway^[1], SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Rift, Funky Bitch

Set 2: CurtainThe Curtain > Mike'sMike's Song -> Simple -> MakisupaMakisupa Policeman^[2] > Axilla > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[3] -> Catapult, Waste, Amazing Grace, HoodHarry Hood

Encore: GTBTGood Times Bad Times

[1] Phish debut.
[2] Key words: “Woke up in the morning, border guard in my bunk, he took his fucking dog on the bus, and he found my dank.”
[3] Unfinished.

Notes: This show included the first Phish performance of Midnight on the Highway, which was learned while the band was stopped at the American/Canadian border. Makisupa also referenced the border-crossing incident: “Woke up in the morning, border guard in my bunk, he took his fucking dog on the bus, and he found my dank.” Weekapaug was unfinished.

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Sunday, 11/24/1996
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR

Set 1: Poor Heart > BagAC/DC Bag > ATRAll Things Reconsidered, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Reba^[1], Character Zero, Strange Design > Taste, IDKI Didn't Know^[2], SampleSample in a Jar, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Sparkle > BowieDavid Bowie, ADITLA Day in the Life > YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Loving Cup > SuzySuzy Greenberg

Encore: GinsengGinseng Sullivan > Cavern

[1] No whistling.
[2] Because tease.

Notes: Reba did not have the whistling ending. I Didn’t Know included a Because tease.

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Wednesday, 11/27/1996
Key Arena, Seattle, WA

Set 1: Julius > My FriendMy Friend, My Friend, Ya Mar, CDTChalk Dust Torture, SlothThe Sloth, Uncle Pen, Free > ThemeTheme From the Bottom, Bold As Love

Set 2: DwDDown with Disease -> JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago > SOAMuleScent of a Mule^[1], Tweezer -> Sweet Emotion Jam -> DwDDown with Disease^[2], Star Spangled BannerThe Star Spangled Banner, Fire

Encore: Waste > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] Mule Duel included Brady Bunch theme scats from Trey and some vacuum action from Fishman.
[2] Can't You Hear Me Knocking at ending.

Notes: The Mule Duel included Brady Bunch theme scats from Trey and some vacuum action from Fishman. Fire and Bold As Love were dedicated to Jimi Hendrix on his birthday. The Disease and Tweezer combo has led some fans to refer to this as the “Diseezer.” The return to DWD contained a Can’t You Hear Me Knocking ending.

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Friday, 11/29/1996
The Cow Palace, Daly City, CA

Set 1: Frankenstein, NICU, CTBCars Trucks Buses, Character Zero > DividedDivided Sky, GinBathtub Gin, Life on Mars?, Maze^[1], SuzySuzy Greenberg

Set 2: Wilson > Simple -> Sparks > Sparkle > Taste > Swept Away > Steep > YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[2], Waste > HoodHarry Hood

Encore: SampleSample in a Jar

[1] DEG tease from Trey.
[2] Trey broke a string during YEM, leading to some odd jamming.

Notes: Maze contained a Dave'e Energy Guide from Trey, and Trey broke a string during YEM, which led to some odd jamming. Sparks was played for the first time since October 29, 1994 (173 shows).

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Saturday, 11/30/1996
ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA

Set 1: Runaway Jim > PYITEPunch You In the Eye^[1], ATRAll Things Reconsidered, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Stash, Fluffhead, Old Home PlaceThe Old Home Place^[2], Uncle Pen^[2], CaspianPrince Caspian > CDTChalk Dust Torture

Set 2: La Grange, It's Ice > Glide, Brother^[3], Contact > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra^[4] > TimberTimber (Jerry)^[5] > Taste^[6], Funky Bitch^[5], Amazing Grace, Amazing Grace Jam^[7]

Encore: Possum^[7]

[1] Get Up Offa That Thing quotes and James Brown antics from Fishman.
[2] John McEuen on banjo.
[3] Lyrics included reference to Steve McConnell.
[4] Get Up Offa That Thing quotes and James Brown antics from Fishman. Super Bad teases from Trey.
[5] Peter Apfelbaum on tenor saxophone.
[6] Peter Apfelbaum on tenor saxophone, slowed down intro
[7] Peter Apfelbaum on tenor saxophone and John McEuen on lap slide guitar.

Notes: The Old Home Place and Uncle Pen featured John McEuen on banjo. Timber through Funky Bitch featured Peter Apfelbaum on tenor saxophone. Taste included an intro jam that was basically a slowed-down version of the song. The Amazing Grace Jam and Possum featured Apfelbaum on tenor saxophone and McEuen on lap slide guitar. Punch You in the Eye and 2001 featured Get Up Offa That Thing quotes and James Brown antics from Fishman. 2001 also contained Super Bad teases from Trey. The lyrics to Brother included a reference to Steve McConnell.

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Sunday, 12/01/1996
Pauley Pavilion, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Set 1: PeachesPeaches en Regalia > Poor Heart > Cavern > CTBCars Trucks Buses, Character Zero, CurtainThe Curtain > DwDDown with Disease, Train Song, HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning, SampleSample in a Jar > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: Tweezer > Sparkle > Simple -> ADITLA Day in the Life, Reba^[1], Swept Away > Steep > TweepriseTweezer Reprise > JBGJohnny B. Goode > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Encore: Highway to Hell

[1] No whistling.

Notes: This show marked the return of Peaches en Regalia, which had been shelved since December 31, 1994 (144 shows). Reba did not have the whistling ending.

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Monday, 12/02/1996
America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ

Set 1: Rocky Top > BagAC/DC Bag, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, IDKI Didn't Know, ThemeTheme From the Bottom, Gumbo, Julius

Set 2: Ya Mar, DividedDivided Sky, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother > Taste > Free, SOAMuleScent of a Mule^[1], HoodHarry Hood, Sweet Adeline

Encore: Fire

[1] Unfinished.

Notes: Scent of a Mule was unfinished.

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Wednesday, 12/04/1996
Sports Arena, San Diego, CA

Set 1: My FriendMy Friend, My Friend, CDTChalk Dust Torture, Horn, Uncle Pen, TimberTimber (Jerry) > SampleSample in a Jar, Train Song, Guyute, Character Zero, LizardsThe Lizards, BowieDavid Bowie

Set 2: Ha Ha Ha > Mike'sMike's Song > CaspianPrince Caspian > Sparkle > PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Life on Mars?, Reba^[1], Lawn Boy^[2], WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago

[1] No whistling.
[2] Trey thanked the caterers.

Notes: Reba did not have the whistling ending. During Lawn Boy, Trey thanked the caterers and brought two of them on stage to dance.

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Friday, 12/06/1996
The Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas, NV

Soundcheck: Peaches en Regalia, The Wedge, I Want To Be A Cowboy’s Sweetheart

Set 1: Wilson > PeachesPeaches en Regalia > Poor Heart > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra^[1] > Llama, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[2], CTBCars Trucks Buses > DwDDown with Disease > Frankenstein

Set 2: Julius, Sparkle > Mike'sMike's Song > Simple -> Jam^[3] > HoodHarry Hood > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Sweet Adeline^[4], GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Encore: Harpua^[5] -> Wildwood Weed^[6] -> Harpua^[7] -> I Want To Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart^[8] -> Harpua^[7] -> Suspicious Minds^[9] -> Harpua, SuzySuzy Greenberg^[10]

[1] Super Bad teases.
[2] Donuts vocal jam.
[3] Blister in the Sun quotes.
[4] Without microphones.
[5] Les Claypool and Larry LaLonde; opening segment in 4/4 time signature.
[6] Phish debut; Les Claypool on vocals, Larry LaLonde.
[7] Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde
[8] Phish Debut; Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, The Yodeling Cowgirls on vocals, John McEuen.
[9] Four Elvis impersonators.
[10] Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Elvis impersonators (one who led a Susie Q jam), Courtney Gains on Trey's percussion rack.

Notes: 2001 included Super Bad teases. The YEM vocal jam was based on donuts. The jam out of Simple contained Blister in the Sun quotes. Sweet Adeline was performed without microphones. The opening segment of Harpua was performed in a normal 4/4 time signature as opposed to its usual 7/4 signature. Wildwood Weed (a Phish debut with Les Claypool on vocals) and parts of Harpua featured Les Claypool and Larry LaLonde of Primus. I Want To Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart also made its Phish debut at this show and featured the Yodeling Cowgirls on vocals, Claypool, LaLonde, and  John McEuen. Suspicious Minds featured four Elvis impersonators on vocals with Fishman joining in at the end. Suzy Greenberg featured Claypool, LaLonde, McEuen, the Elvis impersonators, The Yodeling Cowgirls dancing on stage, and actor Courtney Gains on Trey’s percussion rack. One of the Elvis impersonators led a Susie Q jam at the end of Suzy Greenberg. This show was officially released as Phish Vegas 96.

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Saturday, 12/28/1996
CoreStates Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

Set 1: Runaway Jim, NICU, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, It's Ice, Billy Breathes, GinsengGinseng Sullivan, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, MangoThe Mango Song, Frankenstein

Set 2: MakisupaMakisupa Policeman^[1] -> Maze, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Digital Delay Loop Jam -> TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > Mike'sMike's Song -> Strange Design > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[2], Star Spangled BannerThe Star Spangled Banner

Encore: JBGJohnny B. Goode

[1] Key words: “Stink, Stank, Stunk"
[2] Ended with long Page solo.

Notes: Makisupa Policeman included the cryptic lyrics “Stink, Stank, Stunk,” which may have been a reference to the theme song in The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Weekapaug Groove ended with a long Page solo. The Star Spangled Banner was dedicated to Kate Smith, who used to sing God Bless America at Flyers’ home hockey games.

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Sunday, 12/29/1996
CoreStates Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

Set 1: Poor Heart > Caravan > Cavern > Taste, GuelahGuelah Papyrus, Train Song, Rift > Free, CoilThe Squirming Coil^[1], La Grange

Set 2: BowieDavid Bowie, ADITLA Day in the Life, GinBathtub Gin -> LizardsThe Lizards, YEMYou Enjoy Myself -> Rotation Jam > Sixteen Candles^[2] > YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[3], Harpua^[4] -> Champagne Supernova^[5] -> Harpua

Encore: Rocky Top

[1] Sesame Street theme tease from Page.
[2] Phish debut; performed solo by Mike on piano.
[3] Vocal jam.
[4] Harpua, Poster, and Jimmy were cconfronted by the “Über Demon” and the “evil sound of hell.”
[5] Phish debut; Tom Marshall on vocals.

Notes: Squirming Coil contained a Sesame Street theme tease from Page. Mike performed the Phish debut of Sixteen Candles solo on piano. Tom Marshall contributed the vocals to the Phish debut of Champagne Supernova as Harpua, Poster, and Jimmy were confronted by the “Über Demon” and the “evil sound of hell.” This show featured the breakout of Caravan, which had been shelved since December 2, 1994 (160 shows).

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Monday, 12/30/1996
FleetCenter, Boston, MA

Set 1: Ya Mar, SlothThe Sloth, Llama, Gumbo, Reba^[1], Talk^[2], Funky Bitch^[3], ThemeTheme From the Bottom > GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: TimberTimber (Jerry) > Uncle Pen, BagAC/DC Bag, Guyute, Tweezer -> Lifeboy > SOAMuleScent of a Mule^[4], SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Encore: Possum

[1] No whistling.
[2] Trey on acoustic guitar.
[3] P.A. cut out.
[4] Page/Mike Mule Duel and Steven Wright ringing a desk bell three times.

Notes: Reba did not have the whistling ending. Talk featured Trey on acoustic guitar. The P.A. cut out during Funky Bitch, during which Fishman took an “air drum” solo, Trey performed Townsend-style windmills, and the entire band engaged in random silliness while still “playing” the song. Scent featured a Page/Mike Mule Duel and a guest appearance from comedian Steven Wright, who came out and rang a desk bell three times.

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Tuesday, 12/31/1996
FleetCenter, Boston, MA

Set 1: Axilla > PeachesPeaches en Regalia > PYITEPunch You In the Eye^[1], CTBCars Trucks Buses, Stash, HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning > DividedDivided Sky, SampleSample in a Jar > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

Set 2: CDTChalk Dust Torture > Wilson > Sparkle > Simple -> Swept Away > Steep > HoodHarry Hood -> CaspianPrince Caspian > Character Zero

Set 3: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Auld Lang Syne -> DwDDown with Disease > SuzySuzy Greenberg, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Bohemian Rhapsody^[2], Julius^[3]

Encore: Amazing Grace^[3]

[1] Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough teases from Page.
[2] Phish debut; Boston Community Choir.
[3] Boston Community Choir.

Notes: As the traditional Auld Lang Syne rang in the New Year, tens of thousands of balloons (reportedly a world record) fell from the rafters. This show marked the first Phish performance of Bohemian Rhapsody which, along with Julius and Amazing Grace, featured the Boston Community Choir. PYITE included Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough teases from Page.

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