1996

January: 24
February: 24
March: 01
April: 01 | 02 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28
June: 06
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August: 02 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19
October: 01 | 03 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31
November: 02 | 03 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30
December: 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 06 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31
PHISH, TUESDAY 12/31/1996
FLEETCENTERFLEETCENTER
Boston , MA

SET 1: Axilla > Peaches en Regalia > Punch You In the Eye, Cars Trucks Buses, Stash, The Horse > Silent in the Morning > Divided Sky, Sample in a Jar > Tweezer Reprise

SET 2: Chalk Dust Torture > Wilson > Sparkle > Simple -> Swept Away > Steep > Harry Hood -> Prince Caspian > Character Zero

SET 3: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Auld Lang Syne -> Down with Disease > Suzy Greenberg, Run Like an Antelope, Bohemian Rhapsody[1], Julius[2]

ENCORE: Amazing Grace[2]

[1] Phish debut; Boston Community Choir.
[2] Boston Community Choir.
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.
PHISH, MONDAY 12/30/1996
FLEETCENTERFLEETCENTER
Boston , MA

SET 1: Ya Mar, The Sloth, Llama, Gumbo, Reba[1], Talk[2], Funky Bitch[3], Theme From the Bottom > Good Times Bad Times

SET 2: Timber (Jerry) > Uncle Pen, AC/DC Bag, Guyute, Tweezer -> Lifeboy > Scent of a Mule[4], Slave 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.
Reba did not have the whistling ending. Talk featured Trey on acoustic guitar. The P.A. cut out during Funky Bitch, during which Fish took an “air drum” solo, Trey performed Townshend-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.
PHISH, SUNDAY 12/29/1996
CORESTATES SPECTRUMCORESTATES SPECTRUM
Philadelphia , PA

SET 1: Poor Heart > Caravan > Cavern > Taste, Guelah Papyrus, Train Song, Rift > Free, The Squirming Coil, La Grange

SET 2: David Bowie, A Day in the Life, Bathtub Gin -> The Lizards, You Enjoy Myself -> Rotation Jam > Sixteen Candles[1] > You Enjoy Myself[2], Harpua[3] -> Champagne Supernova[4] -> Harpua

ENCORE: Rocky Top

[1] Phish debut; performed solo by Mike on piano.
[2] Vocal jam.
[3] Harpua, Poster, and Jimmy were confronted by the “Über Demon” and the “evil sound of hell.”
[4] Phish debut; Tom Marshall on vocals.
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).
PHISH, SATURDAY 12/28/1996
CORESTATES SPECTRUMCORESTATES SPECTRUM
Philadelphia , PA

SET 1: Runaway Jim, NICU, Wolfman's Brother, It's Ice, Billy Breathes, Ginseng Sullivan, Split Open and Melt, The Mango Song, Frankenstein

SET 2: Makisupa Policeman[1] -> Maze, Bouncing Around the Room, Digital Delay Loop Jam -> The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > Mike's Song -> Strange Design > Weekapaug Groove[2], The Star Spangled Banner

ENCORE: Johnny B. Goode

[1] Key words: “Stink, Stank, Stunk"
[2] Ended with long Page solo.
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.
PHISH, FRIDAY 12/06/1996
THE ALADDIN THEATRETHE ALADDIN THEATRE
Las Vegas , NV

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

SET 1: Wilson > Peaches en Regalia > Poor Heart > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Llama, You Enjoy Myself[1], Cars Trucks Buses > Down with Disease > Frankenstein

SET 2: Julius, Sparkle > Mike's Song > Simple > Harry Hood > Weekapaug Groove , Sweet Adeline[2], Good Times Bad Times

ENCORE: Harpua[3] -> Wildwood Weed[4] -> Harpua[5] -> I Want To Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart[6] -> Harpua[5] -> Suspicious Minds[7] -> Harpua, Suzy Greenberg[8]

[1] Donuts vocal jam.
[2] Without microphones.
[3] Les Claypool and Larry LaLonde; opening segment in 4/4 time signature.
[4] Phish debut; Les Claypool on vocals, Larry LaLonde.
[5] Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde
[6] Phish Debut; Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, The Yodeling Cowgirls on vocals, John McEuen.
[7] Four Elvis impersonators.
[8] Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Elvis impersonators, Courtney Gains on Trey's percussion rack.
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. Happy Trails was teased in Harpua before and after Sweetheart. Suspicious Minds featured four Elvis impersonators on vocals with Fish 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.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 12/04/1996
SPORTS ARENASPORTS ARENA
San Diego , CA

SET 1: My Friend, My Friend, Chalk Dust Torture, Horn, Uncle Pen, Timber (Jerry) > Sample in a Jar, Train Song, Guyute, Character Zero, The Lizards, David Bowie

SET 2: Ha Ha Ha > Mike's Song > Prince Caspian > Sparkle > Punch You In the Eye, Life on Mars?, Reba[1], Lawn Boy[2], Weekapaug Groove

ENCORE: Jesus Just Left Chicago

[1] No whistling.
[2] Trey thanked the caterers.
PYITE contained a Get Up Offa That Thing quote.Reba did not have the whistling ending. During Lawn Boy, Trey thanked the caterers and brought two of them on stage to dance.
PHISH, TUESDAY 12/03/1996
GREAT WESTERN FORUMGREAT WESTERN FORUM
Inglewood , CA

SET 1: The Star Spangled Banner

Phish performed the national anthem before a Los Angeles Lakers basketball game.
PHISH, MONDAY 12/02/1996
AMERICA WEST ARENAAMERICA WEST ARENA
Phoenix , AZ

SET 1: Rocky Top > AC/DC Bag, Bouncing Around the Room, You Enjoy Myself, I Didn't Know, Theme From the Bottom, Gumbo, Julius

SET 2: Ya Mar, Divided Sky, Wolfman's Brother > Taste > Free, Scent of a Mule[1], Harry Hood, Sweet Adeline

ENCORE: Fire

[1] Unfinished.
Scent of a Mule was unfinished.
PHISH, SUNDAY 12/01/1996
PAULEY PAVILION, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESPAULEY PAVILION, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles , CA

SET 1: Peaches en Regalia > Poor Heart > Cavern > Cars Trucks Buses, Character Zero, The Curtain > Down with Disease, Train Song, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Sample in a Jar > Run Like an Antelope

SET 2: Tweezer > Sparkle > Simple -> A Day in the Life, Reba[1], Swept Away > Steep > Tweezer Reprise > Johnny B. Goode > Slave to the Traffic Light

ENCORE: Highway to Hell

[1] No whistling.
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.
PHISH, SATURDAY 11/30/1996
ARCO ARENAARCO ARENA
Sacramento , CA

SET 1: Runaway Jim > Punch You In the Eye[1], All Things Reconsidered, Bouncing Around the Room, Stash, Fluffhead, The Old Home Place[2], Uncle Pen[2], Prince Caspian > Chalk Dust Torture

SET 2: La Grange, It's Ice > Glide, Brother[3], Contact > Also Sprach Zarathustra[1] > Timber (Jerry)[4] > Taste[5], Funky Bitch[4], Amazing Grace, Amazing Grace Jam[6]

ENCORE: Possum[6]

[1] James Brown antics from Fish.
[2] John McEuen on banjo.
[3] Lyrics included reference to Steve McConnell.
[4] Peter Apfelbaum on tenor saxophone.
[5] Peter Apfelbaum on tenor saxophone, slowed down intro
[6] Peter Apfelbaum on tenor saxophone and John McEuen on lap slide guitar.
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 Fish. 2001 also contained Super Bad teases from Trey. The lyrics to Brother included a reference to Steve McConnell.
PHISH, FRIDAY 11/29/1996
THE COW PALACETHE COW PALACE
Daly City , CA

SET 1: Frankenstein, NICU, Cars Trucks Buses, Character Zero > Divided Sky, Bathtub Gin, Life on Mars?, Maze, Suzy Greenberg

SET 2: Wilson > Simple -> Sparks > Sparkle > Taste > Swept Away > Steep > You Enjoy Myself[1], Waste > Harry Hood

ENCORE: Sample in a Jar

[1] Trey broke a string during YEM, leading to some odd jamming.
Maze contained a Dave's Energy Guide tease 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).
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 11/27/1996
KEY ARENAKEY ARENA
Seattle , WA

SET 1: Julius > My Friend, My Friend, Ya Mar, Chalk Dust Torture, The Sloth, Uncle Pen, Free > Theme From the Bottom , Bold As Love

SET 2: Down with Disease -> Jesus Just Left Chicago > Scent of a Mule[1], Tweezer -> Sweet Emotion Jam -> Down with Disease[2], The Star Spangled Banner, Fire

ENCORE: Waste > Tweezer Reprise

[1] Mule Duel included Brady Bunch theme scats from Trey and some vacuum action from Fish.
[2] Can't You Hear Me Knocking at ending.
The Mule Duel included Brady Bunch theme scats from Trey and some vacuum action from Fish. 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.
PHISH, SUNDAY 11/24/1996
MEMORIAL COLISEUMMEMORIAL COLISEUM
Portland , OR

SET 1: Poor Heart > AC/DC Bag > All Things Reconsidered, Bouncing Around the Room > Reba[1], Character Zero, Strange Design > Taste, I Didn't Know, Sample in a Jar, Run Like an Antelope

SET 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Sparkle > David Bowie, A Day in the Life > You Enjoy Myself, Loving Cup > Suzy Greenberg

ENCORE: Ginseng Sullivan > Cavern

[1] No whistling.
Reba did not have the whistling ending. I Didn’t Know included a Because tease.
PHISH, SATURDAY 11/23/1996
PACIFIC COLISEUMPACIFIC COLISEUM
Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada

SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Guelah Papyrus, Cars Trucks Buses, Divided Sky, Punch You In the Eye, Midnight on the Highway[1], Split Open and Melt, Rift, Funky Bitch

SET 2: The Curtain > Mike's Song -> Simple -> Makisupa Policeman[2] > Axilla > Weekapaug Groove[3] -> Catapult, Waste, Amazing Grace, Harry Hood

ENCORE: Good 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.
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.
PHISH, FRIDAY 11/22/1996
SPOKANE ARENASPOKANE ARENA
Spokane , WA

Soundcheck: Magilla, Funky Bitch, Billy Breathes

SET 1: It's Ice > Runaway Jim, Wolfman's Brother, Taste, Ginseng Sullivan > Sample in a Jar, Fast Enough for You, Train Song, Stash, Cavern

SET 2: Down with Disease > Prince Caspian > Maze, Billy Breathes > Swept Away > Steep > Character Zero, Theme From the Bottom, Slave to the Traffic Light, Hello My Baby

ENCORE: Julius[1]

[1] Thank you to the city of Spokane.
Julius included a Cocaine quote and a thank you to the city of Spokane.
PHISH, TUESDAY 11/19/1996
MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUMMUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM
Kansas City , MO

SET 1: Ya Mar, AC/DC Bag > Foam, Theme From the Bottom, Mound, Stash, Fee[1] > Taste, Loving Cup

SET 2: David Bowie, A Day in the Life > Bathtub Gin -> The Vibration of Life -> You Enjoy Myself, The Star Spangled Banner, Fire

ENCORE: The Squirming Coil

[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
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.
PHISH, MONDAY 11/18/1996
MID-SOUTH COLISEUMMID-SOUTH COLISEUM
Memphis , TN

SET 1: Cars Trucks Buses, Timber (Jerry), Poor Heart > Taste, Billy Breathes, Chalk Dust Torture, Guelah Papyrus, Ginseng Sullivan, Reba[1], Character Zero

SET 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Simple -> Swept Away > Steep > Scent of a Mule, Tweezer[2], Hello My Baby[2], Tweezer Reprise[2] > Llama[2]

ENCORE: Waste, Johnny B. Goode[2]

[1] No whistling.
[2] Gary Gazaway on trumpet.
Reba did not have the whistling ending. Tweezer through Llama and Johnny B. Goode featured Gary Gazaway on trumpet. Tweezer included a Zimbabwe tease from Gazaway.
FREEWORLD, SUNDAY 11/17/1996
BLUES CITY CAFEBLUES CITY CAFE
Memphis , TN

No known setlist

After attending a ZZ Top gig earlier in the evening at the Memphis Orpheum, Fish sat in with FreeWorld on drums for a portion of the second set of this late-night gig. Phish was in town for a performance at Memphis’ Mid-South Coliseum the following night. There is no known setlist or circulating recording.
PHISH, SATURDAY 11/16/1996
CIVIC AUDITORIUMCIVIC AUDITORIUM
Omaha , NE

SET 1: Poor Heart > Down with Disease, Guyute, Gumbo, Rift, Free, The Old Home Place, David Bowie, Lawn Boy > Sparkle > Frankenstein

SET 2: La Grange > Runaway Jim -> The Vibration of Life -> Kung -> Catapult, Axilla[1] > Harry Hood[2] > Suzy 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.
[4] Phish debut.
Page teased Maple Leaf Rag at the end of Gumbo. 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.
PHISH, FRIDAY 11/15/1996
KIEL CENTERKIEL CENTER
St. Louis , MO

SET 1: Wilson > Divided Sky, Bouncing Around the Room, Character Zero, Punch You In the Eye > Prince Caspian, Ginseng Sullivan, Train Song, Chalk Dust Torture, Taste > Cavern

SET 2: Makisupa Policeman -> Maze, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Split Open and Melt, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu, My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own > Mike's Song , Sleeping Monkey > Mean Mr. Mustard[1] > Weekapaug Groove[2]

ENCORE: Funky Bitch[2]

[1] Phish debut.
[2] John Popper on harmonica.
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.
PHISH, THURSDAY 11/14/1996
HILTON COLISEUMHILTON COLISEUM
Ames , IA

SET 1: AC/DC Bag > Uncle Pen, Wolfman's Brother > Cars Trucks Buses, Free, All Things Reconsidered, Bathtub Gin, Talk[1], Julius

SET 2: Llama, Sample in a Jar, Taste, Swept Away > Steep > Scent of a Mule, Life on Mars?, Demand > Run Like an Antelope > A Day in the Life

ENCORE: Stash, Hello My Baby

[1] Trey on acoustic guitar.
Talk featured Trey on acoustic guitar. Trey teased Buried Alive in Julius.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 11/13/1996
TARGET CENTERTARGET CENTER
Minneapolis , MN

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

SET 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Suzy Greenberg -> Jam > Prince Caspian > You Enjoy Myself, Theme From the Bottom, Golgi Apparatus

ENCORE: Good Times Bad Times

PHISH, TUESDAY 11/12/1996
TARGET CENTERTARGET CENTER
Minneapolis , MN

SET 1: The Star Spangled Banner

Phish performed the national anthem before a Minnesota Timberwolves home game. This was their first performance of the song at a major sporting event.
PHISH, MONDAY 11/11/1996
VAN ANDEL ARENAVAN ANDEL ARENA
Grand Rapids , MI

SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Guelah Papyrus, Cars Trucks Buses, AC/DC Bag, Sparkle > Brother, Theme From the Bottom, Axilla > Runaway Jim

SET 2: Timber (Jerry) > Divided Sky[1], Gumbo, The Curtain > Sample in a Jar > Tweezer, Swept Away > Steep > Maze, Contact > Slave to the Traffic Light

ENCORE: Waste, Cavern

[1] All Fall Down signal.
Divided Sky included an All Fall Down signal. Page teased Maple Leaf Rag at the end of Gumbo.
PHISH, SATURDAY 11/09/1996
THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLSTHE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS
Auburn Hills , MI

SET 1: Buried Alive > Poor Heart, The Sloth, Divided Sky, Horn, Tube, Talk[1], Split Open and Melt, The Lizards, Character Zero

SET 2: David Bowie, A Day in the Life, You Enjoy Myself, Taste, Swept Away > Steep > Harry Hood

ENCORE: Julius

[1] Trey on acoustic guitar.
Talk featured Trey on acoustic guitar. Hood contained a Steep tease.
PHISH, FRIDAY 11/08/1996
ASSEMBLY HALL, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISASSEMBLY HALL
Champaign , IL

SET 1: Runaway Jim, Axilla > All Things Reconsidered > Mound, Down with Disease > Prince Caspian, Reba, Golgi Apparatus, Run Like an Antelope

SET 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Maze , Bouncing Around the Room > Simple, Loving Cup, Mike's Song, The Star Spangled Banner, Weekapaug Groove

ENCORE: Theme From the Bottom

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).
PHISH, THURSDAY 11/07/1996
RUPP ARENARUPP ARENA
Lexington , KY

SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Weigh > Rift > Guelah Papyrus, Stash, Waste, Guyute, Free > Tela, Character Zero

SET 2: Suzy Greenberg > Bathtub Gin -> Hold Your Head Up > Bike > Hold Your Head Up, You Enjoy Myself

ENCORE: Frankenstein

Page teased HYHU before Suzy. Trey teased Dave's Energy Guide during Gin. Fish humorously stumbled through Bike, which was played by request. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 11/06/1996
KNOXVILLE CIVIC COLISEUMKNOXVILLE CIVIC COLISEUM
Knoxville , TN

SET 1: Split Open and Melt, Cars Trucks Buses, Fast Enough for You, Taste, Train Song, Poor Heart, Punch You In the Eye, Billy Breathes, David Bowie

SET 2: Wilson, The Curtain > Mike's Song -> Swept Away > Steep > Weekapaug Groove, Scent of a Mule, Sample in a Jar > Funky Bitch

ENCORE: Rocky Top

Split Open And Melt included an In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida tease from Trey.
PHISH, SUNDAY 11/03/1996
O'CONNELL CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAO'CONNELL CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Gainesville , FL

SET 1: My Friend, My Friend[1], Runaway Jim[1], Billy Breathes[1], The Sloth[1], NICU[1] > Sample in a Jar[1], Theme From the Bottom[1], Bouncing Around the Room[1], Character Zero[1]

SET 2: Timber (Jerry)[1] > Divided Sky[1], Wolfman's Brother[1], Sparkle[1] > Tweezer [1], Life on Mars?[1], Possum[1] > Tweezer Reprise[1]

ENCORE: Fire[1]

[1] Karl Perazzo on percussion.
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.
PHISH, SATURDAY 11/02/1996
CORAL SKY AMPHITHEATERCORAL SKY AMPHITHEATER
West Palm Beach , FL

SET 1: Ya Mar[1], Julius[1], Fee[2] -> Taste[1], Cavern[1] > Stash[1], The Lizards[1], Free[1], Johnny B. Goode[1]

SET 2: Crosseyed and Painless [1] -> Run Like an Antelope, Waste[1], Harry Hood[1] > A Day in the Life[1], Sweet Adeline

ENCORE: Funky Bitch[3]

[1] Karl Perazzo on percussion.
[2] Karl Perazzo on percussion. Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[3] Karl Perazzo on percussion, Butch Trucks on drums, Fish on Trey's percussion rack.
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 Fish played Trey’s percussion rack. Portions of this performance were released to the syndicated radio program The Album Network. This show was released as the Coral Sky DVD in 2010 and is available as a download from LivePhish.
PHISH, THURSDAY 10/31/1996
THE OMNITHE OMNI
Atlanta , GA

Soundcheck: Overload

SET 1: Sanity > Highway to Hell > Down with Disease > You Enjoy Myself, Prince Caspian > Reba, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird[1] > Character Zero, The Star Spangled Banner

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

SET 3: Brother[4], Also Sprach Zarathustra[4] > Maze[4], Simple[4] -> Swept Away[4] > Steep[4] > Jesus Just Left Chicago[5] > Suzy Greenberg[5]

ENCORE: Frankenstein[6]

[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, Gary Gazaway on trumpet, and Trey on bass.
[4] Karl Perazzo on percussion.
[5] Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet.
[6] Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet.
The Mockingbird narration included a reference to 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 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 Fish on vacuum. This show was officially released as Live Phish 15.
THE AQUARIUM RESCUE UNIT, WEDNESDAY 10/30/1996
CHAMELEON CLUBCHAMELEON CLUB
Atlanta , GA

No known setlist

Mike and Page, in town for Phish’s performance of Talking Heads’ Remain in Light the following evening, sat in for a portion of this late-night set.
PHISH, TUESDAY 10/29/1996
LEON COUNTY CIVIC CENTERLEON COUNTY CIVIC CENTER
Tallahassee , FL

SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture[1], Guelah Papyrus[1], Cars Trucks Buses[1], Taste[1], Bouncing Around the Room[1], Stash[1], Train Song[1], Billy Breathes[1], Poor Heart[1] > David Bowie[1]

SET 2: Rift[1] > Mike's Song [1] > The Horse[1] > Silent in the Morning[1], Weekapaug Groove[1], The Wedge[1], Character Zero[1], Suspicious Minds[1] > Hold Your Head Up[1], Slave to the Traffic Light[1], Hello My Baby

ENCORE: Good Times Bad Times[1]

[1] Karl Perazzo.
Guest percussionist Karl Perazzo played the entire show. After Suspicious Minds, Trey introduced Fish as “Norton Charlton Heston.”
PHISH, SUNDAY 10/27/1996
NORTH CHARLESTON COLISEUMNORTH CHARLESTON COLISEUM
North Charleston , SC

SET 1: Runaway Jim, Punch You In the Eye, AC/DC Bag, Fee > Scent of a Mule -> Catapult [1] -> Scent of a Mule , Split Open and Melt, Talk[2], Taste, Suzy Greenberg

SET 2: Chalk Dust Torture, Bathtub Gin, Rift > Prince Caspian > Ya Mar, Tweezer, Fluffhead, Life on Mars? > Tweezer Reprise

ENCORE: Possum, Carolina

[1] Performed twice during the Mule Duel; first by Mike, and then by Page solo on the theremin.
[2] Trey on acoustic guitar.
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.
PHISH, SATURDAY 10/26/1996
CHARLOTTE COLISEUMCHARLOTTE COLISEUM
Charlotte , NC

SET 1: Julius, Cars Trucks Buses, Wolfman's Brother, Reba, Train Song, Character Zero, It's Ice, Theme From the Bottom, Sample in a Jar

SET 2: Down with Disease > You Enjoy Myself, Sparkle > Simple -> McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Waste, Run Like an Antelope

ENCORE: Fire

Antelope included Star Spangled Banner and Voodoo Child teases, and was dedicated by Trey to Fish’s then-14-year old cousin Jason Roberts for winning a guitar competition.
PHISH, FRIDAY 10/25/1996
HAMPTON COLISEUMHAMPTON COLISEUM
Hampton , VA

SET 1: Ha Ha Ha > Taste, Makisupa Policeman -> Maze, Billy Breathes, Mound, Guelah Papyrus, I Didn't Know, Stash, The Squirming Coil

SET 2: Tube > Prince Caspian, Timber (Jerry) > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, NICU > Free, Strange Design, Harry Hood > Cavern, The Star Spangled Banner

ENCORE: Johnny B. Goode

PHISH, WEDNESDAY 10/23/1996
HARTFORD CIVIC CENTERHARTFORD CIVIC CENTER
Hartford , CT

SET 1: Punch You In the Eye, Poor Heart, AC/DC Bag, Foam, Hello My Baby, Character Zero, Rift, Theme From the Bottom > Run Like an Antelope

SET 2: Brother[1], Ya Mar[2], Tweezer[1] > The Lizards[1], Llama[1], Suzy Greenberg[1] > Slave to the Traffic Light[1], Julius[1]

ENCORE: Chalk Dust Torture[1]

[1] Bob Gullotti on a second drum set.
[2] Bob Gullotti on a second drum set. Long drum jam between Fish and Gullotti.
The entire second set and encore featured Bob Gullotti on a second drum set. Ya Mar included a long drum jam between Fish and Gullotti.
PHISH, TUESDAY 10/22/1996
MADISON SQUARE GARDENMSG
New York , NY

SET 1: The Curtain > Runaway Jim, Bouncing Around the Room, It's Ice, Talk, Split Open and Melt, Sparkle > Free > You Enjoy Myself

SET 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Down with Disease > Taste, The Mango Song, Lawn Boy, Scent of a Mule, Mike's Song -> Swept Away > Steep > Weekapaug Groove

ENCORE: All Along the Watchtower[1]

[1] Buddy Miles on drums and lead vocals, Merl Saunders on keys, and Fish on Trey's percussion rack.
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 Fish on Trey’s percussion rack. The circus dancers also appeared for the encore.
PHISH, MONDAY 10/21/1996
MADISON SQUARE GARDENMSG
New York , NY

SET 1: The Star Spangled Banner, Sample in a Jar, Cars Trucks Buses, The Sloth, Divided Sky, Character Zero, Ginseng Sullivan, Stash, Waste, Possum

SET 2: Wilson, Chalk Dust Torture, Wolfman's Brother, Reba[1], Train Song, Maze, Life on Mars?, Simple -> The Horse > Silent in the Morning, David Bowie

ENCORE: Funky Bitch

[1] No whistling.
Ginseng was played for the first time since June 23, 1995 (103 shows). Reba did not have the whistling ending.
PHISH, SATURDAY 10/19/1996
MARINE MIDLAND ARENAMARINE MIDLAND ARENA
Buffalo , NY

Soundcheck: Billy Breathes

SET 1: My Friend, My Friend, Rift, Free, Esther > Llama, Gumbo, Down with Disease > Prince Caspian > Frankenstein

SET 2: AC/DC Bag, Sparkle > Slave to the Traffic Light, Bouncing Around the Room, Split Open and Melt, Fluffhead, Swept Away > Steep > Run Like an Antelope, Hello My Baby

ENCORE: Fee[1], Rocky Top

[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
The second set started with a Wish You Were Here tease. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone.
PHISH, FRIDAY 10/18/1996
CIVIC ARENACIVIC ARENA
Pittsburgh , PA

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

SET 1: Runaway Jim, Guelah Papyrus, The Old Home Place, Cars Trucks Buses, Stash, Strange Design, Divided Sky, Billy Breathes, Taste, Sample in a Jar

SET 2: Suzy Greenberg > Maze , You Enjoy Myself, Reba[1], Waste, Harry Hood

ENCORE: Julius

[1] No whistling.
YEM included teases of Peter Frampton’s Do You Feel Like We Do. Reba did not have the whistling ending.
PHISH, THURSDAY 10/17/1996
BRYCE JORDAN CENTER, PENN STATE UNIVERSITYBRYCE JORDAN CENTER
State College , PA

SET 1: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Funky Bitch, Sparkle > Tweezer > Theme From the Bottom, Talk, Punch You In the Eye, Character Zero, A Day in the Life, Tweezer Reprise

SET 2: Ya Mar, Chalk Dust Torture, Bathtub Gin, Scent of a Mule, Free, The Lizards, The Star Spangled Banner[1], David Bowie

ENCORE: Golgi Apparatus

[1] Phish debut.
The Star Spangled Banner made its Phish debut at this show.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 10/16/1996
OLYMPIC CENTEROLYMPIC CENTER
Lake Placid , NY

Soundcheck: Billy Breathes

SET 1: Cars Trucks Buses, Down with Disease, Wilson > Buried Alive > Poor Heart, Billy Breathes, Mound > Sample in a Jar, It's Ice, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Character Zero

SET 2: Wolfman's Brother, Taste, Train Song, Simple > Swept Away[1] > Steep[1] > Prince Caspian, Run Like an Antelope, The Squirming Coil, Johnny B. Goode

ENCORE: Waste

[1] Debut.
Swept Away and Steep debuted at this show.
GORDON STONE BAND, THURSDAY 10/03/1996
LAST ELM CAFELAST ELM CAFE
Burlington , VT

SET 1: John Hardy [1], Slipped Disc [1], Hold to a Dream [1], Hubbleville [1], Backtrackin' [1], Foggy Mountain Breakdown [1], Midnight on the Highway [1], Touch & Go [1]

[1] With Mike.
Mike sat in on bass for the whole show. Fish sat in on washboard during the second set; the second set list is unknown.
GORDON STONE BAND, TUESDAY 10/01/1996
SLADE HALL, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONTSLADE HALL, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
Burlington , VT

SET 1: John Hardy , Slipped Disc , Hold to a Dream , Hubbleville , Midnight on the Highway , Touch & Go , Hard Hearted

SET 2: Abdul's , Weekly Time [1], Tiramisu > The Outdoor Type , Caravan > One Way Rider , Monkey Wrench , Same Old South , Sunday Driver , Up, Up and Away [2]

ENCORE: Last Child [2]

[1] Debut.
[2] Mike on lead vocals.
Mike sat in on bass for the whole show. This gig featured the debut of “Weekly Time” and the first known Mike Gordon vocal performances of The 5th Dimension classic "Up, Up and Away" and Aerosmith's "Last Child."
PORK TORNADO, MONDAY 08/19/1996
CLUB TOASTCLUB TOAST
Burlington , VT

No known setlist

This smal club performance followed the weekend when Phish had performed before their largest audience to date, at The Clifford Ball.
PHISH, SATURDAY 08/17/1996
PLATTSBURGH AIR FORCE BASEPLATTSBURGH AIR FORCE BASE
Plattsburgh , NY

SET 1: The Old Home Place, Punch You In the Eye, Reba [1] > Cars Trucks Buses, The Lizards, Sample in a Jar, Taste, Fee[2] -> Maze, Suzy Greenberg

SET 2: The Curtain > Runaway Jim, It's Ice > Brother[3], Fluffhead, Run Like an Antelope > Golgi Apparatus > Slave to the Traffic Light

SET 3: Wilson > Frankenstein, Scent of a Mule[4], Tweezer, A Day in the Life, Possum > Tweezer Reprise

ENCORE: Harpua[5]

[1] No whistling.
[2] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[3] Ben and Jerry on vocals.
[4] Page/Fish Mule Duel.
[5] Unfinished.
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/Fish 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.
PHISH, FRIDAY 08/16/1996
PLATTSBURGH AIR FORCE BASEPLATTSBURGH AIR FORCE BASE
Plattsburgh , NY

SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Bathtub Gin, Ya Mar, AC/DC Bag > Esther > Divided Sky, Halley's Comet > David Bowie

SET 2: Split Open and Melt, Sparkle > Free, The Squirming Coil, Waste[1], Talk[1], Train Song[1], Strange Design[1], Hello My Baby, Mike's Song -> Simple -> Contact > Weekapaug Groove

SET 3: Makisupa Policeman > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Down with Disease[2] -> NICU, Life on Mars? > Harry Hood -> Jam

ENCORE: Amazing Grace

SET 4: Flatbed Truck Jam

[1] Acoustic mini-stage.
[2] Unfinished.
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.
PHISH, THURSDAY 08/15/1996
PLATTSBURGH AIR FORCE BASEPLATTSBURGH AIR FORCE BASE
Plattsburgh , NY

SET 1: Jam, Hold Your Head Up Jam, Jam, Jam

This was the soundcheck for The Clifford Ball. The final jam segment included the first annual soundcheck tribute to "Mr. Sausage," multiple shout-outs to festival staff, and Trey on his mini-drum kit. 50+ minutes of this check were included on the Clifford Ball DVD bonus disc.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 08/14/1996
HERSHEYPARK STADIUMHERSHEYPARK STADIUM
Hershey , PA

Soundcheck: Funky Bitch, Tush

SET 1: Wilson -> Jam > Down with Disease, Fee[1] -> Poor Heart, Reba [2], The Mango Song > Gumbo, Stash, Hello My Baby

SET 2: Runaway Jim > You Enjoy Myself, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Cars Trucks Buses > Tweezer, Theme From the Bottom > Hold Your Head Up > Cracklin' Rosie > Hold Your Head Up, Sample in a Jar > Tweezer Reprise

ENCORE: Julius

[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[2] No whistling.
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.
PHISH, TUESDAY 08/13/1996
DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTERDEER CREEK
Noblesville , IN

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

SET 1: Divided Sky , Tube, Tela > Maze, Fast Enough for You > The Old Home Place, Punch You In the Eye, Llama, Glide, Slave to the Traffic Light

SET 2: AC/DC Bag > The Lizards, Mike's Song > Lifeboy > Weekapaug Groove -> Somewhere Over the Rainbow[1], Waste[2], Train Song[2], Strange Design[2], Sweet Adeline, David Bowie

ENCORE: Sleeping Monkey > Rocky Top

[1] Performed solo by Page on theremin.
[2] Performed on acoustic mini-stage.
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.
PHISH, MONDAY 08/12/1996
DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTERDEER CREEK
Noblesville , IN

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

SET 1: Ya Mar, Split Open and Melt, Esther > Chalk Dust Torture, Weigh > It's Ice > Dog Faced Boy, Taste, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg

SET 2: Timber (Jerry) > Sparkle > Simple > Prince Caspian > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Run Like an Antelope, Hello My Baby, Golgi Apparatus, Possum[1]

ENCORE: Sample in a Jar

[1] All Fall Down and Simpsons signals.
Possum included All Fall Down and Simpsons signals as well as a Voodoo Child tease.
PHISH, SATURDAY 08/10/1996
ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATREALPINE VALLEY
East Troy , WI

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

SET 1: My Friend, My Friend, Poor Heart > AC/DC Bag > Fee[1] > Reba[2], I Didn't Know, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Rift > Bathtub Gin, Cavern

SET 2: Wilson > Down with Disease > Scent of a Mule, Free, Fluffhead, Hold Your Head Up > Whipping Post[3] > Hold Your Head Up, Harry Hood > A Day in the Life

ENCORE: Contact > Fire

[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[2] No whistling.
[3] Fish on vocals.
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 Fish on vocals.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 08/07/1996
RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRERED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE
Morrison , CO

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

SET 2: Runaway Jim -> Gypsy Queen[3] -> Runaway Jim > Free, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird[4] > Possum, Life on Mars?, You Enjoy Myself, Hello My Baby

ENCORE: Bouncing Around the Room, Golgi Apparatus

[1] Phish debut; Tim O'Brien on mandolin and lead vocals.
[2] Phish debut; Tim O'Brien on bouzouki and lead vocals.
[3] Phish debut.
[4] Narration had Trey tell of giant iguana that would take the crowd to Mars to view the life there.
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 with Ninety-Nine Years featuring Tim O’Brien on mandolin and lead vocals and Hold To A Dream and Doin' My Tume on bouzouki and lead vocals. This show also marked the Phish debut of Gypsy Queen. During the Mockingbird narration, Trey told of a giant iguana that would take the crowd to Mars to view the life there.
PHISH, TUESDAY 08/06/1996
RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRERED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE
Morrison , CO

SET 1: Makisupa Policeman > Rift > Suzy Greenberg > Simple, Theme From the Bottom > The Lizards, Dinner and a Movie, Horn, Run Like an Antelope[1]

SET 2: The Curtain > Tweezer > Prince Caspian > A Day in the Life > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars > Hold Your Head Up > Purple Rain > Hold Your Head Up, Harry Hood[2] > Tweezer Reprise

ENCORE: Johnny B. Goode

[1] “21 year old Phish Fan Marcus Esquandolas" was substituted for “Marco Esquandolas."
[2] Debut of "Hood" response chant.
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.
PHISH, MONDAY 08/05/1996
RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRERED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE
Morrison , CO

Soundcheck: Strange Design (several times)

SET 1: Wilson > Poor Heart > Guelah Papyrus, Divided Sky, Wolfman's Brother, Foam, If I Could, Julius, The Squirming Coil

SET 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Down with Disease[1] -> It's Ice, Halley's Comet, Somewhere Over the Rainbow[2], Waste[3], Talk[4], Train Song[3], Strange Design[3], Amazing Grace, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug 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 Fish on a smaller drum set.
[4] Debut; Page on a smaller piano, Trey on acoustic guitar, Mike on acoustic bass, and Fish on a smaller drum set.
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 Fish on a smaller drum set. This show marked the first performance of Talk and featured an atypical It’s Ice.
PHISH, SUNDAY 08/04/1996
RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRERED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE
Morrison , CO

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

SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Funky Bitch, Guyute, Fee[1] > Split Open and Melt, The Mango Song, The Sloth, Maze, Loving Cup

SET 2: AC/DC Bag > Reba[2], Scent of a Mule, Sample in a Jar > David Bowie, Sweet Adeline, Slave 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.
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.
PHISH, FRIDAY 08/02/1996
WOLF MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATREWOLF MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATRE
Park City , UT

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

SET 1: Somewhere Over the Rainbow[1], Ya Mar, Down with Disease > Guelah Papyrus, Poor Heart > Foam, Theme From the Bottom, Golgi Apparatus > Tweezer, Hello My Baby, Possum[2]

SET 2: Runaway Jim > Simple > Taste > Free > Fluffhead > Prince Caspian > The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Run Like an Antelope

ENCORE: Punch You In the Eye

[1] Performed solo by Page on theremin.
[2] Oom Pa Pa signal.
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 and a Lazy tease from Trey. Antelope included a tease of May The Force Be With You (The Force Theme from Star Wars).
PHISH, THURSDAY 07/25/1996
STADTPARKSTADTPARK
Hamburg , Germany

SET 1: Poor Heart, Punch You In the Eye, Sample in a Jar, It's Ice > Run Like an Antelope, Life on Mars?, Harry Hood > Cavern

This show was a one-set opener for Santana.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 07/24/1996
THE MUSIC HALLTHE MUSIC HALL
Hanover , Germany

SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Ya Mar, Julius, You Enjoy Myself, Golgi Apparatus

This show was a one-set opener for Santana.
PHISH, TUESDAY 07/23/1996
MARKTHALLEMARKTHALLE
Hamburg , Germany

SET 1: AC/DC Bag > Foam, Theme From the Bottom, Gumbo, Scent of a Mule, Down with Disease > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Hello My Baby

SET 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Runaway Jim, Loving Cup, Sparkle > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Hold Your Head Up > Bike > Hold Your Head Up, Slave to the Traffic Light

ENCORE: Rocky Top

PHISH, MONDAY 07/22/1996
TANZBRUNNENTANZBRUNNEN
Cologne , Germany

SET 1: Sample in a Jar > Poor Heart, Cavern, Maze, Bouncing Around the Room, Stash, A Day in the Life, You Enjoy Myself

This show was a one-set opener for Santana.
PHISH, SUNDAY 07/21/1996
THE FORUMTHE FORUM
Nüremberg , Germany

SET 1: Golgi Apparatus > Guelah Papyrus > Rift > Tweezer, If I Could, My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, Split Open and Melt, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Taste, Train Song[1], Fee[2] > Timber (Jerry) > Johnny B. Goode

SET 2: Llama, Theme From the Bottom > Reba, Life on Mars?, Free, Run Like an Antelope > Simple -> Prince Caspian > Suzy Greenberg

ENCORE: Harry Hood

[1] Debut.
[2] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
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.
PHISH, FRIDAY 07/19/1996
LES ARèNES D'ARLESLES ARèNES D'ARLES
Arles , France

SET 1: Runaway Jim, Foam, Sweet Adeline, Waste, Chalk Dust Torture, The Squirming Coil

This show was a one-set opener for Santana.
SANTANA, FRIDAY 07/19/1996
LES ARèNES D'ARLESLES ARèNES D'ARLES
Arles , France

No known setlist

After opening for them, all of the members of Phish sat in for the listed portion of Santana’s set, though the specific songs are not known.
PHISH, THURSDAY 07/18/1996
THEATRE DE VERDURETHEATRE DE VERDURE
Nice , France

SET 1: Julius, Cars Trucks Buses > Bouncing Around the Room > Stash, Hello My Baby, It's Ice, You Enjoy Myself

This show was a one-set opener for Santana at the Nice Jazz Festival.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 07/17/1996
THEATRE ANTIQUETHEATRE ANTIQUE
Vienne , France

SET 1: Divided Sky, Sample in a Jar, David Bowie, Ya Mar, Funky Bitch

This show was a one-set opener for Santana.
PHISH, MONDAY 07/15/1996
LA MARNALA MARNA
Sesto Calende , Italy

Soundcheck: Character Zero

SET 1: My Friend, My Friend, Punch You In the Eye, Fast Enough for You, Guyute, Possum[1], I Didn't Know, Harry Hood, Cavern

SET 2: Down with Disease > Maze, Loving Cup > Makisupa Policeman > It's Ice, Julius, Hold Your Head Up > Purple Rain > Hold Your Head Up, Uncle Pen, Run Like an Antelope

ENCORE: Golgi Apparatus

[1] Simpsons and All Fall Down signals.
Possum contained Simpsons and All Fall Down signals.
PHISH, SATURDAY 07/13/1996
DOUR FESTIVALDOUR FESTIVAL
Dour , Belgium

SET 1: Sample in a Jar > Runaway Jim, Cavern > Reba[1], Poor Heart, Split Open and Melt, Fire, Funky Bitch, Chalk Dust Torture, You Enjoy Myself

[1] No whistling.
Reba did not have the whistling ending.
PHISH, FRIDAY 07/12/1996
MELKWEGMELKWEG
Amsterdam , Netherlands

SET 1: Wilson > Divided Sky, Horn, Split Open and Melt, Ya Mar > Funky Bitch, Taste, Theme From the Bottom, Tweezer > Llama

SET 2: It's Ice[1] -> Prince Caspian > Mike's Song[1] -> Run Like an Antelope[1] -> Purple Rain > Hold Your Head Up, Jam[2], NICU[1] -> Slave to the Traffic Light[1], Suzy Greenberg

SET 3: David Bowie[1] -> Free[1], Hello My Baby

ENCORE: Bathtub Gin, Johnny B. Goode

[1] Unfinished.
[2] Interactive, as the band jammed on chords yelled out by the fans.
It's Ice, Mike's Song, Antelope, NICU, Slave, Bowie, and Free were all unfinished. The jam before NICU was interactive, as the band jammed on chords yelled out by the fans.
PHISH, THURSDAY 07/11/1996
SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRESHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRE
London , England

SET 1: Runaway Jim, Cavern > Reba[1], I Didn't Know, Sparkle, Stash, Scent of a Mule, Sample in a Jar

SET 2: Harry Hood > Bouncing Around the Room > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Maze, The Lizards, Hold Your Head Up > Terrapin > Hold Your Head Up, You Enjoy Myself, Hello My Baby[2]

ENCORE: A Day in the Life

[1] No whistling.
[2] Without amplification.
Reba did not have the whistling ending. Hello My Baby was performed without amplification.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 07/10/1996
LE ZENITHLE ZENITH
Paris , France

SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Ya Mar, Split Open and Melt, Waste > David Bowie, Hello My Baby, Good Times Bad Times

This show was a one-set opener for Santana.
PHISH, TUESDAY 07/09/1996
CENTRE INTERNATIONALCENTRE INTERNATIONAL
Deauville , France

SET 1: Theme From the Bottom > Poor Heart, Taste > Cars Trucks Buses, Mike's Song -> Bouncing Around the Room, Character Zero

This show was a one-set opener for Santana.
PHISH, SUNDAY 07/07/1996
PARCO AQUATICAPARCO AQUATICA
Milan , Italy

SET 1: Sample in a Jar > Divided Sky, Bouncing Around the Room, The Curtain > Tweezer, Sweet Adeline, Uncle Pen, Cavern > Run Like an Antelope > Suzy Greenberg

This show was a one-set opener for Santana.
PHISH, SATURDAY 07/06/1996
PIAZZA DEL DUOMOPIAZZA DEL DUOMO
Pistoia , Italy

SET 1: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Reba[1], Poor Heart > A Day in the Life > Maze, Harry Hood

[1] No whistling.
This show was a one-set opener for Santana. Reba did not have the whistling ending.
PHISH, FRIDAY 07/05/1996
STADIO OLIMPICOSTADIO OLIMPICO
Rome , Italy

SET 1: Funky Bitch -> Chalk Dust Torture, AC/DC Bag, You Enjoy Myself > Scent of a Mule, David Bowie

ENCORE: Sweet Adeline

This show was a one-set opener for Santana.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 07/03/1996
STADIO BRIAMASCOSTADIO BRIAMASCO
Trento , Italy

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

[1] Carlos Santana and Karl Perazzo. Trey flubbed lyrics. Debut of the new, reworked version (similar to the Billy Breathes album version).
[2] Carlos Santana and Karl Perazzo. Trey flubbed lyrics and Carlos sang a verse.
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. This version of Taste is the debut of the new, reworked version (similar to the Billy Breathes album version).
SANTANA, TUESDAY 07/02/1996
PISTA SPEEDWAYPISTA SPEEDWAY
Lonigo , Italy

SET 1: Exodus [1] > Get Up, Stand Up [1] > Exodus [1] > Maggot Brain [1]

[1] Trey, Jon, Page and Mike sitting in.
Phish's opening set was rained out. All the members of Phish sat in during Santana's set on the listed songs.
PHISH, TUESDAY 07/02/1996
PISTA SPEEDWAYPISTA SPEEDWAY
Lonigo , Italy

No known setlist

Phish's set on this date was rained out. Phish did, however, jam with Santana during their set that evening.
PHISH, THURSDAY 06/06/1996
JOYOUS LAKEJOYOUS LAKE
Woodstock , NY

Soundcheck: Funky Bitch, Taste, Waste

SET 1: Split Open and Melt, Poor Heart, Runaway Jim, Funky Bitch, Theme From the Bottom, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Scent of a Mule [1], Highway to Hell

SET 2: AC/DC Bag, You Enjoy Myself, Chalk Dust Torture, Sparkle, Stash, Waste[2], Character Zero[2], David Bowie, Fee > Sample in a Jar

ENCORE: Ya Mar, Fire

[1] Trey on keys for portions.
[2] Debut.
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.
MICHAEL RAY AND THE COSMIC KREWE, SUNDAY 04/28/1996
JIMMY'SJIMMY'S
New Orleans , LA

SET 1: Champions [1], Neverness [1], Saturn [1], Astro Nation (Of the United World in Outer Space) [1], Beans and Rice [1], Dancing Shadows [1], Pathology [1], Earthrite [1]

[1] Trey on guitar, Page on keyboards, and RJ Spangler on percussion.
This gig took place during the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and was billed as "Jazz Funk of the Future." Trey, Page, and RJ Spangler sat in for the whole show. This setlist is incomplete; the listed songs were officially released in 2003 as Live at Jimmy's. Phish had performed earlier in the weekend on the main stage of JazzFest.
BRUCE “SUNPIE” BARNES AND THE LOUISIANA SUNSPOTS, SUNDAY 04/28/1996
NEW ORLEANS FAIRGROUNDSNEW ORLEANS FAIRGROUNDS
New Orleans , LA

SET 1: Garbage Can Woman [1]

[1] With Trey.
Trey sat in for the entire set, playing along with Sunspots’ guitarist Jim Kebodeaux. “Garbage Can Woman” featured Sunpie (on harmonica), Jim, and Trey sitting on the edge of the stage after Sunpie said: “I don’t think they can hear us. Let’s get out on the porch.” This performance was part of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and took place on the Fais Do-Do Stage; Phish had performed earlier in the weekend on the Main Stage of JazzFest.
PHISH, FRIDAY 04/26/1996
NEW ORLEANS FAIRGROUNDSNEW ORLEANS FAIRGROUNDS
New Orleans , LA

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

SET 1: Ya Mar, AC/DC Bag > Sparkle > Stash, Cars Trucks Buses[1], You Enjoy Myself -> Wolfman's Brother[2] > Scent of a Mule > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Harry Hood > Sample in a Jar, A Day in the Life > David Bowie

ENCORE: Hello My Baby, Cavern

[1] Michael Ray on trumpet.
[2] First two verses performed a cappella.
This single-set performance was part 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. Trey teased The Rover in Cavern. 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.
PORK TORNADO, MONDAY 04/22/1996
CLUB TOASTCLUB TOAST
Burlington , VT

No known setlist

PORK TORNADO, MONDAY 04/15/1996
CLUB TOASTCLUB TOAST
Burlington , VT

SET 1: Jazz Jam , Pork Tornado > Shakey Ground > Pork Tornado , Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky (From Now On) , White Room > White Wedding > Play That Funky Music , Sex Machine , Are You Ready?

This setlist is incomplete. 
MERL SAUNDERS AND THE RAINFOREST BAND, THURSDAY 04/11/1996
CLUB TOASTCLUB TOAST
Burlington , VT

SET 1: Expressway to Your Heart , The Harder They Come , Built for Comfort [1], It's in the Air (Konfusion) [1], Dark Star [2]

SET 2: We All Wanna Boogie [1], Caravan [1], Eduardo (Can You Hear Me Calling) [1], I Feel Like Dynamite [1], Let's Go Get Stoned [1], Fire on the Mountain [1]

ENCORE: Mystery Train [1]

[1] Trey on guitar.
[2] Trey on guitar; instrumental.
Trey joined Merl Saunders and the Rainforest Band on guitar from Howlin' Wolf's “Built for Comfort” through the end of the show. "It's in the Air (Konfusion)" included a "Dixie" tease from Trey. "Dark Star" was performed instrumental and included a "China Cat Sunflower" tease from Trey. "I Feel Like Dynamite" included a full-band "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" tease. The rendition of “We All Wanna Boogie” from this gig appears on the CD Merl Saunders With His Funky Friends: Live!
SURRENDER TO THE AIR, TUESDAY 04/02/1996
THE ACADEMYTHE ACADEMY
New York , NY

SET 1: Jam

SET 2: Jam [1]

[1] With Page.
Surrender to the Air was an effort of Trey Anastasio to bring contemporary musicians together to improvise in the free form style of the jazz musician Sun Ra and the Sun Ra Arkestra. This performance, and the previous night were, in conjunction with the previous month’s release of the Surrender to the Air album. The two sets featured entirely improvisational music. In addition to the performers listed, Page sat in keyboards for the second set. This was the final performance at The Academy.
SURRENDER TO THE AIR, MONDAY 04/01/1996
THE ACADEMYTHE ACADEMY
New York , NY

SET 1: Jam

SET 2: Jam

Surrender to the Air was an effort of Trey Anastasio to bring contemporary musicians together to improvise in the free form style of the jazz musician Sun Ra and the Sun Ra Arkestra. This performance, and the following night were, in conjunction with the previous month’s release of the Surrender to the Air album. The two sets featured entirely improvisational music.
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, FRIDAY 03/01/1996
BEACON THEATREBEACON THEATRE
New York , NY

SET 1: Jessica , You Don't Love Me , Ramblin' Man , Worried Down With The Blues , Tombstone Eyes , Stand Back , Statesboro Blues , Change My Way of Living

SET 2: Hoochie Coochie Man , Dreams , Back Where It All Begins , I Know I Oughta Leave , One Way Out [1], Southbound [1], True Gravity [1], Whipping Post [1]

[1] With Page; without Gregg Allman.
Page filled in for an ailing Gregg Allman, playing keyboards on “One Way Out” through the end of the show. Gregg Allman had been in a minor motorcycle accident the day before the beginning of the annual ABB run at the Beacon. Gregg toughed it out in the first set, but didn’t feel well enough to finish the show. Page was attending the show, and while backstage during the intermission he was invited to fill in for the rest of the gig.
MAX CREEK, SATURDAY 02/24/1996
CLUB TOASTCLUB TOAST
Burlington , VT

SET 1: In Harmony > Mystery Train , Dark Water , Emotional Railroad , Late in the Evening > If You Ask Me

SET 2: Louisiana Sun [1] > Wild Side [1] > Jessica [1] > Season of the Witch [1], Just a Rose [1]

ENCORE: 99 Years and One Dark Day , Back Porch Boogie Blues

[1] With Mike on rhythm guitar.
Mike played rhythm guitar, as the only available bass was left-handed. He performed for the entire second set and was introduced as “Mike Jones” after “Just a Rose.” 
BAD HAT, WEDNESDAY 01/24/1996
CHRIST CHURCH, PRESBYTERIAN, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONTCHRIST CHURCH, PRESBYTERIAN, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
Burlington , VT

SET 1: Billie's Bounce , Magilla , Caravan , Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered , Jump Monk , Air Mail Special , In a Sentimental Mood , So What , Parker's Mood , Take the 'A' Train , St. Thomas

This gig marked the inauguration of a weekly series of musical performances at this venue named “Carmel’s Coffeehouse” in memory of Trey’s paternal grandmother, Carmel Musco Anastasio. "Air Mail Special" contained a "Theme from The Brady Bunch" tease.
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