1997

January: 25 | 27
February: 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28
March: 01 | 02 | 05 | 18 | 26
April: 12 | 30
May: 04 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 26
June: 06 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29
July: 01 | 02 | 03 | 05 | 06 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31
August: 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18
September: 20 | 25
October: 19 | 19
November: 07 | 07 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30
December: 01 | 02 | 03 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 09 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 12/31/1997
MADISON SQUARE GARDENMSG
New York , NY

SET 1: Emotional Rescue > Ya Mar, My Sweet One > Beauty of My Dreams, Wolfman's Brother, Limb By Limb, The Horse > Silent in the Morning > The Sloth, Fire

SET 2: Timber (Jerry) > Mike's Song , Piper > When the Circus Comes -> Roses Are Free > Weekapaug Groove

SET 3: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Auld Lang Syne > Tweezer > Maze[1] > Prince Caspian > Loving Cup

ENCORE: New York, New York[2] > Tweezer Reprise

[1] Unfinished.
[2] Phish debut.
Ya Mar included an Auld Lang Syne tease. Mike's contained a tease of Black-Eyed Katy by Mike. Maze contained a Birdland tease and was unfinished. New York, New York made its Phish debut during the encore. My Sweet One was played for the first time since December 14, 1995 (155 shows).
PHISH, TUESDAY 12/30/1997
MADISON SQUARE GARDENMSG
New York , NY

SET 1: Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley [1] -> Taste, Water in the Sky > Punch You In the Eye > Stash , Chalk Dust Torture, A Day in the Life

SET 2: AC/DC Bag > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Harpua[2] > I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)[3] > Harpua > Izabella > Harry Hood[4] -> My Soul > Sleeping Monkey > Guyute

ENCORE: Carini -> Black-Eyed Katy -> Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley[1] > Frankenstein[5]

[1] No vocal jam.
[2] "Pentagram Harpua;" also included a narrative about Lost in Space.
[3] Phish debut; Tom Marshall on vocals.
[4] Unfinished.
[5] Fish on vacuum.
Trey teased  A Night in Tunisia in Stash. AC/DC Bag included Third Stone From the Sun and Psycho Killer teases. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) made its Phish debut, was sung by Tom Marshall, contained an A Day in the Life quote from Tom referncing Big Phil (a fan who was in attendance that night), and was part of the “Pentagram Harpua,” which also included a narrative about Lost in Space. Hood was unfinished. Pete Carini made an appearance on-stage during the encore. Frankenstein included a segment with Fish coming center stage with his vacuum. The encore was unusually long; once the band realized they were going to be fined for playing past midnight, they decided to play well past midnight. Sneakin’ Sally was played for the first time since May 28, 1989 (920 shows). Neither of the Sallys contained vocal jams. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.
THE DUDE OF LIFE BAND, TUESDAY 12/30/1997
DOWNTIMEDOWNTIME
New York , NY

SET 1: Self [1]

[1] With Fish.
Fish sat in on drums for three songs in the second set, including “Self.” Phish had performed earlier in the evening at Madison Square Garden.
PHISH, MONDAY 12/29/1997
MADISON SQUARE GARDENMSG
New York , NY

Soundcheck: Funky Bitch -> Jam

SET 1: NICU > Golgi Apparatus > Crossroads, Cars Trucks Buses, Train Song, Theme From the Bottom > Fluffhead, Dirt, Run Like an Antelope

SET 2: Down with Disease [1] -> David Bowie [2] > Possum , Tube , You Enjoy Myself

ENCORE: Good Times Bad Times

[1] Unfinished.
[2] Antelope-esque jamming. James Bond Theme tease from Mike.
Disease was unfinished. Bowie included Antelope-esque jamming and a tease from Mike of the Theme from James Bond. Possum contained a Can’t Turn You Loose jam, which was briefly reprised after the song and teased by Page in YEM. Tube featured an I Feel the Earth Move tease. The soundcheck's Funky Bitch featured Trey on vocals. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.
PHISH, SUNDAY 12/28/1997
USAIR ARENAUSAIR ARENA
Landover , MD

Soundcheck: Sample in a Jar, Drowned, Black-Eyed Katy, Funky Bitch

SET 1: Julius, Cities > The Curtain > Sample in a Jar, The Old Home Place > Runaway Jim, Farmhouse, Funky Bitch, Split Open and Melt, Bouncing Around the Room, Character Zero

SET 2: Axilla > Simple, Ghost > Drowned > Scent of a Mule[1], Halley's Comet > Slave to the Traffic Light, Rocky Top > Cavern

ENCORE: Bold As Love

[1] The Mule Duel contained a slow jam instead of the traditional duel.
The Mule Duel contained Roundabout teases and a slow jam instead of the traditional duel. Between Simple and Ghost, Trey talked about feedback problems and the “ghosts in the machine.”
ZAMBILAND ORCHESTRA, MONDAY 12/22/1997
VARIETY PLAYHOUSEVARIETY PLAYHOUSE
Atlanta , GA

SET 1: Drums , Old Joe Clark , East Virginia Blues , I Believe to My Soul , Fixin' to Die , Eat Some Worms , Christmas Carol Medley , A Love Supreme

This setlist is incomplete, likely out of order, and includes parts of the three sets performed that evening. Fish played for most of show, which featured upwards of two dozen musicians in rotating jams including: Derek Trucks on sarod, Kofi Burbridge on flute and keyboards, Jeff Mosier on banjo, Michael Kang on mandolin and fiddle, Gary “El Buho” Gazaway and Michael Ray on trumpet, Dr. Dan Matrazzo and T. Lavitz on keyboards, Bob Baglione and Jimmy Herring on guitars, Jeff Sipe, Todd Nance and Yonrico Scott on drums, Count M’Butu on percussion, Lincoln Metcalf as conductor and on French horn, Todd Smalley, Ed Nitty and John Cowan on bass, two female vocalists, and Fish, who played drums, tambourine, congas, and vacuum. Col. Bruce Hampton was crowned “King of Zambiland” and led “Fixin’ to Die.
PHISH, SATURDAY 12/13/1997
PEPSI ARENAPEPSI ARENA
Albany , NY

SET 1: Ya Mar [1] > Axilla > Theme From the Bottom, Ginseng Sullivan, Strange Design, Sample in a Jar, Vultures, Tube, Good Times Bad Times

SET 2: NICU > Punch You In the Eye > Ghost > Mike's Song[2] -> Llama, When the Circus Comes, Weekapaug Groove -> Catapult -> Weekapaug Groove, Harry Hood

ENCORE: My Soul, The Squirming Coil

[1] Unfinished.
[2] Chants to "Bring in the Dude."
Ya Mar was unfinished. Mike’s Song included a Funkytown tease, Foxy Lady quotes from Fish, and some memorable vocal interplay from the band that included a chant to “Bring in the Dude.” During Hood, Trey asked Chris Kuroda to turn off the lights for a Blackout Jam and the audience responded with a shower of green glowsticks. The opening act was J. Willis Pratt & We're Bionic.
PHISH, FRIDAY 12/12/1997
PEPSI ARENAPEPSI ARENA
Albany , NY

SET 1: Funky Bitch -> Also Sprach Zarathustra > Camel Walk, Taste > Bouncing Around the Room, Tweezer > Train Song > Character Zero

SET 2: Saw It Again[1] -> Piper > Swept Away > Steep > Prince Caspian > Jam -> Izabella > Tweezer Reprise

ENCORE: Guyute, Run Like an Antelope

[1] Extended jam.
Trey teased Super Bad in 2001. Saw It Again contained an extended jam. Piper included a distinct Birds of a Feather tease, several months before the song actually debuted. The jam after Caspian ended bore a similarity to Llama. Antelope contained a Buried Alive tease from Trey. The opening act was J. Willis Pratt & We're Bionic.
PHISH, THURSDAY 12/11/1997
ROCHESTER WAR MEMORIALROCHESTER WAR MEMORIAL
Rochester , NY

SET 1: Punch You In the Eye > Down with Disease -> Maze, Dirt, Limb By Limb , Loving Cup > Rocky Top

SET 2: Drowned -> Roses Are Free[1] -> Big Black Furry Creature from Mars > Ghost -> Down with Disease -> Johnny B. Goode

ENCORE: Waste

[1] Phish debut.
This show marked the Phish debut of Roses Are Free. BBFCFM (first since August 6, 1996, or 118 shows) featured Electric Funeral teases. Footage from this show appeared in the film Bittersweet Motel.
PHISH, TUESDAY 12/09/1997
BRYCE JORDAN CENTER, PENN STATE UNIVERSITYBRYCE JORDAN CENTER
State College , PA

SET 1: Mike's Song > Chalk Dust Torture, My Soul, Stash > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Dogs Stole Things, Beauty of My Dreams, Horn > Loving Cup

SET 2: Julius > Simple -> Timber (Jerry) > Contact, Axilla > Harry Hood[1]

ENCORE: Fire

[1] Brief return to the Axilla theme.
Hood included a brief return to the Axilla theme.
PHISH, SUNDAY 12/07/1997
ERVIN J. NUTTER CENTER, WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITYERVIN J. NUTTER CENTER, WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY
Dayton , OH

SET 1: AC/DC Bag -> Psycho Killer[1] -> Jesus Just Left Chicago, My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own > It's Ice -> Swept Away > Steep > It's Ice > Theme From the Bottom , Tube -> Slave to the Traffic Light

SET 2: Timber (Jerry) > Wolfman's Brother -> Boogie On Reggae Woman > Reba[2], Guyute > Possum

ENCORE: A Day in the Life

[1] Unfinished.
[2] No whistling.
Psycho Killer was unfinished. JJLC included a Rocky Mountain Way tease. During Tube, there was a long pause before the jam out of the song began. Boogie On Reggae Woman was played for the first time since September 13, 1988 (988 shows). Reba did not have the whistling ending. Possum included "Charge!" teases and a We Will Rock You tease from Mike. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.
PHISH, SATURDAY 12/06/1997
THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLSTHE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS
Auburn Hills , MI

Soundcheck: Dog Log, AC/DC Bag, Ginseng Sullivan, Black-Eyed Katy

SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, Run Like an Antelope, Train Song > Bathtub Gin -> Foam, Sample in a Jar, Fee > Maze, Cavern

SET 2: Tweezer -> Izabella -> Twist -> Piper, Sleeping Monkey > Tweezer Reprise

ENCORE: Rocky Top

This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.
PHISH, FRIDAY 12/05/1997
CSU CONVOCATION CENTERCSU CONVOCATION CENTER
Cleveland , OH

SET 1: Ghost > Wilson > Funky Bitch > Black-Eyed Katy, Sparkle > Runaway Jim -> My Friend, My Friend, Ginseng Sullivan, Limb By Limb > Character Zero

SET 2: Stash, Bouncing Around the Room, Julius [1] > Slave to the Traffic Light [1] > The Lizards, Loving Cup > Chalk Dust Torture

ENCORE: Bold As Love

[1] Unfinished.
Julius and Slave were both unfinished.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 12/03/1997
CORESTATES SPECTRUMCORESTATES SPECTRUM
Philadelphia , PA

SET 1: Punch You In the Eye > My Soul, Drowned, The Old Home Place, Gumbo > Also Sprach Zarathustra > You Enjoy Myself

SET 2: David Bowie[1] -> Possum > Jam -> Prince Caspian > Frankenstein > Harry Hood

ENCORE: Crossroads

[1] Simpsons signal. Unfinished.
Drowned included a Couldn’t Stand the Weather jam. 2001 contained Super Bad teases from Trey. Bowie was preceded by a Charge! tease, included Take Me Out to the Ballgame and Baby Elephant Walk teases, a Simpsons signal, and was unfinished.
PHISH, TUESDAY 12/02/1997
CORESTATES SPECTRUMCORESTATES SPECTRUM
Philadelphia , PA

SET 1: Buried Alive > Down with Disease[1] -> Makisupa Policeman, Chalk Dust Torture, Ghost > Divided Sky, Dirt > Taste, The Star Spangled Banner

SET 2: Mike's Song -> Simple [2] -> Dog Faced Boy -> Ya Mar [3] -> Weekapaug Groove , Bouncing Around the Room, Character Zero

ENCORE: Ginseng Sullivan > Sample in a Jar

[1] Unfinished.
[2] Trey/Page musical duet.
[3] Fun play on the actual lyrics.
Disease was unfinished. Simple featured a Trey/Page musical duet. Ya Mar included a fun play on the actual lyrics and a Crosseyed and Painless tease. Dog Faced Boy was played for the first time since August 12, 1996 (109 shows).
PHISH, MONDAY 12/01/1997
CORESTATES CENTERCORESTATES CENTER
Philadelphia , PA

SET 1: The Star Spangled Banner

Phish performed the national anthem before a Philadelphia Flyers hockey game.
PHISH, SUNDAY 11/30/1997
WORCESTER CENTRUM CENTRETHE CENTRUM
Worcester , MA

SET 1: Guyute, Funky Bitch[1], Wolfman's Brother [2] -> Love Me, The Squirming Coil, Loving Cup

SET 2: NICU, Stash[1] -> Free > Jam -> Piper > When the Circus Comes, Run Like an Antelope

ENCORE: Them Changes[3]

[1] Unfinished.
[2] Heavy metal style jam.
[3] Phish debut.
Funky Bitch and Stash were unfinished. Wolfman’s included a heavy metal style jam, with a Heartbreaker tease from Mike, and Trey quoting the lyrics to Sanity and Esther. Them Changes made its Phish debut at this show.
PHISH, SATURDAY 11/29/1997
WORCESTER CENTRUM CENTRETHE CENTRUM
Worcester , MA

SET 1: The Wedge, Foam , Simple -> The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, The Sloth, Ginseng Sullivan, Saw It Again, Horn, Water in the Sky, David Bowie

SET 2: Runaway Jim [1] > Strange Design > Harry Hood > Prince Caspian, Suzy Greenberg

ENCORE: Buffalo Bill, Moby Dick[2] > Fire

[1] Almost an hour long.
[2] Trey imitated Robert Plant's intro to Moby Dick from the album The Song Remains the Same.
This Runaway Jim is one of the longest versions of any song ever played by Phish. It ran slightly under an hour and included Beauty of My Dreams, Harry Hood, and Super Bad teases and a strong Weekapaug jam where the entire melody of Weekapaug was played. Buffalo Bill was announced as Fish’s favorite song. Moby Dick was performed for the first time since February 19, 1993 (435 shows) and featured Trey imitating Robert Plant’s intro to Moby Dick from the album The Song Remains the Same.
PHISH, FRIDAY 11/28/1997
WORCESTER CENTRUM CENTRETHE CENTRUM
Worcester , MA

SET 1: The Curtain > You Enjoy Myself [1] -> I Didn't Know, Maze, Farmhouse, Black-Eyed Katy, Theme From the Bottom > Rocky Top

SET 2: Timber (Jerry), Limb By Limb, Slave to the Traffic Light > Ghost -> Johnny B. Goode

ENCORE: My Soul

[1] No bass and drums segment.
YEM featured Crosseyed and Painless teases, did not include the bass and drums segment, and ended with a shortened vocal jam that segued into I Didn’t Know.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 11/26/1997
HARTFORD CIVIC CENTERHARTFORD CIVIC CENTER
Hartford , CT

SET 1: Tweezer > Sparkle > Gumbo > My Soul, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Dirt, Split Open and Melt, The Horse > Silent in the Morning[1], Taste

SET 2: Character Zero -> Also Sprach Zarathustra [2] -> Cities -> Ya Mar > Punch You In the Eye > Prince Caspian, Poor Heart[3] > Tweezer Reprise

ENCORE: Cavern[4]

[1] lyric changed to "bask in morning sickness."
[2] Unfinished.
[3] Began as Rocky Top.
[4] Original, alternate lyrics.
Silent's lyrics were changed to "bask in morning sickness." 2001 included Super Bad teases and was unfinished. Poor Heart began as Rocky Top. Cavern included some of the original, alternate lyrics.
PHISH, SUNDAY 11/23/1997
LAWRENCE JOEL VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUMLAWRENCE JOEL VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM
Winston-Salem , NC

Soundcheck: Back at the Chicken Shack

SET 1: My Soul, Theme From the Bottom > Black-Eyed Katy , Sparkle, Twist > Stash [1] -> NICU, Fluffhead > Character Zero

SET 2: Bathtub Gin [1] -> Down with Disease -> Low Rider -> Down with Disease, Bold As Love

ENCORE: Julius

[1] Unfinished.
Disease contained a Can't You Hear Me Knocking tease. Stash and Bathtub Gin were unfinished. This show was released as part of the Hampton/Winston-Salem '97 box set.
PHISH, SATURDAY 11/22/1997
HAMPTON COLISEUMHAMPTON COLISEUM
Hampton , VA

SET 1: Mike's Song -> I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove , Harry Hood > Train Song, Billy Breathes, Frankenstein > Izabella

SET 2: Halley's Comet > Tweezer > Black-Eyed Katy > Piper > Run Like an Antelope[1]

ENCORE: Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer Reprise

[1] Lyric changed to "Michael Esquandolas."
Mike's Song and Tweezer both contained BEK teases, with the ones in Tweezer taking place well before the segue into BEK. Fans of stage banter will want to seek out the second set for Trey’s humorous response to the crowd’s Destiny Unbound chant before Halley’s. The "Marco Esquandolas" lyric in Antelope was changed to "Michael Esquandolas." This show was released as part of the Hampton/Winston-Salem '97 box set.
PHISH, FRIDAY 11/21/1997
HAMPTON COLISEUMHAMPTON COLISEUM
Hampton , VA

SET 1: Emotional Rescue[1] > Split Open and Melt, Beauty of My Dreams, Dogs Stole Things, Punch You In the Eye -> Lawn Boy[2] > Chalk Dust Torture, Prince Caspian

SET 2: Ghost > AC/DC Bag -> Slave to the Traffic Light, Loving Cup

ENCORE: Guyute

[1] Phish debut.
[2] "Anti-drum solo."
Emotional Rescue made its Phish debut at this show and included a San-Ho-Zay tease from Trey. Rescue was subsequently quoted at the end of Melt and Lawn Boy. This humorous Lawn Boy featured an “anti-drum solo” - an intentionally boring one. The first set ended with the delay loop ending of Caspian played until after lights were brought back up. Trey teased Yours Is No Disgrace and Call to the Post prior to Guyute. This show was released as part of the Hampton/Winston-Salem '97 box set.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 11/19/1997
ASSEMBLY HALL, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISASSEMBLY HALL
Champaign , IL

SET 1: Julius, Bathtub Gin -> Llama, Dirt, Limb By Limb, Funky Bitch, Theme From the Bottom, Ginseng Sullivan, Fee -> Run Like an Antelope

SET 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Wolfman's Brother -> Makisupa Policeman > Taste

ENCORE: Possum

The segue from Fee into Antelope included Meatstick quotes. Wolfman’s Brother contained Crosseyed and Painless teases and Taste contained a DEG tease from Trey.
PHISH, MONDAY 11/17/1997
MCNICHOLS ARENAMCNICHOLS ARENA
Denver , CO

SET 1: Tweezer, Reba[1], Train Song, Ghost > Fire

SET 2: Down with Disease[2] -> Olivia's Pool > Johnny B. Goode -> Jesus Just Left Chicago , When the Circus Comes, You Enjoy Myself

ENCORE: Character Zero

[1] No whistling.
[2] Unfinished.
Reba did not have the whistling ending and Disease was unfinished. Ghost included a Super Bad (James Brown) tease and Johnny B. Goode contained DEG teases. This show was officially released as Live Phish 11.
PHISH, SUNDAY 11/16/1997
MCNICHOLS ARENAMCNICHOLS ARENA
Denver , CO

Soundcheck: Saw It Again

SET 1: NICU > My Soul, Black-Eyed Katy, Farmhouse[1], The Old Home Place, Billy Breathes, Cars Trucks Buses, Scent of a Mule[2], Poor Heart[2], Taste, Hello My Baby

SET 2: Timber (Jerry) -> Simple -> Wilson > Harry Hood[3] > Izabella

ENCORE: David Bowie

[1] Played in concert for the first time.
[2] Pete Wernick on banjo.
[3] Unfinished.
Mule and Poor Heart featured Pete Wernick on banjo. Mule also included a brief Foggy Mountain Breakdown tease. The jam out of Timber included a Frankie Says tease. Harry Hood was unfinished. Farmhouse was played in concert for the first time.
PHISH, FRIDAY 11/14/1997
THE “E” CENTERTHE “E” CENTER
West Valley City , UT

SET 1: Runaway Jim, Gumbo > Maze[1] > Fast Enough for You, Also Sprach Zarathustra > Funky Bitch, Guyute, Run Like an Antelope[2]

SET 2: Wolfman's Brother -> Piper > Twist > Slave to the Traffic Light

ENCORE: Bold As Love

[1] Unfinished.
[2] Whistling in both the opening section and closing "Marco Esquandolas" section.
Maze was unfinished. Trey dedicated Guyute to Paul Languedoc in reference to Paul’s purported comment to the band that any song with whistling is a good song. Consequently, Antelope contained whistling in both the opening section and closing “Marco Esquandolas” section.
PHISH, THURSDAY 11/13/1997
THOMAS & MACK CENTERTHOMAS & MACK CENTER
Las Vegas , NV

SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Black-Eyed Katy[1], Theme From the Bottom, Train Song, Split Open and Melt, Beauty of My Dreams, My Soul, You Enjoy Myself, Character Zero

SET 2: Stash, Punch You In the Eye > Prince Caspian > Bouncing Around the Room, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove

ENCORE: Loving Cup

[1] Debut.
This show marked the debut of Black-Eyed Katy. The jam in Mike’s Song included Born on the Bayou teases and Weekapaug contained a brief Can't You Hear Me Knocking tease.
PHISH, FRIDAY 11/07/1997
NBC TELEVISION STUDIOS, STUDIO 6ASTUDIO 6A, NBC
New York , NY

SET 1: Farmhouse[1], Mike's Song Jam

[1] Unofficial debut.
Phish were the musical guests on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Farmhouse made its unofficial debut.
MAX CREEK, FRIDAY 11/07/1997
CLUB TOASTCLUB TOAST
Burlington , VT

SET 1: You Let Me Down Again , Steady Rollin' Man , You’re The Only One , The Field > When It Comes To You > Blood Bed Roses > If You Ask Me

SET 2: Louisiana Sun > Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) [1] > Wild Side [1] > Outside of Home [1] > Just a Rose [1]

ENCORE: Lawyers, Guns and Money [1], What I Like About You [1]

[1] With Mike.
Mike joined the band on a second bass after “Louisiana Sun” and played through the end of the show.
STEVE WINWOOD, SUNDAY 10/19/1997
THE FLYNN THEATRETHE FLYNN THEATRE
Burlington , VT

SET 1: Gimme Some Lovin' [1]

[1] Trey on guitar.
Trey sat in on guitar for the final encore, “Gimme Some Lovin'.”
PORK TORNADO, SUNDAY 10/19/1997
CLUB TOASTCLUB TOAST
Burlington , VT

No known setlist

Trey Anastasio and James Harvey sat in for portions of this gig.
GORDON STONE BAND, THURSDAY 09/25/1997
SLADE HALL, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONTSLADE HALL, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
Burlington , VT

SET 1: Minor Swing [1], Hubbleville [1], Blackberry Blossom [1], Monkey Wrench [1], Southwind [1], Some Funky Grass [1], Touch & Go [1], Time Reel [1] > Abdul's [1], Dread Banjo [1], Hoggin' the Spotlight [1]

[1] With Fish.
Fish sat in for the entire show.
GORDON STONE BAND, SATURDAY 09/20/1997
CLUB TOASTCLUB TOAST
Burlington , VT

SET 1: Southwind [1], Monkey Wrench [1], Hubbleville [1], Touch & Go [1], Time Reel [1] > Crazy Creek [1] > Time Reel [1] > Abdul's [1], Blackberry Blossom [1], Dread Banjo [1], Well You Needn't [1], Hoggin' the Spotlight [1]

ENCORE: Happy Landings [1]

[1] With Fish.
Fish sat in for the entire show.
PORK TORNADO, MONDAY 08/18/1997
CLUB TOASTCLUB TOAST
Burlington , VT

No known setlist

This show occurred one day after The Great Went; as Fish noted, between the two gigs “the crowd went from 60,000 to 60.”
PHISH, SUNDAY 08/17/1997
LORING COMMERCE CENTRELORING COMMERCE CENTRE
Limestone , ME

SET 1: The Wedge, Beauty of My Dreams, Dogs Stole Things, Vultures, Water in the Sky > Maze, Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer -> Taste, Carolina

SET 2: Down with Disease [1] -> Bathtub Gin > Uncle Pen, Also Sprach Zarathustra -> Art Jam > Harry Hood

SET 3: Buffalo Bill -> NICU, Weigh, Guyute, Dirt, Scent of a Mule -> Digital Delay Loop Jam -> Scent of a Mule , Prince Caspian

ENCORE: When the Circus Comes, Tweezer Reprise

[1] Unfinished.
This was the second show of The Great Went festival. Tweezer featured a Cities-like jam and Simple teases, and the Digital Delay Loop Jam included London Bridge is Falling Down teases. Disease was unfinished. Bathtub Gin contained a Proud Mary tease from Page. Throughout the weekend, fans painted pieces of wood that were assembled into an Art Tower. During Disease, Page and Fish painted their portions of the Art Tower; Mike and Trey painted theirs during 2001. The Art Jam saw the crowd carry the pieces of the band’s art to the side of the venue where it was hoisted onto the Art Tower and added to the fans' art. During Tweezer Reprise, the Art Tower was burned to the ground as The Great Went came to a close. As the Hood jam kicked in, Trey asked Chris to turn the lights off and the band jammed while the front section of the audience engaged in the first Hood glowstick war. Trey remarked to the crowd at the end of the jam that the visual display was cool. Between the first and second sets, the Bangor Symphony Orchestra performed selections from Stravinsky and Debussy as a red-smoke-spewing glider synchronized its swoops and dives to the music. Buffalo Bill was played for the first time since December 31, 1994 (204 shows).
PHISH, SATURDAY 08/16/1997
LORING COMMERCE CENTRELORING COMMERCE CENTRE
Limestone , ME

SET 1: Makisupa Policeman -> Harpua[1] > Chalk Dust Torture, Theme From the Bottom > Punch You In the Eye > Ghost > Ginseng Sullivan, You Enjoy Myself > Train Song > Character Zero, The Squirming Coil

SET 2: Wolfman's Brother -> Simple -> My Soul, Jam -> Slave to the Traffic Light > Rocky Top > Julius[2]

SET 3: Halley's Comet -> Cities[3] -> Llama > Lawn Boy, Limb By Limb > Funky Bitch[4]

ENCORE: Contact > Loving Cup

[1] Picked up where the Clifford Ball Harpua left off.
[2] Intro performed a cappella with finger snaps.
[3] Trey altered lyrics to reference "Fishman sleeping in the daytime."
[4] Fireworks.
This was the first show of The Great Went festival. Harpua picked up where the Clifford Ball Harpua left off. After Chalk Dust, Trey remarked that the first three songs served as the soundcheck, which the band did not do before the show. Theme from the Bottom contained a brief What's the Use? tease from Trey. The jam out of Simple, the beginning of My Soul, and the jam before Slave included Odd Couple theme teases. The jam before Slave also contained an Entrance of the Gladiators tease. Halley’s Comet included On Your Way Down teases. The lyrics in Cities were changed to reference Fishman sleeping in the daytime. The Julius intro was partially performed a cappella with finger snaps. Funky Bitch featured a fireworks display behind the stage that culminated as the song ended. After the show, the members of Phish DJ’d under pseudonyms at a festival tent in what has become known as the “Disco Set.”
PHISH, THURSDAY 08/14/1997
DARIEN LAKE PERFORMING ARTS CENTERDARIEN LAKE
Darien Center , NY

Soundcheck: Buffalo Bill, The Old Home Place, Funky Bitch, Crosseyed and Painless

SET 1: Ya Mar, Funky Bitch > Fluffhead, Limb By Limb, Free, Cars Trucks Buses, Tela > Train Song > Billy Breathes, Run Like an Antelope

SET 2: Chalk Dust Torture, Love Me, Sparkle > Harry Hood -> Jam > Colonel Forbin's Ascent -> Merry Pranksters Jam[1] -> Camel Walk, Taste

ENCORE: Bouncing Around the Room, Rocky Top

[1] Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters.
The second set featured a remarkable jam after Harry Hood ended and before Forbin’s began, as well as an appearance by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters. The Merry Pranksters Jam contained a Somewhere Over the Rainbow tease from Trey, an If I Only Had a Brain tease, a Spam Song quote, and a Frankenstein jam.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 08/13/1997
STAR LAKE AMPHITHEATRESTAR LAKE
Burgettstown , PA

Soundcheck: Funky Bitch, Poor Heart > Jam

SET 1: Amoreena[1] > Poor Heart, Stash, Water in the Sky, Gumbo -> The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Beauty of My Dreams, Crosseyed and Painless > Wilson, Sweet Adeline

SET 2: Runaway Jim, Ghost -> Izabella, Sleeping Monkey > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Sample in a Jar > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Golgi Apparatus > Frankenstein

ENCORE: Theme From the Bottom

[1] Phish debut.
This show featured the Phish debut of Amoreena. The end of Wilson included a Little Drummer Boy tease. 2001 contained a Super Bad tease from Trey.
PHISH, MONDAY 08/11/1997
DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTERDEER CREEK
Noblesville , IN

SET 1: Makisupa Policeman -> Maze , Water in the Sky, Guyute, Guelah Papyrus, Limb By Limb, Horn, Run Like an Antelope[1]

SET 2: Timber (Jerry) > Piper, Vultures > My Soul, You Enjoy Myself, Character Zero

ENCORE: The Squirming Coil

[1] "Rye Rye Rocco" section included Page on theremin.
The “Rye Rye Rocco” section of Antelope included Page on theremin.
PHISH, SUNDAY 08/10/1997
DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTERDEER CREEK
Noblesville , IN

Soundcheck: Dog Log, Paul and Silas, Funky Bitch (slow), She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride, Star Trek theme jam (Page on Theremin).

SET 1: Bathtub Gin -> Sparkle > Down with Disease > Dirt, Cars Trucks Buses, Billy Breathes, Split Open and Melt , Bye Bye Foot > Ginseng Sullivan, Harry Hood

SET 2: Cities -> Good Times Bad Times -> Rotation Jam -> Rock A William -> David Bowie

ENCORE: Cavern

The long, involved Rotation Jam to set up Rock A William started when Page went to the theremin for a solo. Soon after, Trey took up the keys and Mike went to play guitar. Page eventually picked up Mike’s bass. After they jammed a bit longer, Mike went to join Trey on the keys. Trey then joined Fish on the drums. The two of them played on the same drum set and Mike took a piano solo. Trey eventually kicked Fish off the drum stool, and Fish picked up Trey’s guitar. SOAM contained a Third Stone from the Sun tease as well as a Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part Two jam.
PHISH, SATURDAY 08/09/1997
ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATREALPINE VALLEY
East Troy , WI

SET 1: Theme From the Bottom, Punch You In the Eye, Ghost -> Taste, Dogs Stole Things, Reba [1], Lawn Boy > Crossroads

SET 2: Wilson > Foam , Mike's Song -> Ain't Love Funny -> Simple -> Swept Away > Steep > Scent of a Mule[2], Slave to the Traffic Light > Weekapaug Groove

ENCORE: When the Circus Comes, Rocky Top

[1] No whistling.
[2] Duel between Trey and Mike after Page's solo.
Tears of a Clown was teased before Theme. Reba did not have the whistling ending. Scent featured a duel between Trey and Mike after Page’s solo. Mike and Trey started their duel facing each other and wound up on the ground doing bicycle kicks while they played. Weekapaug included Can’t You Hear Me Knocking teases. Crossroads was played for the first time since December 9, 1995 (127 shows).
PHISH, FRIDAY 08/08/1997
NEW WORLD MUSIC THEATRENEW WORLD MUSIC THEATRE
Tinley Park , IL

SET 1: Cars Trucks Buses, Gumbo > The Lizards, Dirt > It's Ice > Water in the Sky, Character Zero

SET 2: Wolfman's Brother -> Free, Limb By Limb, Loving Cup > Prince Caspian > Chalk Dust Torture

ENCORE: Hoochie Coochie Man[1], Messin' with The Kid[2]

[1] Sugar Blue on harmonica and vocals.
[2] Phish debut; Sugar Blue on harmonica and vocals.
The encore, which included the Phish debut of Messin’ with the Kid, featured Sugar Blue on harmonica and vocals. Hoochie Coochie Man was played for the first time since April 10, 1993 (382 shows). This was the first Phish show to be webcast live.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 08/06/1997
RIVERPORT AMPHITHEATERRIVERPORT AMPHITHEATER
Maryland Heights , MO

SET 1: NICU > Stash, Beauty of My Dreams, Twist -> Also Sprach Zarathustra > AC/DC Bag, Ya Mar, You Enjoy Myself

SET 2: Runaway Jim -> My Soul, Ghost, Prince Caspian > Cars Trucks Buses > Sample in a Jar, Run Like an Antelope[1]

ENCORE: Julius

[1] Page on the theremin and Mike on a mini-drum.
Trey teased Super Bad in 2001. YEM contained a 2001 tease from Trey. Antelope included a Makisupa jam with Page on the theremin and Mike on a mini-drum.
THE KIND, TUESDAY 08/05/1997
MOLLY'SMOLLY'S
St. Louis , MO

SET 1: Whipping Post [1] > Stranglehold [1]

[1] Mike on bass.
Mike sat in on bass for a 25-minute “Whipping Post” > “Stranglehold.” The Kind are now known as The Schwag. 
SOULARD BLUES BAND, MONDAY 08/04/1997
BROADWAY OYSTER BARBROADWAY OYSTER BAR
St. Louis , MO

No known setlist

Mike and Trey sat in with the Soulard Blues Band performing jazz and blues standards. There is no known setlist or circulating recording.
PHISH, SUNDAY 08/03/1997
GORGE AMPHITHEATRETHE GORGE
George , WA

SET 1: Bathtub Gin > Foam , Samson Variation > Dirt > Vultures, My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, Twist -> Jesus Just Left Chicago, Limb By Limb, Character Zero

SET 2: Julius > Simple > Fluffhead, Lifeboy > Taste , Hello My Baby, Frankenstein

ENCORE: Bouncing Around the Room, Slave to the Traffic Light

PHISH, SATURDAY 08/02/1997
GORGE AMPHITHEATRETHE GORGE
George , WA

SET 1: Theme From the Bottom, Ginseng Sullivan, Ghost, Dogs Stole Things, Divided Sky, Wolfman's Brother, Water in the Sky, Split Open and Melt

SET 2: Down with Disease[1] -> Tweezer -> Johnny B. Goode > Sparkle, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Loving Cup > Tweezer Reprise

ENCORE: Harry Hood

[1] Unfinished.
Disease included teases of Three Blind Mice and Take Me Out to the Ball Game in its intro and was unfinished. Disease was subsequently teased near the end of Tweezer. During Hood, Trey asked Chris Kuroda to turn off the lights, "So we can just have the outdoor vibe here." Also, at Hood's end, Trey added "Mount Hood" once after the lyric, "You can feel good about Hood."
PHISH, THURSDAY 07/31/1997
SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRESHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE
Mountain View , CA

SET 1: Ghost > Ya Mar > Dogs Stole Things, Limb By Limb, Dirt > Maze, Glide, Saw It Again, You Enjoy Myself

SET 2: Runaway Jim -> When the Circus Comes, Vultures, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Mike's Song -> I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove

ENCORE: Cinnamon Girl

YEM contained strange Santa Claus is Coming to Town teases. Listen for Sweet Home Alabama teases before the start of the second set and Mind Left Body teases during McGrupp. Weekapaug included Happy Birthday teases from Trey, who later made reference to Jerry Garcia’s birthday, which was the following day. Trey noted that Phish and the rest of the music community were trying to keep Jerry’s spirit alive through music. Weekapaug ended in a Can't You Hear Me Knocking jam.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 07/30/1997
VENTURA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDSVENTURA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
Ventura , CA

Soundcheck: Twist (with Chuck E’s in Love lyrics), Blues Jam, Makisupa Policeman

SET 1: NICU > Wolfman's Brother > Chalk Dust Torture , Water in the Sky, Stash, Weigh > Piper > Cars Trucks Buses, Character Zero

SET 2: Punch You In the Eye > Free > David Bowie [1] -> Cities -> David Bowie , Bouncing Around the Room, Uncle Pen, Prince Caspian > Fire

ENCORE: My Soul

[1] Simpsons signal in intro.
Wolfman’s included a Take Me to the River jam. The Bowie intro included a Simpsons signal; Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, was reportedly in attendance. Bowie also contained a When Johnny Comes Marching Home tease from Mike. This show was released as part of the Ventura box set.
PHISH, TUESDAY 07/29/1997
DESERT SKY PAVILIONDESERT SKY PAVILION
Phoenix , AZ

SET 1: Theme From the Bottom, Beauty of My Dreams, Gumbo , Dirt, Sparkle, Ghost > Swept Away > Steep > Loving Cup

SET 2: Olivia's Pool, Run Like an Antelope > Wading in the Velvet Sea, Twist -> Taste, Sample in a Jar > Rocky Top, The Squirming Coil

ENCORE: Possum

Twist contained DEG teases by Mike.
PHISH, SATURDAY 07/26/1997
SOUTH PARK MEADOWSSOUTH PARK MEADOWS
Austin , TX

SET 1: Limb By Limb[1], Dogs Stole Things[1] > Poor Heart[1], Stash[1], Billy Breathes[1], Cars Trucks Buses[1], Dirt[1], You Enjoy Myself[2] -> Izabella[1]

SET 2: Timber (Jerry) [1] > David Bowie[1], Harry Hood[3] -> Blister in the Sun Jam[1] -> Harry Hood[1] -> Free[1], Waste[1] > Johnny B. Goode[1]

ENCORE: Bouncing Around the Room[1], Cavern[1]

[1] Bob Gullotti on a second drum set.
[2] Bob Gullotti on a second drum set. No vocal jam.
[3] Unfinished; Bob Gullotti on a second drum set.
The entire show featured Bob Gullotti on a second drum set. YEM did not contain a vocal jam and included Willie the Pimp teases just before the segue into Izabella. Bowie contained teases of the backup vocals to Rock Lobster (B-52s). Hood was unfinished.
PHISH, FRIDAY 07/25/1997
STARPLEX AMPHITHEATRESTARPLEX AMPHITHEATRE
Dallas , TX

SET 1: Beauty of My Dreams, Wolfman's Brother > Maze, Water in the Sky, Bathtub Gin -> Makisupa Policeman -> AC/DC Bag

SET 2: Chalk Dust Torture[1] -> Taste[2] -> Ya Mar[2] -> Drums[3] -> Ghost[2] > Character Zero[2]

ENCORE: Theme From the Bottom[2]

[1] Unfinished; Bob Gullotti on a second drum set.
[2] Bob Gullotti on a second drum set.
[3] Bob Gullotti on a second drum set and Page on keys.
The second set and encore featured Bob Gullotti on a second drum set. Chalk Dust was unfinished. The Drum Jam also featured Page on keys.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 07/23/1997
LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRELAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRE
Atlanta , GA

SET 1: Julius , Dirt, NICU > Dogs Stole Things > Ginseng Sullivan, Water in the Sky, Limb By Limb , Split Open and Melt, Billy Breathes, Possum

SET 2: Punch You In the Eye, Ghost > Sample in a Jar, You Enjoy Myself[1] -> Rocky Mountain Way Jam > Chalk Dust Torture

ENCORE: Frankenstein

[1] No vocal jam.
Ghost included Spooky and On Your Way Down teases. YEM included a Jeopardy! theme tease, a very unusual SOAMule-like jam segment, and did not have a vocal jam. Chalk Dust included Rocky Mountain Way teases.
PHISH, TUESDAY 07/22/1997
WALNUT CREEK AMPHITHEATERWALNUT CREEK
Raleigh , NC

Soundcheck: Limb By Limb (x3), Vultures, Water in the Sky, Saw It Again (first verse only)

SET 1: Runaway Jim -> My Soul, Water in the Sky, Stash, Bouncing Around the Room, Vultures, Bye Bye Foot, Taste

SET 2: Down with Disease[1] -> Mike's Song > Simple -> I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Hello My Baby

ENCORE: When the Circus Comes > Harry Hood

[1] Unfinished.
The first set of this show was performed during a furious lightning storm; during Taste, the band even jammed along with the thunder and lightning. Mother (Pink Floyd) was teased by Trey in Bye Bye Foot. Down with Disease was unfinished. Weekapaug also included a Hydrogen tease from Trey and closed with a Can’t You Hear Me Knocking tease. This show is also available on DVD from Phish Dry Goods.
PHISH, MONDAY 07/21/1997
VIRGINIA BEACH AMPHITHEATERVIRGINIA BEACH AMPHITHEATER
Virginia Beach , VA

Soundcheck: Limb By Limb, Twist (several times), Ginseng Sullivan

SET 1: Ghost > Dogs Stole Things > Piper, Dirt, Ginseng Sullivan > Bathtub Gin > Character Zero

SET 2: Wolfman's Brother -> Magilla > David Bowie, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Theme From the Bottom -> Jam [1] > Funky Bitch[1], Slave to the Traffic Light

ENCORE: Loving Cup

[1] LeRoi Moore on saxophone.
The jam during Bathtub Gin featured Trey jumping up and down in time with a syncopated jam, as well as strong Drowned teases. Near the end of the jam, Trey mentioned how good it was to be back home and named the four newer songs that were played. The beginning of Bowie included a Birdland jam and Wolfman’s included a Bathtub Gin tease. The jam out of Theme, as well as Funky Bitch, featured LeRoi Moore on saxophone. The jam with LeRoi included a segment where he played two saxes, Trey played three guitars, Mike played two basses and the Cracklin’ Rosie cymbals, Fish had four drumsticks and Page was lying across his keyboards playing as many as possible. LeRoi also teased the Woody Woodpecker theme during the jam.
BLUES FOR BREAKFAST, SATURDAY 07/19/1997
WATERFRONT PARKWATERFRONT PARK
Burlington , VT

No known setlist

Fish sat in for one song. This gig was part of the Vermont Brewer’s Fest. No setlist is known and recordings do not circulate.
PHISH, FRIDAY 07/11/1997
DOCTOR MUSIC FESTIVALDOCTOR MUSIC FESTIVAL
Escalarre , Spain

SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Bouncing Around the Room, Stash, Beauty of My Dreams, Wolfman's Brother > Johnny B. Goode > You Enjoy Myself

ENCORE: Character Zero

This single-set performance was part of the 2nd annual Doctor Music Festival that also featured Blues Traveler, Alice Cooper, Megadeth, Jim Rose, and Smashing Pumpkins. Trey teased Lazy in Johnny B. Goode. YEM contained a Wolfman's Brother tease from Trey and the vocal jam was partially based on I Wish.
PHISH, THURSDAY 07/10/1997
ESPACE JULIENESPACE JULIEN
Marseilles , France

SET 1: Dogs Stole Things, Limb By Limb, Ginseng Sullivan, Bathtub Gin > Llama [1] -> Wading in the Velvet Sea, Jam[2], Olivia's Pool

SET 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Julius -> Magilla , Ya Mar[3] -> Ghost -> Take Me to the River[1]

ENCORE: Funky Bitch[4]

[1] Unfinished.
[2] Concluded with a theme akin to Lizards.
[3] Various duets among the bandmembers; vampire children references.
[4] Members of Son Seals Band.
Llama was unfinished and featured a long, atypical jam that wove into Velvet Sea. The jam after Velvet Sea concluded with a theme akin to Lizards. Prior to the start of the second set, Trey said that in France they love Jimi Hendrix and Danny Bonnaduce, explaining "that's why I'm here," and that he started his career as the Partridge Family's bass player. Trey subsequently quoted Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque, remarked that the crowd was too young for that and that they didn't see the Partridge Family, but that the crowd knew it when they played Hanson the other night (see 7/6/97). Prior to 2001, Trey said they called Fish "The Orchestral Greasy Troll," prompting some impromptu singing. Trey teased Super Bad and The Star Spangled Banner in 2001. Ya Mar featured various duets by the bandmembers, contained Magilla and St. Thomas teases, and lyrics referencing "vampire children." Take Me to the River (first since November 21, 1995, or 126 shows) was unfinished. Funky Bitch featured a guest appearance by members of the Son Seals Band and teases of Take Me to the River and Bathtub Gin by the trumpet player.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 07/09/1997
LE TRANSBORDEURLE TRANSBORDEUR
Lyon/Villeurbanne , France

Soundcheck: Funky Bitch, Jam

SET 1: Punch You In the Eye > Prince Caspian, Ginseng Sullivan, Split Open and Melt, Dirt, Taste, Sweet Adeline, Harry Hood

SET 2: Down with Disease > My Soul > Cars Trucks Buses, You Enjoy Myself [1] -> Ghost[2] > Poor Heart[2]

ENCORE: Hello My Baby

[1] Béla Fleck and The Flecktones; Victor Wooten and Mike playing Mike's bass simultaneously. No vocal jam.
[2] Béla Fleck and The Flecktones.
YEM through Poor Heart featured Béla Fleck and The Flecktones (Béla Fleck, Jeff Coffin, Roy “Futureman” Wooten, and Victor Wooten), who were announced during the bass and drums segment of YEM and bounced along during the tramps jam. YEM contained Disease and Palmetto Quickstep teases, as well as Victor Wooten and Mike playing Mike’s bass simultaneously. Poor Heart included a Sanford and Son theme tease from Coffin, a Yakety Sax tease, and a Rhapsody in Blue tease by Page. Pierre, a local Häagen-Dazs employee who the band met the day before, was repeatedly called-out by the band and was brought up on stage and serenaded during the encore.
PHISH, SUNDAY 07/06/1997
SPIAGGIA DI RIVOLTELLASPIAGGIA DI RIVOLTELLA
Desenzano , Italy

Soundcheck: Samson Variation -> Olivia’s Pool, Beauty of My Dreams, Hell’s Bells, You Shook Me All Night Long, MMMBop, Another One Bites the Dust, And It Stoned Me, Only Shallow, The Banana Boat Song (aka Day-O)

SET 1: Runaway Jim, The Old Home Place, Dogs Stole Things, Stash, The Horse > Silent in the Morning > Cars Trucks Buses, Scent of a Mule, Chalk Dust Torture

SET 2: Free, You Enjoy Myself[1] > Waste, Rocky Top > Funky Bitch

ENCORE: My Soul

[1] No vocal jam; unfinished.
This was an outdoor show; the afternoon soundcheck was free and open to the public. Trey began playing Hell’s Bells to the accompaniment of church bells ringing nearby. During MMMBop, Trey noted: “Fish will now do his version of James Brown singing Hanson’s MMMBop.” Fish responded in part that “I’m an 11-year-old sex machine” and that it was “too hot in the hot tub!” Another One Bites the Dust through Day-O featured the infamous Soundcheck Limbo Karaoke Contest, where fans were invited on stage to sing, while mic stands were used for the limbo contest. Page teased Let It Be at the end of And It Stoned Me. YEM did not contain a vocal jam and was unfinished.
PHISH, SATURDAY 07/05/1997
PIAZZA RISORGIMENTOPIAZZA RISORGIMENTO
Como , Italy

Soundcheck: Funky Bitch, Ginseng Sullivan

SET 1: Julius, Bouncing Around the Room > Uncle Pen, Sample in a Jar[1], Theme From the Bottom, Prince Caspian -> Twist > Piper, Harry Hood[1] > Love You > Hold Your Head Up > Poor Heart > Character Zero > Good Times Bad Times

ENCORE: The Squirming Coil

[1] "Worm" banter.
This was a single-set, free outdoor show. Twist included a Groove Is In the Heart jam and GTBT included a Walk This Way tease. Sample and Hood contained more "worm" banter (from July 1, 1997 and July 2, 1997) with Trey saying "you're on the back of the worm!" Hood also contained Odd Couple theme teases from Mike. At the beginning of the Hood jam, Trey asked Chris to turn off the lights so that the band could see the mountains. Love You was played for the first time since December 8, 1995 (111 shows).
PHISH, THURSDAY 07/03/1997
SERENADENHOFSERENADENHOF
Nüremberg , Germany

SET 1: Piper > My Soul > Divided Sky, Beauty of My Dreams, Taste, Train Song, Theme From the Bottom, Rocky Top

SET 2: Ghost > Cars Trucks Buses, Billy Breathes, Sparkle > Harry Hood > Cavern

ENCORE: Character Zero

Ghost contained a San-Ho-Zay tease from Trey.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 07/02/1997
PARADISOPARADISO
Amsterdam , Netherlands

SET 1: Mike's Song > Simple -> Maze, Strange Design, Ginseng Sullivan, Vultures, Water in the Sky > Weekapaug Groove

SET 2: Stash -> Llama -> Wormtown Jam[1] -> Wading in the Velvet Sea

ENCORE: Free

ENCORE 2: David Bowie

[1] Narration sung to the tune of Swingtown. Trey warned fans about the "killer worms" that inhabit the canals of Amsterdam.
Maze contained a Spooky tease from Trey. The Wormtown Jam continued the stage banter of the night before. Portions of the narration were sung to the tune of Steve Miller’s Swingtown, as Trey warned the fans in attendance about the “killer worms” that inhabit the canals of Amsterdam. Mike teased Maze in the Bowie intro. This show was officially released as part of the Amsterdam box set.
PHISH, TUESDAY 07/01/1997
PARADISOPARADISO
Amsterdam , Netherlands

SET 1: Ghost [1], Horn, Ya Mar[1], Limb By Limb -> Ain't Love Funny, Saw It Again[1], Dirt, Reba, Dogs Stole Things

SET 2: Jam[2] -> Timber (Jerry) > Bathtub Gin -> Cities > Jam [1], Loving Cup > Slave to the Traffic Light

ENCORE: When the Circus Comes

[1] "Worm" banter.
[2] The second set began with a Fish piano solo that evolved into a jam, as the rest of the band eventually joined the stage and Fish moved to his drum kit.
Ghost began the first of two nights of the infamous "Worm" banter, with Fish saying "I think you know where you are" and Trey responding with "You're on the back of the worm!" The "Worm" was also mentioned in Ya Mar, Saw It Again, and the jam out of Cities, which also included When the Saints Go Marching In and Santa Claus is Coming to Town teases by Trey. Dirt was introduced as "Green Grass High Tides Forever." The second set began with a Fish piano solo that evolved into a jam, as the rest of the band eventually joined the stage and Fish moved to his drum kit. Bathtub Gin contained a Little Drummer Boy tease from Trey and a Simpsons Theme tease from Mike. Loving Cup contained a Frankenstein tease from Mike. This show was officially released as part of the Amsterdam box set.
PHISH, SUNDAY 06/29/1997
ROSKILDE FESTIVALROSKILDE FESTIVAL
Roskilde , Denmark

SET 1: You Enjoy Myself, Taste, Bouncing Around the Room, Beauty of My Dreams, Chalk Dust Torture, Theme From the Bottom, Character Zero

ENCORE: My Soul

This single-set performance was part of the 27th annual Roskilde Festival that also included Beck, David Byrne, Charlie Hunter, Ani DiFranco, Leningrad Cowboys & Red Army Choir, Mötley Crue, Pavement, Primus, and Radiohead. The first three songs of the set were broadcast on the festival radio station.
PHISH, FRIDAY 06/27/1997
WORTHY FARMWORTHY FARM
Somerset , England

SET 1: Wilson > Chalk Dust Torture, Stash, Dogs Stole Things, Poor Heart > Taste, Bouncing Around the Room, Character Zero

This single-set performance was part of the annual Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts that also included Beck, David Byrne, Pavement, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, Spearhead, and Stereolab. Phish performed on The Pyramid Stage. Wilson was an appropriate opener, as the venue was less than 50 kilometers from Stonehenge.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 06/25/1997
L’AERONEFL’AERONEF
Lille , France

SET 1: Olivia's Pool, Dogs Stole Things, Taste, Billy Breathes, AC/DC Bag, The Old Home Place, Theme From the Bottom, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Saw It Again, Limb By Limb, My Soul

SET 2: Down with Disease -> Piper -> Down with Disease -> Meatstick[1] -> McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Makisupa Policeman[2], Cecilia[3] > Hold Your Head Up > Rock A William, Run Like an Antelope[4]

ENCORE: Guyute

[1] Debut.
[2] Unfinished.
[3] Phish debut; performed a cappella by Fish.
[4] Crew introductions and a mention of Antelope Greg.
This show marked the debut of Meatstick and the Phish debut of Cecilia, which was performed a cappella by Fish. The jam out of Disease included Can’t You Hear Me Knocking teases. McGrupp included Makisupa teases; the subsequent Makisupa was unfinished. Antelope included crew introductions and a mention of Antelope Greg.
PHISH, TUESDAY 06/24/1997
LA LAITERIELA LAITERIE
Strasbourg , France

SET 1: Split Open and Melt, Beauty of My Dreams, Dogs Stole Things, Vultures, Guelah Papyrus[1], Runaway Jim -> Gypsy Queen -> Runaway Jim, Talk, Free, Prince Caspian > Rocky Top

SET 2: Wolfman's Brother > Reba[2], NICU, Twist > Piper, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Ghost

ENCORE: Loving Cup

[1] Aborted and scrapped.
[2] No whistling.
Guelah was aborted and scrapped. Reba did not have the whistling ending.
PHISH, SUNDAY 06/22/1997
LORELEYLORELEY
St. Goarshausen, Koblenz , Germany

SET 1: Taste, Water in the Sky, Stash, Dirt, Uncle Pen, Character Zero > Theme From the Bottom, Hello My Baby, Ghost

ENCORE: Limb By Limb

This single-set performance was part of the WDR Festival that also featured Ezio, K’s Choice, John Hiatt, Reef, Primus, and Steve Winwood.
PHISH, SATURDAY 06/21/1997
HURRICANE FESTIVALHURRICANE FESTIVAL
Scheeßel , Germany

SET 1: Sample in a Jar, Also Sprach Zarathustra > Poor Heart, Taste, Dogs Stole Things, Theme From the Bottom, Swept Away > Steep > Limb By Limb, Dirt > Harry Hood > Chalk Dust Torture, Samson Variation[1], Twist > Cavern

ENCORE: My Soul

[1] Debut.
Samson Variation debuted at this show. This single-set performance was part of the inaugural Hurricane Festival that also featured Ani DiFranco, Bad Religion, Ben Folds Five, Elegantly Wasted, and Primus.
PHISH, FRIDAY 06/20/1997
DIVALDO ARCHADIVALDO ARCHA
Prague , Czech Republic

SET 1: Taste > Jam -> Cities > Horn -> Ain't Love Funny[1] -> Limb By Limb -> I Don't Care > Run Like an Antelope[2]

SET 2: David Bowie, Ghost, Bye Bye Foot > Ginseng Sullivan > Cavern > Twist, Bouncing Around the Room > Julius

ENCORE: When the Circus Comes > Rocky Top

[1] Phish debut.
[2] lyrics were changed to "Been you to have any spike tongue" and Marco Esquandolas was changed to "The Jersey drunk."
Ain’t Love Funny made its Phish debut at this show and was played out of an odd, atypical jam that grew out of Horn. Antelope's lyrics were changed to "Been you to have any spike tongue" and Marco Esquandolas was changed to "The Jersey drunk." Ghost included San-Ho-Zay teases from Trey. Julius contained a brief Stairway to Heaven tease from Trey.
PHISH, THURSDAY 06/19/1997
ARENA WIENARENA WIEN
Vienna , Austria

SET 1: Limb By Limb, Dogs Stole Things, Theme From the Bottom > Punch You In the Eye, Water in the Sky, Maze, Waste, Vultures, Runaway Jim

SET 2: Stash[1] -> Ghost -> Saw It Again > Wading in the Velvet Sea, Piper, Jesus Just Left Chicago > Prince Caspian

ENCORE: Beauty of My Dreams > Character Zero, Hello My Baby[2]

[1] Unfinished.
[2] Without microphones.
Stash was unfinished and Hello My Baby was performed without microphones.
PHISH, MONDAY 06/16/1997
ROYAL ALBERT HALLROYAL ALBERT HALL
London , England

SET 1: The Squirming Coil > Dogs Stole Things > Taste, Water in the Sky, Sample in a Jar, Beauty of My Dreams, Theme From the Bottom, Chalk Dust Torture, Wolfman's Brother, Olivia's Pool

SET 2: Limb By Limb, Ghost -> I Don't Care[1] > Reba[2], Wading in the Velvet Sea, Dirt, Harry Hood

ENCORE: Cities, Poor Heart

[1] Debut.
[2] No whistling.
I Don’t Care made its short-lived debut at this show. Reba did not have the whistling ending.
PHISH, SATURDAY 06/14/1997
THE S.F.X. CENTRETHE S.F.X. CENTRE
Dublin , Ireland

Soundcheck: Twist

SET 1: Down with Disease > NICU, Dirt[1], Talk, My Soul, Cars Trucks Buses, Limb By Limb, Bye Bye Foot[2], Free, Prince Caspian

SET 2: Twist[2], Piper[2], Saw It Again[1], Waking Up[2], Dogs Stole Things, Waste, David Bowie, Cavern

ENCORE: When the Circus Comes, Rocky Top

[1] Phish debut.
[2] Debut.
This show featured the debuts of Bye Bye Foot, Twist, Piper, and Waking Up and the Phish debuts of Dirt and Saw It Again. This show also featured unusually improvisational versions of Waste and Cavern. Bowie included a full band Dave's Energy Guide tease.
PHISH, FRIDAY 06/13/1997
THE S.F.X. CENTRETHE S.F.X. CENTRE
Dublin , Ireland

SET 1: Theme From the Bottom, Dogs Stole Things[1], Beauty of My Dreams > Billy Breathes, Limb By Limb[1], Wolfman's Brother > Wading in the Velvet Sea[1] > Taste

SET 2: Stash, Maze, Water in the Sky[1], Vultures[1], Slave to the Traffic Light > Chalk Dust Torture[2] -> Ghost[1] -> Olivia's Pool[1] > Character Zero

ENCORE: Stand![3] -> Izabella[3]

[1] Debut.
[2] Unfinished.
[3] Phish debut.
Phish continued their tradition of breaking out new songs at the beginning of a tour; Trey announced after Dogs Stole Things that the band had written 15-16 new songs in the last eight weeks and that they would be debuting many of them at this show. The show featured the debuts of Dogs Stole Things, Limb By Limb, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Water in the Sky, Vultures, Ghost and Olivia’s Pool as well as the Phish debuts of Stand and Izabella. Stash was preceded by a Tequila tease. Chalk Dust was unfinished. Character Zero included a Jean Pierre tease from Trey.
PHISH, FRIDAY 06/06/1997
BRAD SANDS'S AND PETE CARINI'S HOUSESANDS'S & CARINI'S HOUSE
Charlotte , VT

SET 1: Limb By Limb, Dogs Stole Things, Ghost, Water in the Sky, Vultures, Dirt, Twist, Piper, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Olivia's Pool, I Don't Care, Samson Variation, Bye Bye Foot

SET 2: Samson Variation, Saw It Again, Waking Up, Limb By Limb, Dogs Stole Things, Ghost, Dirt, Vultures, Water in the Sky, Twist -> Piper, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Ain't Love Funny, Stand! -> Izabella

This show, referred to as “The Fourth Ball” or “Bradstock,” was played for friends before the band embarked on the European summer tour.
PORK TORNADO, MONDAY 05/26/1997
CLUB TOASTCLUB TOAST
Burlington , VT

No known setlist

One Step Beyond opened.
NEW YORK!, WEDNESDAY 05/21/1997
CLUB TOASTCLUB TOAST
Burlington , VT

SET 1: Never Too Late To Spend , Headache , Peter's Dad , Dirt [1], Big Bird , Only Shallow > The Noise of Carpet

SET 2: She's Not The One , Saw It Again [1], Timeless Melody , Stand! -> Izabella , 2000

ENCORE: Hello Violence , New York Groove [2]

[1] Debut.
[2] Page on keyboards.
This gig – the only public performance billed as 'New York!' – featured the debut of future Phish staples "Dirt" and "Saw It Again." Page sat in on keyboards for "New York Groove." 
PORK TORNADO, MONDAY 05/19/1997
CLUB TOASTCLUB TOAST
Burlington , VT

No known setlist

PHISH, SUNDAY 05/18/1997
CORESTATES CENTERCORESTATES CENTER
Philadelphia , PA

SET 1: The Star Spangled Banner

Phish performed the national anthem before game 2 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals between the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers.
PORK TORNADO, THURSDAY 05/15/1997
IRON HORSE MUSIC HALLIRON HORSE MUSIC HALL
Northampton , MA

No known setlist

PORK TORNADO, MONDAY 05/12/1997
CLUB TOASTCLUB TOAST
Burlington , VT

No known setlist

The Drovers opened.
GALACTIC, SUNDAY 05/04/1997
MERMAID LOUNGEMERMAID LOUNGE
New Orleans , LA

SET 1: Cissy Strut [1]

[1] Fish on drums.
Fish sat in on drums for The Meters’ classic, “Cissy Strut.”
MAX CREEK, WEDNESDAY 04/30/1997
CLUB TOASTCLUB TOAST
Burlington , VT

SET 1: She's Here > Six Days On The Road , When That Evening Sun Goes Down , Thoughts , Sadie , Devil's Heart > Jones > Calling Elvis > Signature

SET 2: Sailin' Shoes [1], Something Is Forming [1], Cecilia [1] > Wild Side [1] > Just a Rose [1] > Season of the Witch [1] > Just a Rose [1]

ENCORE: Ninety-Nine Years (and One Dark Day)

[1] With Mike.
Mike performed on a second bass for the entire second set.
STASH, SATURDAY 04/12/1997
HUNGRY CHARLIE'SHUNGRY CHARLIE'S
Syracuse , NY

SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture , Suzy Greenberg , Their Song > Divided Sky > Their Song , Bathtub Gin , Frankenstein

SET 2: Their Song > Down with Disease , You Enjoy Myself > Their Song , Wilson [1], Funky Bitch [1], Rocky Top [1], NICU [1], Slave to the Traffic Light [1], Their Song , Poor Heart

ENCORE: Their Song [1]

[1] Fish on drums.
Fish sat in on drums with this Phish cover band for “Wilson” through “Slave to the Traffic Light” as well as the encore.
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND, WEDNESDAY 03/26/1997
BEACON THEATREBEACON THEATRE
New York , NY

SET 1: Don’t Want You No More > It's Not My Cross to Bear , Trouble No More , Ramblin' Man , Good Clean Fun , Hoochie Coochie Man , Don’t Keep Me Wonderin’ , Seven Turns , Stand Back , Jessica

SET 2: You Don't Love Me , I Know I Oughta Leave , Blue Sky , End of the Line , Stormy Monday , No One to Run With , Southbound , High Falls

ENCORE: One Way Out [1]

[1] With Page and Duane Betts.
Page and Duane Betts were guests on the encore “One Way Out,” with Page sharing Greg Allman’s keyboards.
PHISH, TUESDAY 03/18/1997
THE FLYNN THEATRETHE FLYNN THEATRE
Burlington , VT

SET 1: Cinnamon Girl, NICU > Sample in a Jar > Punch You In the Eye > My Soul, Beauty of My Dreams > Harry Hood > Cars Trucks Buses[1], Suzy Greenberg[2] > Character Zero[1]

SET 2: Taste > Drowned -> Prince Caspian > David Bowie, Love Me, I Told You So[3], Love Me Like a Man[3], Waste > Chalk Dust Torture, Slave to the Traffic Light

ENCORE: Hello My Baby[4], Funky Bitch[1]

[1] Dave Grippo on alto sax and James Harvey on trombone
[2] Dave Grippo on alto sax and James Harvey on trombone.
[3] Phish debut; Tammy Fletcher on vocals.
[4] Without microphones.
This show celebrated the release of “Phish Food” ice cream and was a benefit for the then-newly formed Waterwheel Foundation. “Ben & Jerry” made a short speech before the show and free ice cream was made available for the entire crowd. I Told You So and Love Me Like a Man, both of which featured Tammy Fletcher of The Disciples on vocals, made their Phish debuts. Cinnamon Girl was played for the first time since March 1, 1989 (899 shows). Hood contained a Barracuda tease by Trey. The last three songs of the first set, as well as Funky Bitch, featured Dave Grippo on alto sax and James Harvey on trombone. Suzy Greenberg included a Chameleon tease from Grippo. Hello My Baby was performed without microphones. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 03/05/1997
ED SULLIVAN THEATERED SULLIVAN THEATER
New York , NY

SET 1: Character Zero

Phish were the musical guests on The Late Show with David Letterman.
PHISH, SUNDAY 03/02/1997
PUMPEHUSETPUMPEHUSET
Copenhagen , Denmark

SET 1: Johnny B. Goode, Uncle Pen, Sample in a Jar, Guyute > My Soul > Runaway Jim -> Gypsy Queen -> Runaway Jim, Run Like an Antelope[1] -> Catapult > Life on Mars? > Chalk Dust Torture, Hello My Baby

SET 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Maze, Swept Away > Steep > Punch You In the Eye > Waste, Character Zero > Slave to the Traffic Light > Tweezer Reprise

ENCORE: You Enjoy Myself

[1] Unfinished.
Sample contained a Creep (Radiohead) quote from Trey. Antelope was unfinished. Trey teased Super Bad in 2001.
PHISH, SATURDAY 03/01/1997
MARKTHALLEMARKTHALLE
Hamburg , Germany

Soundcheck: Attack on the Bass

SET 1: Cities > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony, Down with Disease, Weigh, Beauty of My Dreams, Wolfman's Brother -> Jesus Just Left Chicago , Reba[1], Hello My Baby, Possum[2]

SET 2: Carini, Dinner and a Movie > Mike's Song -> Lawn Boy > Weekapaug Groove[3], The Mango Song > Billy Breathes, Theme From the Bottom

ENCORE: Taste, Sweet Adeline

[1] No whistling.
[2] All Fall Down signal and heavy metal-style intro.
[3] Unfinished.
The week-long trend of breaking out songs continued with the show-opening Cities, which was the first since July 5, 1994 (222 shows). Wolfman’s included a Dave’s Energy Guide tease. Reba did not have the whistling ending. Possum included an All Fall Down signal and a heavy metal-style intro.  The jam out of Mike’s featured teases and vocal quotes of The End (The Doors), Peace Frog, and Careful with That Axe, Eugene; The End (The Doors) was subsequently quoted in Lawn Boy and Weekapaug. Weekapaug was unfinished and ended in a Can't You Hear Me Knocking jam. Portions of this show were made available via the Slip, Stitch and Pass release.
PHISH, FRIDAY 02/28/1997
HUXLEY’S NEUE WELTHUXLEY’S NEUE WELT
Berlin , Germany

SET 1: Carini, Paul and Silas > My Soul, Cars Trucks Buses, Peaches en Regalia > Stash, Swept Away > Steep > Ya Mar, Character Zero

SET 2: Taste, Drowned -> Prince Caspian > Frankenstein > David Bowie, Love Me, Axilla > Waste > Julius

ENCORE: A Day in the Life

This show included the first Paul and Silas since October 24, 1995 (120 shows).
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 02/26/1997
SWF3 STUDIOSSWF3 STUDIOS
Baden-Baden , Germany

SET 1: Talk, Waste, Train Song, Walfredo, Goodbye Jam

This was an in-studio set before the Stuttgart show that evening. Between Talk and Waste, Trey noodled around to the tune of Michael Jackson’s Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough. The DJ played Michael’s version in its entirety after Waste. The Billy Breathes album versions of Free and Billy Breathes were also played during the broadcast.
PHISH, WEDNESDAY 02/26/1997
LONGHORNLONGHORN
Stuttgart , Germany

SET 1: Camel Walk, Llama, My Friend, My Friend, Harry Hood > My Soul > Tube > Carini, Rock A William, Dog Log, While My Guitar Gently Weeps

SET 2: Buried Alive > Poor Heart > Ha Ha Ha[1] > You Enjoy Myself -> Kung -> Theme From the Bottom > Scent of a Mule > Jam -> Magilla > Scent of a Mule , Slave to the Traffic Light

ENCORE: Highway to Hell

[1] Heavy metal outro.
This show featured the first Camel Walk since July 2, 1995 (140 shows) and first Magilla since May 4, 1994 (260 shows). Ha Ha Ha was notable for the heavy metal jam outro. YEM included Super Bad teases. The jazz jam in the Mule Duel included an ‘A’ Train tease from Mike.
PHISH, TUESDAY 02/25/1997
INCOGNITOINCOGNITO
Munich , Germany

SET 1: Runaway Jim > My Soul, One Meatball[1], Little Red Rooster[1], Got My Mojo Working[1], Stash, Waste > Taste, Loving Cup

SET 2: Beauty of My Dreams > Sample in a Jar > Punch You In the Eye > Free, Fee[2] -> My Friend, My Friend[3], Down with Disease > Prince Caspian, La Grange, Sweet Adeline

ENCORE: Chalk Dust Torture

[1] Phish debut; Sydney Ellis on vocals.
[2] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[3] Aborted quickly and scrapped.
One Meatball through Mojo Workin’ were Phish debuts that featured Sydney Ellis on vocals. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. My Friend was aborted quickly and scrapped.
PHISH, SUNDAY 02/23/1997
FILLMOREFILLMORE
Cortemaggiore , Italy

SET 1: Carini, Axilla > All Things Reconsidered, The Sloth, Love Me, Rift > Fluffhead, Frankenstein, David Bowie

SET 2: Daniel Saw the Stone > Suzy Greenberg > Maze, The Horse > Silent in the Morning > Peaches en Regalia > Mike's Song > Why Don't We Do It in the Road? > Hold Your Head Up, Good Times Bad Times

ENCORE: Billy Breathes > Rocky Top

Carini started off as a pre-recorded tape playing through the P.A. system. Phish took the stage and picked up the song from where it was on the tape and continued to play. This show also featured the first Daniel Saw the Stone since August 28, 1993 (288 shows) and the first Why Don’t We Do It since June 25, 1995 (144 shows). GTBT contained a Tweezer Reprise tease.
PHISH, SATURDAY 02/22/1997
TEATRO OLIMPICOTEATRO OLIMPICO
Rome , Italy

SET 1: Walfredo, Also Sprach Zarathustra > Funky Bitch, Theme From the Bottom > NICU > When the Circus Comes, Talk[1], Split Open and Melt, I Didn't Know, Character Zero

SET 2: Chalk Dust Torture, Bathtub Gin > Sparkle > Simple > Jesus Just Left Chicago, Harry Hood > Free, Hello My Baby

ENCORE: Johnny B. Goode

[1] Trey on acoustic guitar.
2001 contained Super Bad teases from Trey. Talk featured Trey on acoustic guitar.
PHISH, FRIDAY 02/21/1997
TENAXTENAX
Florence , Italy

SET 1: My Soul, Foam, Down with Disease > The Lizards, Crosseyed and Painless, You Enjoy Myself[1]

SET 2: Ya Mar, Run Like an Antelope[2] -> Wilson[3] -> The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag > Billy Breathes, Reba[4] > Waste > Prince Caspian

ENCORE: Character Zero

[1] During the “Wash Uffize Drive Me to Firenze" section, Fish exclaimed "this is a dream come true!"
[2] Unfinished; heavy metal jam rose from "Rye, Rye, Rocco" segment.
[3] Heavy metal style.
[4] No whistling.
During the “Wash Uffize Drive Me to Firenze” section of YEM, Fish exclaimed “this is a dream come true!” Antelope was unfinished and a heavy metal jam rose from the “Rye, Rye, Rocco” segment. Wilson was subsequently performed heavy metal style. Reba did not have the whistling ending.
PHISH, THURSDAY 02/20/1997
TEATRO SMERALDOTEATRO SMERALDO
Milan , Italy

SET 1: The Curtain > Tweezer > Soul Shakedown Party > Chalk Dust Torture, Love Me, Taste, Gumbo, When the Circus Comes > David Bowie > Tweezer Reprise

SET 2: Sample in a Jar > Cars Trucks Buses, Character Zero > Uncle Pen, Stash, Bouncing Around the Room, Free > Swept Away > Steep > A Day in the Life, Runaway Jim, Sweet Adeline[1]

ENCORE: Julius

[1] Without microphones.
Taste contained a DEG tease from Trey. Sweet Adeline was performed without microphones.
PHISH, TUESDAY 02/18/1997
BATACLANBATACLAN
Paris , France

SET 1: Beauty of My Dreams > Cavern > Punch You In the Eye > Runaway Jim > NICU > Stash, Waste, Walfredo, Character Zero > Slave to the Traffic Light

SET 2: Peaches en Regalia > Also Sprach Zarathustra > My Soul > Maze, Wolfman's Brother > Reba[1], Train Song, Harry Hood > Frankenstein

ENCORE: Bold As Love

[1] No whistling.
Slave was dedicated to “a friend” (long-time taper Don Wright) who had been hit by a car earlier in the day. Trey teased Super Bad in 2001. Reba did not have the whistling ending.
PHISH, MONDAY 02/17/1997
PARADISOPARADISO
Amsterdam , Netherlands

SET 1: Soul Shakedown Party[1], Divided Sky, Wilson > My Soul, Guyute, Timber (Jerry) > Billy Breathes, Llama, Bathtub Gin > Golgi Apparatus

SET 2: The Squirming Coil -> Down with Disease -> Carini [2] -> Taste -> Down with Disease > Suzy Greenberg > Prince Caspian

ENCORE: Sleeping Monkey > Rocky Top

[1] Phish debut.
[2] Debut.
This show marked the debut of Carini and the Phish debut of Soul Shakedown Party. Page teased Tequila in Bathtub Gin. Carini contained a YEM tease. This show was officially released as part of the Amsterdam box set.
PHISH, SUNDAY 02/16/1997
ALTER WARTESAALALTER WARTESAAL
Cologne , Germany

SET 1: Beauty of My Dreams[1], Split Open and Melt, Bouncing Around the Room, Crosseyed and Painless > Guelah Papyrus, Ginseng Sullivan > Tweezer, Waste > Cavern > Chalk Dust Torture

SET 2: Sample in a Jar > Cars Trucks Buses, Free, Sparkle > Simple -> When the Circus Comes, Swept Away > Steep -> David Bowie, Loving Cup > Tweezer Reprise

ENCORE: Theme From the Bottom > Johnny B. Goode

[1] Phish debut.
This show was rebroadcast on German television and featured the Phish debut of Beauty of My Dreams.
PHISH, FRIDAY 02/14/1997
LE BOTANIQUELE BOTANIQUE
Brussels , Belgium

SET 1: Runaway Jim > NICU, You Enjoy Myself, Sweet Adeline[1], Axilla > It's Ice > Billy Breathes, Uncle Pen, Run Like an Antelope

SET 2: AC/DC Bag > Ya Mar > Down with Disease > Funky Bitch > Reba[2], Walfredo, Rock A William, Scent of a Mule[3] > A Day in the Life

ENCORE: Character Zero

[1] Without microphones.
[2] No whistling.
[3] Unfinished.
Sweet Adeline was performed without microphones. Reba did not have the whistling ending. Mule was unfinished.
PHISH, THURSDAY 02/13/1997
SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRESHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRE
London , England

SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Wolfman's Brother > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Stash, Walfredo[1], Taste > Waste > Poor Heart > Character Zero > Peaches en Regalia, Love Me[2], David Bowie

SET 2: Julius, Cars Trucks Buses > My Soul[2] > Punch You In the Eye > Jam > Slave to the Traffic Light > When the Circus Comes[2] > Maze[3] > Rock A William[1], Harry Hood > Frankenstein

ENCORE: Prince Caspian > Johnny B. Goode

[1] Debut.
[2] Phish debut.
[3] Unfinished.
The European tour opener featured the debuts of Walfredo and Rock A William and the Phish debuts of Love Me, My Soul, and When the Circus Comes. Trey teased Super Bad in 2001. The jam after PYITE contained Close to the Edge (Yes) teases from Trey. Maze was unfinished.
PORK TORNADO, MONDAY 01/27/1997
CLUB TOASTCLUB TOAST
Burlington , VT

No known setlist

THE DROP CAPS, SATURDAY 01/25/1997
HILL AUDITORIUM, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANHILL AUDITORIUM, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor , MI

SET 1: Something Is Forming , Monkey Wrench , Sunday Driver , Doin' My Time

This performance was as part of the 20th annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival that also featured Nanci Griffith, Leon Redbone and David Bromberg among many others. This was the only gig performed under the billing "The Drop Caps." This setlist is incomplete and unconfirmed.
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