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Prince’s 1999 made its Phish debut (appropriately) at this show and included dancers on stage and synchronized steps from Trey and Mike, who wound up lying on the stage with the dancers surrounding them. Weekapaug and Runaway Jim subsequently featured 1999 teases; Jim also included Auld Lang Syne teases. Hydrogen contained Albert teases from Trey and Simple included Magilla teases. For this show, the Holiday Run dancers’ costumes included a devil, a prostitute, and a pimp. The band jammed Runaway Jim until just before the New Year. The dancers reappeared throughout the crowd and handed out thousands of glowrings to the fans just before a grand balloon drop and pyrotechnics display at midnight. The band counted the crowd into the New Year before busting into Auld Lang Syne. While some fans used the glowrings to start a Glowstick War during Hood, others used them to create long chain links of rings in the arena.

PHISH, WEDNESDAY 12/30/1998

MADISON SQUARE GARDENMSG

New York, NY

SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Wilson > Roggae, Sparkle > The Moma Dance, The Old Home Place, Sample in a Jar, Frankie Says > Maze, Loving Cup, Reba

SET 2: Down with Disease > Piper, Prince Caspian, The Squirming Coil^[1] -> Slave to the Traffic Light

ENCORE: Grind^[2], Possum

Moma included Manteca teases. Coil included Piper teases and featured an atypical jam that segued into Slave. The debut of Grind featured Tom Marshall on vocals and was dedicated to Phish fan Chris Heinel, who had recently been injured in a lacrosse accident. Possum included Wipe Out teases. For this show, the Holiday Run dancers were dressed as nymphs.

2001 included Crosseyed and Painless and Manteca teases. For this show, the dancers on-stage were dressed as flowers, with one dressed as a turkey.

PHISH, MONDAY 12/28/1998

MADISON SQUARE GARDENMSG

New York, NY

SET 1: Axilla > Stash, Farmhouse, Taste, Sleep^[1], Albuquerque^[1], Driver^[1], Tube > Golgi Apparatus > Good Times Bad Times

SET 2: Carini > Wolfman's Brother, Birds of a Feather, When the Circus Comes, Quinn the Eskimo -> David Bowie

ENCORE: Been Caught Stealing

For the first show of the Holiday Run, the stage was decorated with flowers and sculptures. During the encore, parts of the set began to grow and sprout leaves. This stage setup was used for this show only, and disappeared for the rest of the run. Before Sleep, Fish’s drum kit was moved to allow the crew to roll out a small mini-stage with a scaled-down drum set and a baby grand piano. Trey and Mike sat on stools and both played acoustic guitars. This acoustic set-up was used for Sleep, Albuquerque, and Driver. During the Wolfman’s jam, three people in inchworm-like costumes came on stage and danced for the rest of the set. Bowie included a tease of the theme from The Godfather.

STRANGEFOLK, MONDAY 12/07/1998

CLUB TOASTCLUB TOAST

Burlington, VT

SET 1: Lines and Circles ^[1] > Strange Ranger Jam^[1] > Heartblood Jam^[1] > Lines and Circles^[1]

Mike sat in with Strangefolk for the second set Lines and Circles sandwich.

BIG FROG, FRIDAY 12/04/1998

SHINJUKU LOFTSHINJUKU LOFT

Kabuki-Cho, Tokyo, Japan

No known setlist

While vacationing in Japan, Fish sat in with Big Frog for an undetermined number of songs. There is no known setlist or circulating recording.

PHISH, SUNDAY 11/29/1998

WORCESTER CENTRUM CENTRETHE CENTRUM

Worcester, MA

SET 1: Paul and Silas^[1], Axilla > Theme From the Bottom, Sparkle > Horn > Limb By Limb -> Catapult -> Kung > Maze, All the Pain Through the Years^[2], Layla^[3]

SET 2: Roses Are Free > Simple, Makisupa Policeman^[4], Possum -> Wipe Out -> Possum, Bathtub Gin, You Enjoy Myself

ENCORE: Roggae, Hello My Baby

Paul and Silas included alternate lyrics, which told the story of Paul Languedoc’s run-in with the law the night before. This event was referenced again during Makisupa. Maze contained a Shafty tease from Mike. The last two songs of the first set (both Phish debuts) featured Seth Yacovone on guitar; All the Pain also featured Yacovone on vocals. Possum included a Dave’s Energy Guide tease and YEM contained a Super Bad tease from Trey.

PHISH, SATURDAY 11/28/1998

WORCESTER CENTRUM CENTRETHE CENTRUM

Worcester, MA

SET 1: Gumbo, Tube > Down with Disease, Guyute, Albuquerque, Foam, The Moma Dance, Split Open and Melt

SET 2: Julius, Wolfman's Brother > Timber Ho! > Loving Cup > Scent of a Mule^[1], Prince Caspian > Crossroads, Tweezer, Cavern

ENCORE: Sample in a Jar > Tweezer Reprise

Moma contained Gumbo teases from Mike. Scent of a Mule contained a “duel” between Mike and Fish, with Mike donning a Viking helmet similar to the one Fish had been wearing during this tour, and the two “squaring off” as if locked in battle.

PHISH, FRIDAY 11/27/1998

WORCESTER CENTRUM CENTRETHE CENTRUM

Worcester, MA

Soundcheck: Back at the Chicken Shack, Come On (Part One) > Wipe Out, Louie Louie, Jam (with HYHU and Louie Louie), Ginseng Sullivan, Funky Bitch, Jam (with Lifeboy, Limb By Limb and the Barney Miller theme teass), Jam

SET 1: Funky Bitch, Ya Mar, Carini^[1], Runaway Jim, Meat > Reba, The Old Home Place, Dogs Stole Things, Vultures, When the Circus Comes, Birds of a Feather

SET 2: Buried Alive > Wipe Out > Chalk Dust Torture -> Mirror in the Bathroom^[2] -> Chalk Dust Torture -> Dog Log^[3] -> Chalk Dust Torture > Sanity > Buffalo Bill > Mike's Song -> I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove -> Wipe Out -> Weekapaug Groove > Weekapaug Groove Reprise > Run Like an Antelope

ENCORE: Wading in the Velvet Sea, Golgi Apparatus > Wipe Out

Ya Mar contained I Dream of Jeannie theme teases from Mike. Carini included lyrics about the streaker from three weeks earlier. Mirror in the Bathroom (which was subtly teased by Mike in Chalk Dust Torture) made its Phish debut and Wipe Out was played for the first time since April 27, 1991 (722 shows). Chalk Dust included more Wipe Out teases. Dog Log was unfinished and sung over a more bluesy progression than usual. Weekapaug contained a Nellie Kane tease from Trey. Some funny banter ensued during the encore, as Fish and Trey took verbal jabs at each other. The soundcheck's Back at the Chicken Shack contained a Layla tease from Trey. This show was officially released as Live Phish 06.

PHISH, WEDNESDAY 11/25/1998

PEPSI ARENAPEPSI ARENA

Albany, NY

SET 1: Punch You In the Eye > My Soul, Roggae, AC/DC Bag > Lifeboy, David Bowie, Sleep^[1], Driver^[1], Good Times Bad Times

SET 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Golgi Apparatus, Drowned -> Prince Caspian > Piper, You Enjoy Myself, Been Caught Stealing > Llama

ENCORE: Something > Guyute, Free Bird

Sleep and Driver featured Trey on acoustic guitar. YEM contained Super Bad teases from Trey. Been Caught Stealin’ did not feature the usual tramps appearance.

PHISH, TUESDAY 11/24/1998

NEW HAVEN VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUMNEW HAVEN VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM

New Haven, CT

Soundcheck: Funky Bitch, Ginseng Sullivan, The Old Home Place

SET 1: Down with Disease, The Moma Dance > Ginseng Sullivan, Stash, Brian and Robert, Limb By Limb, Sample in a Jar, Tela, Chalk Dust Torture

SET 2: Ghost > Halley's Comet > Tweezer -> Possum, Wading in the Velvet Sea > Character Zero

ENCORE: Suzy Greenberg^[1] > Tweezer Reprise^[2]

Listen for a Stash tease in the Disease intro. Ghost included Psycho Killer and San-Ho-Zay teases and Possum contained Born on the Bayou teases. The encore featured guest vocals from the Dude of Life, who provided alternate lyrics to Suzy Greenberg and additional lyrics to Tweezer Reprise.

PHISH, SATURDAY 11/21/1998

HAMPTON COLISEUMHAMPTON COLISEUM

Hampton, VA

SET 1: Wilson > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Lawn Boy, Divided Sky, Cry Baby Cry > Boogie On Reggae Woman > NICU, Dogs Stole Things, Nellie Kane, Foam, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Guyute, Bold As Love

SET 2: Sabotage > Mike's Song > Simple > The Wedge > The Mango Song > Free -> Ha Ha Ha -> Free, Weekapaug Groove

ENCORE: Tubthumping^[1]

Fish chimed in with quotes of “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit’ It” during BBFCFM and Tubthumping. BBFCFM also contained a Leave it to Beaver theme tease from Mike. This show featured the breakouts of Cry Baby Cry (first since June 16, 1995, or 278 shows) and Nellie Kane (first since December 8, 1994, or 293 shows). Weekapaug contained Mango Song teases from Trey. Tubthumping, a Phish debut, featured Tom Marshall on lead vocals and Carl Gerhard on trumpet and had the official recording's intro playing over the P.A. before Phish started to play. Trey called Fish "Sammy... Sammy Hagar The Horrible" toward the end of the song before also quoting "Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It." This show was released as part of the Hampton Comes Alive box set.

PHISH, FRIDAY 11/20/1998

HAMPTON COLISEUMHAMPTON COLISEUM

Hampton, VA

SET 1: Rock and Roll Part Two^[1] > Tube > Quinn the Eskimo > Funky Bitch, Guelah Papyrus, Rift, Meat > Stash, Train Song > Possum, Roggae, Driver^[2], Split Open and Melt

SET 2: Bathtub Gin > Piper, Axilla > Roses Are Free, Farmhouse, Hold Your Head Up > Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It^[3] > Hold Your Head Up, Harry Hood > Character Zero

ENCORE: Cavern^[4]

This show featured the Phish debut of Rock and Roll Part Two, though Trey accompanied the recorded version playing over the P.A. on December 31, 1994. Quinn the Eskimo was played for the first time since August 10, 1987 (1,150 shows). Stash included a Fikus tease. Page teased Tequila in Bathtub Gin. Driver featured Trey on acoustic guitar. For the Phish debut of Gettin’ Jiggy Wit’ It, Fish read from cue cards that he threw into the crowd afterwards. Fish also replaced Will Smith’s name in the lyrics with his own alias, “Bob Weaver.” Cavern featured Carl Gerhard on trumpet. This show was released as part of the Hampton Comes Alive box set.

PHISH, THURSDAY 11/19/1998

LAWRENCE JOEL VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUMLAWRENCE JOEL VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM

Winston-Salem, NC

SET 1: Cities, The Curtain > Sample in a Jar, Ginseng Sullivan, Bouncing Around the Room, Maze, Something, Ghost > Golgi Apparatus

SET 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Rock and Roll -> Taste, Frankie Says, Gumbo -> Chalk Dust Torture, Frankenstein, Been Caught Stealing

ENCORE: You Enjoy Myself^[1]

Trey teased San-Ho-Zay in Ghost. 2001 included a Crosseyed and Painless tease. The YEM vocal jam featured a guest appearance by Heloise Williams of the band viperHouse.

VIPERHOUSE, THURSDAY 11/19/1998

ZIGGY'SZIGGY'S

Winston-Salem, NC

No known setlist

Trey sat in on guitar for the second set. It was at this show that Trey met viperHouse keyboardist Ray Paczkowski, who would join TAB. Phish had performed earlier in the evening at the Lawrence Joel Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum, where viperHouse’s Heloise Williams provided additional vocals during the You Enjoy Myself vocal jam. There is no known setlist or circulating recording.

PHISH, WEDNESDAY 11/18/1998

BI-LO CENTERBI-LO CENTER

Greenville, SC

SET 1: Back at the Chicken Shack, Birds of a Feather, Farmhouse > My Soul, Guyute, Lawn Boy, Love Me, David Bowie, Carolina^[1]

SET 2: Wolfman's Brother -> The Lizards, The Moma Dance > Albuquerque, Slave to the Traffic Light, Fluffhead > Character Zero

ENCORE: Brian and Robert, Sleep^[2], Dog Faced Boy^[2], The Squirming Coil

Carolina was restarted after Page’s miscue and ended with a choreographed stage routine. Moma contained a Shafty tease from Mike. Sleep and Dog Faced Boy featured Trey on acoustic guitar.

PHISH, SUNDAY 11/15/1998

MURPHY CENTER, MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITYMURPHY CENTER, MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

Murfreesboro, TN

SET 1: My Friend, My Friend, Ghost > Driver^[1], Scent of a Mule, Cavern > Limb By Limb, Roggae > La Grange

SET 2: Runaway Jim > Stash, Mike's Song > Simple > Wading in the Velvet Sea > Loving Cup > Weekapaug Groove

ENCORE: Rocky Top

Ghost contained a San-Ho-Zay tease from Trey. Driver featured Trey on acoustic guitar.

PHISH, SATURDAY 11/14/1998

THE CROWNTHE CROWN

Cincinnati, OH

SET 1: Funky Bitch > My Soul, Reba, Bouncing Around the Room, Tweezer > The Moma Dance > Sparkle > Character Zero

SET 2: David Bowie, Something, Piper, Golgi Apparatus, Guyute, Hold Your Head Up > Sexual Healing > Hold Your Head Up, You Enjoy Myself, Julius, Hello My Baby

ENCORE: So Lonely^[1] > Tweezer Reprise

Bowie contained a Take Me Out to the Ballgame tease from Mike. So Lonely made its Phish debut at this show.

PHISH, FRIDAY 11/13/1998

CSU CONVOCATION CENTERCSU CONVOCATION CENTER

Cleveland, OH

SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Wolfman's Brother -> Mind Left Body Jam -> Wolfman's Brother, Roggae, Ginseng Sullivan, It's Ice > Cars Trucks Buses, Farmhouse, Water in the Sky, The Sloth, Run Like an Antelope^[1]

SET 2: Down with Disease > Sample in a Jar, Dirt, Birds of a Feather, Meat > Harry Hood

ENCORE: Good Times Bad Times

This show marked the first Mind Left Body Jam since June 18, 1994 (352 shows) although it had been teased on occasion in between. Antelope's lyrics were changed to "suck the deershit from this side of the hole."

PHISH, WEDNESDAY 11/11/1998

VAN ANDEL ARENAVAN ANDEL ARENA

Grand Rapids, MI

Soundcheck: Drum Jam, Brian and Robert, Blues Jam

SET 1: Punch You In the Eye, Gumbo, If You Need a Fool, Sleep, Tela, Birds of a Feather, Theme From the Bottom, Julius

SET 2: Halley's Comet > Simple > Walk Away > Limb By Limb, When the Circus Comes, Ghost

ENCORE: Contact > Rocky Top > Funky Bitch

Page teased Magilla in Simple.

DARK STAR ORCHESTRA, TUESDAY 11/10/1998

MARTYRS'MARTYRS'

Chicago, IL

SET 1: Wang Dang Doodle > My Brother Esau, Peggy-O, Little Red Rooster, Brown Eyed Women, Lost Sailor > Saint of Circumstance > Deal

SET 2: Help on the Way > Slipknot! > Franklin’s Tower, Estimated Prophet ^[1] > Eyes of the World^[1] > Drums^[1] > St. Stephen^[1] > Throwing Stones^[1] > Not Fade Away^[1]

ENCORE: Revolution 1^[1], Blow Away^[1], Terrapin Station^[1], Playing in the Band^[1]

This show was a reprise of the Grateful Dead’s performance on October 31, 1983. Fish sat in on a second drum set from Estimated Prophet through the end of the show.

A portion of the YEM jam was based on Things That Make You Go Hmmm...

PHISH, SUNDAY 11/08/1998

UIC PAVILION, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISUIC PAVILION, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Chicago, IL

SET 1: Taste, Carini^[1], Love Me, Ride Captain Ride, Fee, Paul and Silas, Roggae, Water in the Sky, Stash, Cavern

SET 2: Chalk Dust Torture, Meat > Rock and Roll > Down with Disease > Piper > Wading in the Velvet Sea, Run Like an Antelope

ENCORE: Been Caught Stealing

Carini included a verse about the streaker from the show two nights earlier. Stash contained Fikus teases from Mike. Paul and Silas was played for the first time since February 28, 1997 (115 shows).

PHISH, SATURDAY 11/07/1998

UIC PAVILION, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISUIC PAVILION, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Chicago, IL

SET 1: My Soul, Mike's Song, Driver^[1], Brian and Robert^[1], The Wedge, Limb By Limb, Fikus, Billy Breathes, Beauty of My Dreams, Weekapaug Groove

SET 2: AC/DC Bag -> Ghost, Reba, Farmhouse

ENCORE: Guyute, While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Driver and Brian and Robert featured Trey on acoustic guitar.

PHISH, FRIDAY 11/06/1998

KOHL CENTERKOHL CENTER

Madison, WI

SET 1: Possum, Wilson > Roggae, Maze, Meat > Sparkle > Split Open and Melt

SET 2: Makisupa Policeman^[1] > Funky Bitch, Simple -> Prince Caspian^[2] > Fluffhead, Hold Your Head Up > Bike > Hold Your Head Up, Harry Hood

ENCORE: Birds of a Feather, Hello My Baby

The lyrics in Makisupa referenced “university rent-a-cop.” The transition into Caspian featured Fish on vacuum. During Caspian, a naked man jumped on stage and was kicked off by security.

PHISH, WEDNESDAY 11/04/1998

MCNICHOLS ARENAMCNICHOLS ARENA

Denver, CO

SET 1: Buried Alive > Character Zero, Guyute > Bathtub Gin > Ya Mar, Birds of a Feather, Brian and Robert, Frankie Says -> David Bowie

SET 2: Runaway Jim > The Moma Dance > Piper -> Also Sprach Zarathustra > Chalk Dust Torture, Loving Cup

ENCORE: The Squirming Coil

Bowie included Stash teases.

PHISH, TUESDAY 11/03/1998

KBCO STUDIOSKBCO STUDIOS

Boulder, CO

SET 1: Driver, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Possum, Roggae

This acoustic in-studio set was broadcast live for KBCO’s “Studio C” series.

PHISH, MONDAY 11/02/1998

THE “E” CENTERTHE “E” CENTER

West Valley City, UT

SET 1: Tube -> Drowned -> Jesus Just Left Chicago, Driver^[1], Bittersweet Motel^[1], Limb By Limb, Wading in the Velvet Sea > Sample in a Jar

SET 2: Down with Disease, The Mango Song > The Moma Dance, You Enjoy Myself, Harpua^[2] > Speak to Me^[3] -> Breathe^[3] > On The Run^[3], Time^[3] > The Great Gig in the Sky > Money^[3] > Us and Them^[3] -> Any Colour You Like^[3] -> Brain Damage^[3] -> Eclipse^[3] > Harpua

ENCORE: Smells Like Teen Spirit^[3]

Driver was dedicated to “Wendy and Lisa,” and Bittersweet Motel was dedicated to the folks at The Dead Goat Saloon (the site of an open mic night appearance by Trey and Mike one night earlier). Driver and Bittersweet Motel featured Trey on acoustic guitar. Bittersweet Motel also contained a Free Bird-style ending. Moma Dance included Monkey Man (Rolling Stones) teases. The Harpua narration picked up where the December 6, 1996 Harpua ended; Jimmy hitched a ride from Vegas to Salt Lake City and the driver was playing Dark Side of the Moon. Dark Side was reportedly chosen the day of the show, partially based on sluggish ticket sales for this one venue compared to the rest of the tour. All the Dark Side songs were Phish debuts except for Great Gig (last played July 5, 1994, or 332 shows), although the original album version of Speak to Me was piped through the P.A. on Halloween, 1994 and Breathe was jammed on October 25, 1995. Smells Like Teen Spirit was also a Phish debut.

TREY ANASTASIO AND MIKE GORDON, SUNDAY 11/01/1998

THE DEAD GOAT SALOONTHE DEAD GOAT SALOON

Salt Lake City, UT

SET 1: Driver, Albuquerque, Cortez the Killer, Stir It Up ^[1], Bittersweet Motel^[1], Jam^[1] -> Teach Your Children^[1], Will the Circle Be Unbroken? ^[2]

On the night off between Phish’s Halloween performance of The Velvet Underground’s Loaded in Las Vegas and their performance of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon within Harpua in Salt Lake City, Trey and Mike performed at an open mic night. The jam before Teach Your Children included teases of Summertime and While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Joseph Sirotnak performed on guitar and additional vocals from Cortez the Killer through Teach Your Children and his friend ‘Ken’ added guitar and vocals to Stir it Up. An attempt to close with Will the Circle Be Unbroken? was aborted when the performers couldn’t remember enough of the words.

PHISH, SATURDAY 10/31/1998

THOMAS & MACK CENTERTHOMAS & MACK CENTER

Las Vegas, NV

SET 1: Axilla > Punch You In the Eye > Roggae, Birds of a Feather, Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley^[1] -> Chalk Dust Torture^[2] > Lawn Boy, Mike's Song -> Frankie Says > Weekapaug Groove

SET 2: Who Loves the Sun?^[3], Sweet Jane, Rock and Roll^[3], Cool It Down^[3], New Age^[3], Head Held High^[3], Lonesome Cowboy Bill > I Found a Reason^[3], Train Round the Bend^[3], Oh! Sweet Nuthin'^[3]

SET 3: Wolfman's Brother^[4] -> Piper > Ghost

ENCORE: Sleeping Monkey > Tweezer Reprise

Sneakin' Sally included a Super Bad tease from Trey and did not contain a vocal jam. Chalk Dust was unfinished. Mike’s Song included Simple teases. The second set "musical costume" was The Velvet Underground's Loaded. All of the songs in the second set were Phish debuts, except for Sweet Jane and Lonesome Cowboy Bill (which hadn’t been played since June 10, 1995, or 268 shows). The long jam out of Wolfman’s included Makisupa, Lifeboy, and On Your Way Down teases and featured Fish on vacuum. The band left the stage during Ghost, as the sound of Trey’s delay loop ended the set. This show was webcast live and was officially released as Live Phish 16.

PHISH, FRIDAY 10/30/1998

THOMAS & MACK CENTERTHOMAS & MACK CENTER

Las Vegas, NV

Soundcheck: Dog Log

SET 1: Wilson > Meat > Scent of a Mule > Back at the Chicken Shack^[1] > Scent of a Mule, Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress, Run Like an Antelope, Guelah Papyrus, The Lizards, Cavern

SET 2: Stash -> Manteca -> Tweezer -> NICU > Jam > Prince Caspian > Golgi Apparatus

ENCORE: Driver^[2], Free Bird

This show included the Phish debut of Back at the Chicken Shack, the first Long Cool Woman since the first Phish show, December 2, 1983 (1,206 shows), and the first Manteca since November 14, 1995 (219 shows). Before Long Cool Woman, Trey remarked that “they tell us that this is the exact day” of the band’s fifteenth anniversary, though later research revealed this to be incorrect. Fish teased a return to Long Cool Woman before Antelope but quickly aborted. Tweezer subsequently included Manteca and You Better Believe It Baby teases. Driver featured Trey on acoustic guitar. The entire second set and encore, as well as Antelope, was included as filler on Live Phish 16.

PHISH, THURSDAY 10/29/1998

GREEK THEATREGREEK THEATRE

Los Angeles, CA

Soundcheck: Dirt, Water in the Sky, Dog Log, Roggae

SET 1: Julius, Roggae, Llama, Limb By Limb, Driver^[1], Sleep^[1], Frankie Says, Birds of a Feather, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Character Zero

SET 2: Possum > The Moma Dance > Reba^[2] -> Walk Away -> Simple > Albuquerque, David Bowie

ENCORE: Something^[3]

Driver and Sleep were performed acoustic. Moma contained a Super Bad tease from Trey. Reba did not have the whistling ending. Walk Away was played for the first time since May 7, 1994 (367 shows). This show marked the Phish debut of The Beatles’ Something.

PHISH, TUESDAY 10/27/1998

ED SULLIVAN THEATERED SULLIVAN THEATER

New York, NY

SET 1: Birds of a Feather

Phish were the musical guests on The Late Show with David Letterman.

PHISH, TUESDAY 10/20/1998

SONY MUSIC STUDIOSSONY MUSIC STUDIOS

New York, NY

SET 1: Sleep^[1], Frankie Says > Ghost, Roggae, Guyute, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Driver^[1], Albuquerque^[1], Birds of a Feather, Piper, Taste

This single-set performance, a taping for the PBS television show Sessions at West 54th, was performed in front of roughly 200 fans and industry executives. The show was first broadcast the week of January 9, 1999. Sleep, Driver and Albuquerque were performed acoustic. Trey made jokes about the length of Guyute, remarking that the show could cut to four commercial breaks and the band would still be playing the same song. Taste was played after Trey took the crowd’s requests for the final song. When the show was aired, only Birds, Ghost, and Taste were broadcast, with interviews interspersed between songs.

PHISH, SUNDAY 10/18/1998

SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRESHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE

Mountain View, CA

SET 1: Hello My Baby, Billy Breathes^[1], Piper^[1], Roggae^[1], Loving Cup^[1], Albuquerque^[1], The Old Home Place^[2], Guyute^[1], Brian and Robert^[1], Sad Lisa^[3], Four Strong Winds^[4], I Shall Be Released^[4]

This single-set performance was part of the 12th annual Bridge School benefit that also included R.E.M., Neil Young, and Barenaked Ladies. This was an acoustic performance, with a unique stage setup that had Fish stage right, with Page on the far left. Hello My Baby was performed with the band facing toward the Bridge School children, who were on a raised platform at the back of the stage. The Old Home Place was performed in the bluegrass setup of 1994, with Mike on banjo and Page on acoustic bass. Sad Lisa featured Sarah McLachlan on guitar and vocals, while Four Strong Winds and I Shall Be Released featured McLachlan and Neil Young on guitar and vocals, as well as Barenaked Ladies’ Kevin Hearn on accordion; all three songs were Phish debuts.

PHISH, SATURDAY 10/17/1998

SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRESHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE

Mountain View, CA

Soundcheck: Wading in the Velvet Sea, Possum

SET 1: Carolina, Sleep^[1], Never^[1], Possum^[2], I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome^[3], Free Bird, Driver^[1], Wading in the Velvet Sea^[2], Harry Hood^[4] > Helpless^[5]

This single-set performance was part of the 12th annual Bridge School benefit that also included R.E.M., Neil Young, and Barenaked Ladies. This was an acoustic performance, with a unique stage setup that had Fish stage right, with Page on the far left. Carolina was performed with the band facing toward the Bridge School children, who were on a raised platform at the back of the stage. Sleep, Never, and Driver also debuted at this show. I’m Blue I’m Lonesome (first since December 12, 1995, or 195 shows) was performed in the bluegrass setup of 1994, with Mike on banjo and Page on acoustic bass. Free Bird was played for the first time since June 19, 1994 (338 shows). Hood included a tease of Work Song by Page and was unfinished; Neil Young joined in during the Hood jam, and then sang lead on the Phish debut of his own composition, Helpless.

PHISH, THURSDAY 10/15/1998

THE FILLMORETHE FILLMORE

San Francisco, CA

SET 1: Ghost -> Water in the Sky, Wolfman's Brother, Gumbo, David Bowie, Brian and Robert, Reba^[1] > Character Zero

SET 2: My Soul > Chalk Dust Torture, Roggae, The Moma Dance, Wading in the Velvet Sea > Prince Caspian > Frankie Says, Birds of a Feather, Lawn Boy, Harry Hood

ENCORE: Dirt, Limb By Limb

This “under the radar” show was never formally announced by Phish. San Francisco radio station KFOG leaked word of an upcoming “surprise announcement” two weeks before the show, telling Phish fans to tune in on Saturday morning for details. The 11:00 a.m. announcement was that tickets would be sold at noon the vacant Pier 32, prompting a mad rush of fans to the waterfront. Of the several thousand who arrived, roughly four hundred lucky people were able to buy vouchers entitling them to a pair of tickets. Prior to Brian and Robert, Trey said that Fish used to hate the yellow light and that Fish used to have a list of things that he hated, adding that every time they found out something Fish hated, they'd always do it (prompting Page to tease HYHU, which Fish also hates). Fish added that he hated the vowel "ooo" (the crowd responded with "ooo" noises). Trey said the only way to overcome something you hate was to face it head on. Trey then had Chris Kuroda shine a yellow light on Fish for Brian and Robert. Reba did not have the whistling ending. Hood contained a tease of Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man. After the show, some fans were given a poster (later for sale from Phish Dry Goods) and a bumper sticker (saying: “We’ve just come from Phish at the Fillmore. It was nice.”).

PHISH, SATURDAY 10/03/1998

NEW WORLD MUSIC THEATRENEW WORLD MUSIC THEATRE

Tinley Park, IL

SET 1: Birds of a Feather, Farmhouse, The Moma Dance, Runaway Jim -> Arc^[1] -> Down By the River^[1], Moonlight in Vermont^[2], Will the Circle Be Unbroken?^[1] > Amazing Grace^[3] > Uncloudy Day^[1]

This single set performance was part of the annual Farm Aid benefit concert which also included Hootie and the Blowfish, The Del McCoury Band, Brian Wilson, Wilco, Martina McBride, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Neil Young. The set featured the Phish debuts of Arc, Down By the River, Moonlight in Vermont, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, and Uncloudy Day (although Will the Circle Be Unbroken was also played during the November 19, 1994 “Parking Lot Jam”). Trey teased Dave's Energy Guide in Runaway Jim. Neil Young sat in from Runaway Jim through the end of the set; Willie Nelson and Paul Shaffer sat in during Moonlight in Vermont. Four Native American dancers came onstage before Will the Circle Be Unbroken. Circle featured Willie Nelson on vocals. Amazing Grace was performed for the first time since December 31, 1996 (115 shows) and included instrumental accompaniment. This set was broadcast live on Country Music Television, though the beginning of Runaway Jim was cut from the broadcast.

PHISH, SUNDAY 08/16/1998

LORING COMMERCE CENTRELORING COMMERCE CENTRE

Limestone, ME

SET 1: Ginseng Sullivan, Bathtub Gin -> Rift, Punch You In the Eye, Lawn Boy, Ya Mar > AC/DC Bag > Frankie Says, Birds of a Feather, Guyute, Possum

SET 2: Down with Disease^[1] > Piper, Ghost > Fluffhead, When the Circus Comes > Wading in the Velvet Sea, Hold Your Head Up > Sexual Healing > Hold Your Head Up, Run Like an Antelope^[2]

SET 3: Sabotage -> Also Sprach Zarathustra > Wilson > The Mango Song > Character Zero > Bittersweet Motel, While My Guitar Gently Weeps

ENCORE: Harry Hood -> Jam^[3] -> Baby Elephant Walk

This was the second show of the Lemonwheel festival. Trey teased Jean Pierre in Possum. Disease was unfinished. Fish alluded to Terrapin (“a love song about a turtle”) after a long HYHU intro but instead led the band into Sexual Healing. Antelope included Sexual Healing teases in the intro and a reference to “Bob Weaver” instead of Marco Esquandolas in the lyrics. 2001 contained Crosseyed and Painless and Super Bad teases from Trey. WMGGW returned for its first appearance since February 26, 1997 (103 shows). A fireworks display took place behind the stage in the jam out of Hood. The jam also featured Fish on trombone. Baby Elephant Walk was played for the first time since December 1, 1992 (514 shows).

PHISH, SATURDAY 08/15/1998

LORING COMMERCE CENTRELORING COMMERCE CENTRE

Limestone, ME

SET 1: Mike's Song > Simple > Beauty of My Dreams, Roggae, Split Open and Melt, Poor Heart, The Moma Dance, Divided Sky, Water in the Sky > Funky Bitch > Cities > Weekapaug Groove

SET 2: The Wedge, Reba, Gumbo -> Sanity > Tweezer > The Horse > Silent in the Morning > Chalk Dust Torture, Slave to the Traffic Light

SET 3: NICU > David Bowie^[1], Strange Design, Limb By Limb > Brian and Robert, Loving Cup

ENCORE: Halley's Comet > Cavern > Tweezer Reprise

SET 4: Ambient Jam

This was the first show of the Lemonwheel festival. SOAM was played by request for an eight-year-old boy named Sam Jarvis. Cities included Sneakin’ Sally teases and, along with Halley’s Comet, included alternate lyrics relating to the concert grounds. Gumbo included a Tweezer Reprise-esque jam. Sanity was played for the first time since Halloween 1996 (140 shows). Bowie included a lengthy intro and Mission: Impossible theme teases. After Tweezer Reprise, Trey made a long announcement thanking people for coming and remarked on the fun and joy of the summer concert festivals. He said that there would be some more music, played by the light of candles made that day by fans. The ensuing “ambient jam” was in the style of Brian Eno and was nearly an hour long and included Albert teases from Trey.

PHISH, FRIDAY 08/14/1998

LORING COMMERCE CENTRELORING COMMERCE CENTRE

Limestone, ME

SET 1: Funky Bitch, Ginseng Sullivan, Back at the Chicken Shack, Jam, She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride, Dog Log, Down Home Dirty Blues, I Gave My Love a Cherry, Please Send Me Someone to Love

This was the soundcheck for Lemonwheel. The set took place on Friday night beginning a little after 11pm, and was broadcast live on Lemonwheel’s official radio station, 88.9-FM, “The Badger.”

PHISH, WEDNESDAY 08/12/1998

VERNON DOWNSVERNON DOWNS

Vernon, NY

SET 1: La Grange > Makisupa Policeman > Funky Bitch, Possum, Roggae, Character Zero, Ramble On -> Slave to the Traffic Light

SET 2: Mike's Song > Simple > Rift, Loving Cup > Sleeping Monkey > Weekapaug Groove, The Squirming Coil

ENCORE: Burning Down the House^[1], You Enjoy Myself

Possum was dedicated to its author, Jeff Holdsworth, and Fish’s band in high school, Frodo. Ramble On was played in honor of Fish seeing a Led Zeppelin concert at age eleven and contained Cocaine teases; Slave subsequently included Ramble On teases, as well as Those Were the Days teases from Trey and Mike. The Phish debut of Burning Down the House contained alternate lyrics ("Vernon down the house"). HYHU was teased in the banter between Burning Down the House and YEM. YEM included HYHU and Mission: Impossible theme teases. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.

PHISH, TUESDAY 08/11/1998

STAR LAKE AMPHITHEATRESTAR LAKE

Burgettstown, PA

SET 1: Trench Town Rock^[1] > Julius, Wolfman's Brother -> Time Loves a Hero, Bittersweet Motel, Reba, The Sloth, Ginseng Sullivan, Fee > Maze, Sample in a Jar

SET 2: Runaway Jim, Meat > Limb By Limb, When the Circus Comes > Down with Disease

ENCORE: Wilson > Golgi Apparatus

This show marked the Phish debut of Trench Town Rock and the return of Time Loves a Hero (first since November 5, 1988, or 1,021 shows). Runaway Jim included a tease of Maria from West Side Story. Trey teased Dave's Energy Guide in Limb By Limb. This show is also available on DVD from Phish Dry Goods.

PHISH, SUNDAY 08/09/1998

VIRGINIA BEACH AMPHITHEATERVIRGINIA BEACH AMPHITHEATER

Virginia Beach, VA

SET 1: Punch You In the Eye, Bathtub Gin, The Lizards, The Moma Dance, Birds of a Feather, Esther, Roggae, Bouncing Around the Room, David Bowie

SET 2: AC/DC Bag > Sparkle, Run Like an Antelope, Brian and Robert, Waste -> Somewhere Over the Rainbow > You Enjoy Myself > Frankenstein > Chalk Dust Torture, Hello My Baby

ENCORE: Terrapin Station^[1]

AC/DC Bag included an Electric Funeral tease. Somewhere Over the Rainbow was played for the first time since August 13, 1996 (152 shows). Terrapin Station made its Phish debut at this show, as the band commemorated the third anniversary of Jerry Garcia’s passing.

PHISH, SATURDAY 08/08/1998

MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILIONMERRIWEATHER

Columbia, MD

Soundcheck: If You Need a Fool, Shafty

SET 1: The Wedge, NICU, Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley^[1] -> Guyute, Fikus, Farmhouse, Possum > Sweet Jane^[2]

SET 2: Cavern > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Tela > Piper, Sexual Healing > Hold Your Head Up, Harry Hood

ENCORE: Sabotage^[2]

Sneakin' Sally did not contain a vocal jam. This show marked the Phish debuts of Sweet Jane and Sabotage.

PHISH, FRIDAY 08/07/1998

WALNUT CREEK AMPHITHEATERWALNUT CREEK

Raleigh, NC

SET 1: Water in the Sky, Drowned, Frankie Says, Stash, Brian and Robert, Foam, Bittersweet Motel, Ghost, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird^[1]

SET 2: Chalk Dust Torture > Mike's Song > Simple > Albuquerque > Limb By Limb, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Weekapaug Groove

ENCORE: Funky Bitch

Ghost contained San-Ho-Zay teases from Trey. The long, surreal Mockingbird narration offered an “explanation” for the evening’s lunar eclipse. Mockingbird was played for the first time since Halloween, 1996 (135 shows).

PHISH, THURSDAY 08/06/1998

LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRELAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRE

Atlanta, GA

Soundcheck: Sleeping Monkey, The Wedge, If You Need a Fool, Dog Log -> Jam -> Sexual Healing

SET 1: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Roses Are Free, Roggae, Beauty of My Dreams, Vultures, Train Song, Billy Breathes, Fluffhead, The Moma Dance, Hold Your Head Up > Cracklin' Rosie > Hold Your Head Up, My Soul

SET 2: Birds of a Feather, Wolfman's Brother > Talk, NICU > Prince Caspian > The Mango Song > Down with Disease

ENCORE: Runnin' with the Devil^[1], You Enjoy Myself

This show marked the Phish debut of Runnin' with the Devil, which was also teased during YEM. Trey once again referred to Fish as “Bob Weaver” after Cracklin’ Rosie (played for the first time since August 14, 1996, or 148 shows).

PHISH, MONDAY 08/03/1998

DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTERDEER CREEK

Noblesville, IN

SET 1: Rhinoceros^[1], Halley's Comet > I Didn't Know, Ride Captain Ride, Cars Trucks Buses, The Moma Dance, Strange Design, Character Zero

SET 2: Gumbo, Axilla > Limb By Limb, Meat > Hold Your Head Up > Bike > Hold Your Head Up, Tube > The Wedge

ENCORE: When the Circus Comes > Run Like an Antelope

This show marked the Phish debut of Rhinoceros. The Halley’s jam included A Love Supreme teases from Page. The show also featured the return of Ride Captain Ride, which had not been played since December 30, 1992 (492 shows) and Bike, which had not been played since November 7, 1996 (129 shows). Gumbo included Manteca teases.

PHISH, SUNDAY 08/02/1998

DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTERDEER CREEK

Noblesville, IN

SET 1: Roggae, Divided Sky, The Horse > Silent in the Morning > You Better Believe It Baby, Boogie On Reggae Woman > Reba, Weigh > Birds of a Feather

SET 2: Possum > Ghost > Lifeboy > David Bowie, I Get a Kick Out of You^[1], Loving Cup

ENCORE: Harry Hood > Bittersweet Motel

The end of Bowie contained Lizards, Possum, and Divided Sky teases from Trey. This show marked the Phish debut of I Get a Kick Out of You.

PHISH, SATURDAY 08/01/1998

ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATREALPINE VALLEY

East Troy, WI

SET 1: Ramble On^[1] > Mike's Song -> Esther > Weekapaug Groove, Guyute, Fikus, Birds of a Feather, Lawn Boy > Funky Bitch

SET 2: Piper > Wilson > Also Sprach Zarathustra -> Magilla > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Tweezer > Fluffhead, Brian and Robert > Albuquerque > Chalk Dust Torture, Frankenstein

ENCORE: Been Caught Stealing^[1] > Tweezer Reprise

This show was webcast live and marked the Phish debuts of Ramble On and Been Caught Stealin’, as well as the breakout of Esther (first since October 19, 1996, or 139 shows). 2001 contained Crosseyed and Painless teases from Trey. Chalk Dust included a Jean Pierre tease from Trey and a Shake a Tail Feather tease from Mike.

PHISH, FRIDAY 07/31/1998

POLARIS AMPHITHEATERPOLARIS AMPHITHEATER

Columbus, OH

SET 1: My Friend, My Friend > Ya Mar, Roggae, Rift, Cities, Water in the Sky, Stash

SET 2: The Curtain > Free > If I Could > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu, Twist -> Izabella, Julius > Cavern

ENCORE: Punch You In the Eye > Slave to the Traffic Light

If I Could was played for the first time since August 5, 1996 (150 shows).

PHISH, WEDNESDAY 07/29/1998

RIVERPORT AMPHITHEATERRIVERPORT AMPHITHEATER

Maryland Heights, MO

SET 1: Bathtub Gin, Dog Log, Foam, Fikus, Farmhouse > Vultures^[1], Glide, Birds of a Feather

SET 2: Buried Alive -> If You Need a Fool^[2], AC/DC Bag > The Lizards, Tube > Kung > Run Like an Antelope^[3]

ENCORE: Waste > Golgi Apparatus > Bittersweet Motel

The usually short Buried Alive was jammed for almost fifteen minutes. This show featured the Phish debut of If You Need a Fool, as well as the debut of the new arrangement of Vultures. A portion of the intro to Antelope featured Fish on vacuum. Bathtub Gin from this gig was included as filler on Live Phish 17.

PHISH, TUESDAY 07/28/1998

SANDSTONE AMPHITHEATRESANDSTONE AMPHITHEATRE

Bonner Springs, KS

SET 1: Emotional Rescue > Down with Disease > The Moma Dance > Tela > Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley, It's Ice > Lengthwise > It's Ice > Sparkle > Funky Bitch

SET 2: The Wedge, Poor Heart > The Mango Song > Brother, Contact^[1] > Maze, Prince Caspian > You Enjoy Myself

ENCORE: Camel Walk, The Squirming Coil

Lengthwise was played for the first time since October 20, 1994 (291 shows). Contact was performed “Mexican Love Style,” as Trey dedicated the song to a couple he met who had fallen in love.

PHISH, SUNDAY 07/26/1998

STARPLEX AMPHITHEATRESTARPLEX AMPHITHEATRE

Dallas, TX

SET 1: Birds of a Feather, You Better Believe It Baby^[1], David Bowie, Frankie Says > Reba, Funky Bitch, Good Times Bad Times

SET 2: La Grange, You Enjoy Myself, Albuquerque^[1] > Simple > Bold As Love, Sample in a Jar

ENCORE: Punch You In the Eye > Bittersweet Motel

This show marked the Phish debuts of You Better Believe It Baby and Albuquerque.

PHISH, SATURDAY 07/25/1998

SOUTH PARK MEADOWSSOUTH PARK MEADOWS

Austin, TX

SET 1: Roses Are Free > Down with Disease > Roggae > Beauty of My Dreams > Ya Mar > Guyute > Julius

SET 2: Piper > Wilson > Frankenstein > Tweezer -> When the Circus Comes > Limb By Limb, Fee > Run Like an Antelope

ENCORE: Harry Hood > Tweezer Reprise

Tweezer contained a Frankenstein tease from Mike.

Scent of a Mule contained a quote of the theme from The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

PHISH, TUESDAY 07/21/1998

DESERT SKY PAVILIONDESERT SKY PAVILION

Phoenix, AZ

SET 1: AC/DC Bag > Fluffhead, Roggae, Tube^[1] > Sparkle > Cavern > Frankie Says > Run Like an Antelope

SET 2: Mike's Song -> Simple -> Bittersweet Motel^[2] > Weekapaug Groove, Brian and Robert, Ghost -> She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride > Funky Bitch

ENCORE: Sleeping Monkey > Rocky Top

Tube was followed by a brief reprise of the jam section. Bittersweet Motel debuted at this show. Ghost contained San-Ho-Zay teases from Trey. She Caught the Katy was played for the first time since July 30, 1988 (1,036 shows).

PHISH, MONDAY 07/20/1998

VENTURA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDSVENTURA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS

Ventura, CA

Soundcheck: Jam

SET 1: Bathtub Gin, Dirt > Poor Heart^[1], Lawn Boy, My Sweet One, Birds of a Feather, Theme From the Bottom, Water in the Sky, The Moma Dance, Split Open and Melt

SET 2: Drowned -> Makisupa Policeman^[2] > Maze, Sea and Sand, Prince Caspian > Harry Hood

ENCORE: Sexual Healing^[3] > Hold Your Head Up, Halley's Comet

Poor Heart featured several false endings, including a Free Bird-style ending. Makisupa included a long, atypical jam. Sea and Sand (first since NYE 1995, or 166 shows) was an appropriate choice, given the venue’s location near the beach. Sexual Healing made its Phish debut at this show with Fish reading the lyrics off the back of a show poster. As delay loops built to end Halley’s Comet, the band left the stage one by one. The soundcheck's jam contained several quotes of Venus (Shocking Blue). This show was released as part of the Ventura box set.

YEM contained Things That Make You Go Hmmm... teases from Mike.

PHISH, FRIDAY 07/17/1998

GORGE AMPHITHEATRETHE GORGE

George, WA

SET 1: Makisupa Policeman > Ya Mar, Gumbo, Divided Sky, Waste > My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, My Soul

SET 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Mike's Song > Weekapaug Groove^[1] > Character Zero

ENCORE: Punch You In the Eye > Rocky Top

Trey teased Makisupa Policeman in Ya Mar. Gumbo included a Manteca tease. This unfinished Weekapaug included syncopated jamming and a tease of the theme that signals the closing of the jam segment of Taste by Trey.

PHISH, THURSDAY 07/16/1998

GORGE AMPHITHEATRETHE GORGE

George, WA

SET 1: The Squirming Coil, NICU, Stash, Reba^[1] > Fast Enough for You > When the Circus Comes, Run Like an Antelope

SET 2: Julius, The Moma Dance > Piper, Axilla > David Bowie, Tube > Slave to the Traffic Light

ENCORE: Sample in a Jar

Stash included a Manteca tease and Reba did not have the whistling ending.

PHISH, WEDNESDAY 07/15/1998

PORTLAND MEADOWSPORTLAND MEADOWS

Portland, OR

Soundcheck: The Way I Feel Jam

SET 1: Wolfman's Brother, Water in the Sky, The Moma Dance, Guyute, Horn -> Jam > Chalk Dust Torture, Brian and Robert, Beauty of My Dreams, Cars Trucks Buses, Roggae, Birds of a Feather, Loving Cup

SET 2: Limb By Limb -> Simple > Tweezer -> California Love Jam -> Tweezer -> Free, Meat, Harry Hood

ENCORE: Wilson > Tweezer Reprise

Some humor surrounded the Guyute ending; fans of stage banter will want to seek this segment out. Fish teased Peaches before Limb By Limb and Glide in Simple. This show was officially released as Live Phish 17.

PHISH, FRIDAY 07/10/1998

ZELESTEZELESTE

Barcelona, Spain

SET 1: Down with Disease, Dogs Stole Things, Divided Sky^[1], Mike's Song^[1]

SET 2: Halley's Comet, Roggae > Sparkle^[1], Mike's Song > Simple > Weekapaug Groove, Sample in a Jar > Good Times Bad Times

ENCORE: Brian and Robert, Taste

Divided Sky and Mike’s Song were aborted due to sound problems. The first set then ended early so that the crew could fix the P.A.. More problems arose during Sparkle, which was subsequently aborted. Trey asked the crew to turn the monitors around so the band could play through them. While they worked, the band told jokes. Trey even asked Fish to tell the Prison Joke but the sound was fixed before it actually happened. The jam out of Halley’s included a First Tube tease. Weekapaug included On Broadway teases.

PHISH, THURSDAY 07/09/1998

ZELESTEZELESTE

Barcelona, Spain

SET 1: Carini, Boogie On Reggae Woman > NICU, Split Open and Melt, Meat, Poor Heart, Tweezer, Hello My Baby^[1]

SET 2: Drowned -> Theme From the Bottom, When the Circus Comes > Scent of a Mule -> Blister in the Sun > Scent of a Mule, Harry Hood^[2] -> Izabella

ENCORE: Chalk Dust Torture

In the middle of Carini, Trey dedicated the song to Pete Carini and told a story about Carini trying to tackle somebody who ran up on stage during the previous show. Tweezer contained Things That Make You Go Hmmm... teases from Mike and a Wolfman's Brother tease from Trey. Hello My Baby was performed without amplification. Hood contained a Drowned tease from Trey and also was unfinished. Prior to the encore and before the final note of Chalk Dust, the crowd chanted "¡Olé Olé Olé!," leading to a tease by the band before leaving the stage.

PHISH, WEDNESDAY 07/08/1998

ZELESTEZELESTE

Barcelona, Spain

Soundcheck: Meat

SET 1: The Moma Dance, Bathtub Gin, Punch You In the Eye, Beauty of My Dreams, Frankenstein, Guyute, Run Like an Antelope

SET 2: Wilson > Birds of a Feather, Dirt > Piper, Sleeping Monkey^[1], Ghost -> Johnny B. Goode

ENCORE: Julius

Frankenstein was preceded by a Frankie Says tease by Fish. After the Frankenstein, Trey said the band had been waiting and waiting to play some Edgar Winter in Spain and that this was their chance, adding that they planned on playing a lot more Edgar Winter as the night went on. The band subsequently teased Edgar Winter's Free Ride. Sleeping Monkey included ¡Olé Olé Olé! chants from Trey and a stage appearance by Beatriz (whom Trey had met in a bar the night before) from Chile. Sleeping Monkey was her favorite song, so Trey dedicated it to her and she danced while the band played. This three-show run in Barcelona was originally scheduled for Bikini Club in Barcelona, but was moved to Zeleste when ticket demand greatly exceeded supply for the original venue.

PHISH, MONDAY 07/06/1998

LUCERNA THEATRELUCERNA THEATRE

Prague, Czech Republic

SET 1: Buried Alive > AC/DC Bag -> Ghost -> Cities, Limb By Limb, Train Song, Roggae, Maze^[1], Golgi Apparatus

SET 2: Julius > Meat > Piper -> Makisupa Policeman^[2], David Bowie, Loving Cup

ENCORE: Possum

The Maze jam was halted while Trey humorously thanked the crowd. Golgi ended with Hip Hop Hooray quotes by Trey. The last line in Makisupa changed to "came to Vermont." Trey called Page "Petroff" before he took a piano solo. Trey let Fish take a drum solo, but told the crowd to whistle if he (Fish) went on too long. Trey added that they had a "band rule" that they all begin whistling if Fish, who likes to ramble when he talks, ever talks for longer than two minutes. Fish took a boring "drum solo," which drew whistles from the crowd. Piper contained a Lady (Little River Band) tease from Page and Trey and Possum contained a Stash tease from Trey. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.

PHISH, SUNDAY 07/05/1998

LUCERNA THEATRELUCERNA THEATRE

Prague, Czech Republic

SET 1: Birds of a Feather, Taste > Cavern, Reba, Fee^[1] -> Water in the Sky > Lawn Boy > Chalk Dust Torture

SET 2: Bathtub Gin > The Moma Dance > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Jam > Axilla > Harry Hood > Rocky Top

ENCORE: Funky Bitch

Trey seemed to forget the lyrics to the last verse of Fee and improvised the story as he led the band back into the final chorus. Fee subsequently concluded with an extended jam segment.

PHISH, FRIDAY 07/03/1998

DYRSKUEPLADSENDYRSKUEPLADSEN

Ringe, Fyn, Denmark

SET 1: Stash, Beauty of My Dreams > Sample in a Jar, Guyute, Also Sprach Zarathustra > Down with Disease, Limb By Limb, Water in the Sky > My Soul, You Enjoy Myself^[1] > A Day in the Life

This single-set performance was webcast live and was part of the annual Midtfyns Festival that also featured Sonic Machine, Psyched Up Janis, Angelique Kidjo, Hothouse Flowers, Poul Krebs & De Små Sensationer, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band. YEM did not contain a vocal jam.

PHISH, THURSDAY 07/02/1998

THE GREY HALLTHE GREY HALL

Freetown Christiania, Copenhagen, Denmark

SET 1: Birds of a Feather, Cars Trucks Buses, Theme From the Bottom, Brian and Robert, Meat^[1], Fikus^[1], Shafty, Fluffhead, Ginseng Sullivan, Punch You In the Eye > Character Zero

SET 2: Ghost > Runaway Jim -> Prince Caspian, You Enjoy Myself

ENCORE: Simple

This show marked the debuts of Meat and Fikus. Fans of stage banter will want to hear this show, as Trey was in a particularly chatty mood.

Tweezer included a No Quarter tease from Trey and 2001 contained Long Train Runnin' teases.

PHISH, TUESDAY 06/30/1998

THE GREY HALLTHE GREY HALL

Freetown Christiania, Copenhagen, Denmark

Soundcheck: The Moma Dance, Frankie Says, Ha Ha Ha, Birds of a Feather, Water in the Sky

SET 1: Limb By Limb, Ghost, Water in the Sky^[1] > Bouncing Around the Room, Tube, Stash -> Cities, Roggae^[2], Guyute, Beauty of My Dreams > Funky Bitch, Train Song, David Bowie

SET 2: The Moma Dance^[2], Birds of a Feather, Wolfman's Brother -> Frankie Says > Run Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy, Ya Mar, Ha Ha Ha, Mike's Song -> Swept Away > Steep > Weekapaug Groove

ENCORE: Brian and Robert^[2]

This show marked the debuts of Roggae, The Moma Dance, Brian and Robert, and the "new" faster arrangement of Water in the Sky. Ghost included a San-Ho-Zay tease from Trey. Tube contained a Sand tease. The Moma Dance included the band teaching the audience the simplistic "dance" that accompanies the song.

PHISH, MONDAY 06/29/1998

THE GREY HALLTHE GREY HALL

Freetown Christiania, Copenhagen, Denmark

SET 1: Roggae, The Moma Dance

This was the soundcheck for The Grey Hall shows and it is likely incomplete. Roggae may have been played several times and was jammed on.

J. WILLIS PRATT AND WEIRD BIONIC, SUNDAY 04/19/1998

CLUB TOASTCLUB TOAST

Burlington, VT

No known setlist

Fish sat in on drums for a portion of the second set. The setlist for this show is unknown and recordings do not circulate.

MAX CREEK, SATURDAY 04/18/1998

CLUB TOASTCLUB TOAST

Burlington, VT

SET 1: Love Makes You Lose Your Mind > Big Boat, Dark Water, Back Street Woman, Hard Love, Wild Side > Something is Forming, Boogie On Reggae Woman ^[1] > You’re the Only One^[1], Jones ^[2] > Who Do You Love?^[1] > Tangled Up in Blue ^[3]

ENCORE: One Way Out^[3]

Mike sat in on an additional bass for Boogie On Reggae Woman through the end of the show. Jones featured a poetry reading by Frank Messina. Eamon Cronin provided additional vocals on Tangled Up In Blue and One Way Out.

8 FOOT FLUORESCENT TUBES, FRIDAY 04/17/1998

HIGHER GROUNDHIGHER GROUND

Winooski, VT

SET 1: First Tube ^[1], Sand^[1], Mozambique^[1], Mr. Meat Man, Naturally To Blame > Wighat, Silicone Fairy^[1], Last Tube^[1] > Higher Ground

SET 2: Tore Up, Magilla, Sunny, Stir It Up, Crossroads, Come On (Part One), Soul Power Jam > Pass the Peas, Drums

This performance included costumed dancers, theatrics that included people being hoisted by cables, artists displaying various props (including Mike Gordon placing cactus props on stage), and innovative lighting that featured large fluorescent tubes. The second set was a looser jam session and included guest appearances from Dave Grippo on saxophones, James Harvey on trombone, Bobby Hackney on vocals, and Fish on drums. This show marked the debut of First Tube, Sand, Mozambique, and Last Tube. While not billed as a Trey Anastasio performance, with Russ and Tony it represents the public debut of the core TAB touring ensemble.

PHISH, SUNDAY 04/05/1998

PROVIDENCE CIVIC CENTERPROVIDENCE CIVIC CENTER

Providence, RI

SET 1: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > You Enjoy Myself, Theme From the Bottom > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Bathtub Gin -> Cities > Sparkle > Split Open and Melt

SET 2: Down with Disease^[1], Ya Mar -> Prince Caspian > Maze^[1] -> Shafty^[2] -> Possum^[1] -> Jam -> Cavern^[3]

ENCORE: Bold As Love

This show included the debut of Shafty, which was then briefly teased by Mike and Trey in Possum. Disease, Maze, and Possum were unfinished. The funky jam in between Possum and Cavern featured some stage banter from Trey about the funk jams the band had been playing. Accordingly, Cavern was played in a slower, funkier manner than usual and included some of the older, alternate lyrics. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.

PHISH, SATURDAY 04/04/1998

PROVIDENCE CIVIC CENTERPROVIDENCE CIVIC CENTER

Providence, RI

Soundcheck: Jam, Shafty, Roggae

SET 1: Tweezer > Taste, Bouncing Around the Room, Funky Bitch, Ginseng Sullivan, Limb By Limb, Lawn Boy, Character Zero

SET 2: Birds of a Feather > Also Sprach Zarathustra^[1] > Brother^[2], Ghost -> The Lizards, David Bowie

ENCORE: Harry Hood

2001 contained a Long Train Runnin' tease from Trey and was unfinished. Brother included a brief Dave’s Energy Guide tease and was followed by a short instrumental reprise, which was announced as the “radio-friendly version.” Trey contrasted this with the normal version, which was deemed un-radio-friendly due to its length. Ghost, which Trey jokingly remarked was also not radio-friendly because it is long and slow, included a Can’t Turn You Loose tease. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.

PHISH, FRIDAY 04/03/1998

NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUMNASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM

Uniondale, NY

SET 1: Mike's Song -> The Old Home Place > Weekapaug Groove, Train Song > Billy Breathes, Beauty of My Dreams, Dogs Stole Things > Reba, My Soul

SET 2: Roses Are Free > Piper > Loving Cup > Run Like an Antelope^[1]

ENCORE: Carini > Halley's Comet > Tweezer Reprise

Weekapaug included a Crosseyed and Painless tease and a brief jam of the song that would eventually debut as Mozambique, as well as a tease of the theme from Brazil and a quick tease of Nellie Kane from Trey. A fan ran up on the stage during Loving Cup, prompting banter and subsequent singing of "Carini's gonna getcha" several times in the Antelope intro, as well as a Carini mention later in the song. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.

PHISH, THURSDAY 04/02/1998

NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUMNASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM

Uniondale, NY

Soundcheck: Funky Bitch -> Jam, Birds of a Feather

SET 1: Tube, My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, The Sloth, NICU, Stash^[1] > Horn > Waste > Chalk Dust Torture

SET 2: Punch You In the Eye > Simple > Birds of a Feather^[2], Wolfman's Brother -> Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley^[3] -> Frankie Says^[2] > Twist > Sleeping Monkey > Rocky Top

ENCORE: Guyute

This show marked the debut of Birds of a Feather and Frankie Says. After NICU, Trey commented on the brief “Island Tour,” remarking that the band was getting bored at home and wanted to play some shows. Stash was unfinished and contained Frankie Says quotes at its end. The final chord of Chalk Dust included a "Charge!" tease from Page. Fikus was teased by Fish before Wolfman's. Sneakin' Sally did not contain a vocal jam. Twist included Star Trek theme teases from Mike. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.

BéLA FLECK AND THE FLECKTONES, SATURDAY 02/14/1998

THE FLYNN THEATRETHE FLYNN THEATRE

Burlington, VT

No known setlist

Mike and Fish joined the Flecktones for their encore. Mike and Victor Wooten engaged in a bass duet. Fish also hammed it up on a percussion machine, and everyone else stopped to let him jam. No additional setlist details are known and recordings do not circulate.

SNEAKER'S JAZZ BAND, TUESDAY 02/10/1998

SNEAKER'S BAR-N-GRILLSNEAKER'S BAR-N-GRILL

Winooski, VT

SET 1: Tell It Like It Is, Lament, Jump Monk, Secret Smile, Moose the Mooche

SET 2: Blues For Alice, You Don't Know What Love Is, Caravan, Little Sister's Boogie

ENCORE: Minor Annoyance, Softly As in a Morning Sunrise

This lineup of the Sneakers Jazz Band included James Harvey on trombone, Dave Grippo on alto sax, John Rivers on acoustic bass, Jeff Salisbury on drums, and Trey on guitar for whole show except the encores, when Paul Asbell played Trey’s guitar.