Thursday, 04/02/1998
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY

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

Set 1: Tube, MMGAMOIOMy Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, SlothThe Sloth, NICU, Stash^[1] > Horn > Waste > CDTChalk Dust Torture

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

Encore: Guyute

[1] Frankie Says quotes at end; unfinished.
[2] Debut.
[3] No vocal jam.

Notes: 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. Sneakin' Sally did not contain a vocal jam. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.

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Friday, 04/03/1998
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY

Set 1: Mike'sMike's Song -> Old Home PlaceThe Old Home Place > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[1], Train Song > Billy Breathes, Beauty of My Dreams, Dogs Stole Things > Reba, My Soul

Set 2: RosesRoses Are Free > Piper > Loving Cup > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[2]

Encore: Carini > Halley'sHalley's Comet > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] Crosseyed and Painless and Theme from Brazil teases, Mozambique jam, quick Nellie Kane tease from Trey.
[2] "Carini's gonna getcha" sung several times in intro. "Carini" spoken later in the song.

Notes: 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.

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Saturday, 04/04/1998
Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI

Soundcheck: Jam, Shafty, Roggae

Set 1: Tweezer > Taste, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Funky Bitch, GinsengGinseng Sullivan, LxLLimb By Limb, Lawn Boy, Character Zero

Set 2: BOAFBirds of a Feather > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra^[1] > Brother^[2], Ghost^[3] -> LizardsThe Lizards, BowieDavid Bowie

Encore: HoodHarry Hood

[1] Unfinished.
[2] With short instrumental reprise; brief DEG tease.
[3] Can't Turn You Loose tease.

Notes: 2001 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.

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Sunday, 04/05/1998
Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI

Set 1: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > YEMYou Enjoy Myself, ThemeTheme From the Bottom > McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > GinBathtub Gin -> Cities > Sparkle > SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt

Set 2: DwDDown with Disease^[1], Ya Mar -> CaspianPrince Caspian > Maze^[1] -> Shafty^[2] -> Possum^[3] -> Jam -> Cavern^[4]

Encore: Bold As Love

[1] Unfinished.
[2] Debut.
[3] Brief Shafty teases from Trey and Mike; Unfinished.
[4] Slow, funky version with original lyrics.

Notes: 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.

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Tuesday, 06/30/1998
The Grey Hall, Freetown Christiana, Copenhagen, Denmark

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

Set 1: LxLLimb By Limb, Ghost, Water in the Sky^[1] > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Tube^[2], Stash -> Cities, Roggae^[3], Guyute, Beauty of My Dreams > Funky Bitch, Train Song, BowieDavid Bowie

Set 2: MomaThe Moma Dance^[3], BOAFBirds of a Feather, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother -> Frankie Says > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy, Ya Mar, Ha Ha Ha, Mike'sMike's Song -> Swept Away > Steep > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Brian and Robert^[3]

[1] Debut of "new" faster arrangement.
[2] Sand tease.
[3] Debut.

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

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Wednesday, 07/01/1998
The Grey Hall, Freetown Christiana, Copenhagen, Denmark

Set 1: NICU > SampleSample in a Jar, MMGAMOIOMy Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, MomaThe Moma Dance, DwDDown with Disease -> Dog Faced Boy > Piper, Waste > CDTChalk Dust Torture

Set 2: Tweezer^[1] > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra^[2] > Loving Cup > My Soul, Sweet Adeline

Encore: HoodHarry Hood

[1] No Quarter tease from Trey.
[2] Long Train Runnin' teases.

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

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Thursday, 07/02/1998
The Grey Hall, Freetown Christiana, Copenhagen, Denmark

Set 1: BOAFBirds of a Feather, CTBCars Trucks Buses, ThemeTheme From the Bottom, Brian and Robert, Meat^[1], Fikus^[1], Shafty, Fluffhead, GinsengGinseng Sullivan, PYITEPunch You In the Eye > Character Zero

Set 2: Ghost > Runaway Jim -> CaspianPrince Caspian, YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Encore: Simple

[1] Debut.

Notes: 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.

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Friday, 07/03/1998
Dyrskuepladsen, Ringe, Fyn, Denmark

Set 1: Stash, Beauty of My Dreams > SampleSample in a Jar, Guyute, 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > DwDDown with Disease, LxLLimb By Limb, Water in the Sky > My Soul, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[1] > ADITLA Day in the Life

[1] No vocal jam.

Notes: 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.

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Sunday, 07/05/1998
Lucerna Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic

Set 1: BOAFBirds of a Feather, Taste > Cavern, Reba, Fee^[1] -> Water in the Sky > Lawn Boy > CDTChalk Dust Torture

Set 2: GinBathtub Gin > MomaThe Moma Dance > McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Jam > Axilla > HoodHarry Hood > Rocky Top

Encore: Funky Bitch

[1] Trey improvised the story as he led the band back to final chorus. Extended jam segment at the end.

Notes: 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.

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Monday, 07/06/1998
Lucerna Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic

Set 1: Buried Alive > BagAC/DC Bag -> Ghost -> Cities, LxLLimb By Limb, Train Song, Roggae, Maze^[1], GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Set 2: Julius > Meat > Piper^[2] -> MakisupaMakisupa Policeman^[3], BowieDavid Bowie, Loving Cup

Encore: Possum^[4]

[1] Jam halted while Trey thanked the crowd.
[2] Lady (Little River Band) tease from Page and Trey.
[3] Lyric changed to "Came to Vermont."
[4] Stash tease from Trey.

Notes: The Maze jam was halted while Trey humorously thanked the crowd. The last line in Makisupa changed to "came to Vermont." Trey called Page "Petroff" before he took a piano solo. Trey let Fishman 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 Fishman, 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.

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Wednesday, 07/08/1998
Zeleste, Barcelona, Spain

Soundcheck: Meat

Set 1: MomaThe Moma Dance, GinBathtub Gin, PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Beauty of My Dreams, Frankenstein, Guyute, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: Wilson > BOAFBirds of a Feather, Dirt > Piper, Sleeping Monkey^[1], Ghost -> JBGJohnny B. Goode

Encore: Julius

[1] ¡Olé Olé Olé! chant from Trey.

Notes: 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 “Betty” (whom Trey had apparently 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.

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Thursday, 07/09/1998
Zeleste, Barcelona, Spain

Set 1: Carini, Boogie OnBoogie On Reggae Woman > NICU, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Meat, Poor Heart, Tweezer^[1], Hello My Baby^[2]

Set 2: Drowned -> ThemeTheme From the Bottom, CircusWhen the Circus Comes > SOAMuleScent of a Mule -> Blister in the Sun -> SOAMuleScent of a Mule, HoodHarry Hood^[3] -> Izabella

Encore: CDTChalk Dust Torture^[4]

[1] Things That Make You Go Hmmm... tease from Mike.
[2] Without amplification.
[3] Unfinished.
[4] ¡Olé Olé Olé! tease on final note.

Notes: 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. Hello My Baby was performed without amplification. Hood 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.

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Friday, 07/10/1998
Zeleste, Barcelona, Spain

Set 1: DwDDown with Disease, Dogs Stole Things, DividedDivided Sky^[1], Mike'sMike's Song^[1]

Set 2: Halley'sHalley's Comet^[2], Roggae > Sparkle^[1], Mike'sMike's Song > Simple > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[3], SampleSample in a Jar > GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Encore: Brian and Robert, Taste

[1] Aborted due to loud P.A. problems.
[2] Jam out of Halley's included First Tube tease.
[3] On Broadway teases.

Notes: 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.

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Wednesday, 07/15/1998
Portland Meadows, Portland, OR

Soundcheck: The Way I Feel Jam

Set 1: Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, Water in the Sky, MomaThe Moma Dance, Guyute, Horn -> Jam > CDTChalk Dust Torture, Brian and Robert, Beauty of My Dreams, CTBCars Trucks Buses, Roggae, BOAFBirds of a Feather, Loving Cup

Set 2: LxLLimb By Limb -> Simple > Tweezer -> California Love Jam -> Tweezer -> Free, Meat, HoodHarry Hood

Encore: Wilson > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

Notes: Some humor surrounded the Guyute ending; fans of stage banter will want to seek this segment out. This show was officially released as Live Phish 17.

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Thursday, 07/16/1998
Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA

Set 1: CoilThe Squirming Coil, NICU, Stash^[1], Reba^[2] > FEFYFast Enough for You > CircusWhen the Circus Comes, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: Julius, MomaThe Moma Dance > Piper, Axilla > BowieDavid Bowie, Tube > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Encore: SampleSample in a Jar

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

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

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Friday, 07/17/1998
Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA

Set 1: MakisupaMakisupa Policeman > Ya Mar, Gumbo^[1], DividedDivided Sky, Waste > MMGAMOIOMy Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, My Soul

Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Mike'sMike's Song > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[2] > Character Zero

Encore: PYITEPunch You In the Eye > Rocky Top

[1] Manteca tease.
[2] Taste tease from Trey. Unfinished.

Notes: 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.

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Sunday, 07/19/1998
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA

Set 1: MomaThe Moma Dance, Beauty of My Dreams, SampleSample in a Jar, Guyute, Ghost > LxLLimb By Limb > Roggae, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[1]

Set 2: Llama, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother > Piper > Tweezer -> JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Jam -> DwDDown with Disease

Encore: Possum > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] Things That Make You Go Hmmm... teases from Mike.

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

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Monday, 07/20/1998
Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, CA

Soundcheck: Jam

Set 1: GinBathtub Gin, Dirt > Poor Heart^[1], Lawn Boy, MSOMy Sweet One, BOAFBirds of a Feather, ThemeTheme From the Bottom, Water in the Sky, MomaThe Moma Dance, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt

Set 2: Drowned -> MakisupaMakisupa Policeman^[2] > Maze, Sea and Sand, CaspianPrince Caspian > HoodHarry Hood

Encore: Sexual Healing^[3] > HYHUHold Your Head Up, Halley'sHalley's Comet

[1] Several false endings, including a Free Bird-style ending.
[2] Long, atypical jam.
[3] Phish debut.

Notes: 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 Fishman 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 Venus (Shocking Blue) quotes. This show was released as part of the Ventura box set.

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Tuesday, 07/21/1998
Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ

Set 1: BagAC/DC Bag > Fluffhead, Roggae, Tube^[1] > Sparkle > Cavern > Frankie Says > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

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

Encore: Sleeping Monkey > Rocky Top

[1] Brief reprise of the jam section.
[2] Debut.

Notes: Tube was followed by a brief reprise of the jam section. Bittersweet Motel debuted at this show. She Caught the Katy was played for the first time since July 30, 1988 (1,036 shows).

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Friday, 07/24/1998
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands, TX

Set 1: MomaThe Moma Dance > Runaway Jim, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Stash, My Soul, Taste, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Loving Cup

Set 2: Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > SOAMuleScent of a Mule > Ha Ha Ha -> SOAMuleScent of a Mule, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light > CDTChalk Dust Torture

Encore: Character Zero

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Saturday, 07/25/1998
South Park Meadows, Austin, TX

Set 1: RosesRoses Are Free > DwDDown with Disease > Roggae > Beauty of My Dreams > Ya Mar > Guyute > Julius

Set 2: Piper > Wilson > Frankenstein > Tweezer -> CircusWhen the Circus Comes > LxLLimb By Limb, Fee > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Encore: HoodHarry Hood > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

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Sunday, 07/26/1998
Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX

Set 1: BOAFBirds of a Feather, You Better Believe It Baby^[1], BowieDavid Bowie, Frankie Says > Reba, Funky Bitch, GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: La Grange, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Albuquerque^[1] > Simple > Bold As Love, SampleSample in a Jar

Encore: PYITEPunch You In the Eye > Bittersweet Motel

[1] Phish debut.

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

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Tuesday, 07/28/1998
Sandstone Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs, KS

Set 1: Emotional Rescue > DwDDown with Disease > MomaThe Moma Dance > Tela > Sneakin' SallySneakin' Sally Through the Alley, It's Ice > Lengthwise > It's Ice > Sparkle > Funky Bitch

Set 2: WedgeThe Wedge, Poor Heart > MangoThe Mango Song > Brother, Contact^[1] > Maze, CaspianPrince Caspian^[2] > YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Encore: Camel Walk, CoilThe Squirming Coil

[1] "Mexican Love Style"
[2] Unfinished.

Notes: 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. Caspian was unfinished.

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Wednesday, 07/29/1998
Riverport Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, MO

Set 1: GinBathtub Gin, Dog Log, Foam, Fikus, Farmhouse > Vultures^[1], Glide, BOAFBirds of a Feather

Set 2: Buried Alive -> If You Need a Fool^[2], BagAC/DC Bag > LizardsThe Lizards, Tube > Kung > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[3]

Encore: Waste > GolgiGolgi Apparatus > Bittersweet Motel

[1] Debut of new arrangement.
[2] Phish debut.
[3] Fish on vacuum for portion of intro.

Notes: 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 Fishman on vacuum. Bathtub Gin from this gig was included as filler on Live Phish 17.

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Friday, 07/31/1998
Polaris Amphitheater, Columbus, OH

Set 1: My FriendMy Friend, My Friend^[1] > Ya Mar, Roggae, Rift, Cities, Water in the Sky, Stash

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

Encore: PYITEPunch You In the Eye > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

[1] Guyute tease.

Notes: My Friend included a Guyute tease in the intro. If I Could was played for the first time since August 5, 1996 (150 shows).

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Saturday, 08/01/1998
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI

Set 1: Ramble On^[1] > Mike'sMike's Song -> Esther > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Guyute, Fikus, BOAFBirds of a Feather, Lawn Boy > Funky Bitch

Set 2: Piper > Wilson > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra^[2] -> Magilla > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Tweezer > Fluffhead, Brian and Robert > Albuquerque > CDTChalk Dust Torture, Frankenstein

Encore: Been Caught Stealing^[1] > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] Phish debut.
[2] Crosseyed and Painless teases.

Notes: 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.

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Sunday, 08/02/1998
Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN

Set 1: Roggae, DividedDivided Sky, HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning > You Better Believe It Baby, Boogie OnBoogie On Reggae Woman > Reba, Weigh > BOAFBirds of a Feather

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

Encore: HoodHarry Hood > Bittersweet Motel

[1] Lizards, Possum, and Divided Sky teases from Trey at end.
[2] Phish debut.

Notes: 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.

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Monday, 08/03/1998
Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN

Set 1: Rhinoceros^[1], Halley'sHalley's Comet^[2] > IDKI Didn't Know, Ride Captain Ride, CTBCars Trucks Buses, MomaThe Moma Dance, Strange Design, Character Zero

Set 2: Gumbo^[3], Axilla > LxLLimb By Limb, Meat > HYHUHold Your Head Up > Bike > HYHUHold Your Head Up, Tube > WedgeThe Wedge

Encore: CircusWhen the Circus Comes > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

[1] Phish debut.
[2] A Love Supreme teases from Page.
[3] Manteca teases.

Notes: 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.

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Thursday, 08/06/1998
Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA

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

Set 1: Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg, RosesRoses Are Free, Roggae, Beauty of My Dreams, Vultures, Train Song, Billy Breathes, Fluffhead, MomaThe Moma Dance, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Cracklin' Rosie > HYHUHold Your Head Up, My Soul

Set 2: BOAFBirds of a Feather, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother > Talk, NICU > CaspianPrince Caspian^[1] > MangoThe Mango Song > DwDDown with Disease

Encore: Runnin' with the Devil^[2], YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[3]

[1] Unfinished.
[2] Phish debut.
[3] Runnin' with the Devil tease.

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

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Friday, 08/07/1998
Walnut Creek Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC

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

Set 2: CDTChalk Dust Torture > Mike'sMike's Song > Simple > Albuquerque > LxLLimb By Limb, Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea, WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Funky Bitch

[1] Narration offered an explanation for the evening's lunar eclipse.

Notes: 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).

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Saturday, 08/08/1998
Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, MD

Soundcheck: If You Need a Fool, Shafty

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

Set 2: Cavern > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Tela > Piper, Sexual Healing > HYHUHold Your Head Up, HoodHarry Hood

Encore: Sabotage^[2]

[1] No vocal jam.
[2] Phish debut.

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

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Sunday, 08/09/1998
Virginia Beach Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA

Set 1: PYITEPunch You In the Eye, GinBathtub Gin, LizardsThe Lizards, MomaThe Moma Dance, BOAFBirds of a Feather, Esther, Roggae, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, BowieDavid Bowie

Set 2: BagAC/DC Bag^[1] > Sparkle, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, Brian and Robert, Waste -> Somewhere Over the Rainbow > YEMYou Enjoy Myself > Frankenstein > CDTChalk Dust Torture, Hello My Baby

Encore: Terrapin Station^[2]

[1] Electric Funeral tease.
[2] Phish debut.

Notes: 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.

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Tuesday, 08/11/1998
Star Lake Amphitheatre, Burgettstown, PA

Set 1: Trench Town Rock^[1] > Julius, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother -> Time Loves a Hero, Bittersweet Motel, Reba, SlothThe Sloth, GinsengGinseng Sullivan, Fee > Maze, SampleSample in a Jar

Set 2: Runaway Jim^[2], Meat > LxLLimb By Limb, CircusWhen the Circus Comes > DwDDown with Disease

Encore: Wilson > GolgiGolgi Apparatus

[1] Phish debut.
[2] Maria (West Side Story) tease.

Notes: 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. This show is also available on DVD from Phish Dry Goods.

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Wednesday, 08/12/1998
Vernon Downs, Vernon, NY

Set 1: La Grange > MakisupaMakisupa Policeman > Funky Bitch, Possum, Roggae, Character Zero, Ramble On -> SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light^[1]

Set 2: Mike'sMike's Song > Simple > Rift, Loving Cup > Sleeping Monkey > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, CoilThe Squirming Coil

Encore: Burning Down the House^[2], YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[3]

[1] Those Were the Days teases from Trey and Mike; Ramble On teases.
[2] Phish debut; lyrics changed to "Vernon down the house."
[3] HYHU and Mission: Impossible theme teases.

Notes: Possum was dedicated to its author, Jeff Holdsworth, and Fishman’s band in high school, Frodo. Ramble On was played in honor of Fishman seeing a Led Zeppelin concert at age eleven; 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"). YEM included HYHU and Mission: Impossible theme teases.

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Saturday, 08/15/1998
Loring Commerce Center at Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, ME

Set 1: Mike'sMike's Song > Simple > Beauty of My Dreams, Roggae, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Poor Heart, MomaThe Moma Dance, DividedDivided Sky, Water in the Sky > Funky Bitch > Cities^[1] > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: WedgeThe Wedge, Reba, Gumbo^[2] -> Sanity > Tweezer > HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning > CDTChalk Dust Torture, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Set 3: NICU > BowieDavid Bowie^[3], Strange Design, LxLLimb By Limb > Brian and Robert, Loving Cup

Encore: Halley'sHalley's Comet > Cavern > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

Encore 2: Ambient Jam

[1] Sneakin' Sally teases.
[2] Tweezer Reprise-esque jam.
[3] Lengthy intro; Mission: Impossible theme teases.

Notes: This was the first show of the Lemonwheel festival. SOAM was played by request for an eight-year-old boy named "Sam." 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.

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Sunday, 08/16/1998
Loring Commerce Center at Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, ME

Set 1: GinsengGinseng Sullivan, GinBathtub Gin -> Rift, PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Lawn Boy, Ya Mar > BagAC/DC Bag > Frankie Says, BOAFBirds of a Feather, Guyute, Possum

Set 2: DwDDown with Disease^[1] > Piper, Ghost > Fluffhead, CircusWhen the Circus Comes > Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Sexual Healing > HYHUHold Your Head Up, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[2]

Set 3: Sabotage -> 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra^[3] > Wilson > MangoThe Mango Song > Character Zero > Bittersweet Motel, WMGGWWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps

Encore: HoodHarry Hood -> Jam^[4] -> Baby Elephant Walk

[1] Unfinished.
[2] Sexual Healing teases; Alternate lyrics referring to "Bob Weaver."
[3] Crosseyed and Painless and Super Bad teases from Trey.
[4] Fishman on trombone.

Notes: This was the second show of the Lemonwheel festival. Disease was unfinished. Fishman 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 Fishman on trombone. Baby Elephant Walk was played for the first time since December 1, 1992 (514 shows).

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Saturday, 10/03/1998
New World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL

Set 1: BOAFBirds of a Feather, Farmhouse, MomaThe 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]

[1] Phish debut; Neil Young on guitar.
[2] Phish debut; Neil Young and Willie Nelson on guitar and Paul Schaffer on keyboards.
[3] Neil Young on guitar.

Notes: 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”). Neil Young sat in from Runaway Jim through the end of the set; Willie Nelson and Paul Schaffer 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.

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Thursday, 10/15/1998
The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

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

Set 2: My Soul > CDTChalk Dust Torture, Roggae, MomaThe Moma Dance, Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea > CaspianPrince Caspian > Frankie Says, BOAFBirds of a Feather, Lawn Boy, HoodHarry Hood^[2]

Encore: Dirt, LxLLimb By Limb

[1] No whistling.
[2] Fanfare for the Common Man tease.

Notes: 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. Brian and Robert was performed with a yellow spotlight on Fishman after Trey mentioned how much he hates the yellow lights. Page responded with a short tease of HYHU, also hated by Fishman. 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.”).

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Saturday, 10/17/1998
Shoreline 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], Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea^[2], HoodHarry Hood^[4] > Helpless^[5]

[1] Debut; acoustic.
[2] Acoustic.
[3] Acoustic; Mike on banjo, Page on acoustic bass.
[4] Acoustic; unfinished; Neil Young on guitar.
[5] Phish debut; acoustic; Neil Young on guitar and vocals.

Notes: 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 Fishman 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 was unfinished; Neil Young joined in during the Hood jam, and then sang lead on the Phish debut of his own composition, Helpless.

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Sunday, 10/18/1998
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA

Set 1: Hello My Baby, Billy Breathes^[1], Piper^[1], Roggae^[1], Loving Cup^[1], Albuquerque^[1], Old Home PlaceThe Old Home Place^[2], Guyute^[1], Brian and Robert^[1], Sad Lisa^[3], Four Strong Winds^[4], I Shall Be Released^[5]

[1] Acoustic.
[2] Acoustic; Mike on banjo, Page on acoustic bass.
[3] Phish debut; acoustic; Sarah McLachlan on guitar and vocals.
[4] Phish debut; acoustic; Sarah McLachlan and Neil Young on guitar and vocals and Kevin Hearn on accordion.
[5] Phish debut; acoustic; Sarah McLachlan and Neil Young on guitar and vocals and Kevin Hearn on accordion.

Notes: 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 Fishman 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.

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Tuesday, 10/20/1998
Sony Music Studios, New York, NY

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

[1] Acoustic.

Notes: 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.

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Thursday, 10/29/1998
Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

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

Set 1: Julius, Roggae, Llama, LxLLimb By Limb, Driver^[1], Sleep^[1], Frankie Says, BOAFBirds of a Feather, McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Character Zero

Set 2: Possum > MomaThe Moma Dance > Reba^[2] -> Walk Away > Simple > Albuquerque, BowieDavid Bowie

Encore: Something^[3]

[1] Acoustic.
[2] No whistling.
[3] Phish debut.

Notes: Driver and Sleep were performed acoustic. 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.

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Friday, 10/30/1998
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

Soundcheck: Dog Log

Set 1: Wilson > Meat > SOAMuleScent of a Mule > Back at the Chicken Shack^[1] > SOAMuleScent of a Mule, Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, GuelahGuelah Papyrus, LizardsThe Lizards, Cavern

Set 2: Stash -> Manteca -> Tweezer^[2] -> NICU > Jam > CaspianPrince Caspian > GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Encore: Driver^[3], Free Bird

[1] Phish debut.
[2] Manteca and You Better Believe It Baby teases.
[3] Trey on acoustic guitar.

Notes: 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 (1,205 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. Fishman 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.

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Saturday, 10/31/1998
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

Set 1: Axilla > PYITEPunch You In the Eye > Roggae, BOAFBirds of a Feather, Sneakin' SallySneakin' Sally Through the Alley^[1] -> CDTChalk Dust Torture^[2] > Lawn Boy, Mike'sMike's Song^[3] -> Frankie Says > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: Who Loves the Sun?^[4], Sweet Jane, R&RRock and Roll^[4], Cool It Down^[4], New Age^[4], Head Held High^[4], Lonesome Cowboy Bill > I Found a Reason^[4], Train Round the Bend^[4], Oh! Sweet Nuthin'^[4]

Set 3: Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother^[5] -> Piper > Ghost

Encore: Sleeping Monkey > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] No vocal jam.
[2] Unfinished.
[3] Simple teases.
[4] Phish debut.
[5] Esther, Saw It Again, Sleeping Monkey, and Lifeboy teases.

Notes: Sneakin' Sally 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 Esther, Saw It Again, Sleeping Monkey, and Lifeboy teases. 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.

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Monday, 11/02/1998
The “E” Center, West Valley City, UT

Set 1: Tube, Tube Jam -> Drowned -> JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, Driver^[1], Bittersweet Motel^[1], LxLLimb By Limb, Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea > SampleSample in a Jar

Set 2: DwDDown with Disease, MangoThe Mango Song > MomaThe Moma Dance^[2], YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Harpua^[3] > Speak to Me^[4] -> Breathe^[4] > On The Run^[4], Time^[4] > Great Gig in the SkyThe Great Gig in the Sky > Money^[4] > Us and Them^[4] -> Any Colour You Like^[4] -> Brain Damage^[4] -> Eclipse^[4] > Harpua

Encore: Smells Like Teen Spirit^[4]

[1] Trey on acoustic guitar.
[2] Monkey Man (Rolling Stones) teases.
[3] Narration picked up where 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.
[4] Phish debut.

Notes: 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. 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.

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Wednesday, 11/04/1998
McNichols Arena, Denver, CO

Set 1: Buried Alive > Character Zero, Guyute > GinBathtub Gin > Ya Mar, BOAFBirds of a Feather, Brian and Robert, Frankie Says -> BowieDavid Bowie^[1]

Set 2: Runaway Jim > MomaThe Moma Dance > Piper > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > CDTChalk Dust Torture, Loving Cup

Encore: CoilThe Squirming Coil

[1] Stash teases.

Notes: Bowie included Stash teases.

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Friday, 11/06/1998
Kohl Center, Madison, WI

Set 1: Possum, Wilson > Roggae, Maze, Meat > Sparkle > SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt

Set 2: MakisupaMakisupa Policeman^[1] > Funky Bitch, Simple -> CaspianPrince Caspian^[2] > Fluffhead, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Bike > HYHUHold Your Head Up, HoodHarry Hood

Encore: BOAFBirds of a Feather, Hello My Baby

[1] Keyword referenced "university police rent-a-cop."
[2] Unfinished.

Notes: The lyrics in Makisupa referenced “university police rent-a-cop.” During Caspian, a naked man jumped on stage and was kicked off by security. Caspian was unfinished.

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Saturday, 11/07/1998
UIC Pavilion, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

Set 1: My Soul, Mike'sMike's Song, Driver^[1], Brian and Robert^[1], WedgeThe Wedge, LxLLimb By Limb, Fikus, Billy Breathes, Beauty of My Dreams, WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Set 2: BagAC/DC Bag -> Ghost^[2], Reba, Farmhouse

Encore: Guyute, WMGGWWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps

[1] Trey on acoustic guitar.
[2] WMGGW teases.

Notes: Driver and Brian and Robert featured Trey on acoustic guitar. Foreshadowing the encore, Ghost included WMGGW teases.

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Sunday, 11/08/1998
UIC 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^[2], Cavern

Set 2: CDTChalk Dust Torture, Meat > R&RRock and Roll > DwDDown with Disease > Piper > Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Encore: Been Caught Stealing

[1] Alternate lyrics referencing a streaker.
[2] Fikus teases from Mike.

Notes: 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).

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Monday, 11/09/1998
UIC Pavilion, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

Set 1: Llama, Horn, I Get a Kick Out of You, DividedDivided Sky, Frankie Says, Dogs Stole Things, Poor Heart > Free, NICU, Bold As Love

Set 2: GinBathtub Gin, TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > MomaThe Moma Dance > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light > YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[1]

Encore: Frankenstein, Free Bird

[1] Portion of jam based on Things That Make You Go Hmmm...

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

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Wednesday, 11/11/1998
Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI

Soundcheck: Drum Jam, Brian and Robert, Blues Jam

Set 1: PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Gumbo, If You Need a Fool, Sleep, Tela, BOAFBirds of a Feather, ThemeTheme From the Bottom, Julius

Set 2: Halley'sHalley's Comet > Simple > Walk Away > LxLLimb By Limb, CircusWhen the Circus Comes, Ghost

Encore: Contact > Rocky Top > Funky Bitch

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Friday, 11/13/1998
CSU Convocation Center, Cleveland, OH

Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother -> Mind Left Body Jam -> Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, Roggae, GinsengGinseng Sullivan, It's Ice > CTBCars Trucks Buses, Farmhouse, Water in the Sky, SlothThe Sloth, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: DwDDown with Disease > SampleSample in a Jar, Dirt, BOAFBirds of a Feather, Meat > HoodHarry Hood

Encore: GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Notes: This show marked the first Mind Left Body Jam since June 18, 1994 (352 shows) although it had been teased on occasion in between.

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Saturday, 11/14/1998
The Crown, Cincinnati, OH

Set 1: Funky Bitch > My Soul, Reba, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Tweezer > MomaThe Moma Dance > Sparkle > Character Zero

Set 2: BowieDavid Bowie, Something, Piper, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Guyute, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Sexual Healing > HYHUHold Your Head Up, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Julius, Hello My Baby

Encore: So Lonely^[1] > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] Phish debut.

Notes: So Lonely made its Phish debut at this show.

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Sunday, 11/15/1998
Murphy Center, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

Set 1: My FriendMy Friend, My Friend, Ghost, Driver^[1], SOAMuleScent of a Mule, Cavern, LxLLimb By Limb, Roggae, La Grange

Set 2: Runaway Jim > Stash, Mike'sMike's Song > Simple > Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea > Loving Cup > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Rocky Top

[1] Trey on acoustic guitar.

Notes: Driver featured Trey on acoustic guitar.

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Wednesday, 11/18/1998
BI-LO Center, Greenville, SC

Set 1: Back at the Chicken Shack, BOAFBirds of a Feather, Farmhouse, My Soul, Guyute, Lawn Boy, Love Me, BowieDavid Bowie, Carolina^[1]

Set 2: Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother -> LizardsThe Lizards, MomaThe Moma Dance, Albuquerque, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, Fluffhead > Character Zero

Encore: Brian and Robert, Sleep^[2], Dog Faced Boy^[2], CoilThe Squirming Coil

[1] Restarted.
[2] Trey on acoustic guitar.

Notes: Carolina was restarted after Page’s miscue and ended with a choreographed stage routine. Sleep and Dog Faced Boy featured Trey on acoustic guitar.

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Thursday, 11/19/1998
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC

Set 1: Cities, CurtainThe Curtain > SampleSample in a Jar, GinsengGinseng Sullivan, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Maze, Something, Ghost > GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra^[1] > R&RRock and Roll -> Taste, Frankie Says, Gumbo -> CDTChalk Dust Torture, Frankenstein, Been Caught Stealing

Encore: YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[2]

[1] Crosseyed and Painless tease.
[2] Heloise Williams on vocals.

Notes: 2001 included a Crosseyed and Painless tease. The YEM vocal jam featured a guest appearance by Heloise Williams of the band viperHouse.

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Friday, 11/20/1998
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA

Set 1: Rock and Roll Part Two^[1] > Tube > QuinnQuinn the Eskimo > Funky Bitch, GuelahGuelah Papyrus, Rift, Meat > Stash^[2], Train Song > Possum, Roggae, Driver^[3], SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt

Set 2: GinBathtub Gin > Piper, Axilla > RosesRoses Are Free, Farmhouse, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It^[4] > HYHUHold Your Head Up, HoodHarry Hood > Character Zero

Encore: Cavern^[5]

[1] Phish debut.
[2] Fikus tease.
[3] Trey on acoustic guitar.
[4] Phish debut; lyric changed to reference Bob Weaver.
[5] Carl Gerhard on trumpet.

Notes: 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. Stash included a Fikus tease. Quinn the Eskimo was played for the first time since August 10, 1987 (1,149 shows). Driver featured Trey on acoustic guitar. For the Phish debut of Gettin’ Jiggy Wit’ It, Fishman read from cue cards that he threw into the crowd afterwards. Fishman 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 boxed set.

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Saturday, 11/21/1998
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA

Set 1: Wilson > BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars^[1], Lawn Boy, DividedDivided Sky, Cry Baby Cry > Boogie OnBoogie On Reggae Woman > NICU, Dogs Stole Things, Nellie Kane, Foam, Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea, Guyute, Bold As Love

Set 2: Sabotage > Mike'sMike's Song > Simple > WedgeThe Wedge > MangoThe Mango Song > Free -> Ha Ha Ha -> Free, WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Tubthumping^[2]

[1] “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit’ It” quote from Fish.
[2] Phish debut; Tom Marshall on vocals and Carl Gerhard on trumpet; “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit’ It” quotes from Fish and Trey.

Notes: Fishman chimed in with quotes of “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit’ It” during BBFCFM and Tubthumping. 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). 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 boxed set.

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Tuesday, 11/24/1998
New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT

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

Set 1: DwDDown with Disease^[1], MomaThe Moma Dance > GinsengGinseng Sullivan, Stash, Brian and Robert, LxLLimb By Limb, SampleSample in a Jar, Tela, CDTChalk Dust Torture

Set 2: Ghost^[2] -> Halley'sHalley's Comet > Tweezer -> Possum^[3], Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea > Character Zero

Encore: SuzySuzy Greenberg^[4] > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] Stash tease.
[2] Psycho Killer teases.
[3] Born on the Bayou teases.
[4] Dude of Life on vocals; alternate lyrics.

Notes: Listen for a Stash tease in the Disease intro. Ghost included Psycho Killer teases and Possum contained Born on the Bayou teases. The encore featured guest vocals from the Dude of Life, who also provided alternate lyrics to Suzy Greenberg.

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Wednesday, 11/25/1998
Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY

Set 1: PYITEPunch You In the Eye > My Soul, Roggae, BagAC/DC Bag, Lifeboy, BowieDavid Bowie, Sleep^[1], Driver^[1], GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Drowned -> CaspianPrince Caspian > Piper, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Been Caught Stealing > Llama

Encore: Something > Guyute, Free Bird

[1] Trey on acoustic guitar.

Notes: Sleep and Driver featured Trey on acoustic guitar. Been Caught Stealin’ did not feature the usual tramps appearance.

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Friday, 11/27/1998
Worcester Centrum Centre, 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 and Limb By Limb), Jam

Set 1: Funky Bitch, Ya Mar^[1], Carini^[2], Runaway Jim, Meat > Reba, Old Home PlaceThe Old Home Place, Dogs Stole Things, Vultures, CircusWhen the Circus Comes, BOAFBirds of a Feather

Set 2: Buried Alive > Wipe Out > CDTChalk Dust Torture^[3] -> Mirror in the Bathroom^[4] -> CDTChalk Dust Torture -> Dog Log^[5] -> CDTChalk Dust Torture > Sanity > Buffalo Bill > Mike'sMike's Song -> HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[6] -> Wipe Out -> WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove > Weekapaug RepriseWeekapaug Groove Reprise > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Encore: Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea, GolgiGolgi Apparatus > Wipe Out

[1] I Dream of Jeannie theme teases from Mike
[2] Alternate lyrics referencing a streaker.
[3] Wipe Out teases and Mirror in the Bathroom teases from Mike.
[4] Phish debut.
[5] Unfinished; Blues version.
[6] Nellie Kane tease from Trey.

Notes: 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 Fishman 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.

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Saturday, 11/28/1998
Worcester Centrum Centre, Worcester, MA

Set 1: Gumbo, Tube > DwDDown with Disease, Guyute, Albuquerque, Foam, MomaThe Moma Dance^[1], SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt

Set 2: Julius, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother > TimberTimber (Jerry) > Loving Cup > SOAMuleScent of a Mule^[2], CaspianPrince Caspian > Crossroads, Tweezer, Cavern

Encore: SampleSample in a Jar > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] Gumbo tease from Mike.
[2] Mike/Fish "duel."

Notes: Moma contained Gumbo teases from Mike. Scent of a Mule contained a “duel” between Mike and Fishman, 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.

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Sunday, 11/29/1998
Worcester Centrum Centre, Worcester, MA

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

Set 2: RosesRoses Are Free > Simple, MakisupaMakisupa Policeman^[4], Possum^[5] -> Wipe Out -> Possum, GinBathtub Gin, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[6]

Encore: Roggae, Hello My Baby

[1] Alternate lyrics referencing Paul Languedoc's recent arrest.
[2] Phish debut; Seth Yacovone on guitar and vocals.
[3] Phish debut; Seth Yacovone on guitar.
[4] Keyword referenced Paul Languedoc's recent arrest.
[5] DEG tease.
[6] Super Bad tease from Trey.

Notes: 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. 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.

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Monday, 12/28/1998
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Set 1: Axilla > Stash, Farmhouse, Taste, Sleep^[1], Albuquerque^[1], Driver^[1], Tube > GolgiGolgi Apparatus > GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 2: Carini > Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, BOAFBirds of a Feather, CircusWhen the Circus Comes, QuinnQuinn the Eskimo -> BowieDavid Bowie^[2]

Encore: Been Caught Stealing

[1] Acoustic.
[2] Theme from The Godfather tease.

Notes: 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, Fishman’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.

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Tuesday, 12/29/1998
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Set 1: R&RRock and Roll > Funky Bitch > PYITEPunch You In the Eye > Horn, GinsengGinseng Sullivan, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Brian and Robert, Guyute, My Soul, Free Bird

Set 2: Free > LxLLimb By Limb > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra^[1] > Boogie OnBoogie On Reggae Woman, YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Encore: DividedDivided Sky

[1] Crosseyed and Painless teases.

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

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Wednesday, 12/30/1998
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture, BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars, Wilson > Roggae, Sparkle > MomaThe Moma Dance^[1], Old Home PlaceThe Old Home Place, SampleSample in a Jar, Frankie Says > Maze, Loving Cup, Reba

Set 2: DwDDown with Disease > Piper, CaspianPrince Caspian, CoilThe Squirming Coil^[2] -> SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Encore: Grind^[3], Possum^[4]

[1] Manteca teases.
[2] Piper teases; atypical jam.
[3] Debut; Tom Marshall on vocals.
[4] Wipe Out teases.

Notes: 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.

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Thursday, 12/31/1998
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Set 1: 1999^[1] > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen^[2] > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[3], Ghost -> Ha Ha Ha > Cavern

Set 2: NICU > Character Zero > Tweezer -> Cities > Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope > Frankenstein

Set 3: Runaway Jim^[4] -> Auld Lang Syne -> Simple^[5], HoodHarry Hood > TweepriseTweezer Reprise, Llama

Encore: WMGGWWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps

[1] Phish debut.
[2] Albert teases from Trey.
[3] 1999 teases.
[4] 1999 and Auld Lang Syne teases.
[5] Magilla teases.

Notes: 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.

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