Wednesday, 06/30/1999
Sandstone Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs, KS

Soundcheck: Twist, Funky Bitch, Mountains in the Mist (x2), Beauty of My Dreams, Glide Tease, Limb By Limb (outro), Back at the Chicken Shack, Dogs Stole Things, The Wedge

Set 1: GinBathtub Gin, Farmhouse, Tube, Horn, BOTTBack on the Train^[1], Maze^[2], LxLLimb By Limb, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Set 2: CoilThe Squirming Coil > Free, BOAFBirds of a Feather > Simple > Swept Away > Steep > Piper, Bug^[1] -> My Left Toe^[3], Stash

Encore: Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, SampleSample in a Jar

[1] Phish debut.
[2] Bathtub Gin tease from Trey; ended with several reprises of the song's signature lick in a mock duel fashion between Trey and Page.
[3] Debut.

Notes: This gig featured the Phish debuts of Back on the Train and Bug as well as the debut of My Left Toe. Maze contained a Bathtub Gin tease from Trey and ended with several reprises of the song’s signature lick in a mock duel fashion between Trey and Page. A revised stage setup debuted at this show with Page, Mike and Trey aligned from front left to right and Fishman to rear center.

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Thursday, 07/01/1999
First American Music Center, Antioch, TN

Soundcheck: Saw It Again, Water in the Sky, Brian and Robert, Mountains in the Mist

Set 1: PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Billy Breathes, Guyute, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother^[1], Beauty of My Dreams^[2], Doin' My Time^[3], Roggae^[2], Water in the Sky^[2], BOTTBack on the Train^[2], Poor Heart^[4]

Set 2: DwDDown with Disease > CaspianPrince Caspian^[5] > YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[6]

Encore: Character Zero

[1] Jerry Douglas on dobro.
[2] Jerry Douglas on dobro, Ronnie McCoury on mandolin and Tim O'Brien on fiddle.
[3] Jerry Douglas on dobro, Ronnie McCoury on mandolin and Tim O'Brien on fiddle and lead vocals.
[4] Jerry Douglas on dobro, Ronnie McCoury on mandolin, Tim O'Brien on fiddle and Gary Gazaway on trumpet.
[5] Unfinished.
[6] Super Bad teases from Trey.

Notes: Wolfman’s featured Jerry Douglas on dobro; Beauty of My Dreams through Back on the Train featured Jerry Douglas on dobro, Ronnie McCoury on mandolin and Tim O’Brien on fiddle. Gary Gazaway, on trumpet, joined the other three guests during Poor Heart. Doin’ My Time also featured O’Brien on lead vocals. The song was last performed when O’Brien joined the band onstage at Red Rocks on August 7, 1996 (192 shows). Caspian was unfinished. YEM contained Super Bad teases from Trey. The second set may have been cut short by a huge thunderstorm that worsened during YEM. 

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Saturday, 07/03/1999
Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA

Soundcheck: What's the Use?, Rock A William, Wading in the Velvet Sea (x2)

Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture, Gumbo, Sparkle > Cavern, Taste, CircusWhen the Circus Comes, Tube > Funky Bitch, NICU, Waste, Meatstick

Set 2: Twist^[1] > Piper, MomaThe Moma Dance, MistMountains in the Mist^[2], AntelopeRun Like an Antelope > Contact > The Little Drummer Boy

Encore: The Little Drummer Boy^[3], Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?^[4]

Encore 2: HoodHarry Hood

[1] Oye Como Va tease from Trey.
[2] Phish debut.
[3] Fishman performed Little Drummer Boy solo on the snare drum, with alternate lyrics.
[4] Dr. Jack McConnell on vocals and kazoo.

Notes: This show featured the Phish debut of Mountains in the Mist. Meatstick was played for the first time since June 25, 1997 (124 shows). Twist contained an Oye Como Va tease from Trey. Fishman performed Little Drummer Boy solo on the snare drum, with alternate lyrics. Bill Bailey (first since November 18, 1995, or 243 shows) featured Page’s father, Dr. Jack McConnell, on vocals and kazoo.

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Sunday, 07/04/1999
Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA

Soundcheck: Wading in the Velvet Sea (several times), Rock A William, In a Hole

Set 1: My Soul, Ya Mar, Farmhouse, Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > BagAC/DC Bag, WedgeThe Wedge, Vultures, IDKI Didn't Know, FEFYFast Enough for You, BowieDavid Bowie

Set 2: Ghost -> SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light^[1], HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning^[2] > WTU?What's the Use?^[3], Wilson > Mike'sMike's Song > Sleeping Monkey > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Carini > Meatstick Reprise

Encore 2: Star Spangled BannerThe Star Spangled Banner

[1] What's the Use? tease and a Dark Star tease from Mike and Page.
[2] Little Drummer Boy tease.
[3] Debut.

Notes: Fishman, introduced as “Flagina Fishman,” took a vacuum solo during I Didn’t Know wearing only stars and stripes boxers. Slave included a What’s the Use? tease and a Dark Star tease from Mike and Page. What’s the Use? subsequently debuted later in the set. Silent included a Little Drummer Boy tease. After Carini, the band reprised the chorus of Meatstick while part of the crew and a few fans did the Meatstick Dance. The band performed the second encore in stars and stripes outfits. The show was followed by a fireworks display.

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Wednesday, 07/07/1999
Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, NC

Soundcheck: Loving Cup, Funky Bitch (slow), Back at the Chicken Shack, Water in the Sky, Sleep (electric), Back at the Chicken Shack (Trey Solo)

Set 1: BOTTBack on the Train, WTU?What's the Use?, Billy Breathes, MMGAMOIOMy Mind's Got a Mind of its Own > Sneakin' SallySneakin' Sally Through the Alley^[1], Axilla > Rift, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother > Maze, Loving Cup

Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > DwDDown with Disease > My Left Toe -> Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea -> My Left Toe > Bug > YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Encore: Possum^[2] > Funky Bitch^[2]

[1] No vocal jam.
[2] Derek Trucks on slide guitar.

Notes: Sneakin' Sally did not contain a vocal jam. The encore featured Derek Trucks on slide guitar.

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Thursday, 07/08/1999
Virginia Beach Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, VA

Soundcheck: Bug, You Enjoy Myself (partial), Magilla, Driver, Sleep, Dirt, Back at the Chicken Shack

Set 1: Julius, Fee -> Jam, Guyute, Dirt, Nellie Kane, Stash, Cavern

Set 2: BOAFBirds of a Feather^[1] > CaspianPrince Caspian^[2] > JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, Saw It Again, Sleep, Meatstick, Tube > Simple^[3]

Encore: Terrapin > HYHUHold Your Head Up, Character Zero

[1] Days Between jam from Page and Mike, several If I Only Had a Brain teases from Trey and subsequent strange lyrics from Mike and Trey, including an Uno reference.
[2] Unfinished.
[3] Ended akin to Coil, with each member of the band leaving the stage until only Page was left.

Notes: Birds included a Days Between jam from Page and Mike and several If I Only Had a Brain teases from Trey. Birds subsequently featured strange lyrics from Mike and Trey, including an Uno reference. Caspian was unfinished. During Meatstick, Trey and Mike put down their instruments, came to the front of the stage and taught the crowd The Meatstick Dance. Simple ended akin to Coil, with each member of the band leaving the stage until only Page was left. At the beginning of the encore, Fishman came out holding the Electrolux vacuum and the band launched into Terrapin (first since July 11, 1996, or 212 shows).

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Friday, 07/09/1999
Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, MD

Soundcheck: Bug, What's the Use?, Sleep, Back at the Chicken Shack, Vocal Check, Funky Bitch

Set 1: LxLLimb By Limb, Farmhouse, BOTTBack on the Train, DividedDivided Sky, Train Song, Llama, Driver, Runaway Jim

Set 2: PYITEPunch You In the Eye > Free > WTU?What's the Use? > Meatstick, Mike'sMike's Song^[1] -> Twist^[2] > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[3]

Encore: HoodHarry Hood^[4]

[1] Sweet Emotion quotes.
[2] Spooky teases.
[3] Macarena teases and quotes.
[4] Closed with a Meatstick tease.

Notes: Sofi Dillof made a guest appearance during the Meatstick dance. Mike's Song contained Sweet Emotion quotes, Twist included Spooky teases and Weekapaug included Macarena teases and quotes. The Hood encore closed with a Meatstick tease.

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Saturday, 07/10/1999
E Centre, Camden, NJ

Soundcheck: Foam, Funky Bitch, Back at the Chicken Shack, Jam, Blue Bayou

Set 1: Wilson > CDTChalk Dust Torture^[1] -> Roggae, Water in the Sky > Back at the Chicken Shack, Sparkle > GinBathtub Gin^[2], GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Set 2: Tweezer^[3] > MistMountains in the Mist, BOAFBirds of a Feather > CircusWhen the Circus Comes, Fluffhead

Encore: WMGGWWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] In Memory of Elizabeth Reed tease from Trey. Unfinished.
[2] I'm a Man (Spencer Davis Group) jam.
[3] What's the Use? tease.

Notes: Chalk Dust contained an In Memory of Elizabeth Reed tease from Trey and was unfinished. Gin included an I’m a Man (Spencer Davis Group) jam and Tweezer included a What’s the Use? tease. Trey played the show wearing a Mia Hamm soccer jersey (United States, #9). This was likely in honor of the U.S. Women’s Soccer team beating China to win the World Cup earlier in the day. This show was officially released as Live Phish 08.

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Monday, 07/12/1999
Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA

Soundcheck: My Best Friend's Girlfriend, Centerfold, Dream On, Rift

Set 1: Foreplay/Long Time^[1] > DwDDown with Disease, BOTTBack on the Train, WTU?What's the Use?, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Water in the Sky > Character Zero

Set 2: Twist > MomaThe Moma Dance > MakisupaMakisupa Policeman > BowieDavid Bowie, LizardsThe Lizards, Guyute

Encore: R&RRock and Roll

[1] First Phish electric version.

Notes: Foreplay/Long Time was played for the first time since December 9, 1994 (310 shows) and was the first time Phish had ever performed it electric. Guyute was followed by band introductions, including Mike Gordon as “Michael ‘Soft G’ Jordan.”

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Tuesday, 07/13/1999
Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA

Set 1: NICU, CurtainThe Curtain > Halley'sHalley's Comet -> RosesRoses Are Free -> NO2^[1], Lawn Boy, Reba^[2] > Carini > Funky Bitch

Set 2: Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother > Piper, Bug > MistMountains in the Mist, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[3] > Possum^[4]

Encore: Tuesday's Gone^[5]

[1] For the first known time, NO2 included the instrumental ending originally included on The White Tape.
[2] No whistling.
[3] Meatstick teases.
[4] Scott Murawski on guitar.
[5] Phish debut; Scott Murawski on guitar.

Notes: NO2 was played for the first time since July 16, 1994 (356 shows) and, for the first known time, included the instrumental ending originally included on The White Tape. Reba did not have the whistling ending. Antelope included Meatstick teases and Trey acknowledging his friends Dave and Luann Abrahams, who were in the crowd. Possum and the Phish debut of Tuesday’s Gone featured Scott Murawski on guitar.

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Thursday, 07/15/1999
PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ

Soundcheck: Lady Madonna, Have Mercy, Mountains in the Mist -> Dirt -> Mountains in the Mist, Guyute (part), You Better Believe It Baby

Set 1: PYITEPunch You In the Eye > Ghost > Farmhouse, Horn > Poor Heart > Axilla > ThemeTheme From the Bottom, IDKI Didn't Know, SlothThe Sloth, YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Set 2: Meatstick > SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt^[1] -> Kung -> Jam^[2] > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, CDTChalk Dust Torture

Encore: Brian and Robert, Frankenstein

[1] Began as 2001 and was unfinished.
[2] Shine (Collective Soul) and Split Open and Melt teases from Mike.

Notes: This show was webcast live by the House of Blues. During I Didn’t Know, Trey noted that Michael “Soft G” Jordan would be turning the mic over to “Flagina” Fishman, who then took a vacuum solo. During Meatstick, Trey noted that the band was going to try to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by having the most people perform the dance simultaneously. Trey, Mike and Sofi Dillof then taught the crowd how to do the dance. Split Open and Melt began as 2001 and was unfinished; the ensuing Kung launched into a dissonant jam. The jam subsequently contained Shine (Collective Soul) and Melt teases from Mike.

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Friday, 07/16/1999
PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ

Set 1: SampleSample in a Jar, Beauty of My Dreams, Dogs Stole Things, LxLLimb By Limb, Billy Breathes, Vultures, BOTTBack on the Train, Maze, Cavern

Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Mike'sMike's Song > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[1], Simple > Guyute, Loving Cup > GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Encore: Born to Run^[2]

[1] 2001 tease.
[2] Phish debut; Tom Marshall on vocals.

Notes: Weekapaug included a 2001 tease. The encore was preceded by a story from Trey about how he and Page grew up “around here” in Jersey. Trey then referenced “the greatest songwriter of all time” and said that he, too, grew up in the area. While some in the crowd expected Bruce Springsteen (who was in the middle of a run of 15 sold-out dates at New Jersey’s Continental Airlines Arena), Trey produced Tom Marshall. Tom appeared in the classic Born in the U.S.A.-era Springsteen outfit, complete with red bandana. He subsequently sang the Phish debut of Born to Run. As the song concluded Tom mocked a bunch of Springsteen-esque arena-rock clichés, such as throwing his bandana into the crowd and jogging offstage to a handler who threw a towel around his shoulders. During the song he even aped some dance moves from the Dancing in the Dark video.

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Saturday, 07/17/1999
Oswego County Airport, Volney, NY

Soundcheck: Mr. Sausage, Beauty of My Dreams, Carini (slower)

Set 1: Tube > Boogie OnBoogie On Reggae Woman, BOAFBirds of a Feather, GuelahGuelah Papyrus, MSOMy Sweet One, Roggae, Tweezer -> Have Mercy -> Taste > Character Zero

Set 2: Funky Bitch^[1], On My Knees^[2], Jam > DwDDown with Disease, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother -> Sneakin' SallySneakin' Sally Through the Alley^[3] > TimberTimber (Jerry), YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Encore: CoilThe Squirming Coil, TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] Son Seals on guitar and vocals.
[2] Phish debut; Son Seals on guitar and vocals.
[3] No vocal jam.

Notes: This was the first show of the Camp Oswego festival. Have Mercy was played for the first time since November 12, 1994 (335 shows). Son Seals sat in on guitar and vocals for his own composition, Funky Bitch, as well as the Phish debut of On My Knees. Afterwards, a brief blues jam was played as Son left the stage. Sneakin' Sally did not contain a vocal jam.

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Sunday, 07/18/1999
Oswego County Airport, Volney, NY

Set 1: PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Farmhouse, Water in the Sky > GinBathtub Gin, BOTTBack on the Train^[1], If You Need a Fool^[1], I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome^[1], Beauty of My Dreams^[1], MomaThe Moma Dance > Reba, CDTChalk Dust Torture

Set 2: Runaway Jim^[2] -> Free > Meatstick, Guyute, Axilla > Llama

Set 3: My Soul > Piper -> CaspianPrince Caspian^[3] > Wilson -> Catapult -> Smoke on the Water Jam^[4] > Icculus^[5], QuinnQuinn the Eskimo > Fluffhead

Encore: HoodHarry Hood^[6]

[1] Del McCoury Band.
[2] Super Bad teases from Trey.
[3] Unfinished.
[4] Cat Scratch Fever teases.
[5] Narration featured Trey rambling about the negative aspects of television and the positive aspects of books. Miss You tease.
[6] Accompanied by fireworks.

Notes: This was the second show of the Camp Oswego festival. Back on the Train through Beauty of My Dreams featured a guest appearance by the Del McCoury Band, who had played on the venue’s side stage. During I’m Blue I’m Lonesome, Del McCoury broke a string, and a bluegrass breakdown ensued while the string was changed. Runaway Jim contained Super Bad teases from Trey. During Meatstick, the crowd tried to break the world record for most people dancing at one time. Trey explained the record that the band was trying to break while Sofi Dillof danced on stage and the Guinness staff videotaped the crowd. Part of the Piper intro was used on the studio Piper released on Farmhouse. Caspian was unfinished. Some musical chaos ensued between Catapult and Icculus (first since October 31, 1995, or 262 shows), where Trey rambled about the negative aspects of television and the positive aspects of books. The ensuing Smoke on the Water Jam included Cat Scratch Fever teases. Subsequently, Icculus was followed by more narration and a tease of Miss You. The show closed with fireworks during Hood.

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Tuesday, 07/20/1999
Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Soundcheck: My Soul, How Long, Dream Weaver

Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture, SampleSample in a Jar, CTBCars Trucks Buses, SlothThe Sloth, DividedDivided Sky, Waste > Ghost, Wilson > YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Set 2: Twist > MomaThe Moma Dance > WTU?What's the Use? > Train Song > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Misty Mountain Hop^[1]

Encore: Guyute, Hello My Baby

[1] Phish debut.

Notes: This show featured the Phish debut of Misty Mountain Hop.

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Wednesday, 07/21/1999
Star Lake Amphitheatre, Burgettstown, PA

Set 1: BagAC/DC Bag > Cities, Gold Soundz^[1], GinsengGinseng Sullivan, LxLLimb By Limb, Funky Bitch > MomaThe Moma Dance > CircusWhen the Circus Comes, Taste, Bittersweet Motel

Set 2: Mike'sMike's Song > Simple^[2] -> My Left Toe -> CaspianPrince Caspian > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Encore: Brian and Robert, Bold As Love

[1] Phish debut.
[2] Magilla tease.

Notes: This show marked the Phish debut of Gold Soundz (Pavement). Trey forgot some of the lyrics, and Mike subsequently flubbed some of the lyrics to Ginseng. Before Limb By Limb, Trey remarked that they would try to get all the verses correct on the next song. Simple contained a Magilla tease.

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Friday, 07/23/1999
Polaris Amphitheater, Columbus, OH

Set 1: Ya Mar, NICU, Back at the Chicken Shack > PYITEPunch You In the Eye^[1], FEFYFast Enough for You, BOTTBack on the Train, BowieDavid Bowie, Strange Design, Possum

Set 2: Ghost -> Free > BOAFBirds of a Feather > Meatstick > Fire

Encore: Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Rocky Top

[1] Trey played keys for part of PYITE.

Notes: Trey played keys for part of PYITE. During Meatstick, Trey talked about the band’s desire to teach fans the Meatstick Dance and break the world record. He then informed the crowd that the New Year’s Eve concert would be played in Florida.

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Saturday, 07/24/1999
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI

Set 1: Guyute, Fluffhead -> Jam > TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday -> Jam -> WedgeThe Wedge, Character Zero

Set 2: Tweezer -> Catapult^[1] -> Tweezer > MangoThe Mango Song -> Jam > Happy Whip and Dung SongThe Happy Whip and Dung Song^[2], Waste > CDTChalk Dust Torture

Encore: Glide, Camel Walk^[3], AlumniAlumni Blues > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] Trey and Mike sang Catapult in harmony over the top of Tweezer.
[2] Debut.
[3] Happy Coffee Song tease by Trey.

Notes: The jam out of Fluffhead was over fifteen minutes long. Trey and Mike sang Catapult in harmony over the top of Tweezer. Camel Walk contained a Happy Coffee Song tease from Trey. Alumni was played in its entirety for the first time since April 15, 1994 (428 shows). The Happy Whip and Dung Song made its concert debut.

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Sunday, 07/25/1999
Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN

Soundcheck: Mike’s Song, Back at the Chicken Shack, Beauty of My Dreams, Day Tripper

Set 1: Meat, My FriendMy Friend, My Friend^[1] -> My Left Toe -> Whipping Post > MakisupaMakisupa Policeman^[2] > Happy BirthdayHappy Birthday to You^[3], MakisupaMakisupa Policeman, Saw It Again, Boogie OnBoogie On Reggae Woman, Cavern

Set 2: BOAFBirds of a Feather^[4] -> Walk Away > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[5] > SuzySuzy Greenberg^[6] > HYHUHold Your Head Up > Purple Rain^[7] > HYHUHold Your Head Up, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[8]

Encore: Loving Cup

[1] No "Myfe" lyric.
[2] Key words were "gooballs, brownies, stink, kind nugs... keef!"
[3] Instrumental from Trey and then "rasta style" sung (with a We're gonna get you so wasted tonight after the show" lyric), Mike took a bass solo, Fishman also sung a verse in a mock Jamaican accent (with a "you roll up a big spleef and you don't pass it with no one" lyric). Kuroda then took a one-minute light solo.
[4] Unfinished; contained a My Left Toe tease.
[5] Stash tease.
[6] I Wish teases and a syncopated jam based around Page.
[7] Fishman forgot the words and subsequently thanked the crowd for supporting his vacuum cleaner habit.
[8] Boogie On Reggae Woman jam.

Notes: My Friend's ending did not contain the "Myfe" lyric. Whipping Post was played for the first time since August 10, 1996 (208 shows) and featured Trey on vocals for the first time since September 21, 1990 (846 shows). The Makisupa key words were "gooballs, brownies, stink, kind nugs... keef!" Happy Birthday was performed for the first time since September 30, 1991 (715 shows) and was first played by Trey instrumentally over Makisupa before he announced Chris Kuroda's birthday and asked the crowd to join in as he sang the song "rasta style" (with a "We're gonna get you so wasted tonight after the show" lyric). Mike subsequently took a bass solo and Fishman sung a verse solo in a mock Jamaican accent (with a "You roll up a big spliff and you don't pass it to no one!" lyric). Chris took a silent light board solo (see also April 18, 1990) at Trey's request before Makisupa resumed. The second set featured multiple teases and jams, including the unfinished Birds (My Left Toe tease), Antelope (Stash tease), Suzy (I Wish teases and a syncopated jam based around Page) and YEM (Boogie On Reggae Woman jam). In Purple Rain, played for the first time since August 6, 1996 (209 shows), Fishman forgot the words and subsequently thanked the crowd for supporting his vacuum cleaner habit.

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Monday, 07/26/1999
Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN

Set 1: Farmhouse, BOTTBack on the Train, Vultures, Sleep, Gumbo -> NICU > Beauty of My Dreams, GinBathtub Gin, MistMountains in the Mist, Axilla > Stash

Set 2: Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother > Piper, ThemeTheme From the Bottom > DwDDown with Disease > Jam^[1] -> SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt^[2]

Encore: Woodstock^[3] > Julius

[1] This was a feedback-enhanced jam that included 2001 teases before Mike redirected the band into SOAM.
[2] Fishman played the 2001 drumbeat underneath parts of SOAM. Speech and Turning Japanese quote from Trey.
[3] Phish debut; unfinished.

Notes: Disease was followed by a feedback-enhanced jam that included 2001 teases before Mike redirected the band into SOAM; Fishman continued playing the 2001 drumbeat underneath parts of SOAM. The end of Melt contained a speech from Trey that mentioned how happy the band was to be playing for their audience. Trey also spoke of the damage wrought at Woodstock 1999. He subsequently quoted Turning Japanese when mentioning the upcoming trip to Japan. Woodstock, which made its Phish debut at this show, was unfinished.

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Friday, 07/30/1999
Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata, Japan

Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture, Guyute, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, Taste, PYITEPunch You In the Eye > Waste, Hello My Baby

Notes: This early afternoon set took place on the Green Stage of the Fuji Rock Festival that also included Blur, Catatonia, Chemical Brothers, Fountains of Wayne, Underworld, and ZZ Top. The set was webcast live. Before PYITE, Trey apologized for not speaking the language and brought out a translator who addressed the crowd in Japanese.

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Friday, 07/30/1999
Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata, Japan

Set 1: BOAFBirds of a Feather, SampleSample in a Jar, Beauty of My Dreams, Stash, NICU, Funky Bitch > Ghost^[1] > Axilla

Set 2: DwDDown with Disease, My Soul, Reba, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Bike > HYHUHold Your Head Up, Runaway Jim > Cavern

Encore: Julius

[1] Brick House teases.

Notes: This show was part of the Fuji Rock Festival and took place on the Field of Heaven stage. Ghost contained Brick House teases. Before Bike, Fishman told the crowd that he would play guitar instead of vacuum because the Electrolux vacuum did not make the trip to Japan. Afterwards, Trey said that the song was meant to impress Yoshimi, the drummer from The Boredoms, because Fishman has “a crush on her.”

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Saturday, 07/31/1999
Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata, Japan

Set 1: My FriendMy Friend, My Friend > GolgiGolgi Apparatus, BOTTBack on the Train, LxLLimb By Limb, Free > Roggae, Sparkle > Character Zero

Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > BowieDavid Bowie, Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea > CaspianPrince Caspian, Fluffhead > CoilThe Squirming Coil

Encore: Jam^[1] > Brian and Robert^[2], Simple

[1] Fishman on vacuum and Nawang Khechog on horn.
[2] Nawang Khechog on flute.

Notes: This show is currently available on LivePhish.com with proceeds benefiting the Japan earthquake relief effort. The show was part of the Fuji Rock Festival and took place on the Field of Heaven stage. The encore began with Tibetan monk Nawang Khechog discussing the then-current situation in Tibet. The ensuing jam featured Fishman on vacuum and Khechog on horn. Subsequently, Brian and Robert featured Khechog on wooden flute.

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Sunday, 08/01/1999
Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata, Japan

Set 1: Cities > Rift > Wilson > MomaThe Moma Dance^[1] > DividedDivided Sky, Horn > SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Poor Heart, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: Possum > Tweezer^[2] -> Llama, Mike'sMike's Song -> HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, WedgeThe Wedge^[3], LizardsThe Lizards, YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Encore: Sweet Adeline, TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] Brief Wilson teases.
[2] Velvet Sea tease.
[3] Stash tease from Trey.

Notes: This show was part of the Fuji Rock Festival and took place on the Field of Heaven stage. Moma contained brief Wilson teases and Tweezer included a Velvet Sea tease. The Wedge contained a Stash tease from Trey.

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Thursday, 09/09/1999
GM Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Set 1: Mozambique^[1], Axilla > LxLLimb By Limb, Horn, Guyute, CDTChalk Dust Torture, Back at the Chicken Shack, Stash, IDKI Didn't Know, Character Zero

Set 2: BOAFBirds of a Feather, Ha Ha Ha > Ghost, The Inlaw Josie Wales^[2], First Tube^[1], Tweezer, Bug, YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Hello My Baby

Encore: SampleSample in a Jar > GolgiGolgi Apparatus > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] Phish debut.
[2] Phish debut. Trey on acoustic guitar.

Notes: Mozambique, The Inlaw Josie Wales, and First Tube made their Phish debuts at this show, with The Inlaw Josie Wales featuring Trey on acoustic guitar.

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Friday, 09/10/1999
Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA

Soundcheck: Twist, Will It Go Round in Circles?

Set 1: Farmhouse, First Tube, Twist, DividedDivided Sky, GinsengGinseng Sullivan, Carini, WTU?What's the Use? > Will It Go Round in Circles?^[1]

Set 2: DwDDown with Disease > MomaThe Moma Dance > Piper, Fee, JibbooGotta Jibboo^[1], Saw It Again, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt > Cavern > BowieDavid Bowie

Encore: CoilThe Squirming Coil

[1] Phish debut.

Notes: Will It Go Round in Circles? and Gotta Jibboo made their Phish debuts at this show.

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Saturday, 09/11/1999
Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA

Set 1: Tube > Funky Bitch > LxLLimb By Limb, Dogs Stole Things, PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Billy Breathes, Heavy Things^[1], Guyute > Free

Set 2: Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother -> Sand^[1], Meatstick -> Maze, CaspianPrince Caspian > HoodHarry Hood^[2]

Encore: CircusWhen the Circus Comes

[1] Phish debut.
[2] Concluded with an atypical, repetitive ending.

Notes: Heavy Things and Sand made their Phish debuts at this show. Hood concluded with an atypical, repetitive ending.

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Sunday, 09/12/1999
Portland Meadows, Portland, OR

Soundcheck: Gotta Jibboo, Heavy Things

Set 1: First Tube, Poor Heart, Mozambique, GinBathtub Gin, BOTTBack on the Train, MMGAMOIOMy Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, Frankie Says, BOAFBirds of a Feather, Lawn Boy, Possum

Set 2: Ghost > Runaway Jim > Roggae, 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Encore: ThemeTheme From the Bottom

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Tuesday, 09/14/1999
Boise State University Pavilion, Boise, ID

Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture, SlothThe Sloth, CurtainThe Curtain > Waste, Loving Cup > WTU?What's the Use?, Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea > Farmhouse, Nellie Kane, Taste, Rocky Top

Set 2: PeachesPeaches en Regalia > BagAC/DC Bag^[1] > Gumbo^[2], DwDDown with Disease > Frankenstein^[3]

Encore: Simple, Hello My Baby

[1] This long AC/DC Bag featured Trey on keys and Fishman on vacuum for part of the jam.
[2] Another One Bites the Dust jam.
[3] Fishman grabbed the vacuum for Frankenstein and quoted One of These Days (Pink Floyd).

Notes: Peaches was played for the first time since February 28, 1997 (162 shows). This long AC/DC Bag featured Trey on keys and Fishman on vacuum for part of the jam. Gumbo included an Another One Bites the Dust jam. Fishman again grabbed the vacuum for Frankenstein and quoted One of These Days (Pink Floyd).

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Thursday, 09/16/1999
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA

Soundcheck: Wading in the Velvet Sea, It's Ice

Set 1: Ya Mar, CDTChalk Dust Torture, Farmhouse, First Tube, Carini, Dirt, Vultures, Sparkle, On Your Way Down, Beauty of My Dreams, Stash, Train Song, Billy Breathes, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Mike'sMike's Song -> HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, MistMountains in the Mist, LxLLimb By Limb, CaspianPrince Caspian > Julius

Encore: Misty Mountain Hop^[1]

[1] Warren Haynes.

Notes: On Your Way Down was played for the first known time since August 12, 1989 (1,005 shows), although it had been teased as recently as the summer of 1997 (see July 23 and August 16). The encore featured a guest appearance from Warren Haynes.

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Friday, 09/17/1999
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA

Set 1: Mozambique, Guyute, Ghost > Lawn Boy > PeachesPeaches en Regalia > MomaThe Moma Dance, Water in the Sky, CircusWhen the Circus Comes, BOTTBack on the Train > BowieDavid Bowie, CoilThe Squirming Coil

Set 2: Runaway Jim > Sand, Piper > Roggae, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[1] -> Jam^[2], Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother^[3] > Cold Rain and Snow^[4]

Encore: Viola Lee Blues^[5]

[1] No vocal jam; Phil Lesh on a second bass guitar.
[2] Bass jam; Phil Lesh on a second bass guitar.
[3] Phil Lesh on a second bass guitar.
[4] Phish debut; Phil Lesh on a second bass guitar.
[5] Phish debut; Phil Lesh on a second bass guitar and Warren Haynes on guitar.

Notes: Phil Lesh joined the band on a second bass guitar from YEM through the end of the show. The encore also featured Warren Haynes on guitar. Cold Rain and Snow and Viola Lee Blues were both Phish debuts. YEM did not contain a vocal jam. The subsequent jam out of YEM comprised of solely Mike and Phil Lesh.

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Saturday, 09/18/1999
Coors Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, CA

Soundcheck: Heavy Things, Meatstick

Set 1: Tweezer, RosesRoses Are Free > Wilson^[1] > Maze, Brian and Robert, Tube > Rocky Top

Set 2: Boogie OnBoogie On Reggae Woman, Meatstick > Free > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, HoodHarry Hood^[2] > Frankenstein > Cavern

Encore: Contact > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] How High the Moon tease from Mike.
[2] Stash teases from Trey.

Notes: Wilson contained a How High the Moon tease from Mike and Hood contained Stash teases from Trey. Trey brought a fan onstage from the crowd to help teach the Meatstick dance.    

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Sunday, 09/19/1999
Irvine Meadows, Irvine, CA

Set 1: NICU > Funky Bitch, First Tube, JibbooGotta Jibboo, Heavy Things, Farmhouse, Stash, Hello My Baby

Set 2: Twist > Sand, Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea > CoilThe Squirming Coil, Loving Cup > DwDDown with Disease

Encore: Guyute, Character Zero

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Tuesday, 09/21/1999
Pima County Fairgrounds, Tucson, AZ

Set 1: Poor Heart > SampleSample in a Jar, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Drowned, IDKI Didn't Know, BOTTBack on the Train, BOAFBirds of a Feather, ThemeTheme From the Bottom, GolgiGolgi Apparatus

Set 2: Carini > Bug, Strange Design, Vultures -> LxLLimb By Limb, Will It Go Round in Circles?, Dirt, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Encore: Reba^[1], Bold As Love

[1] No whistling.

Notes: Reba was played in an encore for the first time since March 31, 1991 (780 shows) and did not have the whistling ending.

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Wednesday, 09/22/1999
Pan American Center, Las Cruces, NM

Soundcheck: Dickie Scotland Song, Dirt (several times)

Set 1: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > CDTChalk Dust Torture, GuelahGuelah Papyrus, Axilla, MMGAMOIOMy Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, Beauty of My Dreams, GinBathtub Gin, Mozambique, Sand, Waste

Set 2: JibbooGotta Jibboo, Ghost^[1] > Taste, Brian and Robert, Mike'sMike's Song > Simple > Train Song, WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[2]

Encore: La Grange

[1] Sand tease from Mike.
[2] 2001 tease from Trey.

Notes: Ghost contained a Sand tease from Mike and Weekapaug contained a 2001 tease from Trey. The soundcheck featured the impromptu Dickie Scotland Song in reference to Phish Tour Manager Richard “Dickie Scotland” Glasgow, who attended New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. The song included a theme about the school’s mascot, the Aggie, and referenced fellow NMSU alumnus David “ZZYZX” Steinberg (a.k.a. The Timer) with the lyric ‘Timer is an Aggie, too.’” This debut performance was included in Kevin Shapiro’s “From the Archives” radio show at Big Cypress.

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Friday, 09/24/1999
South Park Meadows, Austin, TX

Set 1: First Tube > PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Farmhouse, Water in the Sky, MomaThe Moma Dance, DwDDown with Disease^[1], Roggae, BOTTBack on the Train, Guyute, Loving Cup

Set 2: PeachesPeaches en Regalia > Possum, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother -> LizardsThe Lizards, Sand -> Misty Mountain Hop

Encore: Boogie OnBoogie On Reggae Woman > CDTChalk Dust Torture

[1] Tracy (The Cufflinks) tease from Trey.

Notes: DWD contained a Tracy (The Cufflinks) tease from Trey.

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Saturday, 09/25/1999
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands, TX

Set 1: Tube > Runaway Jim, Ya Mar, Horn, LxLLimb By Limb, On Your Way Down, Sleeping Monkey > Wilson

Set 2: NICU > BowieDavid Bowie, CoilThe Squirming Coil > CaspianPrince Caspian > R&RRock and Roll > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Frankenstein > Julius

Encore: Character Zero

Notes: Before Monkey, Trey and Mike pulled a woman out of the crowd who had been calling for Sleeping Monkey; the band then played the song for her.

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Sunday, 09/26/1999
Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Set 1: Sweet Virginia^[1], First Tube > BagAC/DC Bag, Dirt, Guyute, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, CTBCars Trucks Buses^[2], Funky Bitch^[2], Mozambique^[2], Cavern^[2]

Set 2: Twist > Piper, MistMountains in the Mist, Heavy Things, BOAFBirds of a Feather^[3], Meat, DwDDown with Disease

Encore: Meatstick > Rocky Top

[1] Phish debut.
[2] Michael Ray on trumpet and Tim Green on saxophone.
[3] Call to the Post tease.

Notes: Sweet Virginia made its Phish debut at this show. The last four songs of the first set featured Michael Ray on trumpet and Tim Green on saxophone. Call to the Post was teased before and during Birds.

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Tuesday, 09/28/1999
Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, Pelham, AL

Set 1: Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, Sneakin' SallySneakin' Sally Through the Alley^[1], Tube, GinsengGinseng Sullivan > Roggae, Maze, Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea, HoodHarry Hood

Set 2: Farmhouse, Heavy Things, First Tube, Tweezer > MakisupaMakisupa Policeman, CDTChalk Dust Torture, YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[2]

Encore: Halley'sHalley's Comet > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] No vocal jam.
[2] Vocal jam included Sweet Home Alabama quotes.

Notes: Sneakin' Sally did not contain a vocal jam. The YEM vocal jam included Sweet Home Alabama quotes.

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Wednesday, 09/29/1999
Pyramid Arena, Memphis, TN

Set 1: Runaway Jim > Free, Driver, Taste, Dirt, Nellie Kane, Stash^[1], ThemeTheme From the Bottom > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

Set 2: JibbooGotta Jibboo > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > DwDDown with Disease, Billy Breathes, BOTTBack on the Train, Mike'sMike's Song > Catapult > Mike'sMike's Song > Kung > Mike'sMike's Song > IDKI Didn't Know, WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Cities^[2]

[1] Ended with full band Can't Turn You Loose tease.
[2] Altered lyrics.

Notes: Stash ended with a full band Can’t Turn You Loose tease. After Stash, Trey announced a contest where the winner would receive four tickets and backstage passes to any show in the next year and, jokingly, a date with Fishman. The question centered on what all of the songs played in the first set, with the exception of Driver, had in common. The answer was that all songs were in the Key of D. Happy Birthday was also played (for Trey) during the contest announcement. Cities was an appropriate choice as an encore for Memphis, and Trey altered the lyrics a bit for the occasion.

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Friday, 10/01/1999
Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA

Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture, MomaThe Moma Dance > Sparkle, First Tube, GinBathtub Gin, Heavy Things, LxLLimb By Limb, Cavern

Set 2: NICU > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning > Gumbo^[1] > MistMountains in the Mist, Julius > Fluffhead > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Encore: Bold As Love

[1] Can't Turn You Loose tease from Page.

Notes: Gumbo contained a Can't Turn You Loose tease from Page.

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Saturday, 10/02/1999
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

Set 1: Llama, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, PYITEPunch You In the Eye > QuinnQuinn the Eskimo, Poor Heart, Roggae, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, CoilThe Squirming Coil > Loving Cup

Set 2: Tweezer > On Your Way Down > Piper^[1] > YEMYou Enjoy Myself, Frankenstein, Waste

Encore: WMGGWWhile My Guitar Gently Weeps > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] This long Piper included a Birds-like jam.

Notes: SOAM featured band introductions: “Cactus”(Mike), “Stumpy” (Page), “Matty” (Fishman) and “The Good Lieutenant” (Trey). This long Piper included a Birds-like jam.

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Sunday, 10/03/1999
Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL

Set 1: First Tube, Farmhouse, Dogs Stole Things, DividedDivided Sky, Heavy Things, Horn > Carini, GinsengGinseng Sullivan, BOTTBack on the Train, Maze, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room > Guyute

Set 2: Twist > Possum > TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > BBFCFMBig Black Furry Creature from Mars, BowieDavid Bowie, Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea > HoodHarry Hood

Encore: Funky Bitch^[1], Messin' with The Kid^[1]

[1] Sugar Blue on harmonica and Son Seals on guitar.

Notes: The encore featured Sugar Blue on harmonica and Son Seals on guitar. Messin’ With the Kid was played for the first time since August 8, 1997 (142 shows), which was Sugar Blue’s previous time on stage with Phish.

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Monday, 10/04/1999
Redbird Arena, Illinois State University, Normal, IL

Set 1: Uncle Pen, Funky Bitch, Vultures, Runaway Jim, JJLCJesus Just Left Chicago, LxLLimb By Limb, Wilson > DwDDown with Disease

Set 2: Ghost > SampleSample in a Jar, WedgeThe Wedge > BagAC/DC Bag > MakisupaMakisupa Policeman^[1] > Sand > Ya Mar, Character Zero

Encore: R&RRock and Roll

[1] Trey on keyboards; keyword was "NORML."

Notes: Uncle Pen was played for the first time since August 17, 1997 (136 shows). Makisupa featured Trey on keyboards and included the keyword “NORML.” At the end of Rock and Roll, Trey jokingly thanked the show’s sponsors, NORML and the (musical) Key of “A.”

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Thursday, 10/07/1999
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY

Set 1: NICU > My Soul, Dirt, BowieDavid Bowie, Frankie Says > Possum, CircusWhen the Circus Comes, JibbooGotta Jibboo^[1], Fluffhead

Set 2: Boogie OnBoogie On Reggae Woman, Heavy Things, Tube, BOTTBack on the Train > Mike'sMike's Song^[2] > McGruppMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, CaspianPrince Caspian > GolgiGolgi Apparatus > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove

Encore: Rocky Top > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > Julius

[1] DEG tease (Trey).
[2] Part of the Mike's jam featured Trey on keys.

Notes: Dave's Energy Guide tease from Trey in Jibboo. Part of the Mike’s jam featured Trey on keys. Hydrogen was played outside of Mike’s for the first time since October 31, 1987 (1,189 shows) and played as part of an encore for the first time since May 23, 1990 (895 shows).

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Friday, 10/08/1999
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY

Set 1: Piper, BagAC/DC Bag, SuzySuzy Greenberg, Meat, Meatstick, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: Halley'sHalley's Comet > Tweezer^[1], Bug, Fee, HoodHarry Hood, We're Not Gonna Take It^[2] > CDTChalk Dust Torture

Encore: CoilThe Squirming Coil^[3], TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] Brief Sand tease.
[2] Phish debut; Tom Marshall on vocals.
[3] Outro included a Bug tease from Mike.

Notes: Sofi Dillof joined the band for the Meatstick Dance. We’re Not Gonna Take It made its Phish debut with Tom Marshall singing and performing various stage antics. Tweezer included a brief Sand tease. The Coil outro included a Bug tease from Mike.

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Saturday, 10/09/1999
Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY

Set 1: PYITEPunch You In the Eye > Wilson, Guyute, Ghost -> Free, Sparkle > Possum

Set 2: LxLLimb By Limb > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra^[1] > DwDDown with Disease > Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea, Simple, Loving Cup

Encore: SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

[1] Part of the 2001 jam featured Trey on keys.

Notes: Part of the 2001 jam featured Trey on keys.

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Sunday, 10/10/1999
Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY

Set 1: Farmhouse, JibbooGotta Jibboo, Heavy Things, First Tube, Dirt, Vultures, Stash

Set 2: Jam > YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[1] > CaspianPrince Caspian^[2] > Train Song, GinBathtub Gin, Character Zero

Encore: Contact > Misty Mountain Hop

[1] No vocal jam.
[2] Unfinished.

Notes: YEM did not contain a vocal jam. Caspian was unfinished.

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Thursday, 12/02/1999
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI

Set 1: Runaway Jim, Farmhouse^[1], Heavy Things, Roggae, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope^[2], Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea, Poor Heart > SampleSample in a Jar > Free, CoilThe Squirming Coil

Set 2: Boogie OnBoogie On Reggae Woman, JibbooGotta Jibboo, GinBathtub Gin^[3] -> 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[4] -> The Little Drummer Boy^[5]

Encore: Bold As Love

[1] Slightly different arrangement, with an additional chorus at the end.
[2] Roggae tease from Trey.
[3] 2001 teases before segueing into 2001 proper.
[4] Silent jam.
[5] Emerged from the YEM vocal jam and ended with Fishman alone onstage.

Notes: Farmhouse featured a slightly different arrangement, with an additional chorus at the end. Antelope contained Roggae teases from Trey. Gin included 2001 teases before segueing into 2001 proper. YEM included a silent jam. Little Drummer Boy emerged from the YEM vocal jam and ended with Fishman alone onstage.

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Friday, 12/03/1999
Firstar Center, Cincinnati, OH

Set 1: First Tube, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, BOTTBack on the Train, Billy Breathes, BagAC/DC Bag > Possum, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Set 2: Sand, LxLLimb By Limb, Bug > Piper, HoodHarry Hood

Encore: R&RRock and Roll

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Saturday, 12/04/1999
Firstar Center, Cincinnati, OH

Set 1: Heavy Things, Simple > Ya Mar, Guyute, Tweezer > Dirt, Loving Cup

Set 2: DwDDown with Disease > SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, MomaThe Moma Dance > Farmhouse, TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > TMWSIYThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > CircusWhen the Circus Comes, BowieDavid Bowie

Encore: Julius > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

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Sunday, 12/05/1999
BlueCross Arena, Rochester, NY

Set 1: Carini > JibbooGotta Jibboo, BOTTBack on the Train, Taste, Bug, Sparkle, Tube, Lawn Boy, GinsengGinseng Sullivan, Twist^[1]

Set 2: Mike'sMike's Song -> Meatstick > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, Brian and Robert, Jennifer Dances^[2], Maze, Fluffhead > CDTChalk Dust Torture > Frankenstein

Encore: Character Zero, Hello My Baby

[1] Slightly new arrangement.
[2] Debut.

Notes: Twist emerged at this show with a slightly new arrangement. After Trey remarked of his affinity for this venue, Jennifer Dances made its debut.

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Tuesday, 12/07/1999
Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME

Set 1: Farmhouse, First Tube, NICU > Funky Bitch > PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Nellie Kane, Halley'sHalley's Comet^[1] > CoilThe Squirming Coil

Set 2: Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, Jennifer Dances, Heavy Things, Bug, GinBathtub Gin > Simple^[2], Free, SuzySuzy Greenberg

Encore: Walk Away > Rocky Top

[1] Gotta Jibboo tease from Mike.
[2] Bathtub Gin tease from Trey.

Notes: Halley's Comet contained a Gotta Jibboo tease from Mike and Simple contained a Bathtub Gin tease from Trey.

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Wednesday, 12/08/1999
Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME

Set 1: LxLLimb By Limb, BOTTBack on the Train, DwDDown with Disease > FEFYFast Enough for You, Ya Mar, HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning, AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Set 2: Sand, Dirt > Piper -> Dog Faced Boy, LizardsThe Lizards, YEMYou Enjoy Myself -> TweepriseTweezer Reprise^[1]

Encore: GolgiGolgi Apparatus > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] A cappella.

Notes: The YEM vocal jam segued into an a cappella Tweezer Reprise. Tweezer Reprise was subsequently played in its normal manner to close out the show.

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Friday, 12/10/1999
First Union Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

Set 1: Tweezer > Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Horn, Heavy Things, Dogs Stole Things, MMGAMOIOMy Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, Roggae, BOAFBirds of a Feather, Guyute, Loving Cup

Set 2: JibbooGotta Jibboo, WedgeThe Wedge, BowieDavid Bowie^[1] -> Have Mercy -> HYHUHold Your Head Up^[2] > Cracklin' Rosie > HYHUHold Your Head Up, Twist, Waste

Encore: Ride Captain Ride

[1] Unfinished.
[2] Have Mercy melody and a vacuum solo.

Notes: Bowie was unfinished. The jam out of Have Mercy included a snippet of Bowie before returning to Have Mercy. The subsequent reggae-style HYHU contained a Have Mercy melody before leading to a vacuum solo.

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Saturday, 12/11/1999
First Union Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA

Set 1: HoodHarry Hood > Mike'sMike's Song > Simple > HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove, CircusWhen the Circus Comes, SOAMuleScent of a Mule, Cavern

Set 2: Boogie OnBoogie On Reggae Woman, Sneakin' SallySneakin' Sally Through the Alley^[1] -> Ghost -> 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > DwDDown with Disease

Encore: Possum^[2]

[1] Began with an AC/DC Bag tease. No vocal jam.
[2] All Fall Down signal.

Notes: Sneakin’ Sally began with an AC/DC Bag tease and did not contain a vocal jam. Possum included an All Fall Down signal.

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Sunday, 12/12/1999
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT

Set 1: Heavy Things, BagAC/DC Bag, Strange Design, DividedDivided Sky, Beauty of My Dreams, Bug, Stash, CDTChalk Dust Torture^[1]

Set 2: Drowned > CaspianPrince Caspian^[2], CoilThe Squirming Coil, MakisupaMakisupa Policeman > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope

Encore: Runaway Jim

[1] Concluded with Trey paying his respects to his recently deceased grandfather.
[2] Unfinished.

Notes: Chalk Dust concluded with Trey paying his respects to his recently deceased grandfather. Caspian was unfinished.

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Monday, 12/13/1999
Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI

Set 1: Tube, CTBCars Trucks Buses, Gumbo, MomaThe Moma Dance > Piper^[1] > ThemeTheme From the Bottom

Set 2: JibbooGotta Jibboo > NICU, Sand^[2], The Inlaw Josie Wales^[3], MistMountains in the Mist, LxLLimb By Limb, GolgiGolgi Apparatus > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light

Encore: SilentSilent in the Morning, Heavy Things

[1] Part of the Piper jam featured Trey on his keyboard set.
[2] Jibboo baseline tease.
[3] Trey on acoustic guitar.

Notes: Part of the Piper jam featured Trey on his keyboard set and Inlaw Josie Wales featured Trey on acoustic guitar. Sand included a tease of the Jibboo bass line. Silent was played without The Horse for the first time since June 23, 1994 (421 shows).

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Wednesday, 12/15/1999
MCI Center, Washington, DC

Set 1: DwDDown with Disease, Farmhouse, GinBathtub Gin, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, Guyute, Train Song, YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Set 2: SampleSample in a Jar, Maze, Free > Dirt, Reba^[1], Halley'sHalley's Comet > SuzySuzy Greenberg

Encore: Frankenstein > Rocky Top^[2]

[1] No whistling.
[2] Frankenstein teases in the ending.

Notes: Reba did not have the whistling ending. Rocky Top included Frankenstein teases in the ending.

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Thursday, 12/16/1999
Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, NC

Set 1: Wilson > CDTChalk Dust Torture, Lawn Boy, LxLLimb By Limb, Horn, BOTTBack on the Train, Roggae, Heavy Things, Camel Walk, Possum

Set 2: Sand, MangoThe Mango Song, Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea^[1] > Tweezer > Runaway Jim

Encore: Bittersweet Motel > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] Ended with a short, spacey delay loop jam.

Notes: Before the show, Mike brought a big shaggy doll on the stage and sat it on top of his bass cabinet. Velvet Sea ended with a short, spacey delay loop jam.

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Friday, 12/17/1999
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA

Set 1: Piper, Meat > Sparkle > JibbooGotta Jibboo > PYITEPunch You In the Eye, CircusWhen the Circus Comes, Water in the Sky, Twist

Set 2: BOAFBirds of a Feather, MomaThe Moma Dance^[1] > Jam > Bug, Jennifer Dances, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Character Zero

Encore: Old Home PlaceThe Old Home Place, CoilThe Squirming Coil > Loving Cup

[1] Birds teases.

Notes: Moma included Birds teases.

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Saturday, 12/18/1999
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA

Set 1: HoodHarry Hood, Back at the Chicken Shack, Dog Log, Tube, Heavy Things, BOTTBack on the Train, First Tube, The Inlaw Josie Wales^[1], YEMYou Enjoy Myself

Set 2: 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra^[2] > Sand, HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning, Possum, Mike'sMike's Song > Simple, WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove -> Buffalo Bill > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[3]

Encore: Ya Mar, Sleeping Monkey

[1] Trey on acoustic guitar.
[2] Do You Feel Like We Do tease.
[3] Norwegian Wood and Buffalo Bill teases.

Notes: Dog Log was dedicated to Paul Languedoc. Afterwards, the band reprised the song for a few seconds after Trey remarked how much he liked it. Inlaw Josie Wales featured Trey on acoustic guitar. 2001 included Do You Feel Like We Do (Peter Frampton) teases; Trey also introduced Fishman as ‘Bob Mayonnaise’, likely a reference to Bob Mayo, who played keys on Frampton Comes Alive. Weekapaug included Norwegian Wood and Buffalo Bill teases.

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Thursday, 12/30/1999
Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, Big Cypress, FL

Set 1: Water in the Sky, Light UpLight Up Or Leave Me Alone^[1] > SuzySuzy Greenberg, Corinna, LxLLimb By Limb, Che Hun Ta Mo^[2], Big Alligator^[2], Possum, Farmhouse, Ghost, Ya Mar, Character Zero

Set 2: Wilson > CurtainThe Curtain > Tweezer -> Taste, Meat, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, JibbooGotta Jibboo > HoodHarry Hood > GTBTGood Times Bad Times

Set 3: CDTChalk Dust Torture, MomaThe Moma Dance > AntelopeRun Like an Antelope, SlothThe Sloth, CircusWhen the Circus Comes, Mike'sMike's Song^[3] > Simple -> HydrogenI Am Hydrogen > WeekapaugWeekapaug Groove^[4]

Encore: Boogie OnBoogie On Reggae Woman > TweepriseTweezer Reprise

[1] Jibboo teases from Mike; unfinished.
[2] Phish debut; John McEuen on mandolin, Raiford Starke on guitar, and Seminole Indian Chief Jim Billie on guitar and lead vocals.
[3] Immigrant Song tease.
[4] Light Up tease and Auld Lang Syne tease at midnight.

Notes: This was the first show of the Big Cypress festival. Light Up was played for the first time since March 1, 1989 (1,091 shows), included Jibboo teases from Mike, and was unfinished. Corinna was subsequently played for the first time since February 18, 1989 (1,095 shows). Che Hun Ta Mo and Big Alligator (both Phish debuts) featured guests John McEuen on mandolin, Raiford Starke on guitar, and Seminole Indian Chief Jim Billie on guitar and lead vocals. Mike’s Song included an Immigrant Song tease and Weekapaug included a Light Up tease and an Auld Lang Syne tease at midnight.

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Friday, 12/31/1999
Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, Big Cypress, FL

Set 1: Runaway Jim, Funky Bitch, Tube, IDKI Didn't Know^[1], PYITEPunch You In the Eye, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Poor Heart, Roggae, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt^[2] -> Catapult, BOTTBack on the Train, Horn, Guyute, After Midnight^[3]

Set 2: Meatstick -> Auld Lang Syne > DwDDown with Disease^[2] -> Llama, GinBathtub Gin, Heavy Things, Twist -> CaspianPrince Caspian > R&RRock and Roll^[4], YEMYou Enjoy Myself^[5], C&PCrosseyed and Painless^[6], The Inlaw Josie Wales^[7], Sand^[8] -> Quadrophonic Toppling^[9], SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light, Albuquerque^[10], Reba, Axilla^[10], Uncle Pen, BowieDavid Bowie, My Soul, Drowned -> After Midnight Reprise, HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning > Bittersweet Motel, Piper^[11] -> Free, Lawn Boy, HYHUHold Your Head Up > Love You > HYHUHold Your Head Up, RosesRoses Are Free, Bug, 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra^[12] > Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea > Meatstick

[1] Fishman on vacuum.
[2] Unfinished.
[3] Phish debut.
[4] After Midnight tease.
[5] Vocal jam based around the word "cheesecake."
[6] DEG tease.
[7] Trey on acoustic guitar.
[8] My Soul tease from Mike.
[9] Debut.
[10] Trey altered lyrics to reference cheesecake.
[11] Bug teases from Page.
[12] Began with the signature Hood drum roll.

Notes: This was the second show of the Big Cypress festival. I Didn’t Know featured Fishman (introduced as ‘Soda Jerk’) on vacuum. SOAM and Disease were unfinished. After the ensuing Catapult, Trey remarked: “Only at the largest concert in the world could we get away with playing a song like that.” After Midnight made its Phish debut. The late set, also known as “The Show,” began at around 11:35. “Father Time” was on stage, pedaling on an exercise bike that powered a large clock. The sounds of the clock’s gears could be heard through the sound system. About ten minutes before midnight, “Father Time” collapsed from exhaustion and the clock stopped. Then, a large fan boat entered the concert field and approached the stage. Early in its journey, the fan boat exploded away and revealed the hot dog used in the 1994 New Year’s stunt. While the band rode the hot dog to the stage, an instrumental version of Meatstick began to play over the P.A.. The band reached the stage and fed several meatsticks to Father Time, reviving him so that the clock could continue moving toward midnight. The band then took the stage and played Meatstick to begin The Show. Dancers were on stage prior to Phish reaching it. Heavy Things was recorded live and rebroadcast as part of ABC television’s New Year’s Eve coverage. In a humorous effort to confuse the home audience, Trey instructed the crowd to yell the word “cheesecake” in lieu of cheering at the end of the song. After twice giving the example of yelling the word once, Trey changed his mind and instructed the crowd to chant it, adding for them to say it like they were pissed. Trey then introduced the band for the rebroadcast and offered a message of peace and harmony for the world where he reminded people to drive in the right lane unless passing another vehicle. Meatstick was subsequently teased as the New Year approached in the central time zone. Sand included a My Soul tease from Mike and Crosseyed included a DEG tease. YEM included a vocal jam based around the word “cheesecake” and Trey altered the lyrics to Axilla and Albuquerque to reference the word. Inlaw Josie Wales featured Trey on acoustic guitar. Quadrophonic Toppling debuted, albeit with different music than on The Siket Disc. Rock and Roll included an After Midnight tease. Love You included band introductions; Fishman introduced Page before the song and Mike and Trey afterwards, and the band as “Phish 2000” (see November 2, 1990). Piper contained Bug teases from Page. 2001 began with the signature Hood drum roll. After the show closed with yet another version of Meatstick, the Beatles song Here Comes the Sun was piped through the crowd at sunrise. Two breakouts were played: Crosseyed and Painless (first since August 13, 1997, or 159 shows), and Love You (first since July 5, 1997, or 179 shows).

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