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Trey teased A Night in Tunisia in Stash. AC/DC Bag included Third Stone From the Sun and Psycho Killer teases. I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) made its Phish debut, was sung by Tom Marshall, contained an A Day in the Life quote from Tom referncing Big Phil (a fan who was in attendance that night), and was part of the “Pentagram Harpua,” which also included a narrative about Lost in Space. Hood was unfinished. Pete Carini made an appearance on-stage during the encore. Frankenstein included a segment with Fish coming center stage with his vacuum. The encore was unusually long; once the band realized they were going to be fined for playing past midnight, they decided to play well past midnight. Sneakin’ Sally was played for the first time since May 28, 1989 (920 shows). Neither of the Sallys contained vocal jams. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.

PHISH, MONDAY 12/29/1997

MADISON SQUARE GARDENMSG

New York, NY

Soundcheck: Funky Bitch -> Jam

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

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

ENCORE: Good Times Bad Times

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

PHISH, SUNDAY 12/28/1997

USAIR ARENAUSAIR ARENA

Landover, MD

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

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

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

ENCORE: Bold As Love

The Mule Duel contained Roundabout teases and a slow jam instead of the traditional duel. Between Simple and Ghost, Trey talked about feedback problems and the “ghosts in the machine.”

PHISH, SATURDAY 12/13/1997

PEPSI ARENAPEPSI ARENA

Albany, NY

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

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

ENCORE: My Soul, The Squirming Coil

Ya Mar was unfinished. Mike’s Song included a Funkytown tease, Foxy Lady quotes from Fish, and some memorable vocal interplay from the band that included a chant to “Bring in the Dude.” During Hood, Trey asked Chris Kuroda to turn off the lights for a Blackout Jam and the audience responded with a shower of green glowsticks. The opening act was J. Willis Pratt & We're Bionic.

PHISH, FRIDAY 12/12/1997

PEPSI ARENAPEPSI ARENA

Albany, NY

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

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

ENCORE: Guyute, Run Like an Antelope

Trey teased Super Bad in 2001. Saw It Again contained an extended jam. The jam after Caspian ended bore a similarity to Llama. Antelope contained a Buried Alive tease from Trey. The opening act was J. Willis Pratt & We're Bionic.

PHISH, THURSDAY 12/11/1997

ROCHESTER WAR MEMORIALROCHESTER WAR MEMORIAL

Rochester, NY

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

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

ENCORE: Waste

This show marked the Phish debut of Roses Are Free. BBFCFM (first since August 6, 1996, or 118 shows) featured Electric Funeral teases. Footage from this show appeared in the film Bittersweet Motel.

PHISH, TUESDAY 12/09/1997

BRYCE JORDAN CENTER, PENN STATE UNIVERSITYBRYCE JORDAN CENTER

State College, PA

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

SET 2: Julius > Simple -> Timber (Jerry The Mule) > Contact, Axilla > Harry Hood

ENCORE: Fire

Trey teased Buried Alive in CDT. Hood included a brief return to the Axilla theme.

PHISH, SUNDAY 12/07/1997

ERVIN J. NUTTER CENTER, WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITYERVIN J. NUTTER CENTER, WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY

Dayton, OH

Soundcheck: Boogie On Reggae Woman, Funky Bitch, I'll Be Around, For No Reason Here's Apu, Demand, My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, The Stallion Pt 3, The Rover, Limb By Limb

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

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

ENCORE: A Day in the Life

Psycho Killer was unfinished. JJLC included a Rocky Mountain Way tease. Boogie On Reggae Woman was played for the first time since September 13, 1988 (988 shows). Reba did not have the whistling ending. Possum included "Charge!" teases and a We Will Rock You tease from Mike. The soundcheck's Funky Bitch featured Trey on vocals and included Black-Eyed Katy teases. Mike teased Boogie On Reggae Woman in The Stallion Pt 3. Trey teased Purple Haze at the end of The Rover. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.

PHISH, SATURDAY 12/06/1997

THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLSTHE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS

Auburn Hills, MI

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

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

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

ENCORE: Rocky Top

This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.

PHISH, FRIDAY 12/05/1997

CSU CONVOCATION CENTERCSU CONVOCATION CENTER

Cleveland, OH

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

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

ENCORE: Bold As Love

Julius and Slave were both unfinished.

PHISH, WEDNESDAY 12/03/1997

CORESTATES SPECTRUMCORESTATES SPECTRUM

Philadelphia, PA

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

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

ENCORE: Crossroads

Drowned included a Couldn’t Stand the Weather jam. 2001 contained Super Bad teases from Trey. Bowie was preceded by a Charge! tease, included Take Me Out to the Ballgame and Baby Elephant Walk teases, a Simpsons signal, and was unfinished.

PHISH, TUESDAY 12/02/1997

CORESTATES SPECTRUMCORESTATES SPECTRUM

Philadelphia, PA

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

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

ENCORE: Ginseng Sullivan > Sample in a Jar

Disease was unfinished. Simple featured a Trey/Page musical duet. Dog Faced Boy was played for the first time since August 12, 1996 (109 shows). Ya Mar included a fun play on the actual lyrics and a Crosseyed and Painless tease. Trey teased Izabella in Weekapaug.

PHISH, MONDAY 12/01/1997

CORESTATES CENTERCORESTATES CENTER

Philadelphia, PA

SET 1: The Star Spangled Banner

Phish performed the national anthem before a Philadelphia Flyers hockey game.