Pork Tornado, Tuesday, 01/13/1998
Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA

Set 1: Make Me Swim, Who Do You Love?, Trouble Every Day, Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky (From Now On), She Thinks I Still Care, Jungle Boogie, Guabi Guabi, Jam

Set 2: Maybellene, Dreams to Remember, Disco Inferno, Kiss My Black Ass, Are You Ready?, Can't Take My Eyes Off of You

Notes: This setlist may be incomplete.

Musicians: Jon Fishman, Dan Archer, Aaron Hersey, Joe Moore, Phil Abair

Jazz Mandolin Project, Tuesday, 01/20/1998
Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Set 1: Flux, Tuang Guru, Ballad for Trio, The Phoenicians, Chapeau, Nimbus

Set 2: Contois, Good and Plenty, Black Orpheus, Clip, Barber's Hint, Mandoneon

Encore: Stockholm Smokepipe, The Country Open

Musicians: Jon Fishman, Jamie Masefield, Chris Dahlgren

Jazz Mandolin Project, Wednesday, 01/21/1998
The Knitting Factory, New York, NY

Set 1: Flux, Tuang Guru, Boodha, The Phoenicians, Chapeau, Nimbus

Set 2: Contois, Good and Plenty, Black Orpheus, Clip, Barber's Hint, Mandoneon

Encore: Stockholm Smokepipe

Musicians: Jon Fishman, Jamie Masefield, Chris Dahlgren

Jazz Mandolin Project, Thursday, 01/22/1998
The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA

Set 1: Flux, Tuang Guru, Boodha, The Phoenicians, Chapeau, Nimbus

Set 2: Contois, Good and Plenty, Black Orpheus, Clip, Barber's Hint, Mandoneon

Encore: Stockholm Smokepipe, The Country Open

Musicians: Jon Fishman, Jamie Masefield, Chris Dahlgren

Jazz Mandolin Project, Friday, 01/23/1998
Rams Head, Annapolis, MD

Set 1: Chapeau, Tuang Guru, Boodha, Contois, Mandoneon, Nimbus

Set 2: Flux, Clip, Good and Plenty, Black Orpheus, The Phoenicians, Barber's Hint

Encore: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Stockholm Smokepipe, The Country Open

Musicians: Jon Fishman, Jamie Masefield, Chris Dahlgren

Jazz Mandolin Project, Monday, 01/26/1998
Jim Porter’s Good Time Emporium, Louisville, KY

Set 1: Chapeau, Tuang Guru, Black Orpheus, Contois, Good and Plenty, Nimbus

Set 2: Flux, Clip, Mandoneon, Boodha, The Phoenicians, The Country Open

Encore: Stockholm Smokepipe, Barber's Hint

Musicians: Jon Fishman, Jamie Masefield, Chris Dahlgren

Jazz Mandolin Project, Tuesday, 01/27/1998
Be Here Now, Asheville, NC

Set 1: Chapeau, Tuang Guru, Boodha, Contois, Good and Plenty, The Country Open

Set 2: Flux, Clip, Mandoneon, Black Orpheus, The Phoenicians, Nimbus

Musicians: Jon Fishman, Jamie Masefield, Chris Dahlgren

Jazz Mandolin Project, Wednesday, 01/28/1998
Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC

Set 1: Chapeau, Tuang Guru, Black Orpheus, Contois, Good and Plenty, The Country Open

Set 2: Flux, Ballad for Trio, Clip, Mandoneon, Boodha, The Phoenicians, Nimbus

Encore: Stockholm Smokepipe, Barber's Hint

Musicians: Jon Fishman, Jamie Masefield, Chris Dahlgren

Jazz Mandolin Project, Thursday, 01/29/1998
The Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA

Set 1: Chapeau, Tuang Guru, Contois, Good and Plenty, The Country Open

Set 2: Flux, Ballad for Trio, Clip, Fixin' to Die^[1], Barber's Hint, Boodha, Stockholm Smokepipe

Encore: Nimbus

[1] With Col. Bruce Hampton

Notes: Col. Bruce Hampton sat in on "Fixin' to Die."

Musicians: Jon Fishman, Jamie Masefield, Chris Dahlgren, Col. Bruce Hampton (Guest)

Jazz Mandolin Project, Friday, 01/30/1998
Zydeco, Birmingham, AL

Set 1: Blues in the Closet, Tuang Guru, Black Orpheus, The Phoenicians, Good and Plenty, Nimbus

Set 2: Flux, Ballad for Trio, Clip, Boodha, Chapeau, Stockholm Smokepipe

Encore: Barber's Hint

Notes: This show was a co-bill with Michael Ray and the Cosmic Krewe.

Musicians: Jon Fishman, Jamie Masefield, Chris Dahlgren

Jazz Mandolin Project, Saturday, 01/31/1998
Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA

Set 1: Flux, Tuang Guru, Black Orpheus, Good and Plenty, The Phoenicians, The Country Open

Set 2: Chapeau, Ballad for Trio, Mandoneon, Blues in the Closet, Clip, Nimbus

Encore: Barber's Hint

Musicians: Jon Fishman, Jamie Masefield, Chris Dahlgren

Jazz Mandolin Project, Monday, 02/02/1998
Stubb's Bar-B-Q, Austin, TX

Set 1: Chapeau, Tuang Guru, Contois, Black Orpheus, Mandoneon, When Will the Bus Leave, The Country Open

Set 2: Flux, Boodha, Clip, Minor Swing, Good and Plenty, Nimbus

Encore: Stockholm Smokepipe

Notes: This show was a co-bill with The Hot Club of Cowtown.

Musicians: Jon Fishman, Jamie Masefield, Chris Dahlgren

Jazz Mandolin Project, Tuesday, 02/03/1998
Stubb's Bar-B-Q, Austin, TX

Set 1: Blues in the Closet, Tuang Guru, Boodha, Good and Plenty, Contois, The Phoenicians, Nimbus

Set 2: Flux, Ballad for Trio, Chapeau, Clip, The Country Open, Mandoneon

Encore: Barber's Hint

Notes: This show was a co-bill with The Hot Club of Cowtown.

Musicians: Jon Fishman, Jamie Masefield, Chris Dahlgren

Jazz Mandolin Project, Thursday, 02/05/1998
Smith’s Olde Bar, Atlanta, GA

Set 1: The Phoenicians, Blues in the Closet, Black Orpheus, Good and Plenty, Clip, Mandoneon

Set 2: Flux, Tuang Guru, Boodha, Contois, Chapeau, Ballad for Trio, The Country Open

Encore: Stockholm Smokepipe, Barber's Hint

Musicians: Jon Fishman, Jamie Masefield, Chris Dahlgren

Jazz Mandolin Project, Friday, 02/06/1998
Ace of Clubs, Nashville, TN

Set 1: Blues in the Closet, Tuang Guru, Ballad for Trio, Chapeau, Minor Swing, Good and Plenty, The Country Open

Set 2: Flux, The Phoenicians, Black Orpheus, Clip, Nimbus, Mandoneon

Encore: Barber's Hint

Musicians: Jon Fishman, Jamie Masefield, Chris Dahlgren

Jazz Mandolin Project, Saturday, 02/07/1998
Sycamore Gardens, Cincinnati, OH

Set 1: Blues in the Closet, Chapeau, Tuang Guru, Black Orpheus, Good and Plenty, The Country Open

Set 2: Flux, Contois, Mandoneon, Boodha, Clip, Nimbus

Musicians: Jon Fishman, Jamie Masefield, Chris Dahlgren

Jazz Mandolin Project, Sunday, 02/08/1998
Graffiti Showcase, Pittsburgh, PA

Set 1: Flux, Chapeau, Boodha, The Phoenicians, Good and Plenty, Black Orpheus, Nimbus

Set 2: Tuang Guru, Ballad for Trio, Mandoneon, Contois, Clip, The Country Open

Encore: Stockholm Smokepipe, Barber's Hint

Musicians: Jon Fishman, Jamie Masefield, Chris Dahlgren

Béla Fleck and The Flecktones, Saturday, 02/14/1998
The Flynn Theatre, Burlington, VT

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

Musicians: Bela Fleck, Jeff Coffin, Victor Wooten, Roy "Future Man" Wooten, Jon Fishman (Guest), Mike Gordon (Guest)

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

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

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

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

Encore: Guyute

[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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: Carini > Halley's Comet > Tweezer 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

Soundcheck: Jam, Shafty, Roggae

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

Set 2: Birds of a Feather > Also Sprach Zarathustra^[1] > Brother^[2], Ghost^[3] -> The Lizards, David Bowie

Encore: Harry 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

Set 2: Down with Disease^[1], Ya Mar -> Prince Caspian > Maze^[1] -> Shafty^[2] -> Possum^[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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

8 Foot Fluorescent Tubes, Friday, 04/17/1998
Higher Ground, Winooski, VT

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

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

[1] Debut.

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

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Dave Grippo, James Harvey, Heloise Williams, Russ Lawton, Tony Markellis, Tom Lawson

Max Creek, Saturday, 04/18/1998
Club Toast, Burlington, VT

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

Encore: One Way Out^[3]

[1] With Mike.
[2] With Mike; included a poetry reading by Frank Messina.
[3] With Mike and Eamon Cronin.

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

Musicians: Scott Murawski, Mark Mercier, Scott Allshouse, John Rider, Rob Fried, Mike Gordon (Guest)

J. Willis Pratt and Weird Bionic, Sunday, 04/19/1998
Club Toast, Burlington, VT

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

Musicians: J. Willis Pratt, Jon Fishman (Guest)

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

Set 2: The Moma Dance^[3], Birds of a Feather, Wolfman's Brother -> Frankie Says > Run Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy, Ya Mar, Ha Ha Ha, Mike's Song -> Swept Away > Steep > Weekapaug Groove

Encore: Brian and Robert^[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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

Set 1: NICU > Sample in a Jar, My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, The Moma Dance, Down with Disease -> Dog Faced Boy > Piper, Waste > Chalk Dust Torture

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

Encore: Harry 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: Simple

[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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

[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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: Funky Bitch

[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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

Set 2: Julius > Meat > Piper^[2] -> Makisupa Policeman^[3], David 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

Soundcheck: Meat

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

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

Encore: Julius

[1] ¡Olé Olé Olé! chant from Trey.

Notes: Frankenstein was preceded by a Fee tease. 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 planed 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Beatriz Walsh (Guest)

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

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

Set 2: Drowned -> Theme From the Bottom, When the Circus Comes > Scent of a Mule -> Blister in the Sun -> Scent of a Mule, Harry Hood^[3] -> Izabella

Encore: Chalk Dust Torture^[4]

[1] Things That Make You Go Hmm 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 Hmm 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

Set 2: Halley's Comet^[2], Roggae > Sparkle^[1], Mike's Song > Simple > Weekapaug Groove^[3], Sample in a Jar > Good 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

Soundcheck: The Way I Feel Jam

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

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

Encore: Wilson > Tweezer Reprise

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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

Set 1: The Squirming Coil, NICU, Stash^[1], Reba^[2] > Fast Enough for You > When the Circus Comes, Run Like an Antelope

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

Encore: Sample in a Jar

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

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

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: Punch 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 (which is a tease of the melody of NICU) by Trey.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

Set 1: The Moma Dance, Beauty of My Dreams, Sample in a Jar, Guyute, Ghost > Limb By Limb > Roggae, You Enjoy Myself^[1]

Set 2: Llama, Wolfman's Brother > Piper > Tweezer -> Jesus Just Left Chicago, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Jam -> Down with Disease

Encore: Possum > Tweezer Reprise

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

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

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

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

[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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: Sleeping Monkey > Rocky Top

[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 (1,037 shows).

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

Set 1: The Moma Dance > Runaway Jim, Bouncing Around the Room, Stash, My Soul, Taste, Golgi Apparatus, Loving Cup

Set 2: Wolfman's Brother > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Scent of a Mule > Ha Ha Ha -> Scent of a Mule, Slave to the Traffic Light > Chalk Dust Torture

Encore: Character Zero

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: Harry Hood > Tweezer Reprise

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: Punch You In the Eye > Bittersweet Motel

[1] Phish debut.

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

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: Camel Walk, The 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: Waste > Golgi Apparatus > Bittersweet Motel

[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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

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

[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).

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: Been Caught Stealing^[1] > Tweezer 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: Harry 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

Set 1: Rhinoceros^[1], Halley's Comet^[2] > I Didn't Know, Ride Captain Ride, Cars Trucks Buses, The Moma Dance, Strange Design, Character Zero

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

Encore: When the Circus Comes > Run Like an Antelope

[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 (491 shows) and Bike, which had not been played since November 7, 1996 (129 shows). Gumbo included Manteca teases.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

Set 2: Birds of a Feather, Wolfman's Brother > Talk, NICU > Prince Caspian^[1] > The Mango Song > Down with Disease

Encore: Runnin' with the Devil^[2], You 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).

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

Phish, 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, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird^[1]

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

Encore: Funky Bitch

[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).

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

Soundcheck: If You Need a Fool, Shafty

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

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

Encore: Sabotage^[2]

[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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: Terrapin Station^[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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

Set 2: Runaway Jim^[2], Meat > Limb By Limb, When the Circus Comes > Down with Disease

Encore: Wilson > Golgi 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 1,022 shows). Runaway Jim included a tease of Maria from West Side Story.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: Burning Down the House^[2], You 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

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

Encore: Halley's Comet > Cavern > Tweezer 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

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

Encore: Harry 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 (513 shows).

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

[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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Paul Schaffer (Guest), Neil Young (Guest), Willie Nelson (Guest)

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

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

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

Encore: Dirt, Limb 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.”).

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

Phish, 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], Wading in the Velvet Sea^[2], Harry 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Neil Young (Guest)

Phish, 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], The 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Neil Young (Guest), Sarah McLachlan (Guest), Kevin Hearn (Guest)

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

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

[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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

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

Encore: Something^[3]

[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 (366 shows). This show marked the Phish debut of The Beatles’ Something.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

Soundcheck: Dog Log

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

Set 2: Stash -> Manteca -> Tweezer^[2] -> NICU > Jam > Prince Caspian > Golgi 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 (1,204 shows), and the first Manteca since November 14, 1995 (218 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

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

Encore: Sleeping Monkey > Tweezer Reprise

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

Notes: Sneakin' Sally did not contain a vocal jam. 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 267 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

Set 2: Down with Disease, The Mango Song > The Moma Dance^[2], You Enjoy Myself, Harpua^[3] > Speak to Me^[4] -> Breathe^[4] > On The Run^[4], Time^[4] > The 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 12/6/96 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 331 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: The Squirming Coil

[1] Stash teases.

Notes: Bowie included Stash teases.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: Birds of a Feather, Hello My Baby

[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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: Guyute, While 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

Phish, 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: Chalk Dust Torture, Meat > Rock and Roll > Down with Disease > Piper > Wading in the Velvet Sea, Run 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 (114 shows).

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

Set 2: Bathtub Gin, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > The Moma Dance > Slave to the Traffic Light > You 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

Dark Star Orchestra, Tuesday, 11/10/1998
Martyrs', Chicago, IL

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

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

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

[1] Fish on a second drum kit.

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

Musicians: Jon Fishman (Guest)

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

Soundcheck: Drum Jam, Brian and Robert, Blues Jam

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

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

Encore: Contact > Rocky Top > Funky Bitch

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: Good 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: So Lonely^[1] > Tweezer Reprise

[1] Phish debut.

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

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

Encore: Rocky Top

[1] Trey on acoustic guitar.

Notes: Driver featured Trey on acoustic guitar.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

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

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

[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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

Set 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra^[1] > Rock and Roll -> Taste, Frankie Says, Gumbo -> Chalk Dust Torture, Frankenstein, Been Caught Stealing

Encore: You 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Heloise Williams (Guest)

viperHouse, Thursday, 11/19/1998
Ziggy's, Winston-Salem, NC

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

Musicians: Heloise Williams, Ray Paczkowski, Brett Hughes, Trey Anastasio (Guest)

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

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

Set 2: Bathtub Gin > Piper, Axilla > Roses Are Free, Farmhouse, Hold Your Head Up > Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It^[4] > Hold Your Head Up, Harry 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 (1,150 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Carl Gerhard (Guest)

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

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

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

Encore: Tubthumping^[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 277 shows) and Nellie Kane (first since December 8, 1994, or 292 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Tom Marshall (Guest), Carl Gerhard (Guest)

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

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

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

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

Encore: Suzy Greenberg^[4] > Tweezer 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Steve Pollak ("The Dude of Life") (Guest)

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

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

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

Encore: Something > Guyute, Free Bird

[1] Trey on acoustic guitar.

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

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

Phish, 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, The Old Home Place, Dogs Stole Things, Vultures, When the Circus Comes, Birds of a Feather

Set 2: Buried Alive > Wipe Out > Chalk Dust Torture^[3] -> Mirror in the Bathroom^[4] -> Chalk Dust Torture -> Dog Log^[5] -> Chalk Dust Torture > Sanity > Buffalo Bill > Mike's Song -> I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove^[6] -> Wipe Out -> Weekapaug Groove > Weekapaug Groove > Run Like an Antelope

Encore: Wading in the Velvet Sea, Golgi 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 (721 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

Set 1: Gumbo, Tube > Down with Disease, Guyute, Albuquerque, Foam, The Moma Dance^[1], Split Open and Melt

Set 2: Julius, Wolfman's Brother > Timber (Jerry) > Loving Cup > Scent of a Mule^[2], Prince Caspian > Crossroads, Tweezer, Cavern

Encore: Sample in a Jar > Tweezer 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

Set 2: Roses Are Free > Simple, Makisupa Policeman^[4], Possum^[5] -> Wipe Out -> Possum, Bathtub Gin, You Enjoy Myself

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.

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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Seth Yacovone (Guest)

Big Frog, Friday, 12/04/1998
Shinjuku Loft, Kabuki-Cho, Tokyo, Japan

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

Musicians: Jon Fishman (Guest)

Strangefolk, Monday, 12/07/1998
Club Toast, Burlington, VT

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

[1] With Mike.

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

Musicians: Reid Genauer, Mike Gordon (Guest)

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

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

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

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

Set 1: Rock and Roll > Funky Bitch > Punch You In the Eye > Horn, Ginseng Sullivan, Split Open and Melt, Brian and Robert, Guyute, My Soul, Free Bird

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

Encore: Divided 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon

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

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

Set 2: Down with Disease > Piper, Prince Caspian, The Squirming Coil^[2] -> Slave 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Tom Marshall (Guest)

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

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

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

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

Encore: While 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.

Musicians: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon