NICU as performed by Phish

NICU was played at 7.54% of live Phish shows.
It was last played July 12, 2025, which was 19 shows ago.
There have been 1,493 shows since the live debut.
“NICU” has been played approximately once every 13.3 shows.
Since its debut, “NICU” has been played, on average, once every 9.5 shows.
It was played 157 time(s) at the following show(s):

Date Venue Gap Set Song Before Song After Notes
1992-01-14 The Band House ø 1 Silent ***
1992-03-06 The Music Hall 589 2 Bouncin' Possum Debut.
1992-03-11 The Colonial Theatre 2 2 Llama Sloth Simpsons signal.
1992-03-19 Palace Theatre 5 2 CDT MSO
1992-03-26 Ziggy's 6 1 Uncle Pen Bowie
1992-04-06 Paul Wright Gym, Western Sta... 9 2 Weekapaug Llama
1992-04-12 Arizona Ballroom 3 2 Lawn Boy Cold as Ice
1992-04-13 After the Gold Rush 1 1 Landlady > Fee
1992-04-15 Variety Arts Center 1 2 Landlady > > Cold as Ice
1992-04-19 The Catalyst 4 1 Buried Alive > Stash
1992-04-21 Redwood Acres Fairgrounds 1 1 Eliza > Bouncin'
1992-04-23 Oz Nightclub 2 2 Lizards Horn
1992-05-01 The Rave 5 1 Landlady Sloth
1994-06-23 Phoenix Plaza Theatre 250 1 SOAMelt > Foam
1994-06-25 Nautica Stage 2 1 Julius > Stash
1994-07-01 The Mann 4 1 Sample > Stash
1994-07-03 The Ballpark 2 1 Fee > > Horn
1994-07-13 Big Birch 6 2 Cavern > -> Tweezer
1994-10-26 Varsity Gym, Appalachian Sta... 18 1 It's Ice > > Antelope
1994-11-28 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, Mo... 21 2 Suzy > > Tweezer
1994-12-01 Salem Armory 2 2 Makisupa -> -> Tweezer
1994-12-28 Civic Center 9 2 Suzy > > Mike's
1994-12-31 Boston Garden 3 1 Golgi > > Antelope
1995-06-14 Mud Island Amphitheater 7 1 Gumbo > Mound
1995-06-26 SPAC 10 1 Gin > Sloth
1995-10-06 The Orpheum Theatre 14 2 Theme > Tweezer
1995-10-22 Assembly Hall 11 1 Weigh > FEFY
1995-10-29 Louisville Gardens 5 1 SOAMelt > Gumbo
1995-11-30 Ervin J. Nutter Center, Wrig... 17 1 Julius > Gin
1995-12-09 Knickerbocker Arena 7 1 Theme > > Sloth
1995-12-14 Broome County Veterans Memor... 3 2 Halley's -> -> Slave
1995-12-29 The Centrum 5 1 Taste That Surrounds > > Stash
1996-07-12 Melkweg 12 2 Jam -> Slave Unfinished.
1996-08-16 Plattsburgh Air Force Base 20 3 DwD -> Life on Mars?
1996-10-25 Hampton Coliseum 9 2 TMWSIY > Free
1996-11-03 O'Connell Center, University... 6 1 Sloth > Sample Karl Perazzo on percussion.
1996-11-29 The Cow Palace 16 1 Frankenstein CTB
1996-12-28 CoreStates Spectrum 6 1 Runaway Jim Wolfman's
1997-02-14 Le Botanique 5 1 Runaway Jim > YEM
1997-02-18 Bataclan 3 1 Runaway Jim > > Stash
1997-02-22 Teatro Olimpico 3 1 Theme > > Circus
1997-03-18 The Flynn Theatre 7 1 Cinnamon Girl > Sample
1997-06-14 The S.F.X. Centre 2 1 DwD > Dirt
1997-06-24 La Laiterie 6 2 Reba Twist
1997-07-23 Lakewood Amphitheatre 14 1 Dirt > Dogs Stole Things
1997-07-30 Ventura County Fairgrounds 4 1 *** > Wolfman's
1997-08-06 Riverport Amphitheater 4 1 *** > Stash
1997-08-17 Loring Commerce Centre 8 3 Buffalo Bill -> Weigh
1997-11-16 McNichols Arena 3 1 *** > My Soul
1997-11-23 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memor... 5 1 Stash -> Fluffhead
1997-11-30 The Centrum 4 2 *** Stash
1997-12-13 Pepsi Arena 9 2 *** > PYITE
1997-12-29 MSG 2 1 *** > Golgi
1998-04-02 Nassau Veterans Memorial Col... 3 1 Sloth Stash
1998-07-01 The Grey Hall 5 1 *** > Sample
1998-07-09 Zeleste 6 1 Boogie On > SOAMelt
1998-07-16 The Gorge 3 1 Coil Stash
1998-08-06 Lakewood Amphitheatre 14 2 Talk > Caspian
1998-08-08 Merriweather 2 1 Wedge Sneakin' Sally
1998-08-15 Loring Commerce Centre 4 3 *** > Bowie
1998-10-30 Thomas & Mack Center 8 2 Tweezer -> > Jam
1998-11-09 UIC Pavilion, University of ... 7 1 Free Bold As Love
1998-11-21 Hampton Coliseum 8 1 Boogie On > Dogs Stole Things
1998-12-31 MSG 9 2 *** > Character Zero
1999-07-03 Lakewood Amphitheatre 3 1 Funky Bitch Waste
1999-07-13 Tweeter Center 7 1 *** Curtain
1999-07-23 Polaris Amphitheater 7 1 Ya Mar Back at the Chicken Shack
1999-07-26 Deer Creek 3 1 Gumbo -> > Beauty of My Dreams
1999-07-30 Naeba Ski Resort 2 1 Stash Funky Bitch
1999-09-19 Irvine Meadows 11 1 *** > Funky Bitch
1999-09-25 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 4 2 *** -> Bowie
1999-10-01 Hilton Coliseum 4 2 *** > Antelope
1999-10-07 Nassau Veterans Memorial Col... 4 1 *** > My Soul
1999-12-07 Cumberland County Civic Center 8 1 First Tube > Funky Bitch
1999-12-13 Providence Civic Center 5 2 Jibboo > Sand
2000-06-15 Big Cat 19 1 *** > CDT
2000-06-25 ALLTEL Pavilion at Walnut Creek 5 1 *** > Sample
2000-07-08 Alpine Valley 9 1 PYITE > > My Soul
2000-07-15 Polaris Amphitheater 5 1 LxL Dirt
2000-09-08 Pepsi Arena 2 1 Saw It Again Glide
2000-09-23 Allstate Arena 10 2 Tweezer > > SOAMule
2000-10-05 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 8 2 Drowned -> > Bowie
2002-12-31 MSG 3 1 Guyute Horn
2003-02-18 Pepsi Center 7 e *** Mexican Cousin
2003-07-12 The Gorge 13 1 Stash Heavy Things
2003-07-19 Alpine Valley 5 1 Driver > Ya Mar
2003-07-26 HiFi Buys Amphitheatre 5 2 Tweezer -> > Cavern Bass solo instead of Page's usua...
2003-08-02 Loring Commerce Centre 5 2 DwD > -> Brother
2003-12-30 American Airlines Arena 8 1 Shafty -> Weigh (Shafty tease)
2004-06-19 SPAC 7 1 Runaway Jim > > Scents and Subtle Sounds
2004-08-09 Hampton Coliseum 7 2 Stash -> Bug
2009-03-06 Hampton Coliseum 6 1 Farmhouse Horn
2009-06-04 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater 5 1 Dirt > Ghost
2009-06-14 Bonnaroo 7 1 Bag > Jibboo
2009-06-20 Alpine Valley 4 2 YEM -> > Caspian
2009-08-02 Red Rocks Amphitheatre 5 1 Wilson > Caspian
2009-08-14 The Comcast Theatre 6 1 Bag > Forbin's
2009-10-30 Empire Polo Club 3 1 Moma STFTFP
2009-11-21 U.S. Bank Arena 5 1 Wilson > Wolfman's
2009-11-28 Times Union Center 5 1 Walk Away > Alaska
2009-12-02 MSG 2 1 Wolfman's > Ocelot
2009-12-28 American Airlines Arena 4 1 Sample > My Soul
2010-06-13 Hersheypark Stadium 6 1 Runaway Jim > Horn
2010-06-26 Merriweather 9 1 BDTNL > 46 Days
2010-07-03 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatr... 5 1 Mist > Gumbo
2010-08-05 William Randolph Hearst Gree... 2 1 Sample Bouncin'
2010-08-12 Verizon Wireless Music Center 5 1 Sample Horn
2010-10-10 1stBank Center 7 1 Bag > > Moma
2010-10-22 Dunkin' Donuts Center 7 1 Ocelot Sample
2010-12-31 MSG 10 2 Sand > DwD (Auld Lang Syne tease)
2011-05-28 Bethel Woods 3 1 Theme Cities
2011-06-03 Pine Knob 4 1 Sample Mike's Happy birthday wish from Trey to... (Happy Birthday to You tease)
2011-06-17 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatr... 10 1 Bouncin' > Sample "Play it, Leo!" lyric replaced w...
2011-07-01 Watkins Glen 3 1 Torn and Frayed > > Gin
2011-09-14 Champlain Valley Exposition 15 1 Moma > Funky Bitch
2011-12-28 MSG 1 2 R&R -> Bouncin'
2012-06-17 Bader Field 9 1 Boogie On > Foam
2012-06-24 Blossom Music Center 5 1 Free > > Possum
2012-08-19 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 13 1 Walk Away > BOTT
2013-07-03 Darling's Waterfront Pavilion 14 1 Stash > Wolfman's
2013-07-14 Merriweather 7 1 Moma > Roses
2013-08-03 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 12 1 Sample > Mound
2013-08-30 Dick's 3 1 Ghost Icculus
2013-10-27 XL Center 10 1 Nellie Kane > ASIHTOS
2014-07-15 CMAC Performing Arts Center 20 2 BOTT > > Jibboo
2014-07-27 Merriweather 7 2 DwD -> -> Jam
2014-10-21 Santa Barbara Bowl 11 1 Ocelot > > BOTT
2015-07-29 Verizon Theatre at Grand Pra... 19 1 Poor Heart IDK
2015-09-05 Dick's 18 1 Martian Monster STFTFP
2016-01-02 MSG 5 1 Bag > It's Ice
2016-07-01 SPAC 10 1 The Birds > Cities
2016-10-24 Verizon Theatre at Grand Pra... 26 1 My Soul > > It's Ice
2017-01-13 Barceló Maya Beach 10 1 Undermind > > Horn
2017-07-19 Petersen Events Center 7 1 My Soul Halley's
2017-08-02 MSG 10 1 IDK Meat
2018-07-25 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 17 1 Tube > > Runaway Jim
2018-08-10 Coastal Credit Union Music P... 9 2 Drowned -> > Thread
2018-10-17 Times Union Center 7 1 SOAMule > Gumbo
2019-06-22 Merriweather 27 1 MSO > Friend
2019-06-29 BB&T Pavilion 5 2 Blaze On > > Golden Age
2019-07-13 Alpine Valley 9 1 Bag > Shade
2019-08-31 Dick's 3 2 DwD -> > Bug
2019-11-29 Dunkin' Donuts Center 2 1 The Final Hurrah > Steam
2021-07-28 Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion 16 1 Wolfman's Drift While You're Sleeping
2021-08-10 Hersheypark Stadium 9 2 Soul Planet -> > Joy
2021-10-23 North Island Credit Union Am... 18 1 Fluffhead -> -> Bye Bye Foot (Hey, Ho, Nobody Home tease)
2022-05-29 The Wharf 18 1 Funky Bitch > Carini
2022-07-15 Xfinity Center 7 e Bouncin' > Slave
2022-07-26 Northwell Health at Jones Be... 7 1 STFTFP -> Roggae
2022-08-06 Atlantic City Beach 8 1 555 > > Gin
2022-12-28 MSG 10 1 Sigma Oasis > Steam
2023-07-16 Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 20 1 Wilson > Gin
2023-08-05 MSG 14 1 Caspian -> > Steam
2023-10-14 United Center 13 1 46 Days Most Events Aren't Planned
2024-07-19 Xfinity Center 14 1 Roggae > Stash
2024-07-30 Chaifetz Arena, Saint Louis ... 8 1 Jibboo Ocelot
2024-08-15 The Woodlands 9 1 Roggae A Wave of Hope
2025-07-12 North Charleston Coliseum 37 1 Moma JJLC

"NICU" was teased at the following shows

Show Date Artist Song (Tease Type) Venue
1993-04-29 Phish Weekapaug Groove (Tease) Le Spectrum, Montréal, Québec, Canada
2021-10-23 Phish Tube (Tease) North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, CA, USA
2021-10-23 Phish Rise/Come Together (Tease) North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, CA, USA
2021-10-23 Phish Free (Tease) North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, CA, USA
2021-10-23 Phish Scents and Subtle Sounds (Tease) North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, CA, USA

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