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SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Foam, The Squirming Coil > Llama, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg[1], The Landlady[2], Bathtub Gin[1], My Sweet One, David Bowie[1]
SET 2: Buried Alive > Reba[3], Caravan[4], Dinner and a Movie[1], Flat Fee[1], Golgi Apparatus[1], Stash[1], The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu[1] > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, You Enjoy Myself[5], Rocky Top
ENCORE: Possum[6]
This show featured the Giant Country Horns on Suzy through Bathtub, Bowie, Dinner and a Movie through Stash, Avenu Malkenu, YEM, and Possum. The Horns were introduced after Landlady, which featured Rene Lopez and Dave Grippo on percussion. During the introductions, Page teased Call to the Post and "Charge!" Carl Gerhard whistled with the band during Reba. Chalk Dust contained a brief Buried Alive tease from Trey. The Bowie intro contained an Alone Again (Naturally) tease and quote. Caravan contained a Manteca tease from the Horns and included Grippo on percussion. YEM included a Chameleon tease by the Horns. The YEM vocal jam was based on burgers. Possum contained Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals and Dixie and Buried Alive teases from Trey. Spin Doctors and The Authority were the opening acts.
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus[1], The Landlady[1] > Bouncing Around the Room[1], David Bowie[1], Fee > Cavern[1], The Squirming Coil, You Enjoy Myself[1], Gumbo[2], Touch Me[3]
SET 2: Suzy Greenberg[1] > Divided Sky[1], I Didn't Know[4], My Sweet One, Magilla[1] > Tweezer[5], The Mango Song[1], Big Black Furry Creature from Mars[1]
ENCORE: Lawn Boy[6] > Runaway Jim[7]
This show featured the Giant Country Horns for all songs except Fee, Coil, I Didn't Know, My Sweet One, and Runaway Jim. The Bowie included Bouncing and Jeopardy! theme teases. YEM included Frankenstein teases as well as a Chameleon tease by the Horns. Gumbo featured Fish on trombone and Touch Me featured Fish on cowbell. Gumbo and BBFCFM included Giant Country Horn intros. After Touch Me, Page announced that they would be debuting the Esther animated film at the setbreak. I Didn’t Know featured Mimi Fishman on vacuum. Magilla contained an Up on the House Top tease from Carl Gerhard. Tweezer featured impromptu rapping. BBFCFM included theme from Leave It to Beaver and William Tell Overture teases during the Horn introductions and a quick tease of the I Love Lucy theme. Lawn Boy featured Gerhard, who was introduced as "Lawn Boy," on trumpet. Runaway Jim was sung as “Runaway Yim.” This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.
SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Foam, Runaway Jim, Guelah Papyrus, Suzy Greenberg[1], Stash[1], Take the 'A' Train[1], Cavern[1] > Mike's Song[1] > I Am Hydrogen[1] > Weekapaug Groove[1]
SET 2: Llama, Reba, Poor Heart[1], Split Open and Melt[1], The Lizards[1], The Landlady[1], I Didn't Know > Possum[1]
ENCORE: Alumni Blues[1] > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues[1]
This show featured the Giant Country Horns from Suzy through Weekapaug, Poor Heart through Landlady, Possum, and Alumni. After Guelah, the crowd was told by the promoter that they were dancing too much, prompting Trey to offer a date with Fish to the fan who danced best on their chair! Trey introduced the Horns during I Didn't Know. Trey teased Mainstreet in Weekapaug. Possum contained an Alone Again (Naturally) tease from Trey.
No known setlist
It is believed that the band only performed one song at the BMI New Music Awards, and that it may have been a cappella.
SET 1: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg[1] > The Landlady[1] > Dinner and a Movie[1], Stash[1] > Bouncing Around the Room[1], Mike's Song[1] > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Flat Fee[1], The Lizards[1], Cavern[2] > The Squirming Coil, Frankenstein[1]
ENCORE: Caravan[1] > Contact[1], Alumni Blues[1] > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues
This single-set show was part of the New Music Seminar and featured the Giant Country Horns. Landlady and Stash contained Hot House (Tadd Dameron) teases from Trey. After Weekapaug, Trey introduced the Giant Country Horns. During the introductions, Page teased "Charge!" Caravan included Manteca teases. Trey humorously botched the lyrics to Cavern, leading to some funny stage banter. The Ellen James Society and Yothu Yindi were the opening acts.
SET 1: Reba, Llama, The Squirming Coil > Golgi Apparatus, Guelah Papyrus, My Sweet One, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird > The Sloth, I Didn't Know[1] > Possum[2]
SET 2: Suzy Greenberg[3], Caravan[3] > Divided Sky[3], Gumbo[3] > Dinner and a Movie[3] > Bouncing Around the Room[3], Split Open and Melt[3], Magilla[3] > Cavern[3] > Run Like an Antelope[3]
SET 3: AC/DC Bag[3] > The Landlady[3], Esther > Chalk Dust Torture, Bathtub Gin[3], Mike's Song[3] > I Am Hydrogen[3] > Weekapaug Groove[3], Hold Your Head Up[3] > Touch Me[4], Harry Hood
ENCORE: Contact[3] > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars[3]
This show featured The Giant Country Horns for all of the second set, all of the third set except for Esther, Chalk Dust, and Hood, and for the encore. The show began with a humorous announcement from Trey that he felt “overdressed” during National Nudist Week. My Sweet One included a tease of the Bonanza theme and Magilla included a Flintstones theme tease. I Didn't Know, in which Fish was introduced as "Hank," and Touch Me featured Fish on trombone. Possum included Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals as well as a Dave’s Energy Guide tease, while Weekapaug included more DEG teases. Trey introduced the Giant Country Horns at the end of Antelope and during BBFCFM. There was a long wait during HYHU for Fish, who was apparently in the bathroom. Hood included full-band Jeopardy! theme teases. This show ran much longer than scheduled (at one point, when Trey noted that they should wind up the show, a fan urged the band to “fuck the clock”), prompting Trey to beg the crowd to leave in a timely and orderly fashion after the encore.
SET 1: The Curtain > Runaway Jim, Foam, Llama, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg[1] > Alumni Blues[1] > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues[1], The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu[1] > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, Split Open and Melt[2], Bouncing Around the Room[1], Frankenstein[1]
SET 2: Chalk Dust Torture, Guelah Papyrus > Divided Sky[1], Flat Fee[1], Paul and Silas > The Lizards[1], Stash[1], Hold Your Head Up > If I Only Had a Brain[1] > Hold Your Head Up, You Enjoy Myself[1]
ENCORE: The Landlady[1]
This show featured The Giant Country Horns on Suzy, Alumni, Avenu, Melt through Frankenstein, Divided Sky, Flat Fee, Lizards, Stash, If I Only Had a Brain, YEM, and Landlady. Melt contained Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals. During the pause in Letter to Jimmy Page, Trey introduced the Horns. Trey flubbed the slow, middle section of Divided Sky and humorously remarked that it was “the jazz version.” Stash contained a Buried Alive tease from Trey. Brain was preceded by Happy Birthday teases and was dedicated to "Erica;" YEM subsequently included a brief reprise of the tease from Trey as well as a Chameleon tease by the Horns. The YEM vocal jam featured Chain Gang (Otis Redding) quotes from Fish.
SET 1: Dinner and a Movie[1] > Bouncing Around the Room[1] > Buried Alive[1] > Flat Fee[1], Reba, The Landlady[1], Bathtub Gin[1], Donna Lee[1], AC/DC Bag[1] > Rocky Top, Cavern[1], David Bowie[1]
SET 2: Golgi Apparatus, The Squirming Coil, Moose the Mooche[2], Tweezer[1] > My Sweet One, Gumbo[1] > Mike's Song[1] > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove[1], Hold Your Head Up > Touch Me[3] > Hold Your Head Up > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg[1]
ENCORE: Sweet Adeline[4], Frankenstein[1]
ENCORE 2: Fee > Tweezer Reprise[1]
This show, officially released as Live Phish 19, featured The Giant Country Horns for all songs except Reba, Rocky Top, Golgi, The Squirming Coil, My Sweet One, Hydrogen, both HYHUs, Oh Kee Pa, Adeline, and Fee. It also marked the first Phish performance of Moose the Mooche, which contained a tease of Rhythm-A-Ning from Trey. Trey also teased the Woody Woodpecker theme before Golgi. During the band intros before Donna Lee, Page and Russ teased Killer Joe during Russ's introduction. Prior to Touch Me, Fish was introduced as the Lizard Queen. Touch Me featured Fish on trombone. Sweet Adeline was performed without microphones.
Soundcheck: Alumni Blues
SET 1: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg[1] > Divided Sky[1], Flat Fee[1], My Sweet One, Stash[1], The Lizards[1], The Landlady[1]
SET 2: Dinner and a Movie[1] > Cavern[1] > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu[1] > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Mike's Song[1] > I Am Hydrogen[1] > Weekapaug Groove[1], Hold Your Head Up > Touch Me[2] > Hold Your Head Up, Frankenstein[1]
ENCORE: Contact[1] > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars[1]
This free show featured The Giant Country Horns for all songs except Oh Kee Pa, My Sweet One, both TMWSIYs, and both HYHUs. This show also marked the Phish debut of Touch Me. Frankenstein was played for the first time since December 3, 1989 (220 shows) and Flat Fee was played for the first time since September 13, 1988 (350 shows). Fish was introduced before Touch Me as Henrietta and, several seconds later, the Lizard Queen.
SET 1: Divided Sky, The Landlady > Chalk Dust Torture > Bouncing Around the Room > You Enjoy Myself, Cavern, The Squirming Coil, Llama
SET 2: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag -> Fee > Foam, Reba, Dinner and a Movie > The Sloth, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, I Didn't Know, Golgi Apparatus
ENCORE: Possum
Mike teased Sweet Emotion during the bass and drums section of YEM and Happy Birthday before The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony for "Josh’s" 20th birthday. Possum contained a Theme from Woody Woodpecker tease. Trey announced that the second set would be their last until the summer, as they were going in to record an album. Technical difficulties necessitated a short break after McGrupp. This show included some humorous stage banter about prep school headmasters and the like.
Soundcheck: Take the ‘A’ Train, Caravan, Guelah Papyrus, Paul and Silas, Jam
SET 1: Buried Alive > Golgi Apparatus > Chalk Dust Torture > You Enjoy Myself, Paul and Silas, Foam, Divided Sky, Cavern > Possum
SET 2: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > The Curtain > Stash, Take the 'A' Train, My Sweet One > Guelah Papyrus, David Bowie, Hold Your Head Up > Terrapin > Hold Your Head Up > The Lizards
ENCORE: Dinner and a Movie > Runaway Jim
Possum contained a Stash tease from Trey and the Bowie intro included Guelah and ‘A’ Train teases. Even though there was a show the next day, before Foam, Trey noted that this gig would be the last until July since the band was going into the studio to cut an album. Before Dinner and a Movie, Fish noted: “this is a song about America’s favorite pre-nuptial ritual.”
SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Drums[1] -> Mr. P.C.[1], Reba, Poor Heart > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, Stash, I Didn't Know[2], Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Take the 'A' Train[1]
SET 2: Possum > Guelah Papyrus, Rocky Top, The Landlady > Fluffhead[3] -> Happy Birthday to You, Magilla[1], Cavern[1], Harry Hood, Hold Your Head Up > Bike > Hold Your Head Up > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Happy Birthday to You > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
ENCORE: Lawn Boy[1], Golgi Apparatus
A blackout occurred during Chalk Dust. The drum solo and the ensuing Mr. P.C. featured Carl Gerhard on trumpet, who also performed on ‘A’ Train, Magilla, Cavern, and Lawn Boy. Mr. P.C. was performed for the first time since November 11, 1988 (338 shows) and included a Spider-Man theme tease from Gerhard. The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday was introduced as “The Old Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday.” This show fell on Page’s 28th birthday, a point noted repeatedly throughout the gig. I Didn't Know featured Fish on trombone. Fluffhead was unfinished; the rest of the band sung Happy Birthday to Page first over the Fluffhead melody, followed by the Happy Birthday melody. Happy Birthday was performed for the first time since September 29, 1990 (105 shows). Possum contained Yield Not To Temptation and I Know a Little teases. Magilla contained a full-band Flintstones theme tease. Mississippi Queen was teased during Fish's vacuum solo in Bike. The pause in BBFCFM featured a final rendition of Happy Birthday and the presentation of a cake; Fish then responded to the “how old are you?” crowd chants by counting off BBFCFM: “I’ll tell you how old he is: 1-2-3-4!”
SET 1: Buried Alive > Golgi Apparatus, Foam, Cavern, Divided Sky, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird > Chalk Dust Torture, You Enjoy Myself, Magilla[1], Llama
SET 2: Runaway Jim, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, The Landlady, The Squirming Coil, Tweezer, My Sweet One, The Lizards, Good Times Bad Times
ENCORE: Sweet Adeline
Magilla featured a guest appearance from Bryan Smith on trombone and a Rhythm-A-Ning tease from Trey. Adeline was chosen as the encore because of curfew issues.
SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Bouncing Around the Room, Dinner and a Movie > Stash[1], The Lizards, The Landlady > Destiny Unbound[1], Llama[1], Fee > Foam, Runaway Jim
SET 2: David Bowie, Bathtub Gin, Poor Heart > The Curtain > Golgi Apparatus, Magilla[1] > Mike's Song[2] > I Am Hydrogen[3] > Weekapaug Groove, The Squirming Coil > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag[1] > Rocky Top[1]
ENCORE: Run Like an Antelope[1]
Stash, Destiny Unbound, Llama, Magilla, Mike's Song, AC/DC Bag, Rocky Top, and Run Like An Antelope featured Dave Grippo on saxophone. Mike’s Song featured The Dude of Life on vocals, who added several verses. Page began Hydrogen on a Casio synthesizer, adding a humorous touch to the last Phish show at The Front.
SET 1: The Landlady, Llama, The Squirming Coil > Cavern > Divided Sky, Guelah Papyrus, My Sweet One, Foam, Tweezer, Golgi Apparatus
SET 2: Chalk Dust Torture, You Enjoy Myself[1], Poor Heart > Reba > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > Tweezer Reprise
Tweezer contained an In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida tease from Page and Trey briefly teased Buried Alive in Chalk Dust. YEM featured Tom Baggott on harmonica and a tease of Flash Light by Mike in the bass and drums segment of the song. Terrapin contained a Woman from Tokyo tease from Page and a Theme from Peter Gunn tease from Mike. After BBFCFM, Fish referred to Trey as “Eddie Van Anastasio." Donna Lee, Mike's > Hydrogen > Weekapaug, and Tela used to appear in this setlist between Reba and Oh Kee Pa in the second set, but because these songs do not appear in circulating recordings of this show, we have removed them from the setlist.
SET 1: David Bowie, Cavern > Ya Mar, Dinner and a Movie > The Sloth, The Landlady, Bathtub Gin, Buried Alive > The Lizards, Possum
SET 2: Golgi Apparatus, Harry Hood, Wilson > Poor Heart, Foam, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters[1] > Chalk Dust Torture, Hold Your Head Up > Love You > Hold Your Head Up, Mike's Song[2] > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Take the 'A' Train > Highway to Hell
Ya Mar contained a tease of the Brazil theme. Page's solo in McGrupp was briefly accompanied by Fish on vacuum. "Bucket of lard" was said repeatedly in the Mike's Song intro.
SET 1: Divided Sky, Foam, Paul and Silas, Guelah Papyrus, Reba, Llama, Bouncing Around the Room, Magilla, Runaway Jim, Sweet Adeline[1]
SET 2: My Sweet One, The Curtain > Fluffhead > Stash, Esther > Split Open and Melt, The Squirming Coil, Rocky Top
ENCORE: Fee > Chalk Dust Torture
After Divided Sky, Trey spoke about how “exceptional” the room was, and how “inspiring” it was to play in. He explained that the band had engaged in “philosophical discussions” about standing versus sitting at shows. He said that some people may prefer to sit rather than stand and dance, and that the band hoped that everyone would be considerate of each other. (He also noted that he prefers to dance while listening to live music, while Page prefers to sit.) Trey added that he did not want anyone to feel uncomfortable about dancing in the aisles. Sweet Adeline was performed without microphones.
SET 1: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Cavern > Reba, My Sweet One > Split Open and Melt, Guelah Papyrus, Fluffhead > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Dog Log > Llama, Colonel Forbin's Ascent[1] > Fly Famous Mockingbird > Buried Alive > Harry Hood, Horn > Rocky Top > Possum
ENCORE: Terrapin, Runaway Jim
ENCORE 2: Golgi Apparatus
Forbin's featured a guest horn player dressed in a leopard-skin toga and a huge orange Mohawk. Possum contained an L.A. Woman tease from Trey. Terrapin was dedicated to "Marni." The Aquarium Rescue Unit was the opening act.
SET 1: Bouncing Around the Room, Foam, Chalk Dust Torture, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Divided Sky, Fee > Paul and Silas > Tweezer > The Lizards, Sweet Adeline[1]
SET 2: AC/DC Bag > The Curtain > The Sloth > The Landlady > Runaway Jim > Tela > You Enjoy Myself, Harpua[2] > Tweezer Reprise
ENCORE: Take the 'A' Train > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
Chalk Dust Torture and Fee were dedicated to Trey's hero, Boston Bruins star Cam Neely. Tweezer included a Sweet Emotion tease and vocals. Sweet Adeline was performed without microphones. Harpua found Jimmy watching Cam and the Bruins winning the Stanley Cup and contained "Charge!" teases from Page. BBFCFM included a How High the Moon tease from Mike. The Aquarium Rescue Unit was the opening act.
SET 1: Rocky Top, Drums -> Foam > Bouncing Around the Room, The Landlady, Colonel Forbin's Ascent[1] > Fly Famous Mockingbird > Llama, The Squirming Coil, Cavern > David Bowie, Sweet Adeline[2]
SET 2: Chalk Dust Torture, Poor Heart > Divided Sky, Fee > Split Open and Melt > Tela > My Sweet One, I Didn't Know[3], Buried Alive > Possum
ENCORE: Harry Hood
Fish’s drum solo before Foam was due to a broken bass string. Forbin’s featured guest Jamie Janover performing on didgeridoo. Bowie contained Mockingbird, Squirming Coil, and Chameleon teases and Possum contained a Wipe Out tease. Sweet Adeline was performed without microphones. I Didn't Know featured Fish on trombone. Fish performed this show wearing a tight blue and red superhero costume, complete with cape and hood that had been made for him. Skratch Baxter was the opening act.
Soundcheck: Carolina, The Asse Festival, Poor Heart, Funky Bitch
SET 1: Sweet Adeline, The Asse Festival > Runaway Jim, Cavern > The Landlady > My Sweet One, Reba, Llama, The Lizards, Suzy Greenberg, Stash, Golgi Apparatus
SET 2: The Curtain > Possum, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Fluffhead > Tweezer > The Squirming Coil -> Wipe Out[1] -> Tweezer Reprise
ENCORE: Bouncing Around the Room > Good Times Bad Times
Tweezer contained Sweet Emotion teases and an introduction of “Dr. Q” on bass. Fish performed Wipe Out on vacuum. The Aquarium Rescue Unit was the opening act.
Soundcheck: Poor Heart, Paul and Silas, Funky Bitch
SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture, The Squirming Coil > The Sloth > Possum, Fluffhead, Poor Heart, Foam, You Enjoy Myself, Llama
SET 2: Uncle Pen, Split Open and Melt, Bouncing Around the Room, My Sweet One > Guelah Papyrus, The Landlady, I Didn't Know, Harry Hood, Harpua
Donna Lee contained a Sailor's Hornpipe tease from Trey.
SET 1: Sweet Adeline, The Landlady, Runaway Jim, The Curtain > Cavern > Poor Heart > Reba, Llama, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > David Bowie
SET 2: Buried Alive > My Sweet One > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Tela > Dinner and a Movie, Stash, Bouncing Around the Room > Divided Sky, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
ENCORE: Take the 'A' Train > Highway to Hell
Before Runaway Jim, Trey referenced Aquarium Rescue Unit and the string of shows that the two bands were, at the time, playing together. Subsequently, Bowie included Yield Not to Temptation (Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit) teases. Recordings that circulate with this date with a different list are mislabeled copies of November 2, 1989. The Aquarium Rescue Unit was the opening act.
SET 1: The Curtain > Runaway Jim, The Sloth, Reba, Poor Heart, Llama, Guelah Papyrus, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Tweezer, Tweezer Reprise
SET 2: Chalk Dust Torture, Bathtub Gin, Uncle Pen, The Landlady > Destiny Unbound, The Squirming Coil, Stash, My Sweet One > The Lizards, Highway to Hell
Tweezer contained Heartbreaker teases from both Trey and Mike. After Tweezer, the band introduced and thanked the tour crew, presenting them with a cake and customized bowling balls. Trey teased DEG in Stash and Buried Alive in Highway to Hell.
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, Rocky Top > Wilson > Divided Sky, Foam, My Sweet One, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag > Tela, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Sweet Adeline
SET 2: Possum, Fee, The Landlady, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird[1] > Llama, Uncle Pen, Harry Hood, Cavern
ENCORE: I Didn't Know[2] > David Bowie
This show was part of the University’s Earth Day festival. Divided included a DEG tease from Trey. The Mockingbird narration gave a brief recap of the Gamehendge saga. I Didn't Know featured Fish on trombone.
SET 1: Runaway Jim, Reba, Llama, Fluffhead > My Sweet One, The Landlady, Esther > Chalk Dust Torture, Bouncing Around the Room, You Enjoy Myself -> Setting Sail[1]
SET 2: The Sloth, Ya Mar, Split Open and Melt, The Squirming Coil > Paul and Silas, Cavern > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Tweezer > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Sweet Adeline
ENCORE: Horn > Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues
Trey teased Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas in Reba. Fish led the band in the debut of Setting Sail, which arose out of the vocal jam of YEM. Tweezer contained In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida teases from Page.
Soundcheck: Funky Bitch
SET 1: Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, Divided Sky, Cavern, The Lizards, Stash, I Didn't Know, Rocky Top > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Sweet Adeline
SET 2: Harry Hood, Fee, The Curtain > Golgi Apparatus, The Landlady > Destiny Unbound, My Sweet One, The Squirming Coil > Take the 'A' Train > Run Like an Antelope
ENCORE: Paul and Silas > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars[1]
BBFCFM contained a Leave it to Beaver theme tease from Mike and a joke from Fish. The joke basically went: "So there's this guy who's walking down the street, and he sees this dog laying there licking his balls, and he's talking to his friend and says 'boy, I sure wish I could do that,' and the friend says 'don't you think you ought to pet him first?'"
SET 1: Sweet Adeline, The Landlady > My Sweet One, Esther > Chalk Dust Torture, Guelah Papyrus, Runaway Jim, Dinner and a Movie > Foam, You Enjoy Myself
SET 2: Llama, Reba, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > The Sloth, Paul and Silas, Horn, Suzy Greenberg > Split Open and Melt, The Squirming Coil, Possum
ENCORE: Harpua
Harpua was played for the first time since June 9, 1990 (105 shows).
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, You Enjoy Myself, Paul and Silas, Cavern, The Mango Song > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Tela > David Bowie
SET 2: Band/Crew Football Theme Song[1], My Sweet One > Reba, Chalk Dust Torture, Magilla[2], Buried Alive > Uncle Pen, Tweezer > Runaway Jim, Carolina, Tweezer Reprise
ENCORE: Hold Your Head Up > If I Only Had a Brain > Hold Your Head Up, Good Times Bad Times
This show featured the debut of Band/Crew Football Theme Song, which was performed as a demented version of Barracuda (by the band Heart) played over the drumbeat for My Sweet One, with Trey mincingly whining the “Crew football theme song!” lyrics. Magilla featured Paul Guinness of Ryth McFeud on trombone. Tweezer contained Walk This Way and Yield Not to Temptation teases. Brain was performed as a “special treat” for the audience. Fish sang the final verse through the vacuum, creating an excellent echo effect. Ryth McFeud was the opening act.
SET 1: The Sloth, Ya Mar, Foam, Runaway Jim, Split Open and Melt, Fee > Chalk Dust Torture, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird > Llama
SET 2: Wipe Out[1], Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Horn > My Sweet One, The Landlady, The Lizards > Possum, Magilla > Fire
ENCORE: The Squirming Coil > Rocky Top
Wipe Out was a Phish debut. Possum contained a Yield Not to Temptation tease and Magilla contained a Blue Monk tease from Page.
SET 1: Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, The Landlady, The Squirming Coil, Llama, You Enjoy Myself > Reba > Possum
SET 2: Guelah Papyrus, My Sweet One, Tweezer, Golgi Apparatus, Runaway Jim
ENCORE: Lawn Boy, Highway to Hell
Tweezer contained a Sweet Emotion jam with lyrics. This setlist is incomplete.
Soundcheck: Sweet Adeline, Carolina, Tela, Horn, Funky Bitch
SET 1: Llama, Uncle Pen, Divided Sky, Guelah Papyrus, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Stash, Rocky Top, Golgi Apparatus
SET 2: The Landlady > Runaway Jim, You Enjoy Myself, Fluffhead > Cavern > Tela > Buried Alive > Reba, My Sweet One, Good Times Bad Times
ENCORE: Contact > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars[1], The Squirming Coil
Mike teased Good Times (more popularly known as Rapper's Delight) in YEM. BBFCFM featured Fish on vacuum during one of the pauses and teases of the Leave It To Beaver theme (aka The Toy Parade) from Mike.
Soundcheck: Harpua
SET 1: Runaway Jim, Cavern, Paul and Silas, Tweezer, Magilla, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, Foam, Carolina, You Enjoy Myself, The Squirming Coil > Chalk Dust Torture
SET 2: My Sweet One > Reba, Llama, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > The Lizards, Split Open and Melt, Lawn Boy, The Landlady > Destiny Unbound, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Fee > Hold Your Head Up > The Prison Joke > Hold Your Head Up, Possum[1]
This show is memorable for Fish’s telling of “The Prison Joke.” Trey teased Dave's Energy Guide in Landlady. Possum included Charlie Chan and Random Note signals and a Rhapsody in Blue tease.
SET 1: The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Tweezer > Esther > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Fluffhead > Tweezer Reprise
SET 2: Ya Mar, Split Open and Melt, Runaway Jim, Magilla > Llama, You Enjoy Myself, Bathtub Gin, Icculus, Run Like an Antelope, Hold Your Head Up > Terrapin > Hold Your Head Up, Possum
ENCORE: Jesus Just Left Chicago > Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues
Trey teased The Irish Washerwoman prior to Ya Mar, which subsequently contained a Woody Woodpecker theme tease from Trey. Icculus was played for the first time since August 12, 1989 (238 shows).
SET 1: The Landlady > Bouncing Around the Room > Divided Sky, Cavern > Take the 'A' Train > Reba, Chalk Dust Torture, Foam, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Rocky Top, Stash, The Lizards, The Sloth, Dinner and a Movie > Harry Hood, I Didn't Know, My Sweet One, Good Times Bad Times
ENCORE: Fee > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg
Trey teased Sailor's Hornpipe in 'A' Train and Heartbreaker in Good Times Bad Times. After Lizards, Trey congratulated the audience (“A lot of people have tried, but you’re the first to have done it!”) for clapping on the beat during the slow end solo. Before Fee, he repeated the compliment: “I hope you didn’t think I was making fun of you ... clapping on the upbeat – wow!”
SET 1: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, You Enjoy Myself, The Squirming Coil > Llama > Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Possum, Carolina, Golgi Apparatus
SET 2: The Curtain > Runaway Jim, Guelah Papyrus, David Bowie, Lawn Boy > The Landlady, My Sweet One > Divided Sky, Hold Your Head Up > Love You[1] > Hold Your Head Up > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
ENCORE: Magilla > Highway to Hell
The Bowie intro contained I Dream of Jeannie theme teases from Page. Before Love You, which included band introductions, Fish noted that his backup Mighty Mite vacuum has the same suction per inch as his broken Electrolux (which he acknowledged as “the greatest vacuum of all”).
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, I Didn't Know, Llama, The Lizards, Paul and Silas, Foam, Tweezer > Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Chalk Dust Torture, Take the 'A' Train, My Sweet One, Stash, Esther > The Landlady > Destiny Unbound, Fee > David Bowie
Fish started to play Llama before I Didn't Know. Trey teased Yield Not to Temptation in Tweezer.
SET 1: Runaway Jim, The Landlady, Reba, Llama, Bouncing Around the Room, Foam, You Enjoy Myself, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Chalk Dust Torture
SET 2: Divided Sky, Lawn Boy > Cavern > Fluffhead > Dog Log, Buried Alive > The Squirming Coil > Run Like an Antelope
Divided Sky contained a tease of The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday from Trey. Dog Log was played for the first time since March 9, 1990 (148 shows). Possum contained Rock Lobster, Makisupa Policeman, and Yield Not to Temptation teases, two Charlie Chan signals, and Oom Pa Pa and Random Note signals. Page teased Chopsticks in Antelope. Small Fish was the opening act.
SET 1: Buried Alive > Cavern, Runaway Jim, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, The Landlady, My Sweet One, Esther > Possum[1], I Didn't Know, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Harry Hood, The Sloth, The Squirming Coil, Stash, Uncle Pen, Guelah Papyrus, Bouncing Around the Room > Run Like an Antelope
ENCORE: Reba, Highway to Hell
Possum contained Charlie Chan and Oom Pa Pa signals. Mike teased Heartbreaker in Mike's Song. Hydrogen contained Woody Woodpecker theme teases from Trey. Weekapaug included Divided Sky and Dave's Energy Guide teases from Trey.
SET 1: Carolina, Llama, Runaway Jim, Reba, Split Open and Melt, The Lizards, Take the 'A' Train, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Possum, I Didn't Know[1], Foam, Rocky Top > Fluffhead > Tweezer, Bouncing Around the Room > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
ENCORE: Contact, Tweezer Reprise
ENCORE 2: Good Times Bad Times
Yield Not to Temptation was teased before Possum. I Didn't Know featured Fish on trombone. Trey teased Dave’s Energy Guide during the Tweezer, and Simple Gifts during BBFCFM. The second encore was played after a loud and passionate “Phish” chant by the audience.
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, Divided Sky, Cavern, The Landlady > Bouncing Around the Room, You Enjoy Myself, Guelah Papyrus, My Sweet One, David Bowie, The Squirming Coil > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > Hold Your Head Up > Love You > Hold Your Head Up, Chalk Dust Torture
In one of the greatest bargains ever, Phish’s first West Coast show was on The Catalyst’s “Dollar Night” where the cover charge was only one dollar.
SET 1: The Sloth, Divided Sky, Fee > Llama, I Didn't Know[1], The Curtain > Possum, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird > Rocky Top
SET 2: Chalk Dust Torture, Bathtub Gin, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag > My Sweet One > Tweezer, The Lizards, Uncle Pen, Cavern, David Bowie, Contact
ENCORE: Take the 'A' Train > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
I Didn't Know featured Fish on trombone. Possum contained a Sailor's Hornpipe tease from Trey, the David Bowie intro contained "Charge!" teases from Mike, and BBFCFM contained a Donna Lee tease.
SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture[1], Llama, You Enjoy Myself[2], The Landlady > Destiny Unbound, Bouncing Around the Room, Split Open and Melt, The Squirming Coil > Buried Alive > Cavern > Reba, Fire
SET 2: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > Run Like an Antelope[3] > Foam, Paul and Silas, Stash, Runaway Jim > Guelah Papyrus, Hold Your Head Up > Terrapin > Let's Go, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Magilla, Golgi Apparatus
This show started with bad sound problems, resulting in the band aborting two attempts at a Chalk Dust Torture opener. After the first Chalk Dust failed, the band said a round of "thank yous" and Fish added "good night, we'll see you next time." Antelope contained a vocal jam in the intro and a Jean Pierre tease from Trey. YEM contained Who Knows teases. The YEM vocal jam was partially based on burgers. Before Terrapin, Fish was introduced as “the late Henrietta,” and then commented that he is no longer Henrietta, but has not yet thought of a new name. He and Trey introduced Chris Kuroda (as “Cooter,” with a “Charge!” tease) and Colorado fan “Erik the Viking.” Terrapin included a brief Whole Lotta Love jam. Weekapaug contained a Theme from Bonanza tease by Trey.
No known setlist
A show was originally scheduled for this date and venue; it appears that it was postponed until Monday, March 25, 1991.
SET 1: Carolina, Bouncing Around the Room, The Landlady > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Foam, Fluffhead, Uncle Pen, Stash, The Lizards, David Bowie
SET 2: Runaway Jim, Esther[1] > My Sweet One, The Squirming Coil > Tweezer, Fee, Slave to the Traffic Light, Chalk Dust Torture
Foam (introduced as one of Fish’s favorite songs) was preceded by a HYHU tease while Fish fixed his cymbal. Uncle Pen was introduced as a band favorite and dedicated to a fan in the crowd. Trey repeated the first line of Esther several times, as if he had forgotten the rest of the lyrics. Slave was played for Mike from “the Telluride contingency” and was preceded by Trey’s story about the ‘88 Colorado tour. After Slave, Fish came front and center to the tune of HYHU to tell his infamous “bear story.” Afterwards, Trey referenced the July 30, 1988 Telluride show, where Fish was late. Chalk Dust included Manteca teases.
SET 1: The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Golgi Apparatus, Reba, The Landlady > Bathtub Gin, The Curtain > Rocky Top, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > Run Like an Antelope
SET 2: Llama, Divided Sky, Guelah Papyrus, My Sweet One, Split Open and Melt, Magilla > Buried Alive > The Squirming Coil > Cavern, You Enjoy Myself
Take Five was teased prior to the start of the first set. Forbin's was dedicated to Mike from Telluride. Suzy included a Reba tease. Trey teased Who Knows in Melt. Possum contained a Manteca tease in the intro and Charlie Chan and Complete Stop signals. A show on this date was originally scheduled for the Marriott Ballroom in Vail, CO; that show was canceled. This Breckenridge gig was originally scheduled for Thursday, March 14, and was a late reschedule.
SET 1: Llama, Foam, My Sweet One, Stash, Dinner and a Movie > Bouncing Around the Room, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag > The Lizards, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Buried Alive > Possum, Horn, Paul and Silas, Cavern, Destiny Unbound, I Didn't Know[1], Harry Hood, Chalk Dust Torture
ENCORE: The Squirming Coil > Runaway Jim
Trey teased Entrance of the Gladiators in Stash. Dinner and a Movie was dedicated to "Lauren," who had donated Fish the vacuum cleaner that he was using and was in attendance that night. I Didn't Know featured Fish on trombone.
No known setlist
The gig originally planned for this date and venue was rescheduled and took place on Saturday, March 16, 1991.
SET 1: Fluffhead > The Landlady > You Enjoy Myself, Cavern > Divided Sky, Esther > Llama, The Squirming Coil > David Bowie
SET 2: Suzy Greenberg, Split Open and Melt, Bouncing Around the Room, My Sweet One > Guelah Papyrus, Runaway Jim, The Sloth, Reba > Tweezer > Hold Your Head Up > Terrapin > Hold Your Head Up, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony, Golgi Apparatus
ENCORE: Take the 'A' Train > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
Bowie contained Girl from Ipanema teases from Trey and Page.
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