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SET 1: Possum, Esther, The Squirming Coil, The Lizards, Foam, Take the 'A' Train, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird
SET 2: Reba, My Sweet One, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Bouncing Around the Room, You Enjoy Myself > Run Like an Antelope
ENCORE: Jesus Just Left Chicago
Suzy included a Purple Haze tease.
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, Ya Mar, Rhombus Narration > Divided Sky, I Didn't Know, You Enjoy Myself -> Possum
SET 2: The Lizards, Good Times Bad Times, Foam, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Carolina, Slave to the Traffic Light
ENCORE: Fire
Weekapaug included a tease of the theme from Bonanza.
Soundcheck: Jessica Jam, Donna Lee, Jazz Jam
SET 1: Foam, My Sweet One, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Funky Bitch, The Squirming Coil, Bouncing Around the Room, David Bowie, Satin Doll, Rift[1], Possum
SET 2: Reba, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Makisupa Policeman, The Lizards, Fluffhead > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
This show included the first known version of the original Rift. Reba was preceded by teases of the theme from Jeopardy! and contained a Brady Bunch theme tease from Trey. McGrupp and Fluffhead contained Sailor's Hornpipe teases from Trey. Foxy Lady was teased and quoted before Lizards. Fluffhead was dedicated to Paul Languedoc's head (specifically his new haircut) and was introduced as "Lunkhead." Trey quoted Fire in Big Black Furry Creature from Mars.
SET 1: Carolina, You Enjoy Myself, Golgi Apparatus, Divided Sky, Esther > Possum, I Didn't Know, Run Like an Antelope, Take the 'A' Train
SET 2: The Sloth, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Fee, The Squirming Coil > La Grange, Bathtub Gin, Lawn Boy, Contact, The Lizards, Caravan
After YEM, Fish noted apologetically that they didn't have a chance to do a soundcheck, but once they got it together, "we promise to kill ya." During I Didn't Know, Trey introduced Fish as "Phil Collins." 'A' Train contained teases of the Flintstones theme, Sailor's Hornpipe, and the Brady Bunch theme. Trey introduced Tom Marshall before Lawn Boy, encouraging the audience to "think of him as the fifth member." Contact featured Fish crying in the background during the "I woke up one morning..." section. Exit Only was the opening act.
Soundcheck: Take the ‘A’ Train > Highway to Hell
SET 1: Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, You Enjoy Myself > Possum, Foam, Carolina, Rocky Top, Dinner and a Movie > Ya Mar, Walk Away, Bouncing Around the Room > Run Like an Antelope
SET 2: Golgi Apparatus > Reba, Bathtub Gin, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Tela > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Highway to Hell
ENCORE: Contact, I Didn't Know, Good Times Bad Times
Suzy featured a Purple Haze tease from Trey and a full-band Low Rider jam. Weekapaug contained a Woody Woodpecker theme tease from Trey. During I Didn't Know, Fish was introduced as Vinnie Barbarino.
SET 1: Wilson > You Enjoy Myself, Bouncing Around the Room, Ya Mar, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Caravan, The Lizards, David Bowie[1]
Caravan contained several Manteca teases and an Entrance of the Gladiators tease. Bowie included a Mike’s Song tease, heavy DEG teasing, and references to Marley. There was no second set, as someone pulled the fire alarm and prematurely ended the show.
SET 1: Possum, Bathtub Gin, Divided Sky > The Sloth, Bouncing Around the Room, You Enjoy Myself, Golgi Apparatus
SET 2: Reba, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, The Squirming Coil, Harry Hood, Carolina
ENCORE: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
The opening acts were Widespread Panic and Gene Matthews. The Ocean (Led Zeppelin) was teased in the YEM vocal jam. Mike's Song started as David Bowie.
SET 1: Fluffhead, Esther > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Donna Lee, Run Like an Antelope
SET 2: Golgi Apparatus, Caravan, Bouncing Around the Room, The Sloth, Possum, The Ballad of Curtis Loew > The Lizards
ENCORE: Carolina, Whipping Post
Possum was dedicated by Fish to Stacey Stienmetz and included a Fishin' Hole tease from Trey. The opening act was Widespread Panic.
SET 1: Carolina, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Divided Sky, Dinner and a Movie > Caravan, Bathtub Gin, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Split Open and Melt, Bouncing Around the Room > Possum > Foam, Highway to Hell
ENCORE: You Enjoy Myself
The second set listing may be incomplete. The opening act was Widespread Panic.
SET 1: Dinner and a Movie, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, You Enjoy Myself > Bathtub Gin, Bouncing Around the Room, Possum, Carolina, Contact, David Bowie
SET 2: La Grange, Esther > AC/DC Bag, Rocky Top, Happy Birthday to You[1], Donna Lee, Fee > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: I Didn't Know, Highway to Hell
Happy Birthday was sung by “Rocco” to Trey’s sister, Kristy. Possum included Fishin' Hole (aka The Andy Griffith Show theme) teases. The band asked the audience several times if anyone could give them a ride back to Burlington, as their van broke down on the road to Philadelphia. As with the encore the night before, Trey introduced Fish as “The King of Prussia.”
SET 1: Golgi Apparatus, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, You Enjoy Myself, Walk Away, Bouncing Around the Room, AC/DC Bag, The Squirming Coil > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Carolina
SET 2: Dinner and a Movie, Ya Mar, Reba, Wilson[1], Take the 'A' Train, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Foam, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, David Bowie
ENCORE: I Didn't Know
Wilson was performed in a heavy metal style. 'A' Train contained teases of the Brazil theme, Alumni contained a Rhapsody in Blue tease from Page, and Bowie contained Wipe Out teases from Mike and Trey. During the encore, Trey introduced Fish as "The King of Prussia" (an allusion to the real-life location King of Prussia, not far away from Lancaster).
SET 1: Good Times Bad Times, Possum, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Donna Lee, You Enjoy Myself, Walk Away, Take the 'A' Train
This setlist is incomplete and the songs may have been spread across two sets.
SET 1: Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Split Open and Melt, Donna Lee, Slave to the Traffic Light, The Squirming Coil, You Enjoy Myself, Carolina, Funky Bitch, Bathtub Gin, Foam, Jesus Just Left Chicago
This setlist may be incomplete. Melt contained an Entrance of the Gladiators tease from Trey.
SET 1: Bathtub Gin, I Didn't Know, Contact
The source of this setlist is Phish.com. It is unconfirmed and incomplete. Phish opened for Widespread Panic.
SET 1: David Bowie, Walk Away, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Caravan, Rhombus Narration > Divided Sky, Possum, Fee > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
Caravan contained an Entrance of the Gladiators tease from Trey. Phish opened for Widespread Panic.
SET 1: Setlist unknown
SET 2: The Lizards, If I Only Had a Brain, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Jesus Just Left Chicago > Possum, Highway to Hell
This setlist is incomplete. Harpua included a Purple Haze jam.
SET 1: Suzy Greenberg, Split Open and Melt, Tela > Fluffhead, La Grange, Carolina, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird > Communication Breakdown
SET 2: Wilson[1], Run Like an Antelope, Bouncing Around the Room, Caravan, The Squirming Coil > You Enjoy Myself > Bathtub Gin, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Lawn Boy > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
It must have been a hot night at The Front, as references were made to a large fan cooling off the crowd. The band even encouraged the audience to take their shirts off; Trey went as far as to promise that Fish would get naked if the audience did! Wilson was performed in a heavy metal style. Trey teased Sailor's Hornpipe in Hydrogen. BBFCFM contained teases of Auld Lang Syne and the Bonanza theme from Trey.
SET 1: Carolina, Bathtub Gin, Ya Mar, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, My Sweet One, Bouncing Around the Room, Wilson[1], Reba, Funky Bitch, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
SET 2: Communication Breakdown, Caravan, You Enjoy Myself, The Squirming Coil > Run Like an Antelope, Terrapin, Divided Sky
ENCORE: La Grange
Wilson was performed in a heavy metal style.
SET 1: Run Like an Antelope, Tela > Divided Sky, Carolina, Communication Breakdown
SET 2: The Squirming Coil > Split Open and Melt, Esther, Reba, Jesus Just Left Chicago, AC/DC Bag, Lawn Boy, My Sweet One > Foam, Caravan
This setlist is incomplete.
SET 1: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Carolina, The Squirming Coil, Caravan, Bouncing Around the Room, Split Open and Melt, Tela, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Fee > La Grange
SET 2: Slave to the Traffic Light, Possum, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, You Enjoy Myself, Fluffhead, Walk Away, Lawn Boy, Whipping Post
ENCORE: Suzy Greenberg, Communication Breakdown
Although the January/February 1990 Phish Update listed the venue as U. of Maine at Orono and some sources placed this show at other venues (or even dated it a year earlier on 1/25/89), a flyer for the show, and tapes, confirm this date and Penny Post as the venue. A recording of the Fluffhead does not circulate, but early fan reports of the show confirm that it was performed. This setlist may be incomplete, and some songs may be out of order. This show featured the first known Phish performance of Communication Breakdown. Trey teased Purple Haze in Suzy.
SET 1: Carolina[1], The Sloth, Bathtub Gin, You Enjoy Myself, The Squirming Coil[2], Caravan[1], The Lizards, Run Like an Antelope
SET 2: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Bouncing Around the Room[3], Reba, Tela > La Grange, Lawn Boy, Esther, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Harry Hood
This show included the debut of Bouncing, the first known performance of Coil, and the first known Phish performances of Caravan and Carolina. Suzy Greenberg contained a Purple Haze tease from Trey and Hood contained an Odd Couple theme tease from Page.
SET 1: I Didn't Know, You Enjoy Myself > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Auld Lang Syne > Run Like an Antelope, Bathtub Gin, The Lizards, Satin Doll > Highway to Hell
SET 2: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Ya Mar, Split Open and Melt, Fee > Divided Sky, Golgi Apparatus
ENCORE: Contact
This was the first Phish New Year’s performance. Trey and Mike wore tuxedos and top hats to commemorate the event. Fish came out for I Didn’t Know wearing a top hat and a g-string with tuxedo tails. The opening act was The Ululators.
SET 1: Fluff's Travels[1] -> David Bowie
SET 2: Bathtub Gin, Split Open and Melt[2], Ya Mar, Suzy Greenberg > Foam, My Sweet One > La Grange, Lawn Boy, Golgi Apparatus
ENCORE: Auld Lang Syne[3] -> Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
The setlist for the first set is incomplete. Melt contained a Fish drum solo. The show featured the first known performance of Fluff's Travels and the first known Phish performance of Auld Lang Syne. The opening act was Indecision.
SET 1: Rhombus Narration > Divided Sky, Ya Mar, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag > The Lizards, Lawn Boy, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
This setlist is incomplete. Ya Mar contained a tease of The Christmas Song by Trey. Weekapaug included a tease of Life's Been Good by Mike. The opening act was The Modern Beatniks.
SET 1: The Curtain > AC/DC Bag, Lawn Boy > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, The Lizards, In a Hole, Golgi Apparatus
ENCORE: Possum
This performance was a benefit show for the Burlington Community Boathouse. Trey teased the Bonanza theme in Weekapaug.
SET 1: Take the 'A' Train > Golgi Apparatus, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Ya Mar > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, You Enjoy Myself, Good Times Bad Times
SET 2: I Didn't Know > Divided Sky, Possum, Run Like an Antelope, Funky Bitch[1], Jesus Just Left Chicago[1], Contact > David Bowie
Phish alternated sets at this gig with Blues Traveler, with Phish playing their first set, followed by Blues Traveler playing their first set, Phish playing their second set, and then Blues Traveler playing their second set. John Popper sat in on harmonica for Funky Bitch and JJLC. Funky Bitch was preceded by Trey explaining that they were going to introduce Popper as Chris Kuroda to pull a joke on their former light man, Tim, who used to jam on harmonica with the band but "wasn't that good." Trey said they would give the tape to Tim and tell him that Chris was getting pretty good on the harmonica. Trey asked the crowd to yell "All right Chris!" when Popper came out on stage. After Jesus Just Left Chicago, Popper said "I better get back to those lights." Trey teased DEG in Mike's Song and Dixie in Ya Mar. Lizards was teased before Antelope. Contact included Low Rider teases from Page.
SET 1: Dinner and a Movie > La Grange, The Lizards, Foam, In a Hole, Rocky Top, David Bowie, Lawn Boy, Bathtub Gin, Golgi Apparatus
SET 2: Take the 'A' Train > Fluffhead, Esther > Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Fee, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Contact > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
Bowie included Rocky Top, Donna Lee, and Wipe Out teases. Wipe Out was also teased by Page in Bathtub Gin. Contact contained a Low Rider tease from Page. BBFCFM contained Sailor's Hornpipe and Brady Bunch theme teases from Trey.
SET 1: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Split Open and Melt, Ya Mar, Reba, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > AC/DC Bag, My Sweet One > Bathtub Gin, Run Like an Antelope
SET 2: Harry Hood, Tela > Timber (Jerry the Mule), Slave to the Traffic Light, I Didn't Know, You Enjoy Myself -> Possum
Trey teased The Man I Love in Antelope.
SET 1: I Didn't Know, You Enjoy Myself, Take the 'A' Train, AC/DC Bag, Fee, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Rhombus Narration > Divided Sky
SET 2: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Rocky Top, Ya Mar, Walk Away, The Lizards, Run Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy, Possum, Undun, Golgi Apparatus
In I Didn't Know, Fish was introduced by Trey as Marco Esquandolas prior to his vacuum solo. Weekapaug included a Life’s Been Good tease from Mike.
SET 1: Bathtub Gin, Funky Bitch > Ya Mar, Reba, Divided Sky, My Sweet One > Run Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy, Frankenstein
SET 2: The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > AC/DC Bag > Esther > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Split Open and Melt[1], In a Hole, Fee > Possum, Love You, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: I Didn't Know, Golgi Apparatus
Antelope contained a Bonanza theme tease from Trey. Melt contained a Fish drum solo.
SET 1: I Didn't Know > La Grange, You Enjoy Myself, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony, Dinner and a Movie > Bathtub Gin, My Sweet One, Harry Hood, Good Times Bad Times
SET 2: Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Rocky Top > Divided Sky, Walk Away, The Lizards, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, If I Only Had a Brain, Highway to Hell
Harry Hood was dedicated to Trey’s friend, “Dave.” Trey dedicated Rocky Top to Katie McConnell (Page's sister) and the contingent of Volunteers from the University of Tennessee. Trey teased Third Stone From The Son several times, off-key, in Mike's Song. Weekapaug included a Bonanza theme tease from Trey. Before If I Only Had a Brain, Fish was introduced as “Moses Heaps.”
SET 1: Bathtub Gin, Divided Sky, Ya Mar, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag > Foam, The Lizards, My Sweet One, Run Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy[1], Frankenstein
SET 2: Reba, Possum, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Undun, Fee, Split Open and Melt, Take the 'A' Train > Suzy Greenberg > Contact > David Bowie
ENCORE: In a Hole, Golgi Apparatus
Antelope was dedicated by Trey to "Chris" and "Bob." This show marked the debut of Lawn Boy, which Trey announced as a “world premiere.” Antelope and 'A' Train contained Sailor's Hornpipe teases. Fee and Suzy included Long Tall Glasses teases. Suzy also contained a Brady Bunch theme tease. SOAM included Dave's Energy Guide teasing. 'A' Train also contained a Dixie tease. Bowie included a Contact tease in the intro and Mr. P.C. tease in the song. Prior to In a Hole, Auld Lang Syne was teased.
SET 1: You Enjoy Myself, Take the 'A' Train, AC/DC Bag, The Lizards, My Sweet One, Possum, Divided Sky, Wilson, Reba, David Bowie, Contact
This listing may be one set of a two set show.
SET 1: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Bathtub Gin, Foam, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, My Sweet One, Reba, You Enjoy Myself, Frankenstein
SET 2: The Sloth > AC/DC Bag, Tela > David Bowie
Trey teased 'A' Train in Bowie. According to the December 1989 Phish Update that followed this gig, "[a] number of unfortunate events occurred" at this show. Reportedly the unfortunate events began with a failed attempt by the venue to divide drinking-age fans from underage fans using a velvet rope. Adding to the confusion was an explosion on or near the stage during David Bowie (possibly a flash pot or fireworks) which pushed the crowd over the edge. The show was cut short when the house lights were turned on and bouncers quickly evacuated everybody from the venue. The source of these show notes is phish.com.
SET 1: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Golgi Apparatus, Bathtub Gin, AC/DC Bag > My Sweet One, You Enjoy Myself, If I Only Had a Brain, Frankenstein[1]
This was an opening set for Max Creek and Third World. The first known Phish performance of Frankenstein featured a guest appearance by unidentified horn players.
SET 1: Split Open and Melt, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Rocky Top, Fee > Divided Sky > AC/DC Bag, My Sweet One, You Enjoy Myself > La Grange
SET 2: Harry Hood, Bathtub Gin, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > Clod > The Sloth, The Lizards, If I Only Had a Brain, Possum
ENCORE: Harpua[1], Highway to Hell
ENCORE 2: Take the 'A' Train > Run Like an Antelope
The vocal jam in YEM included Under the Boardwalk, Get a Job, and My Girl quotes. Clod was played outside of Fluffhead for the first time since February 7, 1988 (198 shows). Page teased Take the 'A' Train in Bathtub Gin. Before and after Brain, Fish was introduced as Marco Esquandolas. Harpua included a Third Stone From the Sun tease and Sunshine of Your Love teases. In response to some fans chanting "Elvis", Trey changed the "The storm's gone!" to "It's Elvis!" and Mike subsequently spoke in an Elvis Presley voice. Take the 'A' Train contained a Flintstones theme tease from Trey. The second encore may be filler from another show.
Soundcheck: In a Hole
SET 1: I Didn't Know, Golgi Apparatus > Ya Mar, The Curtain > My Sweet One, Bathtub Gin > You Enjoy Myself > Take the 'A' Train, Good Times Bad Times
SET 2: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > Punch You in the Eye, The Lizards, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
ENCORE: Highway to Hell
YEM and 'A' Train contained Frankenstein teases. Weekapaug contained a Dixie tease from Trey.
SET 1: Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird > Bathtub Gin, My Sweet One, Split Open and Melt > Bundle of Joy > You Enjoy Myself, Punch You in the Eye, Reba, Golgi Apparatus
SET 2: David Bowie[1] > No Dogs Allowed, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > The Sloth > Foam, Harry Hood
Bowie included Wilson, the Sesame Street theme, Entrance of the Gladiators, and Manteca teases and was unfinished. The listing for the second set is most likely incomplete.
SET 1: Bathtub Gin, Foam, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Fee > The Curtain > Reba, Split Open and Melt, Esther > Good Times Bad Times
SET 2: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Golgi Apparatus, You Enjoy Myself > Kung, Rhombus Narration > Divided Sky, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > AC/DC Bag > My Sweet One > Highway to Hell
The Rhombus Narration contained a Green Grass and High Tides (Outlaws) quote. Mike’s Song was dedicated to Matt Hawke. The band extended happy birthday wishes to “Tina” before Esther. This show was sponsored by the UNH Outing Club.
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