The Alan Hertz Project consisted of Alan Hertz on drums, Ed Ivey on bass and horns, Tal Morris on guitar, Byron Rynes on bass and guitar, and Joel Behrman on trombone and trumpet. Trey and Les Claypool sat in on guitar and bass, respectively, for the 3rd set that included a version of The Meters’ “Cissy Strut,” along with several improvosational pieces.
“The Jaques-Imo’s Café Allstars” lineup for this show and the previous night included Fish, Jamie Masefield, Gregory Davis, Kirk Joseph, Lucien Barbarin, and Tim Laughlin. The shows were billed as “An Evening of Traditional New Orleans Jazz.” There is no known setlist and recordings do not circulate of these shows.
“The Jaques-Imo’s Café Allstars” lineup for this show and the following night included Fish, Jamie Masefield, Gregory Davis, Kirk Joseph, Lucien Barbarin, and Tim Laughlin. The shows were billed as “An Evening of Traditional New Orleans Jazz.” There is no known setlist and recordings do not circulate of these shows.
This was a CD release party for Scott Murawski’s Scottness. The core lineup featured Mike on bass, Scott Murawski and Jeff Pevar on guitars, Lee Shusterman on keyboards, and Greg DeGuglielmo on drums. "Outside of Home" was performed by Scott Murawski, Jeff Pevar and Mark Mercier. "Columbus Stockade Blues" featured Mark Mercier on keyboards and Tony Betancourt on guitar. "I Wish I Could Say" and "Don't Tell Me About love" featured Mark Banspach and Tony Betancourt on guitars. Justin Kolak replaced Mike on bass for “Use Me” and was joined by Vykki Vox on vocals. Frank Messina performed the poetry reading during the encore.
This evening began with a screening of Mike's film Outside Out, followed by anaudience question-and-answer session with Mike, and finally a performance by Col. Bruce Hampton and the Codetalkers with Mike on guitar for the majority of the show. This setlist is incomplete and unconfirmed.
This evening began with a screening of Mike's film Outside Out, followed by anaudience question-and-answer session with Mike, and finally a performance by Col. Bruce Hampton and the Codetalkers with Mike on guitar for the majority of the show. "Outside Out" contained tap dancing from Jeannie Hill and a "Theme from I Dream of Jeannie" tease.This setlist is incomplete and unconfirmed.
This evening began with a screening of Mike's film Outside Out, followed by anaudience question-and-answer session with Mike, and finally a performance by Col. Bruce Hampton and the Codetalkers with Mike on guitar for the majority of the show. Page made a (very) brief appearance on keyboards during “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You.” This show featured the first known live performance of “Destiny Unbound” by a member of Phish since 11/15/91. This setlist is incomplete and unconfirmed.
This evening began with the world premier of Mike's film Outside Out, followed by anaudience question-and-answer session with Mike and a performance by Col. Bruce Hampton and the Codetalkers with Mike on guitar and vocals. This show featured the debut of Mike originals "Outside Out" and "Soulfood Man." "Outside Out," "Yield Not to Temptation," and "Soulfood Man" featured tap dancing by Jeannie Hill.
“Thesba” through “Driver” were performed by Trey on acoustic guitar and vocals and Tom Marshall on vocals; Stephen “Tebo” Thomas also added vocals on “Thesba.” Tom, Trey, Matt Kohut, and Pete Cottone performed “Wading in the Velvet Sea”; this constituted first live performance by the band UTALK. All the members of Amfibian performed the encores, with Trey on electric guitar.
Trey dedicated “Come on Baby Let’s Go Downtown” to his friends Chris and Kevin. Trey performed “Back on the Train” and “Bathtub Gin” solo, acoustic. This second Fox Theatre show was not originally scheduled as part of the tour; it was added the day before, with tickets going on sale at midnight the day before the gig. “Sand” included extended thanks from Trey to Paul, the crew, and the fans.
Joey Sommerville added an extra trumpet from “Burlap Sack and Pumps” through “Mellow Mood.” During “Last Tube” Tony announced that since they were having such a great time on tour that TAB would play again the next night and that tickets would go on sale at midnight.
This show featured the TAB debut of Strawberry Fields Forever. Trey performed Strawberry Fields Forever and Back on the Train solo acoustic. Ray Dawn Balloon was an acoustic duet with Trey and Tony.
This show featured the debut of Sweet Dreams Melinda (introduced by its original name "Til I Met You") and the TAB debuts of When the Saints Come Marching In. Hard Hearted, and Yellow Submarine.The band marched in through the crowd wearing marching band uniforms for the opening When the Saints Come Marching In. Trey and Tony were on acoustic for Happiness In My Pants with Russ. Trey performed Mountains in the Mist solo acoustic. Mike sat in for the entire encore. Mike and Trey only performed on Hard Hearted and Possum, both on acoustic guitars. Following Yellow Submarine, the crowd continued to sing the chorus as the entire band marched out the same way they came in.
This show the TAB debuts of The Landlady (which contained an instrumental intro section), Everyday, Three Little Birds, Whatever Gets You Thru the Night, and I Want to Take You Higher. Dave Matthews performed on Everyday through the end of the show. Both Trey and Dave performed Everyday and Three Little Birds on acoustic guitar. Trey also played acoustic on At the Gazebo and solo acoustic on Strange Design.
The Really Big Show is an annual event sponsored by The Northampton Arts Council. After Kurt Vonnegut performed a prelude to Chaucer’sThe CanterburyTales, Vonnegut “scatted” and Fish joined in on vacuum, backed by Vonnegut’s grandson, Max Prior, and his band, Special K and His Crew.
This show featured the debut of the new arrangement of Andre the Giant and the TAB debuts of Small Axe and Signed Sealed Delivered, I’m Yours. Nothing But an 'E' Thing was dedicated to Trey’s dad. Trey performed Ray Dawn Balloon through Strange Design solo acoustic. While tuning before Driver, Trey noted his two “tuning heroes:” Leo Kottke, and “the greatest tuner ever,” Jimi Hendrix.
Trey played on acoustic guitar with the full band on At the Barbeque and At the Gazebo. Trey performed Back on the Train solo acoustic. Trey and Tony were on acoustic with Russ for Happiness In My Pants. Page sat in playing Trey’s keyboard on First Tube through the end of the show and added vocals on Will it Go Round in Circles.
TAB were the musical guests on LateNightwithConanO’Brien. After Push On ‘Til the Day, Conan thanked the band, which then played the first few bars of Tube Top Flop as the show cut to commercial.
After TAB had performed earlier that evening at the Landmark Theater, Trey joined Strangefolk on guitar for part of the jam in Neighbor before the band went into Norwegian Wood.
This show marked the debuts of Happy Coffee Song and Nothing But an 'E' Thing and the TAB debuts of In the Wee Wee Hours, Rainy Day Women #12 and 35, and Mellow Mood. Gotta Jibboo contained Burlap Sack and Pumps teases from Trey and the horns. Trey performed Guyute solo acoustic. The Happy Coffee Song was dedicated to sound engineer Paul Languedoc. At the Gazebo also featured Trey acoustic.
This tour opening performance included the debuts of The Way I Feel, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Push On 'Til the Day, Tube Top Flop, Sidewalks of San Francisco, Drifting, Noodle Rave Daddio, At the Barbeque, At the Gazebo, Ray Dawn Balloon, and Ether Sunday as well as the TAB debuts of It Makes No Difference, I Done Done It, and Acting the Devil. Dave teased Pass the Peas in Burlap Sack and Pumps. Trey performed Back on the Train and Ray Dawn Balloon solo acoustic. After Back on the Train, Trey quoted and teased Cosmik Debris after a fan called out the song. Trey and Tony played acoustic on Happiness in My Pants (with Russ) and At the Gazebo (with horns). Dave teased Eleanor Rigby in Sidewalks of San Francisco. Ray Dawn Balloon was introduced as Waves. This show marked the first TAB performance with horns.
Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy provided introductory remarks before the first set. Elements of this performance were officially released as a now out-of-print VHS. Trey joined the Vermont Youth Orchestra, conducted by Troy Peters, on electric guitar for the Ernie Stires composition Chat Rooms (i. The Blue Room; ii. The Green Room; iii. The Red Room) and the Stires/Anastasio composition Samson Riffs (i. Samson Riff, ii. Samson Variation, iii. Samson Counterpoint). Trey performed acoustic guitar for The Inlaw Josie Wales with featured accompaniment by Adriane Post and Jane Kittredge on violins, Anja Jokela on viola, and Indigo Ruth-Davis on cello.
Trey joined the Vermont Youth Orchestra, conducted by Troy Peters, on electric guitar for the world premiere of the Ernie Stires composition Chat Rooms (i. The Blue Room; ii. The Green Room; iii. The Red Room) and the Stires/Anastasio composition Samson Riffs (i. Samson Riff, ii. Samson Variation, iii. Samson Counterpoint). The debut of Guyute (Orchestral) – on which Trey did not perform – featured a reintegration of this original 1992 piece that had in the Phish repertoire evolved as My Friend My Friend. Trey performed acoustic guitar for The Inlaw Josie Wales with featured accompaniment by Adriane Post and Jane Kittredge on violins, Anja Jokela on viola, and Indigo Ruth-Davis on cello. This recording of Guyute (Orchestral) was later released on The Mockingbird Foundation's Phish tribute album, Sharin' in the Groove.
Mike sat in on bass with Warren Haynes on guitar and Matt Abts on drums for “Madman Across the Water” through the end of this opening set for Phil Lesh and Friends.
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Lay of the Sunflower (Forrest of Fennario),
New Potato Caboose >
Just a Little Light,
Comes a Time >
And We Bid You Goodnight
Mike sat in on a second bass Viola Lee Blues and from the jam out of I Am the Walrus through I Know You Rider. The jam out of the first Viola Lee Blues featured The Other One, Blue Sky, and Third Stone from the Sun teases. The bass duet segment included a Can't You See theme. The jam following the bass duet contained an Eleanor Rigby tease. The Mountains of the Moon > Dark Star > I Am the Walrus segment of this gig was awarded the “Jam of the Year” at the second annual Jammy Awards.
Fish sat in on drums for all three sets, replacing regular drummer Kenny "Sweet Sugar G" Goldfield. Although the complete setlist is not known, the songs above were played at some point during the show.
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