McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters as performed by Phish

McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters was played at 5.76% of live Phish shows.
It was last played July 19, 2025, which was 14 shows ago.
There have been 2,068 shows since the live debut.
“McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters” has been played approximately once every 17.4 shows.
Since its debut, “McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters” has been played, on average, once every 17.2 shows.
It was played 120 time(s) at the following show(s):

Date Venue Gap Set Song Before Song After Notes
1985-04-06 Finbar's 14 2 *** > Makisupa First known performance. Narrate...
1985-05-03 University of Vermont 7 3 Whipping Post -> > Makisupa
1985-09-26 WRUV Radio ø 1 DEG ***
1985-09-27 Slade Hall, University of Ve... 3 3 DEG > Cities
1985-10-17 Finbar's 1 1 Antelope ***
1986-04-01 Hunt's 11 2 Bag > Alumni Spoken in Dylan-esque fashion.
1986-10-15 Hunt's 11 1 Hydrogen > Bag
1986-12-06 The Ranch 6 2 Icculus GTBT
1987-04-29 Nectar's 12 3 Sparks > > Curtis Loew
1987-08-09 Nectar's 6 3 Flat Fee Corinna
1987-08-21 Ian McLean's Farm 2 3 BBFCFM -> Stir It Up
1987-08-29 The Ranch 2 2 Curtain With -> Possum
1987-10-14 Hunt's 9 2 Divided > > Clod
1987-10-31 Sculpture Room, Goddard College 5 2 Divided > > Who Do? We Do!
1987-11-19 Hunt's 5 1 *** -> Sparks
1988-02-07 Nectar's 6 1 Fire Shaggy Dog
1988-02-26 Living and Learning Center, ... 5 2 Fee > > Dear Mrs. Reagan
1988-03-12 Nectar's 3 1 Jump Monk > Lizards
1988-03-21 Nectar's 2 1 Golgi Sneakin' Sally
1988-05-15 Beecher Hill Farm 19 2 Icculus Curtain With Fish on trombone.
1988-06-15 The Front 7 1 Rocky Top Fluffhead
1988-06-19 Nectar's 2 3 Rocky Top ***
1988-07-11 Sam's Tavern 8 e *** > La Grange Fish on trombone.
1988-07-24 Nectar's 3 3 JJLC -> Antelope Fish on trombone.
1988-07-29 The Roma 3 3 'A' Train Bold As Love Fish on trombone.
1988-08-04 The Roma 3 1 Lizards Alumni Fish on trombone.
1988-08-22 Nectar's 10 1 Satin Doll Forbin's
1988-09-13 Sam's Tavern 9 1 Flat Fee > Wilson
1988-09-22 Campus Pub 2 1 *** 'A' Train
1989-02-07 The Front 24 1 Esther > > Foam Fish on trombone.
1989-03-03 Living and Learning Center, ... 9 1 Wilson > YEM
1989-03-30 The Front 8 1 Bold As Love > Divided
1989-04-15 Billings Lounge, UVM 7 1 IDK > Foam With sound effects from an elect...
1989-04-20 Humphries House (The Zoo), A... 2 1 Possum -> Foam
1989-04-30 Night Stage 6 1 YEM Lizards
1989-05-05 Sigma Phi House, Hamilton Co... 3 2 GTBT *** Fish on trombone.
1989-06-10 The Living Room 18 1 Antelope > Ya Mar
1989-06-30 Pearl Street Ballroom 5 1 YEM > Possum
1989-08-17 The Front 5 1 Suzy > Sloth Fish on trumpet.
1989-09-09 Dining Commons, Bennington C... 11 1 Bag > > Gin
1989-09-21 Pearl Street Ballroom 5 1 Alumni > Who Do? We Do!
1989-10-01 The Front 1 1 Alumni > > Who Do? We Do!
1989-10-10 The Front 3 1 Bowie > Who Do? We Do!
1989-10-21 The Front 5 1 In a Hole > Who Do? We Do!
1989-10-22 The Front 1 2 In a Hole > Who Do? We Do!
1989-11-02 Memorial Union Building 4 2 Divided > Who Do? We Do!
1989-11-09 Mission Park Dining Hall, Wi... 3 2 Bag > > Who Do? We Do!
1989-11-10 Sigma Phi House, Hamilton Co... 1 2 Weekapaug > Who Do? We Do!
1989-12-08 Withey Hall Dining Room, Gre... 11 1 Reba > Who Do? We Do!
1990-02-25 8x10 Club 32 2 Reba > Makisupa (Sailor's Hornpipe tease)
1990-03-10 The Front 8 1 Esther > Who Do? We Do!
1990-04-09 Fly Me to the Moon Saloon 14 1 Sloth > Dinner and a Movie
1990-04-19 Boulder Theater 4 2 Possum Dinner and a Movie
1990-05-23 The Library 21 2 La Grange 'A' Train
1990-09-20 Somerville Theatre 23 2 Tweezer > > HYHU
1991-02-14 State Theatre Of Ithaca 57 1 MSO > Buried Alive (Theme from Jeopardy! tease)
1991-05-10 Page Commons Room, Student C... 49 2 Foam > CDT Fish on vacuum.
1991-05-19 Salisbury School 6 2 Sloth IDK
1991-10-13 North Shore Surf Club 30 1 Sloth > > Mike's
1991-12-31 Worcester Memorial Auditorium 35 3 Tweezer > > Mike's
1992-05-14 The Capitol Theatre 50 2 Weekapaug > Stash
1992-07-15 Trax 18 2 Stash > ATR
1992-11-27 The Capitol Theatre 36 2 It's Ice > > I Walk the Line
1993-03-16 Celebrity Theatre 49 1 You Gotta See Mama Every Night Cavern
1993-03-22 Crest Theatre 5 2 Sloth > Mike's
1993-05-03 State Theatre 32 2 It's Ice > > Runaway Jim
1993-08-07 Darien Lake 24 2 My Friend > -> Purple Rain
1993-12-30 Cumberland County Civic Center 18 2 PYITE > > Weekapaug
1994-04-08 Recreation Hall, Penn State ... 5 2 SOAMelt It's Ice
1994-04-30 The Edge Night Club 19 2 Axilla (Part II) > Possum (The Lion Sleeps Tonight tease)
1994-05-13 Hayden Square 9 2 SOAMelt > Peaches
1994-05-22 Vogue Theatre 7 2 It's Ice > > Tweezer
1994-05-29 Laguna Seca Raceway 6 2 Horn > > Oh Kee Pa
1994-06-18 UIC Pavilion, University of ... 8 2 Horn > > Tweezer
1994-06-24 Murat Theatre 5 2 Curtain > > Simple
1994-06-26 Municipal Auditorium 2 1 Sloth > > Divided
1994-07-02 Garden State Arts Center 4 2 Weekapaug Maze
1994-07-08 Great Woods 4 1 Sloth > > Divided
1994-10-20 Mahaffey Theatre 17 2 Maze Rift (Esther tease)
1994-11-30 Campus Rec Center 27 2 Catapult -> > Cavern
1994-12-09 Mesa Amphitheatre 8 2 Tweezer > Julius
1995-06-17 Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge 15 2 Tweezer -> Acoustic Army
1995-10-11 Compton Terrace Amphitheater 24 2 Mike's -> > Weekapaug
1995-10-27 Wing's Stadium 11 2 Simple > > Keyboard Army
1995-12-11 Cumberland County Civic Center 27 1 Tube Julius
1995-12-29 The Centrum 7 2 Gin -> > BBFCFM
1996-07-23 Markthalle 20 1 DwD > Hello My Baby
1996-08-12 Deer Creek 9 2 Caspian > > Antelope
1996-10-26 Charlotte Coliseum 13 2 Simple -> Waste
1996-11-15 Kiel Center 13 2 Maze > SOAMelt
1997-06-25 L’Aeronef 41 2 Meatstick -> > Makisupa (Makisupa Policeman tease)
1997-07-31 Shoreline Amphitheatre 18 2 Vultures > Mike's (Mind Left Body Jam tease)
1997-08-13 Star Lake 8 2 Sleeping Monkey > > Sample
1997-11-26 Hartford Civic Center 12 1 My Soul Dirt
1997-12-30 MSG 15 2 Bag > Harpua
1998-04-05 Providence Civic Center 5 1 Theme > > Gin
1998-07-05 Lucerna Theatre 5 2 Moma > > Jam
1998-07-19 Shoreline Amphitheatre 8 2 JJLC > Jam
1998-10-29 Greek Theatre 25 1 BOAF > Character Zero
1999-10-07 Nassau Veterans Memorial Col... 70 2 Mike's > Caspian
2000-09-18 Blossom Music Center 60 2 Twist Halley's
2003-07-29 Post-Gazette Pavilion at Sta... 46 1 Circus > Golgi
2009-06-16 The Fox Theatre 44 e Star Spangled Banner WMGGW
2009-11-01 Empire Polo Club 19 1 Wilson > *** Acoustic.
2010-07-03 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatr... 34 1 Rift Gin
2010-10-20 Utica Memorial Auditorium 20 1 Wilson > > Saw It Again
2011-07-02 Watkins Glen 32 2 Runaway Jim > Axilla
2012-06-28 Klipsch Music Center 30 2 Mike's > > BOTT
2012-08-26 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatr... 16 2 C&P > > Mike's
2013-07-26 The Gorge 24 1 Secret Smile > Curtis Loew
2014-07-09 The Mann 34 1 Alaska STFTFP
2015-08-15 Merriweather 53 1 Buried Alive > > Roggae
2016-07-20 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 32 1 Sing Monica > The Very Long Fuse
2017-08-01 MSG 41 1 Guelah > LxL
2018-07-24 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 17 1 46 Days > Pigtail
2021-09-05 Dick's 100 1 Moma Sand
2023-02-26 Moon Palace 64 e *** Waste
2023-07-23 St. Joseph's Health Amphithe... 18 1 Steam > Evolve
2023-12-31 MSG 27 3 *** > Forbin's
2024-08-04 Ruoff Music Center 20 1 46 Days Wingsuit
2025-07-19 United Center 48 1 Steam The Line

"McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters" was teased at the following shows

Show Date Artist Song (Tease Type) Venue
1993-03-28 Phish Possum (Tease) East Gym, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, USA
1994-04-30 Phish Possum (Tease) The Edge Night Club, Orlando, FL, USA
1994-05-07 Phish Walk Away (Tease) The Bomb Factory, Dallas, TX, USA
2021-08-01 Phish Tweezer (Tease) Ameris Bank Amphitheatre, Alpharetta, GA, USA
2025-04-23 Phish David Bowie (Tease) Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, USA

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