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Phish - March 23rd, 1987

Nectar's · Burlington · VT

MondayNight 2 at this venue1987 Tour1987-03-23
Songs played
16
2 sets · longest: Set 2 (9)
Average gap
3.7
rarer than 62% of all shows, 21% of 1987
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
2
Sparks, Ride Captain Ride
Rotation25% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1987-03-22
Mike's Groove1/3

1 First known Phish performance.

2 Alumni Blues Sandwich: Alumni Blues bookended Letter to Jimmy Page in Set 1 - the 9th on record, the first since February 21st, 1987.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
1:20:24 of music

Song length in play order. Tap a point for that song. Swipe the chart to see the rest.

10:595:30SET 1SET 2Funky Bitch - 6:21 (Set 1)Mike's Song - 5:45 (Set 1)Alumni Blues - 8:30 (Set 1)You Enjoy Myself - 10:59 (Set 1)Sparks - 2:25 (Set 1)Fluffhead - 9:00 (Set 2)Peaches en Regalia - 3:30 (Set 2)Ride Captain Ride - 6:07 (Set 2)Dave's Energy Guide - 3:58 (Set 2)Corinna - 4:09 (Set 2)Why Don't You Love Me? - 7:31 (Set 2)Camel Walk - 5:13 (Set 2)Golgi Apparatus - 5:01 (Set 2)Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - 1:55 (Set 2)
Longest: You Enjoy Myself 10:59 · 14 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

Tonight's unique songs by the era Phish first played them.

  • '83-'8915
Album representation

The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.

  • The White Tape3
  • Junta2
  • Covers7
  • No studio album3
Gap since last played

Shows since each song's previous appearance. A big number is a bustout.

  • 1-23
  • 3-58
  • 6-152
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original8
  • Blues Image1
  • Frank Zappa1
  • Hank Williams1
  • Son Seals1
  • Taj Mahal1
  • The Who1
  • Traditional1
Rarity board

A typical night, rotation-wise - 2 songs shelved 50+ shows.

Gap = shows since the song was last played, at the moment it was played.

Setlist notes

Based on comments made by the band during the show, it appears that there may have been a third set. However, only the first two sets are known to circulate. This gig featured the first known performances of Ride Captain Ride and Sparks. YEM contained Wot and John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt quotes.

Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.

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