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1987-04-281987-05-10

Phish - April 29th, 1987

Nectar's · Burlington · VT

WednesdayNight 2 at this venue1987 Tour1987-04-29
Songs played
33
4 sets · longest: Set 3 (15)
Average gap
7.2
rarer than 76% of all shows, 74% of 1987
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
5
Take the 'A' Train, Timber (Jerry the Mule), The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Come On (Part One), Fuck Your Face
Rotation55% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1987-04-28
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:51:30
Set 1
She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride4:04,🍞Alumni Blues45:41 > Letter to Jimmy Page1:03 > Alumni Blues🍞6:34,Golgi Apparatus5:22,Swing Low, Sweet Chariot2:33,Fire4:26,Skin It Back7:26 -> Cities5:28,Lushington6:08
Set 2
Dog Log4:32,Melt the Guns8:23 -> Dave's Energy Guide6:01,Take the 'A' Traindebut13:43,Halley's Comet6:28 > Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)6:58 > AC/DC Bag5:12
Set 3
Peaches en Regalia3:05 > Fluffhead8:54,Good Times Bad Times5:27,Anarchy0:52,Makisupa Policeman7:30 -> Run Like an Antelope9:04,Boogie On Reggae Woman5:22,Timber (Jerry the Mule)debut27:15,Slave to the Traffic Light5:59 > Sparks2:33 > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters7:30 > The Ballad of Curtis Loewdebut25:04,Come On (Part One)debut25:18,I Am Hydrogen1:54 -> Who Do? We Do!2:16
Encore
Fuck Your Facedebut33:25
Mike's Groove1/3Gamehendge1/9Related to Gamehendge1/11

1 First known Phish performance; Jeff Friedberg on saxophone.

2 First known Phish performance.

3 Debut.

4 Alumni Blues Sandwich: Alumni Blues bookended Letter to Jimmy Page in Set 1 - the 11th on record, the first since April 24th, 1987.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:51:30 of music

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

9:044:32SET 1SET 2SET 3ENCOREShe Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride - 4:04 (Set 1)Alumni Blues - 5:41 (Set 1)Letter to Jimmy Page - 1:03 (Set 1)Alumni Blues - 6:34 (Set 1)Golgi Apparatus - 5:22 (Set 1)Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - 2:33 (Set 1)Fire - 4:26 (Set 1)Skin It Back - 7:26 (Set 1)Cities - 5:28 (Set 1)Lushington - 6:08 (Set 1)Dog Log - 4:32 (Set 2)Melt the Guns - 8:23 (Set 2)Dave's Energy Guide - 6:01 (Set 2)Take the 'A' Train - 3:43 (Set 2)Halley's Comet - 6:28 (Set 2)Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) - 6:58 (Set 2)AC/DC Bag - 5:12 (Set 2)Peaches en Regalia - 3:05 (Set 3)Fluffhead - 8:54 (Set 3)Good Times Bad Times - 5:27 (Set 3)Anarchy - 0:52 (Set 3)Makisupa Policeman - 7:30 (Set 3)Run Like an Antelope - 9:04 (Set 3)Boogie On Reggae Woman - 5:22 (Set 3)Timber (Jerry the Mule) - 7:15 (Set 3)Slave to the Traffic Light - 5:59 (Set 3)Sparks - 2:33 (Set 3)McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters - 7:30 (Set 3)The Ballad of Curtis Loew - 5:04 (Set 3)Come On (Part One) - 5:18 (Set 3)I Am Hydrogen - 1:54 (Set 3)Who Do? We Do! - 2:16 (Set 3)Fuck Your Face - 3:25 (Encore)
Longest: Run Like an Antelope 9:04 · 33 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'8932
Album representation

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

  • The White Tape7
  • Junta2
  • Covers15
  • No studio album8
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-29
  • 3-55
  • 6-1510
  • 16-503
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original17
  • Bob Dylan1
  • Duke Ellington1
  • Earl King1
  • Frank Zappa1
  • Jimi Hendrix Experience1
  • Josh White and Sam Gary1
  • Led Zeppelin1
  • Little Feat1
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd1
  • Stevie Wonder1
  • Taj Mahal1
  • Talking Heads1
  • The Who1
  • Traditional1
  • XTC1
Rarity board

Rarer than most - 5 songs shelved 50+ shows.

Run Like an Antelopegap 33
Anarchygap 19
Halley's Cometgap 17
She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ridegap 13
McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemastersgap 12
Skin It Backgap 11
Citiesgap 11
Makisupa Policemangap 11

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

Jam chart entries
Makisupa Policeman

This version features a short jam with nice interplay between Page on the organ and Trey starting after 2:30; it's lilting and pretty. Then it sort of plods along for a few minutes, but a nice second jam emerges at about 5:30. Good -> "Antelope," too.

Timber (Jerry the Mule)

Debut. First version includes a four minute jam before the final verse with that familiar dark vibe to it.

McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters

Another early version with a jam following the lyrics and composed sections. This one is quite rocking and has a great vibe to it.

Versions phish.net's jam charts single out as noteworthy.

Setlist notes

This show featured the debut of Fuck Your Face and the first known Phish performances of Take the ‘A’ Train, Timber (Jerry), The Ballad of Curtis Loew, and Come On (Part One). 'A' Train featured Jeff Friedberg on saxophone. The Fuck Your Face debut was in dispute for many years, though the Phish.com setlist file seems to confirm that the song was indeed performed on this date.

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

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