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Phish - September 21st, 1987

Nectar's · Burlington · VT

MondayNight 2 at this venue1987 Tour1987-09-21
Songs played
33
3 sets · longest: Set 3 (15)
Average gap
6.9
rarer than 62% of all shows, 63% of 1987
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
2
Rocky Top, Terrapin
Rotation73% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1987-09-20
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:51:17
Set 1
🍞The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday33:16 > Avenu Malkenu3:25 > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday🍞1:35,Clod4:57 > Slave to the Traffic Light6:06,Funky Bitch4:55,Wilson5:30,Dear Mrs. Reagan3:29,Golgi Apparatus5:09 > AC/DC Bag7:09 -> Possum5:20
Set 2
You Enjoy Myself14:24,The Curtain With12:38,Big Black Furry Creature from Mars2:57,Suzy Greenberg6:09 > 🍞Alumni Blues44:53 > Letter to Jimmy Page1:06 > Alumni Blues🍞0:41
Set 3
Happy Birthday to You11:02,Good Times Bad Times4:48,Rocky Topdebut23:13,Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley,Fee6:09 > Divided Sky4:53,Dog Log4:39,The Ballad of Curtis Loew5:12,Run Like an Antelope13:17,Makisupa Policeman10:56,Flat Fee3:07,Fire4:36,Terrapindebut23:17,La Grange2:50,Fluffhead3:56
Gamehendge4/9Related to Gamehendge1/11

1 "The Birthday Dub"

2 First known Phish performance.

3 The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday Sandwich: The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday bookended Avenu Malkenu in Set 1 - the 3rd on record, the first since August 29th, 1987.

4 Alumni Blues Sandwich: Alumni Blues bookended Letter to Jimmy Page in Set 2 - the 14th on record, the first since August 29th, 1987.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:51:17 of music

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

14:247:12SET 1SET 2SET 3The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday - 3:16 (Set 1)Avenu Malkenu - 3:25 (Set 1)The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday - 1:35 (Set 1)Clod - 4:57 (Set 1)Slave to the Traffic Light - 6:06 (Set 1)Funky Bitch - 4:55 (Set 1)Wilson - 5:30 (Set 1)Dear Mrs. Reagan - 3:29 (Set 1)Golgi Apparatus - 5:09 (Set 1)AC/DC Bag - 7:09 (Set 1)Possum - 5:20 (Set 1)You Enjoy Myself - 14:24 (Set 2)The Curtain With - 12:38 (Set 2)Big Black Furry Creature from Mars - 2:57 (Set 2)Suzy Greenberg - 6:09 (Set 2)Alumni Blues - 4:53 (Set 2)Letter to Jimmy Page - 1:06 (Set 2)Alumni Blues - 0:41 (Set 2)Happy Birthday to You - 1:02 (Set 3)Good Times Bad Times - 4:48 (Set 3)Rocky Top - 3:13 (Set 3)Fee - 6:09 (Set 3)Divided Sky - 4:53 (Set 3)Dog Log - 4:39 (Set 3)The Ballad of Curtis Loew - 5:12 (Set 3)Run Like an Antelope - 13:17 (Set 3)Makisupa Policeman - 10:56 (Set 3)Flat Fee - 3:07 (Set 3)Fire - 4:36 (Set 3)Terrapin - 3:17 (Set 3)La Grange - 2:50 (Set 3)Fluffhead - 3:56 (Set 3)
Longest: You Enjoy Myself 14:24 · 32 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'8931
Album representation

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

  • The White Tape8
  • Junta3
  • Covers10
  • No studio album10
Gap since last played

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

  • 3-59
  • 6-1519
  • 16-501
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original21
  • Traditional2
  • Jimi Hendrix Experience1
  • Led Zeppelin1
  • Lee Dorsey1
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd1
  • Osborne Brothers1
  • Son Seals1
  • Syd Barrett1
  • ZZ Top1
Rarity board

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

Happy Birthday to Yougap 21
Run Like an Antelopegap 11
Dear Mrs. Reagangap 9
Good Times Bad Timesgap 9
Firegap 9
Funky Bitchgap 8
Golgi Apparatusgap 8
Feegap 8

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

Jam chart entries
Run Like an Antelope

Great tension and energy building early in the jam, then there's a funky, rhythmic, 3+ minute section before "Marco."

Makisupa Policeman

As is typical in this era, a very pretty jam begins around 5:40 and lasts for a few minutes. Gorgeous version, one of the best.

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

Setlist notes

The listed setbreaks may be incorrect. Happy Birthday, played in a decidedly 'dub' style, was dedicated to “Spup.” This show marked the first known Phish performances of Rocky Top and Terrapin. Flat Fee was teased after Antelope.

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

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