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Phish - February 7th, 1988

Nectar's · Burlington · VT

Sunday1988 Tour1988-02-07
Songs played
30
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (12)
Average gap
7.6
rarer than 69% of all shows, 60% of 1988
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
2
Phase Dance, Fly Famous Mockingbird
Rotation53% fresh vs previous 5 shows4 repeats from 1988-02-03 - David Bowie, AC/DC Bag, Fee, Possum
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:57:52
Set 1
Fire5:18,McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters9:27,Shaggy Dog4:18,Golgi Apparatus5:03 > 🍞Alumni Blues55:48 > Letter to Jimmy Page1:03 > Alumni Blues🍞0:41,Peaches en Regalia5:16,Phase Dancedebut18:31,Dear Mrs. Reagan4:36,I Didn't Know23:27,David Bowie15:42
Set 2
Happy Birthday to You2:49,AC/DC Bag7:04 > Timber (Jerry the Mule)7:49,Flat Fee2:35,Fee5:40,Possum5:41,The Lizards10:14,Fly Famous Mockingbirddebut37:26,Whipping Post12:47
Set 3
Suzy Greenberg45:04 > 🍞The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday63:14 > Avenu Malkenu3:17 > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday🍞1:36,Clod3:17 > Bundle of Joy2:06,The Curtain With15:30,The Ballad of Curtis Loew5:02,Good Times Bad Times7:32
Gamehendge5/9Related to Gamehendge1/11

1 First known performance.

2 Fish on trombone.

3 Debut.

4 Stopped in the intro as Trey jokingly said "Good night" to the crowd and restarted.

5 Alumni Blues Sandwich: Alumni Blues bookended Letter to Jimmy Page in Set 1 - the 19th on record, the first since January 27th, 1988.

6 The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday Sandwich: The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday bookended Avenu Malkenu in Set 3 - the 6th on record, the first since November 18th, 1987.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:57:52 of music

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

15:427:51SET 1SET 2SET 3Fire - 5:18 (Set 1)McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters - 9:27 (Set 1)Shaggy Dog - 4:18 (Set 1)Golgi Apparatus - 5:03 (Set 1)Alumni Blues - 5:48 (Set 1)Letter to Jimmy Page - 1:03 (Set 1)Alumni Blues - 0:41 (Set 1)Peaches en Regalia - 5:16 (Set 1)Phase Dance - 8:31 (Set 1)Dear Mrs. Reagan - 4:36 (Set 1)I Didn't Know - 3:27 (Set 1)David Bowie - 15:42 (Set 1)Happy Birthday to You - 2:49 (Set 2)AC/DC Bag - 7:04 (Set 2)Timber (Jerry the Mule) - 7:49 (Set 2)Flat Fee - 2:35 (Set 2)Fee - 5:40 (Set 2)Possum - 5:41 (Set 2)The Lizards - 10:14 (Set 2)Fly Famous Mockingbird - 7:26 (Set 2)Whipping Post - 12:47 (Set 2)Suzy Greenberg - 5:04 (Set 3)The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday - 3:14 (Set 3)Avenu Malkenu - 3:17 (Set 3)The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday - 1:36 (Set 3)Clod - 3:17 (Set 3)Bundle of Joy - 2:06 (Set 3)The Curtain With - 15:30 (Set 3)The Ballad of Curtis Loew - 5:02 (Set 3)Good Times Bad Times - 7:32 (Set 3)
Longest: David Bowie 15:42 · 30 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'8928
Album representation

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

  • Junta3
  • The White Tape3
  • Covers10
  • No studio album12
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-213
  • 3-51
  • 6-157
  • 16-505
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original18
  • Traditional2
  • Frank Zappa1
  • Jimi Hendrix Experience1
  • Josh White and Sam Gary1
  • Led Zeppelin1
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd1
  • Pat Metheny Group1
  • Sam Hopkins1
  • The Allman Brothers Band1
Rarity board

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

Shaggy Doggap 25
Bundle of Joygap 24
Happy Birthday to Yougap 20
The Curtain Withgap 19
Dear Mrs. Reagangap 18
Clodgap 11
Peaches en Regaliagap 7
Flat Feegap 7

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

Jam chart entries
Timber (Jerry the Mule)

Frenetic high-paced playing by all. Fish is great keeping chaos in check.

The Curtain With

This impressive version begins with a nearly flawless Curtain section, led by intese Fish action. In With, Trey's tone is measured and confident, bolstered by strong support from Mike and Fish. After reaching a peak, the jam takes on a more rocking, almost "DEG"-like vibe, beginning at about 12:55, sounding very different from the typical With jam, before ending with the traditional diminuendo conclusion.

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

Setlist notes

After Dear Mrs. Reagan, Trey introduced "Alex," a new waitress at Nectar's. I Didn't know featured Fish on trombone. Happy Birthday was dedicated to Trey's sister Kristy, who was running lights for the show, "Roz," and "Meg." He brought Kristy, "Roz," and Del Martin (because "Meg" was not there) on stage. This show featured the first known Phish performance of Phase Dance. Mockingbird also made its debut at this show and was played without Forbin’s. Before Whipping Post, Trey introduced Lizards as "Where Have All the Lizards Gone?" Page teased the theme from I Dream of Jeannie in Lizards. Suzy was stopped in its intro with Trey jokingly saying "good night" before restarting the song. Trey teased DEG in Good Times Bad Times.

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

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