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Phish - May 15th, 1988

Beecher Hill Farm · Hinesburg · VT

Sunday1988 Tour1988-05-15
Songs played
25
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (13)
Average gap
11.3
rarer than 60% of all shows, 81% of 1988
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
0
8 covers played
Rotation60% fresh vs previous 5 shows10 repeats from 1988-05-14 - Alumni Blues, Letter to Jimmy Page, Alumni Blues, You Enjoy Myself, Fluffhead, The Lizards, Take the 'A' Train, Jesus Just Left Chicago, I Didn't Know, Fire
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:48:33
Set 1
🍞Alumni Blues28:13 > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues🍞,Golgi Apparatus5:34,You Enjoy Myself9:20,Suzy Greenberg5:28,Good Times Bad Times5:43,Fluffhead14:25,Shaggy Dog3:55,The Lizards10:19,Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley,AC/DC Bag5:49 -> Possum6:16
Set 2
Icculus3:48,McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters110:16,The Curtain With14:54 > Wilson6:05,Peaches en Regalia3:00,Take the 'A' Train4:54,Jesus Just Left Chicago4:21,I Didn't Know14:09,Flat Fee2:11 > Whipping Post15:22,Harpua12:40
Encore
Fire6:00
HarpualegendaryIcculuslegendaryGamehendge4/9Related to Gamehendge3/11

1 Fish on trombone.

2 Alumni Blues Sandwich: Alumni Blues bookended Letter to Jimmy Page in Set 1 - the 24th on record, the first since May 14th, 1988.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:48:33 of music

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

15:227:41SET 1SET 2ENCOREAlumni Blues - 8:13 (Set 1)Golgi Apparatus - 5:34 (Set 1)You Enjoy Myself - 9:20 (Set 1)Suzy Greenberg - 5:28 (Set 1)Good Times Bad Times - 5:43 (Set 1)Fluffhead - 14:25 (Set 1)Shaggy Dog - 3:55 (Set 1)The Lizards - 10:19 (Set 1)AC/DC Bag - 5:49 (Set 1)Possum - 6:16 (Set 1)Icculus - 3:48 (Set 2)McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters - 10:16 (Set 2)The Curtain With - 14:54 (Set 2)Wilson - 6:05 (Set 2)Peaches en Regalia - 3:00 (Set 2)Take the 'A' Train - 4:54 (Set 2)Jesus Just Left Chicago - 4:21 (Set 2)I Didn't Know - 4:09 (Set 2)Flat Fee - 2:11 (Set 2)Whipping Post - 15:22 (Set 2)Harpua - 12:40 (Set 2)Fire - 6:00 (Encore)
Longest: Whipping Post 15:22 · 22 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'8924
Album representation

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

  • The White Tape4
  • Junta3
  • Covers8
  • No studio album9
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-29
  • 6-155
  • 16-5010
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original16
  • Duke Ellington1
  • Frank Zappa1
  • Jimi Hendrix Experience1
  • Led Zeppelin1
  • Lee Dorsey1
  • Sam Hopkins1
  • The Allman Brothers Band1
  • ZZ Top1
Rarity board

A typical night, rotation-wise - nothing shelved more than 50 shows.

The Curtain Withgap 29
Whipping Postgap 24
Flat Feegap 22
Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alleygap 19
McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemastersgap 19
Icculusgap 18
Peaches en Regaliagap 18
Harpuagap 18

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

Jam chart entries
The Curtain With

Although The Curtain seems to hit a few minor bumps, these are offset by a strong, lift-off type jam in With. Beginning with a light, weightless sense, the jam becomes more grounded and intense as it develops, with Trey's spiralling soloing reaching an intial peak. "Fly Famous Mockingbird" debuted in February, 1988, and if you listen closely from about 12:40 - 13:30, you'll notice striking similarities between these instrumental sections.

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

Setlist notes

"Vermont Farm Festival." HYHU was briefly played before Alumni. Harpua was preceded by a Rocky Top tease. McGrupp and I Didn't Know featured Fish on trombone. After JJLC, Fish borrowed a snare drum from the Dirch Brothers. Fans of stage banter will want to seek out this show, as the band was particularly chatty.

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

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