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Phish - June 15th, 1988

The Front · Burlington · VT

Wednesday1988 Tour1988-06-15
Songs played
23
2 sets · longest: Set 2 (13)
Average gap
7.0
rarer than 67% of all shows, 52% of 1988
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
1
Contact
Rotation35% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1988-06-04
Gamehendge4/9Related to Gamehendge1/11

1 Fish on trombone.

2 First known performance.

3 Alumni Blues Sandwich: Alumni Blues bookended Letter to Jimmy Page in Set 1 - the 27th on record, the first since May 24th, 1988.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:44:13 of music

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

17:298:44SET 1SET 2Suzy Greenberg - 5:20 (Set 1)Alumni Blues - 7:13 (Set 1)Letter to Jimmy Page - 0:22 (Set 1)Alumni Blues - 0:38 (Set 1)You Enjoy Myself - 15:57 (Set 1)Wilson - 5:45 (Set 1)Rocky Top - 2:56 (Set 1)McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters - 5:42 (Set 1)Fluffhead - 14:48 (Set 1)Golgi Apparatus - 5:02 (Set 1)La Grange - 4:12 (Set 2)Fee - 5:17 (Set 2)Timber (Jerry the Mule) - 8:58 (Set 2)I Didn't Know - 5:42 (Set 2)The Lizards - 11:16 (Set 2)AC/DC Bag - 7:13 (Set 2)The Sloth - 2:23 (Set 2)Contact - 6:37 (Set 2)Dinner and a Movie - 3:52 (Set 2)Take the 'A' Train - 8:21 (Set 2)Good Times Bad Times - 6:33 (Set 2)Whipping Post - 17:29 (Set 2)Dear Mrs. Reagan - 4:06 (Set 2)
Longest: Whipping Post 17:29 · 23 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'8922
Album representation

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

  • Junta5
  • The White Tape4
  • Covers6
  • No studio album7
Gap since last played

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

  • 3-515
  • 6-154
  • 16-502
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original16
  • Duke Ellington1
  • Josh White and Sam Gary1
  • Led Zeppelin1
  • Osborne Brothers1
  • The Allman Brothers Band1
  • ZZ Top1
Rarity board

A typical night, rotation-wise - 1 song shelved 50+ shows.

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

Jam chart entries
Timber (Jerry the Mule)

With a slowed tempo, this "mellow" version still packs all dissonance, albeit more patiently.

Whipping Post

After starting "Antelope," Trey says "Aw Fuck That!" Good call. The first jam is predictably intense. The second is more restrained, with Page switching keyboards, Mike sounding like Berry Oakley, and Trey only gradually bringing the heat. Great quiet before the final storm - 14:35 - 15:35.

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

Setlist notes

I Didn't Know featured Fish on trombone and contained a Hands Across America quote from Trey. It's possible that Anarchy may have been played after I Didn't Know, as Trey called for it, but there is a cut in the recording. After the cut, Trey said "that was a special request for our friend Steve Dolley" and jokingly quoted Hello, Dolly! This show marked the first known performance of Contact; Contact lyrics were also sung during Dear Mrs. Reagan. 'A' Train contained London Bridge Is Falling Down and Brady Bunch theme teases. Whipping Post began as Antelope. The actual date of this show may have been June 16, 1988.

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

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