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Phish - July 12th, 1988

Sam's Tavern · Burlington · VT

TuesdayNight 2 at this venue1988 Tour1988-07-12
Songs played
17
2 sets · longest: Set 2 (9)
Average gap
15.3
rarer than 87% of all shows, 87% of 1988
Biggest bustout
103
Roll Like a Cantaloupe - shows since last played
Debuts
1
Blue Bossa
Rotation76% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1988-07-11
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:22:34
Set 1
Cities4:44,The Lizards11:38,Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley,Good Times Bad Times7:40,Happy Birthday to You10:52 > Peaches en Regalia3:41,You Enjoy Myself18:03,I Didn't Know25:51
Set 2
Blue Bossadebut38:25,Take the 'A' Train8:47 > Timber (Jerry the Mule)10:35,Fluffhead13:43 > Jesus Just Left Chicago9:09,Makisupa Policeman,Slave to the Traffic Light8:43,AC/DC Bag6:13 > Roll Like a Cantaloupe13:38
Gamehendge2/9bustout50+ show gap

1 Sung for "Jen."

2 Fish on trombone.

3 First known Phish performance.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:22:34 of music

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

18:039:02SET 1SET 2Cities - 4:44 (Set 1)The Lizards - 11:38 (Set 1)Good Times Bad Times - 7:40 (Set 1)Happy Birthday to You - 0:52 (Set 1)Peaches en Regalia - 3:41 (Set 1)You Enjoy Myself - 18:03 (Set 1)I Didn't Know - 5:51 (Set 1)Blue Bossa - 8:25 (Set 2)Take the 'A' Train - 8:47 (Set 2)Timber (Jerry the Mule) - 10:35 (Set 2)Fluffhead - 13:43 (Set 2)Jesus Just Left Chicago - 9:09 (Set 2)Slave to the Traffic Light - 8:43 (Set 2)AC/DC Bag - 6:13 (Set 2)Roll Like a Cantaloupe - 13:38 (Set 2)
Longest: You Enjoy Myself 18:03 · 15 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'8917
Album representation

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

  • The White Tape3
  • Junta1
  • Covers9
  • No studio album4
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-22
  • 3-52
  • 6-159
  • 16-502
  • 51+ · bustout1
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original8
  • Duke Ellington1
  • Frank Zappa1
  • Joe Henderson1
  • Josh White and Sam Gary1
  • Led Zeppelin1
  • Lee Dorsey1
  • Talking Heads1
  • Traditional1
  • ZZ Top1
Rarity board

Rarer than most - 2 songs shelved 50+ shows.

Roll Like a Cantaloupegap 103
Makisupa Policemangap 43
Happy Birthday to Yougap 17
Timber (Jerry the Mule)gap 11
Citiesgap 10
Slave to the Traffic Lightgap 9
The Lizardsgap 8
Take the 'A' Traingap 8

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

Jam chart entries
Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley

Extended bridge with some great Page/Trey interplay. Long vocal jam is "YEM"-like, it gets way beyond "Sally." Must-hear, it's crazy.

Good Times Bad Times

Loose jam that simmers in a slightly sinister way eventually winds back up for a big finish.

Slave to the Traffic Light

Unusually long version for this time period. Page is great on the electric piano and organ. Trey shreds impressively in the big, full power finish.

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

Setlist notes

Happy Birthday was sung to "Jen" and was subsequently sung in multiple parts of Peaches. YEM contained Flash Light teases and the vocal jam was based on "why should I feed you?." I Didn't Know featured Fish on trombone. This show featured the first known Phish performance of Blue Bossa. Roll Like a Cantaloupe was performed for the first time since October 15, 1986 (103 shows).

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

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