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Phish - May 13th, 1989

The Orange Grove · Syracuse · NY

Saturday1989 Tour1989-05-13
Songs played
22
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (14)
Average gap
5.9
rarer than 30% of all shows, 46% of 1989
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
0
7 covers played
Rotation41% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1989-05-11
Gamehendge3/9

1 Alumni Blues Sandwich: Alumni Blues bookended Letter to Jimmy Page in Set 1 - the 50th on record, the first since May 5th, 1989.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:33:44 of music

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

16:428:21SET 1SET 2ENCOREAC/DC Bag - 5:19 (Set 1)Alumni Blues - 3:21 (Set 1)Letter to Jimmy Page - 1:01 (Set 1)Alumni Blues - 0:44 (Set 1)You Enjoy Myself - 16:42 (Set 1)Golgi Apparatus - 4:35 (Set 1)La Grange - 4:48 (Set 1)Fluffhead - 14:34 (Set 1)Possum - 8:50 (Set 1)Foam - 7:08 (Set 1)Walk Away - 3:53 (Set 1)Take the 'A' Train - 6:25 (Set 1)Split Open and Melt - 8:00 (Set 1)David Bowie - 6:56 (Set 1)Suzy Greenberg - 3:46 (Set 2)Bold As Love - 5:46 (Set 2)The Lizards - 10:20 (Set 2)Harry Hood - 12:28 (Set 2)If I Only Had a Brain - 4:50 (Set 2)Contact - 6:39 (Set 2)Fire - 4:54 (Set 2)Whipping Post - 12:46 (Encore)
Longest: You Enjoy Myself 16:42 · 22 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'8921
Album representation

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

  • Junta5
  • The White Tape4
  • Lawn Boy1
  • Covers7
  • No studio album4
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-26
  • 3-57
  • 6-157
  • 16-501
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original14
  • Jimi Hendrix Experience2
  • Duke Ellington1
  • Ray Bolger (as “The Scarecrow”)1
  • The Allman Brothers Band1
  • The James Gang1
  • ZZ Top1
Rarity board

A greatest-hits night - nothing shelved more than 50 shows.

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

Jam chart entries
Whipping Post

The second jam, which begins around 6:30, is very improvisational. Following some mellow Trey and Page-led grooving, the jam builds energy, launches into deep outer space (seriously), then returns to "Whipping Post" with strong Mike and shredding Trey.

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

Setlist notes

This show featured more fun stage banter, as Trey referred to Fish as “the hometown boy” and Fish commented about embarrassing himself in front of his entire class. Prior to Alumni Blues, Trey referenced that day’s Syracuse University graduation events and dedicated the song to the graduates in the audience. Prior to YEM, Trey commented that his mother was in the audience, “all the way from Ireland,” and dedicated the song to her. Possum included Fishin' Hole (aka The Andy Griffith Show theme) teases. The Bowie hi-hat intro included SOAM, ‘A’ Train, and Fluffhead teases. Suzy contained a brief Flintstones theme tease from Trey.

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

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