Phish - August 7th, 1993
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center · Darien Center · NY
1 Unfinished.
2 No whistling.
3 Narration dealt with the "Roller Coaster of the Mind."
4 Aw Fuck! and Oom Pa Pa signals.
5 Beginning featured Trey on acoustic guitar.
6 Mike's Song Sandwich: Mike's Song bookended Kung in Set 2 - the 3rd on record, the first since May 8th, 1993.
Song length in play order. Tap a point for that song. Swipe the chart to see the rest.
Tonight's unique songs by the era Phish first played them.
- '83-'8914
- '90-'9410
The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.
- A Picture of Nectar4
- Rift3
- Lawn Boy2
- The White Tape1
- Covers6
- No studio album8
Shows since each song's previous appearance. A big number is a bustout.
- 1-29
- 3-57
- 6-155
- 16-503
Whose songbook tonight drew from.
- Phish original18
- Traditional2
- Argent1
- Prince1
- Strauss, as interpreted by Deodato1
- ZZ Top1
A typical night, rotation-wise - nothing shelved more than 50 shows.
Gap = shows since the song was last played, at the moment it was played.
Some unusual and improvisational jamming during Trey's section. Mike and Fish are great responding to Trey here.
Breaks into an unusually upbeat groove that gradually grows dissonant. Makes a brief return to "Stash" proper before settling, unfinished, with a -> to "Makisupa."
Of all the improvisational but slightly off kilter '93 versions, this one may take the cake. The solid 1st jam includes a "2001" tease. The 2nd is all over the map - rhythmic, dissonant exploration, a semi-return to "Mike's," quieter musing with a "New York, New York" tease, an Irish jig of sorts, a "Kung" sandwich with signals, and finally a crazed return to "Mike's" to complete an exercise in improvisational abstraction.
-> in from "Mike's Song." A signal infused version of "Kung" is sandwiched in the middle of a crazy but improvisational "Mike's."
-> in from "Kung" to complete one of the more bizarre but improvisational versions of "Mike's."
A good, jazzy outro jam is tacked on which > to "McGrupp." Released on Live Bait Vol. 4.
This classic version features a long, fantastic Page solo with solid backing from the others. As it continues, the energized nature of the playing increases, and Mike is noticeably strong before Fish fires off the Gatling guns to signal the closing section. Released on Live Bait 4.
Power jamming plus typical August '93 all-over-the-map improvisation. Very intense with insane tension.
Versions phish.net's jam charts single out as noteworthy.
Stash was unfinished and included Dave's Energy Guide teases from Trey. Makisupa contained a Stash quote from Trey. Reba was performed without the whistling ending. To compensate, there was some whistling from Reba during the Maze opening. Maze contained a tease of Stairway to Heaven. The narration in Mockingbird dealt with the “Roller Coaster of the Mind” and contained a Paint It Black tease from Page and a Wilson tease from Trey. Cavern contained a Purple Haze tease from Trey. At the end of Cavern, Trey wished Happy Birthday to "Jim" and said it was Steph's birthday and said it would be funny if everybody who walked by the Greenpeace table gave her a hug. Page also teased "Charge!" while Trey was talking. Mike’s Song contained an Also Sprach Zarathustra tease from Trey, a New York, New York tease from Page, and Aw Fuck! and Oom Pa Pa signals. The beginning of My Friend featured Trey on acoustic guitar. Mike teased Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star in Antelope. Trey teased Fire (Ohio Players) in La Grange. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.
Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.