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Phish - August 20th, 1993

Red Rocks Amphitheatre · Morrison · CO

Friday1993 Summer Tour1993-08-20
Songs played
22
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (10)
Average gap
6.5
rarer than 32% of all shows, 69% of 1993
Biggest bustout
64
The Wedge - shows since last played
Debuts
0
5 covers played
Rotation18% fresh vs previous 5 shows8 repeats from 1993-08-17 - Divided Sky, Maze, Rift, Also Sprach Zarathustra, You Enjoy Myself, Purple Rain, Hold Your Head Up, Cavern
HarpualegendaryRelated to Gamehendge2/11bustout50+ show gap

1 Narration told the history of Red Rocks and the fate of a giant iguana.

2 Acoustic.

3 Simpsons signal.

4 Beginning featured Trey on acoustic guitar.

5 Mimi Fishman joined Fish on vacuum.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:56:17 of music

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

20:2110:11SET 1SET 2ENCOREDivided Sky - 13:25 (Set 1)Harpua - 13:39 (Set 1)Poor Heart - 2:16 (Set 1)Maze - 9:24 (Set 1)Bouncing Around the Room - 3:34 (Set 1)It's Ice - 8:16 (Set 1)The Wedge - 7:05 (Set 1)Ginseng Sullivan - 3:53 (Set 1)Rift - 5:55 (Set 1)Run Like an Antelope - 15:31 (Set 1)Also Sprach Zarathustra - 2:08 (Set 2)Slave to the Traffic Light - 9:33 (Set 2)Split Open and Melt - 11:24 (Set 2)The Squirming Coil - 9:29 (Set 2)My Friend, My Friend - 6:18 (Set 2)Chalk Dust Torture - 6:52 (Set 2)You Enjoy Myself - 20:21 (Set 2)Purple Rain - 8:15 (Set 2)Cavern - 6:01 (Set 2)The Mango Song - 8:38 (Encore)Free Bird - 4:22 (Encore)
Longest: You Enjoy Myself 20:21 · 21 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'8910
  • '90-'9412
Album representation

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

  • Rift5
  • A Picture of Nectar4
  • The White Tape4
  • Lawn Boy3
  • Covers5
  • No studio album1
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-214
  • 3-54
  • 6-152
  • 16-501
  • 51+ · bustout1
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original17
  • Argent1
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd1
  • Norman Blake1
  • Prince1
  • Strauss, as interpreted by Deodato1
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
It's Ice

Nice work by Page on this version (released on Live Bait Vol. 6).

The Wedge

Classic version popularized by its official release (Live Bait Vol. 6). Excellent full-band play featuring strong Mike and dynamic modulation. Textbook.

Run Like an Antelope

Very improvisational version with several good twists and turns including a jam on "CYHMK."

Slave to the Traffic Light

Almost an eerie quiet early in the jam with mostly Page, Mike and Fish gently musing. Gradually Trey brings in the melody, and there is a near linear sequence of intensity building as the chord progression repeats itself.

Split Open and Melt

Similar to 8/14/93 in that it's not wildly exploratory for August '93, but it's expertly played with flourishes of improvisation.

You Enjoy Myself

What I'd call an "average-great" version for the mid-'90s.

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

Setlist notes

The band began the show with an appropriate opener, as the storm that had lingered in the Morrison sky cleared just before the show began. The Harpua story told the history of Red Rocks and the fate of a giant iguana, who was referred to throughout the show. Harpua also included a Rock and Roll Part Two tease and a tease of Eye of the Tiger by Page during Trey's narration about Poster looking directly into the eyes of the iguana. Trey teased Nellie Kane in Maze. Ginseng was acoustic, was dedicated to Brad Sands, and was preceded by a "Charge!" tease from Page. Antelope included a Simpsons signal and a Can’t You Hear Me Knocking jam. Trey teased So What in Slave. The beginning of My Friend featured Trey on acoustic guitar. Purple Rain featured Mimi Fishman joining Fish on vacuum.

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

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