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Phish - December 29th, 1993

New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum · New Haven · CT

Wednesday1993 NYE Run1993-12-29
Songs played
24
3 sets · longest: Set 2 (13)
Average gap
3.8
rarer than 14% of all shows, 34% of 1993
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
0
7 covers played
Rotation17% fresh vs previous 5 shows1 repeat from 1993-12-28 - Peaches en Regalia
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:30:52
Set 1
Runaway Jim8:28,Peaches en Regalia3:14,Foam8:54,Glide15:02 > Divided Sky14:02,Wilson6:22 > Sparkle3:51 > Stash210:23,The Squirming Coil10:17
Set 2
Maze10:22,Bouncing Around the Room3:44 > Fluffhead14:17 > Run Like an Antelope12:19 > Contact6:07 > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars33:19 -> Walk Away3:52 > Big Ball Jam2:14,🍞Hold Your Head Up42:20 > If I Only Had a Brain3:30 > Hold Your Head Up🍞2:22,Sweet Adeline2:04,Chalk Dust Torture6:11
Encore
Nellie Kane3:06 > Cavern4:33
Gamehendge1/9Related to Gamehendge1/11

1 Simpsons signal.

2 Included a jam akin to the sound of a television newscast, complete with vocal quotes from Trey referencing news personality Connie Chung.

3 Unfinished.

4 Hold Your Head Up Sandwich: Hold Your Head Up bookended If I Only Had a Brain in Set 2 - the 143rd on record, the first since August 26th, 1993.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:30:52 of music

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

14:177:08SET 1SET 2ENCORERunaway Jim - 8:28 (Set 1)Peaches en Regalia - 3:14 (Set 1)Foam - 8:54 (Set 1)Glide - 5:02 (Set 1)Divided Sky - 14:02 (Set 1)Wilson - 6:22 (Set 1)Sparkle - 3:51 (Set 1)Stash - 10:23 (Set 1)The Squirming Coil - 10:17 (Set 1)Maze - 10:22 (Set 2)Bouncing Around the Room - 3:44 (Set 2)Fluffhead - 14:17 (Set 2)Run Like an Antelope - 12:19 (Set 2)Contact - 6:07 (Set 2)Big Black Furry Creature from Mars - 3:19 (Set 2)Walk Away - 3:52 (Set 2)Big Ball Jam - 2:14 (Set 2)Hold Your Head Up - 2:20 (Set 2)If I Only Had a Brain - 3:30 (Set 2)Hold Your Head Up - 2:22 (Set 2)Sweet Adeline - 2:04 (Set 2)Chalk Dust Torture - 6:11 (Set 2)Nellie Kane - 3:06 (Encore)Cavern - 4:33 (Encore)
Longest: Fluffhead 14:17 · 24 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'8911
  • '90-'9412
Album representation

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

  • A Picture of Nectar4
  • Junta3
  • Lawn Boy2
  • Rift2
  • The White Tape2
  • Covers6
  • No studio album4
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-213
  • 3-56
  • 6-153
  • 16-501
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original17
  • Argent1
  • Artie Shaw1
  • Frank Zappa1
  • Hot Rize1
  • Ray Bolger (as “The Scarecrow”)1
  • The James Gang1
Rarity board

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

Big Black Furry Creature from Marsgap 16
Walk Awaygap 11
Divided Skygap 7
If I Only Had a Braingap 6
Wilsongap 5
Sweet Adelinegap 5
Glidegap 4
Nellie Kanegap 4

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

Jam chart entries
Run Like an Antelope

Strong '93 version that has a very unsual quiet section from 6:35 - 8:35 before returning to "Antelope."

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

Soundcheck

Reggae Jam, Nellie Kane

Setlist notes

Glide included a Simpsons signal and BBFCFM was unfinished. Wilson contained a Purple Haze tease from Trey. Stash included a jam akin to the sound of a television newscast, complete with vocal quotes from Trey referencing news personality Connie Chung. Fish introduced Brain by talking about his new haircut.

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

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