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Phish - December 30th, 1993

Cumberland County Civic Center · Portland · ME

Thursday1993 NYE Run1993-12-30
Songs played
22
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (10)
Average gap
7.2
rarer than 41% of all shows, 76% of 1993
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
0
7 covers played
Rotation45% fresh vs previous 5 shows1 repeat from 1993-12-29 - Hold Your Head Up
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:25:09
Set 1
David Bowie12:22,Weigh5:21 > The Curtain6:21 > Sample in a Jar5:03,Paul and Silas4:19,Colonel Forbin's Ascent11:55 > Fly Famous Mockingbird6:31 > Rift6:01 > Bathtub Gin11:09,Free Bird4:16
Set 2
Also Sprach Zarathustra3:26 > Mike's Song12:15 -> The Horse12:16 > Silent in the Morning4:45 > Punch You in the Eye7:11 > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters8:53 > Weekapaug Groove27:31 > Purple Rain5:30 > Hold Your Head Up1:15,Slave to the Traffic Light10:15
Encore
Rocky Top2:22 > Good Times Bad Times6:12
Mike's Groove2/3Gamehendge2/9Related to Gamehendge2/11

1 Trey on acoustic guitar.

2 Vocal jam; unfinished.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:25:09 of music

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

12:226:11SET 1SET 2ENCOREDavid Bowie - 12:22 (Set 1)Weigh - 5:21 (Set 1)The Curtain - 6:21 (Set 1)Sample in a Jar - 5:03 (Set 1)Paul and Silas - 4:19 (Set 1)Colonel Forbin's Ascent - 11:55 (Set 1)Fly Famous Mockingbird - 6:31 (Set 1)Rift - 6:01 (Set 1)Bathtub Gin - 11:09 (Set 1)Free Bird - 4:16 (Set 1)Also Sprach Zarathustra - 3:26 (Set 2)Mike's Song - 12:15 (Set 2)The Horse - 2:16 (Set 2)Silent in the Morning - 4:45 (Set 2)Punch You in the Eye - 7:11 (Set 2)McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters - 8:53 (Set 2)Weekapaug Groove - 7:31 (Set 2)Purple Rain - 5:30 (Set 2)Hold Your Head Up - 1:15 (Set 2)Slave to the Traffic Light - 10:15 (Set 2)Rocky Top - 2:22 (Encore)Good Times Bad Times - 6:12 (Encore)
Longest: David Bowie 12:22 · 22 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'8914
  • '90-'948
Album representation

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

  • Rift4
  • Hoist1
  • Junta1
  • Lawn Boy1
  • The White Tape1
  • Covers7
  • No studio album7
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-22
  • 3-510
  • 6-157
  • 16-503
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original15
  • Argent1
  • Josh White1
  • Led Zeppelin1
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd1
  • Osborne Brothers1
  • Prince1
  • Strauss, as interpreted by Deodato1
Rarity board

A typical night, rotation-wise - nothing shelved more than 50 shows.

The Curtaingap 19
McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemastersgap 18
Punch You in the Eyegap 16
Bathtub Gingap 13
Colonel Forbin's Ascentgap 11
Fly Famous Mockingbirdgap 11
Weighgap 9
Slave to the Traffic Lightgap 8

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

Jam chart entries
Bathtub Gin

Jam breaks into a quick tempo groove at about 6:45 and continues on this track until returning to "Gin" at 8:20.

Mike's Song

Fantastic version which sounds light years removed from the improvisational wackiness of August '93. This "Mike's" has melodic grandeur that distinguishes it from almost any '93 siblings. The signature 2nd jam has moments of hose foreshadowing a bright future for "Mike's."

Weekapaug Groove

Wraps up a tremendous "Mike's Groove" with inspired "Type I" playing and a funky vocal jam. Unfinished with a > to "Purple Rain."

Slave to the Traffic Light

Page stays on piano throughout, which adds grandeur to this version, while Trey really just adds color to the chord progression for most of the jam, enhancing its majesty. But it's over the top when Trey takes the lead.

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

Soundcheck

Dog Log (x2), Funky Bitch

Setlist notes

Bowie contained Dream On and Dave’s Energy Guide jams as well as a Woody Woodpecker theme and Dream On teases from Trey. The Horse featured Trey on acoustic guitar. Trey teased Call to the Post at the end of PYITE. Weekapaug contained a vocal jam and was unfinished. Slave was played in response to a chant from the front row.

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

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