Phish - December 31st, 1995
Madison Square Garden · New York · NY
1 No whistling.
2 Narration discussed how Phish makes time in the Phish Time Factory.
3 Phish debut; Tom Marshall on vocals.
4 Unfinished.
5 Fly Famous Mockingbird Sandwich: Fly Famous Mockingbird bookended Shine in Set 1 - the 12th on record, the first since November 30th, 1994.
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-'8912
- '90-'947
- '95-'006
The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.
- Lawn Boy2
- Rift2
- A Picture of Nectar1
- Hoist1
- Junta1
- The White Tape1
- Covers7
- No studio album10
Shows since each song's previous appearance. A big number is a bustout.
- 3-511
- 6-156
- 16-504
- 51+ · bustout3
Whose songbook tonight drew from.
- Phish original18
- The Who2
- Chuck Berry1
- Collective Soul1
- Howard and Emerson1
- The Edgar Winter Group1
- Traditional1
Rarer than most - 3 songs shelved 50+ shows.
Gap = shows since the song was last played, at the moment it was played.
NYE's huge "Reba" finds the band recovering from a botched composed section to create a classic. Measured and magisterial, Trey leads the band as they blaze from one side of harmony to the other, the musicians collectively working their way through starts and stops - and all points inbetween - to build a bliss-tinged climax. Wonderful.
A top highlight of this glorious and storied concert. A careful listen reveals extended "Fire On the Mountain"-like jamming from Trey in the post-"Drowned" section, as well as a bona fide tease near the ending and -> into "The Lizards."
Fish is phenomenal in this grand, melodic and driving jam that turns '95-style funky before rebuilding to "Jim."
Wrapping up a historic 2nd set, the 1st jam segment is strong but fairly pedestrian until Page starts to signal the impending "DDL Jam." The 2nd jam begins with a slightly funky tone and strong Fish. The sentiment grows dark as Page shifts to piano, and the foreboding sense of impending doom is rendered complete as the jam blows into a cacophony and -> to the "DDL Jam" at 14:48.
-> in from a stellar "Mike's Song." The dark and brooding nature of this jam serves as a fitting close for this historic Set II, before an improvisational and uplifting "Weekapaug" opens Set III.
"Mike's Song" and "Weekapaug" separated by a setbreak. Masterpieces, both of them.
Two awe-inspiring jam segments. A fucking masterpiece! (No B&D section.)
Versions phish.net's jam charts single out as noteworthy.
Reba did not have the whistling ending. The narration in Mockingbird discussed how Phish makes time in the Gamehendge Time Laboratory, which set up the New Year’s Eve stunt. The Phish debut of Shine featured Tom Marshall on vocals. Trey later teased Shine in Runaway Jim. Mike's Song contained a Dave's Energy Guide tease from Page. The second set ended with a Digital Delay Loop Jam out of Mike’s, and the third set opened with the Phish Time Factory machine. All four band members dressed as scientists playing with synths while lights flashed and Van de Graaff generators zapped. Fish was lifted up in a bed as Father Time and was reborn as the Baby New Year. Weekapaug featured Auld Lang Syne, Dreaming (Blondie), and Spooky teases and was unfinished. Mike and Trey teased Can't You Hear Me Knocking in Runaway Jim. This was the first performance of Sanity since June 24, 1994 (148 shows). This show was officially released as New Year's Eve 1995 - Live at Madison Square Garden.
Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.