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Phish - July 23rd, 1996

Markthalle · Hamburg · Hamburg · Germany

Tuesday1996 Summer European Tour1996-07-23
Songs played
20
3 sets · longest: Set 2 (11)
Average gap
14.4
rarer than 71% of all shows, 88% of 1996
Biggest bustout
60
I Am Hydrogen - shows since last played
Debuts
0
7 covers played
Rotation80% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1996-07-22
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:27:01
Set 1
AC/DC Bag9:11 > Foam10:36,Theme from the Bottom9:05,Gumbo5:15,Scent of a Mule11:37,Down with Disease15:19 > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters10:44,Hello My Baby1:39
Set 2
Also Sprach Zarathustra5:46 > Runaway Jim8:50,Loving Cup6:56,Sparkle3:41 > Mike's Song ✦16:53 > I Am Hydrogen ✦3:31 > Weekapaug Groove ✦8:45,🍞Hold Your Head Up10:42 > Bike5:30 > Hold Your Head Up🍞0:48,Slave to the Traffic Light9:14
Encore
Rocky Top2:58
Mike's GrooveHIT ✦Gamehendge1/9Related to Gamehendge1/11bustout50+ show gap

1 Hold Your Head Up Sandwich: Hold Your Head Up bookended Bike in Set 2 - the 187th on record, the first since July 15th, 1996.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:27:01 of music

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

16:538:27SET 1SET 2ENCOREAC/DC Bag - 9:11 (Set 1)Foam - 10:36 (Set 1)Theme from the Bottom - 9:05 (Set 1)Gumbo - 5:15 (Set 1)Scent of a Mule - 11:37 (Set 1)Down with Disease - 15:19 (Set 1)McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters - 10:44 (Set 1)Hello My Baby - 1:39 (Set 1)Also Sprach Zarathustra - 5:46 (Set 2)Runaway Jim - 8:50 (Set 2)Loving Cup - 6:56 (Set 2)Sparkle - 3:41 (Set 2)Mike's Song - 16:53 (Set 2)I Am Hydrogen - 3:31 (Set 2)Weekapaug Groove - 8:45 (Set 2)Hold Your Head Up - 0:42 (Set 2)Bike - 5:30 (Set 2)Hold Your Head Up - 0:48 (Set 2)Slave to the Traffic Light - 9:14 (Set 2)Rocky Top - 2:58 (Encore)
Longest: Mike's Song 16:53 · 20 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'8910
  • '90-'947
  • '95-'002
Album representation

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

  • Hoist2
  • The White Tape2
  • Billy Breathes1
  • Junta1
  • Rift1
  • Stash1
  • Covers6
  • No studio album5
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-21
  • 3-55
  • 6-157
  • 16-505
  • 51+ · bustout1
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original13
  • Argent1
  • Howard and Emerson1
  • Osborne Brothers1
  • Pink Floyd1
  • Strauss, as interpreted by Deodato1
  • The Rolling Stones1
Rarity board

Rarer than most - 1 song shelved 50+ shows.

I Am Hydrogengap 60
Bikegap 39
Rocky Topgap 32
Gumbogap 21
McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemastersgap 20
Weekapaug Groovegap 18
AC/DC Baggap 13
Scent of a Mulegap 9

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

Jam chart entries
Down with Disease

Starts to break away from the standard at about 8:00 into a driving, rhythmic jam which gets out there nicely. Returns to "DwD" only in the final minute, with a > to "McGrupp." Much more exploratory than most '96 versions excl. 11/27/96.

McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters

The jam section has a nice swinging vibe at first, with the others quietly supporting Page. Trey and Fish kick it up a few notches, then there's a sweet little salsa jam which sounds very much like "The Landlady." This fun little jam seems to magically segue back into "McGrupp" proper and the customary closing section. Great version.

Runaway Jim

> "2001", check out the fun, "Euro" clapping running through the intro. Surprisingly, the jam assumes a slightly darker sentiment, which runs counter to "Jim's" usual plucky, upbeat tone. Fish is super, as is Trey, and play almost seems to veer into "CHYMK" before brightening, Trey leading the band into the song's customarily strong conclusion.

Mike's Song

Single jam version which organically moves away from standard fare at around 8:50 and grows dim, quiet and probing. Eventually, the play morphs back into powerful, tense "Mike's" jamming, settles, and transitions to "Hydrogen" without the customary closing chords.

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

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

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