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Phish - October 31st, 1996

The Omni · Atlanta · GA

Thursday1996 Fall Tour1996-10-31
Songs played
27
4 sets · longest: Set 1 (10)
Average gap
13.1
rarer than 70% of all shows, 83% of 1996
Biggest bustout
76
Jesus Just Left Chicago - shows since last played
Debuts
8
Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On), Crosseyed and Painless, The Great Curve, Once in a Lifetime, Houses in Motion, Seen and Not Seen, Listening Wind, The Overload
Rotation63% fresh vs previous 5 shows1 repeat from 1996-10-29 - Character Zero
Gamehendge2/9Related to Gamehendge1/11bustout50+ show gap

1 Narration referred to David Byrne, who appeared in the mountain as the face of Icculus, threw Forbin off the mountain and into the arms of the "evil" Famous Mockingbird.

2 Phish debut; Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, and Gary Gazaway on valve trombone.

3 Phish debut; Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, and Gary Gazaway on trumpet.

4 Phish debut; Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet, and Trey on bass.

5 Phish debut; Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, and Gary Gazaway on trumpet. Fish sang vocals in front of the band.

6 Karl Perazzo on percussion.

7 Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet.

8 Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
3:42:00 of music

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

22:4911:25SET 1SET 2SET 3ENCORESanity - 6:01 (Set 1)Highway to Hell - 3:59 (Set 1)Down with Disease - 10:48 (Set 1)You Enjoy Myself - 22:49 (Set 1)Prince Caspian - 7:10 (Set 1)Reba - 15:40 (Set 1)Colonel Forbin's Ascent - 8:15 (Set 1)Fly Famous Mockingbird - 7:20 (Set 1)Character Zero - 7:35 (Set 1)The Star-Spangled Banner - 1:40 (Set 1)Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On) - 6:59 (Set 2)Crosseyed and Painless - 10:00 (Set 2)The Great Curve - 9:07 (Set 2)Once in a Lifetime - 5:09 (Set 2)Houses in Motion - 8:57 (Set 2)Seen and Not Seen - 4:21 (Set 2)Listening Wind - 6:29 (Set 2)The Overload - 12:37 (Set 2)Brother - 7:34 (Set 3)Also Sprach Zarathustra - 5:30 (Set 3)Maze - 12:39 (Set 3)Simple - 14:54 (Set 3)Swept Away - 1:16 (Set 3)Steep - 1:53 (Set 3)Jesus Just Left Chicago - 7:57 (Set 3)Suzy Greenberg - 9:36 (Set 3)Frankenstein - 5:41 (Encore)
Longest: You Enjoy Myself 22:49 · 27 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'899
  • '90-'945
  • '95-'0013
Album representation

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

  • Billy Breathes4
  • Hoist1
  • Junta1
  • Lawn Boy1
  • Rift1
  • The White Tape1
  • Covers13
  • No studio album5
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-26
  • 3-54
  • 6-154
  • 16-504
  • 51+ · bustout1
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original14
  • Talking Heads8
  • AC/DC1
  • Francis Scott Key1
  • Strauss, as interpreted by Deodato1
  • The Edgar Winter Group1
  • ZZ Top1
Rarity board

Rarer than most - 1 song shelved 50+ shows.

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

Jam chart entries
Prince Caspian

Straightforward, but a classic rendering that nicely captures the '96 style of "Caspian" jamming, and differs markedly from subsequent styles of "Caspian" jamming that would emerge in '97, '98, '99, and later. > to "Reba."

Reba

> "Prince Caspian," this fan-favorite and Halloween thriller features notable full-band play, but is wholly dominated by Trey. Forceful and pointed soloing bends, but doesn't break around 11:00, with Trey shaping his tone and Fish breaking down the beat. Huge guitar builds and swells until arriving smartly at the "note."

Crosseyed and Painless

First version, with horns, and Karl Perazzo on percussion. Tight, fierce, and ends with a percussion solo.

Also Sprach Zarathustra

Karl Perazzo percussion craziness, with a lovely amount of loops throughout.

Simple

With Karl Perazzo on percussion, a great rhythmic and funky groove grows out of "Simple" before groovily returning. -> to "Swept Away."

Suzy Greenberg

Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, and Gary Gazaway on trumpet. "Born Under Punches" tease from Page. This excellent version has a completely different feel to it than 10/31/95, despite the similar addition of horns. This one has more of a jazz-like vibe to it, as well as strong percussion.

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

Soundcheck

The Great Curve, Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On), Listening Wind, The Overload

Setlist notes

Trey teased Dave's Energy Guide in DWD. The Mockingbird narration included a reference to Talking Heads’ David Byrne, who appeared in the mountain as the face of Icculus. As Trey told the story, Byrne threw Colonel Forbin off the mountain and into the arms of the “evil” Famous Mockingbird. The second set "musical costume" was Talking Heads' Remain in Light. All of the Remain in Light songs were Phish debuts; the set featured Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, and Gary Gazaway on trumpet (except for Born Under Punches, which featured Gazaway on valve trombone). Perazzo also played during the entire third set. Jesus Just Left Chicago, Suzy Greenberg, and Frankenstein also featured Grippo and Gazaway. At the end of Houses in Motion (which featured Trey teasing Tweezer), an armchair was brought out to the center of the stage and Mike sat in it to sing Seen and Not Seen. While he sang, Karl Perazzo drummed and Trey played bass. After Overload (which featured Fish singing in front of the band and not on drums), a bizarre on-stage demonstration (including Fish on vacuum) closed the set. The third set opened with a Feel Like a Stranger tease. Suzy included Once in a Lifetime teases from Mike and a Born Under Punches tease from Page. The soundcheck's Overload was performed with horns and briefly featured Fish on vacuum. This show was officially released as Live Phish 15.

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

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