Phish - November 8th, 1996
Assembly Hall, University of Illinois · Champaign · IL
1 Contained Axilla II ending.
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-'895
- '90-'9410
- '95-'003
The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.
- Rift3
- Billy Breathes2
- Lawn Boy2
- Hoist1
- Junta1
- The White Tape1
- Covers3
- No studio album5
Shows since each song's previous appearance. A big number is a bustout.
- 1-24
- 3-59
- 6-152
- 16-501
- 51+ · bustout2
Whose songbook tonight drew from.
- Phish original15
- Francis Scott Key1
- Strauss, as interpreted by Deodato1
- The Rolling Stones1
Rarer than most - 2 songs shelved 50+ shows.
Gap = shows since the song was last played, at the moment it was played.
Trouble in the composed section is quickly forgotten when the band begins the jam in atypical fashion, with incredibly cool playing from Fish offset by uncharacteristic - for the era - effects. Really cool. Stop / start playing becomes more direct, before Trey modifies his tone and the jam passes through a highly improvisational passage, notable for more marked syncopation. A false peak works to set up a fist-pumping relase.
> in from "2001." Mean, nasty guitar licks from Trey before the whole band ratchets up the intensity into a cataclysmic inferno of percussive violence and gut-ripping tension.
Following the conventional "Simple" outro, another Page-led jam develops with Trey on the mini percussion kit. Then Trey takes over, leading a fiery guitar-based jam.
Versions phish.net's jam charts single out as noteworthy.
Trey had equipment problems in Simple, so Loving Cup (“I know I play a bad guitar”) was played next. ATR was played for the first time since July 1, 1995 (108 shows) and Axilla was played for the first time since October 16, 1994 (171 shows).
Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.