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Phish - November 23rd, 1996

Pacific Coliseum · Vancouver · British Columbia · Canada

Saturday1996 Fall Tour1996-11-23
Songs played
20
3 sets · longest: Set 2 (10)
Average gap
4.3
rarer than 20% of all shows, 22% of 1996
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
1
Midnight on the Highway
Rotation15% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1996-11-22
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:27:04
Set 1
Chalk Dust Torture6:24,Guelah Papyrus5:33,Cars Trucks Buses4:06,Divided Sky14:32,Punch You in the Eye8:56,Midnight on the Highwaydebut13:33,Split Open and Melt11:16,Rift5:43,Funky Bitch6:57
Set 2
The Curtain6:22 > Mike's Song9:28 -> Simple9:09 -> Makisupa Policeman26:16 > Axilla3:40 > Weekapaug Groove311:40 -> Catapult2:35,Waste6:02,Amazing Grace1:57,Harry Hood15:33
Encore
Good Times Bad Times7:25
Mike's Groove2/3Related to Gamehendge3/11

1 Phish debut.

2 Key words: “Woke up in the morning, border guard in my bunk, he took his fucking dog on the bus, and he found my dank.”

3 Unfinished.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:27:04 of music

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

15:337:46SET 1SET 2ENCOREChalk Dust Torture - 6:24 (Set 1)Guelah Papyrus - 5:33 (Set 1)Cars Trucks Buses - 4:06 (Set 1)Divided Sky - 14:32 (Set 1)Punch You in the Eye - 8:56 (Set 1)Midnight on the Highway - 3:33 (Set 1)Split Open and Melt - 11:16 (Set 1)Rift - 5:43 (Set 1)Funky Bitch - 6:57 (Set 1)The Curtain - 6:22 (Set 2)Mike's Song - 9:28 (Set 2)Simple - 9:09 (Set 2)Makisupa Policeman - 6:16 (Set 2)Axilla - 3:40 (Set 2)Weekapaug Groove - 11:40 (Set 2)Catapult - 2:35 (Set 2)Waste - 6:02 (Set 2)Amazing Grace - 1:57 (Set 2)Harry Hood - 15:33 (Set 2)Good Times Bad Times - 7:25 (Encore)
Longest: Harry Hood 15:33 · 20 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'8910
  • '90-'947
  • '95-'003
Album representation

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

  • A Picture of Nectar3
  • Billy Breathes2
  • Lawn Boy1
  • Rift1
  • The White Tape1
  • Covers4
  • No studio album8
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-21
  • 3-516
  • 6-152
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original16
  • Hot Rize1
  • Led Zeppelin1
  • Son Seals1
  • Traditional1
Rarity board

A greatest-hits night - nothing shelved more than 50 shows.

The Curtaingap 8
Good Times Bad Timesgap 7
Divided Skygap 5
Split Open and Meltgap 5
Funky Bitchgap 5
Mike's Songgap 5
Makisupa Policemangap 5
Weekapaug Groovegap 5

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

Jam chart entries
Divided Sky

A magnificent and triumphant version. Check out the superb "Hood" from this show while you're at it.

Split Open and Melt

Jam includes some unusual key modulation, then breaks into a Mike-led groove of sorts with building dissonance.

Weekapaug Groove

A mildly dissonant and tension-filled jam peaks, then after 8:00 breaks into a funky, rhythmic groove which builds intensity and -> to "Catapult."

Harry Hood

A really excellent version that captures the sound of the band in Fall '96, including strong Page (who seems louder in the sound mix throughout much of '96), dynamic Fish, who increases the jam's intensity, and rocking Trey.

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

Soundcheck

Midnight on the Highway, work on Midnight on the Highway, Midnight on the Highway, Funky Bitch

Setlist notes

This show included the first Phish performance of Midnight on the Highway, which was learned while the band was stopped at the American/Canadian border. Makisupa also referenced the border-crossing incident: “Woke up in the morning, border guard in my bunk, he took his fucking dog on the bus, and he found my dank.” Weekapaug was unfinished.

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

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