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Phish - December 4th, 1996

Sports Arena · San Diego · CA

Wednesday1996 Fall Tour1996-12-04
Songs played
21
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (11)
Average gap
6.4
rarer than 35% of all shows, 42% of 1996
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
0
4 covers played
Rotation38% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1996-12-02
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:35:21
Set 1
My Friend, My Friend6:21,Chalk Dust Torture7:32,Horn3:45,Uncle Pen4:20,Timber (Jerry the Mule)6:22 > Sample in a Jar4:53,Train Song2:40,Guyute10:20,Character Zero5:51,The Lizards10:32,David Bowie15:13
Set 2
Ha Ha Ha1:39 > Mike's Song16:22 > Prince Caspian8:37 > Sparkle3:33 > Punch You in the Eye7:39,Life on Mars?3:26,Reba112:40,Lawn Boy22:44,Weekapaug Groove8:07
Encore
Jesus Just Left Chicago11:35
Mike's Groove2/3Gamehendge1/9Related to Gamehendge2/11

1 No whistling.

2 Trey thanked the caterers.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:35:21 of music

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

16:228:11SET 1SET 2ENCOREMy Friend, My Friend - 6:21 (Set 1)Chalk Dust Torture - 7:32 (Set 1)Horn - 3:45 (Set 1)Uncle Pen - 4:20 (Set 1)Timber (Jerry the Mule) - 6:22 (Set 1)Sample in a Jar - 4:53 (Set 1)Train Song - 2:40 (Set 1)Guyute - 10:20 (Set 1)Character Zero - 5:51 (Set 1)The Lizards - 10:32 (Set 1)David Bowie - 15:13 (Set 1)Ha Ha Ha - 1:39 (Set 2)Mike's Song - 16:22 (Set 2)Prince Caspian - 8:37 (Set 2)Sparkle - 3:33 (Set 2)Punch You in the Eye - 7:39 (Set 2)Life on Mars? - 3:26 (Set 2)Reba - 12:40 (Set 2)Lawn Boy - 2:44 (Set 2)Weekapaug Groove - 8:07 (Set 2)Jesus Just Left Chicago - 11:35 (Encore)
Longest: Mike's Song 16:22 · 21 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'899
  • '90-'947
  • '95-'005
Album representation

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

  • Billy Breathes3
  • Rift3
  • Lawn Boy2
  • A Picture of Nectar1
  • Hoist1
  • Junta1
  • The Story of the Ghost1
  • Covers4
  • No studio album5
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-28
  • 3-55
  • 6-155
  • 16-503
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original17
  • Bill Monroe1
  • David Bowie1
  • Josh White and Sam Gary1
  • ZZ Top1
Rarity board

A typical night, rotation-wise - nothing shelved more than 50 shows.

Ha Ha Hagap 26
Horngap 16
The Lizardsgap 16
Guyutegap 11
Lawn Boygap 11
Mike's Songgap 7
Weekapaug Groovegap 7
David Bowiegap 6

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

Jam chart entries
Mike's Song

The 1st jam begins with some nice staccato-funk action, before slipping back to more conventional playing. The 2nd jam starts in rhythm and Page mode, with Trey on his favorite mini kit. He moves back to guitar quickly, and at 10:00, the jam starts to get a funky and rocking sense. The vibe and energy uptick, there's even a little "MLB"-like action, all resulting in a nice peaking jam.

Prince Caspian

> in from "Mike's Song." Nice but typical (for '96 "Caspian") playing by Trey, but some fantastic Page and Page/Trey playing towards the end of the jam and > to "Sparkle."

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

Setlist notes

PYITE contained a Get Up Offa That Thing quote.Reba did not have the whistling ending. During Lawn Boy, Trey thanked the caterers and brought two of them on stage to dance.

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

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