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Phish - December 6th, 1996

The Aladdin Theatre · Las Vegas · NV

Friday1996 Fall Tour1996-12-06
Songs played
25
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (9)
Average gap
6.0
rarer than 27% of all shows, 41% of 1996
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
2
Wildwood Weed, I Want To Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart
Rotation36% fresh vs previous 5 shows3 repeats from 1996-12-04 - Sparkle, Mike's Song, Weekapaug Groove
HarpualegendaryMike's Groove2/3Gamehendge1/9Related to Gamehendge2/11

1 Donuts vocal jam.

2 Without microphones.

3 Les Claypool and Larry LaLonde; opening segment in 4/4 time signature.

4 Phish debut; Les Claypool on vocals, Larry LaLonde.

5 Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde

6 Phish Debut; Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, The Yodeling Cowgirls on vocals, John McEuen.

7 Four Elvis impersonators.

8 Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Elvis impersonators, Courtney Gains on Trey's percussion rack.

9 Harpuafest: Harpua played 4 times in the encore - the first one on record. No set has ever held more.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
3:11:04 of music

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

25:5913:00SET 1SET 2ENCOREWilson - 6:21 (Set 1)Peaches en Regalia - 3:14 (Set 1)Poor Heart - 2:17 (Set 1)Also Sprach Zarathustra - 10:26 (Set 1)Llama - 5:29 (Set 1)You Enjoy Myself - 25:59 (Set 1)Cars Trucks Buses - 4:09 (Set 1)Down with Disease - 11:05 (Set 1)Frankenstein - 5:07 (Set 1)Julius - 9:27 (Set 2)Sparkle - 3:37 (Set 2)Mike's Song - 10:56 (Set 2)Simple - 18:31 (Set 2)Harry Hood - 15:42 (Set 2)Weekapaug Groove - 11:36 (Set 2)Sweet Adeline - 1:56 (Set 2)Good Times Bad Times - 8:31 (Set 2)Harpua - 13:53 (Encore)Harpua - 6:03 (Encore)Suspicious Minds - 7:14 (Encore)Suzy Greenberg - 9:32 (Encore)
Longest: You Enjoy Myself 25:59 · 21 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'8911
  • '90-'947
  • '95-'004
Album representation

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

  • A Picture of Nectar2
  • Hoist2
  • Billy Breathes1
  • Rift1
  • The White Tape1
  • Covers8
  • No studio album7
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-28
  • 3-58
  • 6-152
  • 16-502
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original14
  • Artie Shaw1
  • Elvis Presley1
  • Frank Zappa1
  • Jim Stafford1
  • Led Zeppelin1
  • Patsy Montana1
  • Strauss, as interpreted by Deodato1
  • The Edgar Winter Group1
Rarity board

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

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

Jam chart entries
Also Sprach Zarathustra

Smooth Trey in the first jam gives way to staccato-filled second jam. Unique version. Blast off into "Llama".

You Enjoy Myself

Great B&D!! VJ based on donuts.

Julius

Nice bluesy swing in this version, patiently played out before the rousing finale.

Simple

A must-hear version for "Simple" fans, and part of a huge "Mike's Groove." A stretched-out but conventional version until after ~11:40 where the jam soars into a pulsing, upbeat groove that mostly (but gloriously) stays within the "Simple" harmonic structure.

Harry Hood

Top notch "Hood" follows a stellar "Simple" as the "meat" of a fantastic "Mike's Groove." The jamming highlights include cool percussion in the intro, super Page, lots of syncopation, great power rocking, and a terrific peak.

Weekapaug Groove

Fantastic and fun jam begins with some early sounds of funk followed by a Page-led piano section. Next, Trey leads a couple of full-band stops, then the jam simmers down with a heavier dose of funk before exploding into a classic '96 peak.

Suzy Greenberg

Guest artists include Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Courtney Gains, the Yodeling Cowgirls, and several Elvis impersonators. One of the Elvis impersonators leads a "Susie Q" jam at the end of "Suzy."

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

Soundcheck

Funky Bitch/Dog Log mashup > Peaches en Regalia, The Old Home Place, Peaches en Regalia, The Wedge, I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart

Setlist notes

2001 included Super Bad teases. The YEM vocal jam was based on donuts. The jam out of Simple contained Blister in the Sun quotes. Sweet Adeline was performed without microphones. The opening segment of Harpua was performed in a normal 4/4 time signature as opposed to its usual 7/4 signature. Wildwood Weed (a Phish debut with Les Claypool on vocals) and parts of Harpua featured Les Claypool and Larry LaLonde of Primus. I Want To Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart also made its Phish debut at this show and featured the Yodeling Cowgirls on vocals, Claypool, LaLonde, and John McEuen. Happy Trails was teased in Harpua before and after Sweetheart. Suspicious Minds featured four Elvis impersonators on vocals with Fish joining in at the end. Suzy Greenberg featured Claypool, LaLonde, McEuen, the Elvis impersonators, The Yodeling Cowgirls dancing on stage, and actor Courtney Gains on Trey’s percussion rack. One of the Elvis impersonators led a Susie Q jam at the end of Suzy Greenberg. The soundcheck's Funky Bitch/Dog Log mashup featured Dog Log lyrics sung over Funky Bitch's music. This show was officially released as Phish Vegas 96.

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

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