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Phish - December 29th, 1996

CoreStates Spectrum · Philadelphia · PA

SundayNight 2 at this venue1996 NYE Run1996-12-29
Songs played
22
3 sets · longest: Set 2 (11)
Average gap
17.4
rarer than 76% of all shows, 94% of 1996
Biggest bustout
160
Caravan - shows since last played
Debuts
2
Sixteen Candles, Champagne Supernova
Rotation41% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1996-12-28
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:28:23
Set 1
Poor Heart2:27 > Caravan5:52 > Cavern4:31 > Taste9:23,Guelah Papyrus5:39,Train Song2:52,Rift5:55 > Free8:35,The Squirming Coil11:42,La Grange6:01
Set 2
David Bowie17:27,A Day in the Life4:47,Bathtub Gin11:25 -> The Lizards10:36,🍞You Enjoy Myself521:58 -> Rotation Jam > Sixteen Candlesdebut12:03 > You Enjoy Myself2🍞,🍞Harpua366:05 -> Champagne Supernovadebut41:51 -> Harpua🍞6:32
Encore
Rocky Top2:41
HarpualegendaryGamehendge1/9Related to Gamehendge1/11bustout50+ show gap

1 Phish debut; performed solo by Mike on piano.

2 Vocal jam.

3 Harpua, Poster, and Jimmy were confronted by the “Über Demon” and the “evil sound of hell.”

4 Phish debut; Tom Marshall on vocals.

5 You Enjoy Myself Sandwich: You Enjoy Myself bookended Rotation Jam and Sixteen Candles in Set 2 - the 20th on record, the first since November 14th, 1995.

6 Harpua Sandwich: Harpua bookended Champagne Supernova in Set 2 - the 11th on record, the first since December 6th, 1996.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:28:23 of music

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

21:5810:59SET 1SET 2ENCOREPoor Heart - 2:27 (Set 1)Caravan - 5:52 (Set 1)Cavern - 4:31 (Set 1)Taste - 9:23 (Set 1)Guelah Papyrus - 5:39 (Set 1)Train Song - 2:52 (Set 1)Rift - 5:55 (Set 1)Free - 8:35 (Set 1)The Squirming Coil - 11:42 (Set 1)La Grange - 6:01 (Set 1)David Bowie - 17:27 (Set 2)A Day in the Life - 4:47 (Set 2)Bathtub Gin - 11:25 (Set 2)The Lizards - 10:36 (Set 2)You Enjoy Myself - 21:58 (Set 2)Sixteen Candles - 2:03 (Set 2)Harpua - 6:05 (Set 2)Champagne Supernova - 1:51 (Set 2)Harpua - 6:32 (Set 2)Rocky Top - 2:41 (Encore)
Longest: You Enjoy Myself 21:58 · 20 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'898
  • '90-'945
  • '95-'007
Album representation

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

  • A Picture of Nectar3
  • Billy Breathes3
  • Lawn Boy2
  • Junta1
  • Rift1
  • The White Tape1
  • Covers6
  • No studio album3
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-23
  • 3-58
  • 6-155
  • 51+ · bustout2
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original14
  • Duke Ellington1
  • Oasis1
  • Osborne Brothers1
  • The Beatles1
  • The Crests1
  • ZZ Top1
Rarity board

Rarer than most - 2 songs shelved 50+ shows.

Caravangap 160
Rotation Jamgap 74
The Squirming Coilgap 12
Guelah Papyrusgap 10
Riftgap 10
Bathtub Gingap 7
La Grangegap 6
A Day in the Lifegap 5

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

Jam chart entries
You Enjoy Myself

"YEM" -> to "Rotation Jam," an instrument-switching jam.

Rotation Jam

-> in from "YEM." This instrument-switching jam is performed during the "YEM" jam and > to "Sixteen Candles" with Mike on piano.

Sixteen Candles

> in from "Rotation Jam." Mike sings and performs this 1950s pop hit solo on piano. > to the "YEM" vocal jam.

You Enjoy Myself

> in from "Sixteen Candles" for the "YEM" vocal jam.

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

Setlist notes

Squirming Coil contained a Sesame Street theme tease from Page. Mike performed the Phish debut of Sixteen Candles solo on piano. Tom Marshall contributed the vocals to the Phish debut of Champagne Supernova as Harpua, Poster, and Jimmy were confronted by the “Über Demon” and the “evil sound of hell.” This show featured the return of Caravan, which had been shelved since December 2, 1994 (160 shows).

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

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