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Phish - December 30th, 1996

FleetCenter · Boston · MA

Monday1996 NYE Run1996-12-30
Songs played
18
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (9)
Average gap
7.4
rarer than 42% of all shows, 51% of 1996
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
0
5 covers played
Rotation39% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1996-12-29
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:36:07
Set 1
Ya Mar8:59,The Sloth3:43,Llama4:36,Gumbo5:55,Reba113:09,Talk23:37,Funky Bitch37:55,Theme from the Bottom8:36 > Good Times Bad Times7:46
Set 2
Timber (Jerry the Mule)5:35 > Uncle Pen4:07,AC/DC Bag9:25,Guyute10:10,Tweezer14:59 -> Lifeboy8:15 > Scent of a Mule413:19,Slave to the Traffic Light13:42
Encore
Possum12:20
Gamehendge3/9Related to Gamehendge2/11

1 No whistling.

2 Trey on acoustic guitar.

3 P.A. cut out.

4 Page/Mike Mule Duel and Steven Wright ringing a desk bell three times.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:36:07 of music

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

14:597:29SET 1SET 2ENCOREYa Mar - 8:59 (Set 1)The Sloth - 3:43 (Set 1)Llama - 4:36 (Set 1)Gumbo - 5:55 (Set 1)Reba - 13:09 (Set 1)Talk - 3:37 (Set 1)Funky Bitch - 7:55 (Set 1)Theme from the Bottom - 8:36 (Set 1)Good Times Bad Times - 7:46 (Set 1)Timber (Jerry the Mule) - 5:35 (Set 2)Uncle Pen - 4:07 (Set 2)AC/DC Bag - 9:25 (Set 2)Guyute - 10:10 (Set 2)Tweezer - 14:59 (Set 2)Lifeboy - 8:15 (Set 2)Scent of a Mule - 13:19 (Set 2)Slave to the Traffic Light - 13:42 (Set 2)Possum - 12:20 (Encore)
Longest: Tweezer 14:59 · 18 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'899
  • '90-'947
  • '95-'002
Album representation

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

  • A Picture of Nectar2
  • Billy Breathes2
  • Hoist2
  • The White Tape2
  • Lawn Boy1
  • Stash1
  • The Story of the Ghost1
  • Covers5
  • No studio album2
Gap since last played

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

  • 3-512
  • 6-154
  • 16-502
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original13
  • Bill Monroe1
  • Cyril Ferguson1
  • Josh White and Sam Gary1
  • Led Zeppelin1
  • Son Seals1
Rarity board

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

Lifeboygap 41
Talkgap 17
The Slothgap 9
Funky Bitchgap 7
Slave to the Traffic Lightgap 6
Possumgap 6
Ya Margap 5
Gumbogap 5

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

Jam chart entries
Reba

Trey employs a warm, "watery" tone, to play with focused precision and remarkable restraint. Truly notable support from Page creates more of an open and spacious canvas of sound (as opposed to "jam"), whose principal characteristics stem from an organic, natural vibe. The version floats evenly and easily for some time, before being shaped to a pointed, emphatic peak.

Tweezer

Very good version to be sure.

Scent of a Mule

Page > Mike on bass > the whole band playing along > klezmer stops, Steven Wright rings bell, klezmer > bell, klezmer > bell, no Mike but straight transition to finale.

Possum

A nice extended settled section, some cool "Johnny B. Goode"-like strumming, and a rousing peak in this fun version.

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

Setlist notes

Reba did not have the whistling ending. Talk featured Trey on acoustic guitar. The P.A. cut out during Funky Bitch, during which Fish took an “air drum” solo, Trey performed Townshend-style windmills, and the entire band engaged in random silliness while still “playing” the song. Scent featured a Page/Mike Mule Duel and a guest appearance from comedian Steven Wright, who came out and rang a desk bell three times.

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

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