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Phish - July 30th, 1997

Ventura County Fairgrounds · Ventura · CA

Wednesday1997 Summer U.S. Tour1997-07-30
Songs played
19
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (9)
Average gap
8.1
rarer than 44% of all shows, 51% of 1997
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
0
4 covers played
Rotation32% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1997-07-29
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:35:41
Set 1
NICU5:44 > Wolfman's Brother11:57 > Chalk Dust Torture11:18,Water in the Sky4:05,Stash15:21,Weigh5:11 > Piper5:05 > Cars Trucks Buses4:48,Character Zero8:55
Set 2
Punch You in the Eye8:38 > Free13:49 > 🍞David Bowie1219:15 -> Cities5:12 -> David Bowie🍞6:13,Bouncing Around the Room3:43,Uncle Pen4:14,Prince Caspian8:57 > Fire7:42
Encore
My Soul5:33
Related to Gamehendge1/11

1 Intro featured Fish on vacuum and a Simpsons signal.

2 David Bowie Sandwich: David Bowie bookended Cities in Set 2 - the 27th on record, the first since December 1st, 1995.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:35:41 of music

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

19:159:38SET 1SET 2ENCORENICU - 5:44 (Set 1)Wolfman's Brother - 11:57 (Set 1)Chalk Dust Torture - 11:18 (Set 1)Water in the Sky - 4:05 (Set 1)Stash - 15:21 (Set 1)Weigh - 5:11 (Set 1)Piper - 5:05 (Set 1)Cars Trucks Buses - 4:48 (Set 1)Character Zero - 8:55 (Set 1)Punch You in the Eye - 8:38 (Set 2)Free - 13:49 (Set 2)David Bowie - 19:15 (Set 2)Cities - 5:12 (Set 2)David Bowie - 6:13 (Set 2)Bouncing Around the Room - 3:43 (Set 2)Uncle Pen - 4:14 (Set 2)Prince Caspian - 8:57 (Set 2)Fire - 7:42 (Set 2)My Soul - 5:33 (Encore)
Longest: David Bowie 19:15 · 19 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'894
  • '90-'947
  • '95-'007
Album representation

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

  • Billy Breathes4
  • A Picture of Nectar2
  • Farmhouse1
  • Hoist1
  • Junta1
  • Lawn Boy1
  • Rift1
  • The Story of the Ghost1
  • Covers4
  • No studio album2
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-26
  • 3-56
  • 6-154
  • 16-502
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original14
  • Bill Monroe1
  • Clifton Chenier1
  • Jimi Hendrix Experience1
  • Talking Heads1
Rarity board

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

Firegap 47
Weighgap 28
Citiesgap 14
Uncle Pengap 11
Prince Caspiangap 8
Pipergap 6
My Soulgap 5
NICUgap 4

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

Jam chart entries
Chalk Dust Torture

Brother to versions from 6/20/95, 7/30/03 and 7/16/13. Incredible improvisation packed into this 10 minute version.

Stash

Although largely straightforward, there is a nice shift to major mode at about 7:42, plus a very gradual build up to the peak.

David Bowie

Features an epic, mid-jam "Bowie" -> "Cities" -> "Bowie." And interspersed among a substantial amount of tight, well-played "Type I" jamming are several forays that get beyond "Bowie."

Cities

Fantastic -> in from "David Bowie" and -> back to "David Bowie."

David Bowie

-> in from "Cities" to conclude this heavy-duty "Bowie."

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

Soundcheck

Twist (with Chuck E’s in Love lyrics), Blues Jam, Makisupa Policeman

Setlist notes

Trey teased Yours Is No Disgrace prior to NICU. Wolfman’s included a Fire (Ohio Players) tease from Trey and a Take Me to the River jam. The Bowie intro featured Fish on vaccum and included a Simpsons signal; Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, was reportedly in attendance. Bowie also contained a When Johnny Comes Marching Home tease from Mike. This show was released as part of the Ventura box set.

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

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