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1997-07-301997-08-02

Phish - July 31st, 1997

Shoreline Amphitheatre · Mountain View · CA

Thursday1997 Summer U.S. Tour1997-07-31
Songs played
17
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (9)
Average gap
9.6
rarer than 56% of all shows, 60% of 1997
Biggest bustout
50
Glide - shows since last played
Debuts
0
4 covers played
Rotation59% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1997-07-30
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:56:41
Set 1
Ghost12:28 > Ya Mar14:07 > Dogs Stole Things4:40,Limb By Limb12:10,Dirt3:57 > Maze13:08,Glide4:22,Saw It Again5:07,You Enjoy Myself29:49
Set 2
Runaway Jim23:43 -> When the Circus Comes4:55,Vultures7:13,McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters10:06 > Mike's Song ✦15:17 -> I Am Hydrogen ✦3:05 > Weekapaug Groove ✦7:58
Encore
Cinnamon Girl4:36
Mike's GrooveHIT ✦Related to Gamehendge1/11bustout50+ show gap
(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:56:41 of music

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

29:4914:55SET 1SET 2ENCOREGhost - 12:28 (Set 1)Ya Mar - 14:07 (Set 1)Dogs Stole Things - 4:40 (Set 1)Limb By Limb - 12:10 (Set 1)Dirt - 3:57 (Set 1)Maze - 13:08 (Set 1)Glide - 4:22 (Set 1)Saw It Again - 5:07 (Set 1)You Enjoy Myself - 29:49 (Set 1)Runaway Jim - 23:43 (Set 2)When the Circus Comes - 4:55 (Set 2)Vultures - 7:13 (Set 2)McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters - 10:06 (Set 2)Mike's Song - 15:17 (Set 2)I Am Hydrogen - 3:05 (Set 2)Weekapaug Groove - 7:58 (Set 2)Cinnamon Girl - 4:36 (Encore)
Longest: You Enjoy Myself 29:49 · 17 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'897
  • '90-'943
  • '95-'007
Album representation

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

  • The Story of the Ghost2
  • A Picture of Nectar1
  • Rift1
  • The White Tape1
  • Covers4
  • No studio album8
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-24
  • 3-53
  • 6-157
  • 16-503
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original13
  • Cyril Ferguson1
  • Los Lobos1
  • Neil Young1
  • New York!1
Rarity board

A typical night, rotation-wise - 1 song shelved 50+ shows.

Glidegap 50
Cinnamon Girlgap 27
McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemastersgap 18
Saw It Againgap 15
Runaway Jimgap 6
When the Circus Comesgap 6
Vulturesgap 6
Mike's Songgap 6

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

Jam chart entries
Ya Mar

First version since 6/20/88 that really breaks into a jam outside of typical "Ya Mar" structure. Not too far out there, but definitely a quality version.

Limb By Limb

Band-wide cohesion on display here, as all four deftly contribute to this complex and well-played version.

You Enjoy Myself

Magnificently intricate, spell-binding, hypnotic jam (with strange "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" teases). (No B&D.)

Runaway Jim

Multi-faceted improvisational version that includes funk, power jamming, quieter space, punchy, rhythmic funky stuff, and more space with a -> to "When The Circus Comes."

Mike's Song

The 1st jam begins in moderately funky mode and the power intensifies as it goes, but otherwise is straightforward. The 2nd jam starts in rock mode, then settles down to quieter, contemplative play. Finally, the power throttles up into a slightly dissonant and intense peak.

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

Soundcheck

Jam, The Old Home Place, Rift

Setlist notes

YEM contained strange Santa Claus is Coming to Town teases. Listen for Sweet Home Alabama teases before the start of the second set and Mind Left Body teases during McGrupp. Weekapaug included Happy Birthday teases from Trey, who later made reference to Jerry Garcia’s birthday, which was the following day. Trey noted that Phish and the rest of the music community were trying to keep Jerry’s spirit alive through music. Weekapaug ended in a Can't You Hear Me Knocking jam.

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

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