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1997-08-061997-08-09

Phish - August 8th, 1997

New World Music Theatre · Tinley Park · IL

Friday1997 Summer U.S. Tour1997-08-08
Songs played
15
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (7)
Average gap
38.0
rarer than 94% of all shows, 92% of 1997
Biggest bustout
383
Hoochie Coochie Man - shows since last played
Debuts
1
Messin' with The Kid
Rotation33% fresh vs previous 5 shows2 repeats from 1997-08-06 - Cars Trucks Buses, Prince Caspian
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:17:25
Set 1
Cars Trucks Buses4:58,Gumbo15:36 > The Lizards11:37,Dirt3:48 > It's Ice10:27 > Water in the Sky3:12,Character Zero8:45
Set 2
Wolfman's Brother16:18 -> Free9:29,Limb By Limb11:44,Loving Cup6:33 > Prince Caspian8:16 > Chalk Dust Torture10:30
Encore
Hoochie Coochie Man19:49,Messin' with The Kiddebut26:21
Gamehendge1/9bustout50+ show gap

1 Sugar Blue on harmonica and vocals.

2 Phish debut; Sugar Blue on harmonica and vocals.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:17:25 of music

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

16:188:09SET 1SET 2ENCORECars Trucks Buses - 4:58 (Set 1)Gumbo - 15:36 (Set 1)The Lizards - 11:37 (Set 1)Dirt - 3:48 (Set 1)It's Ice - 10:27 (Set 1)Water in the Sky - 3:12 (Set 1)Character Zero - 8:45 (Set 1)Wolfman's Brother - 16:18 (Set 2)Free - 9:29 (Set 2)Limb By Limb - 11:44 (Set 2)Loving Cup - 6:33 (Set 2)Prince Caspian - 8:16 (Set 2)Chalk Dust Torture - 10:30 (Set 2)Hoochie Coochie Man - 9:49 (Encore)Messin' with The Kid - 6:21 (Encore)
Longest: Wolfman's Brother 16:18 · 15 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'891
  • '90-'946
  • '95-'008
Album representation

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

  • Billy Breathes4
  • The Story of the Ghost2
  • A Picture of Nectar1
  • Hoist1
  • Rift1
  • Stash1
  • Covers3
  • No studio album2
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-27
  • 3-53
  • 6-151
  • 16-502
  • 51+ · bustout1
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original12
  • Muddy Waters1
  • New York!1
  • The Rolling Stones1
Rarity board

A deep-cut night - 1 song shelved 50+ shows.

Hoochie Coochie Mangap 383
It's Icegap 44
The Lizardsgap 39
Gumbogap 6
Freegap 5
Chalk Dust Torturegap 5
Water in the Skygap 3
Character Zerogap 2

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

Jam chart entries
Gumbo

Not a funk fest like most '97 "Gumbos." Trey-led soloing over a funky groove leads to a more rock and roll jam with a repetitive riff from Trey.

It's Ice

Weird, spacey, Trey-Mike-led jam.

Wolfman's Brother

Multifaceted jam that works through several funk sections, quickly lets loose to rock mode, then returns to more funk and more rocking before -> to "Free."

Free

Great -> in from a very solid "Wolfman's Brother." The jam while similar to the post '95 - '96 jam is its own beast; very cool.

Limb By Limb

In addition to (typically '97) adept playing, this version also has a cool build to the big peak, starting at about 7:40.

Chalk Dust Torture

Raging version that keeps rising from one peak to the next.

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

Soundcheck

Jam, Dog Log, Twist, Ginseng Sullivan, Messin' with the Kid

Setlist notes

The encore, which included the Phish debut of Messin’ with the Kid, featured Sugar Blue on harmonica and vocals. Hoochie Coochie Man was played for the first time since April 10, 1993 (383 shows). During the soundcheck, Dog Log was one verse and performed in a funk style and Messin' with the Kid was an instrumental. This was the first Phish show to be webcast live.

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

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