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Phish - November 16th, 1997

McNichols Arena · Denver · CO

Sunday1997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)1997-11-16
Songs played
17
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (11)
Average gap
6.1
rarer than 33% of all shows, 34% of 1997
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
1
Farmhouse
Rotation47% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1997-11-14
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:22:57
Set 1
NICU5:34 > My Soul7:30,Black-Eyed Katy8:31,Farmhousedebut15:47,The Old Home Place3:15,Billy Breathes7:01,Cars Trucks Buses5:04,Scent of a Mule25:28,Poor Heart27:35,Taste11:49,Hello My Baby1:24
Set 2
Timber (Jerry the Mule)16:21 -> Simple8:56 -> Wilson5:04 > Harry Hood317:56 > Izabella8:03
Encore
David Bowie17:39
Gamehendge1/9

1 Played in concert for the first time.

2 Pete Wernick on banjo.

3 Unfinished.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:22:57 of music

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

17:568:58SET 1SET 2ENCORENICU - 5:34 (Set 1)My Soul - 7:30 (Set 1)Black-Eyed Katy - 8:31 (Set 1)Farmhouse - 5:47 (Set 1)The Old Home Place - 3:15 (Set 1)Billy Breathes - 7:01 (Set 1)Cars Trucks Buses - 5:04 (Set 1)Scent of a Mule - 5:28 (Set 1)Poor Heart - 7:35 (Set 1)Taste - 11:49 (Set 1)Hello My Baby - 1:24 (Set 1)Timber (Jerry the Mule) - 16:21 (Set 2)Simple - 8:56 (Set 2)Wilson - 5:04 (Set 2)Harry Hood - 17:56 (Set 2)Izabella - 8:03 (Set 2)David Bowie - 17:39 (Encore)
Longest: Harry Hood 17:56 · 17 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'895
  • '90-'944
  • '95-'008
Album representation

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

  • Billy Breathes3
  • A Picture of Nectar1
  • Farmhouse1
  • Hoist1
  • Junta1
  • Covers5
  • No studio album5
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-23
  • 3-56
  • 6-156
  • 16-501
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original12
  • Clifton Chenier1
  • Howard and Emerson1
  • Jimi Hendrix Experience1
  • Josh White and Sam Gary1
  • The Dillards1
Rarity board

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

The Old Home Placegap 25
Hello My Babygap 12
David Bowiegap 8
Poor Heartgap 6
Timber (Jerry the Mule)gap 6
Wilsongap 6
Izabellagap 6
Billy Breathesgap 5

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

Jam chart entries
Farmhouse

Debut features Page deploying the now familiar watery keyboard effects he would use for most of the '90s, while Trey briefly shows off his Hendrix-esque skills in a culminating trill.

Timber (Jerry the Mule)

Long intro to this big Set II opener featuring a jam that begins in typical "Timber" style, then shifts to delicate and serene major mode playing in the final minutes. Unfinished with a -> to "Simple."

Harry Hood

A remarkable version in which the band repeatedly tests the "Type I" boundary after 12:30, with Page in particular altering the harmonic underpinning several times. Closes with a truly magnificent peak and > to "Izabella."

David Bowie

Nice old fashioned "Bowie" that breaks free in a few spots and is flush with tension and dissonance.

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

Soundcheck

Billy Breathes, Saw It Again, Beauty of My Dreams, Olivia's Pool, Bluegrass Jam, Bluegrass Jam, Scent of a Mule

Setlist notes

Mule and Poor Heart featured Pete Wernick on banjo. Mule also included a brief Foggy Mountain Breakdown tease. Harry Hood was unfinished. Farmhouse was played in concert for the first time. The two bluegrass jams from the soundcheck also featured Pete on banjo.

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

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