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Phish - November 26th, 1997

Hartford Civic Center · Hartford · CT

Wednesday1997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)1997-11-26
Songs played
19
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (10)
Average gap
5.6
rarer than 30% of all shows, 26% of 1997
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
0
5 covers played
Rotation42% fresh vs previous 5 shows3 repeats from 1997-11-23 - Sparkle, My Soul, Character Zero
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:50:47
Set 1
Tweezer18:19 > Sparkle3:56 > Gumbo12:08 > My Soul7:00,McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters10:26,Dirt4:18,Split Open and Melt12:34,The Horse1:18 > Silent in the Morning15:24,Taste12:07
Set 2
Character Zero221:09 -> Also Sprach Zarathustra214:23 -> Cities8:00 -> Ya Mar7:27 > Punch You in the Eye8:27 > Prince Caspian11:20,Poor Heart32:15 > Tweezer Reprise3:29
Encore
Cavern46:49
Related to Gamehendge2/11

1 lyric changed to "bask in morning sickness."

2 Unfinished.

3 Began as Rocky Top.

4 Original, alternate lyrics.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:50:47 of music

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

21:0910:35SET 1SET 2ENCORETweezer - 18:19 (Set 1)Sparkle - 3:56 (Set 1)Gumbo - 12:08 (Set 1)My Soul - 7:00 (Set 1)McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters - 10:26 (Set 1)Dirt - 4:18 (Set 1)Split Open and Melt - 12:34 (Set 1)The Horse - 1:18 (Set 1)Silent in the Morning - 5:24 (Set 1)Taste - 12:07 (Set 1)Character Zero - 21:09 (Set 2)Also Sprach Zarathustra - 14:23 (Set 2)Cities - 8:00 (Set 2)Ya Mar - 7:27 (Set 2)Punch You in the Eye - 8:27 (Set 2)Prince Caspian - 11:20 (Set 2)Poor Heart - 2:15 (Set 2)Tweezer Reprise - 3:29 (Set 2)Cavern - 6:49 (Encore)
Longest: Character Zero 21:09 · 19 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'896
  • '90-'948
  • '95-'005
Album representation

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

  • A Picture of Nectar4
  • Billy Breathes3
  • Rift3
  • Lawn Boy1
  • Stash1
  • Covers5
  • No studio album2
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-27
  • 3-54
  • 6-158
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original14
  • Clifton Chenier1
  • Cyril Ferguson1
  • New York!1
  • Strauss, as interpreted by Deodato1
  • Talking Heads1
Rarity board

A greatest-hits night - nothing shelved more than 50 shows.

Caverngap 13
McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemastersgap 12
The Horsegap 12
Silent in the Morninggap 12
Ya Margap 11
Citiesgap 10
Gumbogap 7
Poor Heartgap 6

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

Jam chart entries
Tweezer

Funk soars into some excellent, transcendent, arguably "hose" improv.

Gumbo

Funky jam has nice interplay between band members. Stacatto-ey at times with some "Manteca" teases. At 8:00 Mike starts a theme that they play around with for a couple minutes before Trey takes over with a solo that leads into My Soul.

McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters

An excellent version arriving midway through an excellent first set. Following a strong composed section, Page crafts an inspired passage, gently working a pleasant melody. Trey responds in kind, offering the perfect counter to Page's playing. While different from the typcially comedic "Mule-Duel," the combination here jells, creating an inspired rise to the conclusion.

Taste

Unbelievable playing by Trey and the others as the band builds to a HUGE peak and then drives up over another. 7/22/97 is (literally) electrifying; 8/3/97 is unusually improvisational. This version is just phenomenal, with masterful contributions by all band members.

Character Zero

This uniquely jammed out version maintains a heavy rock vibe for the duration and features multiple Trey solo sections. -> "2001".

Also Sprach Zarathustra

First jam is stellar, highlighted by the 5:00-7:00 mark. Second jam goes "Super Bad" stop-start and your clothes will be shed on the ground. Segue into "Cities" is great.

Cities

Segues out of "2001." Nice mellow groove tacked onto the outro. -> to "Ya Mar."

Prince Caspian

> in from "PYITE." Soaring and shredding guitar playing by Trey. Stellar backing from the others.

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

Soundcheck

Blues Jam > Missed Load-In Blues, Beauty of My Dreams

Setlist notes

Silent's lyrics were changed to "bask in morning sickness." Character Zero and 2001 were unfinished. Trey teased Black-Eyed Katy and Super Bad in 2001. Poor Heart began as Rocky Top. Cavern included some of the original, alternate lyrics. The Missed Load-In Blues soundcheck was an improvised blues song for a crew member who missed the bus that day. Beauty Of My Dreams was a Makisupa-esque reggae version.

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

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