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Phish - December 3rd, 1997

CoreStates Spectrum · Philadelphia · PA

WednesdayNight 2 at this venue1997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)1997-12-03
Songs played
14
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (7)
Average gap
9.1
rarer than 54% of all shows, 57% of 1997
Biggest bustout
52
Drowned - shows since last played
Debuts
0
6 covers played
Rotation36% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1997-12-02
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:43:14
Set 1
Punch You in the Eye9:03 > My Soul7:18,Drowned16:37,The Old Home Place3:56,Gumbo8:06 > Also Sprach Zarathustra11:20 > You Enjoy Myself21:14
Set 2
David Bowie126:51 -> Possum11:57 > Jam8:39 -> Prince Caspian10:05 > Frankenstein5:11 > Harry Hood16:05
Encore
Crossroads6:52
Gamehendge1/9Related to Gamehendge1/11bustout50+ show gap

1 Simpsons signal. Unfinished.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:43:14 of music

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

26:5113:26SET 1SET 2ENCOREPunch You in the Eye - 9:03 (Set 1)My Soul - 7:18 (Set 1)Drowned - 16:37 (Set 1)The Old Home Place - 3:56 (Set 1)Gumbo - 8:06 (Set 1)Also Sprach Zarathustra - 11:20 (Set 1)You Enjoy Myself - 21:14 (Set 1)David Bowie - 26:51 (Set 2)Possum - 11:57 (Set 2)Jam - 8:39 (Set 2)Prince Caspian - 10:05 (Set 2)Frankenstein - 5:11 (Set 2)Harry Hood - 16:05 (Set 2)Crossroads - 6:52 (Encore)
Longest: David Bowie 26:51 · 14 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'897
  • '90-'944
  • '95-'003
Album representation

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

  • Billy Breathes1
  • Junta1
  • Stash1
  • The White Tape1
  • Covers6
  • No studio album4
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-23
  • 3-56
  • 6-153
  • 16-501
  • 51+ · bustout1
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original8
  • Clifton Chenier1
  • Robert Johnson1
  • Strauss, as interpreted by Deodato1
  • The Dillards1
  • The Edgar Winter Group1
  • The Who1
Rarity board

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

Drownedgap 52
Crossroadsgap 20
The Old Home Placegap 11
Possumgap 8
Frankensteingap 7
Gumbogap 5
Also Sprach Zarathustragap 5
Punch You in the Eyegap 4

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

Jam chart entries
Drowned

Funkalicious! Great up-tempo version that highlights the band's peaking cohesiveness and improvisational talent during the Fall 1997 run.

Gumbo

A badass "type II" (and dark) groove develops before dissolving into space, out of which 2001 begins.

David Bowie

Long intro with teases and a signal. A wonderfully upbeat, major mode movement develops and continues for about 5 1/2 minutes before cycling back to "Bowie." The rub: it takes 18 minutes to get to this departure from standard fare. Unfinished with a fantastic -> to "Possum."

Jam

> in from "Possum." An excellent Fall '97-style funk jam develops on the tail end of "Possum" and -> to "Prince Caspian."

Prince Caspian

-> out of a jammed out "Possum." Trey takes the lead here, providing inspired melodic content. > to "Frankenstein."

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

Setlist notes

Drowned included a Couldn’t Stand the Weather jam. 2001 contained Super Bad teases from Trey. Page teased Smoke on the Water in YEM. Bowie was preceded by a Charge! tease, included Take Me Out to the Ballgame and Baby Elephant Walk teases, a Simpsons signal, and was unfinished. This show was released as part of the Spectrum '97 box set.

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

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