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1997-12-121997-12-28

Phish - December 13th, 1997

Pepsi Arena · Albany · NY

SaturdayNight 2 at this venue1997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)1997-12-13
Songs played
21
3 sets · longest: Set 2 (10)
Average gap
10.1
rarer than 56% of all shows, 62% of 1997
Biggest bustout
60
Catapult - shows since last played
Debuts
0
5 covers played
Rotation48% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1997-12-12
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in3:01:42
Set 1
Ya Mar118:43 > Axilla24:32 > Theme from the Bottom11:35,Ginseng Sullivan3:52,Strange Design2:58,Sample in a Jar5:21,Vultures11:08,Tube8:51,Good Times Bad Times7:05
Set 2
NICU5:26 > Punch You in the Eye9:23 > Ghost14:56 > Mike's Song311:09 -> Llama5:10,When the Circus Comes5:32,🍞Weekapaug Groove49:36 -> Catapult1:04 -> Weekapaug Groove🍞5:38,Harry Hood22:08
Encore
My Soul6:51,The Squirming Coil10:45
Mike's Groove2/3Related to Gamehendge3/11bustout50+ show gap

1 Unfinished.

2 Contained Axilla II ending.

3 Chants to "Bring in the Dude."

4 Weekapaug Groove Sandwich: Weekapaug Groove bookended Catapult in Set 2 - the 7th on record, the first since April 29th, 1993.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
3:01:42 of music

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

22:0811:04SET 1SET 2ENCOREYa Mar - 18:43 (Set 1)Axilla - 4:32 (Set 1)Theme from the Bottom - 11:35 (Set 1)Ginseng Sullivan - 3:52 (Set 1)Strange Design - 2:58 (Set 1)Sample in a Jar - 5:21 (Set 1)Vultures - 11:08 (Set 1)Tube - 8:51 (Set 1)Good Times Bad Times - 7:05 (Set 1)NICU - 5:26 (Set 2)Punch You in the Eye - 9:23 (Set 2)Ghost - 14:56 (Set 2)Mike's Song - 11:09 (Set 2)Llama - 5:10 (Set 2)When the Circus Comes - 5:32 (Set 2)Weekapaug Groove - 9:36 (Set 2)Catapult - 1:04 (Set 2)Weekapaug Groove - 5:38 (Set 2)Harry Hood - 22:08 (Set 2)My Soul - 6:51 (Encore)The Squirming Coil - 10:45 (Encore)
Longest: Harry Hood 22:08 · 21 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'896
  • '90-'948
  • '95-'006
Album representation

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

  • A Picture of Nectar2
  • Billy Breathes1
  • Hoist1
  • Lawn Boy1
  • The Story of the Ghost1
  • Covers5
  • No studio album9
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-23
  • 3-57
  • 6-156
  • 16-503
  • 51+ · bustout1
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original15
  • Clifton Chenier1
  • Cyril Ferguson1
  • Led Zeppelin1
  • Los Lobos1
  • Norman Blake1
Rarity board

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

Catapultgap 60
Good Times Bad Timesgap 26
Vulturesgap 21
Llamagap 16
Strange Designgap 10
NICUgap 9
When the Circus Comesgap 9
The Squirming Coilgap 9

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

Jam chart entries
Ya Mar

At about 8:30, the opening chords are replayed, and the band breaks into a funky, upbeat 10 minute jam of exceptional quality. Must hear. SBD recording "From The Archives" available.

Vultures

Clearly comfortable, the band works through the intro into an awesome "middle" section featuring, unsurprisingly, inspired and deft play from Trey. The song loses its shape to assume a different form, the jam cooling after the 5:30 mark to become decidedly - and pleasantly - spacey, before a spirited return to the song's closing refrain.

Tube

Lots of funk in this very good version. Page leads the way with his clav and piano work.

Mike's Song

> from "Ghost". Filled with Trey and Fish's humorous vocal chanting, exclamations such as "Cactus", "Bring the Dude", and "Break it down Page!" initiate a chain of dissonant, heavy start/stop funk. Increasing in speed and intensity they build with the help of Trey and Fish's "Bring the Dude" theme. Suddenly they quiet down before exploding into a raging jam of fury which has an exciting segue -> into "Llama."

Weekapaug Groove

Excellent, adding an exclamation point to a multi-song "Mike's Groove." The jam dwindles into nothingness before -> "Catapult" and finishing strongly.

Catapult

-> in from "Weekapaug." "Catapult" is sandwiched amidst a strong "Weekapaug." -> back to "Weekapaug."

Weekapaug Groove

-> in from "Catapult", with a "CYHMK" tease, to complete another strong '97 "Weekapaug."

Harry Hood

The jam drifts away from the typical "Hood" quiet section into an ambient sort of section at 8:45. At 12:15, an excellent, rocking, and non-"Hood" rhythm kicks in and continues until 13:40, when a huge traditional peak erupts.

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

Setlist notes

Ya Mar was unfinished. Mike’s Song included Foxy Lady quotes from Fish and some memorable vocal interplay from the band that included a chant to “Bring in the Dude.” Fish teased My Soul in Harry Hood. Also during Hood, Trey asked Chris Kuroda to turn off the lights for a Blackout Jam and the audience responded with a shower of green glowsticks. The opening act was J. Willis Pratt & We're Bionic.

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

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