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1997-12-301998-04-02

Phish - December 31st, 1997

Madison Square Garden · New York · NY

WednesdayNight 3 at this venue1997 NYE Run1997-12-31
Songs played
24
4 sets · longest: Set 1 (10)
Average gap
16.7
rarer than 78% of all shows, 81% of 1997
Biggest bustout
155
My Sweet One - shows since last played
Debuts
1
Theme from New York, New York
Rotation63% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1997-12-30
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in3:27:55
Set 1
Emotional Rescue17:17 > Ya Mar9:54,My Sweet One2:24 > Beauty of My Dreams2:30,Wolfman's Brother11:03,Limb By Limb9:58,The Horse1:20 > Silent in the Morning5:30 > The Sloth4:04,Fire7:27
Set 2
Timber (Jerry the Mule)9:35 > Mike's Song14:02,Piper7:20 > When the Circus Comes5:20 -> Roses Are Free6:16 > Weekapaug Groove18:31
Set 3
Also Sprach Zarathustra14:41 > Auld Lang Syne1:56 > Tweezer12:28 > Maze117:23 > Prince Caspian8:29 > Loving Cup12:16
Encore
Theme from New York, New Yorkdebut23:13 > Tweezer Reprise5:00
Mike's Groove2/3Gamehendge1/9bustout50+ show gap

1 Unfinished.

2 Phish debut.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
3:27:55 of music

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

18:319:16SET 1SET 2SET 3ENCOREEmotional Rescue - 17:17 (Set 1)Ya Mar - 9:54 (Set 1)My Sweet One - 2:24 (Set 1)Beauty of My Dreams - 2:30 (Set 1)Wolfman's Brother - 11:03 (Set 1)Limb By Limb - 9:58 (Set 1)The Horse - 1:20 (Set 1)Silent in the Morning - 5:30 (Set 1)The Sloth - 4:04 (Set 1)Fire - 7:27 (Set 1)Timber (Jerry the Mule) - 9:35 (Set 2)Mike's Song - 14:02 (Set 2)Piper - 7:20 (Set 2)When the Circus Comes - 5:20 (Set 2)Roses Are Free - 6:16 (Set 2)Weekapaug Groove - 18:31 (Set 2)Also Sprach Zarathustra - 14:41 (Set 3)Auld Lang Syne - 1:56 (Set 3)Tweezer - 12:28 (Set 3)Maze - 17:23 (Set 3)Prince Caspian - 8:29 (Set 3)Loving Cup - 12:16 (Set 3)Theme from New York, New York - 3:13 (Encore)Tweezer Reprise - 5:00 (Encore)
Longest: Weekapaug Groove 18:31 · 24 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'898
  • '90-'948
  • '95-'008
Album representation

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

  • Rift3
  • A Picture of Nectar2
  • Billy Breathes1
  • Farmhouse1
  • Hoist1
  • Lawn Boy1
  • The Story of the Ghost1
  • Covers11
  • No studio album3
Gap since last played

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

  • 3-511
  • 6-157
  • 16-503
  • 51+ · bustout2
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original13
  • The Rolling Stones2
  • Cyril Ferguson1
  • Jimi Hendrix Experience1
  • Josh White and Sam Gary1
  • Liza Minnelli1
  • Los Lobos1
  • Strauss, as interpreted by Deodato1
  • The Del McCoury Band1
  • Traditional1
  • Ween1
Rarity board

Rarer than most - 2 songs shelved 50+ shows.

My Sweet Onegap 155
Auld Lang Synegap 78
Emotional Rescuegap 19
The Horsegap 16
Silent in the Morninggap 16
The Slothgap 14
Beauty of My Dreamsgap 7
Wolfman's Brothergap 7

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

Jam chart entries
Emotional Rescue

Compared to Hampton, a snappier, more uptempo funk groove unfolds and intensifies in the later stages with brief rock flurries.

Mike's Song

Yeah, this is a badass version alright, with a monster, Mike-led groove (it is after all, Mike's song). It's got funk, but not as much as some of the other '97s. And it's got power. At around 9:40, there's a stop, and then a 2nd jam of sorts begins, delicate bliss mode play that sets up well for the "Piper" that follows.

Weekapaug Groove

Among the longest "Weekapaugs" to date, this version provides a fitting capstone to 1997. After 14 minutes of balls-to-the-wall, but largely in-the-box jamming, Trey, then Mike, then Page -- and after some Trey banter -- Fish, take solos to send the crowd hurtling towards 1998 (and "2001").

Maze

> in from "Tweezer." Despite its duration, at various points this version seems to lose its bearing, especially from 13:10 on. But it's well worth checking out. Includes a "Birdland" tease and is unfinished with a > to "Prince Caspian."

Loving Cup

This is how to close a third set on NYE! Crazy-raw, rough playing by all!

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

Setlist notes

Ya Mar included an Auld Lang Syne tease. Maze contained a Birdland tease and was unfinished. Theme from New York, New York made its Phish debut during the encore. My Sweet One was played for the first time since December 14, 1995 (155 shows).

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

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