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1998-07-311998-08-02

Phish - August 1st, 1998

Alpine Valley Music Theatre · East Troy · WI

Saturday1998 Summer U.S. Tour1998-08-01
Songs played
22
3 sets · longest: Set 2 (11)
Average gap
15.5
rarer than 74% of all shows, 68% of 1998
Biggest bustout
139
Esther - shows since last played
Debuts
2
Ramble On, Been Caught Stealing
Rotation55% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1998-07-31
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:42:44
Set 1
Ramble Ondebut16:33 > Mike's Song12:36 -> Esther9:28 > Weekapaug Groove13:16,Guyute10:16,Fikus2:53,Birds of a Feather6:27,Lawn Boy3:04 > Funky Bitch7:08
Set 2
Piper8:00 > Wilson7:51 > 🍞Also Sprach Zarathustra29:22 -> Magilla2:31 > Also Sprach Zarathustra🍞0:08 > Tweezer18:31 > Fluffhead15:18,Brian and Robert3:40 > Albuquerque4:02 > Chalk Dust Torture7:05,Frankenstein6:42
Encore
Been Caught Stealingdebut13:51 > Tweezer Reprise4:00
Mike's Groove2/3Gamehendge1/9Related to Gamehendge1/11bustout50+ show gap

1 Phish debut.

2 Also Sprach Zarathustra Sandwich: Also Sprach Zarathustra bookended Magilla in Set 2 - the first one on record. No Also Sprach Zarathustra sandwich has ever held more.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:42:44 of music

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

18:319:16SET 1SET 2ENCORERamble On - 6:33 (Set 1)Mike's Song - 12:36 (Set 1)Esther - 9:28 (Set 1)Weekapaug Groove - 13:16 (Set 1)Guyute - 10:16 (Set 1)Fikus - 2:53 (Set 1)Birds of a Feather - 6:27 (Set 1)Lawn Boy - 3:04 (Set 1)Funky Bitch - 7:08 (Set 1)Piper - 8:00 (Set 2)Wilson - 7:51 (Set 2)Also Sprach Zarathustra - 9:22 (Set 2)Magilla - 2:31 (Set 2)Also Sprach Zarathustra - 0:08 (Set 2)Tweezer - 18:31 (Set 2)Fluffhead - 15:18 (Set 2)Brian and Robert - 3:40 (Set 2)Albuquerque - 4:02 (Set 2)Chalk Dust Torture - 7:05 (Set 2)Frankenstein - 6:42 (Set 2)Been Caught Stealing - 3:51 (Encore)Tweezer Reprise - 4:00 (Encore)
Longest: Tweezer 18:31 · 22 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'898
  • '90-'946
  • '95-'007
Album representation

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

  • A Picture of Nectar4
  • The Story of the Ghost4
  • Junta2
  • Farmhouse1
  • Lawn Boy1
  • Covers6
  • No studio album3
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-22
  • 3-58
  • 6-157
  • 51+ · bustout2
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original15
  • Jane's Addiction1
  • Led Zeppelin1
  • Neil Young1
  • Son Seals1
  • Strauss, as interpreted by Deodato1
  • The Edgar Winter Group1
Rarity board

Rarer than most - 2 songs shelved 50+ shows.

Esthergap 139
Magillagap 69
Lawn Boygap 8
Mike's Songgap 7
Weekapaug Groovegap 7
Fluffheadgap 7
Brian and Robertgap 7
Also Sprach Zarathustragap 6

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

Jam chart entries
Weekapaug Groove

A really strong "Type I" jam that is heavy on the funk. All members contribute significantly, but Page is especially prominent.

Magilla

-> from "2001," sprightly, airy playing appropriately informs this "Magilla," which just as quickly breaks for "2001." Which, even more quickly, breaks for "Tweezer."

Tweezer

Gorgeous, stunning improv. A section of this version is transcendent "hose" IMO. Just phenomenally beautiful. IT.

Fluffhead

On the heels of a mellifluous "Tweezer," this crisp rendering, while not impeccable, is still unusually sharp for this period. Page is notably strong in Who Do? We Do! and Clod, while Fish underpins a rock solid Bundle of Joy. Arrival erupts with great spirit, welcoming the boys home, after 30 minutes of epic improv combined with successfully scaling Phish's Matterhorn of compositional masterworks.

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

Setlist notes

This show was webcast live and marked the Phish debuts of Ramble On and Been Caught Stealin’ as well as the first Esther since October 19, 1996 (139 shows). Page teased Gimme Some Lovin' in Weekapaug. 2001 contained Crosseyed and Painless teases from Trey. Chalk Dust included a Jean Pierre tease from Trey and a Shake a Tail Feather tease from Mike.

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

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