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1999-07-071999-07-09

Phish - July 8th, 1999

GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater · Virginia Beach · VA

Thursday1999 Summer U.S. Tour1999-07-08
Songs played
19
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (8)
Average gap
25.0
rarer than 88% of all shows, 87% of 1999
Biggest bustout
212
Terrapin - shows since last played
Debuts
0
5 covers played
Rotation53% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1999-07-07
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in2:47:21
Set 1
Julius8:43,Fee23:38 -> Jam,Guyute10:36,Dirt5:03,Nellie Kane3:34,Stash14:06,Cavern5:10
Set 2
Birds of a Feather118:58 > Prince Caspian9:43 > Jesus Just Left Chicago11:51,Saw It Again6:19,Sleep2:15,Meatstick12:12,Tube6:35 > Simple213:04
Encore
Terrapin4:41 > Hold Your Head Up2:41,Character Zero8:12
bustout50+ show gap

1 Strange lyrics from Mike and Trey, including an Uno reference.

2 Ended akin to Coil, with each member of the band leaving the stage until only Page was left.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:47:21 of music

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

23:3811:49SET 1SET 2ENCOREJulius - 8:43 (Set 1)Fee - 23:38 (Set 1)Guyute - 10:36 (Set 1)Dirt - 5:03 (Set 1)Nellie Kane - 3:34 (Set 1)Stash - 14:06 (Set 1)Cavern - 5:10 (Set 1)Birds of a Feather - 18:58 (Set 2)Prince Caspian - 9:43 (Set 2)Jesus Just Left Chicago - 11:51 (Set 2)Saw It Again - 6:19 (Set 2)Sleep - 2:15 (Set 2)Meatstick - 12:12 (Set 2)Tube - 6:35 (Set 2)Simple - 13:04 (Set 2)Terrapin - 4:41 (Encore)Hold Your Head Up - 2:41 (Encore)Character Zero - 8:12 (Encore)
Longest: Fee 23:38 · 18 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'895
  • '90-'947
  • '95-'007
Album representation

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

  • A Picture of Nectar2
  • Billy Breathes2
  • The Story of the Ghost2
  • Farmhouse1
  • Hoist1
  • Junta1
  • Covers5
  • No studio album5
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-23
  • 3-56
  • 6-153
  • 16-505
  • 51+ · bustout2
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original14
  • Argent1
  • Hot Rize1
  • New York!1
  • Syd Barrett1
  • ZZ Top1
Rarity board

Rarer than most - 2 songs shelved 50+ shows.

Terrapingap 212
Saw It Againgap 78
Jamgap 30
Jesus Just Left Chicagogap 28
Feegap 24
Dirtgap 20
Hold Your Head Upgap 16
Nellie Kanegap 15

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

Jam chart entries
Fee

The outro sticks to the "Fee" framework until 9 minutes when Fish picks up the beat, leading to an upbeat segment filled with the blissfull, atmospheric style of jamming that is so representative of the '99 sound. Eventually returns to Earth at 20 minutes and winds down to close. In the realm of "Fee" jams, this weasel reigns supreme.

Jam

See Fee Jamming Chart.

Birds of a Feather

At first a wide-ranging and quality "BOAF" jam, this version then moves beyond, breaking into a "Days Between" jam, and an excellent and extended "If I Only Had A Brain" jam with strange lyrics from Mike and Trey. One of the best "Birds."

Jesus Just Left Chicago

Very easy going and relaxed feel to this version until the ending when the band cranks it up.

Simple

This version ends akin to Coil, with each member of the band having left the stage until only Page was left, soloing.

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

Soundcheck

Bug, You Enjoy Myself (partial), Magilla, Driver, Sleep, Dirt, Back at the Chicken Shack

Setlist notes

Birds included several If I Only Had a Brain teases from Trey and Fish improvising lyrics to the tune of If I Only Had A Brain. During Meatstick, Trey and Mike put down their instruments, came to the front of the stage and taught the crowd The Meatstick Dance. Simple ended akin to Coil, with each member of the band leaving the stage until only Page was left. At the beginning of the encore, Fish came out holding the Electrolux vacuum and the band launched into Terrapin (first since July 11, 1996, or 212 shows).

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

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