Phish - July 25th, 1999
Deer Creek Music Center · Noblesville · IN
1 No "Myfe" ending.
2 Key words were "gooballs, brownies, stink, kind nugs... keef!"
3 Instrumental from Trey and then "rasta style" sung (with a We're gonna get you so wasted tonight after the show" lyric), Mike took a bass solo, Fish also sung a verse in a mock Jamaican accent (with a "you roll up a big spleef and you don't pass it with no one" lyric). Kuroda then took a one-minute light solo.
4 Unfinished.
5 Syncopated jam based around Page.
6 Fish forgot the words and subsequently thanked the crowd for supporting his vacuum cleaner habit.
7 Makisupa Policeman Sandwich: Makisupa Policeman bookended Happy Birthday to You in Set 1 - the 2nd on record, the first since November 14th, 1985.
8 Hold Your Head Up Sandwich: Hold Your Head Up bookended Purple Rain in Set 2 - the 198th on record, the first since November 20th, 1998.
Song length in play order. Tap a point for that song. Swipe the chart to see the rest.
Tonight's unique songs by the era Phish first played them.
- '83-'899
- '90-'944
- '95-'004
The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.
- The Story of the Ghost2
- The White Tape2
- A Picture of Nectar1
- Rift1
- The Siket Disc1
- Covers7
- No studio album3
Shows since each song's previous appearance. A big number is a bustout.
- 1-21
- 3-52
- 6-157
- 16-504
- 51+ · bustout3
Whose songbook tonight drew from.
- Phish original10
- Argent1
- Prince1
- Stevie Wonder1
- The Allman Brothers Band1
- The James Gang1
- The Rolling Stones1
- Traditional1
A deep-cut night - 3 songs shelved 50+ shows.
Gap = shows since the song was last played, at the moment it was played.
The typically good natured "Makisupa" takes a comedic turn into "Happy Birthday" to celebrate CK5's birthday, replete with "rasta style" playing, a Mike bass solo, humor from Trey and Fish, and a CK5 light solo.
"Happy Birthday" (first version since 9/30/91) to CK5 as the meat of a goofy "Makisupa" sandwich.
"Makisupa" resumes to complete a fun filled birthday sandwich version in honor of CK5.
Extended funk groove. Mike holds it down while Page and Trey play off each other very well. Returns to the "Boogie on" theme at 10 minutes.
An excellent, upbeat and uplifting jam develops beyond "Birds" proper. The jam then gets dark and brooding before -> into "Walk Away."
Viewed as a groove-based jam, there is a lot of improvisation going on including some great syncopated jamming (which occurs again in the excellent "Suzy" that follows). But compared to versions from 1994 and earlier, there is no radical departure from the basic song structure other than a brief settle. For this period however, it stands out.
Awesome version that Includes a jam based on Stevie Wonder's "I Wish" and a syncopated jam built around Page.
They can encore with this amazing version any time they want! Fantastic climax in the jam, and a short bonus outro-jam!
Versions phish.net's jam charts single out as noteworthy.
Mike’s Song, Back at the Chicken Shack, Beauty of My Dreams, Day Tripper
My Friend's ending did not contain the "Myfe" lyric. Whipping Post was played for the first time since August 10, 1996 (208 shows) and featured Trey on vocals for the first time since September 21, 1990 (846 shows). The Makisupa key words were "gooballs, brownies, stink, kind nugs... keef!" Happy Birthday was performed for the first time since September 30, 1991 (717 shows) and was first played by Trey instrumentally over Makisupa before he announced Chris Kuroda's birthday and asked the crowd to join in as he sang the song "rasta style" (with a "We're gonna get you so wasted tonight after the show" lyric). Mike subsequently took a bass solo and Fish sung a verse solo in a mock Jamaican accent (with a "You roll up a big spliff and you don't pass it to no one!" lyric). Chris took a silent light board solo (see also April 18, 1990) at Trey's request before Makisupa resumed. The second set featured multiple teases and jams, including Antelope (Stash tease), Suzy (I Wish teases and a syncopated jam based around Page), and YEM (Boogie On Reggae Woman jam). In Purple Rain, played for the first time since August 6, 1996 (210 shows), Fish forgot the words and subsequently thanked the crowd for supporting his vacuum cleaner habit.
Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.