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Phish - December 16th, 1999

Reynolds Coliseum · Raleigh · NC

Thursday1999 Winter Tour1999-12-16
Songs played
17
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (10)
Average gap
11.6
rarer than 65% of all shows, 65% of 1999
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
0
2 covers played
Rotation47% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1999-12-15
Gamehendge2/9

1 Ended with a short, spacey delay loop jam.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:31:15 of music

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

22:2811:14SET 1SET 2ENCOREWilson - 6:37 (Set 1)Chalk Dust Torture - 10:36 (Set 1)Lawn Boy - 2:55 (Set 1)Limb By Limb - 10:44 (Set 1)Horn - 3:59 (Set 1)Back on the Train - 5:31 (Set 1)Roggae - 7:53 (Set 1)Heavy Things - 5:51 (Set 1)Camel Walk - 5:28 (Set 1)Possum - 11:41 (Set 1)Sand - 22:28 (Set 2)The Mango Song - 9:22 (Set 2)Wading in the Velvet Sea - 10:19 (Set 2)Tweezer - 21:44 (Set 2)Runaway Jim - 8:00 (Set 2)Bittersweet Motel - 3:43 (Encore)Tweezer Reprise - 4:25 (Encore)
Longest: Sand 22:28 · 17 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'895
  • '90-'945
  • '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 Ghost3
  • Farmhouse1
  • Lawn Boy1
  • Rift1
  • Covers2
  • No studio album5
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-23
  • 3-57
  • 6-154
  • 16-503
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original15
  • Trey Anastasio2
Rarity board

A typical night, rotation-wise - nothing shelved more than 50 shows.

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

Jam chart entries
Chalk Dust Torture

Very patient and gradual build in the jam.

Limb By Limb

Although this one takes awhile to get going and the "Spreadsheet" recording doesn't do it justice, Trey trills like his life depends on it in the spectacular peak of the jam.

Sand

Initially, the jam revolves around a menacing, effects-laden groove. Trey then hops on the keys to inject some melody and later expands on those ideas on guitar before the jam builds to a screaming finale.

Wading in the Velvet Sea

Typically melodious and soaring "Wading" fare abounds in the solo section. As the closing vocals appear to signal the end, a ghostly ambient wash then creeps in and makes itself at home before moving > "Tweezer"".

Tweezer

A magnificently lyrical Tweezer pulls together ideas the band toyed with throughout 1999. Trey hops on keyboard to start the jam, building layers with Page. Fish & Mike generate momentum, but Trey remains patient while Page lays down beautiful chords. Trey takes the bait at 12:30 mark, and unloads a huge lick at 13:45 that Fish punctuates with the perfect fill. The bliss that ensues (and lasts through 19 min) is peak Phish, capable of turning a bad day on its head.

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

Setlist notes

Before the show, Mike brought a big shaggy doll on the stage and sat it on top of his bass cabinet. Page teased the theme from Star Trek in Sand. Possum included Shafty teases from Mike. Velvet Sea ended with a short, spacey delay loop jam. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.

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

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