Phish - August 3rd, 2003
Loring Commerce Centre · Limestone · ME
1 Ending performed at near double-time.
2 Trey omitted a verse.
3 "Hendge" lyric from Mike.
4 Lyrical change: "Boy, Man, God, IT."
5 Phish debut.
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
- '03-'045
The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.
- The White Tape2
- A Picture of Nectar1
- Hoist1
- Round Room1
- The Story of the Ghost1
- Undermind1
- Covers8
- No studio album7
Shows since each song's previous appearance. A big number is a bustout.
- 1-24
- 3-54
- 6-1511
- 16-502
Whose songbook tonight drew from.
- Phish original14
- Trey Anastasio3
- Bob Marley and The Wailers1
- Led Zeppelin1
- The Rolling Stones1
- Traditional1
- Vangelis1
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.
A masterful jam of improvisation from the IT festival. Departs from "CDT" and morphs into a rhythmic, scaled down pulsing groove. Returns briefly to "CDT" before more exploration. Concludes with an acelerated tempo.
The jam swiftly breaks away from the standard into a mildly dark, rocking and rhythmic groove, which the boys ride for nearly 6 minutes before swinging the ship for home waters.
Keep out of the reach of children...there is a sense that IT could happen at any moment. [Excellent, celebratory "Ghost" jamming through 19:00, when the jam grows dissonant, angry, and effects-laden, then resurfaces to a rocking section and winds down.]
Shorter than some of its 2.0 brethren, but no less powerful.
Strong version with a short VJ that segues into "Chariots of Fire."
Haunting, thrumming, mind blowing, and masterful. The band wastes little time departing from "46 Days" and descends into an underworld soundscape filled with all sorts of chilling effects, eerie sounds and more. After nearly 20 minutes of deep exploration, the band resurfaces with 15 minutes of (appropriately) low intensity, more musically oriented improvisation, and ultimately finishes off "46 Days" in the closing minutes.
Versions phish.net's jam charts single out as noteworthy.
This was the second show of the IT festival. Chalk Dust contained DEG teases from Mike. The ending of Chalk Dust was performed at near double-time. Trey omitted a verse in Wilson. Afterwards, he announced that it was the “shortest version ever” and dedicated it to Phish archivist Kevin Shapiro. Trey then humorously announced that the band would next play the “longest Bittersweet Motel” (traditionally one of the shortest songs in the Phish canon) while Page teased "Charge!" The crowd responded with a passionate “Fluffhead” chant, but Trey responded: “Mike says no” (prompting laughs from the other band members). Appropriately, Trey launched into Mike’s Song but Mike had the last laugh: during the Mike’s Song intro, Mike sang his “Hendge” lyric that had been omitted from Wilson. YEM contained the event-appropriate lyrical change “Boy, Man, God, IT,” a Frankenstein tease from Mike, and a vocal quote of Daniel Saw the Stone. The band vamped on the theme to Chariots of Fire (a Phish debut) while Trey introduced the top finishers in the Runaway Jim 5K race. During Antelope, Trey thanked the staff, road crew, caterers (“part of the reason we’re playing so well is because we have the best food this tour that we’ve ever had”), and fans. He concluded by encouraging everyone to drive safely and noted tongue-in-cheek that next year’s “IT 2” would have a traffic-free entrance. Antelope also included Under Pressure and It’s Ice teases.
Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.