Phish - December 31st, 2003
American Airlines Arena · Miami · FL
1 Completed the version from the previous evening.
2 Unfinished.
3 Phish debut. Miami Palmetto Senior High Band and cheerleading squad.
4 Phish debut; instrumental.
5 No whistling.
6 Phish debut.
7 Chalk Dust Torture Sandwich: Chalk Dust Torture bookended Slave to the Traffic Light in Set 2 - the 3rd on record, the first since November 27th, 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-'8913
- '90-'946
- '95-'002
- '03-'043
The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.
- The White Tape3
- A Picture of Nectar2
- Lawn Boy2
- The Story of the Ghost2
- Round Room1
- Covers7
- No studio album8
Shows since each song's previous appearance. A big number is a bustout.
- 1-22
- 3-58
- 6-159
- 16-503
Whose songbook tonight drew from.
- Phish original18
- "Dirk Diggler," "Reed Rothchild"1
- Argent1
- Black Sabbath1
- Kool and the Gang1
- The Edgar Winter Group1
- Traditional1
- Trey Anastasio1
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.
Following an "Auld Lang Syne" tease, the breakdown section begins at about 4:00 and is percussive and rocking, with "Jungle Boogie" vocal quotes from Trey as well as teases. The return to "Weekapaug" is intense, mildly dissonant, and includes a "Divided Sky" tease.
Excellent and very improvisational version that gets far, far removed from "Stash" before finally coming home. Multiple sections, including quiet rhythmic stuff, effects-laden space, and some great upbeat jamming.
Serious improvisation here with multiple sections, most fairly intense, but also including some quieter ones.
Versions phish.net's jam charts single out as noteworthy.
The brief conclusions of Wilson and Tube completed the versions from the previous evening. Weekapaug included Jungle Boogie lyrics and a Divided Sky tease; Weekapaug, YEM, First Tube, and Chalk Dust also included Auld Lang Syne teases. Seven Below was unfinished. The house music played over the P.A. during the second setbreak consisted solely of songs that referenced “cars” in their titles. As midnight neared during Jungle Boogie (a Phish debut), Fish’s drum kit was wheeled to the side of the stage. An Austin Cooper Mini automobile was lowered to the stage from above. The Miami Palmetto Senior High Band and cheerleading squad emerged from the car one-by-one, giving the impression that they were all in the car together. In reality, the car had touched down over a trap door in the stage and the guests came out from underneath. Also emerging were dancers similar to the bunny-women present at the IT Festival. The marching band joined in on the jam that emerged from Jungle Boogie. With the stage covered with marching band members and dancers (some even on top of Page’s baby grand piano), an emcee (dressed in an Eddie George, Tennessee Titans, #27 football jersey) counted the clock down to midnight. A massive balloon drop followed. Phish then led the marching band through an instrumental version of Iron Man (also a Phish debut). Reba did not have the whistling ending. For his “first song of 2004,” in honor of the Miami Heat, Fish performed the Phish debut of Feel the Heat, which contained Fame quotes from Trey and Fish. HYHU contained more references to “Henrietta’s Heat” as Fish took laps around the stage. Frankenstein was preceded by a Fluffhead tease.
Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.