Phish - December 31st, 2009
American Airlines Arena · Miami · FL
1 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-'898
- '90-'948
- '95-'008
- '03-'041
- '09-'144
The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.
- The Story of the Ghost4
- Billy Breathes3
- Hoist3
- Lawn Boy3
- The White Tape3
- Round Room2
- Farmhouse1
- Joy1
- Junta1
- Party Time1
- Covers5
- No studio album3
Shows since each song's previous appearance. A big number is a bustout.
- 3-512
- 6-1512
- 51+ · bustout5
Whose songbook tonight drew from.
- Phish original25
- The Rolling Stones2
- Rodgers and Hart1
- The Velvet Underground1
- Traditional1
A deep-cut night - 5 songs shelved 50+ shows.
Gap = shows since the song was last played, at the moment it was played.
Subsonic (wow Gordo!) quantum-tunneling rock drill with an "Auld Lang Syne" jam that finds its way to the dentists office. [Great Mike early-on gradually builds to a nice peak. Then the jam shifts to a solid, snappy section replete with an "Auld Lang Syne" tease and more, and -> to "NO2."]
Versions phish.net's jam charts single out as noteworthy.
AC/DC Bag and Ghost contained Auld Lang Syne teases. Swept Away and Steep were played for the first time since July 1, 2000 (145 shows). Demand was played for the first time since November 14, 1996 (394 shows). NO2 was played for the first time since July 13, 1999 (221 shows). Prior to the third set, a pedestal stating 2010 was placed on the front of the stage and a covered structure was placed behind Fish's drumset. During DWD, as the clock turned midnight, hundreds of balloons were released upon the crowd, fireworks went off on each side of the stage, and a disco ball was lowered onto the pedestal. After DWD, Trey opened the ball and Fish climbed inside. Trey and Mike, with some help from stagehands, proceeded to put the ball in a giant cannon aimed towards a giant net hanging from the rafters with an illuminated “X” on it. Page hit the trigger and purportedly "blasted" the ball through, not only the net, but also the roof of the arena. A searchlight appeared to come through the roof and was accompanied by helicopter sounds. With Fish apparently shot out of the venue, Trey asked if anybody knew how to play the drums and ended up finding Sarah, a girl from Pittsburgh. Trey asked how long she had played the drums and what her favorite song was and she responded with six months and Fluffhead respectively. Sarah was surreptitiously replaced by Fish, now wearing a dress identical to Sarah's and a black wig, who played the entire third set and encore, but Sarah came out at the end of the third set and bowed with the band instead of him. Blue Moon was a Phish debut and was performed as an instrumental while Trey thanked the entire crew. After the show, the disco ball was revealed to have "crashed" into a white car that had been parked in front of the American Airlines Arena with a sign on the windshield stating "This car was driven down from Vermont" and "fueled by maple syrup." After being “struck” by the “human cannonball,” the car was emitting smoke and leaking maple syrup and the entire area was cordoned off with police tape.
Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.