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Phish - July 3rd, 2011

Watkins Glen International · Watkins Glen · NY

SundayNight 3 at this venueNot Part of a Tour2011-07-03
Songs played
26
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (13)
Average gap
20.3
rarer than 84% of all shows, 92% of 2011
Biggest bustout
202
The Curtain - shows since last played
Debuts
1
Big Balls
Rotation58% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 2011-07-02
Gamehendge4/9Related to Gamehendge1/11bustout50+ show gap

1 Unfinished.

2 Phish debut

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
3:36:06 of music

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

16:088:04SET 1SET 2ENCORESoul Shakedown Party - 3:44 (Set 1)AC/DC Bag - 6:39 (Set 1)The Curtain - 6:42 (Set 1)Colonel Forbin's Ascent - 11:42 (Set 1)Fly Famous Mockingbird - 6:47 (Set 1)Destiny Unbound - 6:38 (Set 1)Big Black Furry Creature from Mars - 3:57 (Set 1)Wilson - 7:30 (Set 1)Mound - 8:24 (Set 1)A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing - 11:15 (Set 1)Time Loves a Hero - 4:57 (Set 1)Reba - 16:08 (Set 1)David Bowie - 13:56 (Set 1)Big Balls - 3:10 (Set 2)Down with Disease - 12:40 (Set 2)No Quarter - 9:52 (Set 2)Party Time - 8:04 (Set 2)Ghost - 8:45 (Set 2)Gotta Jibboo - 8:35 (Set 2)Light - 12:54 (Set 2)Waves - 10:51 (Set 2)What's the Use? - 5:00 (Set 2)Meatstick - 6:14 (Set 2)Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan - 7:23 (Set 2)The Star-Spangled Banner - 6:52 (Set 2)First Tube - 7:27 (Encore)
Longest: Reba 16:08 · 26 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'899
  • '90-'943
  • '95-'007
  • '03-'041
  • '09-'145
Album representation

The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.

  • Hoist1
  • Joy1
  • Junta1
  • Lawn Boy1
  • Party Time1
  • Rift1
  • Round Room1
  • The Siket Disc1
  • The Story of the Ghost1
  • The White Tape1
  • Undermind1
  • Covers8
  • No studio album7
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-21
  • 3-510
  • 6-158
  • 16-504
  • 51+ · bustout2
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original18
  • Trey Anastasio3
  • AC/DC1
  • Bob Marley and The Wailers1
  • Francis Scott Key1
  • Led Zeppelin1
  • Little Feat1
Rarity board

Rarer than most - 2 songs shelved 50+ shows.

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

Jam chart entries
Wilson

The whole band is much looser than normal when they break into the solo, sounding more like a prodding "Carini" jam than "Wilson". Mike is especially eager to push the band into new harmonic (and inharmonic) territories, and the other members accept his challenge with expertly-tuned ears, adeptly following his unpredictable turns on the bass, and delivering a "Wilson" unlike any other version before or after. > to an equally inspired "Mound".

Mound

Great version which includes an unusual straightforward outro jam.

A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing

Stunning exploratory "Type II" version. The jam departs "ASIHTOS" at 4:00 and arrives in a desert haze where the band proceeds to lose itself in a mirage-filled dream, wandering deliriously until emerging in heavenly bliss at 7:00. Led by Mike, this serene music patiently morphs into ambient space, and gradually fades to silence with no return to "ASIHTOS."

Reba

Great Trey and Mike from the jump, the jamming soulful and melodic. Awesome Page accents characteristically strong Fish, as the jam morphs into extended "Dave's Energy Guide" teasing. The band then crafts an atypical, and totally welcome groove. A pretty powerful build seems to break convention, with the whistling section dissolving into goofy antics which bleed into the noise informing the > into "David Bowie."

No Quarter

Strong, effects-laden playing that pushes a psychedelic edge to match the dark heaviness in the song's lyrics. Firm and confident playing leads to a satisfying peak; a prototypical type I "No Quarter." Fans of this version should also check out 8/17/11.

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

Setlist notes

This show was the third of the three-show Super Ball IX festival. The Curtain was played for the first time since September 9, 2000 (202 shows). The first Mockingbird narration since September 30, 2000 (188 shows) referenced the previous night's fourth set Storage Jam and explained that all of SBIX was merely a mental projection of a reality that the band created in 1988 on their way to Colorado. Mike teased the theme from The Twilight Zone and the theme from Leave it to Beaver during BBFCFM, Wilson contained a Mind Left Body tease, and Reba contained Dave's Energy Guide teases. A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing and Disease were unfinished. The setbreak featured All-American themed music. This show featured the Phish debut of Big Balls. Before the encore, Trey thanked each of the crew, management and artists who helped make Super Ball IX happen. First Tube was accompanied by and followed by fireworks.

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

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