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Phish - September 14th, 2011

Champlain Valley Exposition · Essex Junction · VT

WednesdayNot Part of a Tour2011-09-14
Songs played
21
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (11)
Average gap
3.6
rarer than 11% of all shows, 0% of 2011
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
0
5 covers played
Rotation14% fresh vs previous 5 shows5 repeats from 2011-09-04 - Chalk Dust Torture, Bathtub Gin, Rock and Roll, Twist, Backwards Down the Number Line
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in3:34:50
Set 1
Chalk Dust Torture7:06,The Moma Dance7:07 > NICU5:02,Funky Bitch6:16,Sample in a Jar5:43,Cavern4:21 > Bathtub Gin13:00,Alaska8:32 > Possum8:33,Wolfman's Brother11:13 > Julius11:50
Set 2
Carini110:54 > Down with Disease112:30 > Slave to the Traffic Light10:07 > Rock and Roll7:36 > Twist6:56 > Backwards Down the Number Line8:10,Theme from the Bottom7:44 > Suzy Greenberg6:19 > Character Zero10:37
Encore
Loving Cup7:24
Gamehendge1/9

1 Unfinished.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
3:34:50 of music

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

13:006:30SET 1SET 2ENCOREChalk Dust Torture - 7:06 (Set 1)The Moma Dance - 7:07 (Set 1)NICU - 5:02 (Set 1)Funky Bitch - 6:16 (Set 1)Sample in a Jar - 5:43 (Set 1)Cavern - 4:21 (Set 1)Bathtub Gin - 13:00 (Set 1)Alaska - 8:32 (Set 1)Possum - 8:33 (Set 1)Wolfman's Brother - 11:13 (Set 1)Julius - 11:50 (Set 1)Carini - 10:54 (Set 2)Down with Disease - 12:30 (Set 2)Slave to the Traffic Light - 10:07 (Set 2)Rock and Roll - 7:36 (Set 2)Twist - 6:56 (Set 2)Backwards Down the Number Line - 8:10 (Set 2)Theme from the Bottom - 7:44 (Set 2)Suzy Greenberg - 6:19 (Set 2)Character Zero - 10:37 (Set 2)Loving Cup - 7:24 (Encore)
Longest: Bathtub Gin 13:00 · 21 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'895
  • '90-'948
  • '95-'006
  • '09-'142
Album representation

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

  • Hoist4
  • A Picture of Nectar2
  • Billy Breathes2
  • Farmhouse1
  • Lawn Boy1
  • The Story of the Ghost1
  • The White Tape1
  • Covers5
  • No studio album4
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-212
  • 3-56
  • 6-153
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original16
  • Trey Anastasio2
  • Son Seals1
  • The Rolling Stones1
  • The Velvet Underground1
Rarity board

A greatest-hits night - nothing shelved more than 50 shows.

NICUgap 15
Loving Cupgap 11
Carinigap 9
Alaskagap 4
Theme from the Bottomgap 4
Character Zerogap 4
Sample in a Jargap 3
Slave to the Traffic Lightgap 3

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

Jam chart entries
Wolfman's Brother

Some good "Manteca"-like jamming early on, then the jam opens up and Trey layers on some nice guitar melodies before a full-on finish. Mike and Page shine.

Julius

Similar to many of the other standout versions, where the band brings the tone and groove down nicely before rebuilding. But in this version, the band gets into an almost jazz-like swing, and Page adds some unusual (for "Julius") chords that increase the jazz mode.

Carini

Starting off in a driving, typically ear-splitting mode, the jam shifts into an upbeat, non-raging sentiment. (Part of this jam sounds somewhat similar to the "A Love Supreme"-like jamming in the 6/3/11 "DwD"). Trey adds some nice soloing, and Page some great effects. Gets spacey with > to "DwD."

Slave to the Traffic Light

> in from "DwD." Although shorter, this one starts with delicate, heartfelt playing by Trey, but quickly amps up to pack a full punch from all by the conclusion.

Character Zero

To paraphrase @nicobert: One of the skronkiest, atonal, and harrowing "Zero" jams going. Like trying to walk a tight-rope to see how far he can push the song's structure without anyone noticing, typically on-fire Trey is especially incendiary, at one point using his mic as slide to, in a manner of listening, spew magma into a packed school bus.

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

Soundcheck

Jam, Midnight Confessions, Ginseng Sullivan, Silent Night, "Too Much Fried Dough at the Fair," Peaches en Regalia, Jam

Setlist notes

This special performance was a benefit for flood relief efforts in Vermont in the wake of Hurricane Irene. This show was preceded by an announcement from Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin, who thanked the crowd for their support and spoke about additional ways people could get involved in the flood relief effort. Carini was dedicated to Pete and Tara Carini. Carini and Disease were unfinished. In the soundcheck, Silent Night featured Page on theremin with Trey joking "dude, I'm tripping on Christmas!" Peaches en Regalia was preceded by a Tom Sawyer tease and quote and was followed by a Cannonball tease.

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

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