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2011-12-302012-06-07

Phish - December 31st, 2011

Madison Square Garden · New York · NY

SaturdayNight 4 at this venue2011 NYE2011-12-31
Songs played
28
4 sets · longest: Set 1 (10)
Average gap
9.6
rarer than 56% of all shows, 45% of 2011
Biggest bustout
-
no 50+ gap songs
Debuts
0
8 covers played
Rotation71% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 2011-12-30
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in3:34:31
Set 1
AC/DC Bag6:04 > Wolfman's Brother7:45,Scent of a Mule8:02,Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan5:43,Lawn Boy2:54,Gotta Jibboo9:24,Farmhouse6:15,Pebbles and Marbles8:20,Ocelot8:22 > Fluffhead14:55
Set 2
Party Time6:56,Light112:15 -> Golden Age8:29 > Theme from the Bottom8:11,Heavy Things5:31 > Ghost9:18 > Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley > 46 Days6:13 > Suzy Greenberg6:34
Set 3
Cavern4:52,Steam10:55 > Auld Lang Syne3:22 > Down with Disease211:14,The Wedge6:21,Alaska8:12,Wading in the Velvet Sea5:44,First Tube7:49
Encore
Slave to the Traffic Light9:05
Gamehendge1/9

1 Page on theremin.

2 Unfinished.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
3:34:31 of music

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

14:557:27SET 1SET 2SET 3ENCOREAC/DC Bag - 6:04 (Set 1)Wolfman's Brother - 7:45 (Set 1)Scent of a Mule - 8:02 (Set 1)Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan - 5:43 (Set 1)Lawn Boy - 2:54 (Set 1)Gotta Jibboo - 9:24 (Set 1)Farmhouse - 6:15 (Set 1)Pebbles and Marbles - 8:20 (Set 1)Ocelot - 8:22 (Set 1)Fluffhead - 14:55 (Set 1)Party Time - 6:56 (Set 2)Light - 12:15 (Set 2)Golden Age - 8:29 (Set 2)Theme from the Bottom - 8:11 (Set 2)Heavy Things - 5:31 (Set 2)Ghost - 9:18 (Set 2)46 Days - 6:13 (Set 2)Suzy Greenberg - 6:34 (Set 2)Cavern - 4:52 (Set 3)Steam - 10:55 (Set 3)Auld Lang Syne - 3:22 (Set 3)Down with Disease - 11:14 (Set 3)The Wedge - 6:21 (Set 3)Alaska - 8:12 (Set 3)Wading in the Velvet Sea - 5:44 (Set 3)First Tube - 7:49 (Set 3)Slave to the Traffic Light - 9:05 (Encore)
Longest: Fluffhead 14:55 · 27 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'897
  • '90-'945
  • '95-'007
  • '03-'042
  • '09-'147
Album representation

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

  • Hoist3
  • Farmhouse2
  • Joy2
  • The Story of the Ghost2
  • The White Tape2
  • A Picture of Nectar1
  • Billy Breathes1
  • Junta1
  • Lawn Boy1
  • Party Time1
  • Rift1
  • Round Room1
  • Sigma Oasis1
  • Covers8
  • No studio album1
Gap since last played

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

  • 3-59
  • 6-1516
  • 16-503
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original20
  • Trey Anastasio5
  • Lee Dorsey1
  • Traditional1
  • TV on the Radio1
Rarity board

A typical night, rotation-wise - nothing shelved more than 50 shows.

Auld Lang Synegap 39
Pebbles and Marblesgap 29
Farmhousegap 16
Lawn Boygap 14
Gotta Jibboogap 13
Party Timegap 13
46 Daysgap 13
AC/DC Baggap 12

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

Jam chart entries
Steam

Performed during the NYE "gag" (stunt), this exceptional version ends with a ferocious "Llama"-like jam leading up to "Auld Lang Syne."

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

Setlist notes

Fluffhead contained an Auld Lang Syne tease from Trey. Light featured Page on theremin. Prior to Steam, a steam kettle and hot plate went off on stage, with Trey acting like he was attempting to put out the steam. Shortly after the song began, steam also came from the floor near the soundboard area. An amp (with the steam kettle on it), a keytar, a bass, a vacuum, and a few lights were then lifted off the stage. A woman in the front of the stage tossed a “Steam” sign into the front row, then rose with a barricade and security guard before eventually being lifted up over the band. Several other aerialists (clothed in various casual attire, equipped with black backpacks emitting smoke and lights on their backs) subsequently rose up from the crowd and ascended and descended several times. The first aerialist counted down to midnight, at which point balloons were released from the ceiling. The aerialists later returned with lights in their hands for Down with Disease, which also featured Trey and Mike being raised up and back down a few times before finally rising several feet on hydraulic lifts. Steam contained a Spooky tease from Trey and Disease was unfinished.

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

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