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2012-12-302013-07-03

Phish - December 31st, 2012

Madison Square Garden · New York · NY

MondayNight 4 at this venue2012 NYE Run2012-12-31
Songs played
30
4 sets · longest: Set 1 (10)
Average gap
14.3
rarer than 73% of all shows, 67% of 2012
Biggest bustout
192
Iron Man - shows since last played
Debuts
2
Garden Party, Fly Like an Eagle
Rotation50% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 2012-12-30
Setlist
🎧 Listen on phish.in3:30:19
Set 1
Garden Partydebut13:57,Possum10:17,Roses Are Free5:04,Rift6:05 > Sample in a Jar6:05,Alaska10:00,Mike's Song7:36 > Walk Away6:11,Weekapaug Groove7:35,Character Zero7:39
Set 2
Birds of a Feather6:15,Ghost12:12 > Piper9:55 > Light8:30 > Also Sprach Zarathustra6:33 > The Horse0:58 > Silent in the Morning5:28,You Enjoy Myself18:48
Set 3
Party Time7:59,Kung2:58 > Chalk Dust Torture5:53 > Auld Lang Syne2:01 > Tweezer Reprise24:03 > Sand9:08 > The Wedge9:04 > Fly Like an Eagledebut15:19 > Wilson6:13,Lawn Boy35:49
Encore
Driver6:09,Iron Man46:34
Mike's Groove2/3Gamehendge2/9Related to Gamehendge1/11bustout50+ show gap

1 Phish debut.

2 With Carrie Manolakos on vocals and backup singers.

3 A Cappella.

4 First Phish performance in full.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
3:30:19 of music

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

18:489:24SET 1SET 2SET 3ENCOREGarden Party - 3:57 (Set 1)Possum - 10:17 (Set 1)Roses Are Free - 5:04 (Set 1)Rift - 6:05 (Set 1)Sample in a Jar - 6:05 (Set 1)Alaska - 10:00 (Set 1)Mike's Song - 7:36 (Set 1)Walk Away - 6:11 (Set 1)Weekapaug Groove - 7:35 (Set 1)Character Zero - 7:39 (Set 1)Birds of a Feather - 6:15 (Set 2)Ghost - 12:12 (Set 2)Piper - 9:55 (Set 2)Light - 8:30 (Set 2)Also Sprach Zarathustra - 6:33 (Set 2)The Horse - 0:58 (Set 2)Silent in the Morning - 5:28 (Set 2)You Enjoy Myself - 18:48 (Set 2)Party Time - 7:59 (Set 3)Kung - 2:58 (Set 3)Chalk Dust Torture - 5:53 (Set 3)Auld Lang Syne - 2:01 (Set 3)Tweezer Reprise - 4:03 (Set 3)Sand - 9:08 (Set 3)The Wedge - 9:04 (Set 3)Fly Like an Eagle - 5:19 (Set 3)Wilson - 6:13 (Set 3)Lawn Boy - 5:49 (Set 3)Driver - 6:09 (Encore)Iron Man - 6:34 (Encore)
Longest: You Enjoy Myself 18:48 · 30 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'899
  • '90-'948
  • '95-'007
  • '03-'041
  • '09-'145
Album representation

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

  • Rift4
  • A Picture of Nectar2
  • Farmhouse2
  • The Story of the Ghost2
  • Billy Breathes1
  • Hoist1
  • Lawn Boy1
  • Party Time1
  • The White Tape1
  • Covers10
  • No studio album5
Gap since last played

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

  • 3-516
  • 6-158
  • 16-503
  • 51+ · bustout1
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original20
  • Trey Anastasio3
  • Black Sabbath1
  • Ricky Nelson1
  • Steve Miller Band1
  • Strauss, as interpreted by Deodato1
  • The James Gang1
  • Traditional1
  • Ween1
Rarity board

Rarer than most - 1 song shelved 50+ shows.

Iron Mangap 192
Auld Lang Synegap 37
Kunggap 17
Drivergap 17
Party Timegap 13
Lawn Boygap 11
Walk Awaygap 8
Also Sprach Zarathustragap 8

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

Jam chart entries
The Wedge

Not only is "The Wedge" used to help pull off the golf gag, this NYE version is highly atypical in that it features lengthy and notable late-show jamming, playing that would remain unrivaled until July 20, 2014.

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

Setlist notes

This show featured the floor and stage covered with artificial turf (numerous plants also dotted the stage). Prior to the show, actors played garden sports including croquet, badminton, and mini-golf, while a few more "sunbathed" on a riser behind the stage. During the first setbreak, golfers came on stage and hit soft golf balls into the crowd. Light contained an Auld Lang Syne tease. You Enjoy Myself contained a Birds of a Feather tease. Trey, Page and Mike came out for the third set in golf carts and began hitting golf balls into the crowd. Fish then arrived on a golf cart wearing donut pants and shirt, an argyle vest, and a golf hat. Golf carts were brought back on stage during Kung, then began racing past the stage periodically during Chalk Dust. During the Chalk Dust jam, golfers began getting out of the carts, hitting balls into the crowd and dancing on stage. One of the golfers did the New Year's countdown from on top of a cart. Auld Lang Syne was accompanied by balloons dropping from the ceiling and ping pong balls fired from cannons. Tweezer Reprise featured Carrie Manolakos on vocals and a number of backup singers. The remainder of the third set and encore featured song titles focusing on a golf theme. Wilson was preceded by an animated Wilson golf ball on the venue's jumbotrons. Iron Man was preceded by Page coming to the front of the stage to wish the crowd Happy New Year and reference the start of the 30th year of Phish. In an apparent reference to Bob Hope, Page wore a blazer, USS Nimitz ball cap and carried a golf club. Driver was stopped and restarted.This show featured the Phish debuts of Garden Party and Fly Like an Eagle, the first full Phish performance of Iron Man (which was last played December 31, 2003, or 192 shows), and the first ever a cappella Lawn Boy.

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

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