Phish - December 30th, 2019
Madison Square Garden · New York · NY
1 Tweezer Sandwich: Tweezer bookended Ruby Waves and Steam in Set 2 - the 27th on record, the first since December 3rd, 2019.
2 Ruby Waves Sandwich: Ruby Waves bookended Steam and Tweezer in Set 2 - the 2nd on record, the first since July 10th, 2019.
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-'897
- '90-'941
- '95-'001
- '03-'041
- '09-'141
- '15-'195
The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.
- Big Boat2
- A Picture of Nectar1
- Junta1
- Round Room1
- Sigma Oasis1
- The White Tape1
- Covers5
- No studio album4
Shows since each song's previous appearance. A big number is a bustout.
- 1-21
- 3-52
- 6-1510
- 16-502
- 51+ · bustout1
Whose songbook tonight drew from.
- Phish original11
- Ghosts of the Forest1
- Lynyrd Skynyrd1
- Taj Mahal1
- The Velvet Underground1
- Trey Anastasio1
Rarer than most - 1 song shelved 50+ shows.
Gap = shows since the song was last played, at the moment it was played.
A bouncy shuffle is led by Page's clavinet and Mike into a "Mind Left Body"-like chord progression. This returns to a mild shuffle, eventually turning into a bliss passage in Eb. A very pleasant melody erupts from Trey and Page, and a pleasant peak evolves. While not a prominent jam peak, it has some longevity and gets to a nice place before winding back down. A pleasant though not intense journey.
Symphonic in scope, this version features a host of strikingly disparate sections with tempo and key and harmonic and melodic changes galore. Inarguably among the most sublime masterpieces of improvisation in Phish's illustrious history.
Punches out of "Steam" and soars triumphantly, hearkening back to the peak of the set's opening version, before seguing into "Ruby Waves."
Versions phish.net's jam charts single out as noteworthy.
The Ballad of Curtis Loew was played for the first time since October 16, 2016 (121 shows). The first Tweezer ended with a Let's Go Blue jam and was followed by banter in which Trey talked about being repeatedly hit in the head with a pan and screaming on December 30, 1994 (the night of Phish's first show at Madison Square Garden). This story was accompanied by sound effects by Fish and Page. Trey teased Johnny B. Goode at the end of Rock and Roll.
Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.