Phish - August 8th, 2021
Ruoff Music Center · Noblesville · IN
1 Debut.
2 Bathtub Gin Sandwich: Bathtub Gin bookended Waves, Ghost, Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley and 9 more in Set 2 - the 5th on record, the first since February 21st, 2020. No Bathtub Gin sandwich has ever held more.
3 Twist Sandwich: Twist bookended Makisupa Policeman and Makisupa Policeman in Set 2 - the 4th on record, the first since June 16th, 2019.
4 Makisupa Policeman Sandwich: Makisupa Policeman bookended Twist in Set 2 - the 6th on record, the first since October 26th, 2010.
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-'899
- '95-'005
- '03-'041
- '09-'141
- '15-'194
- '20-now1
The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.
- Billy Breathes2
- Junta2
- Round Room2
- Big Boat1
- Farmhouse1
- Joy1
- Lawn Boy1
- Sigma Oasis1
- The Story of the Ghost1
- The White Tape1
- Covers4
- No studio album5
Shows since each song's previous appearance. A big number is a bustout.
- 1-21
- 3-54
- 6-1511
- 16-505
Whose songbook tonight drew from.
- Phish original18
- Clifton Chenier1
- Lee Dorsey1
- Trey Anastasio1
- Vida Blue1
A typical night, rotation-wise - nothing shelved more than 50 shows.
Gap = shows since the song was last played, at the moment it was played.
A neat first-set surprise, Trey mixing in some soupy effects right away, then making a surprise move to more upbeat waters, with Page complementing him nicely on electric piano. Fish really does some work in this warm and anthemic jam segment, including a particularly ferocious drum fill at the 8:30 mark. Neatly slides back into "Mike's Song" proper to finish up. No second jam, but a pretty darn good first jam.
The start of a wild segue/jam sequence, as right out of the song proper Trey -> directly into "Makisupa Policeman".
-> out of "Twist" as part of a wild segue/jam sequence. Trey swaps in "Sally" (as in "Sneakin' Sally") into the lyrics.
Trey sharply swerves out of "Makisupa Policeman" back into "Twist", which the band briefly plays before -> back into "Makisupa Policeman".
-> back out of "Twist". Trey throws in some verbal and musical quotes from songs played earlier in the set. Page fires up a sample from "Martian Monster", and the band vamps on a combination "Makisupa"/"Martian Monster" groove, then the jam gets darker and more powerful, with a blast of feedback auguring this dark turn. Trey stirs up the witches' brew, with Mike adding some nice color, as the band rips into a fiery jam reminiscent of the heavy-duty 12/31/15 "Twist", before collapsing somewhat anticlimactically into "Twist" proper.
-> out of the "Makisupa Policeman" jam. An amusingly anticlimactic end to a really strong and weird piece of music from a really strong and weird show.
Versions phish.net's jam charts single out as noteworthy.
Julius, Leaves (soundcheck possibly incomplete)
This show featured the debut of Casual Enlightenment. Trey teased Bathtub Gin in Waves. Sneakin' Sally contained a Ghost quote and a Waves tease. Makisupa referenced Sally. The second Twist contained a Twenty Years Later quote from Trey. The second Makisupa included a Bathtub Gin tease and quotes, Ghost and Martian Monster quotes, and Sally references. The set ending Bathtub Gin contained a Ghost quote with a Sally reference. This was the rescheduled date from the show that had been postponed due to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak in 2020.
Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.