August 2004

Tuesday, August 10, 2004 Tweeter Center Boston, Mansfield, MA Set I: AC/DC Bag, Heavy Things, Punch You in the Eye, Wolfman's Brother, Theme from the Bottom, Birds of a Feather Set II: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, A Song I Heard The Ocean Sing -> Piper -> Makisupa Policeman, Dog Faced Boy, Friday, Harry Hood Encore: Possum Show Notes: After "Weekapaug," Trey talked about the origins of "Weekapaug" and "ASIHTOS." (Thanks to Goody, Phantasytour.com and Phish.com.) Monday, August 9, 2004 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA Set I: Chalkdust Torture, Bathtub Gin -> Runaway Jim, Walls of the Cave, Loving Cup Set II: All of These Dreams, Limb x Limb, Lifeboy, Crowd Control, Seven Below > Stash -> NICU, Bug, Contact > Character Zero Encore: David Bowie Show Notes: A "Fluffhead" tease preceded "All of These Dreams." Trey teased "Mary Had a Little Lamb" in "Seven Below," and the end of which he said a few words about his guitar tech Brian. "Contact" had a jam on "Little Drummer Boy" near the end. Trey briefly teased "Dave's Energy Guide" in "Bowie." (Thanks to Charlie, Marcie, Craig, Phil N, Hershcel, Charlz, ZZYZX, and others in J rows 12-18; and the NC Krewe!)

June 2004

Thursday, June 17, 2004 KeySpan Park, Brooklyn, NY Check: Undermind (x3), Funky Bitch, Sample in a Jar, Waves Set I: A Song I Heard The Ocean Sing, Dinner and a Movie, The Curtain With, Sample in a Jar, The Moma Dance > Free, Nothing, Maze, Frankenstein Set II: 46 Days > Possum, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Axilla, 2001, Birds of a Feather, Kung, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove Encore: The Divided Sky Show Notes: Phish arranged for this show to be simulcast in dozens of movie theaters across the country. "ASIHTOS" and "Nothing" were played for the first time. "Kung" was dedicated to those competing in the US Open at the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, NY. Weekapaug had Trey teasing a faster version of something like Bob Seger's "Main Street." Friday, June 18, 2004 KeySpan Park, Brooklyn, NY Set I: AC/DC Bag, Camel Walk, Crowd Control, Stash, Cars Trucks Buses, Carini -> My Sweet One -> Character Zero, Tweezer Set II: Wilson -> Down With Disease, 99 Problems, Big Pimpin', Chalk Dust Torture, Harry Hood -> Taste Encore: Bug, Tweezer Reprise Show Notes: A "SASS" tease preceded "AC/DC Bag." The Phish debuts of Jay-Z's "99 Problems" and "Big Pimpin'" featured the "retired" rapper himself, as well as Cyro Baptista on percussion. Before "Hood," Trey joking announced the arrival of Eric Clapton to the stage. In "Hood" itself, Mike teased the secret language for "sing a random note." Saturday, June 19, 2004 Saratoga Peforming Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY Set I: Reba, Runaway Jim, NICU -> Scents and Subtle Sounds, Wolfman's Brother, Walls of the Cave -> David Bowie Set II: A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing, Piper -> Tweezer Reprise Jam -> Gotta Jibboo > Limb By Limb, Cavern Encore: Wading in the Velvet Sea Show Notes: "Harpua" was teased toward the end of the "Piper" jam. Trey forgot all of the words to the third verse of "Cavern," only just pulling it together in time for "deadly ice calm" line. He then eked out a quite self-referential "Purple Haze" tease before coming back in with the fourth verse. "Limb by Limb" may have contained some "Disease"-type jamming. Sunday, June 20, 2004 Saratoga Peforming Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY Set I: Rift, Julius, Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home?, Waves, Gumbo, Water in the Sky, Horn, Poor Heart, Drowned Set II: Seven Below, Ghost -> Twist, You Enjoy Myself Encore: Good Times Bad Times Show Notes: Trey broke a string during "Julius" for the first time since November 29, 1996. Dr. Jack McConnell sat in with his son Page on piano for "Bill Bailey," at the end of which he also tap-danced a bit on stage. Monday, June 21, 2004 Ed Sullivan Theater, New York, NY Scents and Subtle Sounds, Scents and Subtle Sounds, 2001, Wilson, Chalk Dust Torture, Tweezer > Tweezer Reprise. Show Notes: Phish performed on top of the Ed Sullivan Theater's second-floor marquee at West 53rd Street and Broadway. The soundcheck earlier that day included a instrumental jam similar to "Quantegy" from Trey's solo disc "One Man's Trash." After Phish appeared around 6:20 PM, a funk jam was pumped through the speakers, possibly performed inside by Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra. The first "SASS" was taped for the Late Show with David Letterman and aired that night. Then Phish waited as an instrumental version of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" was broadcast from the speakers, again possibly from Shaffer inside the theatre. The remainder of Phish's performance was for the benefit of a few hundred fans assembled on the sidewalk across the street. Wednesday, June 23, 2004 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN Check: Jam, Undermind, Main Street, Bluegrass Jam (x2) Set I: Llama, Bouncing Around the Room, Bathtub Gin, Ya Mar, Pebbles and Marbles, Army of One, Split Open and Melt Set II: Halley's Comet -> Crosseyed and Painless -> Slave to the Traffic Light, Nothing -> 46 Days -> Scents and Subtle Sounds -> Brian and Robert, Limb By Limb, Cavern Encore: Waste Show Notes: Trey teased a variation on "Stash" in "Ya Mar." "SASS" featured a jam similar to "NO2." Thursday, June 24, 2004 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN Set I: Loving Cup, Cities -> Back On the Train, Vultures, My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, Down With Disease -> Rock and Roll Set II: Tube, Run Like an Antelope, The Wedge, Timber (Jerry), Prince Caspian -> Simple, Walls of the Cave Encore: The Squirming Coil Show Notes: "Walls" contained a tease of "Disease" toward the end. Friday, June 25, 2004 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI Set I: Julius, Roses Are Free -> AC/DC Bag, Glide, Anything But Me, David Bowie, Wolfman's Brother, Golgi Apparatus Set II: Seven Below -> Buffalo Bill -> Lawn Boy -> Mike's Song -> I Am Hydrogen -> Weekapaug Groove, You Enjoy Myself -> 2001 -> You Enjoy Myself Encore: Sample in a Jar Show Notes: Page signed an autograph while out on the front of the stage during "Lawn Boy." "Weekapaug" contained a "Seven Below" tease. Saturday, June 26, 2004 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI Set I: Access Me, Scents and Subtle Sounds, Stash, The Moma Dance, The Divided Sky, Wilson -> Funky Bitch, Character Zero Set II: Boogie On Reggae Woman -> Ghost -> Free, Friday -> Piper -> Harry Hood Encore: Possum Show Notes: This show marked the debut of "Access Me." Trey and Mike rearranged their microphone stands after "Stash."

April 2004 Side Shows

Vorcza Trio and Orchestra Baobab 04/25/04 Higher Ground - Winooski, VT Trey sat in for two songs with the Vorcza Trio, which features Ray Paczkowski (also of Trey's 'solo' outfit), Gabe Jarrett (one-time member of Jazz Mandolin Project), and Robinson Morse. Trey then sat in for much of Orchestra Baobab's headlining gig. This show marked the closing of Higher Ground. Trey recently visited Orchestra Baobab in their native Senegal with Dave Matthews as part of filming for VH1's "Inside Out" program. The episode will air on Saturday, May 8 at 10:00pm Eastern.

Amfibian 04/24/04 Higher Ground - Winooski, VT 1: Atlantis, Storm, Flare, Back on the Train, Cadillac, It Makes No Difference, Lambertville, Meat, Reason, Plantlife 2: 13 Days, Distortion, Blood on the Cactus, Sometimes, I've Got a Feeling, Appreciate, Health, Augustine, Has it Really Come to This?, Isolate, My Old School, Gumbo, Theme from the Bottom E: Down By the River, Isolate Reprise Notes: Distortion, Isolate, and My Old School, and Isolate Reprise featured horns. Seth Yacovone sat in on guitar for Blood on the Cactus (a song whose studio version he also appears on). Jamie Masefield sat in on mandolin for Augustine and Has it Really Come to This?. Mike Gordon sat in on bass for Gumbo and Theme (replacing Amfibian bassist Bob Kay). The encores featured both Gordon (now on guitar) and Yacovone. This show was Higher Ground's next-to-last before closing for good. Thanks to 'anonymous' for the email, and Jim Raras for details.

2004 Vegas Run Setlists

04/17/04 Thomas & Mack Center - Las Vegas, NV 1: Soul Shakedown Party, Halley's Comet > Tweezer, Ginseng Sullivan, Horn, Sample in a Jar, Piper -> Frankenstein, David Bowie 2: Meatstick, Pebbles and Marbles > Prince Caspian -> Simple > Friday, Ghost, You Enjoy Myself -> Tweezer Reprise E: Wolfman's Brother, The Squirming Coil Notes: Fenton Williams (Dave Matthews Band crew) was at the light board in place of Chris Kuroda. "Meatstick" included Trey and Mike removing their instruments to do the full dance as usual, and the Japanese lyrics were sung. This "YEM" might better be called "You Enjoy My Meatstick": After the trampolines segment, Trey took off his guitar to do the Meatsick Dance while Fish played a drum solo. The crowd erupted in the Meatstick chant. Trey then did the Dance two more times (first while Mike soloed on the bass, and then Page on the keys). There was no standard vocal jam. "Wolfman's" had teases of "Sneakin' Sally," "Possum, and "Meatstick." The "Tweezer Reprise" lyrics were replaced by alternate "Meatstick" lines ("time for the Meatstick"; "won't you step into the Meatstick"). Thanks to Erik Swain and 'anonymous.'

04/16/04 Thomas & Mack Center - Las Vegas, NV 1: Seven Below, Rock and Roll, Boogie On Reggae Woman, Back on the Train -> Possum, Strange Design, Gumbo, Brian and Robert, Taste 2: Gotta Jibboo, Twist, Camel Walk > Wilson, HYHU > Love You > HYHU, Waves > Lifeboy, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Loving Cup E: Harry Hood Notes: Fenton Williams (Dave Matthews Band crew) was at the light board in place of Chris Kuroda. Toward the end of "Wilson," Trey teased "Little Drummer Boy." "Love You" featured the debut of Fish's Sonic Dress. The fabric of the dress is woven from audiotape taken from Fish's own collection, and Jon uses special tape-head gloves to "play" it. (Some said it sounded much like Fish playing a washboard under his dress.) For more information, see artist-creator Alyce Santoro's website. Thanks to Erik Swain and Phish.com.

04/15/04 Thomas & Mack Center - Las Vegas, NV 1 (1:16): Buried Alive > AC/DC Bag, Limb by Limb, The Moma Dance, The Old Home Place, Roggae, Water in the Sky, All of These Dreams, Stash -> Timber Ho 2: 46 Days, Drowned > 2001 > Down With Disease > Free > Scent of a Mule, Girls Girls Girls -> Scent of a Mule, Secret Smile, Crowd Control, Slave to the Traffic Light E: Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley > "Coconut" Vocal Jam -> "Sonic Dress" Rap -> Vocal Jam Notes: Fenton Williams (Dave Matthews Band crew) was at the light board in place of Chris Kuroda. "Girls" is a Jay-Z cover (first time played); with Jen Hartswick assisting on vocals. "Secret Smile" featured a wholly new arrangement (about 7 minutes long). "Sally" led loosely into a vocal jam akin to the kind found in 1980s versions, then a vocal jam around the song "Coconut" (Harry Nilsson song, from his 1971 album "Nilsson Schmilsson"), then into a rap by Trey about Fish's sonic dress (which was not played), and then into a free-form vocal jam. Thanks to JDG, Erik Swain, ZZYZX, and Phish.com.

Stealth TAB / Phish

04/11/04 Higher Ground - Winooski, VT Push On 'Til the Day, Drifting, Small Axe, Last Tube, Sultans of Swing, Sand > Chalk Dust Torture, Flock of Words, Plasma > Higher Ground Notes: Billed as Vermont Easter Jam (with The Unknown Blues Band, Jamie Masefield and Paul Asbell, and Grippo Funk Band). They were followed by a modified Trey Band show, with Trey, Tony Markellis, Russ Lawton, Jen Hartswick, Andy Moroz, Dave Grippo and Ray Paczkowski. Page sat in from Small Axe through Chalkdust. Fish sat in from Last Tube through Chalkdust. Mike joined in for Sand and Chalkdust. The latter part of Sand and Chalkdust featured Phish and only Phish. Higher Ground had everybody from Phish and Trey Band, as well as guitarist Seth Yacovone. Thanks to Phillip Zerbo, TPC2, and "DanN" for the info.

2003 New Year's Run Setlists

12/31/03 American Airlines Arena - Miami, FL 1: Wilson > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Moma Dance, Guyute, You Enjoy Myself, First Tube > Tube 2: Stash, Seven Below, Lawn Boy, Chalkdust Torture > Slave to the Traffic Light > Chalkdust Torture 3: Jungle Boogie > Auld Lang Syne > Iron Man, Runaway Jim, Simple, Reba, I Didn't Know > Feel the Heat, Run Like An Antelope E: Frankenstein Notes: Pre-Midnight: Set-up included screens behind the stage, flamingoes and palm trees on it, and huge coconut-looking balloons hanging from above. "Wilson" picked up with the "BLAT BOOM" line -- that is, where last night's unfinished version left off. "Weekapaug" had an "Auld Lang Syne" tease/jam, and "Jungle Boogie" vocals. "Moma Dance" had a "Divided Sky" tease. During the sustained Note in "YEM," Trey teased "Auld Lang Syne." "Tube" began mid-way through, finishing where last night's version left off. Stash had a "Slave" teast, and "Seven Below" an "Auld Lang Syne" tease. "Chalkdust" had "Auld Lang Syne" teases. During the second setbreak, the PA music included a number of car-related songs (foreshadowing the gag at midnight). "Jungle Boogie" is a Kool and the Gang cover, first time played (although it has long been in Pork Tornado's repertoire). Midnight Gag: As midnight neared during "Jungle Boogie," Fish's drum kit was moved to the side of the stage. A 10'x10'-square platform with a circular rug that had been in the back left of the stage was moved into Fish's usual spot. The rug turned out to be a cover for a hollow center, which lined up with a trap door under the stage. A miniature car, reportedly a Mini Cooper, was lowered to the same spot on the stage. The gutted car was painted light blue, with flames on the front, and was blacklight-sensitive, giving it a phosphorescent glow. A full marching band, replete with cheerleaders (in masks), came out of the car one-by-one (including tuba/sousaphone players!). The band was the Miami Palmetto Sr. High School Marching Panther Band. Cheerleaders were not [all?] from the high school, but rather costumed adults. The marching band also had a mascot in a number 27 jersey (possibly TN Titans' Eddie George's shirt?), with the name taped over with black tape, wearing a bunny (?) mask. Also emerging were costumed dancers similar to [same as?] the sort of demented bunny-women present at the IT Festival this summer. The band members and others were actually walking in from the back center of the stage, up a set of stairs under the stage, and out of the car -- giving the effect that they were all coming from the car itself. With the stage covered with dancers, the marching band drumming and blaring...Fish and the jersey-wearing mascot (and a bunny-creature?) counted the clock down to midnight. A massive balloon drop followed with "Auld Lang Syne." "Iron Man," a Black Sabbath cover, was performed instrumental only with the marching band (and fairly briefly). Phish has never played "Iron Man" before, although Mike teased it in "Wilson" on 2/20/93. Post-Midnight: "I Didn't Know" had Fish out front on vacuum, singing "Feel the Heat" through the vacuum, with Trey singing some lines as well as he filled in on drums. At one point during this mayhem, Fish climbed on Page's piano. "Feel the Heat," played for the first time, is a song sung by Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg) with Reed Rothchild (John C. Reilly) in "Boogie Nights." The ditty appears as the intro to the film's soundtrack. Trey dedicated it to the Miami Heat basketball team, and called it "Feel Feel Feel Feel the Heat." Before launching into "Frankenstein," Trey teased the first notes of "Fluffhead." Thanks to Neil Guttentype, Jim Raras, AJ Abrams, Shawn Ross, Brandon Ross, Adam Holzman, Erik Swain, Phillip Zerbo, Shawn Friedel, Laura Aiken, Brian Defansky, ZZYZX, Dob Essene, and Jason Pinsky (Phish.com).

12/30/03 American Airlines Arena - Miami, FL 1: Wilson, Sand > Shafty -> NICU, Weigh, Cities, Strange Design, Scent of a Mule, Bathtub Gin > 2001 2: Tube -> L.A. Woman > Birds of a Feather > L.A. Woman, Makisupa Policeman -> P-Funk Medley, Makisupa Policeman > Touch Me, Down With Disease E: Contact, While My Guitar Gently Weeps Notes: Set 1: "Wilson" was unfinished. For the record, Earl Hindman, the actor who played Wilson on TV's "Home Improvement," died on Monday 12/29. "Gin" had "Show Biz Kids" (Steely Dan) and "After Midnight" teases. In the second verse of "NICU," Mike played the bassline from "Shafty." "2001" included a "P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" jam (with some of the lyrics sung), as well as teases of "Bathtub Gin" and "Sand." Set 2, Pre-Funk: "Tube" was reportedly played after Trey found a frisbee labelled "Tube" on the stage when returning from setbreak, which he flashed to the other band members and the front rows. "Tube," about 12 minutes long, was unfinished. "L.A. Woman" is a Doors cover, played for the first time (although it was soundchecked on 4/17/93 and teased in Possum on 5/17/92 and 5/30/93). Additionally, the first part of the "L.A. Woman" jam (before "Birds") had notable elements of "Timber Ho." "Birds" included a jam on "L.A. Woman." The keyword in "Makisupa" was something like: "we were going to have Fish sing 'Touch Me,' but we didn't have the horns and we've forgotten the song." Then Trey paused and said, "since I got your hopes up, maybe bringing out P-Funk would make up for it." P-Funk: Then George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic emerged to accompany Phish through a 20-minute jam that touched on several P-Funk songs and lyrics. This medley reportedly included elements (roughly in order) of a rap on the theme "Booty Ain't Nothing But a Butt," "Get Off Your Ass and Jam," "Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker)," "P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)," and "One Nation Under a Groove." Clinton riffed on the chorus from "Get Low" (by Lil Jon & The Eastside Boyz). During the jam a boy (apparently in his late teens, possibly with Down syndrome) appeared onstage, dancing next to Trey. He may have jumped on the stage uninvited, because security (Carini?) came out about a quarter into the jam to escort him away. Shortly thereafter, Trey himself walked off the stage after them, and returned to escort the boy back to his original position on-stage. The boy resumed his dancing next to Trey, who got a noticeable kick out of how much fun the kid was having. At one point, Trey even seemed to indicate to a cameraman to tape the kid dancing -- he pointed to the cameraman, pointed back to the kid, and seemed to make a "film him" gesture. The boy remained onstage throughout the remainder of the P-Funk jam, and walked off with everyone else at its conclusion. At the end of the P-Funk jam, Fish was left on-stage alone playing the vacuum. Fish then exited, leaving the stage empty for a minute or two. Set 2, Post-Funk: The band returned and re-launched into "Makisupa." During this return to "Makisupa," Trey said that to prove having P-Funk sit-in was better than having Fish sing "Touch Me," Fish would now sing one line a capella. Page played the intro of "Touch Me," and Fish then sang just the first line. "Touch Me" being the second Doors song played at the show, it may be relevant that Jim Morrison was prosecuted for allegedly exposing himself on March 1, 1969 at Miami's Dinner Key Auditorium -- not two miles from the American Airlines Arena. "Contact" had a different (unidentified) last line, possibly something about "L.A. Woman" ("L.A. Women make my funk the P-Funk" ??). Aftershow: Mike Gordon appeared on bass during Parliament/Funkadelic's scheduled post-Phish gig at Miami's Ice Palace Soundstage. Thanks to ZZYZX, Phil Nazarro, Jason Pinsky (Phish.com), Jim Raras, Christian Campagna, Brandon Ross, Jeremy David Goodwin, Erik Swain, Chris Bertolet, Nathan Tobey, Greg Skillman, and Adam Holzman for info.

12/29/03 American Airlines Arena - Miami, FL 1: Piper, Foam, Anything But Me, Limb by Limb, Wolfman's Brother, Poor Heart, Cavern 2: Rock and Roll > Twist* -> Boogie On Reggae Woman -> Ghost -> Free**, Divided Sky, Good Times Bad Times E1: Waste# E2: Squirming Coil Notes:* - with Trey screaming something unidentified before the "whoos"; ** - with two-minute Trey/Mike duet; # - the band left the stage between the two encores. AFTERSHOW: Mike sat in with local band Spackle for "War Pigs" (Black Sabbath) and "Deep Elem Blues" (GDead) at Miami's Tobacco Road Thanks to Jason Pinsky (Phish.com), ZZYZX, Phillip Zerbo, Geoff Kaiser, and "anonymous" for info.

12/28/03 American Airlines Arena - Miami, FL 1: David Bowie, Sample in a Jar, Tweezer*, Bouncing Around the Room, AC/DC Bag, Frankie Says**, Llama, HYHU > Love You*** > HYHU, Tweezer Reprise 2: Gotta Jibboo, Suzy Greenberg# -> Theme From the Bottom, Water in the Sky, Friday, Harry Hood E: Sleeping Monkey, Loving Cup Notes: * - about 15 minutes long; ** - lyrics flubbed; over 11 minutes long; *** - Fish forgot the words, first scat-sung for awhile and then came out with: "I can't remember the words/And it really doesn't matter because I can't sing either/ So who gives a fuck/ it's time for the vacumn cleaner"; # - nearly 20 minutes long, jam very heavy metal-esque for the part following the second verse, last verse not sung. Thanks to Jason Pinsky (Phish.com), ZZYZX, Brandon Ross, and Jeremy David Goodwin for the info.

20th Anniversary Run Setlists

12/02/03 FleetCenter - Boston, MA 1: Harry Hood*, Cavern, Birds of a Feather, Ya Mar**, Horn > Piper, Anything but Me, Water in the Sky, Down with Disease*** Setbreak Video: Half-hour montage of Phish since 1988 or so (practicing "Fluffhead," which ends when Trey breaks a string; Fishman drumming; young Page; Oh Kee Pa video; Halloween, festivals, and NYE footage, etc.; ends with an editor credit, and "We'll be back... in fifteen minutes") 2: Rock and Roll -> Weekapaug Groove -> Tweezer Reprise# > Frankenstein -> Kung## -> Frankenstein, All of These Dreams, The Wedge, Boogie On Reggae Woman > Cities, Maze, Waste E: Bug Notes: * - lyrics flubbed; ** - ended with "Banana Splits" theme (presumably after noticing someone with a large banana balloon in the row immediately behind the stage); *** - screen lowered behind band; # - first line of "Mike's Song" ("Trapped in time, and I don't know what to do") sung in place of the first line of "Tweezer Reprise"; ## - mini vocal jam and delay loop; Trey drops to ground each time "stand up" is said; ### - with mini "duel" between Trey and Page during Page's organ solo; Thanks to Rob Johnson for the info.

12/01/03 Pepsi Arena - Albany, NY 1: Chalkdust Torture, Stash, Guyute, Thunderhead, Sparkle, Wolfman's Brother, Good Times Bad Times 2: Tweezer -> 2001 -> You Enjoy Myself, Camel Walk*, Possum*, Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress**, Run Like an Antelope# E: Fire^ Notes: * - with Jeff Holdsworth on guitar and vocals, singing tunes he wrote.;** - with Jeff on guitar and vocals, first song Phish ever played, "for old times' sake";# - with Jeff on guitar and vocals; also with Tom Marshall on vocals and bell; keyword was "spleef";^ - with Jeff Holdsworth on guitar Thanks to Rob Johnson for the info.

11/29/03 Wachovia Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA 1: Wilson, Cars Trucks Buses, Limb By Limb, Dirt, Seven Below, The Divided Sky, Fast Enough For You, Julius 2: Twist > Simple, Taste, Makisupa Policeman*, Buffalo Bill**, David Bowie, Strange Design, Character Zero E: Friday Notes: * - Trey says this is the official first Phish song (debuted 10/23/84, the only song known to have been performed at the first show where the band appeared as "Phish");** - With Tom Marshall (who co-wrote Makisupa Policeman, Buffalo Bill, and many others) on vocals; tenth performance of this song (debuted 11/21/92)

11/28/03 Nassau Coliseum - Uniondale, NY 1: Bouncin' Round the Room*, Runaway Jim, Ghost -> Jam -> What's the Use, AC/DC Bag, First Tube, Frankie Says, Bathtub Gin -> Jam, Free 2: Waves, Sample in a Jar, Down with Disease -> Jam!, Walls of the Cave, Two Versions of Me, Crowd Control**, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove E: Crimes of the Mind*** Notes: * - with Julius teases;** - new song, with sociopolitical messages ("time has come for changes, do something or else I will");*** - with the Dude of Life on vocals ("Here's to 20 years and for 20 more, ladies and gentleman, Phish!") Thanks to Cody Shibi, Herschel Gelman, and Kaz.

Summer Tour 2003 Setlists

08/03/03 - "IT" - Loring Commerce Centre - Limestone, Maine Set 1: Daniel (Saw the Stone), Saw It Again, Punch You in the Eye, Army of One, Chalkdust Torture, Wilson*, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove Set 2: Mellow Mood, Ghost** > Mist, Pebbles and Marbles, You Enjoy Myself > Chariots of Fire^, Loving Cup Set 3: 46 Days, Julius, Lizards, Secret Smile, Run Like an Antelope^^ Encore: Good Times Bad Times#   * - Trey said something to the effect of: "Hey, Kevin, there's a post-able version of 'Wilson.' Ladies and gentlemen, the Shortest 'Wilson' Ever! I'd like to dedicated that to our archivist, Kevin Shapiro... And now: the longest 'Bittersweet Motel' ever - I'm kidding!" Then the crowd started an enormous chant for 'Fluffhead.' After conferring with the band, Trey said, "Mike says no" - and the band launched into 'Mike's Song'; ** - with massive glowstick war; ^ - Phish played the song in the background as the winners from the '100th Running of the First Annual Runaway Jim 5K' were brought up on stage and announced by Trey with photos on the video screen (the women's second-place finisher was actually Trey's neighbor "from right down the road" and the men's winner, from nearby Presque Isle, had a time of 15min for the 5k); ^^ - after the "downshift," Trey thanks the crew and the crowd; when the band returns to the song, they skip the "Rye rye rocco/Marco/Spike" lyrics section; # - with fireworks behind the stage during the close of the song; thanks to James Dean Young, Maria Valiente, and Andrew Saskin for corrections.

08/02/03 - "IT" - Loring Commerce Centre - Limestone, Maine Set 1: AC/DC Bag, Ya Mar > Runaway Jim, Reba*, Birds of a Feather, Meatstick**, Two Versions of Me, Vultures, Limb By Limb, Cavern Set 2: Down With Disease > NICU -> Brother, Lawn Boy, Discern, Waves^, David Bowie Set 3: Rock & Roll -> Seven Below -> Scents & Subtle Sounds^^ > Spread It Round, Bug Encore: Dog Log, The Mango Song "Set 4": The Tower Jam#   * with whistling; **Trey: "we'd like to honor that request" (referring to loud crowd chant for the song), and sung with Japanese lyrics; ^ with ambient jam; ^^ with Seven Below teases. #An all-improvised (and unannounced, though heavily rumored) set from the roof of the old air-traffic control tower, taking place about 2-3am, with special lighting by Chris Kuroda. Featured many teases, accompanied by dancers on rappel lines down the tower's sides. Thanks to Cody Schibi, Allan Morris, and PhantasyTour for the info.

07/31/03 - Tweeter Center - Camden, New Jersey Set 1: Llama, Moma Dance, Divided Sky, Dirt, Seven Below, The Sloth, Water in the Sky, Wolfman's Brother, Possum Set 2: Piper, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove* -> Free, Friday, Harry Hood Encore: Frankenstein   * - with "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" tease; Thanks to Erik Swain for the calls.

07/30/03 - Tweeter Center - Camden, New Jersey Set 1: My Friend My Friend, Lonesome Cowboy Bill, Scents and Subtle Sounds*, You Ain't Goin' Nowhere**, Spock's Brain, Chalkdust Torture***, On Your Way Down, Fast Enough For You, Taste Set 2: Twist, Bug, You Enjoy Myself, Walls of the Cave Encore: Secret Smile   * - 25+ minutes; ** - first time played, Bob Dylan cover (includes the lyric "We'll climb that hill no matter how steep / When we get up to IT"; reports indicate that the performance was closer to the Byrds' well-known rendition of the song than to Dylan's original); *** - very adventurous version; Thanks to Erik Swain for the calls.

07/29/03 - Post Gazette Pavilion at Star Lake - Burgettstown, Pennsylvania Set 1: Daniel (Saw the Stone), Camel Walk, Gotta Jibboo, Cool it Down, Scent of a Mule, Fee > Timber (Jerry) > When the Circus Comes, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Golgi Apparatus Set 2: Crosseyed and Painless > Thunderhead, Brother, Harpua > Bittersweet Motel, Harpua, I Fooled Around and Fell in Love* > Hold Your Head Up > Harpua, David Bowie Encore: Farmhouse   * First time played, w/ Fishman on vocals and vacuum. None of the first nine songs had been played this tour. Daniel had not been performed in the previous 280 shows, Harpua in 167.

07/27/03 - Alltel Pavilion - Raleigh, North Carolina Set 1: Runaway Jim, Ya Mar, Down With Disease, The Divided Sky, Sample in a Jar, Discern, Anything But Me, Llama Set 2: Ghost, Halley's Comet > Seven Below * #, Tube > Prince Caspian > 2001 > Fire Encore: Squirming Coil   * with 'Mozambique' tease. # - after the song, Trey said: "Please welcome back Mike Gordon!" & preceded to play 'Charge!' substituting "Mike!" for the word "Charge!"

07/26/03 - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre - Atlanta, Georgia Set 1: Wilson > Cars Trucks Buses, The Wedge, It's Ice, My Mind's Got a Mind of It's Own, Wolfman's Brother, Mexican Cousin, Guyute > Taste Set 2: Piper > Mist, Waves > Tweezer > NICU* > Cavern > You Enjoy Myself # Encore: Wading in the Velvet Sea > Tweexer Reprise^   * Trey called out: "...play it, Cactus!" # - Instead of the traditional lyrics, Trey said: "Boy...Man...God...IT." for the upcoming festival. ^ - with "Happy Birthday" teases

07/25/03 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte - Charlotte, North Carolina Set 1: Funky Bitch, Chalkdust Torture, Two Versions of Me, Bathtub Gin, Limb By Limb, Back on the Train, Horn, Golgi Apparatus > Character Zero Set 2: Drowned > Kung, Twist > Heavy Things, Harry Hood > David Bowie* Encore: Star Spangled Banner #, Bug   * with 'Tweezer' teases. # - performed a cappella

07/23/03 - Verizon Wireless Music Center - Noblesville, Indiana Set 1: Scents & Subtle Sounds > Theme from the Bottom, Rift > Sample in a Jar, Sneaking Sally Through the Alley, Billy Breathes, Seven Below, Cavern Set 2: Down With Disease, Squirming Coil, Makisupa Policeman, Buffalo Bill, Run Like An Antelope*, Thunderhead, Slave to the Traffic Light Encore: Waste   * dedicated to Greg. Trey begins song by saying: "Don't let it get you down...""

07/22/03 - Verizon Wireless Music Center - Noblesville, Indiana Set 1: Punch You in the Eye, Beauty of my Dreams, Gumbo, Divided Sky, Boogie On Reggae Woman, Carini > Magilla*, Possum Set 2: Split Open & Melt > Free > Friday, The Lizards, Walls of the Cave Encore: Bouncing Around the Room > Frankenstein   * last played 7.4.00"

07/21/03 - Verizon Wireless Music Center - Noblesville, Indiana Set 1: Cities, Runaway Jim, Meat, Water in the Sky, Stash, My Old Home Place, Vultures, Birds of a Feather > Mike's Song > I am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove Set 2: Suzy Greenberg > Taste > 46 Days > Tweezer > 2001 > Limb By Limb > Good Times Bad Times Encore: Loving Cup> Tweezer Reprise

07/19/03 - Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, Wisconsin Set 1: Sample in a Jar, Reba^, Wilson, Scents & Subtle Sounds, Maze, Driver, NICU* > Ya Mar*, Rocky Top*, Lawn Boy, Julius Set 2: Piper > Rock and Roll > Seven Below > Prince Caspian, You Enjoy Myself Encore: Wading in the Velvet Sea   ^ no whistling at end; * all three songs consecutively contained "Play it Leo!"

07/18/03 - Alpine Valley Music Theatre - East Troy, Wisconsin Set 1: Axilla, Rift, Bathtub Gin > Mango Song, Roggae, Discern, I Didn't Know^ > Dust in the Wind^*, David Bowie Set 2: Down with Disease > Catapult, Bug, Secret Smile, Two Versions of Me, Twist, Character Zero Encore: Harry Hood   ^ w/ vacuum solo; * for Dave, who won the hotline contest

07/17/03 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Kansas City - Bonner Springs, Kansas Set 1: Chalkdust Torture, Wolfman's Brother, Maze, Dirt, Pebbels and Marbles, Strange Design, Back on the Train, Divided Sky Set 2: Tweezer > Makisupa Policeman*, Limb by Limb, Anything But Me, Horn > Waves, Cavern, Run Like an Antelope Encore: Contact > Tweezer Reprise   * w/ Dust in the Wind teases. Afterwards, Trey said the first person to leave a message on Mike's "Inside In" Hotline naming the song just teased would win a prize.

07/15/03 - USANA Amphitheatre - West Valley City, Utah Set 1: AC/DC Bag, Ya Mar, Theme from the Bottom, Saw It Again, Poor Heart, Two Versions of Me, Secret Smile, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove Set 2: Mr. Completely* -> Low Rider > Big Black Furry Creature From Mars > Buried Alive -> BBFCFM > Ha Ha Ha > BBFCFM > Mr. Completely > Spread It Round*, Walls of the Cave, Golgi Apparatus, Slave to the Traffic Light Encore: Sleeping Monkey   * first time played

07/13/03 - Gorge Amphitheatre - George, Washington Set 1: Runaway Jim, Scents > Subtle Sounds, Axilla, Carini, Dog Faced Boy, Round Room, Halley's Comet*, Guyute*, You Enjoy Myself Set 2: Llama, Wolfman's Brother > Jesus Just Left Chicago, Seven Below*, Harry Hood, Chalkdust Torture Encore: First Tube      * with Mike on electronic bagpipes

07/12/03 - Gorge Amphitheatre - George, Washington Set 1: Taste, Mexican Cousin, Stash, NICU, Heavy Things, Mock Song*, Army of One**, Maze Set 2: Piper, Two Versions of Me*, Tweezer***, Dogs Stole Things, Water in the Sky, Ghost, David Bowie Encore: Frankenstein, Tweezer Reprise      * debut; ** first time played by Phish, Vida Blue original; *** ?

07/10/03 - Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, California Set 1: Spices > Waves, Reba, Lawn Boy, The Moma Dance, Run Like An Antelope* Set 2: 46 Days, The Divided Sky **, Friday, Free, Seven Below, Wading in the Velvet Sea, 2001, Down With Disease Encore: Rift, Character Zer0      * keyword was "spike"; ** w/ spacey jam akin to one of Wed's Piper jams

07/09/03 - Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, California Set 1: You Enjoy Myself* -> Simple > Mist, Chalkdust Torture**, Bathtub Gin Set 2: Boogie On Reggae Woman > AC/DC Bag, Piper^, Twist, Scents & Subtle Sounds, Mike's Song^^ > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove^^^ Encore: Loving Cup      * unfinished; ** followed by several vamp endings (inc. the final bit of Big Ball Jam); ^ segued into 2 or 3 distinct jams before ending; ^^ w/ heavy fog; ^^^ w/ Mike on foot bell

07/08/03 - Coors Amphitheatre - Chula Vista, California Set 1: Guyute, Horn, My Sweet One, Tweezer, Limb By Limb, Fast Enough For You, Frankie Says, Taste Set 2: Down With Disease, Vultures, Secret Smile*, Harry Hood, Carini, Discern *, Waste Encore: Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer Reprise      * new

07/07/03 - Cricket Pavilion - Phoenix, Arizona Soundcheck: Funky Bitch Set 1: Stash, Sample in a Jar, Billy Breathes, Waves, Spices*, Anything But Me, David Bowie, Dirt, Possum Set 2: Birds of a Feather, Wolfman's Brother, Scents & Subtle Sounds*, TMWSIY > Avenu Malkenu > Walls of the Cave, Prince Caspian Encore: Character Zero      * new