Wednesday, 01/27/1988 Gallagher’s, Waitsfield, VT

Set 1: Funky Bitch, Mustang Sally, AC/DC Bag -> Possum, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Sneakin' Sally through the Alley, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Take the 'A' Train, Good Times Bad Times

Set 2: Wilson, Slave to the Traffic Light, Corrina, Fire, Fluffhead, The Divided Sky, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, You Enjoy Myself, The Sloth, Whipping Post

Set 3: Fee, The Lizards^[1], Suzy Greenberg, Golgi Apparatus, Bike, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Camel Walk, Harry Hood

[1] First known performance.

Notes: This show contained the first known version of Lizards.

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Wednesday, 02/03/1988 Gallagher’s, Waitsfield, VT

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Sunday, 02/07/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Fire, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Shaggy Dog, Golgi Apparatus, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Peaches en Regalia, Phase Dance, Dear Mrs. Reagan, I Didn't Know^[1], David Bowie

Set 2: Happy Birthday to You, AC/DC Bag, Timber (Jerry), Flat Fee, Fee, Possum, The Lizards, Fly Famous Mockingbird^[2], Whipping Post

Set 3: Suzy Greenberg, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday Reprise, Clod > Bundle of Joy, The Curtain With, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Good Times Bad Times

[1] Fishman on trombone.
[2] Debut.

Notes: I Didn't know featured Fishman on trombone. Mockingbird made its debut at this show and was played without Forbin’s.

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Monday, 02/08/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Slave to the Traffic Light, Funky Bitch, Take the 'A' Train, Golgi Apparatus, Phase Dance, Fire, You Enjoy Myself

Set 2: Fluffhead, Wilson > Peaches en Regalia, The Divided Sky, The Lizards, Run Like an Antelope

Set 3: The Sloth, Flat Fee, Dinner and a Movie, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Harry Hood, Bike^[1], Fee, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars

[1] Included one verse of Love You and a trombone solo from Fishman.

Notes: Bike included one verse of Love You and a trombone solo from Fishman.

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Wednesday, 02/10/1988 Gallagher’s, Waitsfield, VT

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Saturday, 02/20/1988 St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY

No known setlist!

Notes: It is believed that this show was a fraternity party.

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Wednesday, 02/24/1988 Gallagher’s, Waitsfield, VT

Set 1: Funky Bitch, Fluffhead, The Curtain^[1] > You Enjoy Myself, I Didn't Know, The Lizards, Wilson > Peaches en Regalia, Golgi Apparatus, Slave to the Traffic Light, Corrina, Fee, David Bowie

Set 2: Mustang Sally^[2], Sneakin' Sally through the Alley^[3], Sanity, La Grange, Harry Hood

[1] First known Curtain without "With."
[2] John Carlton on drums.
[3] John Carlton on drums and Fishman on trombone.

Notes: This is the first known Curtain without “With.” The second set listing may be incomplete. The first two songs of the second set featured John Carlton on drums and Sneakin’ Sally featured Fishman on trombone. Mike dedicated Mustang Sally to Abe Vigoda.

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Friday, 02/26/1988 Living and Learning Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Set 1: The Curtain > Suzy Greenberg, You Enjoy Myself, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday Reprise > AC/DC Bag, Possum, Phase Dance, Good Times Bad Times

Set 2: Fluffhead, I Didn't Know, Golgi Apparatus > The Lizards, David Bowie, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Fee > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Dear Mrs. Reagan, Makisupa Policeman, Alumni Blues, Whipping Post

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Wednesday, 03/09/1988 Gallagher’s, Waitsfield, VT

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Friday, 03/11/1988 The Base Lodge, Johnson State College, Stearns, VT

Set 1: The Chicken^[1], Funky Bitch, Sneakin' Sally through the Alley^[2], Take the 'A' Train, You Enjoy Myself^[3] -> Wilson, Golgi Apparatus, Slave to the Traffic Light, Flat Fee, Corrina, The Lizards^[4], David Bowie^[5]

Set 2: Fluffhead, Dinner and a Movie, Harry Hood, The Ballad of Curtis Loew^[6], Harpua, AC/DC Bag > Alumni Blues > Run Like an Antelope^[7]

[1] First known Phish performance.
[2] Bobby Brown on harmonica; vocal jam.
[3] No vocal jam.
[4] I Dream of Jeannie tease.
[5] Began with a tease medley that included Timber, Sunshine of Your Love, Whipping Post, and several others.
[6] Bobby Brown on harmonica.
[7] Trey spoke the names "Marco Esquandolas... Poster Nutbag... Moses Heaps... Moses DeWitt."

Notes: This show features the only known Phish performance of The Chicken. Sneakin’ Sally and Curtis Loew featured Bobby Brown on harmonica. Bowie began with a tease medley that included Timber, Sunshine of Your Love, Whipping Post, and several others. There was a vocal jam in Sneakin’ Sally, but not in YEM. Trey spat out the names “Marco Esquandolas... Poster Nutbag... Moses Heaps... Moses DeWitt” during Antelope. Dinner and a Movie was dedicated to “our good friend Susannah.” Lizards was delayed, as Trey cut on Fishman for losing his drumsticks during the gig; Lizards subsequently included an I Dream of Jeanie tease. Some tapes that circulate are mislabeled “The Base Lounge.”

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Saturday, 03/12/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Jump Monk^[1], McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, The Lizards, Tela^[2], Wilson, AC/DC Bag, Colonel Forbin's Ascent^[2] > Fly Famous Mockingbird, The Sloth, Possum, Run Like an Antelope

[1] First known Phish performance.
[2] First known performance.

Notes: This was John Paluska’s first Phish show and also the first known live Gamehendge, complete with narration. This show contained the first known versions of Tela and Forbin’s, although on 5/21/88, Trey called Tela a debut. This show also featured the first known Phish version of Jump Monk. The members of Phish were, by accounts, at the Frank Zappa concert up the street at the Burlington Memorial Auditorium before this Nectar’s gig. This setlist is incomplete.

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Sunday, 03/20/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

No known setlist!

Notes: There was a show on this date, but recordings do not circulate. However, mislabeled tapes circulate with this date are actually the Junta release party from 5/9/89.

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Monday, 03/21/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Suzy Greenberg, Golgi Apparatus, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Sneakin' Sally through the Alley, The Divided Sky, Boogie On Reggae Woman, Timber (Jerry), The Lizards, Fire, AC/DC Bag, The Chase -> Possum, Dinner and a Movie, I Didn't Know, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird

Notes: This setlist is likely incomplete.

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Tuesday, 03/22/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

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Thursday, 03/31/1988 Kenny's Castaways, New York, NY

Set 1: I Didn't Know, Golgi Apparatus, Fee > AC/DC Bag > Possum, Fluffhead, Alumni Blues, The Lizards, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Take the 'A' Train, Fire, You Enjoy Myself, Wilson

Notes: This was the first ever Phish show in New York City. AC/DC Bag was sung for Roger (presumably Roger Holloway), who was in attendance.

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Saturday, 04/02/1988 The Zoo, Humphries House, Amherst College, Amherts, MA

Set 1: Fire, Good Times Bad Times

Notes: This setlist is obviously incomplete.

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Wednesday, 04/06/1988 Gallagher’s, Waitsfield, VT

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Sunday, 04/17/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

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Monday, 04/18/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

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Tuesday, 04/19/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

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Friday, 04/22/1988 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Set 1: I Didn't Know, Golgi Apparatus, The Lizards, Fee, Shaggy Dog, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, You Enjoy Myself, Suzy Greenberg, Ya Mar, AC/DC Bag -> Possum, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, David Bowie

Set 2: Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Fire, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Run Like an Antelope, Fluffhead, Dinner and a Movie, Harry Hood, Harpua

Notes: This show was part of UVM’s Earth Day Festival. If you are a stage banter fan, seek out this show for Trey’s announcements after Fire as someone requested “Page’s new love song.” Trey announced that this requested song is actually called Tela, and announced the future debut of several songs, including “The Tires” (a.k.a. Contact), “The Four-Track Song” (a.k.a. Poor Heart) and “Marijuana Hot Chocolate” (a.k.a. Foam), for which Mike gave a preview of the bass line.

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Wednesday, 04/27/1988 Gallagher’s, Waitsfield, VT

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Saturday, 04/30/1988 Colgate University, Hamilton, NY

No known setlist!

Notes: This show may have been a fraternity party.

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Monday, 05/02/1988 The Haunt, Ithaca, NY

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Tuesday, 05/03/1988 The Haunt, Ithaca, NY

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Thursday, 05/05/1988 Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

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Thursday, 05/12/1988 Kenny's Castaways, New York, NY

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Saturday, 05/14/1988 Goddard College, Plainfield, VT

Set 1: Fire, I Didn't Know^[1], Halley's Comet^[2] > Light Up Or Leave Me Alone, You Enjoy Myself, The Lizards, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Jesus Just Left Chicago^[3], Fluffhead, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Take the 'A' Train^[4]

[1] Richard Wright on drums and additional vocals.
[2] Richard Wright on additional vocals.
[3] Bobby Brown on harmonica.
[4] Carl Boyle on saxophone.

Notes: "Springfest" at Goddard. Fire was dedicated to Bobby Brown; JJLC subsequently featured Bobby on harmonica. JJLC also featured an appearance by three-year-old Cameron McKinney, whom Trey announced was “playing guitar.” Halley’s Comet and I Didn’t Know featured Richard Wright adding additional vocals; he also played drums on I Didn’t Know. After Light Up, Trey introduced the crowd to Marley and sang to her both before and during YEM. BBFCFM was dedicated to Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of the band Steely Dan. Take the ‘A’ Train, which was preceded by HYHU teases, featured Carl Boyle on saxophone.

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Sunday, 05/15/1988 Beecher Hill Farm, Hinesburg, VT

Set 1: Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Golgi Apparatus, You Enjoy Myself, Suzy Greenberg, Good Times Bad Times, Fluffhead, Shaggy Dog, The Lizards, Sneakin' Sally through the Alley, AC/DC Bag -> Possum

Set 2: Icculus, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, The Curtain With > Wilson > Peaches en Regalia, Take the 'A' Train, Jesus Just Left Chicago, I Didn't Know, Flat Fee > Whipping Post, Harpua

Encore: Fire

Notes: "Vermont Farm Festival." Harpua was preceded by a Rocky Top tease. After JJLC, Fishman borrowed a snare drum from the Dirch Brothers. Fans of stage banter will want to seek out this show, as the band was particularly chatty.

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Saturday, 05/21/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Funky Bitch, Sneakin' Sally through the Alley, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page^[1] > Alumni Blues, You Enjoy Myself, St. Thomas^[2], Golgi Apparatus, Fire

Set 2: La Grange, Possum, The Lizards, Timber (Jerry), Tela, Happy Birthday to You, Fluffhead, Bike, Good Times Bad Times

Set 3: Big Leg Emma, Rocky Top, Cities, Take the 'A' Train, The Curtain > Suzy Greenberg

[1] First played by Phish, then played only by Fish.
[2] First known Phish performance.

Notes: This show included the first known Phish performance of St. Thomas. Prior to Letter to Jimmy Page, Trey announced that per "Del's" request, they were going to play Letter to Jimmy Page as a band, and then Fish would play it by himself (telling the crowd that Fish didn't know it). YEM was dedicated to Del and La Grange was dedicated to Mike. The date for this show may be incorrect; note that Trey refers to Tela as a debut at this show, though it actually debuted on 3/12/88. Big Leg Emma was played for the first time since May 3, 1985 (100 shows).

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Sunday, 05/22/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

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Monday, 05/23/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Take the 'A' Train, Golgi Apparatus, You Enjoy Myself, Rocky Top, Light Up Or Leave Me Alone, I Didn't Know, Peaches en Regalia, Possum, Good Times Bad Times

Notes: This setlist is incomplete; it is also possible this is the second of three sets. Before YEM Trey declined a request from an audience member, “Del,” and notes that: “Last night was Del request night because you graduated... if you get a Masters we’ll do another request for you.” YEM was dedicated to audience member “Ed” with Trey remarking that he wrote the beginning of YEM while in class with him.

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Tuesday, 05/24/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: The Curtain With, Rocky Top, Funky Bitch, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Peaches en Regalia, Golgi Apparatus, Sneakin' Sally through the Alley, Suzy Greenberg, Fire

Set 2: Jesus Just Left Chicago, Fluffhead, Whipping Post

Set 3: Ya Mar^[1] -> Jam^[1] > Halley's Comet^[2], The Sloth, I Didn't Know, La Grange, Fee, I Know a Little, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Corrina, Harpua, Run Like an Antelope

[1] Jah Roy on vocals.
[2] Richard Wright on vocals.

Notes: Ya Mar and the ensuing jam featured vocals from Jah Roy; Halley’s Comet featured vocals from Richard Wright. The master tapes confirm this listing as the correct performance order. Many tapes of this show circulate with an incorrect song order, an incorrect date (May 25, 1988) and an incorrect venue (Ian’s Farm, Hebron, NY).

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Friday, 05/27/1988 The Front, Burlington, VT

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Friday, 06/03/1988 Squam Lake Steak House, Squam Lake, NH

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Saturday, 06/04/1988 Squam Lake Steak House, Squam Lake, NH

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Wednesday, 06/15/1988 The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Suzy Greenberg, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, You Enjoy Myself, Wilson, Rocky Top, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Fluffhead, Golgi Apparatus

Set 2: La Grange, Fee > Timber (Jerry), I Didn't Know, The Lizards, AC/DC Bag, The Sloth, Contact^[1], Dinner and a Movie, Take the 'A' Train, Good Times Bad Times, Whipping Post^[2], Dear Mrs. Reagan^[3]

[1] First known performance.
[2] Began as Antelope.
[3] Contact lyrics.

Notes: This show marked the first known performance of Contact; Contact lyrics were also sung during Dear Mrs. Reagan. Whipping Post began as Antelope. The actual date of this show may have been June 16, 1988.

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Friday, 06/17/1988 Gopher Broke (Commune), Morrisville, VT

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Sunday, 06/19/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: The Curtain With, Funky Bitch, Possum, Golgi Apparatus, La Grange, Suzy Greenberg, Big Leg Emma, You Enjoy Myself^[1]

Set 2: Good Times Bad Times, Cities, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars^[2], Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Contact, Run Like an Antelope

Set 3: I Know a Little > Mike's Song, Corrina, Rocky Top, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters

Encore: Jesus Just Left Chicago

[1] Vocal jam had When the Levee Breaks teases and was based on the word "down."
[2] Flintstones theme and Mary Had A Little Lamb teases.

Notes: By request, extensive teasing of Iron Man preceded La Grange. The YEM vocal jam was based on the word “down” and contained teases of When the Levee Breaks. BBFCFM contained teases of the Flintstones theme and Mary Had a Little Lamb. This show is full of stage banter throughout, focused on the Dance Contest that took place during BBFCFM and Swing Low, “Art Funk” and “Foul, Reek and Fecal.” “Spunky Billington” (Ninja Mike) & Magoo from Ninja Custodian won the seemingly rigged dance contest and received the grand prize of Phish T-Shirts and a $20 bill. The listing for the third set may be incomplete. Some copies of this show in circulation are mislabeled as 6/18/88.

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Monday, 06/20/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Slave to the Traffic Light, Peaches en Regalia, You Enjoy Myself, Fluffhead, AC/DC Bag > The Lizards, Halley's Comet -> Wilson, Ya Mar -> Jam^[1], I Didn't Know

Set 2: Sneakin' Sally through the Alley, Tela, Fee, Golgi Apparatus, Satin Doll^[2], Take the 'A' Train > Possum, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, David Bowie

[1] Jah Roy on vocals. One Love, Three Little Birds, and Stir It Up quotes.
[2] First known Phish performance.

Notes: This show featured the first known Phish performance of Satin Doll. The jam out of Ya Mar featured Jah Roy on vocals. During the jam, Jah Roy quoted lines from many famous reggae tunes, including One Love, Three Little Birds, and Stir It Up. This setlist is likely incomplete.

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Tuesday, 06/21/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Fluffhead, Rocky Top, Mustang Sally, Suzy Greenberg > The Curtain > The Lizards, Fly Famous Mockingbird^[1], Fire

Set 2: AC/DC Bag, Flat Fee, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Good Times Bad Times, Contact, Peaches en Regalia, Golgi Apparatus

Set 3: Harpua, I Didn't Know, Whipping Post

[1] Aborted and had to be restarted.

Notes: Mockingbird was aborted and had to be restarted due to error.  GTBT was dedicated to Don Drive and East Coast Printers.

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Thursday, 06/23/1988 Tramps, New York, NY

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Friday, 06/24/1988 Halverson's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: The Lizards, Possum, Blue Bossa^[1], Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, On Your Way Down^[1], Golgi Apparatus, Fee, Sneakin' Sally through the Alley, You Enjoy Myself, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Fluffhead

[1] First known Phish performance.

Notes: This setlist is incomplete. This show featured the first known Phish performances of Blue Bossa and On Your Way Down. It is unclear whether this tape is actually from this show (which was confirmed for this date), is from another show, or is a mix with pieces from various shows.

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Monday, 06/27/1988 Cossayuna Lake, Cossayuna, NY

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Notes: Several fans who were in the area for the following evening’s Grateful Dead gig at the nearby Saratoga Performing Arts Center hired Phish to play at their campsite. While the show was apparently taped through the soundboard, copies do not circulate and no setlist is known.

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Thursday, 07/07/1988 The Front, Burlington, VT

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Friday, 07/08/1988 The Front, Burlington, VT

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Monday, 07/11/1988 Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Satin Doll, Suzy Greenberg^[1], The Curtain With, Funky Bitch, Fire, Bold As Love^[2], Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Golgi Apparatus, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page^[3] > Alumni Blues

Encore: McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > La Grange

[1] DEG teases.
[2] First known Phish performance.
[3] Fishman drum solo.

Notes: This show featured the first known Phish performance of Bold As Love. Trey graduated from college on this date and treated the crowd to a killer Alumni Blues. Letter to Jimmy Page featured a drum solo from Fishman. Suzy Greenberg included Dave’s Energy Guide teases. Trey referred to the jam after The Curtain With as “A Living Nightmare.” The listed encore may actually be the start of the second set; the first set appeared to end after Alumni given Page’s comments.

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Tuesday, 07/12/1988 Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Cities, The Lizards, Sneakin' Sally through the Alley, Good Times Bad Times, Happy Birthday to You, Peaches en Regalia, You Enjoy Myself, I Didn't Know

Set 2: Blue Bossa, Take the 'A' Train -> Timber (Jerry), Fluffhead > Jesus Just Left Chicago, Makisupa Policeman, Slave to the Traffic Light, AC/DC Bag, Roll Like a Cantaloupe

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Saturday, 07/23/1988 Pete's Phabulous Phish Phest, Underhill, VT

Set 1: Jam, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove^[1], The Lizards^[2], On Your Way Down, AC/DC Bag, Possum, Walk Away^[3], Bold As Love, No Dogs Allowed^[1], The Sloth, Fire^[4]

Set 2: The Curtain With -> Dave's Energy Guide -> The Curtain With, Wilson, Terrapin, Run Like an Antelope, Satin Doll^[4], Blue Bossa^[4], La Grange, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Peaches en Regalia

Set 3: You Enjoy Myself, Contact, Harry Hood, Dinner and a Movie, Slave to the Traffic Light, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Good Times Bad Times

[1] First known performance.
[2] Mockingbird tease by Page.
[3] First known Phish performance.
[4] Peter Danforth and Dave Grippo on horns.

Notes: This gig was a party at the home of local Burlington musician Peter Danforth and included the first known performance of Weekapaug and No Dogs Allowed as well as the first known Phish performance of Walk Away. This version and the next known version of No Dogs Allowed (released by the band on Colorado ’88) conclude with a substantial section of Divided Sky. Fire, Satin Doll and Blue Bossa featured Danforth and Dave Grippo on horns. After Weekapaug, Fishman teased both Weekapaug and Peaches on the drums. Lizards included a Mockingbird tease from Page.

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Sunday, 07/24/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Walk Away, Golgi Apparatus, Funky Bitch, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Sneakin' Sally through the Alley, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Bold As Love

Set 2: Light Up Or Leave Me Alone, Fluffhead, La Grange, The Lizards, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, On Your Way Down, Cities, David Bowie

Set 3: The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > Peaches en Regalia > Jesus Just Left Chicago, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters -> Run Like an Antelope

Notes: Mike teased Moby Dick before On Your Way Down.

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Monday, 07/25/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Setlist unknown

Set 2: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Bold As Love, Light Up Or Leave Me Alone, Fluffhead

Set 3: Skin It Back, Harpua, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars^[1], Sanity

Encore: Icculus, Camel Walk

[1] Flintstones theme tease.

Notes: These versions of Icculus and Sanity appear on the Junta re-release. The latter was jokingly attributed to Jimmy Buffet. BBFCFM featured a tease of the Flintstones theme. This setlist is incomplete.

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Thursday, 07/28/1988 The Roma, Telluride, CO

Set 1: Fluffhead, La Grange, The Lizards, Take the 'A' Train, Corrina > David Bowie, Fee, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars

Notes: This setlist is incomplete.  The set number in which these songs were performed is unknown, but it is believed that these songs were played late in the show.

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Friday, 07/29/1988 The Roma, Telluride, CO

Set 1: You Enjoy Myself, Satin Doll, Sneakin' Sally through the Alley, The Curtain With, Fire

Set 2: Suzy Greenberg, Skin It Back, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Dinner and a Movie, The Sloth > Icculus, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, I Didn't Know, Good Times Bad Times

Set 3: Rocky Top, Light Up Or Leave Me Alone, Contact, Whipping Post, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Take the 'A' Train, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Bold As Love

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Saturday, 07/30/1988 The Roma, Telluride, CO

Set 1: All Blues^[1], Mr. P.C.^[2]

Set 2: Funky Bitch^[1], Suzy Greenberg^[1], She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride^[1], Contact^[1], Maiden Voyage^[2], Corrina^[1]

Set 3: La Grange, On Your Way Down, Slave to the Traffic Light, Timber (Jerry), Walk Away > Possum, Sneakin' Sally through the Alley, Harpua

Set 4: Fluffhead, Anarchy^[3], Dear Mrs. Reagan, Terrapin, Run Like an Antelope

Encore: Fire

[1] Fish absent, Trey on drums.
[2] First known Phish performance; Fish absent, Trey on drums.
[3] Whipping Post teases.

Notes: This show featured the first known Phish performances of Mr. P.C. and Maiden Voyage. Fishman missed the first two sets of the gig, prompting the band to play two sets of jazz and standard Phish material in his absence with Trey on drums. These opening sets are sometimes referred to as “Jazz Odyssey,” as the lone known taper labeled his master tapes as such. During Antelope, Trey told the story of what happened to Fishman that evening and explained that Fish, who had been at the top of a mountain and, therefore, late for the gig, had to “Run like an Antelope, out of control.” Elsewhere in the set, Trey chided Fishman for his tardiness. The narration in Harpua was straightforward, with no teases. Anarchy included teases of Whipping Post. Many tapes of this show in circulation have the venue mislabeled as Fly Me to the Moon Saloon.

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Wednesday, 08/03/1988 Fly Me to the Moon Saloon, Telluride, CO

Set 1: Possum, On Your Way Down, Sneakin' Sally through the Alley, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Good Times Bad Times

Set 2: Suzy Greenberg > Light Up Or Leave Me Alone, Fee > La Grange, Take the 'A' Train, Whipping Post, The Lizards, I Know a Little, You Enjoy Myself, Jesus Just Left Chicago

Set 3: Peaches en Regalia > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Fluffhead, Harry Hood, Satin Doll, Funky Bitch, Walk Away

Notes: A birthday dedication to “Stacy” followed Fluffhead. Many tapes mislabel this venue as The Roma.

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Thursday, 08/04/1988 The Roma, Telluride, CO

Set 1: The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday Reprise, Flat Fee, The Lizards, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, The Sloth, Take the 'A' Train, Poor Heart^[1], Peaches en Regalia, David Bowie

Set 2: Camel Walk, The Curtain > Wilson, No Dogs Allowed, Dog Log, Suzy Greenberg, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Satin Doll, Possum

Set 3: Big Leg Emma, Fee, Run Like an Antelope, Rocky Top, Tela, Dear Mrs. Reagan

Encore: Fluffhead

[1] First known performance.

Notes: This show featured the first known performance of Poor Heart.

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Friday, 08/05/1988 The Roma, Telluride, CO

Set 1: La Grange, You Enjoy Myself > Cities -> Dave's Energy Guide -> Cities, Take the 'A' Train, Funky Bitch, Dinner and a Movie, Fire

Set 2: Golgi Apparatus > AC/DC Bag, Satin Doll, Sanity, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Slave to the Traffic Light, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, The Lizards

Set 3: Mustang Sally, Corrina, Walk Away, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Contact, Makisupa Policeman, Whipping Post

Encore: Harpua

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Saturday, 08/06/1988 Aspen Mining Company, Aspen, CO

Set 1: La Grange, You Enjoy Myself -> Cities^[1] -> Dave's Energy Guide -> Cities, Take the 'A' Train^[2], Funky Bitch, Dinner and a Movie, Fire

Set 2: Golgi Apparatus, AC/DC Bag, Satin Doll, Sanity, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars^[3], Slave to the Traffic Light

[1] DEG teases.
[2] London Bridge tease.
[3] Flintstones theme tease.

Notes: On the recordings of this show in circulation, both Dinner and a Movie and Slave are cut. Therefore, this list might be incomplete. ‘A’ Train included a London Bridge tease from Trey. Cities included Dave's Energy Guide teases before actually segueing into the song. Funky Bitch was dedicated to The Blue Sevilles, a band playing across the street. The band brought light board operator Tim Rogers on-stage for his birthday and presented him with a “Baked in Telluride” T-shirt. BBFCFM included a Flintstones theme tease.

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Tuesday, 08/09/1988 John & Peter's, New Hope, PA

No known setlist!

Notes: The date of this show may be incorrect, but is known to have taken place between the Aspen show on August 6 and the show at The Front on August 11.

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Thursday, 08/11/1988 The Front, Burlington, VT

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Friday, 08/12/1988 The Front, Burlington, VT

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Saturday, 08/13/1988 The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Peaches en Regalia, AC/DC Bag, Take the 'A' Train, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Light Up Or Leave Me Alone, Suzy Greenberg > Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Fire

Set 2: Harry Hood, Corrina, Whipping Post

Notes: This setlist is incomplete. Trey dedicated Corrina to audience member “Lee, who was moving away” and as a “long overdue memorial to Sheba.”

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Wednesday, 08/17/1988 Gallagher’s, Waitsfield, VT

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Thursday, 08/18/1988 Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT

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Sunday, 08/21/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

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Monday, 08/22/1988 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

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Wednesday, 08/24/1988 The Border, Burlington, VT

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Notes: This show was a co-bill with The Hollywood Indians.

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Saturday, 08/27/1988 Food Court, Mont Alto Campus, Penn State University, Mont Alto, PA

Set 1: Satin Doll, You Enjoy Myself -> Funky Bitch, Walk Away, Fluffhead, Mike's Song, Take the 'A' Train, Golgi Apparatus^[1], Tela

[1] Atypical jam segment.

Notes: Golgi included an atypical jam segment. Listen for some fun references to Pennsylvania and Penn State.

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Monday, 08/29/1988 Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT

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Tuesday, 08/30/1988 Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT

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Thursday, 09/08/1988 The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Peaches en Regalia, Walk Away, Slave to the Traffic Light, Wild Child, AC/DC Bag, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Bold As Love

Set 2: Possum, You Enjoy Myself, Cities -> Dave's Energy Guide -> Cities, Good Times Bad Times, On Your Way Down, Whipping Post

Notes: This was definitely a three-set show, although a setlist for the third set is not known. Apparently, the lone taper’s ride home from the show had to leave early! Wild Child was played for the first time since May 3, 1985 (141 shows).

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Friday, 09/09/1988 The Front, Burlington, VT

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Saturday, 09/10/1988 The Front, Burlington, VT

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Monday, 09/12/1988 Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Shaggy Dog, Take the 'A' Train, Fee, Bold As Love

Set 2: Timber (Jerry), Satin Doll, The Lizards, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu -> Bundle of Joy -> Camel Walk, The Practical Song^[1], Harry Hood, Esther^[1]

[1] First known performance.

Notes: This performance included the first known performances of The Practical Song and the old version of Esther (with different lyrics). The listing for the first set is probably incomplete.

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Tuesday, 09/13/1988 Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Walk Away, Funky Bitch, You Enjoy Myself, Flat Fee, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Wilson > Peaches en Regalia, Good Times Bad Times

Set 2: Ride Captain Ride, Boogie On Reggae Woman, Cities^[1] > Dave's Energy Guide > Cities^[1], Run Like an Antelope, Fluffhead

Set 3: Jam, Andy's Chest^[2] -> Big Black Furry Creature from Mars -> Dave's Energy Guide -> Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Sanity -> Vacuum Jam, Fire

[1] DEG teases.
[2] First known Phish performance.

Notes: The second set listing might be incomplete, as the tapes that circulate cut during Fluffhead. Cities contained teases of DEG (both before and after DEG was performed). The vacuum jam out of Sanity was around ten minutes long, and may have been the first time Fishman used the vacuum on-stage. This show also marked the only known Phish performance of Andy’s Chest. Ride Captain Ride was played for the first time since March 23, 1987 (107 shows).

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Friday, 09/16/1988 Nick's Basement, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

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Thursday, 09/22/1988 Campus Pub, Binghamton College, Binghamton, NY

Set 1: McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Take the 'A' Train, Fluffhead, You Enjoy Myself, David Bowie

Notes: This setlist is incomplete, but McGrupp definitely opened the show.

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Saturday, 09/24/1988 Full Moon at the Zoo, Humphries House, Amherst, MA

Set 1: Golgi Apparatus, On Your Way Down, Alumni Blues^[1] > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, You Enjoy Myself -> Wilson -> Peaches en Regalia, La Grange, Take the 'A' Train, The Divided Sky^[2], Bold As Love

Set 2: David Bowie, The Lizards, Walk Away > Possum, Fee -> Sparks, Whipping Post^[3]

Set 3: Good Times Bad Times, Fluffhead, The Curtain, AC/DC Bag^[4]

[1] Possum tease.
[2] First known complete version. Popeye tease.
[3] Sung by Trey instead of Fish.
[4] London Bridge, Flintstones theme, My Fair Lady, and Popeye teases.

Notes: YEM was dedicated to Dionysian Productions co-founder John Paluska.  This Divided Sky is the first known complete version of the song, a large section of it having previously been performed as the back-half of No Dogs Allowed. Whipping Post was sung by Trey, not Fishman, and was a serious cover of the song. AC/DC Bag was laden with teases, including London Bridge, the Flintstones theme, My Fair Lady, and Popeye (which was also teased in Divided Sky). The third set was preceded by a First Noel tease. Alumni included a Possum tease. The second set listing might be incomplete, as the tapes that circulate cut into Bowie.

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Friday, 10/28/1988 Cafeteria Building, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT

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Saturday, 10/29/1988 Sculpture Room, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT

Set 1: Suzy Greenberg, The Lizards, Time Loves a Hero^[1], Golgi Apparatus, Bold As Love, La Grange, Contact, Costume Contest -> Harry Hood

Set 2: Halley's Comet^[2] -> Whipping Post, Fee > Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Walk Away, The Divided Sky, The Ballad of Curtis Loew^[3], Mike's Song, Take the 'A' Train, Fire

Set 3: Fluffhead, Good Times Bad Times, You Enjoy Myself -> Possum, AC/DC Bag, Foam^[4], Terrapin, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Timber (Jerry), Slave to the Traffic Light, Donna Lee^[1], Run Like an Antelope, I Didn't Know, Wilson > Peaches en Regalia, Funky Bitch

[1] First known Phish performance.
[2] Richard Wright on vocals.
[3] Bobby Brown on harmonica.
[4] First known performance.

Notes: Page, Mike, and Fishman noodled around with the Hood intro while Trey conducted the costume contest. A fan dressed as Harry Hood won! Bobby Brown sat in on harmonica for Curtis Loew, Richard Wright provided vocals for Halley’s, and Russ Remington sat in on saxophone for portions of the third set. This show included the first known performance of Foam and the first known Phish performances of Time Loves a Hero and Donna Lee.

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Thursday, 11/03/1988 Molly's Cafe, Boston, MA

Soundcheck: Shaggy Dog, Foam

Set 1: Fire, Golgi Apparatus, Fluffhead, Possum, Fee, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Good Times Bad Times

Set 2: Time Loves a Hero, Walk Away, The Lizards, Shaggy Dog, Whipping Post^[1], Contact, Bold As Love, Take the 'A' Train, Run Like an Antelope

Set 3: Suzy Greenberg, Foam, I Didn't Know, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars^[2], Harpua, David Bowie

[1] DEG teases.
[2] Popeye theme tease.

Notes: BBFCFM featured a Popeye theme tease. Lizards was dedicated to Cilla for cooking the band spaghetti before the show. Whipping Post included DEG teases.

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Friday, 11/04/1988 Nardis Restaurant, Clinton, NY

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Saturday, 11/05/1988 Hamilton College, Clinton, NY

Set 1: Slave to the Traffic Light, Time Loves a Hero, Fire, You Enjoy Myself, Possum, Take the 'A' Train, Golgi Apparatus, Walk Away, Fluffhead, Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, David Bowie

Set 2: Wilson > Peaches en Regalia, Bold As Love, The Lizards, AC/DC Bag, Fee, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, I Didn't Know, Good Times Bad Times

Encore: Icculus, Suzy Greenberg > Sparks, The Divided Sky

Notes: This setlist may be incomplete, as the listed encore may actually have been the start of a third set.

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Friday, 11/11/1988 The Stone Church, Newmarket, NH

Set 1: I Didn't Know^[1], Good Times Bad Times, You Enjoy Myself, Possum, Fluffhead, Take the 'A' Train, David Bowie

Set 2: Golgi Apparatus, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove

Set 3: Mr. P.C.^[2], Fee, Bold As Love, The Lizards, Whipping Post

[1] Carl Gerhard on trumpet .
[2] Carl Gerhard and Russ Remington on horns. Spiderman theme tease.

Notes: I Didn't Know featured Carl Gerhard on trumpet -- his first known appearance with Phish. Mr. P.C., which included a Spiderman theme tease, featured Carl Gerhard and Russ Remington on horns. Some tapes circulate with Timber in the second set and an encore including Peaches, Funky Bitch, and Donna Lee; this is actually filler from the October 29, 1988 show.

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Friday, 12/02/1988 Molly's Cafe, Boston, MA

Set 1: The Sloth, Golgi Apparatus, Bold As Love, Take the 'A' Train, The Divided Sky, Contact, You Enjoy Myself

Set 2: I Didn't Know, Good Times Bad Times, Alumni Blues, The Lizards, AC/DC Bag, Suzy Greenberg, Run Like an Antelope, Wilson

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Friday, 12/09/1988 Sheehan's, Northampton, MA

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Saturday, 12/10/1988 The Red Barn, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA

Set 1: I Didn't Know, Golgi Apparatus, David Bowie, The Lizards, Foam, Fee, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Wilson, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird

Set 2: Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, You Enjoy Myself, Contact, The Sloth, AC/DC Bag -> Possum, Good Times Bad Times

Encore: Run Like an Antelope

Notes: This show was a benefit for NORML.

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Sunday, 12/11/1988 The Front, Burlington, VT

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Monday, 12/12/1988 The Front, Burlington, VT

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Thursday, 12/15/1988 The Front, Burlington, VT

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Friday, 12/16/1988 Gymnasium, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

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Saturday, 12/17/1988 The Stone Church, Newmarket, NH

Set 1: The Divided Sky, You Enjoy Myself, Slave to the Traffic Light, Foam, Possum, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, David Bowie

Notes: This show was apparently three sets, but only the first set circulates.

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