Wednesday, 01/18/1989 Gallagher’s, Waitsfield, VT

Set 1: Dear Mrs. Reagan

Notes: The setlist is incomplete. Dear Mrs. Reagan was played to commemorate George Bush’s impending inauguration and Nancy Reagan’s departure from the White House.

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Friday, 01/20/1989 College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME

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Saturday, 01/21/1989 The Oronoka Restaurant, Orono, ME

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Wednesday, 01/25/1989 Penny Post, Old Town, ME

Set 1: Fee, Fluffhead

Notes: The setlist is incomplete.

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Thursday, 01/26/1989 The Paradise, Boston, MA

Set 1: I Didn't Know, Golgi Apparatus, Alumni Blues, You Enjoy Myself, The Lizards, Take the 'A' Train, Sanity, The Divided Sky, Fee, Good Times Bad Times

Set 2: Suzy Greenberg, Icculus, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, The Sloth, Possum, Contact, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Foam, David Bowie

Encore: AC/DC Bag, Fire

Notes: This was the band’s first major gig in Boston. The Paradise holds around 650 people, they didn’t think the band could come close to selling out the room and so refused to book Phish. John Paluska and Ben Hunter, who were managing Phish at the time, therefore rented the room for the evening. John and Ben promoted the gig heavily, including via radio. Tickets were only $5. Tom Baggott, a fan of the band, helped get Burlington fans to the show by Greyhound bus. Not only did the gig sell out, but there were some 200 people shut out (mostly Boston University and Boston College students).

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Saturday, 01/28/1989 Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

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Wednesday, 02/01/1989 Gallagher’s, Waitsfield, VT

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Sunday, 02/05/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

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Monday, 02/06/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Suzy Greenberg, The Curtain > Wilson, Peaches en Regalia > Fee > La Grange, You Enjoy Myself

Set 2: All Blues -> Sanity, Take the 'A' Train^[1], Golgi Apparatus, The Divided Sky, On Your Way Down, I Didn't Know

Set 3: Good Times Bad Times, Walk Away, Harry Hood, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Whipping Post, Corrina

Encore: David Bowie

[1] Woody Woodpecker theme tease.

Notes: ‘A’ Train included a tease of the Woody Woodpecker theme.  

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Tuesday, 02/07/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Esther, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters^[1] -> Foam, The Sloth -> Possum, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove^[2], Golgi Apparatus

Set 2: Makisupa Policeman, Dinner and a Movie, AC/DC Bag, The Lizards, Timber (Jerry), Contact, Alumni Blues, Fee, Run Like an Antelope

Set 3: Sanity^[3], Fluffhead, Suzy Greenberg, Slave to the Traffic Light, Bike, Whipping Post

Encore: Fire

[1] Fishman on trombone.
[2] Alternate “Sharin’ in the Rhode Island groove" lyrics.
[3] Fast version.

Notes: McGrupp featured Fishman on trombone. Weekapaug featured alternate “Sharin’ in the Rhode Island groove” lyrics. This version of Sanity was the rare, fast version.

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Friday, 02/10/1989 Student Union Ballroom, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

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Saturday, 02/11/1989 Sheehan's, Northampton, MA

Set 1: The Sloth, Take the 'A' Train

Notes: This setlist is incomplete.

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Friday, 02/17/1989 The Stone Church, Newmarket, NH

Set 1: AC/DC Bag, You Enjoy Myself, Fee, The Divided Sky, Split Open and Melt^[1], Golgi Apparatus, Take the 'A' Train, Alumni Blues, Run Like an Antelope, Fluffhead

[1] First known version.

Notes: This show contained the first known version of Split Open and Melt.

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Saturday, 02/18/1989 The Stone Church, Newmarket, NH

Set 1: Whipping Post, Corrina, The Divided Sky, AC/DC Bag, Fire, The Divided Sky, Wilson, Peaches en Regalia, Contact

Notes: This setlist is likely incorrect and may contain portions of different shows or different sets performed the same evening. It is unlikely that Divided Sky was played twice in the same show. Since an exact date cannot be ascertained, we will continue to list as is.

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Thursday, 02/23/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

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Friday, 02/24/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday Reprise, The Curtain, Foam, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Run Like an Antelope > Golgi Apparatus, Possum

Set 2: On Your Way Down, AC/DC Bag, You Enjoy Myself -> Camel Walk

Notes: This second set listing may be incomplete, as tapes that circulate cut during Camel Walk.

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Saturday, 02/25/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

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Wednesday, 03/01/1989 Gallagher’s, Waitsfield, VT

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Friday, 03/03/1989 Living and Learning Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Wilson, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, You Enjoy Myself, Foam, AC/DC Bag, The Curtain > Run Like an Antelope, I Didn't Know, The Divided Sky, Alumni Blues, Good Times Bad Times

Set 2: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Fee, Possum, Walk Away, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, The Lizards, Split Open and Melt, Take the 'A' Train, David Bowie

Encore: Golgi Apparatus

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Saturday, 03/04/1989 The Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY

Set 1: Take the 'A' Train, I Didn't Know, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Fee, Golgi Apparatus, Good Times Bad Times

Set 2: Possum, Fluffhead, The Lizards, Run Like an Antelope, Contact

Notes: The second set listing is incomplete.

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Saturday, 03/11/1989 Sheehan's, Northampton, MA

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Sunday, 03/12/1989 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, If I Only Had a Brain^[1], Alumni Blues^[2], Golgi Apparatus, Bold As Love, Foam

[1] Phish debut.
[2] Eyeburn (a local band) traded off punk rock jams.

Notes: This show featured the Phish debut of If I Only Had a Brain. Alumni Blues featured a local band, Eyeburn, trading off punk rock jams. This setlist is incomplete.

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Monday, 03/13/1989 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

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Tuesday, 03/14/1989 Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: The Curtain, Ya Mar, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Fluffhead, Contact, AC/DC Bag > Wilson, You Enjoy Myself, Harpua, Foam

Set 2: Wilson, Fluffhead

Set 3: Fire, Sneakin' Sally through the Alley, Alumni Blues, The Lizards, La Grange, You Enjoy Myself, Good Times Bad Times

Encore: Halley's Comet

Notes: One tape in circulation contains the first set, as listed above. Another contains the above list for sets II (incomplete) and III. Since songs are repeated within the list, it is likely that one is mislabeled. This was the last Phish show at Nectar’s and the master copy of sets II and III is specifically labeled as such; the tape circulating as the first set may be from the night before or from another show entirely. Also, the band wished the audience good night after Harpua and made several references to it being the “last song” so this is likely a final set from another show where Foam may have been the encore. Since an exact date cannot be ascertained, we will continue to list as is.

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Friday, 03/24/1989 The Paradise, Boston, MA

Set 1: Possum^[1], Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Golgi Apparatus > The Divided Sky, AC/DC Bag, If I Only Had a Brain, Take the 'A' Train, David Bowie

[1] Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer tease.

Notes: This setlist is incomplete and is out of order. The only recording in circulation is a mix of songs from the show, which features Hydrogen brutally cut out of the Mike’s Groove. This setlist is in the order in which those songs appear on the mix. (The mix also includes several songs from the Paradise show on January 26, 1989.) Possum contained a Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer tease, which raises the question – were these songs really performed in March 1989? David Bowie closed the first set. Before Brain, someone introduced Fish – or is it Phish – as being “from Bogota, Columbia.”  It is therefore possible that Brain opened this show, which would be the only (known) time that Brain opened a show.

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Saturday, 03/25/1989 Tree Café, Portland, ME

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Thursday, 03/30/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Bold As Love, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, The Divided Sky, The Price of Love^[1], On Your Way Down, Ya Mar, Fluffhead, Run Like an Antelope

Set 2: The Mango Song^[2], Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, You Enjoy Myself^[3], Undun^[1], La Grange, Golgi Apparatus

Set 3: Peaches en Regalia, Foam, AC/DC Bag, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Satin Doll, Rocky Top

Encore: Makisupa Policeman

[1] First known Phish performance.
[2] First known performance.
[3] You’re No Good quotes.

Notes: YEM included You’re No Good quotes. This show included the first known performance of The Mango Song as well as the first known Phish performances of The Price of Love and Undun.

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Friday, 03/31/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

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Saturday, 04/01/1989 10 Below, Northampton, MA

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Notes: Recordings of this show in circulation often have the venue mislabeled as The U-Joint.

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Sunday, 04/02/1989 The Nightshift, Naugatuck, CT

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Friday, 04/07/1989 The Stone Church, Newmarket, NH

Set 1: Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird

Notes: This setlist is incomplete. This show marked the beginning of Chris Kuroda’s career as Phish lighting director. Chris ran lights during Mockingbird while then lighting director Chris “Steck” Stecher was in the bathroom. Trey had complimented Stecher on the lights for Mockingbird; after later learning that it was Kuroda who actually ran lights for that song, CK was named the new lighting director.

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Thursday, 04/13/1989 Valley Club Café, Rutland, VT

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Notes: This was Chris Kuroda’s first full show as lighting director.

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Friday, 04/14/1989 The Base Lodge, Johnson State College, Stearns, VT

Soundcheck: Time Loves A Hero

Set 1: AC/DC Bag > Foam, Walk Away, Fluffhead, Fee, Halley's Comet > Run Like an Antelope, Contact, Fire

Set 2: You Enjoy Myself, Bold As Love, The Lizards, The Sloth, Possum, If I Only Had a Brain, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Esther

Notes: Some tapes of this show have the venue mislabeled as Chez Pierre.

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Saturday, 04/15/1989 Billings Lounge, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Soundcheck: Time Loves a Hero

Set 1: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Esther, You Enjoy Myself > Wilson -> Peaches en Regalia, On Your Way Down, Alumni Blues, I Didn't Know, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Foam, David Bowie

Set 2: Funky Bitch, Golgi Apparatus, Slave to the Traffic Light, The Mango Song, The Divided Sky, Split Open and Melt^[1], Suzy Greenberg, Fluffhead, Good Times Bad Times

[1] With drum solo and audience participation contest for date with Fishman.

Notes: This show was a benefit for VPIRG. McGrupp included some strange special effects. SOAM included a nice drum solo, as well as an audience participation contest where the gag prize was a date with Fishman.

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Wednesday, 04/19/1989 Johnny D's, Somerville, MA

Set 1: Undun

Notes: This setlist is incomplete.

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Thursday, 04/20/1989 Full Moon at the Zoo, Humphries House, Amherst, MA

Set 1: AC/DC Bag, Fluffhead^[1], You Shook Me All Night Long Jam -> Fluffhead, Fire, Esther, Suzy Greenberg, The Sloth, Possum, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters -> Foam, David Bowie^[2]

Set 2: The Divided Sky, Walk Away, You Enjoy Myself, Split Open and Melt, The Lizards, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Love You, Harpua

[1] Fire alarm interruption.
[2] Frosty the Snowman jam and Santa Claus is Coming to Town tease.

Notes: Bowie included a brief Frosty the Snowman jam in the intro, as well as a Santa Claus is Coming to Town tease. A fire alarm sounded as Fluffhead moved into the Clod segment of Fluff’s Travels, which caused the building to be evacuated. When the band retook the stage, they started up a humorous pass at You Shook Me All Night Long and then dove back into Fluff’s Travels. Fire was dedicated to the “brave men” who turned off the fire alarm. Love You was played for the first time since October 31, 1987 (133 shows).

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Friday, 04/21/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: I Didn't Know

Notes: This performance was part of The Rock Rumble band competition. This setlist is incomplete. Fishman was lowered naked from the rafters during I Didn’t Know for a “vacuum solo” instead of his trombone solo, but the vacuum was not powered up. Hollywood Indians, Gidget and Ghandi, Sundog, Peg Tassey, The Fortune Tellers, The Cuts, The Switch, and Dark Hollow also performed. Mike Luoma of WIZN was a judge and Arty Lavigne of WIZN was the emcee; Arty read an introduction that Phish had handed him.

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Saturday, 04/22/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

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Notes: This performance was part of The Rock Rumble band competition. Phish won the competition and used the proceeds to record studio versions of Split Open and Melt and Bathtub Gin.

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Thursday, 04/27/1989 Memorial Union Building, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Set 1: Golgi Apparatus, String Changing Nature, The Sloth, The Divided Sky, Sanity^[1], I Didn't Know, Alumni Blues, The Lizards, Whipping Post

Encore: Contact, David Bowie

[1] Fast version.

Notes: String Changing Nature was not really a song, but rather a jam that arose while the band tuned their instruments and included some funny stage banter. This version of Sanity was the fast version.  This show is believed to have been sponsored by the UNH Outing Club and performed in the pub of the Memorial Union Building.

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Friday, 04/28/1989 Moulton Union, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME

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Saturday, 04/29/1989 The Living Room, Providence, RI

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Sunday, 04/30/1989 Night Stage, Cambridge, MA

Set 1: I Didn't Know, You Enjoy Myself, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, The Lizards, The Divided Sky, Wilson, Peaches en Regalia, Run Like an Antelope, Terrapin

Encore: Possum

Notes: This show was preceded by an introduction from Dionysian co-founder Ben Hunter.

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Monday, 05/01/1989 Pearl Street Ballroom, Northampton, MA

Set 1: Dinner and a Movie, You Enjoy Myself, Esther, AC/DC Bag, Alumni Blues, Split Open and Melt, The Lizards, Golgi Apparatus, Good Times Bad Times

Set 2: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, On Your Way Down, Possum, Icculus, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, David Bowie, Contact

Notes: It is possible that Contact was the encore at this show.

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Wednesday, 05/03/1989 Tent Party, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA

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Friday, 05/05/1989 Sigma Phi House, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY

Set 1: Golgi Apparatus, You Enjoy Myself, Ya Mar, Fluffhead, Alumni Blues, Donna Lee, Fee, Run Like an Antelope

Set 2: I Didn't Know, Take the 'A' Train, Good Times Bad Times, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters

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Saturday, 05/06/1989 Collis Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Set 1: You Enjoy Myself, I Didn't Know, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Esther, The Sloth, Possum, Bold As Love, AC/DC Bag, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, David Bowie

Set 2: Donna Lee, Suzy Greenberg^[1], Contact, Fire, Harry Hood, Golgi Apparatus, Slave to the Traffic Light, The Divided Sky

[1] Linus and Lucy tease.

Notes: Suzy included a Linus and Lucy tease.

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Sunday, 05/07/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

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Monday, 05/08/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

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Tuesday, 05/09/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Wilson > Peaches en Regalia, Ya Mar, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, The Sloth, Possum, The Divided Sky

Set 2: You Enjoy Myself, La Grange, If I Don't Be There by Morning^[1], Slave to the Traffic Light, Esther, Run Like an Antelope, I Didn't Know -> Nowhere Fast^[2] -> I've Turned Bad^[2] -> I Didn't Know, The Lizards, Bold As Love, Harpua, Whipping Post

[1] First known Phish performance.
[2] First known performance; Sofi Dillof and unidentified male on vocals.

Notes: This show featured the first known performances of Nowhere Fast and I've Turned Bad as well as the first known Phish performance of If I Don't Be There by Morning. Nowhere Fast and I’ve Turned Bad featured Sofi Dillof and an unidentified male on vocals. This show was the release party for the original Junta cassette.

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Thursday, 05/11/1989 Pauly's Hotel, Albany, NY

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Saturday, 05/13/1989 The Orange Grove, Syracuse, NY

Set 1: AC/DC Bag, Alumni Blues, You Enjoy Myself, Golgi Apparatus, La Grange, Fluffhead, Possum^[1], Foam, Walk Away, Take the 'A' Train, Split Open and Melt > David Bowie^[2]

Set 2: Suzy Greenberg > Bold As Love, The Lizards, Harry Hood, If I Only Had a Brain, Contact, Fire

Encore: Whipping Post

[1] Fishin' Hole teases.
[2] ‘A’ Train and SOAM teases in intro.

Notes: This show featured more fun stage banter, as Trey referred to Fishman as “the hometown boy” and Fish commented about embarrassing himself in front of his entire class. Also, Trey commented that Fishman’s mother was in the audience, “all the way from Ireland.” After AC/DC Bag, Trey referenced that day’s graduation events. Possum included Fishin' Hole teases. The Bowie hi-hat intro included ‘A’ Train and SOAM teases.

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Sunday, 05/14/1989 Campus Pond, UMass Spring Concert, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

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Notes: Phish opened for Canned Heat.

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Thursday, 05/18/1989 Tree Café, Portland, ME

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Friday, 05/19/1989 The Blue Pelican, Newport, RI

Soundcheck: While it is believed this show was played, confirmation could not be established.

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Saturday, 05/20/1989 Northfield/Mt. Hermon School Gymnasium, Northfield, MA

Set 1: AC/DC Bag, Alumni Blues, You Enjoy Myself, The Lizards, Wilson, The Divided Sky, I Didn't Know, Possum

Set 2: Bold As Love, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Foam, Contact, Take the 'A' Train, David Bowie, Golgi Apparatus

Encore: Good Times Bad Times

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Sunday, 05/21/1989 320 Spear Street, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Harry Hood, Foam, Contact, Mike's Song^[1] > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Split Open and Melt, Dazed and Confused^[2], The Sloth, You Enjoy Myself^[3] -> Ya Mar, AC/DC Bag, The Divided Sky

[1] Alternate lyrics.
[2] First known Phish performance.
[3] Godzilla vocal jam.

Notes: Before Contact, the band announced that the police were towing cars out on Spear Street. This version of Mike’s Song, known also as “Molly’s Song,” included alternate lyrics. This show marked the only known Phish performance of Dazed and Confused. YEM included a Godzilla vocal jam. SOAM was introduced as being “about a pig.” Some tapes that circulate are mislabeled as The Front.

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Friday, 05/26/1989 Valley Club Café, Rutland, VT

Set 1: Bold As Love, AC/DC Bag, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Sanity^[1], Halley's Comet^[2], The Sloth^[3], You Enjoy Myself

Set 2: David Bowie^[4], The Mango Song, Split Open and Melt, Bathtub Gin^[5], Run Like an Antelope, Golgi Apparatus

Set 3: Slave to the Traffic Light, Funky Bitch, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Possum

Encore: The Practical Song

[1] Fast version.
[2] Richard Wright on vocals.
[3] Atypical ending.
[4] Alternate "Lazy Lester" lyrics.
[5] First known version.

Notes: Richard Wright provided guest vocals on Halley’s Comet. Bowie was announced as, dedicated to, and sung as “Lazy Lester.” This show contains the first known version of Bathtub Gin. Trey compared Antelope to his life-long dream of playing hockey and dedicated the song to “all you pro hockey players out there.” This show also included some rarities, such as the fast version of Sanity, The Practical Song, and a strange ending to The Sloth.

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Saturday, 05/27/1989 Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, Trinity College, West Hartford, CT

Set 1: AC/DC Bag, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Funky Bitch, Fee, You Enjoy Myself, Take the 'A' Train, Fluffhead, Bathtub Gin, Good Times Bad Times

Notes: This setlist is incomplete.

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Sunday, 05/28/1989 Ian McLean’s Party, Connie Condon’s Farm, Hebron, NY

Set 1: The Divided Sky, Run Like an Antelope^[1], Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Fee > Slave to the Traffic Light, Esther, Suzy Greenberg, You Enjoy Myself^[2]

Set 2: Fire, Mike's Song^[3] > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Bathtub Gin, Sanity^[4], Ride Captain Ride, Peaches en Regalia, Take the 'A' Train, Possum, Contact, Funky (Breakdown)^[5] -> The Price of Love^[6], Funky Bitch, Split Open and Melt, The Mango Song, Harry Hood

Set 3: Jam -> La Grange Jam, The Sloth, Sneakin' Sally through the Alley > Ya Mar, Jesus Just Left Chicago

[1] "Spliff" spoken instead of "Spike."
[2] Poop Vocal Jam.
[3] HBO theme song tease.
[4] Fast version.
[5] First known Phish performance; Ninja Mike on vocals and Magoo on guitar.
[6] Ninja Mike on vocals, Magoo on guitar and Fish on vacuum and trombone.

Notes: Trey dedicated the Divided Sky opener to “the spirit of the pig.” Antelope included the word “spliff” instead of “spike” in the lyrics. This YEM featured the infamous “Poop Vocal Jam,” followed by a set-stopping keg run. Mike’s Song included a tease of the HBO theme song. Sanity was the fast version. The first known Phish performance of Funky (Breakdown) as well as Price of Love featured guest appearances by Ninja Mike (vocals) and Magoo (guitar). Fishman intermittently played trombone and vacuum during the latter.

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Tuesday, 05/30/1989 Pearl Street Ballroom, Northampton, MA

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Saturday, 06/03/1989 The Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY

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Thursday, 06/08/1989 The Quad, Hobart College, Geneva, NY

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Notes: Phish played an outdoor party, complete with a beer moat. One fan in attendance recalls hearing Peaches en Regalia, as well as a Zeppelin cover (possibly Good Times Bad Times).

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Saturday, 06/10/1989 The Living Room, Providence, RI

Set 1: Run Like an Antelope, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Ya Mar, You Enjoy Myself, AC/DC Bag, Foam, Good Times Bad Times

Notes: This setlist is incomplete, and may also be incorrect. This set also has circulated as the second set of 8/23/89. 

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Wednesday, 06/14/1989 Pivate Party, Stone High School Graduation, Burlington, VT

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Friday, 06/16/1989 Tree Café, Portland, ME

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Saturday, 06/17/1989 Tree Café, Portland, ME

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Friday, 06/23/1989 The Paradise, Boston, MA

Set 1: AC/DC Bag, You Enjoy Myself, Wilson, Peaches en Regalia, Donna Lee, Fee, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, The Lizards, Run Like an Antelope^[1]

Set 2: The Sloth, Fluffhead, Harry Hood, Ya Mar, Split Open and Melt, Possum, David Bowie

Encore: Contact, Good Times Bad Times

[1] Popeye theme tease.

Notes: Antelope contained a Popeye theme tease.

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Thursday, 06/29/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Possum > The Divided Sky, Foam

Notes: This setlist is obviously incomplete, and the set in which these songs were performed is unknown.

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Friday, 06/30/1989 Pearl Street Ballroom, Northampton, MA

Set 1: Funky Bitch, You Enjoy Myself, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Possum, Donna Lee, Fluffhead, Run Like an Antelope

Set 2: Walk Away, AC/DC Bag, The Curtain, Slave to the Traffic Light, Bathtub Gin, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove

Notes: Donna Lee was “the sing-along version.”

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Saturday, 07/01/1989 Les Foufounes Électriques, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Set 1: Split Open and Melt, Donna Lee, You Enjoy Myself > The Divided Sky, The Lizards, David Bowie, Bike, The Sloth, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, I Didn't Know^[1]

Encore: Immigrant Song^[2] > Fluffhead

[1] Fish on trombone.
[2] First known Phish performance; a cappella.

Notes: This show was part of the Montréal International Jazz Festival. Before SOAM, Trey introduced the band as “Phish, from Burlington, Ontario.” For Donna Lee, Trey noted that the band had to play at least one straight-ahead jazz tune at the Jazz Festival. Between Divided Sky and Lizards, Trey again referenced “Burlington, Ontario,” noting that it is out near Gamehendge, and asked if there were any “Gamehendgians” out in the audience. Fishman wasn’t able to get any suction out of the vacuum during Bike; he subsequently used the trombone during I Didn’t Know. The first known Phish performance of Immigrant Song was sung a cappella.

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Friday, 08/11/1989 Tree Café, Portland, ME

No known setlist!

Notes: While it is believed this show was played, confirmation could not be established.

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Saturday, 08/12/1989 Burlington Boat House, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Setlist unknown

Set 2: Blue Sky^[1], Suzy Greenberg, AC/DC Bag, Ya Mar, Rocky Top, On Your Way Down, Night and Day^[1], Blue Monk, I Didn't Know, You Enjoy Myself, Possum

Set 3: Icculus^[2], Run Like an Antelope^[3], The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony^[4] > Contact

[1] First known Phish performance.
[2] Steven Drebber on vocals.
[3] Steven Drebber on drums and Fish on trumpet and trombone.
[4] First known performance.

Notes: This show was at the wedding reception of Beth and Steven Drebber (the latter of The Joneses fame). Blue Sky was dedicated to the newlyweds. On Your Way Down was preceded by La Grange teases. Antelope featured Steven on drums and Fishman on trumpet and trombone. Steven also contributed some vocals to Icculus. During Suzy, some of the attendees got on the trampolines. This show included the first known performance of The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony and the first known Phish performances of Blue Sky and Night and Day. The band played an earlier set of jazz standards at the reception but a setlist is unknown.

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Sunday, 08/13/1989 Atlantic Connection, Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, MA

No known setlist!

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Thursday, 08/17/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Ya Mar, Suzy Greenberg, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, The Sloth, Rocky Top, Harry Hood, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove

Set 2: Walk Away, AC/DC Bag, The Mango Song, Fee, You Enjoy Myself, The Lizards

Set 3: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony, Bold As Love, Punch You In the Eye^[1], Possum, Halley's Comet^[2] > Alumni Blues, Contact, Run Like an Antelope

Encore: Golgi Apparatus, Fire

[1] First known version.
[2] Richard Wright on vocals.

Notes: This show included the first known version of PYITE. Halley’s featured Richard Wright on vocals. Richard announced that it was the last time he’d ever sing it. Rocky Top was played for the Drebbers, who had just gotten married (see August 12, 1989). 

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Friday, 08/18/1989 Pearl Street Ballroom, Northampton, MA

No known setlist!

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Saturday, 08/19/1989 Collis Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Set 1: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu, AC/DC Bag, Punch You In the Eye, Rocky Top, Bold As Love, The Mango Song, The Lizards, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove

Set 2: Split Open and Melt, Take the 'A' Train, The Divided Sky, Bathtub Gin

Notes: This show is often mislabeled as August 19, 1987 and August 19, 1988 but is definitely from 1989. This second set listing is most likely incomplete.

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Wednesday, 08/23/1989 The Living Room, Providence, RI

No known setlist!

Notes: While there was apparently a show on this date, the setlist is unknown.  The second set of this show has circulated with a setlist that is identical to the first set of 6/10/89, another show at The Living Room.  It is unclear if that set was performed on this date or on 6/10/89.

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Friday, 08/25/1989 The Blue Pelican, Newport, RI

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Saturday, 08/26/1989 Townsend Family Park, Townsend, VT

Set 1: Fluffhead, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Harry Hood^[1], Split Open and Melt, The Divided Sky, You Enjoy Myself -> Possum

Set 2: The Fishin' Hole^[2], Bold As Love, Ya Mar, Slave to the Traffic Light, AC/DC Bag, Donna Lee, Funky Bitch, Foam, David Bowie

Set 3: The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu, Suzy Greenberg, Dinner and a Movie, Run Like an Antelope^[3]

Encore: Contact, The Lizards, La Grange

[1] Odd Couple theme tease from Page in intro.
[2] First known Phish performance.
[3] Paint it Black tease.

Notes: Apparently Fishman got a speeding ticket on the way to the show and someone else had to set up his drum set. The Hood intro featured an Odd Couple theme tease from Page. The first known Phish performance of The Fishin' Hole started with the band whistling and ended with the audience whistling to the band’s accompaniment! Slave was introduced by Mike as being written by Pete Rose; Avenu Malkenu was subsequently announced as a song written by “Pete Rose and God.” Antelope included a Paint it Black tease. This show was officially released as Live Phish 09.

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Friday, 09/01/1989 Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME

No known setlist!

Notes: While it is believed this show was played, confirmation could not be established.

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Saturday, 09/02/1989 The Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY

No known setlist!

Notes: While it is believed this show was played, confirmation could not be established.

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Wednesday, 09/06/1989 The Living Room, Providence, RI

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Thursday, 09/07/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

No known setlist!

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Friday, 09/08/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

No known setlist!

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Saturday, 09/09/1989 Dining Commons, Bennington College, Bennington, VT

Set 1: Foam, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, The Divided Sky, AC/DC Bag, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters -> Bathtub Gin, Punch You In the Eye, Wilson, My Sweet One^[1], David Bowie

Set 2: Ya Mar, You Enjoy Myself -> Alumni Blues, Split Open and Melt, Harry Hood, Walk Away, Possum

[1] First known version.

Notes: This show contained the first known version of My Sweet One.

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Wednesday, 09/13/1989 The Living Room, Providence, RI

No known setlist!

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Thursday, 09/14/1989 MacPhie Pub, Tufts University, Medford, MA

Set 1: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, You Enjoy Myself, Foam, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, La Grange, Fee, David Bowie

Set 2: Harry Hood, Bathtub Gin

Notes: This setlist is incomplete.

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Saturday, 09/16/1989 Tree Café, Portland, ME

No known setlist!

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Wednesday, 09/20/1989 The Living Room, Providence, RI

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Thursday, 09/21/1989 Pearl Street Ballroom, Northampton, MA

Set 1: Golgi Apparatus, Ya Mar, AC/DC Bag, My Sweet One, Fee, Alumni Blues, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > David Bowie

Set 2: The Divided Sky -> The Chase -> Dinner and a Movie > Bundle of Joy -> Possum, Bathtub Gin, You Enjoy Myself, If I Only Had a Brain, Run Like an Antelope

Encore: Good Times Bad Times

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Sunday, 10/01/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Alumni Blues, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > Golgi Apparatus, Harry Hood -> The Chase, Wilson > Foam, Ya Mar, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Run Like an Antelope

Set 2: AC/DC Bag, My Sweet One, Reba^[1], Dinner and a Movie > Bundle of Joy -> Possum, You Enjoy Myself > If I Only Had a Brain, Contact, Split Open and Melt, The Lizards

Encore: Highway to Hell^[2]

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

Notes: Trey dedicated the debut performance of Reba to the “Spirit of Nancy.” This show also marked the first known Phish performance of Highway to Hell.

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Friday, 10/06/1989 The Paradise, Boston, MA

Set 1: Timber (Jerry), Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, The Sloth, Golgi Apparatus, Bold As Love, Dinner and a Movie, Happy Birthday to You^[1], Harry Hood, Possum, Highway to Hell, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars

Encore: Good Times Bad Times

[1] Fish on vacuum.

Notes: Fishman performed Happy Birthday on the vacuum for his brother David. This setlist is incomplete and likely out of order.

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Saturday, 10/07/1989 Chase Hall, Bates College, Lewiston, ME

Set 1: Golgi Apparatus, Ya Mar, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Suzy Greenberg, Fee, La Grange, Makisupa Policeman, Alumni Blues, Good Times Bad Times

Set 2: Dinner and a Movie > Bundle of Joy -> Possum, Happy Birthday to You, The Lizards, AC/DC Bag, David Bowie^[1], Contact > Highway to Hell

Encore: You Enjoy Myself

[1] Fly Like an Eagle jam in intro.

Notes: This funky version of Happy Birthday was dedicated to Jennifer Spencer. The Bowie intro included a brief Fly Like an Eagle jam.

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Tuesday, 10/10/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

No known setlist!

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Thursday, 10/12/1989 Mabel Brown Room, Keene State College, Keene, NH

Set 1: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, You Enjoy Myself > Possum, The Divided Sky, La Grange

Set 2: Fee, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Esther, Walk Away, The Lizards

Encore: Highway to Hell

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Friday, 10/13/1989 Clement's Brew Pub, Syracuse, NY

Set 1: David Bowie, Slave to the Traffic Light, The Sloth, Possum

Set 2: Bike, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, AC/DC Bag, Colonel Forbin's Ascent

Notes: While it is believed that this show listing, date, and venue are correct, confirmation has not been firmly established. It is believed that this show was not at The Orange Grove or Copperfield’s, as is sometimes listed. Clement’s is the same venue as Hungry Charlie’s, where Phish performed on 5/13/89. This setlist is incomplete and likely incorrect as well. Home videos were shown both before and during this humorous Bike. Trey jokingly referred to TMWSIY as “The Man Who Stepped Into Dog Log.”  A recording of this show circulates with a very different setlist, which features David Bowie and Swing Low Sweet Chariot as the encore, and lists the following in the second set:  McGrupp, Divided, Reba, Mike's Groove, Curtis Loew, Alumni, Contact, and Lizards.

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Saturday, 10/14/1989 The Barn, Hobart College, Geneva, NY

Set 1: AC/DC Bag, The Divided Sky, I Didn't Know, Golgi Apparatus, Ya Mar, Split Open and Melt, Fee, Alumni Blues, You Enjoy Myself, Makisupa Policeman, Good Times Bad Times

Set 2: Anarchy, Highway to Hell, Possum, Harpua

Notes: This setlist is likely incomplete. Anarchy was played for the first time since July 30, 1988 (134 shows).

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Friday, 10/20/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Harpua -> Bundle of Joy > Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird^[1], You Enjoy Myself, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony, Reba, The Divided Sky, Golgi Apparatus, Run Like an Antelope^[2]

Set 2: No Dogs Allowed, Walk Away, Dinner and a Movie, I Didn't Know, AC/DC Bag, Donna Lee, Split Open and Melt^[3], Harry Hood^[4], Swing Low, Sweet Chariot^[4], In a Hole^[5]

Encore: La Grange, Slave to the Traffic Light

[1] Jeopardy! theme tease from Page.
[2] Old McDonald Had a Farm and Yakety Yak teases.
[3] Restarted; Dave Grippo and Russ Remington on horns.
[4] Dave Grippo and Russ Remington on horns.
[5] First known Phish performance; Dave Grippo and Russ Remington on horns; Close Encounters of the Third Kind theme tease.

Notes: Mockingbird included a Jeopardy! theme tease from Page. The intro to Antelope featured Old McDonald Had a Farm and Yakety Yak teases. No Dogs Allowed was played for the first time since July 23, 1988 (140 shows) and was dedicated to Dave. SOAM (which had to be started a second time after the lights went out before the a cappella segment of the first attempt) through In a Hole featured Dave Grippo and Russ Remington on horns. This was the first known Phish performance of In a Hole, which included a tease of the Close Encounters of the Third Kind theme. Swing Low was played for the first time since June 19, 1988 (150 shows).

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Saturday, 10/21/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Fee, Ya Mar, In a Hole, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > Foam, AC/DC Bag, The Lizards, Dog Log, David Bowie

Set 2: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Wilson, Possum, Reba, The Sloth, La Grange, You Enjoy Myself, Highway to Hell, Run Like an Antelope

Encore: The Lizards

Notes: It appears as though one of the two sets that circulate is labeled incorrectly, since Lizards probably would not have appeared twice in the same show.  It is possible that this second set and encore are from a different show. Dog Log was played for the first time since September 21, 1987 (204 shows).

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Sunday, 10/22/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: La Grange, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, You Enjoy Myself > The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg^[1], Ya Mar, Foam, Rocky Top, Split Open and Melt^[2], Tela > The Divided Sky, I Didn't Know, Good Times Bad Times

Set 2: Harry Hood, Reba, Golgi Apparatus, In a Hole, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > AC/DC Bag, My Sweet One, Fee > Possum

Encore: Undun^[3], Run Like an Antelope

[1] Purple Haze teases from Trey.
[2] With extended drum solo.
[3] Alternate lyrics referencing Sofi's birthday and Ninja Custodian.

Notes: Suzy included Purple Haze teases from Trey. SOAM included an extended drum solo from Fishman. Fishman explained some of his vacuum parts before launching into a vacuum solo during I Didn’t Know. Members of Ninja Custodian visited the stage before and during the encore, leading to some funny stage banter. Undun was subsequently dedicated to Sofi (likely Sofi Dillof) on her 22nd birthday and the lyrics to the song were changed to reference the event and the Ninja Custodian’s hijinks. Tela was played for the first time since August 27, 1988 (123 shows). The setlist might be incomplete, as the tapes that circulate cut during Antelope.

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Thursday, 10/26/1989 The Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY

Set 1: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Golgi Apparatus, You Enjoy Myself -> Fee > The Divided Sky, I Didn't Know, Wilson > The Lizards, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove^[1]

Set 2: Who Knows Jam > Dinner and a Movie, Who Do? We Do! > AC/DC Bag, Reba > Walk Away, Bathtub Gin > The Sloth, The Chase -> Possum, Punch You In the Eye, In a Hole, Fishman's Gull Poem, No Dogs Allowed, David Bowie^[2]

[1] Alternate “ain’t gonna share my groove with you” lyrics.
[2] Space Oddity teases in intro.

Notes: Weekapaug contained alternate “ain’t gonna share my groove with you” lyrics. PYITE, described by Trey as a recently debuted “love song,” was introduced under its original title, “Punch Me in the Eye.” In a Hole was introduced as having no title, until the band members jokingly decided to call it “What You Will.” Vocals were provided by Page “Tex” McConnell. No Dogs Allowed was introduced by Trey as a song he co-wrote with his mother for the children’s musical Gus the Christmas Dog. The Bowie intro contained Space Oddity teases.

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Saturday, 10/28/1989 The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY

Set 1: I Didn't Know, You Enjoy Myself, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Highway to Hell, Good Times Bad Times, Dinner and a Movie, Reba, The Divided Sky, Harpua

Notes: This setlist is incomplete and most likely out of order.

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Tuesday, 10/31/1989 Goddard College, Plainfield, VT

Set 1: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, You Enjoy Myself > AC/DC Bag > The Divided Sky, Fee, Walk Away, Bathtub Gin > Possum

Set 2: David Bowie^[1], Wilson, Reba, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird > Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues > The Lizards, Highway to Hell

Encore: Contact > Run Like an Antelope -> Kung^[2] -> Run Like an Antelope

[1] Macaroni and cheese jam.
[2] First known performance.

Notes: This was a benefit for Goddard’s sculpture building and marked the first known performance of Kung. The band’s Halloween costumes included Trey wearing devil horns, latex pants, and strap-on breasts (which he ran around fondling during the Ninja Custodian’s set) and Mike wearing a dog-faced mask. The band distributed boxes of macaroni and cheese for audience use during the Bowie intro. This Bowie, at over 20 minutes, was, at the time, one of the longest versions ever. The show closed with Trey returning to the Kung theme, as he promised to stage another runaway golf cart marathon this time next year. Ninja Custodian was the opening act.

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Thursday, 11/02/1989 Memorial Union Building, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Set 1: Bathtub Gin, Foam, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Fee, The Curtain > Reba, Split Open and Melt, Esther, Good Times Bad Times

Set 2: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Golgi Apparatus, You Enjoy Myself -> Kung, Rhombus Narration^[1] -> The Divided Sky, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > AC/DC Bag, My Sweet One, Highway to Hell

[1] First known narration.

Notes: This show featured the first known Rhombus Narration. Mike’s Song was dedicated to Matt Hawke. The band extended happy birthday wishes to “Tina” before Esther.  This show is believed to have been sponsored by the UNH Outing Club and performed in the pub of the Memorial Union Building.

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Friday, 11/03/1989 Tree Café, Portland, ME

Set 1: Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Bathtub Gin, My Sweet One, Split Open and Melt -> Bundle of Joy -> You Enjoy Myself, Punch You In the Eye, Reba, Golgi Apparatus

Set 2: David Bowie^[1] > No Dogs Allowed, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony, The Sloth, Foam

[1] Sesame Street theme and Manteca teases, as well as an Antelope-style jam segment.

Notes: Bowie included teases of the Sesame Street theme and Manteca, as well as an Antelope-style jam segment. The listing for the second set is most likely incomplete.

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Saturday, 11/04/1989 College Auditorium, College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME

No known setlist!

Notes: While it is believed this show was played, confirmation could not be established.

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Thursday, 11/09/1989 Mission Park Dining Hall, Williams College, Williamstown, MA

Soundcheck: In a Hole

Set 1: I Didn't Know, Golgi Apparatus, Ya Mar, The Curtain, My Sweet One, Bathtub Gin, You Enjoy Myself, Take the 'A' Train, Good Times Bad Times

Set 2: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony, AC/DC Bag, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > Punch You In the Eye, The Lizards, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove

Encore: Highway to Hell

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Friday, 11/10/1989 Sigma Phi House, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY

Set 1: Split Open and Melt, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Rocky Top, Fee, The Divided Sky > AC/DC Bag, My Sweet One, You Enjoy Myself^[1] > La Grange

Set 2: Harry Hood, Bathtub Gin, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > Clod > The Sloth, The Lizards, If I Only Had a Brain, Possum

Encore: Harpua^[2], Highway to Hell

Encore 2: Take the 'A' Train, Run Like an Antelope

[1] My Girl quotes in vocal jam.
[2] Sunshine of Your Love teases.

Notes: The vocal jam in YEM included My Girl quotes. Harpua included Sunshine of Your Love teases. The second two encores may be filler from another show.

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Saturday, 11/11/1989 Patrick Gymnasium, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Set 1: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Golgi Apparatus, Bathtub Gin, AC/DC Bag, My Sweet One, You Enjoy Myself, If I Only Had a Brain, Frankenstein^[1]

[1] First known Phish performance; unidentified horn players.

Notes: This was an opening set for Max Creek and Third World. The first known Phish performance of Frankenstein featured a guest appearance by unidentified horn players.

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Thursday, 11/16/1989 Pearl Street Ballroom, Northampton, MA

Set 1: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Bathtub Gin, Foam, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, My Sweet One, Reba, You Enjoy Myself -> Frankenstein

Set 2: The Sloth > Tela > David Bowie

Notes: The show was stopped after Bowie due to a window breaking in the building. 

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Saturday, 11/18/1989 23 East Caberet, Ardmore, PA

Set 1: You Enjoy Myself, Take the 'A' Train, AC/DC Bag, The Lizards, My Sweet One, Possum, The Divided Sky, Wilson, Reba, David Bowie, Contact

Notes: This listing may be one set of a two-set show.

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Thursday, 11/30/1989 The Paradise, Boston, MA

Set 1: Bathtub Gin, The Divided Sky, Ya Mar, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Foam, The Lizards, My Sweet One, Run Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy^[1], Frankenstein

Set 2: Reba, Possum, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Undun, Fee, Split Open and Melt^[2], Take the 'A' Train, Suzy Greenberg^[3], Contact, David Bowie^[4]

Encore: In a Hole, Golgi Apparatus

[1] Debut.
[2] DEG teasing.
[3] Brady Bunch theme tease.
[4] Mr. P.C. tease.

Notes: This show marked the debut of Lawn Boy, which Trey announced as a “world premiere.” Suzy included a tease of the Brady Bunch theme. SOAM included Dave's Energy Guide teasing and Bowie included a Mr. P.C. tease.

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Friday, 12/01/1989 The Paradise, Boston, MA

Set 1: I Didn't Know, La Grange, You Enjoy Myself, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony, Dinner and a Movie, Bathtub Gin, My Sweet One, Harry Hood, Good Times Bad Times

Set 2: Alumni Blues, Rocky Top, The Divided Sky, Walk Away, The Lizards, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, If I Only Had a Brain, Highway to Hell

Encore: Lawn Boy, Possum

Notes: Harry Hood was dedicated to Trey’s friend, “Dave.” Before If I Only Had a Brain, Fishman was introduced as “Moses Heaps.”

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Sunday, 12/03/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Bathtub Gin, Funky Bitch, Ya Mar, Reba, The Divided Sky, My Sweet One, Run Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy, Frankenstein

Set 2: The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > AC/DC Bag, Esther, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Split Open and Melt, In a Hole, Fee, Possum, Love You, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove

Encore: I Didn't Know, Golgi Apparatus

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Monday, 12/04/1989 The Front, Burlington, VT

No known setlist!

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Wednesday, 12/06/1989 The Roxy, Washington, DC

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Thursday, 12/07/1989 8x10 Club, Baltimore, MD

Set 1: I Didn't Know, You Enjoy Myself, Take the 'A' Train, AC/DC Bag, Fee, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove^[1], Alumni Blues, Rhombus Narration -> The Divided Sky

Set 2: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Rocky Top, Ya Mar, Walk Away, The Lizards, Run Like an Antelope, Lawn Boy, Possum, Undun

Encore: Golgi Apparatus

[1] Life’s Been Good tease from Mike.

Notes: Weekapaug included a Life’s Been Good tease from Mike.

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Friday, 12/08/1989 Withey Hall Dining Room, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT

Set 1: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Split Open and Melt, Ya Mar, Reba, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Who Do? We Do! > AC/DC Bag, My Sweet One, Bathtub Gin, Run Like an Antelope

Set 2: Harry Hood, Tela, Timber (Jerry), Slave to the Traffic Light, I Didn't Know, You Enjoy Myself -> Possum

Encore: Lawn Boy, Fire

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Saturday, 12/09/1989 Huden Dining Hall, Castleton State College, Castleton, VT

Set 1: Dinner and a Movie, La Grange, The Lizards, Foam, In a Hole, Rocky Top, David Bowie^[1], Lawn Boy, Bathtub Gin, Golgi Apparatus

Set 2: Take the 'A' Train, Fluffhead, Esther, Alumni Blues, Fee, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove

Encore: Contact, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars

[1] Wipe Out teases.

Notes: This Bowie included Wipe Out teases.

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Friday, 12/15/1989 Ukrainian National Home, New York, NY

Set 1: Take the 'A' Train, Golgi Apparatus, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Ya Mar, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, You Enjoy Myself, Good Times Bad Times

Set 2: I Didn't Know, The Divided Sky, Possum, Run Like an Antelope, Funky Bitch^[1], Jesus Just Left Chicago^[1], Contact^[2], David Bowie

[1] John Popper on harmonica.
[2] Low Rider teases from Page.

Notes: Phish shared this gig with Blues Traveler. John Popper sat in on harmonica for Funky Bitch and JJLC. Contact included Low Rider teases from Page. The listed second set is definitely from this show and has been in circulation for quite some time. 

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Saturday, 12/16/1989 Contois Auditorium, City Hall, Burlington, VT

Set 1: The Curtain, AC/DC Bag, Lawn Boy, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, The Lizards, In a Hole, Golgi Apparatus

Encore: Possum

Notes: This performance was a benefit show for the Burlington Community Boathouse.

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Friday, 12/29/1989 23 East Caberet, Ardmore, PA

Set 1: Rhombus Narration -> The Divided Sky, Ya Mar, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, The Lizards, Lawn Boy, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove

Notes: This setlist is incomplete.  The opening act was The Modern Beatniks.

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Saturday, 12/30/1989 The Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY

Set 1: Fluff's Travels -> David Bowie

Set 2: Bathtub Gin, Split Open and Melt, Ya Mar, Suzy Greenberg, Foam, My Sweet One, La Grange, Lawn Boy, Golgi Apparatus

Encore: Auld Lang Syne^[1] -> Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove

[1] First known Phish performance.

Notes: The setlist for the first set is incomplete. The show featured the first known Phish performance of Auld Lang Syne. The opening act was Indecision.

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Sunday, 12/31/1989 Boston World Trade Center Exhibition Hall, Boston, MA

Set 1: I Didn't Know, You Enjoy Myself, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, Run Like an Antelope^[1], Bathtub Gin, The Lizards, Satin Doll, Highway to Hell

Set 2: Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Ya Mar, Split Open and Melt, Fee, The Divided Sky, Golgi Apparatus

Encore: Contact

[1] Began with a New Year's countdown.

Notes: This was the first Phish New Year’s performance. Trey and Mike wore tuxedos and top hats to commemorate the event. Fishman came out for I Didn’t Know wearing a top hat and a g-string with tuxedo tails. Antelope began with a countdown to the New Year. The opening act was The Ululators.

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