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New material means lots of unknowns. Please send corrections to Rob Johnson or Ellis Godard. Be sure to check out our Guide to Trey Tour Instrumentals for insight on some of the instrumentals being played.

08/05/2001 Saratoga Performing Arts - Saratoga Springs, NY

Opening Act: Big Joe Burrell and the Unknown Blues Band* (0:56)

Set I: Last Tube, Cayman Review, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Flock of Words, Alive Again, Moesha (1:15)

Set II: Money Love and Change -> Plasma, Drifting, First Tube, Every Story has a Stone, At the Barbecue, Ooh Child, Push On Till The Day^ (1:20)

Encore: Mozambique^^ (0:10)

   * - introduced by Trey as a very special band to him - he saw them play at Hunts in Burlington his first time up there, after which he decided that if there's music that good, thats where he wanted to go to school; they also played his wedding; he's been waiting 18 years to be able to play a show with them; included Big Joe Burrell on vocals and sax, Tony Markellis on bass, Paul Asbell on guitar (Trey took lessons from him), Chas Eller on keyboards, from Trey Anastasio's band - Russ Lawton on drums, and included an appearance by the Unknown Horns Section (Jennifer Hartswick on trumpet, Andy Moroz on trumbone, Dave "The Truth" Grippo on alto saxophone and Russ Remington on tenor saxophone) on the final song
   ^ - with Trey and Jen dancing and mock sword fighting; included Trey being handed a sign from the front row of the audience which read "We're on Tony Tour"
   ^^ - with Trey on one of his old Languedocs set up wireless; the band finished the song, Trey and the horns bowed in preparation of leaving the stage, then Russ, Tony and Ray started the song up again followed by the rest of the band as Trey and the horns left the stage, leaving Tony, Russ and Ray on stage with the horns offstage to end the song

Thanks to CK5 and the Phamily for the setlist!

08/04/2001 Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts - Mansfield, MA

Set I: I Done Done It, Last Tube, Drifting, Alive Again, Flock of Words, Moesha, First Tube* (1:14)

Set II: Mister Completely, It Makes No Difference, Cayman Review, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Sunday Morning**, Push On Till the Day*** (1:20)

Encore: At the Gazebo, Mozambique**** (0:13)

   * - with glowsticks
   ** - "and now Jen is gonna do it to you"
   *** - with Trey and Jen dancing and mock sword fighting
   **** - with Trey on one of his old Languedocs, set up wireless; the band finished the song, Trey and the horns bowed in preparation of leaving the stage, then Dave started the song up again followed by the rest of the band as Trey and the horns left the stage, leaving Tony, Russ and Ray on stage with the horns offstage to end the song

Thanks to CK5 and the Phamily for the setlist!

08/03/2001 Jones Beach Theatre - Wantagh, NY

Set I: Burlap Sack and Pumps, Actin the Devil, Last Tube, Flock of Words, Cayman Review, Sidewalks of San Francisco, Moesha (1:16)

Set II: Money Love and Change* -> Plasma**, Mister Completely, At the Gazebo, Sand (1:18)

Encore: Mist***, Back on the Train****, Bathtub Gin*** (0:26)

   * - with solos by Jennifer and then Trey and Ray
   ** - with Jennifer and Trey dancing and mock sword fighting; followed by Trey introducing Jennifer and Tony and then talking about how great it is to play Jones Beach, then introduced Dave
   *** - with Mike Gordon on bass; Trey on acoustic
   **** - with Trey and Mike both on acoustic guitars

Thanks to CK5 and the Phamily for the setlist!

08/02/2001 Mann Music Center - Philadelphia, PA

Set I: In the Wee Wee Hours, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Battle Axe, I Done Done It, Moesha, Tube Top Wobble, Ooh Child, The Way I Feel, Simple Twist Up Dave, First Tube

Set II: Cayman Review, Mister Completely*, Quantegy, Last Tube

Encore: Push On Til the Day**

   * - 25+ minutes
   ** - with Marshall Allen of the Sun Ra Arkestra on saxophone

Thanks to Phantasy Phish who thanks Ben Diamond of TeamUSA for the setlist!

07/31/2001 Virginia Beach Amphitheater - Virginia Beach, VA

Set I: Push On Till The Day, Battle Axe, I Done Done It, Alive Again, Last Tube

Set II: Gotta Jibboo*, Will It Go Round In Circles, Drifting, Burlap Sack and Pumps

Encore: Radon Balloon, Driver, At The Gazebo

   * - with Trey and Jennifer dancing and mock sword fighting

Note: Carl "Gears" Gerhard of the Giant Country Horns joined the band on trumpet for the entire show. This marks the first appearance of the original Giant Country Horns together on the same stage since 07/27/91 (10 years, 4 days) at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, Georgia).

Thanks to and Dan Schar, Andy Glenn, Jerod Untiedt, Brook Shaddeau of Virginia Paul Glace of Phantasy Phish who thanks Melissa Rosetta of TeamUSA for the setlist and to Jesse Jarnow for the note about the Giant Country Horns!

07/29/2001 PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ

Set I: Simple Twist Up Dave, Happy Coffee Song, Last Tube, Tube Top Wobble, Mozambique, Cayman Review, Nothing But an E Thing, Alive Again

Set II: Money Love and Change > Plasma > Storm Drawing Near*, Sand

Encore: At the Gazebo, Push On Till The Day

   * - Previously labeled as "When"

Thanks to Phantasy Phish, who thanks TeamUSA, for the setlist and to Paul Glace for the correction, and Steve Cavagnet.

7/28/01 Merriweather Post Pavillion -

Set I (60 min): Burlap Sack and Pumps, Acting the Devil, Cayman Review, Last Tube, Drifting

Set II (95 min): Mozambique*, Moesha, Sidewalks of San Francisco** > Plasma, In the Night, First Tube, Nothing but a G Thing, Money Love and Change, At the Gazebo, Mr Completely, Push on Till the Day***

Enc (14 min): Sunday Morning****

   * - w/ Trey playing a wireless guitar, and forming a dance routine onstage w/ horn section
   ** - Long and funked out guitarwork
   *** - Trey and Jennifer dancing very strange and sword-fighting
   **** - Trey said nobody would be there if it wasn't for Tony and someone in the audience, Trey's dad

Thanks to Stephan and Krista Welcsh for the email, and to "Possum Steve" Helton for the setbreak and post-show calls, and to JMH for the timings.

7/27/01 Alltel Pavillion at Walnut Creek - Raleigh, NC

Set I: Moesha, Tube Tob Wobble, Last Tube, Oooh Child*, Alive Again, Will it Go Round in Circles

Set II: Burlap Sack and Pumps*, Aqui Como Alla**, Simple Twist Up Dave, Flock of Words, Sand

Encore: At the Gazebo, Mister Completely

   * - w/ Trey on keys
   ** Arsenio Rodriguez cover (known to Phish fans by Marc Ribot's cover, on his album that is a tribute to Rodriguez), no horns - just Trey, Tony, and Russ

Thanks to "Possum Steve" Helton for the post-show call, plus Carlolina Taylor and Dan Schar for the spelling corrections.

7/26/01 Hi-Fi Buys Ampitheater - Atlanta, GA

Set I: In the Night, Push On Till The Day*, Tops Off, Acting Like The Devil, It Makes No Difference, Last Tube

Set II: Mister Completely** > First Tube > Every Story Has a Stone, Happy Birthday***, Sand

Encore: At the Gazebo****

   * - Original Lyrics w/ Trey/Jennifer dance
   ** - 30-40 minutes
   *** - For Chris Kuroda; included solos by each of the horns and Chris on a lights solo
   **** - Trey on acoustic

Thanks to Brett Gentzel, as reported by Andy Gadiel, and to Jeff Krull.

7/24/01 Polaris Amphitheater - Columbus, OH

Set I: Simple Twist Up Dave, Money Love and Change, Acting the Devil, Alive Again, Last Tube (1:15)

Set II: Burlap Sack and Pumps, The Way I Feel*, Burlap Jam, Cayman Review, Sunday Morning, Sand, Drifting, ?, Push On Till the Day** (1:38)

Encore: Moesha***

   * - w/ Burlap Sacks and Pumps tease
   ** - with Trey and Jen dancing, imaginary sword fighting, etc
   *** - the first attempt at "The Moesha Dance"

Thanks to Jeremy Battagglia and Bret Barrett!

7-22-01 Verizon Wireless Music Center (aka Deer Creek) - Noblesville, IN

Set I: Acting the Devil, Push on Till the Day, Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown > Last Tube, Small Axe, Alive Again (1:10)

Set II: Burlap Sack and Pumps, At the Barbecue^, Sand* > Mister Completely > Windora Bug > Plasma > Simple Twist Up Dave (1:25)

Encore: Mozambique** (0:09)

   ^ - 2-minute instrumental, no guitar, Trey directed
   * - Trey on keyboards (3 keyboardists!); song stopped at one point, then restarted for an intense Medeski solo
   ** - choreographed danceing among all of them, then a conga line around grippo who performed a practically solo jam; Medeski playing a melodica

Note: John Medeski joined the band for the entire show on keyboards

Thanks to Thomas Laxson, as reported by Andy Gadiel, and for corrections from Jeremy Battagglia, Bret Barrett, J.R. Trimpe, Darrin McKeehen, "Possum Steve" Helton, HadleyCC, Justin Metz, Dan Schar and Michael Myers.

7-21-01 Alpine Valley - East Troy, WI

Soundcheck: Push on Till the Day^, Tube Top Wobble, Simple Twist of Dave, Money Love Change^^, At the Barbeque, Nothing But An E Thing^^^, Sidewalks of San Francisco^^^^

Set I: Push On Till the Day, Tube Top Wobble, Acting the Devil, Battle Axe, Simple Twist Up Dave, Nothing But an E Thing, Cayman Review*, Last Tube** (1:30)

Set II: Moesha, Quantegy***, Burlap Sack and Pumps****, Money Love and Change, Flock of Words, Mister Completely, At the Gazebo, Drifting (1:16)

Encore: First Tube (0:10)

   ^ - just Trey going over the changes with John Medeski
   ^^ - after the first run through Trey told John to play a little run at the very end of the song. The band then went back and played the end once more
   ^^^ - featured a typically amazing Medeski piano solo considered by some to be better than what was played during the show
   ^^^^ - the band went over this (the repetetive song with 12/8 time signature), maybe twice, but it was not played in the show
   * - w/ a small glowtoy war...
   ** - afterwards Trey commented on how he "swears" Alpine is the "coolest" place to play.
   *** - Trey plays his small keyboard (Yamaha) during Quantegy
   **** - 12+ minutes w/ an intense Trey-Medeski "duel", and Trey on a low-note keyboard solo thing; Trey said Alpine is "the greatest place to play music in the world"

Note:Due to a prior commitment, keyboardist Ray Paczkowski was unable to play and was replaced on keyboards by John Medeski

Thanks to Clifford O'Malley, Drew Hintze, Vande Berg, Adam Schmitt, Jay Weber, Fraser, Coffeen, Frank, Lisa Krzywda, Cal Roach, Alex Leong, Bret Barrett, "Possum Steve" Helton, Justin Metz, Andy Carlson, Kevin Janes and Larry Mullins.

07/20/2001 Riverport Amphitheatre - Maryland Heights, MO

Set I: Last Tube, Cayman Review, Burlap Sack and Pumps*, Moesha, First Tube, C'mon Baby Let's Go Downtown, Alive Again

Set II: Money Love and Change > Storm Drawing Near** > Mister Completely > Sand > Sand, Noodle Rave Daddy-o, Push On Till Day

Encore: Will It Go Around In Circles

   * - with an extra verse allowing for a keyboard solo by Medeski
   ** - Trey said "its nice to be in Kansas. (laughs} I'm not going to introduce the band. You all will have to buy the t-shirt... But this guys not on the shirt : Mr. John Medeski!"

Note: John Medeski joined the band for the entire show on keyboards

Thanks to Nicky B, DiddlyD, Samuel, Mike Renick, Greg Sadler, "Possum Steve" Helton, Justin Metz and Joe Hutchinson.

07/18/2001 Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO

Set I: Mozambique, Cayman Review, Happy Coffee Song, Last Tube*, Windora Bug, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Money Love and Change (1:20)

Set II: Sand^, Storm Drawing Near^^ > Mister Completely, Jibboo, Nothing but a G Thing&, Radon Balloon#@, Bathtub Gin@** (1:13)

Encore: Moesha*** (0:05)

   ^ 24:12 in length, with start/stop funk jam throughout
   ^^ - formerly listed as "Plasma", and later listed as "Small Axe", this tune is neither; it is described as "Arabianesque" or "middle eastern sounding", with Grippo on a soprano sax (not a clarinet); first part of each line was "When I" or "When you", and it is now being called "When"
   * - lightning struck near the amphitheater just as the song ended, and was in distant Denver the whole show (but no rain!)
   & - Kevin Shapiro reports that there is *both* an E Thing *and* a G Thing song, and suggests comparing them, as they both appeared in the first set of 2/24/01
   # - Trey says, "This used to be called something else [Waves] before lyrics were added, but now it is Radon Balloon and it appears on the Oysterhead album coming out this fall. You heard it here first!" Although earlier reported as Happiness In My Pants with lyrics, that's actually the new Oysterhead song Birthday Boys.
   @ - Trey solo acoustic
   ** - audience sang along and some continued singing after Trey left the stage
   *** - before "Moesha" Trey thanked the audience for being so patient, checking out his new music, and sticking with him/them through the changes. During "Moesha" he added the following lines: "Moesha me down, Moesha me up, Moesha me Avalanche, Moesha me Cup, Moesha me Rocks, Moesha me Red, Moesha me live, Moesha me dead, Moesha me straight, Moesha me gay, Moesha me Jerry, Moesha me Trey"

Thanks to Hal Waterman, CK5, and Rob Johnson for the post-show calls. Thanks also to Kevin Shapiro, Terry O'Brian, Ben Amster, Tony Hume, Christina Student, Steven Sommer, Jason Wojciechowski, Matt Sullivan, Chris Mulnar, Mike Cohen, Aron Ralston, Chad Ford, Jon Weber, Greg Sadler, Jim Raras, "Possum Steve" Helton, chzincident and p-diddy.

07/17/2001 Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO

Soundcheck: ...Nothin' But an E Thing, Plasma, When, Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown

Set I: Burlap Sack and Pumps, Acting the Devil, Last Tube*, Quantegy, Moesha, Alive Again, Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown**, First Tube (1:20)

Set II: Simple Twist up Dave, Money Love and Change, Every Story Has a Stone, Sidewalks of San Francisco***, Flock of Words > Mister Completely, Drifting, First Tube, Push On Till the Day (1:13)

Encore: At the Gazebo**** (0:03)

   * - new arrangement, with vocals (as played 7/4/01); also with "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" theme tease by Remington
   ** - for Jill's birthday
   ***** - formerly listed as Noodle Rave Daddio?
   *** - wind was whipping through the place, blowing over the mics and making noise almost as loud as the song

Thanks to Rob Johnson, Hal Waterman, and CK5 for the setbreak and post-show calls, and Kevin Shapiro, Jim Raras, Allan Fantinelliand, John Capnslap, "Possum Steve" Helton, Ron for the corrections.

07/14/2001 The Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA

Set I: Last Tube, Cayman Review, Alive Again, Flock of Words, Burlap Sack and Pumps, The Way I Feel, Moesha

Set II: Simple Twist of Dave, Tube Top Wobble, Money Love and Change, At the Barbeque*, Plasma**, Quantegy, Sand***, At the Gazebo

Encore: Mister Completely

   * - preceeded by comments about Andy forgetting his music
   ** - new tune, written backstage that day
   *** - with Trey on his keyboard (presumably still the Yamaha AN1-X)

Thanks to Andy Gadiel, Chris Avila from the California jam band Green Machine, Erick Block, James Tingey, Matt Senesky, Daniel Schar, Patrick Dunn, Terry O'Brian, Kimberly Berman, Jim Raras, Noah Cole and Noah Cole.

07/13/2001 The Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA

Soundcheck: Acting The Devil

Set I: Burlap Sack And Pumps, Moesha, Acting The Devil*, Alive Again, Happy Coffee Song, Done Done It, Windora Bug, Last Tube

Set II: Money Love & Change, Noodle Rave Daddio (Sidewalks of San Francisco?), Every Story Has A Stone, Mister Completely, Simple Twist Up Dave, Drifting, Nothing but a G-Thing, Push On Till The Day

Encore: 1st Tube

   * - originally recorded by Chris Ardoin & Double Clutchin' from the album Turn The Page

Thanks to Andy Gadiel, who thanks Jeff "The Kind Head", and to Noah Cole, Jon Weber, and Jim Raras.

07/12/2001 The Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA

Set I: Mozambique, Moesha, Last Tube, Alive Again, Money Love and Change, At the Barbeque, Sidewalks of San Francisco

Set II: Cayman Review, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Every Story Has a Stone, Mr. Completely, Quantegy, Drifting, Flock of Words, First Tube, Push On Till the Day

Encore: At the Gazebo

Thanks to Andy Gadiel, Chris Bertolet, Lob Instagon, Patrick Dunn, Eric Sender, Dean Bushik and Kent Stauffer.

Note: Bart Coleman and Rebecca Lemberger became engaged to be wed during the second set.

07/11/2001 Open Air Theatre - San Diego, CA

Set I: Mozambique, Moesha, Simple Twist Up Dave, Happy Coffee Song, Alive Again, Last Tube*, Cayman Review, Push On Till the Day

Set II: Way I feel, Jiboo, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Storm Drawing Near, Money Love and Change, Loved (Stumbling Through the Days?), Mister Completely > Sand, Up on the Rooftop

Encore: At the Gazebo, Will It Go Round in Circles

   * - dedicated to all the surfers catching the last tube of the day

Thanks to Matt Shelton, Kristen Godard, and Andy Gadiel who cites David, Magilla, Chris, colfax, Ben, Brian and David; and to Shane Tobin, Brain Levin, Ted Nunes, Adam Foley, John Graham and Ryan Boldt.

07/04/2001 Higher Ground - Burlington, VT

Set I: Cayman Review#, Last Tube, Moesha#, Every Story Has A Stone#, Push on till the Day, Quantegy#, At the Gazebo, Mister Completely#

Set II: Burlap Sack and Pumps, Money Love and Change#, Mozambique, Drifting, Alive Again#, Flock of Words#, Simple Twist Up Dave#

Encore: First Tube

   * - # first time played

Note: This was a pre-tour performance by Trey and his eight-piece band for the Summer 2001 tour which begins this Wednesday (7-11-01) in San Diego.

Thanks to band archivist Kevin Shapiro for the corrected song titles

Without going into detail about key and time signature, Kevin Shapiro (with the help of Ellis Godard and Rob Johnson) has provided the following information to serve as reference points in differentiating between the different instrumentals being played on tour by Trey and his band.

NOTE: Unfortunaetly, due to bandwidth considerations, currently we can only give you 1-minute samples of the beginnings of each piece in MP3 format. We'll work to find a way to give you a sample of the full song soon.

1. At the Barbecue - appears on One Man's Trash and 2/21/01 Set II after "Gotta Jibboo" (mp3 available); aka "Samson Variation" or "Blow Wind Blow"
2. Happiness In My Pants - debuted by Oysterhead, 5/4/00 Set I (mp3 available); also 2/23/01 II after "Ooh Child" (mp3 available)
3. Mozambique - 2/26/01 Set I after "The Way I Feel"
4. Tube Top Wobble - 2/23/01 I after "Push On Till the Day"
5. Sidewalks of San Francisco - 2/23/01 Encore (with Page) (mp3 available)
6. Noodle Rave Daddy-o- Debuted 2/21/01 Set II after "Drifting" (mp3 available) also available as a video clip at http://www.phish.com/treyanastasio
7. At the Gazebo - 2/23/01 Set II after "Gotta Jibboo" (mp3 available)
8. Waves - 2/24/01 Encore (dedicated to Captain Kevin) (mp3 available); with lyrics now known as "Radon Balloon"
9. Battle Axe - 2/24/01 Set I; instrumental arrangement of Bob Marley's "Small Axe," arranged by The Upsetters
10. Nothing but an E Thing - 2/24/01 Set I after "Battle Axe" (dedicated by Trey to his Dad) (mp3 available)
11. Nothing but a G Thing - 2/24/01 Set I after "At the Gazebo" (mp3 available)
12. Tops Off - 2/24/01 Set I after "Nothing but a G Thing"; introduced by Tony on 5/14/99 as a blues standard of which the origins are "shrouded in antiquity." He doesn't know who wrote it or even what it's about, but says it may be about taking off your hat, or a top off a bottle, or your shirt off and that it may have been written by a blues rascal named "Eddie Bo".
13. Aqui Como Alla - 2/26/01 Set I after "Burlap Sack and Pumps"; Arsenio Rodriguez cover (known to Phish fans by Marc Ribot's cover, on his album that is a tribute to Rodriguez), no horns, played on 1st Trey solo tour
14. The Chicken - 3/2/01 Set I after "Ooh Child"; jazz standard by Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis