Cities
Performances Song History Discussion

Cities has not been seen in 6 shows.
It was played at 3.08% of live shows.
There have been 1486 shows since the live debut.
Cities has been played, on average, once every 32 shows.
Since its debut, Cities has been played, on average, every 33 shows.
It was played 45 time(s) at the following show(s):

Show Date Venue Gap Set Song Before Song After Notes Reviews
1984
1984-12-01 Nectar's, Burlington, VT 4 1 Don't Want You No More -> -> Drums First known Phish performance. 0
1985
1985-05-03 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 18 2 Jam -> Bring It On Home 0
1986
1986-10-15 Hunt's, Burlington, VT 24 1 Skin It Back > I Am Hydrogen 0
1986-12-06 The Ranch, Shelburne, VT 5 2 Skin It Back -> *** 1
1987
1987-04-29 Nectar's, Burlington, VT 13 1 Skin It Back -> Fuck Your Face 0
1988
1988-05-21 Nectar's, Burlington, VT 59 3 Rocky Top Take the 'A' Train 0
1988-06-19 Nectar's, Burlington, VT 9 2 Good Times Bad Times Alumni Blues 0
1988-07-12 Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT 9 1 *** The Lizards 0
1988-07-24 Nectar's, Burlington, VT 2 2 On Your Way Down David Bowie 0
1988-08-05 The Roma, Telluride, CO 7 1 You Enjoy Myself > -> Dave's Energy Guide DEG teases. 0
1988-08-05 The Roma, Telluride, CO 0 1 Dave's Energy Guide -> Take the 'A' Train 0
1988-09-08 The Front, Burlington, VT 14 2 You Enjoy Myself -> Dave's Energy Guide 0
1988-09-08 The Front, Burlington, VT 0 2 Dave's Energy Guide -> Good Times Bad Times 0
1988-09-13 Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT 4 2 Boogie On Reggae Woman > Dave's Energy Guide DEG teases. 0
1988-09-13 Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT 0 2 Dave's Energy Guide > Run Like an Antelope DEG teases. 0
1994
1994-07-05 Congress Center, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 710 2 Lifeboy You Enjoy Myself 0
1997
1997-03-01 Markethalle, Hamburg, Germany 222 1 *** The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony 1
1997-06-16 Royal Albert Hall, London, England 5 e *** Poor Heart 0
1997-06-20 Archa Theater, Prague, Czech Republic 2 1 Jam -> > Horn 1
1997-07-01 Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands 7 2 Bathtub Gin -> -> Jam 2
1997-07-30 Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, CA 14 2 David Bowie -> -> David Bowie 2
1997-08-10 Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN 7 2 *** -> Good Times Bad Times 3
1997-08-16 Loring Commerce Center at Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, ME 4 3 Halley's Comet -> -> Llama After Midnight tease; Trey altered lyrics to reference "Fishman sleeping in the daytime." 4
1997-11-26 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 10 2 Also Sprach Zarathustra -> -> Ya Mar 4
1997-12-28 USAir Arena, Landover, MD 13 1 Julius > The Curtain 2
1998
1998-04-05 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI 7 1 Bathtub Gin -> > Sparkle 2
1998-06-30 The Grey Hall, Freetown Christiana, Copenhagen, Denmark 1 1 Stash -> Roggae 0
1998-07-06 Lucerna Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic 5 1 Ghost > Limb By Limb 1
1998-07-31 Polaris Amphitheater, Lewis Center, OH 15 1 Rift Water in the Sky Who Knows teases. 1
1998-08-15 Loring Commerce Center at Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, ME 10 1 Funky Bitch > > Weekapaug Groove Sneakin' Sally teases. 1
1998-11-19 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC 21 1 *** The Curtain 0
1998-12-31 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 11 2 Tweezer -> > Wading in the Velvet Sea 1
1999
1999-07-21 Star Lake Amphitheatre, Burgettstown, PA 16 1 AC/DC Bag > Gold Soundz 2
1999-08-01 Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata, Japan 8 1 *** > Rift 0
1999-09-29 Pyramid Arena, Memphis, TN 16 e *** *** Altered lyrics. 1
2000
2000-06-14 Drum Logos, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Japan 34 1 The Curtain > Gumbo Trey altered the lyrics in Cities to reference noodles. 1
2000-06-29 PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ 8 2 Meatstick > -> Walk Away Lyrics altered to reference Tokyo, the Meatstick Dance, and sushi. 1
2000-09-24 Target Center, Minneapolis, MN 25 2 *** > Free 0
2000-10-06 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 8 2 Rift > Sand 0
2003
2003-02-25 First Union Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 14 2 AC/DC Bag Theme From the Bottom 3
2003-07-21 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN 14 1 *** > Runaway Jim 3
2003-12-02 FleetCenter, Boston, MA 14 2 Boogie On Reggae Woman > > Maze 3
2003-12-30 American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL 3 1 Weigh Strange Design Sand teases. 2
2004
2004-06-24 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN 11 1 Loving Cup -> Back on the Train 2
2009
2009-06-02 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY 13 1 Timber (Jerry) Driver 2
2009-08-05 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 18 2 Oh! Sweet Nuthin' -> Maze 3
2009-11-24 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA 15 1 Bathtub Gin > Camel Walk 7
2009-12-03 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 6 2 Fluffhead > Free 14

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