A Look Back in Phishtory • New Year’s Eve
The feeling you get when the lights go down and Phish takes the stage is like no other.
19,000 friends, strangers, old friends, and soon to be friends
unite for the same reason; to get down to the best band in live music.
On Dec. 31st Phish will kick off their 4 night run at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, FL . This will certainly be, as Kevin Shapiro often says, “one for the archives”.
After celebrating the past 4 NYE runs at Madison Square Garden, Phish will return to the Magic City for the first time since 2009. This is a particularly important show not only because it is a NYE run, but also because Trey noted that Phish may have a “quieter” year in 2015. In Miami you will be given some fire setlist selections, gems, and covers– but chances are you already know that.
While it is hard to highlight every choice cut from the Phish New Years Eve runs throughout the years, here are some great videos to hold you over till you get your phix on Wednesday.
For those of you who aren’t catching live music on NYE, this should make you seriously reconsider your plans. Or it will just make you more upset you’re not ringing in the New Year with your favorite band.
All setlist sources & notes are credited to Phish.net.
Youtube videos from various Youtube videographers including Skriddler, Tdunski, LazyLightning55a, HarpuaFSB, Silverchair97, ThePhishJams, VintageTROiSi, and the official Phish youtube page.
* Special thanks to Kevin, Mitchell, & George for their assistance.
Big Cypress Seminole Indian • 12/31/99 – 1/1/00
Setlist & Notes Source: Phish.net
Set 1: Runaway Jim, Funky Bitch, Tube, I Didn’t Know, Punch You In the Eye, Bouncing Around the Room, Poor Heart, Roggae, Split Open and Melt[1] -> Catapult, Back on the Train, Horn, Guyute, After Midnight[2]
Set 2: Meatstick -> Auld Lang Syne > Down with Disease[1] -> Llama, Bathtub Gin, Heavy Things, Twist -> Prince Caspian > Rock and Roll, You Enjoy Myself[3], Crosseyed and Painless, The Inlaw Josie Wales[4], Sand -> Quadrophonic Toppling[5], Slave to the Traffic Light, Albuquerque[6], Reba, Axilla[6], Uncle Pen, David Bowie, My Soul, Drowned -> After Midnight Reprise, The Horse > Silent in the Morning > Bittersweet Motel, Piper -> Free, Lawn Boy, Hold Your Head Up > Love You > Hold Your Head Up, Roses Are Free,Bug, Also Sprach Zarathustra[7] > Wading in the Velvet Sea > Meatstick
[1] Unfinished.
[2] Phish debut.
[3] Vocal jam based around the word “cheesecake.”
[4] Trey on acoustic guitar.
[5] Debut.
[6] Trey altered lyrics to reference cheesecake.
[7] Began with the signature Hood drum roll.
Teases:
· After Midnight tease in Rock and Roll
· Dave’s Energy Guide tease in Crosseyed and Painless
· My Soul tease in Sand
· Bug tease in Piper
· Harry Hood tease in Also Sprach Zarathustra
Noteworthy Jams: Tube, Split Open and Melt (highly recommended), Catapult (highly recommended), Down with Disease, Bathtub Gin, Twist, Rock and Roll, You Enjoy Myself,Crosseyed and Painless (highly recommended), Sand (highly recommended),Quadrophonic Toppling (highly recommended), Slave to the Traffic Light, After Midnight(highly recommended), Piper, Roses Are Free, Also Sprach Zarathustra
Average Song Gap: 17.52
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: This was the second show of the Big Cypress festival. Fish was introduced as ‘Soda Jerk’ during I Didn’t Know. SOAM and Disease were unfinished. After the ensuing Catapult, Trey remarked: “Only at the largest concert in the world could we get away with playing a song like that.” After Midnight made its Phish debut. The late set, also known as “The Show,” began at around 11:35. “Father Time” was on stage, pedaling on an exercise bike that powered a large clock. The sounds of the clock’s gears could be heard through the sound system. About ten minutes before midnight, “Father Time” collapsed from exhaustion and the clock stopped. Then, a large fan boat entered the concert field and approached the stage. Early in its journey, the fan boat exploded away and revealed the hot dog used in the 1994 New Year’s stunt. While the band rode the hot dog to the stage, an instrumental version of Meatstick began to play over the P.A.. The band reached the stage and fed several meatsticks to Father Time, reviving him so that the clock could continue moving toward midnight. The band then took the stage and played Meatstick to begin The Show. Dancers were on stage prior to Phish reaching it. Heavy Things was recorded live and rebroadcast as part of ABC television’s New Year’s Eve coverage. In a humorous effort to confuse the home audience, Trey instructed the crowd to yell the word “cheesecake” in lieu of cheering at the end of the song. After twice giving the example of yelling the word once, Trey changed his mind and instructed the crowd to chant it, adding for them to say it like they were pissed. Trey then introduced the band for the rebroadcast and offered a message of peace and harmony for the world where he reminded people to drive in the right lane unless passing another vehicle. Meatstick was subsequently teased as the New Year approached in the central time zone. Sand included a My Soul tease from Mike and Crosseyed included a DEG tease. YEM included a vocal jam based around the word “cheesecake” and Trey altered the lyrics to Axilla and Albuquerque to reference the word. Inlaw Josie Wales featured Trey on acoustic guitar. Quadrophonic Toppling debuted, albeit with different music than on The Siket Disc. Rock and Roll included an After Midnight tease. Love You included band introductions; Fish introduced Page before the song and Mike and Trey afterwards, and the band as “Phish 2000” (see November 2, 1990). Piper contained Bug teases from Page. 2001 began with the signature Hood drum roll. After the show closed with yet another version of Meatstick, the Beatles song Here Comes the Sun was piped through the crowd at sunrise. Two breakouts were played: Crosseyed and Painless (first since August 13, 1997, or 159 shows), and Love You (first since July 5, 1997, or 179 shows).
FleetCenter, Boston, MA • 12/31/1996
Setlist & Notes Source: Phish.net
Set 1: Axilla > Peaches en Regalia > Punch You In the Eye, Cars Trucks Buses, Stash, The Horse > Silent in the Morning > Divided Sky, Sample in a Jar > Tweezer Reprise
Set 2: Chalk Dust Torture > Wilson > Sparkle > Simple -> Swept Away > Steep > Harry Hood -> Prince Caspian > Character Zero
Set 3: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Auld Lang Syne -> Down with Disease > Suzy Greenberg, Run Like an Antelope, Bohemian Rhapsody[1], Julius[2]
Encore: Amazing Grace[2]
[1] Phish debut; Boston Community Choir.
[2] Boston Community Choir.
Teases:
· Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough tease in Punch You In the Eye
Average Song Gap: 8.12
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Boston Community Choir (Guest)
Notes: As the traditional Auld Lang Syne rang in the New Year, tens of thousands of balloons (reportedly a world record) fell from the rafters. This show marked the first Phish performance of Bohemian Rhapsody which, along with Julius and Amazing Grace, featured the Boston Community Choir. PYITE included Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough teases from Page.
12/31/13 New York, NY – “JEMP Truck Set”
Setlist & Notes Source: Phish.net
Set 1: AC/DC Bag > A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing > Wilson > Divided Sky, Ocelot,Sugar Shack, Halfway to the Moon > Fluffhead
Set 2: Glide, Llama, Colonel Forbin’s Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Fuck Your Face, Reba, Icculus, The Lizards, Split Open and Melt
Set 3: Character Zero > Auld Lang Syne > Fuego > Light > Twenty Years Later >Bouncing Around the Room, You Enjoy Myself
Encore: Grind, Show of Life
Teases:
· Dave’s Energy Guide tease in Split Open and Melt
Notes: This show was webcast via LivePhish. After the conclusion of the first set, Trey and Page carried a keyboard-shaped cake out to the front of the stage (with a giant two-dimensional mountain behind it, this created a tableau of the cover of Phish’s Colorado ’88 release), and proceeded to slice and serve cake in honor of their 30th anniversary to fans near the front of the stage. After the cake was served, a video was played showing Fish collecting various props from the band’s previous New Year’s Eve concerts and driving a replica of the band’s “JEMP” truck down to New York City. The truck from the video appeared in Madison Square Garden and was moved to the center of the floor. All of the songs played during both setbreaks were from the year 1983. The band performed the second set standing on top of the truck, using a stripped-down stage setup including hockey sticks for mic stands. Melt contained a DEG tease from Trey. During Grind, the “days lived” stated by the band referenced how old they would be when they returned for their 60th anniversary. During the encore break, a video montage of photographs and film from throughout Phish’s history and previous New Year’s Eve concerts was shown. After the encore, a video image was shown of a “Save the Date” card for Phish’s 60th anniversary show (on December 31, 2043) with each band member digitally aged.
12/31/09 – Miami, FL
Setlist & Notes Source: Phish.net
Set 1: AC/DC Bag > 46 Days, Water in the Sky, Bathtub Gin, Punch You In the Eye > The Moma Dance, Guyute, Swept Away > Steep, Demand > Seven Below, Lawn Boy, Julius
Set 2: Rock and Roll > Piper > Simple > Theme From the Bottom, Shine a Light, Ghost ->NO2, Suzy Greenberg
Set 3: Party Time > Auld Lang Syne > Down with Disease, Fluffhead, Joy, The Squirming Coil, You Enjoy Myself
Encore: Blue Moon[1], Loving Cup
[1] Phish debut.
Teases:
· Auld Lang Syne tease in AC/DC Bag
· Auld Lang Syne tease in Ghost
Noteworthy Jams: Ghost
Average Song Gap: 39.07
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: AC/DC Bag and Ghost contained Auld Lang Syne teases. Swept Away and Steep were played for the first time since July 1, 2000 (145 shows). Demand was played for the first time since November 14, 1996 (392 shows). NO2 was played for the first time since July 13, 1999 (219 shows). Prior to the third set, a pedestal stating 2010 was placed on the front of the stage and a covered structure was placed behind Fish’s drumset. During DWD, as the clock turned midnight, hundreds of balloons were released upon the crowd, fireworks went off on each side of the stage, and a disco ball was lowered onto the pedestal. After DWD, Trey opened the ball and Fish climbed inside. Trey and Mike, with some help from stagehands, proceeded to put the ball in a giant cannon aimed towards a giant net hanging from the rafters with an illuminated “X” on it. Page hit the trigger and purportedly “blasted” the ball through, not only the net, but also the roof of the arena. A searchlight appeared to come through the roof and was accompanied by helicopter sounds. With Fish apparently shot out of the venue, Trey asked if anybody knew how to play the drums and ended up finding Sarah, a girl from Pittsburgh. Trey asked how long she had played the drums and what her favorite song was and she responded with six months and Fluffhead respectively. Sarah was surreptitiously replaced by Fish, now wearing a dress identical to Sarah’s and a black wig, who played the entire third set and encore, but Sarah came out at the end of the third set and bowed with the band instead of him. Blue Moon was a Phish debut and was performed as an instrumental while Trey thanked the entire crew. After the show, the disco ball was revealed to have “crashed” into a white car that had been parked in front of the American Airlines Arena with a sign on the windshield stating “This car was driven down from Vermont” and “fueled by maple syrup.” After being “struck” by the “human cannonball,” the car was emitting smoke and leaking maple syrup and the entire area was cordoned off with police tape.
12.31.95 • MSG • Full Show
Setlist & Notes Source: Phish.net
Set 1: Punch You In the Eye, The Sloth > Reba[1], The Squirming Coil > Maze, Colonel Forbin’s Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird[2] > Shine[3] > Fly Famous Mockingbird >Sparkle > Chalk Dust Torture
Set 2: Drowned -> The Lizards, Axilla (Part II) > Runaway Jim, Strange Design, Hello My Baby, Mike’s Song -> Digital Delay Loop Jam
Set 3: Auld Lang Syne > Weekapaug Groove[4] > Sea and Sand, You Enjoy Myself,Sanity, Frankenstein
Encore: Johnny B. Goode
[1] No whistling.
[2] Narration discussed how Phish makes time in the Phish Time Factory.
[3] Phish debut; Tom Marshall on vocals.
[4] Unfinished.
Teases:
· Dave’s Energy Guide tease in Mike’s Song
· Auld Lang Syne, Dreaming, and Spooky teases in Weekapaug Groove
· Shine (Collective Soul) tease in Runaway Jim
· Fire on the Mountain tease in Drowned
Noteworthy Jams: Reba (highly recommended), Drowned (highly recommended),Runaway Jim (highly recommended), Mike’s Song (highly recommended), Digital Delay Loop Jam (highly recommended), Weekapaug Groove (highly recommended), You Enjoy Myself (highly recommended)
Average Song Gap: 20.48
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Tom Marshall(Guest)
Notes: Reba did not have the whistling ending. The narration in Mockingbird discussed how Phish makes time in the Phish Time Factory, which set up the New Year’s Eve stunt. The Phish debut of Shine featured Tom Marshall on vocals. Drowned included a tease of Fire on the Mountain shortly before Lizards. Trey teased Shine in Runaway Jim. Mike’s Song contained a Dave’s Energy Guide tease from Page. The second set ended with a Digital Delay Loop Jam out of Mike’s, and the third set opened with the Phish Time Factory machine. All four band members dressed as scientists playing with synths while lights flashed and Van de Graff generators zapped. Fish was lifted up in a bed as Father Time and was reborn as the Baby New Year. Weekapaug featured Auld Lang Syne, Dreaming (Blondie), and Spooky teases and was unfinished. This was the first performance of Sanity since June 24, 1994 (147 shows). This show was officially released as New Year’s Eve 1995 – Live at Madison Square Garden.
1994-12-30 – Madison Square Garden – Second Set
Setlist & Notes Source: Phish.net
Set 1: Golgi Apparatus > NICU > Run Like an Antelope[1], Glide, Mound, Peaches en Regalia, Divided Sky, Funky Bitch
Set 2: The Old Home Place > Maze, Bouncing Around the Room > Mike’s Song -> Buffalo Bill -> Mike’s Song > Yerushalayim Shel Zahav, Weekapaug Groove, Amazing Grace
Set 3: My Sweet One, Also Sprach Zarathustra > Auld Lang Syne > Chalk Dust Torture >The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Suzy Greenberg > Slave to the Traffic Light
Encore: Simple -> Auld Lang Syne
[1] Tom Marshall on vocals.
Teases:
· Auld Lang Syne tease in Divided Sky
· Shine (Collective Soul) tease in Mike’s Song
· Can’t You Hear Me Knocking and Auld Lang Syne teases in Weekapaug Groove
· Crimes of the Mind tease in Slave to the Traffic Light
Noteworthy Jams: Maze, Chalk Dust Torture, Slave to the Traffic Light (highly recommended)
Average Song Gap: 16.19
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Tom Marshall(Guest)
Notes: Trey played along to Gary Glitter’s Rock and Roll Part 2, which was being played over the P.A., at the start of the first set. Antelope featured guest vocals from Tom Marshall. Divided Sky contained a brief Auld Lang Syne tease from Trey. Mike’s Song included a Shine tease and Weekapaug contained a Can’t You Hear Me Knocking tease as well as an Auld Lang Syne tease from Trey. Slave contained Crimes of the Mind teases. Before the lights went out for the third set, the audience “overheard” the band before the set. Fish wound up saying “I want a jumbo hot dog, large fries and shake” delivered on stage. The band came out, started up My Sweet One, and was interrupted by an announcer asking who ordered the food. The band pointed at Fish, who looked confused as huge props of a hot dog, fries and shakes descended from the ceiling next to the drum set. The band played 2001 while the hot dog landed. The James Bond Theme was then broadcast over the PA while technicians (wearing “Rocket Scientist” jackets) prepared the hot dog, and the band climbed in with their instruments and flew out over the audience, as balloons popped and feathers, confetti and “Phish NYE 1994” ping pong balls fell from the ceiling. Various music, including the Captain Beefheart song Tropical Hot Dog Night, was played over the P.A. as the hot dog space ship flew back and forth. Mike’s maternal grandmother, Lillian Cherry, joined the band on stage for Chalk Dust with a shoe in her hand. This version of Bouncing appears on A Live One.
5 Cam “Down with Disease” Jam Peak NYE 2011 at MSG
Setlist & Notes Source: Phish.net
Set 1: AC/DC Bag > Wolfman’s Brother, Scent of a Mule, Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan, Lawn Boy, Gotta Jibboo, Farmhouse, Pebbles and Marbles, Ocelot > Fluffhead
Set 2: Party Time, Light[1] -> Golden Age > Theme From the Bottom, Heavy Things >Ghost > Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley > 46 Days > Suzy Greenberg
Set 3: Cavern, Steam > Auld Lang Syne > Down with Disease[2], The Wedge, Alaska,Wading in the Velvet Sea, First Tube
Encore: Slave to the Traffic Light
[1] Page on theremin.
[2] Unfinished.
Teases:
· Auld Lang Syne tease in Fluffhead
· Spooky tease in Steam
Noteworthy Jams: Steam (highly recommended)
Average Song Gap: 9.82
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: This show was webcast via LivePhish. Fluffhead contained an Auld Lang Syne tease from Trey. Light featured Page on theremin. Prior to Steam, a steam kettle and hot plate went off on stage, with Trey acting like he was attempting to put out the steam. Shortly after the song began, steam also came from the floor near the soundboard area. An amp (with the steam kettle on it), a keytar, a bass, a vacuum, and a few lights were then lifted off the stage. A woman in the front of the stage tossed a “Steam” sign into the front row, then rose with a barricade and security guard before eventually being lifted up over the band. Several other aerialists (clothed in various casual attire, equipped with black backpacks emitting smoke and lights on their backs) subsequently rose up from the crowd and ascended and descended several times. The first aerialist counted down to midnight, at which point balloons were released from the ceiling. The aerialists later returned with lights in their hands for Down with Disease, which also featured Trey and Mike being raised up and back down a few times before finally rising several feet on hydraulic lifts. Steam contained a Spooky tease from Trey and Disease was unfinished.
Official 2012-2013 NYE Countdown
from Madison Square Garden in New York, NY
Setlist & Notes Source: Phish.net
Set 1: Garden Party[1], Possum, Roses Are Free, Rift > Sample in a Jar, Alaska, Mike’s Song > Walk Away, Weekapaug Groove, Character Zero
Set 2: Birds of a Feather, Ghost > Piper > Light > Also Sprach Zarathustra > The Horse >Silent in the Morning, You Enjoy Myself
Set 3: Party Time, Kung > Chalk Dust Torture > Auld Lang Syne > Tweezer Reprise[2] >Sand > The Wedge > Fly Like an Eagle[1] > Wilson, Lawn Boy[3]
[1] Phish debut.
[2] With Carrie Manolakos on vocals and backup singers.
[3] A Cappella.
[4] First Phish performance in full.
Teases:
· Auld Lang Syne tease in Light
· Birds of a Feather tease in You Enjoy Myself
Average Song Gap: 14.39
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: This show was webcast via LivePhish. This show featured the floor and stage covered with artificial turf (numerous plants also dotted the stage). Prior to the show, actors played garden sports including croquet, badminton, and mini-golf, while a few more “sunbathed” on a riser behind the stage. During the first setbreak, golfers came on stage and hit soft golf balls into the crowd. Light contained an Auld Lang Syne tease. You Enjoy Myself contained a Birds of a Feather tease. Trey, Page and Mike came out for the third set in golf carts and began hitting golf balls into the crowd. Fish then arrived on a golf cart wearing donut pants and shirt, an argyle vest, and a golf hat. Golf carts were brought back on stage during Kung, then began racing past the stage periodically during Chalk Dust. During the Chalk Dust jam, golfers began getting out of the carts, hitting balls into the crowd and dancing on stage. One of the golfers did the New Year’s countdown from on top of a cart. Auld Lang Syne was accompanied by balloons dropping from the ceiling and ping pong balls fired from cannons. Tweezer Reprise featured Carrie Manolakos on vocals and a number of backup singers. The remainder of the third set and encore featured song titles focusing on a golf theme. Wilson was preceded by an animated Wilson golf ball on the venue’s jumbotrons. Iron Man was preceded by Page coming to the front of the stage to wish the crowd Happy New Year and reference the start of the 30th year of Phish. In an apparent reference to Bob Hope, Page wore a blazer, USS Nimitz ball cap and carried a golf club. Driver was stopped and restarted.This show featured the Phish debuts of Garden Party and Fly Like an Eagle, the first full Phish performance of Iron Man (which was last played December 31, 2003, or 192 shows), and the first ever a cappella Lawn Boy.
New Years Eve 2013 Balloon Drop • Fuego – MSG
Setlist & Notes Source: Phish.net
Set 1: AC/DC Bag > A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing > Wilson > Divided Sky, Ocelot,Sugar Shack, Halfway to the Moon > Fluffhead
Set 2: Glide, Llama, Colonel Forbin’s Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Fuck Your Face,Reba, Icculus, The Lizards, Split Open and Melt
Set 3: Character Zero > Auld Lang Syne > Fuego > Light > Twenty Years Later >Bouncing Around the Room, You Enjoy Myself
Encore: Grind, Show of Life
Teases:
· Dave’s Energy Guide tease in Split Open and Melt
Noteworthy Jams: Reba, Light (highly recommended)
Average Song Gap: 21.12
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: This show was webcast via LivePhish. After the conclusion of the first set, Trey and Page carried a keyboard-shaped cake out to the front of the stage (with a giant two-dimensional mountain behind it, this created a tableau of the cover of Phish’s Colorado ’88 release), and proceeded to slice and serve cake in honor of their 30th anniversary to fans near the front of the stage. After the cake was served, a video was played showing Fish collecting various props from the band’s previous New Year’s Eve concerts and driving a replica of the band’s “JEMP” truck down to New York City. The truck from the video appeared in Madison Square Garden and was moved to the center of the floor. All of the songs played during both setbreaks were from the year 1983. The band performed the second set standing on top of the truck, using a stripped-down stage setup including hockey sticks for mic stands. Melt contained a DEG tease from Trey. During Grind, the “days lived” stated by the band referenced how old they would be when they returned for their 60th anniversary. During the encore break, a video montage of photographs and film from throughout Phish’s history and previous New Year’s Eve concerts was shown. After the encore, a video image was shown of a “Save the Date” card for Phish’s 60th anniversary show (on December 31, 2043) with each band member digitally aged.
12.31.10 | Meatstick → Auld Lang Syne → After Midnight
Setlist & Notes Source: Phish.net
Set 1: Punch You In the Eye > AC/DC Bag > The Moma Dance > Scent of a Mule, Burn That Bridge[1], Weigh > Ocelot, Beauty of My Dreams, Gone, Rock and Roll
Set 2: Wilson > 46 Days, Sand, NICU > Down with Disease[2] > Ghost, You Enjoy Myself-> Manteca -> You Enjoy Myself
Set 3: Meatstick[3], Auld Lang Syne[4], After Midnight, Backwards Down the Number Line> Piper > Free, Waste > Slave to the Traffic Light, Grind
Encore: First Tube
[1] Phish debut.
[2] Unfinished.
[3] Portions pre-recorded; Lyrics sung in multiple languages.
[4] Sung with Meatstick singers.
Teases:
· Auld Lang Syne tease in Ocelot
· Auld Lang Syne tease in NICU
· Manteca quote in You Enjoy Myself
· Auld Lang Syne tease in First Tube
Noteworthy Jams: Sand, Ghost (highly recommended), You Enjoy Myself, Manteca, You Enjoy Myself
Average Song Gap: 28.25
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: This show was webcast via LivePhish. This show featured the Phish debut of Burn That Bridge. Ocelot, NICU and First Tube contained Auld Lang Syne teases. Beauty of My Dreams was played for the first time since July 22, 2003 (133 shows). Disease was unfinished. Manteca was played for the first time since October 30, 1998 (301 shows) and the ensuing YEM vocal jam contained Manteca quotes. Before midnight, several groups of multiethnic dancers appeared on stage and sang the Meatstick lyrics in their respective languages. The band joined the dancers and then stealthily disappeared from the stage, only to reappear at the other side of the arena in the giant hotdog from past NYE shows (’94 and ’99). As a result, portions of the Meatstick were pre-recorded. Appropriately, the post-show music was Captain Beefheart’s Tropical Hot Dog Night.
12.31.97 • MSG • Roses are Free
Setlist & Notes Source: Phish.net
Set 1: Emotional Rescue > Ya Mar, My Sweet One > Beauty of My Dreams, Wolfman’s Brother, Limb By Limb, The Horse > Silent in the Morning > The Sloth, Fire
Set 2: Timber (Jerry) > Mike’s Song[1], Piper > When the Circus Comes -> Roses Are Free > Weekapaug Groove
Set 3: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Auld Lang Syne > Tweezer > Maze[2] > Prince Caspian> Loving Cup
Encore: New York, New York[3] > Tweezer Reprise
[1] Black-Eyed Katy tease (Mike).
[2] Unfinished.
[3] Phish debut.
Teases:
· Auld Lang Syne tease in Ya Mar
· Birdland tease in Maze
Noteworthy Jams: Mike’s Song (highly recommended), Maze
Average Song Gap: 17.04
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Ya Mar included an Auld Lang Syne tease. Mike’s contained a tease of Black-Eyed Katy by Mike. Maze contained a Birdland tease and was unfinished. New York, New York made its Phish debut during the encore. My Sweet One was played for the first time since December 14, 1995 (155 shows).
“Fluffhead” 12-31-11 • MSG
Setlist & Notes Source: Phish.net
Set 1: AC/DC Bag > Wolfman’s Brother, Scent of a Mule, Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan, Lawn Boy, Gotta Jibboo, Farmhouse, Pebbles and Marbles, Ocelot > Fluffhead
Set 2: Party Time, Light[1] -> Golden Age > Theme From the Bottom, Heavy Things >Ghost > Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley > 46 Days > Suzy Greenberg
Set 3: Cavern, Steam > Auld Lang Syne > Down with Disease[2], The Wedge, Alaska,Wading in the Velvet Sea, First Tube
Encore: Slave to the Traffic Light
[1] Page on theremin.
[2] Unfinished.
Teases:
· Auld Lang Syne tease in Fluffhead
· Spooky tease in Steam
Noteworthy Jams: Steam (highly recommended)
Average Song Gap: 9.82
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: This show was webcast via LivePhish. Fluffhead contained an Auld Lang Syne tease from Trey. Light featured Page on theremin. Prior to Steam, a steam kettle and hot plate went off on stage, with Trey acting like he was attempting to put out the steam. Shortly after the song began, steam also came from the floor near the soundboard area. An amp (with the steam kettle on it), a keytar, a bass, a vacuum, and a few lights were then lifted off the stage. A woman in the front of the stage tossed a “Steam” sign into the front row, then rose with a barricade and security guard before eventually being lifted up over the band. Several other aerialists (clothed in various casual attire, equipped with black backpacks emitting smoke and lights on their backs) subsequently rose up from the crowd and ascended and descended several times. The first aerialist counted down to midnight, at which point balloons were released from the ceiling. The aerialists later returned with lights in their hands for Down with Disease, which also featured Trey and Mike being raised up and back down a few times before finally rising several feet on hydraulic lifts. Steam contained a Spooky tease from Trey and Disease was unfinished.
12/31/93 • Worcester Centrum Centre • “Harry Hood”
Setlist & Notes Source: Phish.net
Set 1: Llama, Guelah Papyrus, Stash, Ginseng Sullivan[1], Reba, Peaches en Regalia, I Didn’t Know, Run Like an Antelope[2]
Set 2: Tweezer > Halley’s Comet > Poor Heart > It’s Ice[3] > Fee[4] > Possum, Lawn Boy, You Enjoy Myself
Set 3: Auld Lang Syne > Down with Disease Jam > Split Open and Melt, The Lizards,Sparkle > Suzy Greenberg > Hold Your Head Up > Cracklin’ Rosie > Hold Your Head Up,Harry Hood, Tweezer Reprise
Encore: Golgi Apparatus, Amazing Grace
[1] Trey on acoustic guitar, Mike on upright bass, Page on piano and Fish on Madonna washboard.
[2] Tom Marshall on vocals.
[3] Random Note signal.
[4] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
Teases:
· Jean Pierre tease in Tweezer
· Peaches en Regalia tease in It’s Ice
· Peaches en Regalia and Earache My Eye teases in Possum
· Hold Your Head Up tease in You Enjoy Myself
· Auld Lang Syne tease in Down with Disease
· Smoke on the Water and Peaches en Regalia teases in Suzy Greenberg
· Peaches en Regalia tease in Hold Your Head Up
· Theme from The Odd Couple and Auld Lang Syne teases in Harry Hood
· Roundabout tease
Noteworthy Jams: Reba, Tweezer, It’s Ice, Possum (highly recommended), You Enjoy Myself, Down with Disease, Harry Hood (highly recommended)
Average Song Gap: 8.36
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Tom Marshall(Guest)
Notes: Ginseng Sullivan featured Trey on acoustic guitar, Mike on upright bass, Page on piano and Fish on Madonna washboard and was preceded by a Roundabout tease. Antelope featured Tom Marshall on vocals. Tweezer contained a Jean Pierre tease from Trey. It’s Ice contained a Random Note signal. The band put on wet suits during the end of the YEM vocal jam, which contained a HYHU tease. The third set was preceded by bubble noises through the PA and the band “diving” into the aquarium on stage. Peaches en Regalia was teased in It’s Ice, Possum, Suzy Greenberg and at the end of the second HYHU (by Trey on drums). Possum also contained an Earache My Eye tease. Auld Lang Syne was teased in the DWD Jam and Hood. Suzy also contained a Smoke on the Water tease and Hood also contained a brief Odd Couple theme tease from Page. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. The entire show was broadcast live (and rebroadcast the following day) on Boston’s WBCN 104.1 FM.