Month: August 2015

Phish Magnaball 8/21-8/23/15

Friday, 08/21/2015
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY

Set 1: Simple > The Dogs > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu> The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Free, The Wedge, Mock Song, Roggae >Rift, Bathtub Gin

Set 2: Chalk Dust Torture[1] > Ghost -> Rock and Roll > Harry Hood -> Waste > No Men In No Man’s Land -> Slave to the Traffic Light

Encore: Farmhouse, First Tube

[1] Unfinished.

Teases:
· What’s the Use? tease in Chalk Dust Torture
· Cars Trucks Buses tease in Harry Hood
· Magilla tease in Simple

Notes: This show was webcast via LivePhish and was the first show of the Magnaball festival. Page teased Magilla in Simple. TMWSIY and Avenu Malkenu were played for the first time since July 4, 2012 (124 shows). After Free, Trey asked the crowd to sing Happy Birthday to his daughter, Eliza, who briefly joined him onstage. Mock Song was played for the first time since July 12, 2003 (320 shows), and featured a lyric change to “Clifford, Super, Magnaball.” CDT contained a What’s the Use? tease and was unfinished. Hood contained a CTB tease from Mike.

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Saturday, 08/22/2015
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY

Set 1: Divided Sky, The Moma Dance > Mound, Army of One, Scabbard > Sample in a Jar, Tube, Halfway to the Moon, Camel Walk, How Many People Are You?, When the Circus Comes, Undermind > Run Like an Antelope

Set 2: Wolfman’s Brother, Halley’s Comet > 46 Days -> Backwards Down the Number Line > Tweezer > Prince Caspian[1]

Set 3: Meatstick > Blaze On -> Possum > Cities > Light > 555, Wading in the Velvet Sea > Walls of the Cave

Encore: Boogie On Reggae Woman > Tweezer Reprise

Set 4: Drive-In Jam

[1] Unfinished.

Teases:
· Tweezer tease in Prince Caspian
· Mind Left Body Jam tease in Cities

Notes: This show was webcast via LivePhish and was the second show of the Magnaball festival. Caspian included a Tweezer tease and was unfinished. Cities contained a Mind Left Body Jam tease. The Fourth Set Drive-In Jam started with the band playing behind the “Drive In Movie” screen that had been created for the festival. Slowly, their silhouettes became visible and the ambient jam veered towards a full on band jam while the screen simultaneously showed fractal like images of close-ups of the band. Eventually, the band was visible.

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Sunday, 08/23/2015
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY

Set 1: Punch You In the Eye > Buffalo Bill, A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing > Limb By Limb, Waiting All Night > Theme From the Bottom > Maze, The Line, Stash, Reba, I Didn’t Know[1], Character Zero

Set 2: Martian Monster > Down with Disease[2] -> Scents and Subtle Sounds ->What’s the Use? > Dirt > Mike’s Song > Fuego > Twist -> Weekapaug Groove[2] ->Martian Monster

Encore: You Enjoy Myself

[1] Trey thanked the crew, production staff and local officials.
[2] Unfinished.

Teases:
· The Tears of a Clown tease
· Immigrant Song and Mainstreet quotes in Weekapaug Groove
· Immigrant Song tease & quote in Twist
· Brick House, The Very Long Fuse, and Sanity teases in You Enjoy Myself

Notes: This show was webcast via LivePhish and was the third show of the Magnaball festival. Mike teased The Tears of a Clown before Punch You In the Eye. Buffalo Bill was played for the first time since June 22, 2012 (134 shows). Trey thanked the fans, crew, production staff and local officials during I Didn’t Know while Fishman “sucked love” on his vacuum. Down with Disease was unfinished. Immigrant Song was teased in both Twist and Weekapaug Groove. Mainstreet was teased in Weekapaug Groove, which was unfinished. YEM contained a Brick House tease from Mike, Sanity quotes in the vocal jam, and culminated with a quote from The Very Long Fuse and a fireworks display.

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Phish 8/11-8/12 Mann Run

Tuesday, 08/11/2015
The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Soundcheck: Skin It Back, Scents and Subtle Sounds, Vultures, Sing Monica

Set 1: Crowd Control, Martian Monster > Axilla, Skin It Back -> Martian Monster,Vultures, Dog Faced Boy > David Bowie, Farmhouse > Scent of a Mule[1], Ghost,Grind

Set 2: Fuego > Rock and Roll[2] > 46 Days -> Taste, Also Sprach Zarathustra >Sand > The Horse > Silent in the Morning > Cavern > Backwards Down the Number Line

Encore: Julius

[1] Fish on Marimba Lumina.
[2] Lyrics changed to “Philadelphia station.”

Teases:
· Skin It Back tease in Martian Monster
· Martian Monster quote in Scent of a Mule
· Martian Monster and Mercury quotes in David Bowie
· Martian Monster quote in Ghost

Notes: Skin It Back was played for the first time since August 22, 2012 (111 shows). The second Martian Monster of the set included part of the ending of Skin It Back. Bowie, Mule and Ghost contained Martian Monster quotes.  Mike teased Mercury in Bowie. Mule also contained a Marimba Lumina solo from Fish. Rock and Roll’s lyrics were changed to reference Philadelphia.

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Wednesday, 08/12/2015
The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA

Soundcheck: Your Pet Cat

Set 1: AC/DC Bag > Free, Ya Mar, Sample in a Jar, Cities, Stash, Birds of a Feather,The Line, It’s Ice > Character Zero

Set 2: Bathtub Gin, No Men In No Man’s Land > Twist, Scents and Subtle Sounds,Harry Hood

Encore: Loving Cup

Teases:
· The Birds tease in Birds of a Feather
· Martian Monster tease & quote in Free
· Martian Monster quote in Harry Hood
· Tequila tease in Bathtub Gin
· I Want You Back tease in Ya Mar

Notes: Free contained Martian Monster teases and quotes, Mike teased I Want You Back in Ya Mar, BOAF included quotes of The Birds, Page teased Tequila in Bathtub Gin and Trey quoted Martian Monster at the end of Hood. The soundcheck’s Your Pet Cat contained Tomorrow’s Song lyrics.

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Phish 8/8-8/9/15 Alpine Valley Run

Saturday, 08/08/2015
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI

Set 1: No Men In No Man’s Land, Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan, Poor Heart,Julius, Frankie Says > Maze, Mercury, Reba, Possum

Set 2: Down with Disease[1] > Halley’s Comet -> Twist > Light > What’s the Use? >Fuego > Backwards Down the Number Line > Slave to the Traffic Light

Encore: Meatstick > Character Zero

[1] Unfinished.

Teases:
· Theme from Mission: Impossible tease in Maze

Notes: Page teased the Mission: Impossible theme in Maze. DWD was unfinished.

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Sunday, 08/09/2015
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI

Set 1: The Very Long Fuse, Colonel Forbin’s Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Brian and Robert, Saw It Again, Esther, Weigh, The Sloth, Sanity > Split Open and Melt

Set 2: Run Like an Antelope > Carini > Waves -> Tweezer > Dirt > Mike’s Song >Blaze On > Weekapaug Groove > Tweezer Reprise

Encore: Contact, Frankenstein

Teases:
· The Very Long Fuse quote in Sanity

Notes: Mockingbird featured narration about Trey walking around Alpine Valley and having a bird shit on him, inspiring him to play the song that night. He also acknowledged that this was the band’s 17th show at Alpine and that the following day would be the 19th anniversary of their first appearance (August 10, 1996). The Very Long Fuse was quoted in Sanity.

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Setlist/notes © 1990-2015 The Mockingbird Foundation, Inc.

Phish 8/7/15 Cuyahoga Falls

Friday, 08/07/2015
Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Soundcheck: It’s Ice, Mound, The Lizards, Jam

Set 1: A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing, My Sweet One > Wilson > Timber (Jerry),Roses Are Free, Rift, The Moma Dance, Ginseng Sullivan, Wingsuit, It’s Ice > Bathtub Gin

Set 2: Chalk Dust Torture[1] -> Tweezer > The Lizards, Makisupa Policeman > Ghost> Harry Hood > Tweezer Reprise

Encore: Good Times Bad Times

[1] Unfinished.

Teases:
· Call to the Post tease in Bathtub Gin
· Dave’s Energy Guide tease in Harry Hood
· For the Love of Money tease in It’s Ice

Notes: This show was webcast via LivePhish. After Roses Are Free, Trey gave a call-out to Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo (aka Gene and Dean Ween), encouraging them to get Ween back together. Trey teased For the Love of Money in It’s Ice, Call to the Post at the end of Bathtub Gin, and DEG in Hood. Chalk Dust was unfinished.

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Phish 8/5/15 Kansas City, MO

Wednesday, 08/05/2015
Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MO

Set 1: Gumbo > Kill Devil Falls, Back on the Train, Bouncing Around the Room,Divided Sky, The Last Step[1], Blaze On, Waiting All Night, 46 Days

Set 2: Gotta Jibboo > Twist > The Wedge, Down with Disease[2] > Sand > Joy, You Enjoy Myself

Encore: Bug

[1] Phish debut.
[2] Unfinished.

Teases:
· Stash tease in The Wedge
· Pop Goes the Weasel tease in Down with Disease
· The Birds quote

Notes: The Birds was quoted before Gumbo. This show featured the Phish debut of The Last Step. The Wedge contained a Stash tease. DWD was unfinished and contained a Pop Goes the Weasel at the beginning from Mike.

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Phish 8/4/15 Nashville, TN

Tuesday, 08/04/2015
Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville, TN

Soundcheck: Jam, Mercury

Set 1: Free, No Men In No Man’s Land, Wolfman’s Brother, 555, Birds of a Feather,Funky Bitch, When the Circus Comes, Stash, Lawn Boy, Walls of the Cave

Set 2: Golden Age > Light > Shade, Mike’s Song > Piper > Crosseyed and Painless -> Weekapaug Groove

Encore: Slave to the Traffic Light

Teases:
· The Birds quote in Birds of a Feather
· Crosseyed and Painless quote in Weekapaug Groove

Notes: This show was webcast via LivePhish. BOAF contained quotes from The Birds. During Lawn Boy, Page walked all the way over and said hello to “Mike Side.” Light’s lyrics were changed to mention Tom Marshall, who was in attendance at the show. Weekapaug included Crosseyed quotes. During the Weekapaug jam, Trey and Mike stood face to face before turning to the front of the stage and stepping in unison with the music.

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Phish 8/2/15 Tuscaloosa, AL

Sunday, 08/02/2015
Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, Tuscaloosa, AL

Soundcheck: My Soul, Jam

Set 1: Sample in a Jar, Chalk Dust Torture, Train Song, Devotion To a Dream, Meat,Maze, The Line, Roggae, My Friend, My Friend, 46 Days > Cavern

Set 2: Down with Disease[1] > Camel Walk > Seven Below > Fuego > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Harry Hood > Possum

Encore: A Day in the Life

[1] Unfinished.

Teases:
· The Very Long Fuse quote in My Friend, My Friend

Notes: MFMF contained a Very Long Fuse quote. DWD was unfinished.

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Phish 8/8-8/9/15 Alpine Valley Run

Saturday, 08/08/2015
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI

Set 1: No Men In No Man’s Land, Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan, Poor Heart,Julius, Frankie Says > Maze, Mercury, Reba, Possum

Set 2: Down with Disease[1] > Halley’s Comet -> Twist > Light > What’s the Use? >Fuego > Backwards Down the Number Line > Slave to the Traffic Light

Encore: Meatstick > Character Zero

[1] Unfinished.

Teases:
· Theme from Mission: Impossible tease in Maze

Notes: Page teased the Mission: Impossible theme in Maze. DWD was unfinished.

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Sunday, 08/09/2015
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI

Set 1: The Very Long Fuse, Colonel Forbin’s Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Brian and Robert, Saw It Again, Esther, Weigh, The Sloth, Sanity > Split Open and Melt

Set 2: Run Like an Antelope > Carini > Waves -> Tweezer > Dirt > Mike’s Song >Blaze On > Weekapaug Groove > Tweezer Reprise

Encore: Contact, Frankenstein

Teases:
· The Very Long Fuse tease in Sanity

Notes: Mockingbird featured narration about Trey walking around Alpine Valley and having a bird shit on him, inspiring him to play the song that night. He also acknowledged that this was the band’s 17th show at Alpine and that the following day would be the 19th anniversary of their first appearance (August 10, 1996). The Very Long Fuse was quoted in Sanity.

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Setlists/notes © 1990-2015 The Mockingbird Foundation, Inc.

Phish 8/1/15 Atlanta, GA

8-1-15 atl copy

Saturday, 08/01/2015
Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood, Atlanta, GA

Soundcheck: Jam, Scabbard (x4)

Set 1: Runaway Jim, Undermind, Nellie Kane, Blaze On, Halfway to the Moon, Ocelot,Heavy Things, Theme From the Bottom > Run Like an Antelope

Set 2: Tweezer > Waiting All Night > Backwards Down the Number Line > Carini >Waste > Sand > Tweezer Reprise

Encore: Rock and Roll

Teases:
· Happy Birthday to You tease in Heavy Things

Setlist/notes © 1990-2015 The Mockingbird Foundation, Inc.

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Phish 7/31/15 Atlanta, GA

Friday, 07/31/2015
Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood, Atlanta, GA

Set 1: Prince Caspian[1] No Men In No Man’s Land Ghost The Wedge The Moma Dance How Many People Are You? Rift Mike’s Song I Am Hydrogen Weekapaug Groove

Set 2: Kill Devil Falls Martian Monster[2] Twist Back on the Train Reba[1] Bathtub Gin

Encore: Farmhouse Character Zero

[1] Unfinished.
[2] Trey on clavinet and drums, Mike on drums and guitar, and Fish on bass.

Teases:
· Reba, Apostrophe, Kill Devil Falls, and Funkytown whistlings in Bathtub Gin

Notes: Caspian was unfinished. During Martian Monster, Trey joined Page on clavinet and Trey and Mike both joined Fish on drums. Fish then played Mike’s bass with Trey and Mike still on drums before Mike left to play Trey’s guitar. Reba did not contain the whistling ending. Bathtub Gin included the whistling portion from Reba, a Reba tease from Page, a Funkytown tease from Mike, Apostrophe teases, and a Kill Devil Falls quote.

Setlist/notes © 1990-2015 The Mockingbird Foundation, Inc.

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