Commissioned Shows – Not just reading the book,

Commissioned Setlists – 2025 in Review

As I finish off my fourth year of creating commemorative Phish ticket stubs, I still enjoy creating illustrated setlists of shows. I usually keep commissions open for setlists of past shows throughout the year, with 12 commissioned setlists created this year. These commissions allow me to take a deep dive into these shows and choose images that best suit that specific show.

Each setlist was made as a very small edition, but I may have some physical copies available, so you can send me a message via Etsy to inquire. These are also available as a digital file.

Commissioned Setlists – 2024 in Review

As I finish off my third year of creating commemorative Phish ticket stubs, I still enjoy creating illustrated setlists of shows. I usually keep commissions open for setlists of past shows throughout the year, with 9 commissioned setlists created this year. These commissions allow me to listen to shows for the first time, or revisit others. I also get to hear about someone’s first/ show, or in one case, how someone lost their glasses at a show, only for Fishman to be the one who found them!

These were made as a very small edition, but I have a few physical copies available. These are also available as a digital file.

Commissioned Setlists- 2023 in Review

2023 was a very busy year for me, my time being taken up by the Phish ticket stubs I have been creating for every show this year. I did manage to find some time to work on some illustrated setlists via commissions I took on. I have a long history with these setlists, which I started making in 2014 and created for nearly every show until 2022. At this point, including commissions, I’ve made over 340 illustrated setlists! I’ve always enjoyed making them, many actually being created while live-streaming the shows. This year I finally made the decision of retiring the illustrated setlists, but still keeping commissions open.

All setlists are available as a digital print you can download here: https://joseeen.etsy.com/listing/260299234 I also have a very small amount of physical copies of the setlists you can order here: https://joseeen.etsy.com/listing/208027928

I currently have commissions open until I start working on Sphere stubs in early 2024. If you are interested in seeing what I have created already, I made a spreadsheet that allows you to view by year! Click here to commission a setlist: https://joseeen.etsy.com/listing/822573525/commissioned-phish-setlist

Commissioned Setlists: 2022 in Review

This past year has been a busy one, full of new approaches to creating art inspired by Phish. As I shifted towards designing and creating ticket stubs, I eased up on creating setlist art for every show, and I began accepting more commissions to create setlist art for older shows. This was actually my busiest year, having created over 10 older setlists! I really enjoy doing these, since it gives me an opportunity to discover older shows that I may not have heard before. And of course, there’s the satisfaction of creating something to commemorate a special show to someone, be it their first, hundredth, or the show where they met that special someone!

I have very limited copies of these prints, but they are available as a digital download that you could then print yourself.

I’m also updating my shop to make it easier to find a specific show! You can now find all shows by year on the right side of the page.

Phish Hampton 11/22/97 (Dinner and a Movie)

11-22-97 Hampton web

SET 1: Mike’s Song -> I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Harry Hood > Train Song, Billy Breathes, Frankenstein > Izabella

SET 2: Halley’s Comet > Tweezer > Black-Eyed Katy > Piper > Run Like an Antelope^[1]

ENCORE: Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer Reprise

Mike’s Song and Tweezer both contained BEK teases, with the ones in Tweezer taking place well before the segue into BEK. Fans of stage banter will want to seek out the second set for Trey’s humorous response to the crowd’s Destiny Unbound chant before Halley’s. The “Marco Esquandolas” lyric in Antelope was changed to “Michael Esquandolas.” This show was released as part of the Hampton/Winston-Salem ’97 box set.

Prints available here: Hampton 97 DaaM

I also have these available as digital prints, which you can download and make your own prints, puzzles, shirts, ect.! https://www.etsy.com/listing/260299234/phish-setlist-art-digital-print

A portion of the sales will be donated to Mockingbird Foundation.
Note: Setlist is courtesy of http://www.phish.net and The Mockingbird Foundation and is used with permission

Phish 7/21/97 (Dinner and a Movie)

While most of the Phish Dinner and the Movie webcasts have been shows I had previously created an illustrated setlist for, I was very excited for this one! I had heard about this show for years, and had tried to find video for after reading about what went on during this show. I was very excited to watch this show as well as make a setlist for !

7-21-97 copy

SET 1: Ghost > Dogs Stole Things > Piper, Dirt, Ginseng Sullivan > Bathtub Gin > Character Zero

SET 2: Wolfman’s Brother -> Magilla > David Bowie, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Theme From the Bottom -> Jam > Funky Bitch, Slave to the Traffic Light

ENCORE: Loving Cup

The jam during Bathtub Gin featured Trey jumping up and down in time with a syncopated jam, as well as strong Drowned teases. Near the end of the jam, Trey mentioned how good it was to be back home and named the four newer songs that were played. The beginning of Bowie included Radar Love teases from Mike and a Birdland jam and Wolfman’s included a Bathtub Gin tease. The jam out of Theme, as well as Funky Bitch, featured LeRoi Moore on saxophone. The jam with LeRoi included a segment where he played two saxes, Trey played three guitars, Mike played two basses and the Cracklin’ Rosie cymbals, Fish had four drumsticks and Page was lying across his keyboards playing as many as possible. At one point, Trey grabbed two drumsticks and played them on Fish’s cymbals and his guitar before tossing them into the crowd. LeRoi also teased the Woody Woodpecker theme during the jam.

I have these available as digital prints, which you can download and make your own prints, puzzles, shirts, ect.! https://www.etsy.com/listing/260299234/phish-setlist-art-digital-print

Commissioned Setlist: 9/17/2000 Merriweather Post Pavilion

9-17-2000

Setlist

Commissioned Setlist: 10/4/99

10-4-99

MONDAY 10/04/1999

REDBIRD ARENA, ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY

Normal, IL

SET 1: Uncle Pen, Funky Bitch, Vultures, Runaway Jim, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Limb By Limb, Wilson > Down with Disease

SET 2: Ghost > Sample in a Jar, The Wedge > AC/DC Bag > Makisupa Policeman^[1] > Sand > Ya Mar, Character Zero

ENCORE: Rock and Roll

Uncle Pen was played for the first time since August 17, 1997 (136 shows). Makisupa featured Trey on keyboards and included the keyword “NORML.” At the end of Rock and Roll, Trey jokingly thanked the show’s sponsors, NORML and the (musical) Key of “A.”

Commissioned Setlist: 11/6/98

11-6-98

FRIDAY 11/06/1998

KOHL CENTER

Madison, WI

SET 1: Possum, Wilson > Roggae, Maze, Meat > Sparkle > Split Open and Melt

SET 2: Makisupa Policeman^[1] > Funky Bitch, Simple -> Prince Caspian^[2] > Fluffhead, Hold Your Head Up > Bike > Hold Your Head Up, Harry Hood

ENCORE: Birds of a Feather, Hello My Baby

The lyrics in Makisupa referenced “university rent-a-cop.” The transition into Caspian featured Fish on vacuum. During Caspian, a naked man jumped on stage and was kicked off by security.

Commissioned Setlist: Deer Creek 98

8-2-98

SUNDAY 08/02/1998

DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTER

Noblesville, IN

SET 1: Roggae, Divided Sky, The Horse > Silent in the Morning > You Better Believe It Baby, Boogie On Reggae Woman > Reba, Weigh > Birds of a Feather

SET 2: Possum > Ghost > Lifeboy > David Bowie, I Get a Kick Out of You^[1], Loving Cup

ENCORE: Harry Hood > Bittersweet Motel

The end of Bowie contained Lizards, Possum, and Divided Sky teases from Trey. This show marked the Phish debut of I Get a Kick Out of You.

MONDAY 08/03/1998

DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTER

Noblesville, IN

SET 1: Rhinoceros^[1], Halley’s Comet > I Didn’t Know, Ride Captain Ride, Cars Trucks Buses, The Moma Dance, Strange Design, Character Zero

SET 2: Gumbo, Axilla > Limb By Limb, Meat > Hold Your Head Up > Bike > Hold Your Head Up, Tube > The Wedge

ENCORE: When the Circus Comes > Run Like an Antelope

This show marked the Phish debut of Rhinoceros. The Halley’s jam included A Love Supreme teases from Page. The show also featured the return of Ride Captain Ride, which had not been played since December 30, 1992 (492 shows) and Bike, which had not been played since November 7, 1996 (129 shows). Gumbo included Manteca teases.