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Set 1

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Set 2

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Set 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Bathtub Gin -> Runaway Jim, Walls of the Cave, Loving Cup
Set 2: All of These Dreams, Limb By Limb, Lifeboy, Crowd Control, Seven Below[1], Stash -> NICU, Bug, Contact[2] > Character Zero
Encore: David Bowie
[1] Mary Had a Little Lamb tease.
[2] Little Drummer Boy jam.
Notes: All of These Dreams was preceded by a Fluffhead tease. After several glowsticks hit Trey’s rig at the end of Seven Below, Trey’s guitar tech, Brian Brown, had to come onstage to do some damage control, prompting Trey to say some word of thanks. Seven Below contained a Mary Had a Little Lamb tease from Trey. Contact culminated in a Little Drummer Boy jam.

[Setlist via Phish.net]

Set 1

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Set 2

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Set 1: Harry Hood, Back at the Chicken Shack, Dog Log, Tube, Heavy Things, Back on the Train, First Tube, The Inlaw Josie Wales[1], You Enjoy Myself

Set 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra[2] > Sand, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Possum, Mike’s Song > Simple, Weekapaug Groove -> Buffalo Bill > Weekapaug Groove[3]
Encore: Ya Mar, Sleeping Monkey

[1] Trey on acoustic guitar.
[2] Do You Feel Like We Do tease.
[3] Norwegian Wood and Buffalo Bill teases.

Notes: Dog Log was dedicated to Paul Languedoc. Afterwards, the band reprised the song for a few seconds after Trey remarked how much he liked it. Inlaw Josie Wales featured Trey on acoustic guitar. 2001 included Do You Feel Like We Do (Peter Frampton) teases; Trey also introduced Fishman as ‘Bob Mayonnaise’, likely a reference to Bob Mayo, who played keys on Frampton Comes Alive. Weekapaug included Norwegian Wood and Buffalo Bill teases.

[Setlist via Phish.net]

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The opener in hindsight is a tremendous treat, the debut of The Rolling Stones “Emotional Rescue.” A song that only Mike could properly handle his shift between baritone and falsetto tones pays a nice homage to a legend like Jagger. It’s also a glimpse into the vocal range Mike has always possessed. In 1997 his vocals felt more like a goof than a talent, but fourteen years later you can hear the potential and see the connection to the extremely strong vocal presence he maintains now.

Hidden Track is giving away three copies of Hampton / Winston-Salem ’97 and a Black-Eyed Katy bundle which includes a t-shirt and 2012 calendar. Read this post for full details.

Phish – Theme From The Bottom – Black Eyed Katy by yemblog

When discussing the Holy Grail of Phish shows stuck inside the band’s vault, the Hampton ’97 performances and Big Cypress are usually towards the top of most fans’ lists. On December 6, Phish fans will finally get to hear the Hampton ’97 performances in all their Fred Kevorkian-mastered soundboard glory when JEMP Records puts out Hampton / Winston Salem ’97. The wonderful kicker is that the band has attached the severely underrated November 23, 1997 show to this seven-CD set that will also include never-before-heard soundchecks.

There was no greater news to New England in the winter of 2009 than the word that Phish was getting back together for a three-night run at the Hampton Coliseum. What started out as three (very thorough) reunion shows turned into the next leg of the Vermont quartet’s career, and they kicked everything off with “Fluffhead”.