| 1984-10-23 |
69 Grant Street, Burlington, VT |
2 |
1 |
*** | *** | First known performance. |
| 1984-12-01 |
Nectar's, Burlington, VT |
2 |
1 |
FOTM > | Slave | |
| 1985-04-06 |
Finbar's, Burlington, VT |
10 |
2 |
McGrupp > | *** | |
| 1985-05-03 |
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT |
7 |
3 |
McGrupp > | Antelope | Reggae jam. |
| 1985-11-14 |
Memorial Auditorium Basement, Burlington, VT |
8 |
1 |
Hurricane | Piggies | Acoustic. |
| 1985-11-14 |
Memorial Auditorium Basement, Burlington, VT |
0 |
1 |
Piggies -> | Drums | Acoustic. |
| 1986-04-15 |
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT |
6 |
1 |
Slave | Have Mercy | |
| 1986-10-12 |
Haybarn Theater, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT |
9 |
1 |
Sneakin' Sally | *** | |
| 1986-10-15 |
Hunt's, Burlington, VT |
1 |
1 |
Alumni > | Skin It Back | |
| 1986-12-06 |
The Ranch, Shelburne, VT |
5 |
1 |
Peaches | Fluffhead | |
| 1987-01-21 |
Hunt's, Burlington, VT |
2 |
2 |
Sneakin' Sally | Skin It Back | |
| 1987-04-29 |
Nectar's, Burlington, VT |
11 |
3 |
Anarchy | Antelope | |
| 1987-05-11 |
Nectar's, Burlington, VT |
2 |
1 |
TMWSIY | Ya Mar | Keyword referenced dioxin and Gaddafi. |
| 1987-08-21 |
Ian McLean's Farm, Hebron, NY |
6 |
3 |
Stir It Up Jam | Bowie | Jam only. Freestyle reggae rapping from Trey. |
| 1987-08-29 |
The Ranch, South Burlington, VT |
2 |
1 |
Sneakin' Sally | BBFCFM | |
| 1987-09-02 |
Hunt's, Burlington, VT |
1 |
1 |
BBFCFM | Timber | |
| 1987-09-21 |
Nectar's, Burlington, VT |
5 |
3 |
Antelope | Flat Fee | |
| 1987-10-14 |
Hunt's, Burlington, VT |
1 |
1 |
Clod > | *** | |
| 1988-02-26 |
Living and Learning Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT |
18 |
2 |
Dear Mrs. Reagan | Alumni | |
| 1988-07-12 |
Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT |
41 |
2 |
JJLC | Slave | |
| 1988-08-05 |
The Roma, Telluride, CO |
9 |
3 |
Contact | Whipping Post | |
| 1989-02-07 |
The Front, Burlington, VT |
45 |
2 |
*** | Dinner and a Movie | |
| 1989-03-30 |
The Front, Burlington, VT |
17 |
e |
*** | *** | |
| 1989-10-07 |
Chase Hall, Bates College, Lewiston, ME |
65 |
1 |
La Grange | Alumni | |
| 1989-10-14 |
The Barn, Hobart College, Geneva, NY |
4 |
1 |
YEM > | GTBT | Lyric changed to "Barn." |
| 1990-02-25 |
8x10 Club, Baltimore, MD |
53 |
2 |
McGrupp > | Lizards | |
| 1990-11-26 |
The Haunt, Ithaca, NY |
108 |
2 |
Divided | Llama | Key words: "crab in my shoemouth." |
| 1993-04-29 |
Le Spectrum, Montréal, Québec, Canada |
322 |
2 |
Weekapaug -> | Weekapaug | |
| 1993-08-02 |
Ritz Theatre, Tampa, FL |
25 |
1 |
Gin -> | MMGAMOIO | |
| 1993-08-07 |
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, NY |
3 |
1 |
Stash -> | Reba | |
| 1993-08-13 |
Murat Theatre, Indianapolis, IN |
5 |
1 |
Llama | Foam | |
| 1994-05-07 |
The Bomb Factory, Dallas, TX |
42 |
2 |
Sparks -> | Digital Delay Loop Jam | |
| 1994-06-19 |
State Theater, Kalamazoo, MI |
26 |
2 |
Reba > | Coil | |
| 1994-10-29 |
Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, Spartanburg, SC |
39 |
1 |
Buffalo Bill -> | Rift | |
| 1994-12-01 |
Salem Armory, Salem, OR |
19 |
2 |
BBFCFM -> | NICU | Bloody Well Right quote from Fishman. |
| 1994-12-08 |
Spreckels Theatre, San Diego, CA |
6 |
1 |
*** | Maze | |
| 1995-06-10 |
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO |
11 |
1 |
*** | Llama | |
| 1995-07-02 |
Summer Stage at Sugarbush, North Fayston, VT |
17 |
2 |
Runaway Jim -> | SOAMule | |
| 1995-10-07 |
Spokane Opera House, Spokane, WA |
10 |
2 |
*** | CTB | |
| 1995-10-22 |
Assembly Hall, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL |
10 |
2 |
Tweezer -> | BBFCFM | |
| 1995-10-29 |
Louisville Gardens, Louisville, KY |
5 |
2 |
*** | Bowie | |
| 1995-11-19 |
Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC |
10 |
1 |
*** | Maze | |
| 1995-11-30 |
Ervin J. Nutter Center, Wright State University, Dayton, OH |
7 |
2 |
Tweezer -> | Antelope | |
| 1995-12-14 |
Broome County Arena, Binghamton, NY |
10 |
1 |
Foam | SOAMelt | |
| 1995-12-29 |
Worcester Centrum Centre, Worcester, MA |
5 |
2 |
*** | CTB | |
| 1996-07-15 |
La Marna, Sesto Calende, Italy |
14 |
2 |
Loving Cup > | It's Ice | |
| 1996-08-06 |
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO |
12 |
1 |
*** | Rift | |
| 1996-08-16 |
Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Plattsburgh, NY |
6 |
3 |
*** | 2001 | |
| 1996-10-25 |
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA |
9 |
1 |
Taste | Maze | |
| 1996-11-15 |
Kiel Center, St. Louis, MO |
14 |
2 |
*** | Maze | |
| 1996-11-23 |
Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
5 |
2 |
Simple -> | Axilla | Key words: “Woke up in the morning, border guard in my bunk, he took his fucking dog on the bus, and he found my dank.” |
| 1996-12-28 |
CoreStates Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA |
9 |
2 |
*** | Maze | Key words: “Stink, Stank, Stunk" |
| 1997-06-25 |
L’Aeronef, Lille, France |
27 |
2 |
McGrupp > | Cecilia | Unfinished. |
| 1997-07-25 |
Starplex Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX |
14 |
1 |
Gin -> | Bag | |
| 1997-08-11 |
Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN |
11 |
1 |
*** | Maze | |
| 1997-08-16 |
Loring Commerce Center at Loring Air Force Base, Limestone, ME |
3 |
1 |
*** | Harpua | |
| 1997-11-19 |
Assembly Hall, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL |
6 |
2 |
Wolfman's -> | Taste | |
| 1997-12-02 |
CoreStates Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA |
8 |
1 |
DwD -> | CDT | |
| 1998-07-06 |
Lucerna Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic |
22 |
2 |
Piper -> | Bowie | Lyric changed to "Came to Vermont." |
| 1998-07-17 |
Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA |
6 |
1 |
*** | Ya Mar | |
| 1998-07-20 |
Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura, CA |
2 |
2 |
Drowned -> | Maze | Long, atypical jam. |
| 1998-08-12 |
Vernon Downs, Vernon, NY |
16 |
1 |
La Grange > | Funky Bitch | |
| 1998-11-06 |
Kohl Center, Madison, WI |
13 |
2 |
*** | Funky Bitch | Keyword referenced "university police rent-a-cop." |
| 1998-11-29 |
Worcester Centrum Centre, Worcester, MA |
16 |
2 |
Simple | Possum | Keyword referenced Paul Languedoc's recent arrest. |
| 1999-07-12 |
Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA |
13 |
2 |
Moma > | Bowie | |
| 1999-07-25 |
Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN |
10 |
1 |
Whipping Post > | Happy Birthday | Key words were "gooballs, brownies, stink, kind nugs... keef!" |
| 1999-07-25 |
Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN |
0 |
1 |
Happy Birthday | Saw It Again | |
| 1999-09-28 |
Oak Mountain Amphitheater, Pelham, AL |
20 |
2 |
Tweezer > | CDT | |
| 1999-10-04 |
Redbird Arena, Illinois State University, Normal, IL |
5 |
2 |
Bag > | Sand | Trey on keyboards; keyword was "NORML." |
| 1999-12-12 |
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT |
13 |
2 |
Coil | Antelope | |
| 2000-06-23 |
Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA |
21 |
2 |
Contact > | Character Zero | |
| 2000-06-30 |
Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford, CT |
5 |
2 |
BOTT > | Farmhouse | The key phrase in Makisupa was "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Big Fat Doob." |
| 2000-07-15 |
Polaris Amphitheater, Columbus, OH |
11 |
2 |
WMGGW | Piper | Key phrase was "heady nuggets." |
| 2000-09-09 |
Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY |
3 |
2 |
Sand | CTB | Michael Ray on trumpet. |
| 2003-01-03 |
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA |
22 |
2 |
Wolfman's > | Axilla | Keywords referenced "fatty," "Waffle House," and "Hooters." |
| 2003-02-16 |
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV |
4 |
2 |
Piper -> | Character Zero | |
| 2003-02-26 |
Worcester Centrum Centre, Worcester, MA |
7 |
2 |
Low Rider -> | Ya Mar | Lyrics referenced the fire at the band's hotel in Cincinnati a week earlier. |
| 2003-07-17 |
Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Kansas City, Bonner Springs, KS |
10 |
2 |
Tweezer -> | LxL | Lyrics referenced a member of Phish's security team, Jim Tobin, being arrested, as well as the name of Phish's chief of security, John Langenstein. Dust in the Wind tease. |
| 2003-07-23 |
Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN |
5 |
2 |
Coil | Buffalo Bill | Keyword referenced writing a letter to Max Creek and also included a Dream Police quote. |
| 2003-11-29 |
Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA |
10 |
2 |
Taste | Buffalo Bill | Keyword referenced waking up in "Hempstead." |
| 2003-12-30 |
American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL |
5 |
2 |
L.A. Woman -> | P-Funk Medley | |
| 2003-12-30 |
American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL |
0 |
2 |
P-Funk Medley | DwD | Concluded with Fishman singing the first line of Touch Me a cappella. |
| 2004-08-10 |
Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA |
15 |
2 |
Piper -> | Dog Faced Boy | Keyword referenced a tall, cool glass of soy milk. |
| 2009-06-06 |
Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA |
12 |
1 |
Taste | Caspian | No "keyword." |
| 2009-06-20 |
Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI |
9 |
2 |
Maze | Ghost | Keyword referenced Trey's probation. |
| 2009-08-08 |
Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA |
8 |
2 |
R&R -> | Alaska | Instrument switching; Keyword referenced Bobby Brown. |
| 2009-12-28 |
American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL |
22 |
2 |
BDTNL | Hood | Mike took a bass solo. Chants of "Mike" from the band and crowd. Lyric changed to reference "Mike's house." "Mike's house" was then repeated a few times by the band. |
| 2010-06-20 |
Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY |
11 |
2 |
Steep | Piper | Improvised verses by Trey that led to solos by Mike, then Fish, then Page. |
| 2010-10-10 |
1stBank Center, Broomfield, CO |
23 |
2 |
Fee > | My Problem Right There | "Woke up this morning alien on my face, woke up in the afternoon and I turned up the bass" lyrics. Bass solo from Mike. |
| 2010-10-10 |
1stBank Center, Broomfield, CO |
0 |
2 |
My Problem Right There > | Slave | |
| 2010-10-26 |
Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH |
10 |
2 |
Simple > | Night Nurse | "Woke up this morning with a policeman at my door all I could do was shrug, and go back in my bedroom and smoke another nug" lyrics. |
| 2010-10-26 |
Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, NH |
0 |
2 |
Night Nurse -> | Wedge | |
| 2011-01-01 |
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY |
8 |
2 |
Sneakin' Sally > | Bowie | "I went home late last night after doing the New Year's stunt, laid back on my couch and rolled myself a blunt" lyrics. "Kick drum solo." |
| 2011-05-28 |
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY |
2 |
2 |
BDTNL > | Hood | With lyrics referencing several band members' houses (and Trey's favorite show, House). |
| 2011-06-12 |
Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, MD |
11 |
e |
Sanity > | First Tube | With lyrics referencing blunts and bundt cake. |
| 2011-08-17 |
UIC Pavilion, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL |
17 |
2 |
Ghost -> | Sleep | Lyrics referenced Trey's favorite music ("Dank Sinatra," "Herby Hancock," "Nat King Bowl", "Harry Chronic, Jr.," and "Van Inhalin'"), as well as Page's House and Mike's House. |
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