Phish - August 17th, 1989

The Front · Burlington · VT

Thursday1989 Tour1989-08-17

Songs played

4 sets · longest: Set 3 (10)

Average gap

6.8

rarer than 77% of all shows, 51% of 1989

Biggest bustout

no 50+ gap songs

Debuts

Punch You in the Eye

Rotation41% fresh vs previous 5 shows0 repeats from 1989-08-13

Setlist

Set 1

Ya Mar,Suzy Greenberg,McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters¹ > The Sloth,Rocky Top,Harry Hood,Mike's Song ✦ > ✦

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night

2:41:49 of music

Song length in play order. Tap a point for that song. Swipe the chart to see the rest.

Longest: Halley's Comet 13:52 · 25 songs with recorded lengths

When it debuted

Tonight's unique songs by the era Phish first played them.

'83-'8926

Album representation

The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.

The White Tape5

Rarity board

Rarer than most - 1 song shelved 50+ shows.

Letter to Jimmy Pagegap 18

Alumni Bluesgap 17

Bold As Lovegap 16

Halley's Cometgap 16

Golgi Apparatusgap 16

The Mango Songgap 14

Firegap 14

Feegap 7

Gap = shows since the song was last played, at the moment it was played.

Setlist notes

This show included the first known version of PYITE. McGrupp featured Fish on trumpet. Lizards contained a theme from I Dream of Jeannie tease from Page. Halley’s featured Richard Wright on vocals. Richard announced that it was the last time he’d ever sing it. Rocky Top was played for the Drebbers, who had just gotten married (see August 12, 1989).

Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.

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