Pearl Street Ballroom
Northampton, MA
- Mike's Song >SBD4:08
- I Am Hydrogen >SBD2:21
- Weekapaug Groove,SBD6:11
- Bathtub Gin,SBD6:17
- Foam,SBD8:06
- The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony >SBD1:49
- Suzy Greenberg,SBD5:09
- My Sweet One,SBD2:17
- Reba,SBDJamcharts10:44
- You Enjoy Myself,SBD17:56
- FrankensteinSBDCover · The Edgar Winter Group4:43
- The Sloth >SBD3:44
- AC/DC Bag,SBD6:58
- Tela >SBD6:54
- David BowieSBDTeaseUnfinished12:27
Trey teased 'A' Train in Bowie. According to the December 1989 Phish Update that followed this gig, "[a] number of unfortunate events occurred" at this show. Reportedly the unfortunate events began with a failed attempt by the venue to divide drinking-age fans from underage fans using a velvet rope. Adding to the confusion was an explosion on or near the stage during David Bowie (possibly a flash pot or fireworks) which pushed the crowd over the edge. The show was cut short when the house lights were turned on and bouncers quickly evacuated everybody from the venue. The source of these show notes is phish.com.
It’s so stupendous, living in this tube
Bustouts and debuts are Phish.net’s gap on the row. Version rankings and “hot this year” are counted over the shows in THIS archive — not all of history until the backfill finishes — and lengths are phish.in’s timings. Rarities use Phish.net’s all-time play count; long odds are shows played since the song’s debut divided by its plays (see the rarity index on LizardStats).
- You Enjoy Myself · Set 117:56
- David Bowie · Set 212:27
- Reba · Set 110:44
- Foam · Set 18:06
- AC/DC Bag · Set 26:58
- Tela · Set 26:54
Straight off the phish.in timings, longest first. What this can’t tell you yet is whether any of these is a big version — that needs each song’s own history to compare against, which is the next thing to pull in. After that: phish.in publishes a jam-start marker per track, so the composed section and the improvisation can be separated and measured properly. That’s what belongs in this tube.
When it debuted
Tonight’s songs by the era Phish first played them.
- ’83–’8915
Album representation
The studio home of each song, hand-curated. Covers are one slice.
- Not in the song file yet4
- Junta3
- No studio album3
- Lawn Boy2
- TMWSIY (Gamehendge)2
- Covers1
Gap since last played
Shows since each song’s previous appearance, per Phish.net. Far right is a bustout.
- 1–2 · rotation11
- 3–53
- 6–151
Originals vs covers
Whose songbook tonight drew from.
- Phish original14
- Mary Shelley1
Who wrote it
Originals by writing credit; covers sit in their own slice.
- Anastasio solo6
- Not in the song file yet4
- Anastasio + friends3
- Cover1
- Full band1
The Marshall factor
Originals co-written with Tom Marshall vs the rest. Covers excluded.
- Without Marshall9
- With Tom Marshall1
4 songs not in the hand-curated file yet — counted where the data allows, named as unknown where it does not.
@SetlistLizardevery song, live, as it is playedPhish @ JamPickspick tonight’s setlist before the lights go down