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Matthews Arena, Northeastern University

Boston, MA

32
Songs
3
Sets
203:01
Timed
Divided Sky
Longest
1
Sandwiches
8
Notes
Set 111 songs · 74:09 timed
  1. Buried Alive >3:01
  2. Poor Heart,2:43
  3. Maze,9:25
  4. Bouncing Around the Room >3:39
  5. Rift >6:15
  6. Wilson¹ >TeaseSignal7:11
  7. Divided Sky,Tease14:09
  8. Cavern,4:28
  9. Foam,8:18
  10. I Didn't Know² >A CappellaSignal3:19
  11. Run Like an Antelope³TeaseSignal11:41
Set 210 songs · 65:30 timed
  1. Runaway Jim,8:48
  2. It's Ice >5:04
  3. Sparkle >6:29
  4. Colonel Forbin's Ascent >13:37
  5. Fly Famous Mockingbird⁴ >TeaseSignalNarration6:33
  6. My Sweet One >2:01
  7. Big Ball Jam >3:00
  8. Stash,9:59
  9. Glide,4:22
  10. Good Times Bad TimesCover · Led Zeppelin5:37
Set 39 songs · 57:20 timed
  1. Mike's Song >6:18
  2. Auld Lang Syne >Bustout · 122-show gapCover · Traditional0:59
  3. Weekapaug Groove,Jamcharts10:55
  4. Harpua⁵ ->SignalNarration6:58
  5. Kung ->Bustout · 417-show gapNarration1:38
  6. Harpua,Narration11:01
  7. The Squirming Coil >8:05
  8. Diamond Girl⁶,DebutGuestCover · Seals and Crofts💎 Rare · 1 play ever6:40
  9. Llama4:46
Encore2 songs · 6:02 timed
  1. Carolina⁷,A CappellaCover · Traditional1:35
  2. FireCover · Jimi Hendrix Experience4:27

¹ Simpsons signal.

² Yay/Boo signal.

³ Random Note signal.

⁴ Mass Hysteria signal. Brad Sands was hoisted above the crowd as The Famous Mockingbird (in a chicken costume). Narration was about being taken underwater and turned into stone.

⁵ Lip-Flop signal.

⁶ Phish debut. The Dude of Life on vocals.

⁷ Without microphones.

Sandwiches & fests1 shape
🥪 Harpua sandwich
Harpua > Kung > Harpua · Set 3
From the stage4 moments
Fly Famous Mockingbird · New Year's Eve version finds us in "the last set of 1992", the Arena lifted off its foundation by the tractor beam of a ship and floating over scenic Boston. Hanging onto a pole, we descend into the ocean, turning into rock fossils for thousands of years until a glacier brings us to the surface, onto land that is now Gamehenge.

“TREY: Here we are now in this beautiful serene building [laughs], playing our last set of 1992. Who would have thought that we're sitting here right now and everything's beautiful in the middle of Boston and the building is …”

transcript: phish.in
Harpua · This NYE extravaganza, breaking from many traditions of Harpua narrations (Reba makes an appearance!) includes a town wide ceremony, outside sound additions, and most importantly, KUNG sandwiched into the story. A harbinger of the grand and sweeping tales to come, this version is a must-listen for fans of Jimmy.

“TREY: It's New Year's Eve tonight, the dawning of the new year and I'm gonna tell you a little story now about a New Year's Eve ritual that takes place in a different, a different place than where we are right now. And this has …”

transcript: phish.in
Kung · This NYE extravaganza, breaking from many traditions of Harpua narrations (Reba makes an appearance!) includes a town wide ceremony, outside sound additions, and most importantly, KUNG sandwiched into the story. A harbinger of the grand and sweeping tales to come, this version is a must-listen for fans of Jimmy.

“TREY: It's New Year's Eve tonight, the dawning of the new year and I'm gonna tell you a little story now about a New Year's Eve ritual that takes place in a different, a different place than where we are right now. And this has …”

transcript: phish.in
Harpua · This NYE extravaganza, breaking from many traditions of Harpua narrations (Reba makes an appearance!) includes a town wide ceremony, outside sound additions, and most importantly, KUNG sandwiched into the story. A harbinger of the grand and sweeping tales to come, this version is a must-listen for fans of Jimmy.

“TREY: It's New Year's Eve tonight, the dawning of the new year and I'm gonna tell you a little story now about a New Year's Eve ritual that takes place in a different, a different place than where we are right now. And this has …”

transcript: phish.in

This show was broadcast live (and rebroadcast in its entirety the following day) on WBCN radio. In typical Phish fashion, to make the most of this opportunity, flyers were handed out to fans walking into the show that stated that the band had come up with a bunch of new 'language' signals designed to confuse the average radio listener. The signals would be written on signs and held up by Trey at various times throughout the night. The handout explained each signal. Wilson included a Simpsons signal, I Didn't Know contained a Yay/Boo signal, Antelope included a Random Note signal, the Mockingbird narration included a Mass Hysteria signal, and Harpua included a Lip-Flop signal. Wilson and the end of Divided Sky contained Jeopardy! teases from Page and Antelope contained an Auld Lang Syne tease from Trey. Brad Sands was hoisted above the crowd as The Famous Mockingbird (in a chicken costume) during the Mockingbird narration (about being taken underwater and turned into stone). The narration also contained teases of "Charge!" and the theme to Star Trek from Page. This was the first time that Mike’s and Weekapaug were played without Hydrogen in the middle as the band treated the audience to a fantastic New Year’s transition. The Mike’s combo included Trey counting down to the New Year and telling the crowd that they better make the last minute of the year a good one. Kung was played for the first time since November 2, 1989 (417 shows). This show featured the Phish debut (and only appearance) of Diamond Girl, which featured The Dude of Life on vocals. Dressed as an old man, The Dude entered and exited the stage pushing a lawnmower. Carolina was performed without amplification.

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Noteworthy
DebutsHarpua first time played · Diamond Girl first time played
BustoutsAuld Lang Syne first in 122 shows · debuted December 30, 1989 at The Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY · Kung first in 417 shows · debuted October 31, 1989 at Goddard College, Plainfield, VT
Longest versionSparkle 6 min — longest of 273 archived
Top 5 versionColonel Forbin's Ascent #3 of 85
Top 10 versionBig Ball Jam #7 of 35
RaritiesDiamond Girl 1 play ever · debuted December 31, 1992 at Matthews Arena, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Hot this yearSparkle 67× in 1992 · Llama 65× in 1992 · Cavern 63× in 1992 · Maze 57× in 1992 · Rift 56× in 1992 · Foam 56× in 1992
CoversGood Times Bad Times Led Zeppelin · Auld Lang Syne Traditional · Diamond Girl Seals and Crofts · Carolina Traditional · Fire The Jimi Hendrix Experience
On the recordingWilson Tease · Divided Sky Tease · Run Like an Antelope Tease · Fly Famous Mockingbird Tease · Weekapaug Groove Jamcharts

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).

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Longest of the night
  • Divided Sky · Set 114:09
  • Colonel Forbin's Ascent · Set 213:37
  • Run Like an Antelope · Set 111:41
  • Harpua · Set 311:01
  • Weekapaug Groove · Set 310:55
  • Stash · Set 29:59

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–’89 — 16’90–’94 — 1531SONGS
  • ’83–’8916
  • ’90–’9415

Album representation

The studio home of each song, hand-curated. Covers are one slice.

No studio album — 7Not in the song file yet — 6Covers — 5A Picture of Nectar — 4Lawn Boy — 3Rift — 3Junta — 2TMWSIY (Gamehendge) — 131SONGS
  • No studio album7
  • Not in the song file yet6
  • Covers5
  • A Picture of Nectar4
  • Lawn Boy3
  • Rift3
  • +2 more

Gap since last played

Shows since each song’s previous appearance, per Phish.net. Far right is a bustout.

1–2 · rotation — 153–5 — 106–15 — 316–50 — 151+ · bustout — 231SONGS
  • 1–2 · rotation15
  • 3–510
  • 6–153
  • 16–501
  • 51+ · bustout2

Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

Phish original — 26Traditional — 2Led Zeppelin — 1Seals and Crofts — 1The Jimi Hendrix Experience — 131SONGS
  • Phish original26
  • Traditional2
  • Led Zeppelin1
  • Seals and Crofts1
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience1

Who wrote it

Originals by writing credit; covers sit in their own slice.

Anastasio / Marshall — 6Not in the song file yet — 6Anastasio + friends — 5Cover — 5Anastasio solo — 4Full band — 2Gordon — 129SONGS
  • Anastasio / Marshall6
  • Not in the song file yet6
  • Anastasio + friends5
  • Cover5
  • Anastasio solo4
  • Full band2
  • +1 more

The Marshall factor

Originals co-written with Tom Marshall vs the rest. Covers excluded.

With Tom Marshall — 10Without Marshall — 1020ORIGINALS
  • With Tom Marshall10
  • Without Marshall10

9 songs not in the hand-curated file yet — counted where the data allows, named as unknown where it does not.

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Data: Phish.net · Lengths: phish.in · What’s new