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Fayston, VT
Golgi was preceded by an a cappella line of Back in My Hometown. Down With Disease was unfinished. NO2 featured Fish on vacuum. Harpua included a narration about the comet that crashed into Jupiter and Poster got hit by a comet. Harpua also contained a "Charge!" tease from Page. Antelope included a Simpsons signal and Trey running around the stage with a megaphone. Catapult saw Fish take a verbal jab at Trey and his upcoming wedding before quickly recanting. Hood contained a Divided Sky tease from Trey and Chalk Dust included a Barracuda tease. This show was officially released as Live Phish 02.
Wantagh, NY
This was the first solar-powered Phish show. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Bowie included a full Jessica tease during the jam. Reba included Sailor's Hornpipe and Brazil theme teases and did not have the whistling ending. It's Ice featured a Page-led jam that was unlike most versions. Setting Sail was performed for the first time since March 25, 1992 (293 shows). The second HYHU contained an Iron Man quote from Fish.
Canandaigua, NY
Stash was unfinished. At the start of the Chalk Dust encore, the stage was engulfed by stage-diving, high-fiving fans. When a female fan's bear hug knocked a singing Trey away from the mic, he signaled "cut" to end the song, with Fish and Mike instead playing harder. Security then regained control and the song finished uninterrupted.
Patterson, NY
Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. I Didn't Know featured Fish on trombone. Wilson was played to the tune of Cavern. Tweezer contained Woody Woodpecker theme, I Wish, and I Know a Little teases. Julius was unfinished. BBFCFM was also unfinished and played bluegrass style to the tune of Scent of a Mule. Trey teased Slave throughout Suzy Greenberg.
Saratoga Springs, NY
Mike teased Good Vibrations (The Beach Boys) in Chalk Dust. My Friend, My Friend included a Purple Haze tease, Julius contained Buried Alive and Jean Pierre teases, and Mike's Song contained a Simple tease from Trey. Crimes of the Mind and the soundcheck's Jive Talkin'Â featured The Dude of Life on vocals.
Mansfield, MA
Antelope contained Call to the Post teases from Trey and Page. Trey teased Jive Talkin' in Suzy.
Mansfield, MA
The first set included the complete Gamehendge saga, including narration between songs from NO2 through Divided Sky. Llama was unfinished. NO2 featured Fish on vacuum. Reba contained Manteca teases and did not have the whistling ending. This version of Stash appears on A Live One and included a Melt The Guns tease from Mike. Mike also teased Flash Light and Frankenstein during the second You Enjoy Myself.
Montréal, Québec,
Llama and Bowie included teases of the Munsters theme song and there was a brief Free Ride tease at the start of the show. Carolina was sung for Mary Buckner. There was a Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy tease prior to Landlady. Tweezer included HYHU, Donna Lee, 2001, and Who Knows teases. Chalk Dust contained Lawn Boy teases from Trey and Page and was unfinished. The Old Home Place and Nellie Kane were performed acoustic and, along with Memories, without microphones.
Ottawa, Ontario,
This show included the first Letter to Jimmy Page since July 18, 1991 (358 shows) and the first version played separate from Alumni Blues since May 11, 1987 (811Â shows). Esther and YEM contained Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy teases from Trey. Trey quoted the theme from Shaft at the start of the second set. Cities was played for the first time since March 1, 1989 (679Â shows). Sweet Adeline and Ginseng Sullivan through Amazing Grace were performed without microphones. Ginseng Sullivan and My Sweet One were performed acoustic. The latter evolved into a sing-along with the audience during the second verse.
Old Orchard Beach, ME
Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Bowie contained an Over the Rainbow tease from Trey. SOAM was preceded by a Simpsons signal and subsequently contained a Third Stone From the Sun tease. The jams in Antelope and Suzy were accompanied by a fireworks display.
Holmdel, NJ
Weekapaug included teases of Antelope (including lyrics) and 2001.
Philadelphia, PA
Possum included teases of Voodoo Child (Slight Return).
Richmond, VA
Sean Hoppe, an audience member, was invited on stage during Harpua to sing Honky Tonk Women as Jimmy. The Antelope intro and HYHU subsequently included Harpua teases. Antelope also contained a Rhapsody in Blue tease from Page. Split Open and Melt included a vocal jam. Love You contained band intros and an unusually long vacuum solo. Both the YEM vocal jam and Sparkle had “Redrum” screeches from Trey, referencing the movie The Shining. Trey also used his megaphone during YEM.
Raleigh, NC
Trey teased Buried Alive in Julius and Julius in the intro to The Horse. Catapult was sung as the Bowie hi-hat intro started. I Didn’t Know saw Fish play his bass drum pedal on his knees, and also used Trey's megaphone, instead of taking his usual vacuum or trombone solo. Ya Mar included a brief Dixie tease from Trey and a Simpsons signal.
Charleston, WV
This show is commonly referred to as “GameHoist.” The first set was the Gamehendge saga, including narration in between songs from Llama through Divided Sky. The second set was the entire Hoist album, save Riker’s Mailbox. This show marked the Phish debut of The Old Home Place, the first complete Gamehendge since March 22, 1993 (134 shows), and the first Tube since April 12, 1993 (120 shows). Divided Sky included Wipe Out teases. Old Home Place was performed acoustic and both Old Home Place and Amazing Grace were performed without microphones.
Cleveland, OH
Though written many years earlier, NO2 made its first known appearance at this show. Suzy contained a Heartbreaker tease and Gin included a Caravan tease from Page and a teases of The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana) from Trey.
Indianapolis, IN
Wilson included a Simpsons signal. Trey teased Mike's Song in It's Ice. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Reba contained a quote of (They Long to Be) Close to You from Trey and did not have the whistling ending. Sweet Adeline and Carolina were performed without microphones. Dog Faced Boy through Cavern, which contained the older, alternate lyrics, were performed acoustic without microphones. This hot Antelope included a Disease-style jam segment.
Pontiac, MI
The first set included the first NICU since May 1, 1992 (250 shows). Silent was performed without The Horse. Tweezer included Sunshine of Your Love teases.
Columbus, OH
Trey teased Fire (Ohio Players) in Maze. My Sweet One was performed acoustic and, along with Carolina, without microphones. Catapult was sung over the Midnight Rider jam. Icculus was played for the first time since March 25, 1993 (129 shows). Weekapaug was unfinished. Trey quoted Simple in Fluffhead. Cavern contained a Voodoo Child (Slight Return) tease. This show was officially released as Live Phish 10. The soundcheck's The Wedge Jam was released as an iTunes bonus track called "Columbus Soundcheck Jam."
Cincinnati, OH
After a few lines of The Horse, the fire alarm went off. The band kept playing but the house lights came on and the building was cleared for 20 minutes. The music resumed with Fire, and that was the only “set break.” My Friend included a Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo jam. SOAM subsequently included additional Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo teases and an atypical jam. Chalk Dust contained Barracuda teases. Suzy contained a Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo tease from Trey. Ginseng Sullivan through Dog Faced Boy were performed acoustic and without microphones, and Sweet Adeline and Amazing Grace were performed without microphones.
Kalamazoo, MI
Suzy contained a tease of How Many More Times. Mike teased Manteca in Reba. Faht featured Fish on acoustic guitar. My Sweet One was performed acoustic and without amplification.
Chicago, IL
The Mind Left Body Jam's melodic theme (like the MLB theme from Grateful Dead jams) bears a striking resemblance to Marvin Gaye's and Tammi Terrell's You're All I Need To Get By. Bowie (after the MLB Jam) included Three Blind Mice, Dave's Energy Guide, Voodoo Child, and Purple Haze teases. YEM included Frankenstein and How Many More Times teases, as well as a Spam Song vocal jam with a We're Off to See the Wizard quote ("Oz" was changed to "Spam"). The vocal jam also contained a Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque quote. Chalk Dust subsequently contained a full band tease of How Many More Times. This show was released as part of the Chicago '94 box set.
Milwaukee, WI
This is the infamous “O.J. Show,” played on the night of O.J. Simpson’s Bronco chase. 2001, Mike’s, Simple, Poor Heart, and Harpua all included references to O.J. Mike’s Song also included a Mission: Impossible theme tease and Hydrogen included Simple quotes. Weekapaug contained a Nellie Kane tease from Mike. Harpua included a Simple quote and Voodoo Child tease. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.
Minneapolis, MN
Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Gumbo was played for the first time since April 21, 1993 (104 shows). Disease contained a Swingtown tease and was unfinished. BBFCFM was unfinished. Ginseng Sullivan was performed acoustic and without amplification. Amazing Grace was performed without amplification and was dedicated to David âZZYZXâ Steinberg. GTBT included Heartbreaker teases.
Des Moines, IA
After The Asse Festival segment of Guelah, the band launched into Adeline and then moved into a Digital Delay Loop Jam before finishing the song. Adeline was performed without microphones. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. My Sweet One was performed acoustic without microphones. YEM included On Broadway teases in both the jam and the vocal jam; it was also teased during Possum. Entrance of the Gladiators was also teased in the YEM vocal jam. HYHU segued out of the YEM vocal jam and included Fish talking about how much he hates that song (though he has nothing personal against Argent, who wrote it). Possum also included Daveâs Energy Guide teases.
Kansas City, KS
Ginseng Sullivan was performed acoustic, without amplification. The encore was preceded by a Voodoo Child tease.
Morrison, CO
Frankenstein was performed for the first time since July 26, 1991 (333 shows). Suzy subsequently included a Frankenstein tease. Fluffhead was played after a group of fans had been requesting it since the beginning of the show.
Morrison, CO
Bowie included a Leprechaun tease by Trey. During Lizards, Trey talked about the rocks that looked like a giant lizard and referenced the last time they played at Red Rocks (August 20, 1993). Lizards also contained a Fanfare for the Common Man tease from Page. Cavern included Purple Haze and Voodoo Child teases from Trey. Tweezer contained What a Man (Linda Lydell original that was remade by Salt-n-Pepa in 1993) quotes from Trey. Possum contained a Random Note signal.
Salt Lake City, UT
Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Ginseng Sullivan was performed acoustic without microphones and featured Fish on Madonna washboard.