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← BACK·SHOWS·1988-09-12

LIVE · 14 TRACKS · 1H 17M

MON · SEPTEMBER 12, 1988

Phish at Sam's Tavern.

Burlington, VT — 1988 Tour, night 1 of 2.

14 TRACKS·1H 17M·ERA 1.0·1 CHARTED

⌖JUMP TO SETLIST

SHOW SCOREREADY

23.3

SCORE/ 100

RANKED #30·#30OF 43 SHOWS

ALL-TIME#1,584OF 1,83914TH PCT

SAMPLE1988-09-12 · Sam's Tavern

SHOW ID#187

DISPLAY· LOUDNESS · WHOLE SHOWINPUT · ENERGY_CURVE.STITCHED

SETLIST· 14 TRACKS · 1H 17MSET 1 · SET 2

SET 1OPENING4 TRACKS·0:22

143Shaggy Dog118 BPM

3:49

151Take the 'A' Train112 BPM

5:59

154Fee162 BPM

5:23

171Bold As Love144 BPM

7:22

SET 2MAIN10 TRACKS·0:541 CHARTED

246Timber (Jerry the Mule)123 BPM

7:37

245Satin Doll136 BPM

4:40

>SEGUE

262The Lizards129 BPM

6:51

257The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday120 BPM

2:47

>SEGUE

240Avenu Malkenu185 BPM

3:05

>SEGUE

248Bundle of Joy96 BPM

1:46

>SEGUE

236Camel Walk118 BPM

5:02

2—The Practical Song118 BPM

0:56

242Harry Hood129 BPM

12:43

273EstherDebut version. Original lyrics alter the song's now familiar structure. · 136 BPM

9:19

INSTRUMENTATION· SHOW-LEVEL STATS10 CHANNELS LIVE

SEGUES4

CHARTED1

LONGEST12:43

AVG SONG5:31

JAM TIME14%

RARITY71

RATING3.3

RANK YEAR#30

RANK ALL#1584

VENUE VISIT#6 / 7

SONG DURATIONS · 14 IN ORDER0–13 MIN

HARRY HOOD 12:43

● SET 1● SET 2● ENCORE

SCORE BREAKDOWN· 23 / 100METHODOLOGY →

RATING40%

FINGERPRINT· OVERDUE READ-OUT14 SLOTS · 2 DEBUTS · 0 BUSTOUTS

SETLIST FINGERPRINT · ONE BLOCK = ONE SONG · COLOR = HOW OVERDUEIN SET ORDER →

Shaggy Dog· 30 sh (avg 17)Take the 'A' Train· 6 sh (avg 7)Fee· 19 sh (avg 8)Bold As Love· 3 sh (avg 27)Timber (Jerry the Mule)· 21 sh (avg 16)Satin Doll· 6 sh (avg 21)The Lizards· 9 sh (avg 7)The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday· 19 sh (avg 21)Avenu Malkenu· 19 sh (avg 21)Bundle of Joy· 76 sh (avg 47)Camel Walk· 19 sh (avg 10)The Practical Song· DEBUT Harry Hood· 13 sh (avg 10)Esther· DEBUT

FRESH

COMPOSITION· WHAT THE SHOW WAS MADE OF14 SONGS

SONG ERAS · CLICK TO SEE WHICH SONGS14 TOTAL

ORIGINALS vs COVERS14 TOTAL

ORIGINALS · 857%COVERS · 643%

SET DURATIONS2 SETS

SET 122m4 SONGS

SET 254m10 SONGS

CONTEXT· RELATIVE TO RECENT SHOWS0 CARRY · 8 SKIP

REPEATED FROM PREV NIGHT0 SONGS

No repeats from previous show

OVERDUE BUT SKIPPEDPOPULAR · DUE · NOT PLAYED

Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)106 sh · avg 23 Lushington102 sh · avg 23 In the Midnight Hour159 sh · avg 37 Back Porch Boogie Blues87 sh · avg 21 Clod76 sh · avg 19 Prep School Hippie94 sh · avg 23 Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley20 sh · avg 6 Alumni Blues13 sh · avg 4

RELATED· SAME TOUR · SAME VENUE · SAME ERA · SAME SETLIST

SAME TOUR1988 TOUR

JAN 27, 1988WAITSFIELD, VT · GALLAGHER'S

FEB 3, 1988WAITSFIELD, VT · GALLAGHER'S

FEB 7, 1988BURLINGTON, VT · NECTAR'S

FEB 8, 1988BURLINGTON, VT · NECTAR'S

FEB 10, 1988WAITSFIELD, VT · GALLAGHER'S

5 SHOWNALL TOUR SHOWS →

SAME VENUESAM'S TAVERN · 5 VISITS

JUL 12, 1988SAM'S TAVERN

SEP 13, 1988SAM'S TAVERN

SEP 12, 1988CURRENT SHOW

JUL 11, 1988SAM'S TAVERN

AUG 30, 1988SAM'S TAVERN

5 SHOWNVENUE HISTORY →

SAME ERAERA 1.0 LEADERBOARD

ADD A REVIEWSHOW ID · 187· DATA VERSION v3.2

SHOW · SCORED v3.2← 1988 TOUR

MONMonday, September 12, 1988

Sam's Tavern·Burlington, VT

NIGHT 1 / 2·14 SONGS1h 17m

SHOW SCOREREADY

23.3

SCORE/ 100

RANKED #30·#30OF 43 SHOWS

ALL-TIME#1,584OF 1,83914TH PCT

SAMPLE1988-09-12 · Sam's Tavern

SHOW ID#187

SHOW SCORE · 6 COMPONENTSv3.2

401515

0%306090100%

RTG · 40%14/100phish.net rating

LIK · 15%11/100phish.in likes

JAM · 10%13/100jam-chart inclusion

SEG · 10%48/100segue density

DEP · 10%13/100set depth

TRK · 15%89/100avg track score

RUNTIME1h 17m

SONGS14

SEG/SG0.29

AVG SCR89

Setlist14 SONGS · 4 SEGUES

SET 10:224 songs

Shaggy Dog

01·3:49

43SCORE

Take the 'A' Train

02·5:59

51SCORE

Fee

03·5:23

54SCORE

Bold As Love

04·7:22

71SCORE

SET 20:5410 songs

Timber (Jerry the Mule)

05·7:37

46SCORE

Satin Doll

06·4:40·>

45SCORE

The Lizards

07·6:51

62SCORE

The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday

08·2:47·>

57SCORE

Avenu Malkenu

09·3:05·>

40SCORE

Bundle of Joy

10·1:46·>

48SCORE

Camel Walk

11·5:02

36SCORE

The Practical Song

12·0:56

—SCORE

Harry Hood

13·12:43

42SCORE

EstherCHARTED

14·9:19

73SCORE

This show included the first known performances of The Practical Song and the old version of Esther (with different lyrics). 'A' Train contained London Bridge Is Falling Down teases. The listing for the first set is probably incomplete.

By the numbers8 STATS

RUNTIME1h 17mwith break

LONGEST12:43HARRY HOOD

SHORTEST0:56THE PRACTICAL SONG

AVG SONG5:31across 14

JAM CHRT1charted

SEGUES40.29 per song

DEBUTS0no firsts

JAM TIME14%of 77 min

SONG DURATIONS · 14 IN ORDER0–13 MIN

HARRY HOOD 12:43

● SET 1● SET 2● ENCORE

Fingerprint2D · 0BO

SETLIST · BLOCK = SONG · COLOR = OVERDUEIN ORDER →

FRESH SLIGHT OVERDUE VERY DEBUT

GAP ANALYSIS · BAR > MID = OVERDUESORTED →

The Practical Song

DEBUT

—

DEBUT

—

19

19

30

76

Timber (Jerry the Mule)

21

13

9

The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday

19

19

Take the 'A' Train

6

6

3

Composition14 SONGS

SONG ERAS · TAP TO DRILL14 TOTAL

ORIGINALS vs COVERS14 TOTAL

ORIG · 857%COVER · 643%

SET DURATIONS2 SETS

SET 122m

SET 254m

Contextvs RECENT

REPEATED FROM PREV NIGHT0 SONGS

No repeats from previous show

OVERDUE BUT SKIPPEDPOPULAR · DUE · NOT PLAYED

Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)106 sh · avg 23 Lushington102 sh · avg 23 In the Midnight Hour159 sh · avg 37 Back Porch Boogie Blues87 sh · avg 21 Clod76 sh · avg 19 Prep School Hippie94 sh · avg 23 Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley20 sh · avg 6 Alumni Blues13 sh · avg 4

More on this tour1988 TOUR →

1988 TOUR · 43 SHOWS · YOU'RE ON #1SWIPE →

1988-01-27Gallagher'sWaitsfield · VT 1988-02-03Gallagher'sWaitsfield · VT 1988-02-07Nectar'sBurlington · VT 1988-02-08Nectar'sBurlington · VT 1988-02-10Gallagher'sWaitsfield · VT 1988-02-20St. Lawrence UniversityCanton · NY 1988-02-24Gallagher'sWaitsfield · VT 1988-02-26Living and Learning , University of VermontBurlington · VT 1988-03-09Gallagher'sWaitsfield · VT 1988-03-11The Base Lodge, Stearns Hall, Johnson State CollegeJohnson · VT 1988-03-12Nectar'sBurlington · VT 1988-03-20Nectar'sBurlington · VT

Other shows hereSAM'S TAVERN →

SAM'S TAVERN · 5 SHOWSSWIPE →

1988-07-12Sam's TavernBurlington · VT 1988-09-13Sam's TavernBurlington · VT 1988-09-12Sam's TavernTHIS SHOW 1988-07-11Sam's TavernBurlington · VT 1988-08-30Sam's TavernBurlington · VT

Same eraERA 1.0 ★

ERA 1.0 LEADERBOARD · 5 TOP SHOWSSWIPE →

2025-07-27Broadview Stage at SPACSaratoga Springs · NY 2021-10-23North Island Credit UnionChula Vista · CA 2021-10-28MGM Grand GardenLas Vegas · NV 2022-08-05Atlantic City BeachAtlantic City · NJ 2021-10-16ChaseSan Francisco · CA

Same setlistBY OVERLAP %

MOST OVERLAPPING SHOWS · 5SWIPE →

Thu Aug 04The Roma57% · 8 SONGS Sun Feb 07Nectar's57% · 8 SONGS Sat Aug 29The Ranch50% · 7 SONGS Fri May 03Somerville Theatre43% · 6 SONGS Sat Oct 31Sculpture Room, Godd…43% · 6 SONGS

TOUR →/tours/1988-tour VENUE →/venues/sams-tavern-burlington-vt METHOD →/methodology SOURCE →phish.net · 1988-09-12

FOUL DOMAIN/shows/1988-09-12-sams-ta··· · v3.2

FOUL DOMAIN · INDEPENDENT · NOT AFFILIATED WITH PHISH

SET BREAK

ESTHER · 9:19

BOLD AS LOVE · 7:22

JAM CHART · 1 TRACKSET 1 · 0:22SET 2 · 0:54PEAK · HARRY HOOD · 12:43

14

AVG TRACK15%89

LIKES15%11

JAM CHART10%13

SEGUES10%48

DEPTH10%13

ON TIME

SLIGHT

OVERDUE

VERY

DEBUT

GAP ANALYSIS · BAR REACHES MID-LINE = AVG GAP · BEYOND = OVERDUESORTED BY OVERDUE →

The Practical Song

DEBUT

—BO

DEBUT

—BO

19BO

19BO

30BO

76BO

Timber (Jerry the Mule)

21BO

13BO

9BO

The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday

19BO

19BO

Take the 'A' Train

6BO

6BO

3BO

RECENTAVG GAP →VERY OVERDUE

JUL 27, 2025BROADVIEW STAGE AT SPAC · SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY

OCT 23, 2021NORTH ISLAND CREDIT UNION AMPHITHEATRE · CHULA VISTA, CA

OCT 28, 2021MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA · LAS VEGAS, NV

AUG 5, 2022ATLANTIC CITY BEACH · ATLANTIC CITY, NJ

OCT 16, 2021CHASE CENTER · SAN FRANCISCO, CA

5 SHOWNTOP ERA 1.0 →

SAME SETLISTBY SONG OVERLAP %

Thu Aug 0457% · 8 SONGS · THE ROMA

Sun Feb 0757% · 8 SONGS · NECTAR'S

Sat Aug 2950% · 7 SONGS · THE RANCH

Fri May 0343% · 6 SONGS · SOMERVILLE THEATRE

Sat Oct 3143% · 6 SONGS · SCULPTURE ROOM, GODDARD COLLEGE

5 SHOWNALL SHOWS →