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← BACK·SHOWS·1988-11-03

LIVE · 24 TRACKS · 2H 30M

THU · NOVEMBER 3, 1988

Phish at Molly's Cafe.

Boston, MA — 1988 Tour.

24 TRACKS·2H 30M·ERA 1.0·1 CHARTED

⌖JUMP TO SETLIST

SHOW SCOREREADY

26.4

SCORE/ 100

RANKED #25·#25OF 43 SHOWS

ALL-TIME#1,511OF 1,83918TH PCT

SAMPLE1988-11-03 · Molly's Cafe

SHOW ID#194

DISPLAY· LOUDNESS · WHOLE SHOWINPUT · ENERGY_CURVE.STITCHED

SETLIST· 24 TRACKS · 2H 30MSET 1 · SET 2 · SET 3

SET 1OPENING9 TRACKS·0:501 CHARTED

144Fire118 BPM

4:24

158Golgi Apparatus135 BPM

6:04

138Fluffhead123 BPM

15:08

>SEGUE

169Possum> in from "Fluffhead." Solid early version with great playing by Trey, especially near the conclusion of the jam. · 92 BPM

7:21

151Fee152 BPM

5:36

1—Alumni Blues

>SEGUE

160Letter to Jimmy Page123 BPM

6:07

>SEGUE

1—Alumni Blues

133Good Times Bad Times126 BPM

5:36

SET 2MAIN9 TRACKS·0:58

254Time Loves a Hero129 BPM

4:18

234Walk Away108 BPM

4:44

243The Lizards148 BPM

10:47

2—Shaggy Dog

243Whipping Post130 BPM

10:00

262Contact112 BPM

7:58

241Bold As Love129 BPM

6:16

251Take the 'A' Train120 BPM

4:41

234Run Like an Antelope123 BPM

10:00

SET 3MAIN6 TRACKS·0:41

331Suzy Greenberg112 BPM

5:41

344Foam118 BPM

7:09

356I Didn't Know123 BPM

4:48

356Big Black Furry Creature from Mars115 BPM

3:02

354Harpua123 BPM

11:15

339David Bowie118 BPM

9:22

INSTRUMENTATION· SHOW-LEVEL STATS10 CHANNELS LIVE

SEGUES3

CHARTED1

LONGEST15:08

AVG SONG7:09

JAM TIME10%

RARITY71

RATING3.7

RANK YEAR#25

RANK ALL#1511

VENUE VISIT#1 / 2

SONG DURATIONS · 24 IN ORDER0–16 MIN

FLUFFHEAD 15:08

● SET 1

FINGERPRINT· OVERDUE READ-OUT24 SLOTS · 0 DEBUTS · 0 BUSTOUTS

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

Fire· 1 sh (avg 7)Golgi Apparatus· 1 sh (avg 4)Fluffhead· 1 sh (avg 4)Possum· 3 sh (avg 5)Fee· 1 sh (avg 8)Alumni Blues· 1 sh (avg 4)Letter to Jimmy Page· 1 sh (avg 5)Alumni Blues· 1 sh (avg 4)Good Times Bad Times· 3 sh (avg 6)Time Loves a Hero· 1 sh (avg 194)Walk Away· 1 sh (avg 18)The Lizards· 1 sh (avg 7)Shaggy Dog· 7 sh (avg 16)Whipping Post· 1 sh (avg 9)Contact

COMPOSITION· WHAT THE SHOW WAS MADE OF23 SONGS

SONG ERAS · CLICK TO SEE WHICH SONGS23 TOTAL

ORIGINALS vs COVERS23 TOTAL

ORIGINALS · 1461%COVERS · 939%

SET DURATIONS3 SETS

SET 150m9 SONGS

SET 258m9 SONGS

SET 341m6 SONGS

CONTEXT· RELATIVE TO RECENT SHOWS18 CARRY · 8 SKIP

REPEATED FROM PREV NIGHT18 SONGS

Whipping Post Fire Fluffhead Alumni Blues Letter to Jimmy Page Run Like an Antelope Golgi Apparatus Suzy Greenberg Take the 'A' Train Fee Big Black Furry Creature from Mars I Didn't Know The Lizards Contact Bold As Love Walk Away Time Loves a Hero Foam

OVERDUE BUT SKIPPEDPOPULAR · DUE · NOT PLAYED

Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)113 sh · avg 24 Lushington109 sh · avg 24 Back Porch Boogie Blues94 sh · avg 21 Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley27 sh · avg 6 Clod83 sh · avg 19 Prep School Hippie101 sh · avg 24 Makisupa Policeman25 sh · avg 9 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

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 VENUEMOLLY'S CAFE · 2 VISITS

NOV 3, 1988CURRENT SHOW

DEC 2, 1988MOLLY'S CAFE

2 SHOWNVENUE HISTORY →

SAME ERAERA 1.0 LEADERBOARD

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

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

ADD A REVIEWSHOW ID · 194· DATA VERSION v3.2

SHOW · SCORED v3.2← 1988 TOUR

THUThursday, November 3, 1988

Molly's Cafe·Boston, MA

24 SONGS2h 30m

SHOW SCOREREADY

26.4

SCORE/ 100

RANKED #25·#25OF 43 SHOWS

ALL-TIME#1,511OF 1,83918TH PCT

SAMPLE1988-11-03 · Molly's Cafe

SHOW ID#194

SHOW SCORE · 6 COMPONENTSv3.2

401515

0%306090100%

RTG · 40%34/100phish.net rating

LIK · 15%12/100phish.in likes

JAM · 10%13/100jam-chart inclusion

SEG · 10%21/100segue density

DEP · 10%31/100set depth

TRK · 15%82/100avg track score

RUNTIME2h 30m

SONGS24

SEG/SG0.13

AVG SCR82

Setlist24 SONGS · 3 SEGUES

SET 10:509 songs

Fire

01·4:24

44SCORE

Golgi Apparatus

02·6:04

58SCORE

Fluffhead

03·15:08·>

38SCORE

PossumCHARTED

04·7:21

69SCORE

Fee

05·5:36

51SCORE

Letter to Jimmy Page

07·6:07·>

60SCORE

Good Times Bad Times

09·5:36

33SCORE

SET 20:589 songs

Time Loves a Hero

10·4:18

54SCORE

Walk Away

11·4:44

34SCORE

The Lizards

12·10:47

43SCORE

Shaggy Dog

13

—SCORE

Whipping Post

14·10:00

43SCORE

Contact

15·7:58

62SCORE

Bold As Love

16·6:16

41SCORE

Take the 'A' Train

17·4:41

51SCORE

Run Like an Antelope

18·10:00

34SCORE

SET 30:416 songs

Suzy Greenberg

19·5:41

31SCORE

Foam

20·7:09

44SCORE

I Didn't Know

21·4:48

56SCORE

Big Black Furry Creature from Mars

22·3:02

56SCORE

Harpua

23·11:15

54SCORE

David Bowie

24·9:22

39SCORE

Lizards was dedicated to Celia for cooking the band spaghetti before the show. Whipping Post included DEG teases and BBFCFM featured a Sailor's HornpipeÂ tease. I Didn't Know featured FishÂ on trombone.

By the numbers8 STATS

RUNTIME2h 30mwith break

LONGEST15:08FLUFFHEAD

SHORTEST3:02BIG BLACK FURRY CREATURE FROM MARS

AVG SONG7:09across 21

JAM CHRT1charted

SEGUES30.13 per song

DEBUTS0no firsts

JAM TIME10%of 150 min

SONG DURATIONS · 24 IN ORDER0–16 MIN

FLUFFHEAD 15:08

● SET 1● SET 2● ENCORE

Fingerprint0D · 0BO

SETLIST · BLOCK = SONG · COLOR = OVERDUEIN ORDER →

FRESH SLIGHT OVERDUE VERY DEBUT

GAP ANALYSIS · BAR > MID = OVERDUESORTED →

25

3

Good Times Bad Times

3

7

3

1

1

Golgi Apparatus

1

Letter to Jimmy Page

1

1

1

Take the 'A' Train

1

1

Run Like an Antelope

1

1

1

Big Black Furry Creature from Mars

1

1

1

1

1

Time Loves a Hero

1

1

Composition23 SONGS

SONG ERAS · TAP TO DRILL23 TOTAL

ORIGINALS vs COVERS23 TOTAL

ORIG · 1461%COVER · 939%

SET DURATIONS3 SETS

SET 150m

SET 258m

SET 341m

Contextvs RECENT

REPEATED FROM PREV NIGHT18 SONGS

Whipping Post Fire Fluffhead Alumni Blues Letter to Jimmy Page Run Like an Antelope Golgi Apparatus Suzy Greenberg Take the 'A' Train Fee Big Black Furry Creature from Mars I Didn't Know The Lizards Contact Bold As Love Walk Away Time Loves a Hero Foam

OVERDUE BUT SKIPPEDPOPULAR · DUE · NOT PLAYED

Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)113 sh · avg 24 Lushington109 sh · avg 24 Back Porch Boogie Blues94 sh · avg 21 Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley27 sh · avg 6 Clod83 sh · avg 19 Prep School Hippie101 sh · avg 24 Makisupa Policeman25 sh · avg 9 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot43 sh · avg 19

More on this tour1988 TOUR →

1988 TOUR · 43 SHOWSSWIPE →

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Other shows hereMOLLY'S CAFE →

MOLLY'S CAFE · 2 SHOWSSWIPE →

1988-11-03Molly's CafeTHIS SHOW 1988-12-02Molly's CafeBoston · MA

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 →

Sat Oct 29Sculpture Room, Godd…91% · 21 SONGS Sat Nov 05Sigma Phi Fraternity…83% · 19 SONGS Thu Jan 26The Paradise78% · 18 SONGS Sat Sep 24Humphries House (The…78% · 18 SONGS Sat May 13The Orange Grove78% · 18 SONGS

TOUR →/tours/1988-tour VENUE →/venues/mollys-cafe-boston-ma METHOD →/methodology SOURCE →phish.net · 1988-11-03

FOUL DOMAIN/shows/1988-11-03-mollys-··· · v3.2

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SET BREAK

POSSUM · 7:21

CONTACT · 7:58

JAM CHART · 1 TRACKSET 1 · 0:50SET 2 · 0:58SET 3 · 0:41PEAK · FLUFFHEAD · 15:08

● SET 2

● ENCORE

SCORE BREAKDOWN· 26 / 100METHODOLOGY →

RATING40%34

AVG TRACK15%82

LIKES15%12

JAM CHART10%13

SEGUES10%21

DEPTH10%31

· 1 sh (avg 22)

Bold As Love· 1 sh (avg 19)

Take the 'A' Train· 1 sh (avg 7)

Run Like an Antelope· 1 sh (avg 8)

Suzy Greenberg· 1 sh (avg 7)

Foam· 1 sh (avg 194)

I Didn't Know· 1 sh (avg 10)

Big Black Furry Creature from Mars· 1 sh (avg 10)

Harpua· 25 sh (avg 15)

David Bowie· 3 sh (avg 8)

FRESH ON TIME SLIGHT OVERDUE VERY DEBUT

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

25BO

3BO

Good Times Bad Times

3BO

7BO

3BO

1BO

1BO

Golgi Apparatus

1BO

Letter to Jimmy Page

1BO

1BO

1BO

Take the 'A' Train

1BO

1BO

Run Like an Antelope

1BO

1BO

1BO

Big Black Furry Creature from Mars

1BO

1BO

1BO

1BO

1BO

Time Loves a Hero

1BO

1BO

RECENTAVG GAP →VERY OVERDUE

43 sh · avg 19

MGM 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 %

Sat Oct 2991% · 21 SONGS · SCULPTURE ROOM, GODDARD COLLEGE

Sat Nov 0583% · 19 SONGS · SIGMA PHI FRATERNITY, HAMILTON COLLEGE

Thu Jan 2678% · 18 SONGS · THE PARADISE

Sat Sep 2478% · 18 SONGS · HUMPHRIES HOUSE (THE ZOO), AMHERST COLLEGE

Sat May 1378% · 18 SONGS · THE ORANGE GROVE

5 SHOWNALL SHOWS →