What did Phish play on December 2, 1988?

Phish played 20 songs at Molly's Cafe in Boston, MA on December 2, 1988. The setlist included: The Sloth, Golgi Apparatus, Bold As Love, Take the 'A' Train, Divided Sky, Contact, You Enjoy Myself, I Didn't Know, Good Times Bad Times, Alumni Blues, and 10 more.

Where was the December 2, 1988 Phish show?

The December 2, 1988 Phish show was at Molly's Cafe in Boston, MA, USA. This was Phish's visit #2 to this venue (2 total).

What tour was the December 2, 1988 Phish show part of?

The December 2, 1988 show was part of the 1988 Tour.

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LIVE · 20 TRACKS · —

FRI · DECEMBER 2, 1988

Phish at Molly's Cafe.

Boston, MA — 1988 Tour.

20 TRACKS·—·ERA 1.0

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SHOW ID#198

SETLIST· 20 TRACKS · —SET 1 · SET 2

SET 1OPENING9 TRACKS·0:00

1—The Sloth

1—Golgi Apparatus

1—Bold As Love

1—Take the 'A' Train

1—Divided Sky

1—Contact

1—You Enjoy Myself

1—I Didn't Know

1—Good Times Bad Times

SET 2MAIN11 TRACKS·0:00

2—Alumni Blues

>SEGUE

2—Letter to Jimmy Page

>SEGUE

2—Alumni Blues

2—The Lizards

2—David Bowie

2—Fee

2—Dinner and a Movie

2—Colonel Forbin's Ascent

>SEGUE

2—Fly Famous Mockingbird

2—The Ballad of Curtis Loew

2—Possum

INSTRUMENTATION· SHOW-LEVEL STATS10 CHANNELS LIVE

SEGUES3

CHARTED0

LONGEST—

AVG SONG—

JAM TIME—

RARITY77

RATING2.7

RANK YEAR—

RANK ALL—

VENUE VISIT#2 / 2

SONG DURATIONS · 20 IN ORDER0–0 MIN

● SET 1● SET 2● ENCORE

FINGERPRINT· OVERDUE READ-OUT20 SLOTS · 0 DEBUTS · 0 BUSTOUTS

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

The Sloth· 30 sh (avg 20)Golgi Apparatus· 1 sh (avg 4)Bold As Love· 1 sh (avg 15)Take the 'A' Train· 1 sh (avg 6)Divided Sky· 2 sh (avg 10)Contact· 4 sh (avg 20)You Enjoy Myself· 1 sh (avg 4)I Didn't Know· 1 sh (avg 9)Good Times Bad Times· 1 sh (avg 6)Alumni Blues· 2 sh (avg 4)Letter to Jimmy Page· 2 sh (avg 5)Alumni Blues· 2 sh (avg 4)The Lizards· 1 sh (avg 6)David Bowie· 1 sh (avg 8)

COMPOSITION· WHAT THE SHOW WAS MADE OF19 SONGS

SONG ERAS · CLICK TO SEE WHICH SONGS19 TOTAL

ORIGINALS vs COVERS19 TOTAL

ORIGINALS · 1474%COVERS · 526%

SET DURATIONS2 SETS

SET 1—9 SONGS

SET 2—11 SONGS

CONTEXT· RELATIVE TO RECENT SHOWS12 CARRY · 8 SKIP

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

ADD A REVIEWSHOW ID · 198· DATA VERSION v3.2

SHOW · SCORED v3.2← 1988 TOUR

FRIFriday, December 2, 1988

Molly's Cafe·Boston, MA

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Setlist20 SONGS · 3 SEGUES

SET 10:009 songs

The Sloth

—SCORE

Golgi Apparatus

—SCORE

Bold As Love

—SCORE

Take the 'A' Train

—SCORE

Divided Sky

—SCORE

Contact

—SCORE

You Enjoy Myself

—SCORE

I Didn't Know

—SCORE

Good Times Bad Times

—SCORE

SET 20:0011 songs

Alumni Blues

10·>

—SCORE

Letter to Jimmy Page

11·>

—SCORE

Alumni Blues

—SCORE

The Lizards

—SCORE

David Bowie

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Fee

—SCORE

Dinner and a Movie

—SCORE

Colonel Forbin's Ascent

17·>

—SCORE

Fly Famous Mockingbird

—SCORE

The Ballad of Curtis Loew

—SCORE

Possum

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I Didn't Know featured Fish on trombone. David Bowie's lyrics were changed to "Charlie's Birthday."

By the numbers8 STATS

RUNTIME—with break

LONGEST——

SHORTEST——

AVG SONG—across 0

JAM CHRT0none

SEGUES30.15 per song

DEBUTS0no firsts

JAM TIME——

SONG DURATIONS · 20 IN ORDER0–0 MIN

● SET 1● SET 2● ENCORE

Fingerprint0D · 0BO

SETLIST · BLOCK = SONG · COLOR = OVERDUEIN ORDER →

FRESH SLIGHT OVERDUE VERY DEBUT

GAP ANALYSIS · BAR > MID = OVERDUESORTED →

The Sloth

Alumni Blues

Letter to Jimmy Page

The Ballad of Curtis Loew

Fly Famous Mockingbird

Colonel Forbin's Ascent

Bold As Love

Composition19 SONGS

SONG ERAS · TAP TO DRILL19 TOTAL

ORIGINALS vs COVERS19 TOTAL

ORIG · 1474%COVER · 526%

SET DURATIONS2 SETS

SET 1—

SET 2—

Contextvs RECENT

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1988 TOUR · 12 SHOWSSWIPE →

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Other shows hereMOLLY'S CAFE →

MOLLY'S CAFE · 2 SHOWSSWIPE →

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Thu Jan 26The Paradise100% · 19 SONGS Sat Dec 10The Red Barn, Hampsh…89% · 17 SONGS Fri Mar 03Living and Learning …89% · 17 SONGS Sat Sep 24Humphries House (The…89% · 17 SONGS Sat May 20Northfield/Mt. Hermo…84% · 16 SONGS

TOUR →/tours/1988-tour VENUE →/venues/mollys-cafe-boston-ma METHOD →/methodology SOURCE →phish.net · 1988-12-02

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Phish at Molly's Cafe.

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