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← BACK·SHOWS·1989-03-12

LIVE · 10 TRACKS · 45M

SUN · MARCH 12, 1989

Phish at Nectar's.

Burlington, VT — 1989 Tour, night 1 of 3.

10 TRACKS·45M·ERA 1.0

⌖JUMP TO SETLIST

SHOW SCOREREADY

16.7

SCORE/ 100

RANKED #55·#55OF 65 SHOWS

ALL-TIME#1,738OF 1,8395TH PCT

SAMPLE1989-03-12 · Nectar's

SHOW ID#228

DISPLAY· LOUDNESS · WHOLE SHOWINPUT · ENERGY_CURVE.STITCHED

SETLIST· 10 TRACKS · 45MSET 1

SET 1OPENING10 TRACKS·0:45

144Mike's Song96 BPM

6:47

>SEGUE

153I Am Hydrogen96 BPM

2:35

>SEGUE

151Weekapaug Groove129 BPM

7:53

159If I Only Had a Brain101 BPM

3:46

144Alumni Blues123 BPM

3:48

>SEGUE

144Letter to Jimmy Page123 BPM

3:12

>SEGUE

142Alumni Blues136 BPM

1:26

154Golgi Apparatus185 BPM

5:18

141Bold As Love136 BPM

5:07

133Foam96 BPM

5:51

INSTRUMENTATION· SHOW-LEVEL STATS10 CHANNELS LIVE

SEGUES4

CHARTED0

LONGEST7:53

AVG SONG4:34

JAM TIME20%

RARITY70

RATING2.4

RANK YEAR#55

RANK ALL#1738

VENUE VISIT#45 / 47

SONG DURATIONS · 10 IN ORDER0–8 MIN

WEEKAPAUG GROOVE 7:53

● SET 1● SET 2● ENCORE

SCORE BREAKDOWN· 17 / 100METHODOLOGY →

RATING40%

FINGERPRINT· OVERDUE READ-OUT10 SLOTS · 1 DEBUT · 0 BUSTOUTS

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

Mike's Song· 3 sh (avg 8)I Am Hydrogen· 3 sh (avg 12)Weekapaug Groove· 3 sh (avg 21)If I Only Had a Brain· DEBUT Alumni Blues· 4 sh (avg 4)Letter to Jimmy Page· 4 sh (avg 5)Alumni Blues· 4 sh (avg 4)Golgi Apparatus· 3 sh (avg 4)Bold As Love· 30 sh (avg 16)Foam· 4 sh (avg 28)

FRESH ON TIME SLIGHT OVERDUE VERY DEBUT

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

COMPOSITION· WHAT THE SHOW WAS MADE OF9 SONGS

SONG ERAS · CLICK TO SEE WHICH SONGS9 TOTAL

ORIGINALS vs COVERS9 TOTAL

ORIGINALS · 778%COVERS · 222%

SET DURATIONS1 SET

SET 148m10 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

Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley61 sh · avg 7 Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)147 sh · avg 28 Clod117 sh · avg 22 Back Porch Boogie Blues128 sh · avg 25 Lushington143 sh · avg 28 Prep School Hippie135 sh · avg 28 The Curtain With63 sh · avg 17 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot77 sh · avg 22

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

SAME TOUR1989 TOUR

JAN 18, 1989WAITSFIELD, VT · GALLAGHER'S

JAN 20, 1989BAR HARBOR, ME · COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC

JAN 21, 1989ORONO, ME · THE ORONOKA RESTAURANT AND HOTEL

JAN 25, 1989OLD TOWN, ME · PENNY POST

JAN 26, 1989BOSTON, MA · THE PARADISE

5 SHOWNALL TOUR SHOWS →

SAME VENUENECTAR'S · 5 VISITS

MAY 24, 1988NECTAR'S

DEC 1, 1984NECTAR'S

MAR 12, 1988NECTAR'S

JUL 24, 1988NECTAR'S

JUL 25, 1988NECTAR'S

5 SHOWNVENUE HISTORY →

SAME ERAERA 1.0 LEADERBOARD

ADD A REVIEWSHOW ID · 228· DATA VERSION v3.2

SHOW · SCORED v3.2← 1989 TOUR

SUNSunday, March 12, 1989

Nectar's·Burlington, VT

NIGHT 1 / 3·10 SONGS45m

SHOW SCOREREADY

16.7

SCORE/ 100

RANKED #55·#55OF 65 SHOWS

ALL-TIME#1,738OF 1,8395TH PCT

SAMPLE1989-03-12 · Nectar's

SHOW ID#228

SHOW SCORE · 6 COMPONENTSv3.2

401515

0%306090100%

RTG · 40%0/100phish.net rating

LIK · 15%13/100phish.in likes

JAM · 10%0/100jam-chart inclusion

SEG · 10%67/100segue density

DEP · 10%0/100set depth

TRK · 15%80/100avg track score

RUNTIME45m

SONGS10

SEG/SG0.40

AVG SCR80

Setlist10 SONGS · 4 SEGUES

SET 10:4510 songs

Mike's Song

01·6:47·>

44SCORE

I Am Hydrogen

02·2:35·>

53SCORE

Weekapaug Groove

03·7:53

51SCORE

If I Only Had a Brain

04·3:46

59SCORE

Alumni Blues

05·3:48·>

44SCORE

Letter to Jimmy Page

06·3:12·>

44SCORE

Alumni Blues

07·1:26

42SCORE

Golgi Apparatus

08·5:18

54SCORE

Bold As Love

09·5:07

41SCORE

Foam

10·5:51

33SCORE

<p>This show featured the first known Phish performance of If I Only Had a Brain, which featured Fish on trombone. Alumni contained additional lyrics. During the pause in Letter to Jimmy Page, a local band, Eyeburn, traded off punk rock jams. This setlist is incomplete.</p>

By the numbers8 STATS

RUNTIME45msingle set

LONGEST7:53WEEKAPAUG GROOVE

SHORTEST1:26ALUMNI BLUES

AVG SONG4:34across 10

JAM CHRT0none

SEGUES40.40 per song

DEBUTS0no firsts

JAM TIME20%of 46 min

SONG DURATIONS · 10 IN ORDER0–8 MIN

WEEKAPAUG GROOVE 7:53

● SET 1● SET 2● ENCORE

Fingerprint1D · 0BO

SETLIST · BLOCK = SONG · COLOR = OVERDUEIN ORDER →

FRESH SLIGHT OVERDUE VERY DEBUT

GAP ANALYSIS · BAR > MID = OVERDUESORTED →

If I Only Had a Brain

DEBUT

—

30

4

Letter to Jimmy Page

4

Golgi Apparatus

3

3

3

Weekapaug Groove

3

4

Composition9 SONGS

SONG ERAS · TAP TO DRILL9 TOTAL

ORIGINALS vs COVERS9 TOTAL

ORIG · 778%COVER · 222%

SET DURATIONS1 SET

SET 148m

Contextvs RECENT

REPEATED FROM PREV NIGHT0 SONGS

No repeats from previous show

OVERDUE BUT SKIPPEDPOPULAR · DUE · NOT PLAYED

Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley61 sh · avg 7 Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)147 sh · avg 28 Clod117 sh · avg 22 Back Porch Boogie Blues128 sh · avg 25 Lushington143 sh · avg 28 Prep School Hippie135 sh · avg 28 The Curtain With63 sh · avg 17 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot77 sh · avg 22

More on this tour1989 TOUR →

1989 TOUR · 65 SHOWS · YOU'RE ON #1SWIPE →

1989-01-18Gallagher'sWaitsfield · VT 1989-01-20College of the AtlanticBar Harbor · ME 1989-01-21The Oronoka Restaurant and HotelOrono · ME 1989-01-25Penny PostOld Town · ME 1989-01-26The ParadiseBoston · MA 1989-01-28Dartmouth CollegeHanover · NH 1989-02-01Gallagher'sWaitsfield · VT 1989-02-05The FrontBurlington · VT 1989-02-06The FrontBurlington · VT 1989-02-07The FrontBurlington · VT 1989-02-10Student Union Ballroom, University of MassachusettsAmherst · MA 1989-02-11Sheehan'sNorthampton · MA

Other shows hereNECTAR'S →

NECTAR'S · 5 SHOWSSWIPE →

1988-05-24Nectar'sBurlington · VT 1984-12-01Nectar'sBurlington · VT 1988-03-12Nectar'sBurlington · VT 1988-07-24Nectar'sBurlington · VT 1988-07-25Nectar'sBurlington · 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 →

Sat May 20Northfield/Mt. Hermo…122% · 11 SONGS Fri Dec 07Robert Crown Center,…111% · 10 SONGS Fri Feb 23Dining Center, Haver…111% · 10 SONGS Thu Aug 17The Front111% · 10 SONGS Sat Apr 15Billings Lounge, Uni…111% · 10 SONGS

TOUR →/tours/1989-tour VENUE →/venues/nectars-burlington-vt METHOD →/methodology SOURCE →phish.net · 1989-03-12

FOUL DOMAIN/shows/1989-03-12-nectars··· · v3.2

FOUL DOMAIN · INDEPENDENT · NOT AFFILIATED WITH PHISH

IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN · 3:46

GOLGI APPARATUS · 5:18

SET 1 · 0:45PEAK · WEEKAPAUG GROOVE · 7:53

0

AVG TRACK15%80

LIKES15%13

JAM CHART10%0

SEGUES10%67

DEPTH10%0

If I Only Had a Brain

DEBUT

—BO

30BO

4BO

Letter to Jimmy Page

4BO

Golgi Apparatus

3BO

3BO

3BO

Weekapaug Groove

3BO

4BO

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 %

Sat May 20122% · 11 SONGS · NORTHFIELD/MT. HERMON SCHOOL GYMNASIUM

Fri Dec 07111% · 10 SONGS · ROBERT CROWN CENTER, HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE

Fri Feb 23111% · 10 SONGS · DINING CENTER, HAVERFORD COLLEGE

Thu Aug 17111% · 10 SONGS · THE FRONT

Sat Apr 15111% · 10 SONGS · BILLINGS LOUNGE, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT

5 SHOWNALL SHOWS →