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← BACK·SHOWS·1996-10-21

LIVE · 22 TRACKS · 2H 30M

MON · OCTOBER 21, 1996

Phish at Madison Square Garden.

New York, NY — 1996 Fall Tour, night 1 of 2.

22 TRACKS·2H 30M·ERA 1.0·2 CHARTED

⌖JUMP TO SETLIST

SHOW SCOREREADY

22

SCORE/ 100

RANKED #32·#32OF 35 SHOWS

ALL-TIME#1,610OF 1,83912TH PCT

SAMPLE1996-10-21 · Madison Square Garden

SHOW ID#1101

DISPLAY· LOUDNESS · WHOLE SHOWINPUT · ENERGY_CURVE.STITCHED

SETLIST· 22 TRACKS · 2H 30MSET 1 · SET 2 · SET e

SET 1OPENING10 TRACKS·1:051 CHARTED

154The Star-Spangled Banner149 BPM

1:53

142Sample in a Jar89 BPM

4:46

133Cars Trucks Buses138 BPM

3:36

142The Sloth118 BPM

3:38

148Divided Sky120 BPM

14:37

134Character Zero92 BPM

6:09

133Ginseng Sullivan129 BPM

3:07

140Stash129 BPM

13:17

141Waste78 BPM

5:21

160PossumHere's an odd one: the entire song is played in a different (lower) key. Go figure. · 103 BPM

9:11

SET 2MAIN11 TRACKS·1:191 CHARTED

266Wilson99 BPM

5:01

235Chalk Dust Torture103 BPM

7:45

241Wolfman's Brother99 BPM

5:21

239Reba103 BPM

12:00

255Train Song108 BPM

2:49

247Maze99 BPM

12:06

244Life on Mars?129 BPM

3:16

269SimplefunkFunky version with Trey on the "mini-kit." -> to "The Horse." · 108 BPM

11:58

->INTO

237The Horse162 BPM

1:21

>SEGUE

231Silent in the Morning103 BPM

5:30

244David Bowie108 BPM

12:24

SET eMAIN1 TRACK·0:05

e26Funky Bitch108 BPM

5:27

INSTRUMENTATION· SHOW-LEVEL STATS10 CHANNELS LIVE

SEGUES2

CHARTED2

LONGEST14:37

AVG SONG6:50

JAM TIME9%

RARITY74

RATING3.6

RANK YEAR#55

RANK ALL#1610

VENUE VISIT#4 / 100

SONG DURATIONS · 22 IN ORDER0–15 MIN

DIVIDED SKY 14:37

● SET 1● SET 2● ENCORE

FINGERPRINT· OVERDUE READ-OUT22 SLOTS · 0 DEBUTS · 1 BUSTOUT

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

The Star-Spangled Banner· 3 sh (avg 1101)Sample in a Jar· 2 sh (avg 8)Cars Trucks Buses· 2 sh (avg 41)The Sloth· 15 sh (avg 8)Divided Sky· 2 sh (avg 4)Character Zero· 3 sh (avg 275)Ginseng Sullivan· 106 sh (avg 37)Stash· 2 sh (avg 4)Waste· 2 sh (avg 138)Possum· 5 sh (avg 3)Wilson· 4 sh (avg 7)Chalk Dust Torture· 3 sh (avg 5)Wolfman's Brother· 4 sh (avg 61)Reba· 2 sh (avg 4)

COMPOSITION· WHAT THE SHOW WAS MADE OF22 SONGS

SONG ERAS · CLICK TO SEE WHICH SONGS22 TOTAL

ORIGINALS vs COVERS22 TOTAL

ORIGINALS · 1882%COVERS · 418%

SET DURATIONS3 SETS

SET 11h 5m10 SONGS

SET 21h 19m11 SONGS

ENCORE5m1 SONG

CONTEXT· RELATIVE TO RECENT SHOWS0 CARRY · 8 SKIP

REPEATED FROM PREV NIGHT0 SONGS

No repeats from previous show

OVERDUE BUT SKIPPEDPOPULAR · DUE · NOT PLAYED

Big Ball Jam127 sh · avg 5 The Landlady132 sh · avg 6 All Things Reconsidered99 sh · avg 7 Take the 'A' Train240 sh · avg 21 Memories180 sh · avg 16 Nellie Kane128 sh · avg 13 My Sweet One45 sh · avg 6 Paul and Silas76 sh · avg 10

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

SAME TOUR1996 FALL TOUR

OCT 16, 1996LAKE PLACID, NY · OLYMPIC CENTER

OCT 17, 1996STATE COLLEGE, PA · BRYCE JORDAN CENTER, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY

OCT 18, 1996PITTSBURGH, PA · CIVIC ARENA

OCT 19, 1996BUFFALO, NY · MARINE MIDLAND ARENA

OCT 21, 1996NEW YORK, NY · MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

5 SHOWNALL TOUR SHOWS →

SAME VENUEMADISON SQUARE GARDEN · 5 VISITS

JUL 25, 2017MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

DEC 30, 1997MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

DEC 29, 1997MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

DEC 31, 1998MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

DEC 31, 1995MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

5 SHOWNVENUE HISTORY →

ADD A REVIEWSHOW ID · 1101· DATA VERSION v3.2

SHOW · SCORED v3.2← 1996 FALL TOUR

MONMonday, October 21, 1996

Madison Square Garden·New York, NY

NIGHT 1 / 2·22 SONGS2h 30m

SHOW SCOREREADY

22

SCORE/ 100

RANKED #32·#32OF 35 SHOWS

ALL-TIME#1,610OF 1,83912TH PCT

SAMPLE1996-10-21 · Madison Square Garden

SHOW ID#1101

SHOW SCORE · 6 COMPONENTSv3.2

401515

0%306090100%

RTG · 40%30/100phish.net rating

LIK · 15%9/100phish.in likes

JAM · 10%25/100jam-chart inclusion

SEG · 10%15/100segue density

DEP · 10%26/100set depth

TRK · 15%76/100avg track score

RUNTIME2h 30m

SONGS22

SEG/SG0.09

AVG SCR76

Setlist22 SONGS · 2 SEGUES

SET 11:0510 songs

The Star-Spangled Banner

01·1:53

54SCORE

Sample in a Jar

02·4:46

42SCORE

Cars Trucks Buses

03·3:36

33SCORE

The Sloth

04·3:38

42SCORE

Divided Sky

05·14:37

48SCORE

Character Zero

06·6:09

34SCORE

Ginseng Sullivan

07·3:07

33SCORE

Stash

08·13:17

40SCORE

Waste

09·5:21

41SCORE

PossumCHARTED

10·9:11

60SCORE

SET 21:1911 songs

Wilson

11·5:01

66SCORE

Chalk Dust Torture

12·7:45

35SCORE

Wolfman's Brother

13·5:21

41SCORE

Reba

14·12:00

39SCORE

Train Song

15·2:49

55SCORE

Maze

16·12:06

47SCORE

Life on Mars?

17·3:16

44SCORE

SimpleCHARTED

18·11:58·->

69SCORE

The Horse

19·1:21·>

37SCORE

Silent in the Morning

20·5:30

31SCORE

David Bowie

21·12:24

44SCORE

SET e0:051 song

Funky Bitch

22·5:27

26SCORE

Ginseng was played for the first time since June 23, 1995 (103 shows). Reba did not have the whistling ending.

By the numbers8 STATS

RUNTIME2h 30mwith break

LONGEST14:37DIVIDED SKY

SHORTEST1:21THE HORSE

AVG SONG6:50across 22

JAM CHRT2charted

SEGUES20.09 per song

DEBUTS0no firsts

JAM TIME9%of 151 min

SONG DURATIONS · 22 IN ORDER0–15 MIN

DIVIDED SKY 14:37

● SET 1● SET 2● ENCORE

Fingerprint0D · 1BO

SETLIST · BLOCK = SONG · COLOR = OVERDUEIN ORDER →

FRESH SLIGHT OVERDUE VERY DEBUT

GAP ANALYSIS · BAR > MID = OVERDUESORTED →

Ginseng Sullivan

106BO

15

5

3

Chalk Dust Torture

3

4

2

2

2

4

Silent in the Morning

4

2

Sample in a Jar

2

3

4

Wolfman's Brother

4

6

Cars Trucks Buses

2

4

2

3

The Star-Spangled Banner

3

Composition22 SONGS

SONG ERAS · TAP TO DRILL22 TOTAL

ORIGINALS vs COVERS22 TOTAL

ORIG · 1882%COVER · 418%

SET DURATIONS3 SETS

SET 11h 5m

SET 21h 19m

ENCORE5m

Contextvs RECENT

REPEATED FROM PREV NIGHT0 SONGS

No repeats from previous show

OVERDUE BUT SKIPPEDPOPULAR · DUE · NOT PLAYED

Big Ball Jam127 sh · avg 5 The Landlady132 sh · avg 6 All Things Reconsidered99 sh · avg 7 Take the 'A' Train240 sh · avg 21 Memories180 sh · avg 16 Nellie Kane128 sh · avg 13 My Sweet One45 sh · avg 6 Paul and Silas76 sh · avg 10

More on this tour1996 FALL TOUR →

1996 FALL TOUR · 35 SHOWS · YOU'RE ON #1SWIPE →

1996-10-16OlympicLake Placid · NY 1996-10-17Bryce Jordan , Penn State UniversityState College · PA 1996-10-18CivicPittsburgh · PA 1996-10-19Marine MidlandBuffalo · NY 1996-10-21Madison Square GardenTHIS SHOW 1996-10-22Madison Square GardenNew York · NY 1996-10-23Hartford CivicHartford · CT 1996-10-25HamptonHampton · VA 1996-10-26CharlotteCharlotte · NC 1996-10-27North CharlestonNorth Charleston · SC 1996-10-29Leon County CivicTallahassee · FL 1996-10-31The OmniAtlanta · GA

Other shows hereMADISON SQUARE GARDEN →

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN · 5 SHOWSSWIPE →

2017-07-25Madison Square GardenNew York · NY 1997-12-30Madison Square GardenNew York · NY 1997-12-29Madison Square GardenNew York · NY 1998-12-31Madison Square GardenNew York · NY 1995-12-31Madison Square GardenNew York · NY

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 →

Wed Oct 16Olympic Center45% · 10 SONGS Tue Dec 31FleetCenter45% · 10 SONGS Sat May 08Field House, Univers…41% · 9 SONGS Fri Jul 01Watkins Glen Interna…41% · 9 SONGS Fri Nov 29The Cow Palace41% · 9 SONGS

TOUR →/tours/1996-fall-tour VENUE →/venues/madison-square-garden-new-york-ny METHOD →/methodology SOURCE →phish.net · 1996-10-21

FOUL DOMAIN/shows/1996-10-21-madison··· · v3.2

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SET BREAK

SIMPLE · 11:58

WILSON · 5:01

JAM CHART · 2 TRACKSSET 1 · 1:05SET 2 · 1:19SET e · 0:05PEAK · DIVIDED SKY · 14:37

SCORE BREAKDOWN· 22 / 100METHODOLOGY →

RATING40%30

AVG TRACK15%76

LIKES15%9

JAM CHART10%25

SEGUES10%15

DEPTH10%26

Train Song

· 4 sh (avg 220)

Maze· 2 sh (avg 6)

Life on Mars?· 6 sh (avg 92)

Simple· 4 sh (avg 20)

The Horse· 4 sh (avg 10)

Silent in the Morning· 4 sh (avg 10)

David Bowie· 3 sh (avg 4)

Funky Bitch· 3 sh (avg 13)

FRESH ON TIME SLIGHT OVERDUE VERY DEBUT

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

Ginseng Sullivan

106BO

15BO

5BO

3BO

Chalk Dust Torture

3BO

4BO

2BO

2BO

2BO

4BO

Silent in the Morning

4BO

2BO

Sample in a Jar

2BO

3BO

4BO

Wolfman's Brother

4BO

6BO

Cars Trucks Buses

2BO

4BO

2BO

3BO

The Star-Spangled Banner

3BO

RECENTAVG GAP →VERY OVERDUE

SAME ERAERA 1.0 LEADERBOARD

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 %

Wed Oct 1645% · 10 SONGS · OLYMPIC CENTER

Tue Dec 3145% · 10 SONGS · FLEETCENTER

Sat May 0841% · 9 SONGS · FIELD HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

Fri Jul 0141% · 9 SONGS · WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL

Fri Nov 2941% · 9 SONGS · THE COW PALACE

5 SHOWNALL SHOWS →