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← BACK·SHOWS·1997-02-16

LIVE · 23 TRACKS · 2H 20M

SUN · FEBRUARY 16, 1997

Phish at Alter Wartesaal.

Cologne — 1997 Winter European Tour.

23 TRACKS·2H 20M·ERA 1.0·1 CHARTED

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SHOW SCOREREADY

39

SCORE/ 100

RANKED #8·#8OF 14 SHOWS

ALL-TIME#1,212OF 1,83934TH PCT

SAMPLE1997-02-16 · Alter Wartesaal

SHOW ID#1140

DISPLAY· LOUDNESS · WHOLE SHOWINPUT · ENERGY_CURVE.STITCHED

SETLIST· 23 TRACKS · 2H 20MSET 1 · SET 2 · SET e

SET 1OPENING10 TRACKS·1:01

140Beauty of My Dreams152 BPM

2:45

144Split Open and Melt118 BPM

9:52

142Bouncing Around the Room108 BPM

3:39

147Crosseyed and Painless76 BPM

9:13

>SEGUE

147Guelah Papyrus152 BPM

5:30

138Ginseng Sullivan123 BPM

3:06

>SEGUE

137Tweezer92 BPM

10:47

145Waste152 BPM

5:27

>SEGUE

153Cavern123 BPM

4:14

>SEGUE

139Chalk Dust Torture99 BPM

6:57

SET 2MAIN11 TRACKS·1:041 CHARTED

241Sample in a Jar91 BPM

4:51

>SEGUE

248Cars Trucks Buses152 BPM

4:05

235Free89 BPM

8:20

244Sparkle152 BPM

3:24

>SEGUE

245Simple108 BPM

9:00

->INTO

253When the Circus Comes129 BPM

5:25

2—Swept Away

>SEGUE

259Steep103 BPM

4:23

->INTO

273David BowieVery intense jam. While mostly "Type I," solid Fish percussion pushes it beyond here and there. · 127 BPM

12:57

239Loving Cup140 BPM

5:58

>SEGUE

262Tweezer Reprise140 BPM

5:47

SET eMAIN2 TRACKS·0:14

e43Theme from the Bottom136 BPM

9:38

>SEGUE

e20Johnny B. Goode103 BPM

4:55

INSTRUMENTATION· SHOW-LEVEL STATS9 CHANNELS LIVE

SEGUES11

CHARTED1

LONGEST12:57

AVG SONG6:22

JAM TIME9%

RARITY67

RATING3.7

RANK YEAR#67

RANK ALL#1212

SONG DURATIONS · 23 IN ORDER0–13 MIN

DAVID BOWIE 12:57

● SET 1● SET 2● ENCORE

FINGERPRINT· OVERDUE READ-OUT23 SLOTS · 1 DEBUT · 0 BUSTOUTS

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

Beauty of My Dreams· DEBUT Split Open and Melt· 6 sh (avg 5)Bouncing Around the Room· 6 sh (avg 3)Crosseyed and Painless· 31 sh (avg 570)Guelah Papyrus· 5 sh (avg 6)Ginseng Sullivan· 6 sh (avg 32)Tweezer· 4 sh (avg 5)Waste· 2 sh (avg 63)Cavern· 5 sh (avg 4)Chalk Dust Torture· 2 sh (avg 4)Sample in a Jar· 3 sh (avg 7)Cars Trucks Buses· 2 sh (avg 28)Free· 5 sh (avg 23)Sparkle· 3 sh (avg 5)

COMPOSITION· WHAT THE SHOW WAS MADE OF23 SONGS

SONG ERAS · CLICK TO SEE WHICH SONGS23 TOTAL

ORIGINALS vs COVERS23 TOTAL

ORIGINALS · 1774%COVERS · 626%

SET DURATIONS3 SETS

SET 11h 1m10 SONGS

SET 21h 4m11 SONGS

ENCORE14m2 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

Big Ball Jam166 sh · avg 5 The Landlady171 sh · avg 8 Nellie Kane167 sh · avg 13 My Sweet One84 sh · avg 8 Hold Your Head Up28 sh · avg 3 Memories219 sh · avg 22 Take the 'A' Train279 sh · avg 29 Lengthwise201 sh · avg 24

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

SAME TOUR1997 WINTER EUROPEAN TOUR

FEB 13, 1997LONDON · SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRE

FEB 14, 1997BRUSSELS · LE BOTANIQUE

FEB 16, 1997COLOGNE · ALTER WARTESAAL

FEB 17, 1997AMSTERDAM · PARADISO

FEB 18, 1997PARIS · BATACLAN

5 SHOWNALL TOUR SHOWS →

SAME VENUEALTER WARTESAAL · 1 VISITS

FEB 16, 1997CURRENT SHOW

1 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

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

ADD A REVIEWSHOW ID · 1140· DATA VERSION v3.2

SHOW · SCORED v3.2← 1997 WINTER EUROPEAN TOUR

SUNSunday, February 16, 1997

Alter Wartesaal·Cologne

23 SONGS2h 20m

SHOW SCOREREADY

39

SCORE/ 100

RANKED #8·#8OF 14 SHOWS

ALL-TIME#1,212OF 1,83934TH PCT

SAMPLE1997-02-16 · Alter Wartesaal

SHOW ID#1140

SHOW SCORE · 6 COMPONENTSv3.2

401515

0%306090100%

RTG · 40%34/100phish.net rating

LIK · 15%37/100phish.in likes

JAM · 10%13/100jam-chart inclusion

SEG · 10%80/100segue density

DEP · 10%20/100set depth

TRK · 15%78/100avg track score

RUNTIME2h 20m

SONGS23

SEG/SG0.48

AVG SCR78

Setlist23 SONGS · 11 SEGUES

SET 11:0110 songs

Beauty of My Dreams

01·2:45

40SCORE

Split Open and Melt

02·9:52

44SCORE

Bouncing Around the Room

03·3:39

42SCORE

Crosseyed and Painless

04·9:13·>

47SCORE

Guelah Papyrus

05·5:30

47SCORE

Ginseng Sullivan

06·3:06·>

38SCORE

Tweezer

07·10:47

37SCORE

Waste

08·5:27·>

45SCORE

Cavern

09·4:14·>

53SCORE

Chalk Dust Torture

10·6:57

39SCORE

SET 21:0411 songs

Sample in a Jar

11·4:51·>

41SCORE

Cars Trucks Buses

12·4:05

48SCORE

Free

13·8:20

35SCORE

Sparkle

14·3:24·>

44SCORE

Simple

15·9:00·->

45SCORE

When the Circus Comes

16·5:25

53SCORE

Steep

18·4:23·->

59SCORE

David BowieCHARTED

19·12:57

73SCORE

Loving Cup

20·5:58·>

39SCORE

Tweezer Reprise

21·5:47

62SCORE

SET e0:142 songs

Theme from the Bottom

22·9:38·>

43SCORE

Johnny B. Goode

23·4:55

20SCORE

<p>This show was rebroadcast on German television and featured the Phish debut of Beauty of My Dreams. The soundcheck's Crossyed and Painless included Swingtown teases.</p>

By the numbers8 STATS

RUNTIME2h 20mwith break

LONGEST12:57DAVID BOWIE

SHORTEST2:45BEAUTY OF MY DREAMS

AVG SONG6:22across 22

JAM CHRT1charted

SEGUES110.48 per song

DEBUTS0no firsts

JAM TIME9%of 140 min

SONG DURATIONS · 23 IN ORDER0–13 MIN

DAVID BOWIE 12:57

● SET 1● SET 2● ENCORE

Fingerprint1D · 0BO

SETLIST · BLOCK = SONG · COLOR = OVERDUEIN ORDER →

FRESH SLIGHT OVERDUE VERY DEBUT

GAP ANALYSIS · BAR > MID = OVERDUESORTED →

Beauty of My Dreams

DEBUT

—

Bouncing Around the Room

6

5

Split Open and Melt

6

5

4

3

2

Chalk Dust Torture

2

Sample in a Jar

3

Tweezer Reprise

3

15

5

Ginseng Sullivan

6

3

Theme from the Bottom

4

Cars Trucks Buses

2

Crosseyed and Painless

31

3

3

2

Johnny B. Goode

2

When the Circus Comes

2

Composition23 SONGS

SONG ERAS · TAP TO DRILL23 TOTAL

ORIGINALS vs COVERS23 TOTAL

ORIG · 1774%COVER · 626%

SET DURATIONS3 SETS

SET 11h 1m

SET 21h 4m

ENCORE14m

Contextvs RECENT

REPEATED FROM PREV NIGHT0 SONGS

No repeats from previous show

OVERDUE BUT SKIPPEDPOPULAR · DUE · NOT PLAYED

Big Ball Jam166 sh · avg 5 The Landlady171 sh · avg 8 Nellie Kane167 sh · avg 13 My Sweet One84 sh · avg 8 Hold Your Head Up28 sh · avg 3 Memories219 sh · avg 22 Take the 'A' Train279 sh · avg 29 Lengthwise201 sh · avg 24

More on this tour1997 WINTER EUROPEAN TOUR →

1997 WINTER EUROPEAN TOUR · 14 SHOWSSWIPE →

1997-02-13Shepherd's Bush EmpireLondon 1997-02-14Le BotaniqueBrussels 1997-02-16Alter WartesaalTHIS SHOW 1997-02-17ParadisoAmsterdam 1997-02-18BataclanParis 1997-02-20Teatro SmeraldoMilan 1997-02-21TenaxFlorence 1997-02-22Teatro OlimpicoRome 1997-02-23FillmoreCortemaggiore 1997-02-25IncognitoMunich 1997-02-26LonghornStuttgart 1997-02-28Huxley's Neue WeltBerlin

Other shows hereALTER WARTESAAL →

ALTER WARTESAAL · 1 SHOWSSWIPE →

1997-02-16Alter WartesaalTHIS SHOW

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 →

Mon Nov 11Van Andel Arena48% · 11 SONGS Thu Feb 20Teatro Smeraldo48% · 11 SONGS Mon Nov 18Mid-South Coliseum48% · 11 SONGS Sun Jul 27Merriweather Post Pa…43% · 10 SONGS Sun Dec 01Pauley Pavilion, Uni…43% · 10 SONGS

TOUR →/tours/1997-winter-european-tour VENUE →/venues/alter-wartesaal-cologne METHOD →/methodology SOURCE →phish.net · 1997-02-16

FOUL DOMAIN/shows/1997-02-16-alter-w··· · v3.2

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SET BREAK

DAVID BOWIE · 12:57

CAVERN · 4:14

JAM CHART · 1 TRACKSET 1 · 1:01SET 2 · 1:04SET e · 0:14PEAK · DAVID BOWIE · 12:57

SCORE BREAKDOWN

· 39 / 100

METHODOLOGY →

RATING40%34

AVG TRACK15%78

LIKES15%37

JAM CHART10%13

SEGUES10%80

DEPTH10%20

Simple· 3 sh (avg 18)

When the Circus Comes· 2 sh (avg 1140)

Swept Away· 3 sh (avg 88)

Steep· 3 sh (avg 88)

David Bowie· 2 sh (avg 4)

Loving Cup· 15 sh (avg 52)

Tweezer Reprise· 3 sh (avg 9)

Theme from the Bottom· 4 sh (avg 24)

Johnny B. Goode· 2 sh (avg 88)

FRESH ON TIME SLIGHT OVERDUE VERY DEBUT

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

Beauty of My Dreams

DEBUT

—BO

Bouncing Around the Room

6BO

5BO

Split Open and Melt

6BO

5BO

4BO

3BO

2BO

Chalk Dust Torture

2BO

Sample in a Jar

3BO

Tweezer Reprise

3BO

15BO

5BO

Ginseng Sullivan

6BO

3BO

Theme from the Bottom

4BO

Cars Trucks Buses

2BO

Crosseyed and Painless

31BO

3BO

3BO

2BO

Johnny B. Goode

2BO

When the Circus Comes

2BO

RECENTAVG GAP →VERY OVERDUE

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

OCT 16, 2021CHASE CENTER · SAN FRANCISCO, CA

5 SHOWNTOP ERA 1.0 →

SAME SETLISTBY SONG OVERLAP %

Mon Nov 1148% · 11 SONGS · VAN ANDEL ARENA

Thu Feb 2048% · 11 SONGS · TEATRO SMERALDO

Mon Nov 1848% · 11 SONGS · MID-SOUTH COLISEUM

Sun Jul 2743% · 10 SONGS · MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION

Sun Dec 0143% · 10 SONGS · PAULEY PAVILION, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES

5 SHOWNALL SHOWS →