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Dec 30, 1997All ShowsApr 2, 1998

Wednesday, December 31, 1997

Madison Square Garden

New York, NY, USA(visit #8 of 100)

1997 NYE Run
78#3 of 4
24Songs
3h 27mLength
49Rarity
#8/100Venue Visit
1Debuts
1Bustouts
15Avg Score

Show Notes

Ya Mar included an Auld Lang Syne tease. Maze contained a Birdland tease and was unfinished. Theme from New York, New York made its Phish debut during the encore. My Sweet One was played for the first time since December 14, 1995 (155 shows).

Song Era Distribution

24

Originals vs Covers

13
11

Set Durations

Set 1
1h 11m
Set 2
1h 1m
Set 3
1h 7m
e
8m

Setlist Fingerprint

Each block is a song. Color = how overdue it was. Brighter = bigger gap relative to average.

Fire
7 shows (avg 10)
Mike's Song
4 shows (avg 3)
Ya Mar
4 shows (avg 8)
Timber (Jerry the Mule)
7 shows (avg 25)
The Sloth
15 shows (avg 9)
Weekapaug Groove
4 shows (avg 4)
My Sweet One
165 shows (avg 6)
Auld Lang Syne
84 shows (avg 153)
Tweezer
5 shows (avg 5)
Tweezer Reprise
5 shows (avg 9)
Maze
6 shows (avg 6)
The Horse
17 shows (avg 11)
Silent in the Morning
17 shows (avg 11)
Loving Cup
6 shows (avg 33)
Also Sprach Zarathustra
5 shows (avg 13)
Wolfman's Brother
8 shows (avg 29)
Prince Caspian
5 shows (avg 22)
When the Circus Comes
4 shows (avg 87)
Beauty of My Dreams
7 shows (avg 61)
Limb By Limb
6 shows (avg 53)
Piper
5 shows (avg 81)
Emotional Rescue
20 shows (avg 1221)
Roses Are Free
6 shows (avg 1221)
Theme from New York, New York
Debut
Fresh
On time
Slightly overdue
Overdue
Very overdue
Debut

Gap Analysis

Each bar shows how many shows since the song was last played, relative to its average gap. Bar extends past the center line = overdue.

Theme from New York, New York
DEBUT
My Sweet One
165BO
The Sloth
15
The Horse
17
Silent in the Morning
17
Mike's Song
4
Weekapaug Groove
4
Tweezer
5
Maze
6
Fire
7
Tweezer Reprise
5
Auld Lang Syne
84
Ya Mar
4
Also Sprach Zarathustra
5
Timber (Jerry the Mule)
7
Wolfman's Brother
8
Prince Caspian
5
Loving Cup
6
Beauty of My Dreams
7
Limb By Limb
6
Piper
5
When the Circus Comes
4
Emotional Rescue
20
Roses Are Free
6
Recently playedAverage gap →Very overdue

Overdue but SkippedPopular songs that were due

Rift75 shows (avg 3)
Amazing Grace84 shows (avg 4)
Hold Your Head Up50 shows (avg 3)
Mound99 shows (avg 7)
If I Could134 shows (avg 11)
Axilla (Part II)158 shows (avg 13)
I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome166 shows (avg 17)
Acoustic Army169 shows (avg 18)

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Phish performed 24 songs at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on December 31, 1997. The show lasted approximately 3 hours and 27 minutes. This show featured 1 song debut. 1 song returned after extended absences (bustouts). This was part of the 1997 NYE Run.

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