This show featured the Phish debuts of When the Cactus is in Bloom and Alaska. Before Dog Faced Boy, Trey explained that while living with Fish, he wrote Dog Faced Boy, Tube and Gumbo based on entries in one of Fishâs journals. During Dog Faced Boy, Fish left his drum kit and lay down in front of the stage because he didnât need to sing the song. Lengthwise (performed a cappella) was played for the first time since July 28, 1998 (235 shows). Bold as Love was played for the first time since October 6, 2000 (74 shows).
Each block is a song. Color = how overdue it was. Brighter = bigger gap relative to average.
Each bar shows how many shows since the song was last played, relative to its average gap. Bar extends past the center line = overdue.
Phish performed 21 songs at Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, NC on June 9, 2009. The show lasted approximately 2 hours and 50 minutes. This show featured 2 song debuts. 2 songs returned after extended absences (bustouts). This was part of the 2009 Early Summer Tour.