SETLIST· 45 TRACKS · 5H 26MSET 1 · SET 2 · SET 3 · SET 4 · SET e
SET 1OPENING16 TRACKS·1:46
150Tube123 BPM
4:04
146Kill Devil Falls89 BPM
8:00
>SEGUE
163Ocelot136 BPM
11:11
156Lawn Boy108 BPM
3:06
155Divided Sky112 BPM
15:48
142Boogie On Reggae Woman112 BPM
6:36
>SEGUE
148Camel Walk152 BPM
5:34
151Cities83 BPM
5:49
>SEGUE
138Poor Heart162 BPM
2:17
>SEGUE
15946 Days152 BPM
6:58
>SEGUE
138Susskind Hotel123 BPM
5:58
158When the Circus Comes129 BPM
5:24
150Timber (Jerry the Mule)112 BPM
5:54
>SEGUE
142Back on the Train83 BPM
5:37
>SEGUE
147Suzy Greenberg129 BPM
7:04
1—Monkey Man113 BPM
6:45
SET 2MAIN13 TRACKS·1:421 CHARTED
256Runaway Jim136 BPM
8:47
>SEGUE
268McGrupp and the Watchful HosemastersStrong vocals and snappy playing by Mike in the composed section give way to a great Page-led jam. Backed by the band, and with some inspired contributions from Trey, a nice little "McGrupp" jam emerges, which rises and swirls into the customary closing. · 89 BPM
9:31
245Axilla162 BPM
3:29
>SEGUE
251Birds of a Feather92 BPM
10:00
246Stash123 BPM
12:29
253Sample in a Jar89 BPM
5:12
241Heavy Things123 BPM
6:40
>SEGUE
256Horn74 BPM
3:42
>SEGUE
247It's Ice108 BPM
7:54
>SEGUE
248The Mango Song129 BPM
8:10
>SEGUE
244Rift78 BPM
6:03
>SEGUE
244Scents and Subtle Sounds129 BPM
9:51
253Run Like an Antelope123 BPM
10:26
SET 3MAIN12 TRACKS·1:382 CHARTED
379Golden Agefunk Staccato funk jam before delays/effects creep in, foreshadowing the "Storage Jam" to come later in the night. > to "Prince Caspian." · 120 BPM
13:03
>SEGUE
349Prince Caspian81 BPM
6:23
>SEGUE
345Piper123 BPM
9:50
>SEGUE
381TweezerUnusually staccato-esque, repetitive jam, with some "elephant-like" noises from Trey thrown in. · 162 BPM
11:06
>SEGUE
351Julius83 BPM
7:27
>SEGUE
342Backwards Down the Number Line86 BPM
7:57
>SEGUE
353Twist112 BPM
11:09
>SEGUE
334Also Sprach Zarathustra126 BPM
4:55
>SEGUE
356Harry Hood130 BPM
11:55
>SEGUE
346Cavern118 BPM
4:31
>SEGUE
354Golgi Apparatus96 BPM
4:55
>SEGUE
361A Day in the Life144 BPM
5:41
SET 4MAIN2 TRACKS·0:092 CHARTED
4—Storage JamIIMore than anything, this jam is essential for what it helped break open for Phish than for the music played within. The band spends much of its first half simply trying to figure out how to play improvisational music while allowing for complete freedom of expression. Quite a tall task, as those of us who listened regularly to the band during this era can attest. It's important to note that, while there certainly were high quality jams played throughout 2009-2011, the band hadn't played with this level of wild abandon in seven years. Building through frenetic noise and swirls of hyper kinetic playing around demented grooves, Mike shines as the band member with the most unique ideas throughout the early segments of the jam. All of this ebbs & flows in directionless playing (sometimes satisfying, sometimes frustrating) until around 31min when we emerge into a stunning space of transcendent jamming that we simply hadn't heard until this point in 3.0. This fades around 38min into a plinko soundscape, leading to a very heavy-Mike/Fish rhythm-off in the early 40s.
>SEGUE
491Sleeping MonkeyIIAs we fade out of The Storage Jam, Trey steps to the mic and offers a brief: "excuse me," which seems to cue one of the most perplexing moments in secret set history as they find their way into a loose take on "Sleeping Monkey." Fused with sirens and laughter as they make their way through the song proper, it gives the clear sense that they've made the climb back. They are once again capable to throwing themselves into the unknown and uncovering gold. While not the most enjoyable hour spent listening to free-form improv, it's undeniably one of the most important moments of their entire career. Suffice to say, Phish would not be Phish today without the Storage Jam. · 129 BPM
This was the second of the three-show <a href="http://www.superballix.com/">SuperBall IX</a> festival. This gig featured the Phish debuts of Susskind Hotel and Monkey Man. Camel Walk contained a Spanish Moon tease from Mike, Piper contained a Tweezer tease from Page, and Tweezer contained Scents and Subtle Sounds teases by Mike. Runaway Jim included introductions and trophy awards for the winners of the Runaway Jim 5K road race held earlier in the day. The first <a href="http://phish.net/song/secret-language-instructions/history">Secret Language</a> since July 3, 2000 (213 shows) was a <em>Simpsons</em> signal after BOAF. Scents was played with the intro for the first time since August 2, 2003 (146 shows). The Storage Jam and Sleeping Monkey featured Page on theremin for the first time since August 11, 1997 (394 shows).
By the numbers8 STATS
RUNTIME5h 26mwith break
LONGEST15:48DIVIDED SKY
SHORTEST2:17POOR HEART
AVG SONG7:24across 44
JAM CHRT5charted
SEGUES270.60 per song
DEBUTS0no firsts
JAM TIME5%of 326 min
SONG DURATIONS · 45 IN ORDER0–16 MIN
DIVIDED SKY 15:48
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