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← BACK·SHOWS·2017-12-29

LIVE · 16 TRACKS · 2H 38M

FRI · DECEMBER 29, 2017

Phish at Madison Square Garden.

New York, NY — 2017 NYE Run, night 2 of 4.

16 TRACKS·2H 38M·ERA 3.0·2 CHARTED

⌖JUMP TO SETLIST

SHOW SCOREREADY

61.7

SCORE/ 100

RANKED #4·#4OF 4 SHOWS

ALL-TIME#625OF 1,83966TH PCT

SAMPLE2017-12-29 · Madison Square Garden

SHOW ID#1862

DISPLAY· LOUDNESS · WHOLE SHOWINPUT · ENERGY_CURVE.STITCHED

SETLIST· 16 TRACKS · 2H 38MSET 1 · SET 2 · SET e

SET 1OPENING9 TRACKS·1:19

159Cavern108 BPM

4:51

>SEGUE

146Blaze On123 BPM

12:16

14055591 BPM

6:54

149I Always Wanted It This Way144 BPM

11:00

>SEGUE

157Martian Monster123 BPM

6:59

140Heavy Things123 BPM

5:56

151Destiny Unbound118 BPM

8:37

157Ocelot144 BPM

10:38

165Walls of the Cave129 BPM

12:25

SET 2MAIN6 TRACKS·1:102 CHARTED

254Sand108 BPM

10:06

>SEGUE

289Chalk Dust TortureDrops into a spartan jam right out of the gate, then makes a move to a major-key jam via some memorably neat playing from Trey. A relaxed low-key groove emerges, led by Fish's insistent rhythms and Mike's melodic basslines, then Trey steps back in front and drives the jam to a triumphant peak before maneuvering into "Ghost". Very fine version. · 92 BPM

21:02

>SEGUE

247Ghost112 BPM

10:31

>SEGUE

247Backwards Down the Number Line83 BPM

7:52

>SEGUE

259Simple108 BPM

7:31

>SEGUE

285Split Open and MeltIIdarkDeparts standard "SOAM" rather quickly and dips into some nebulous improvisation which straddles the line between light and dark before growing more tense and returning home. · 118 BPM

13:19

SET eMAIN1 TRACK·0:08

e68Julius162 BPM

8:28

INSTRUMENTATION· SHOW-LEVEL STATS10 CHANNELS LIVE

SEGUES7

CHARTED2

LONGEST21:02

AVG SONG9:54

JAM TIME13%

RARITY79

RATING3.7

RANK YEAR#24

RANK ALL#625

VENUE VISIT#54 / 100

SONG DURATIONS · 16 IN ORDER0–22 MIN

CHALK DUST TORTURE 21:02

● SET 1● SET 2● ENCORE

SCORE BREAKDOWN· 62 / 100METHODOLOGY →

RATING

FINGERPRINT· OVERDUE READ-OUT16 SLOTS · 0 DEBUTS · 0 BUSTOUTS

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

Cavern· 4 sh (avg 4)Blaze On· 4 sh (avg 66)555· 4 sh (avg 45)I Always Wanted It This Way· 16 sh (avg 466)Martian Monster· 3 sh (avg 89)Heavy Things· 8 sh (avg 21)Destiny Unbound· 12 sh (avg 43)Ocelot· 7 sh (avg 24)Walls of the Cave· 3 sh (avg 37)Sand· 3 sh (avg 20)Chalk Dust Torture· 3 sh (avg 4)Ghost· 4 sh (avg 12)Backwards Down the Number Line· 12 sh (avg 18)Simple· 3 sh (avg 11)

COMPOSITION· WHAT THE SHOW WAS MADE OF16 SONGS

SONG ERAS · CLICK TO SEE WHICH SONGS16 TOTAL

ORIGINALS vs COVERS16 TOTAL

ORIGINALS · 16100%COVERS · 00%

SET DURATIONS3 SETS

SET 11h 19m9 SONGS

SET 21h 10m6 SONGS

ENCORE8m1 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

Devotion to a Dream42 sh · avg 10 Tweezer17 sh · avg 5 Halfway to the Moon17 sh · avg 6 Grind60 sh · avg 21 Stash14 sh · avg 6 Halley's Comet16 sh · avg 7 Sing Monica52 sh · avg 24 I Am Hydrogen69 sh · avg 32

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

SAME TOUR2017 NYE RUN

DEC 28, 2017NEW YORK, NY · MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

DEC 29, 2017NEW YORK, NY · MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

DEC 30, 2017NEW YORK, NY · MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

DEC 31, 2017NEW YORK, NY · MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

4 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 →

SAME ERAERA 3.0 LEADERBOARD

ADD A REVIEWSHOW ID · 1862· DATA VERSION v3.2

SHOW · SCORED v3.2← 2017 NYE RUN

FRIFriday, December 29, 2017

Madison Square Garden·New York, NY

NIGHT 2 / 4·16 SONGS2h 38m

SHOW SCOREREADY

61.7

SCORE/ 100

RANKED #4·#4OF 4 SHOWS

ALL-TIME#625OF 1,83966TH PCT

SAMPLE2017-12-29 · Madison Square Garden

SHOW ID#1862

SHOW SCORE · 6 COMPONENTSv3.2

401515

0%306090100%

RTG · 40%36/100phish.net rating

LIK · 15%36/100phish.in likes

JAM · 10%25/100jam-chart inclusion

SEG · 10%73/100segue density

DEP · 10%70/100set depth

TRK · 15%99/100avg track score

RUNTIME2h 38m

SONGS16

SEG/SG0.44

AVG SCR99

Setlist16 SONGS · 7 SEGUES

SET 11:199 songs

Cavern

01·4:51·>

59SCORE

Blaze On

02·12:16

46SCORE

555

03·6:54

40SCORE

I Always Wanted It This Way

04·11:00·>

49SCORE

Martian Monster

05·6:59

57SCORE

Heavy Things

06·5:56

40SCORE

Destiny Unbound

07·8:37

51SCORE

Ocelot

08·10:38

57SCORE

Walls of the Cave

09·12:25

65SCORE

SET 21:106 songs

Sand

10·10:06·>

54SCORE

Chalk Dust TortureCHARTED

11·21:02·>

89SCORE

Ghost

12·10:31·>

47SCORE

Backwards Down the Number Line

13·7:52·>

47SCORE

Simple

14·7:31·>

59SCORE

Split Open and MeltCHARTED

15·13:19

85SCORE

SET e0:081 song

Julius

16·8:28

68SCORE

<p>Trey teased Streets of Cairo in Martian Monster. Chalk Dust Torture was unfinished.</p>

By the numbers8 STATS

RUNTIME2h 38mwith break

LONGEST21:02CHALK DUST TORTURE

SHORTEST4:51CAVERN

AVG SONG9:54across 16

JAM CHRT2charted

SEGUES70.44 per song

DEBUTS0no firsts

JAM TIME13%of 158 min

SONG DURATIONS · 16 IN ORDER0–22 MIN

CHALK DUST TORTURE 21:02

● SET 1● SET 2● ENCORE

Fingerprint0D · 0BO

SETLIST · BLOCK = SONG · COLOR = OVERDUEIN ORDER →

FRESH SLIGHT OVERDUE VERY DEBUT

GAP ANALYSIS · BAR > MID = OVERDUESORTED →

Split Open and Melt

16

14

4

Chalk Dust Torture

3

Backwards Down the Number Line

12

8

4

7

Destiny Unbound

12

3

3

4

Walls of the Cave

3

4

I Always Wanted It This Way

16

Martian Monster

3

Composition16 SONGS

SONG ERAS · TAP TO DRILL16 TOTAL

ORIGINALS vs COVERS16 TOTAL

ORIG · 16100%COVER · 00%

SET DURATIONS3 SETS

SET 11h 19m

SET 21h 10m

ENCORE8m

Contextvs RECENT

REPEATED FROM PREV NIGHT0 SONGS

No repeats from previous show

OVERDUE BUT SKIPPEDPOPULAR · DUE · NOT PLAYED

Devotion to a Dream42 sh · avg 10 Tweezer17 sh · avg 5 Halfway to the Moon17 sh · avg 6 Grind60 sh · avg 21 Stash14 sh · avg 6 Halley's Comet16 sh · avg 7 Sing Monica52 sh · avg 24 I Am Hydrogen69 sh · avg 32

More on this tour2017 NYE RUN →

2017 NYE RUN · 4 SHOWS · YOU'RE ON #2SWIPE →

2017-12-28Madison Square GardenNew York · NY 2017-12-29Madison Square GardenTHIS SHOW 2017-12-30Madison Square GardenNew York · NY 2017-12-31Madison Square GardenNew York · NY

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 3.0 ★

ERA 3.0 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 Dec 31American Airlines Ar…50% · 8 SONGS Tue Aug 11The Mann Center for …44% · 7 SONGS Fri Oct 28MGM Grand Garden Are…38% · 6 SONGS Fri Aug 31Dick's Sporting Good…38% · 6 SONGS Tue Dec 30Madison Square Garde…38% · 6 SONGS

TOUR →/tours/2017-nye-run VENUE →/venues/madison-square-garden-new-york-ny METHOD →/methodology SOURCE →phish.net · 2017-12-29

FOUL DOMAIN/shows/2017-12-29-madison··· · v3.2

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SET BREAK

CHALK DUST TORTURE · 21:02

SPLIT OPEN AND MELT · 13:19

JAM CHART · 2 TRACKSSET 1 · 1:19SET 2 · 1:10SET e · 0:08PEAK · CHALK DUST TORTURE · 21:02

40%

36

AVG TRACK15%99

LIKES15%36

JAM CHART10%25

SEGUES10%73

DEPTH10%70

Split Open and Melt· 16 sh (avg 6)

Julius· 14 sh (avg 9)

FRESH ON TIME SLIGHT OVERDUE VERY DEBUT

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

Split Open and Melt

16BO

14BO

4BO

Chalk Dust Torture

3BO

Backwards Down the Number Line

12BO

8BO

4BO

7BO

Destiny Unbound

12BO

3BO

3BO

4BO

Walls of the Cave

3BO

4BO

I Always Wanted It This Way

16BO

Martian Monster

3BO

RECENTAVG GAP →VERY OVERDUE

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 3.0 →

SAME SETLISTBY SONG OVERLAP %

Wed Dec 3150% · 8 SONGS · AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA

Tue Aug 1144% · 7 SONGS · THE MANN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Fri Oct 2838% · 6 SONGS · MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA

Fri Aug 3138% · 6 SONGS · DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK

Tue Dec 3038% · 6 SONGS · MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

5 SHOWNALL SHOWS →