Wade’s World: T Money’s Birthday Shows

Saturday, 09/30/1995 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
Set 1: My Friend, My Friend, Cars Trucks Buses, White Rabbit Jam, Reba, Uncle Pen, Horn, Run Like an Antelope, I’m Blue, I’m Lonesome[1], Sample in a Jar

Set 2: Runaway Jim > The Fog That Surrounds, If I Could, Scent of a Mule, Mike’s Song -> Keyboard Army, Weekapaug Groove -> Suspicious Minds[2] > Hold Your Head Up, Cavern

Encore: Amazing Grace, Good Times Bad Times

[1] Acoustic.
[2] Phish debut.

Notes: Trey teased Call to the Post before My Friend. This show was the beginning of the Band/Audience Chess Match that continued throughout the fall tour. Page and a tour-head named Pooh played a few moves to set up the board during the White Rabbit jam in the first set. Suspicious Minds made its Phish debut. Listen for an Antelope tease before Horn. I’m Blue I’m Lonesome was dedicated to Jerry Garcia and was acoustic.

• Download: Phish – 09/30/1995

Saturday, 09/30/2000 Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV
Set 1: Walfredo, The Curtain With, Maze, Roggae, I Didn’t Know[1], Mike’s Song > Simple > Saw It Again, Esther[2] > Weekapaug Groove

Set 2: Timber (Jerry), AC/DC Bag, Colonel Forbin’s Ascent[3] > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Twist > Sand > A Day in the Life

Encore: Emotional Rescue

[1] Referenced Kid Rock’s sidekick Joe C.
[2] Flubbed lyrics for the final verse, ending with Trey proclaiming: “She died. Dead.”
[3] Narration referenced the band’s upcoming hiatus.

Notes: Though the band came out in position for Walfredo, they were forced to pause due to technical difficulties. For the second show in a row, several breakouts dotted the setlist: Walfredo (first since February 22, 1997, or 248 shows), Esther (August 9, 1998, 146 shows), Forbin’s and Mockingbird (August 7, 1998, 148 shows), A Day in the Life (July 3, 1998, 170 shows), and Emotional Rescue (July 28, 1998, 155 shows). The Forbin’s narration referenced the band’s upcoming hiatus. I Didn’t Know included a reference to Kid Rock’s sidekick Joe C. Esther featured flubbed lyrics for the final verse, ending with Trey proclaiming: “She died. Dead.” As the band returned for the second set, the crowd serenaded Trey with Happy Birthday. Emotional Rescue included a bizarre synchronized duel on-stage between Trey and Mike. This show was released in its entirety as the band’s first full concert DVD, Live in Vegas.

• Download: Phish – 09/30/2000

As promised, here a few stand outs from September 29th…
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Spock’s Brain – September 29, 2000
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2001 – September 29, 1999
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Cryin’ – September 29, 1995