RD2 South: (#1) 4/3/98 Uniondale, NY vs. (#4) 12/6/96 Vegas

[willbreathes]

Vote!

[S. Hill 88]

This was a tough one for sure. Went with 4/3/98 though. That 2nd set is just too strong.

[lowspark]

^ Yeah, I feel like this was one of the harder decisions. I went with 4/3 too

[S. Hill 88]

Island Tour '98 -vs- Vegas '96

Friday, 04/03/1998 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Set 1: Mike's Song -> The Old Home Place > Weekapaug Groove, Train Song > Billy Breathes, Beauty of My Dreams, Dogs Stole Things > Reba, My Soul

Set 2: Roses Are Free > Piper > Loving Cup > Run Like an Antelope

Encore: Carini > Halley's Comet > Tweezer Reprise

Notes: Weekapaug included a Crosseyed and Painless tease and a brief jam of the song that would eventually debut as Mozambique, as well as a tease of the theme from Brazil.
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Friday, 12/06/1996 The Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas, NV
Soundcheck: Peaches en Regalia, The Wedge, I Want To Be A Cowboy’s Sweetheart

Set 1: Wilson, Peaches en Regalia, Poor Heart, Also Sprach Zarathustra > Llama, You Enjoy Myself, Cars Trucks Buses, Down with Disease > Frankenstein

Set 2: Julius, Sparkle, Mike's Song -> Simple -> Jam, Harry Hood, Weekapaug Groove, Sweet Adeline, Good Times Bad Times

Encore: Harpua -> Wildwood Weed -> Harpua -> I Want To Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart -> Harpua -> Suspicious Minds -> Harpua, Suzy Greenberg

Notes: 2001 included a Get on the Good Foot tease. The YEM vocal jam was based on donuts. Sweet Adeline was performed without microphones. The opening segment of Harpua was performed in a normal 4/4 time signature as opposed to its usual 7/4 signature. Wildwood Weed (a Phish debut with Les Claypool on vocals) and parts of Harpua featured Les Claypool and Larry LaLonde of Primus. I Want To Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart also made its Phish debut at this show and featured the Yodeling Cowgirls on vocals, Claypool, LaLonde, and John McEuen. Suspicious Minds featured four Elvis impersonators on vocals with Fishman joining in at the end. Suzy Greenberg featured Claypool, LaLonde, McEuen, the Elvis impersonators, The Yodeling Cowgirls dancing on stage, and actor Courtney Gains on Trey’s percussion rack. One of the Elvis impersonators led a Susie Q jam at the end of Suzy Greenberg.

[PardonMe Doug]

I'm going with Vegas on this one...close, but again I'm not too huge on that second set from 4/3 like everyone else it.

[Atoms]

^Word. I still think the second set from 4/4 is the best of the run. First set too, maybe...

[PardonMe Doug]

^Word. I still think the second set from 4/4 is the best of the run. First set too, maybe...

Providence shows>>>Nassau shows for the Island Run

[piper]

Vegas.

[drbadgely]

I'm going with Vegas on this one...close, but again I'm not too huge on that second set from 4/3 like everyone else it.

Me too...

[PardonMe Doug]

Wow, gold?!