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1996-10-17
BRYCE JORDAN CENTER, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY · State College, PA · Fall Tour 1996 Era 1.0
Set 1:
Also Sprach Zarathustra [4:44] >
Funky Bitch [5:50],
Sparkle [3:49] >
Tweezer [9:10] >
Theme from the Bottom [8:13],
Talk [3:49],
Punch You in the Eye [7:58],
Character Zero [5:36],
A Day in the Life [4:29],
Tweezer Reprise [3:08]
Set 1 total:
56:46
Set 2:
Ya Mar [7:54],
Chalk Dust Torture [6:52],
Bathtub Gin [9:34],
Scent of a Mule [12:19] notes ↗,
Free [7:48],
The Lizards [10:48],
The Star-Spangled Banner [1:55],
David Bowie [15:59]
Set 2 total:
1:13:09
Encore:
Golgi Apparatus [4:59]
Encore total:
4:59
Show total: 2:14:54 across 19 songs.
Soundcheck
A soundcheck isn't part of the show and counts toward no song's play total or gap.
Notes
Gap chart
How long each of tonight's songs had been on the shelf, across all Phish shows. The gap is always as of this date.
| Song | Times played | Last played (overall) | Last played before this show | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Also Sprach Zarathustra | 279 | 2026-07-24 | 1996-08-16 | 2 |
| Funky Bitch | 238 | 2026-07-27 | 1996-08-04 | 10 |
| Sparkle | 336 | 2026-07-22 | 1996-08-16 | 2 |
| Tweezer | 420 | 2026-09-05 | 1996-08-17 | 1 |
| Theme from the Bottom | 202 | 2026-07-27 | 1996-08-14 | 3 |
| Talk | 16 | 2026-07-29 | 1996-08-16 | 2 |
| Punch You in the Eye | 172 | 2026-07-25 | 1996-08-17 | 1 |
| Character Zero | 269 | 2026-09-04 | 1996-10-16 | 0 |
| A Day in the Life | 76 | 2026-07-29 | 1996-08-17 | 1 |
| Tweezer Reprise | 333 | 2026-09-06 | 1996-08-17 | 1 |
| Ya Mar | 240 | 2026-09-04 | 1996-08-16 | 2 |
| Chalk Dust Torture | 530 | 2026-09-05 | 1996-08-16 | 2 |
| Bathtub Gin | 321 | 2026-07-24 | 1996-08-16 | 2 |
| Scent of a Mule | 139 | 2026-07-27 | 1996-08-17 | 1 |
| Free | 244 | 2026-09-05 | 1996-08-16 | 2 |
| The Lizards | 337 | 2026-07-22 | 1996-08-17 | 1 |
| The Star-Spangled Banner | 28 | 2026-07-29 | debut | — |
| David Bowie | 481 | 2026-07-22 | 1996-08-16 | 2 |
| Golgi Apparatus | 486 | 2026-07-24 | 1996-08-17 | 1 |
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