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1996-10-21
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN · New York, NY · Fall Tour 1996 Era 1.0
Set 1:
The Star-Spangled Banner [1:53],
Sample in a Jar [4:45],
Cars Trucks Buses [3:35],
The Sloth [3:38],
Divided Sky [14:36],
Character Zero [6:08],
Ginseng Sullivan [3:06],
Stash [13:17],
Waste [5:20],
Possum [9:11] notes ↗
Set 1 total:
1:05:29
Set 2:
Wilson [5:01],
Chalk Dust Torture [7:45],
Wolfman's Brother [5:20],
Reba [12:00],
Train Song [2:48],
Maze [12:05],
Life on Mars? [3:15],
Simple [11:57] notes ↗ ->
The Horse [1:20] >
Silent in the Morning [5:29],
David Bowie [12:24]
Set 2 total:
1:19:24
Encore:
Funky Bitch [5:27]
Encore total:
5:27
Show total: 2:30:20 across 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Star-Spangled Banner | 28 | 2026-07-29 | 1996-10-17 | 2 |
| Sample in a Jar | 316 | 2026-07-25 | 1996-10-18 | 1 |
| Cars Trucks Buses | 89 | 2025-07-20 | 1996-10-18 | 1 |
| The Sloth | 177 | 2026-04-30 | 1996-08-04 | 13 |
| Divided Sky | 448 | 2026-07-24 | 1996-10-18 | 1 |
| Character Zero | 269 | 2026-09-04 | 1996-10-17 | 2 |
| Ginseng Sullivan | 82 | 2025-09-14 | 1995-06-23 | 103 |
| Stash | 464 | 2026-08-01 | 1996-10-18 | 1 |
| Waste | 111 | 2026-09-06 | 1996-10-18 | 1 |
| Possum | 586 | 2026-09-05 | 1996-08-17 | 4 |
| Wilson | 306 | 2026-07-27 | 1996-10-16 | 3 |
| Chalk Dust Torture | 530 | 2026-09-05 | 1996-10-17 | 2 |
| Wolfman's Brother | 254 | 2026-09-04 | 1996-10-16 | 3 |
| Reba | 420 | 2026-07-22 | 1996-10-18 | 1 |
| Train Song | 59 | 2024-08-06 | 1996-10-16 | 3 |
| Maze | 350 | 2026-07-24 | 1996-10-18 | 1 |
| Life on Mars? | 23 | 2012-06-29 | 1996-08-16 | 5 |
| Simple | 212 | 2026-07-25 | 1996-10-16 | 3 |
| The Horse | 175 | 2026-07-22 | 1996-10-16 | 3 |
| Silent in the Morning | 190 | 2026-07-22 | 1996-10-16 | 3 |
| David Bowie | 481 | 2026-07-22 | 1996-10-17 | 2 |
| Funky Bitch | 238 | 2026-07-27 | 1996-10-17 | 2 |
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