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1996-11-23

PACIFIC COLISEUM · Vancouver, British Columbia · Fall Tour 1996 Era 1.0

Set 1: Chalk Dust Torture [6:24], Guelah Papyrus [5:33], Cars Trucks Buses [4:05], Divided Sky [14:31] notes ↗, Punch You in the Eye [8:56], Midnight on the Highway [3:32], Split Open and Melt [11:16] notes ↗, Rift [5:43], Funky Bitch [6:56]
Set 1 total: 1:06:56

Set 2: The Curtain [6:21] > Mike's Song [9:27] -> Simple [9:08] -> Makisupa Policeman [6:16] > Axilla [3:39] > Weekapaug Groove [11:39] notes ↗ -> Catapult [2:35], Waste [6:01], Amazing Grace [1:56], Harry Hood [15:32] notes ↗
Set 2 total: 1:12:34

Encore: Good Times Bad Times [7:24]
Encore total: 7:24

Show total: 2:26:54 across 20 songs.

Soundcheck

Midnight on the Highway, work on Midnight on the Highway, Midnight on the Highway, Funky Bitch

A soundcheck isn't part of the show and counts toward no song's play total or gap.

Notes

This show included the first Phish performance of Midnight on the Highway, which was learned while the band was stopped at the American/Canadian border. Makisupa also referenced the border-crossing incident: “Woke up in the morning, border guard in my bunk, he took his fucking dog on the bus, and he found my dank.” Weekapaug was unfinished.

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
Chalk Dust Torture	530	2026-09-05	1996-11-18	2
Guelah Papyrus	211	2026-07-24	1996-11-18	2
Cars Trucks Buses	89	2025-07-20	1996-11-18	2
Divided Sky	448	2026-07-24	1996-11-15	4
Punch You in the Eye	172	2026-07-25	1996-11-15	4
Midnight on the Highway	1	1996-11-23	debut	—
Split Open and Melt	356	2026-09-06	1996-11-15	4
Rift	324	2026-07-25	1996-11-16	3
Funky Bitch	238	2026-07-27	1996-11-15	4
The Curtain	123	2022-07-26	1996-11-11	8
Mike's Song	550	2026-08-01	1996-11-15	4
Simple	212	2026-07-25	1996-11-18	2
Makisupa Policeman	109	2026-07-24	1996-11-15	4
Axilla	114	2026-07-22	1996-11-16	3
Weekapaug Groove	523	2026-08-01	1996-11-15	4
Catapult	37	2026-07-25	1996-11-16	3
Waste	111	2026-09-06	1996-11-18	2
Amazing Grace	109	1998-10-03	1996-11-16	3
Harry Hood	445	2026-09-04	1996-11-16	3
Good Times Bad Times	232	2026-07-24	1996-11-13	6

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