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1996-12-28
CORESTATES SPECTRUM · Philadelphia, PA · New Years Run 1996 Era 1.0
Set 1:
Runaway Jim [8:40],
NICU [5:16],
Wolfman's Brother [6:20],
It's Ice [8:27],
Billy Breathes [5:00],
Ginseng Sullivan [3:25],
Split Open and Melt [10:29],
The Mango Song [7:18],
Frankenstein [4:56]
Set 1 total:
59:51
Set 2:
Makisupa Policeman [7:12] ->
Maze [14:43],
Bouncing Around the Room [3:45],
Digital Delay Loop Jam ->
The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday >
Avenu Malkenu [3:08] >
Mike's Song [16:02] notes ↗ ->
Strange Design [3:22] >
Weekapaug Groove [16:44] notes ↗,
The Star-Spangled Banner [3:15]
Set 2 total:
1:08:11
8 of 10 timed
Encore:
Johnny B. Goode [6:45]
Encore total:
6:45
Timed portion: 2:14:47 across 18 of 20 songs — a floor, not the show's length.
Times come from phish.in and are shown only where one track maps to exactly one song. Segued songs are often released as a single bundled track carrying one duration for several songs, and a song played twice in a set can't be told apart — those get no time rather than a made-up one. 2 of 20 songs here are untimed for that reason (or because the show isn't on phish.in at all).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runaway Jim | 413 | 2026-07-22 | 1996-11-30 | 5 |
| NICU | 163 | 2026-07-27 | 1996-11-29 | 6 |
| Wolfman's Brother | 254 | 2026-09-04 | 1996-12-02 | 3 |
| It's Ice | 255 | 2026-07-27 | 1996-11-30 | 5 |
| Billy Breathes | 68 | 2026-07-27 | 1996-11-22 | 10 |
| Ginseng Sullivan | 82 | 2025-09-14 | 1996-11-24 | 8 |
| Split Open and Melt | 356 | 2026-09-06 | 1996-11-23 | 9 |
| The Mango Song | 110 | 2026-07-17 | 1996-10-22 | 31 |
| Frankenstein | 94 | 2026-05-02 | 1996-12-06 | 0 |
| Makisupa Policeman | 109 | 2026-07-24 | 1996-11-23 | 9 |
| Maze | 350 | 2026-07-24 | 1996-11-29 | 6 |
| Bouncing Around the Room | 499 | 2026-07-22 | 1996-12-02 | 3 |
| Digital Delay Loop Jam | 10 | 1997-08-17 | 1995-12-31 | 68 |
| The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday | 88 | 2026-07-27 | 1996-11-15 | 14 |
| Avenu Malkenu | 86 | 2026-07-27 | 1996-11-15 | 14 |
| Mike's Song | 550 | 2026-08-01 | 1996-12-06 | 0 |
| Strange Design | 70 | 2026-07-27 | 1996-11-24 | 8 |
| Weekapaug Groove | 523 | 2026-08-01 | 1996-12-06 | 0 |
| The Star-Spangled Banner | 28 | 2026-07-29 | 1996-12-03 | 2 |
| Johnny B. Goode | 24 | 2026-07-27 | 1996-12-01 | 4 |
gold = bustout (long gap) · red = jam chart · [m:ss] = phish.in duration (click it to listen) · hover a song for its gap.
Jam-chart marks are curated by hand and lag the shows — the most recent months are sparsely marked because nobody has written them up yet, not because the jams were weak. See coverage →