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1996-12-29
CORESTATES SPECTRUM · Philadelphia, PA · New Years Run 1996 Era 1.0
Set 1:
Poor Heart [2:27] >
Caravan [5:51] >
Cavern [4:30] >
Taste [9:23],
Guelah Papyrus [5:38],
Train Song [2:51],
Rift [5:54] >
Free [8:35],
The Squirming Coil [11:42],
La Grange [6:00]
Set 1 total:
1:02:51
Set 2:
David Bowie [17:27],
A Day in the Life [4:47],
Bathtub Gin [11:25] ->
The Lizards [10:36],
You Enjoy Myself notes ↗ ->
Rotation Jam notes ↗ >
Sixteen Candles notes ↗ >
You Enjoy Myself notes ↗,
Harpua ->
Champagne Supernova [1:51] ->
Harpua
Set 2 total:
46:06
5 of 11 timed
Encore:
Rocky Top [2:41]
Encore total:
2:41
Timed portion: 1:51:38 across 16 of 22 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. 6 of 22 songs here are untimed for that reason (or because the show isn't on phish.in at all).
Notes
Teases
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor Heart | 312 | 2024-12-28 | 1996-12-06 | 1 |
| Caravan | 45 | 1996-12-29 | 1994-12-02 | 163 |
| Cavern | 485 | 2026-07-25 | 1996-12-01 | 5 |
| Taste | 156 | 2026-09-06 | 1996-12-02 | 4 |
| Guelah Papyrus | 211 | 2026-07-24 | 1996-11-23 | 10 |
| Train Song | 59 | 2024-08-06 | 1996-12-04 | 2 |
| Rift | 324 | 2026-07-25 | 1996-11-23 | 10 |
| Free | 244 | 2026-09-05 | 1996-12-02 | 4 |
| The Squirming Coil | 378 | 2026-07-25 | 1996-11-19 | 12 |
| La Grange | 83 | 2026-07-24 | 1996-11-30 | 6 |
| David Bowie | 481 | 2026-07-22 | 1996-12-04 | 2 |
| A Day in the Life | 76 | 2026-07-29 | 1996-12-01 | 5 |
| Bathtub Gin | 321 | 2026-07-24 | 1996-11-29 | 7 |
| The Lizards | 337 | 2026-07-22 | 1996-12-04 | 2 |
| You Enjoy Myself | 629 | 2026-07-29 | 1996-12-06 | 1 |
| Rotation Jam | 4 | 1997-08-10 | 1995-12-15 | 75 |
| Sixteen Candles | 1 | 1996-12-29 | debut | — |
| Harpua | 67 | 2026-07-29 | 1996-12-06 | 1 |
| Champagne Supernova | 1 | 1996-12-29 | debut | — |
| Rocky Top | 208 | 2026-07-10 | 1996-12-02 | 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 →