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1997-07-29

DESERT SKY PAVILION · Phoenix, AZ · Summer U.S. Tour 1997 Era 1.0

Set 1: Theme from the Bottom [9:57], Beauty of My Dreams [3:00], Gumbo [14:08] notes ↗, Dirt [3:43], Sparkle [3:54], Ghost [15:11] notes ↗ > Swept Away [1:11] > Steep [1:55] > Loving Cup [7:43] notes ↗
Set 1 total: 1:00:42

Set 2: Olivia's Pool [2:35], Run Like an Antelope [20:39] notes ↗ > Wading in the Velvet Sea [6:34], Twist [18:27] notes ↗ -> Taste [11:03] notes ↗, Sample in a Jar [4:56] > Rocky Top [2:25], The Squirming Coil [12:26]
Set 2 total: 1:19:05

Encore: Possum [11:33]
Encore total: 11:33

Show total: 2:31:20 across 18 songs.

Soundcheck

Blues Jam, Jam, Dog Log, Ginseng Sullivan, Samson Variation, Jam

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

Notes

Theme From the Bottom contained All Right Now teases from Mike and Trey and a Close to the Edge tease from Trey. Twist contained DEG teases by Mike. The soundcheck's blues jam was played over the Samson Variation rhythm.

Teases

All Right Now — Mike

DEG — Mike

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
Theme from the Bottom	202	2026-07-27	1997-07-25	1
Beauty of My Dreams	56	2025-07-04	1997-07-25	1
Gumbo	129	2026-07-24	1997-02-20	36
Dirt	81	2026-07-11	1997-07-26	0
Sparkle	336	2026-07-22	1997-07-03	10
Ghost	238	2026-09-06	1997-07-25	1
Swept Away	33	2021-08-28	1997-06-21	18
Steep	33	2021-08-28	1997-06-21	18
Loving Cup	158	2026-07-27	1997-07-21	4
Olivia's Pool	11	2023-04-18	1997-07-10	6
Run Like an Antelope	497	2026-09-04	1997-06-25	15
Wading in the Velvet Sea	114	2026-09-04	1997-07-21	4
Twist	192	2026-07-08	1997-07-05	9
Taste	156	2026-09-06	1997-07-25	1
Sample in a Jar	316	2026-07-25	1997-07-23	2
Rocky Top	208	2026-07-10	1997-07-06	8
The Squirming Coil	378	2026-07-25	1997-07-05	9
Possum	586	2026-09-05	1997-07-23	2

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 →