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1997-08-08

NEW WORLD MUSIC THEATRE · Tinley Park, IL · Summer U.S. Tour 1997 Era 1.0

Set 1: Cars Trucks Buses [4:58], Gumbo [15:36] notes ↗ > The Lizards [11:37], Dirt [3:48] > It's Ice [10:26] notes ↗ > Water in the Sky [3:12], Character Zero [8:45]
Set 1 total: 58:22

Set 2: Wolfman's Brother [16:17] notes ↗ -> Free [9:28] notes ↗, Limb By Limb [11:44] notes ↗, Loving Cup [6:33] > Prince Caspian [8:16] > Chalk Dust Torture [10:29] notes ↗
Set 2 total: 1:02:47

Encore: Hoochie Coochie Man [9:49], Messin' with The Kid [6:21]
Encore total: 16:10

Show total: 2:17:19 across 15 songs.

Soundcheck

Jam, Dog Log, Twist, Ginseng Sullivan, Messin' with the Kid

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

Notes

The encore, which included the Phish debut of Messin’ with the Kid, featured Sugar Blue on harmonica and vocals. Hoochie Coochie Man was played for the first time since April 10, 1993 (383 shows). During the soundcheck, Dog Log was one verse and performed in a funk style and Messin' with the Kid was an instrumental. This was the first Phish show to be webcast live.

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
Cars Trucks Buses	89	2025-07-20	1997-08-06	0
Gumbo	129	2026-07-24	1997-07-29	5
The Lizards	337	2026-07-22	1997-02-21	41
Dirt	81	2026-07-11	1997-08-03	1
It's Ice	255	2026-07-27	1997-02-14	46
Water in the Sky	89	2026-01-30	1997-08-02	2
Character Zero	269	2026-09-04	1997-08-03	1
Wolfman's Brother	254	2026-09-04	1997-08-02	2
Free	244	2026-09-05	1997-07-30	4
Limb By Limb	162	2026-07-10	1997-08-03	1
Loving Cup	158	2026-07-27	1997-08-02	2
Prince Caspian	189	2026-09-04	1997-08-06	0
Chalk Dust Torture	530	2026-09-05	1997-07-30	4
Hoochie Coochie Man	2	1997-08-08	1993-04-10	388
Messin' with The Kid	2	1999-10-03	debut	—

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