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1997-08-09

ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE · East Troy, WI · Summer U.S. Tour 1997 Era 1.0

Set 1: Theme from the Bottom [10:58] notes ↗, Punch You in the Eye [8:44], Ghost [15:40] notes ↗ -> Taste [10:55] notes ↗, Dogs Stole Things [4:39], Reba [15:34] notes ↗, Lawn Boy [2:43] > Crossroads [5:07]
Set 1 total: 1:14:20

Set 2: Wilson [5:22] > Foam [12:01] notes ↗, Mike's Song [13:45] -> Ain't Love Funny [5:19] -> Simple [9:09] -> Swept Away [1:06] > Steep [1:47] > Scent of a Mule [11:19] notes ↗, Slave to the Traffic Light [13:24] notes ↗ > Weekapaug Groove [11:54] notes ↗
Set 2 total: 1:25:06

Encore: When the Circus Comes [5:11], Rocky Top [2:42]
Encore total: 7:53

Show total: 2:47:19 across 20 songs.

Soundcheck

Ain't Love Funny, Warped Jam, The Old Home Place, Funky Bitch

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

Notes

Tears of a Clown was teased before Theme. Reba did not have the whistling ending. Scent featured a duel between Trey and Mike after Page’s solo. Mike and Trey started their duel facing each other and wound up on the ground doing bicycle kicks while they played. Weekapaug included Can’t You Hear Me Knocking teases. Crossroads was played for the first time since December 9, 1995 (127 shows). During the soundcheck, the Warped Jam included an Ain’t Love Funny/Waterwheel rap and Funky Bitch was sung by Trey.

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	1997-08-02	3
Punch You in the Eye	172	2026-07-25	1997-07-30	5
Ghost	238	2026-09-06	1997-08-06	1
Taste	156	2026-09-06	1997-08-03	2
Dogs Stole Things	43	2025-06-24	1997-08-02	3
Reba	420	2026-07-22	1997-07-01	19
Lawn Boy	222	2025-07-25	1997-03-01	36
Crossroads	9	1998-11-28	1995-12-09	131
Wilson	306	2026-07-27	1997-06-27	21
Foam	358	2026-07-22	1997-08-03	2
Mike's Song	550	2026-08-01	1997-07-31	4
Ain't Love Funny	4	1997-08-09	1997-07-01	19
Simple	212	2026-07-25	1997-08-03	2
Swept Away	33	2021-08-28	1997-07-29	6
Steep	33	2021-08-28	1997-07-29	6
Scent of a Mule	139	2026-07-27	1997-07-06	15
Slave to the Traffic Light	299	2026-07-24	1997-08-03	2
Weekapaug Groove	523	2026-08-01	1997-07-31	4
When the Circus Comes	77	2026-09-05	1997-07-31	4
Rocky Top	208	2026-07-10	1997-07-29	6

gold = bustout (long gap) · red = jam chart · [m:ss] = phish.in duration (click it to listen) · hover a song for its gap.

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