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1997-12-02

CORESTATES SPECTRUM · Philadelphia, PA · Fall Tour 1997 Era 1.0

Set 1: Buried Alive [3:18] > Down with Disease [10:17] -> Makisupa Policeman [6:05], Chalk Dust Torture [7:57], Ghost [12:50] > Divided Sky [15:33], Dirt [4:18] > Taste [9:39], The Star-Spangled Banner [1:50]
Set 1 total: 1:11:47

Set 2: Mike's Song [21:05] notes ↗ -> Simple [10:35] notes ↗ -> Dog Faced Boy [4:55] notes ↗ -> Ya Mar [13:59] notes ↗ -> Weekapaug Groove [15:33] notes ↗, Bouncing Around the Room [3:52], Character Zero [12:47] notes ↗
Set 2 total: 1:22:46

Encore: Ginseng Sullivan [3:46] > Sample in a Jar [6:01]
Encore total: 9:47

Show total: 2:44:20 across 18 songs.

Soundcheck

Poor Heart, Funky Bitch, Vultures, work on Vultures

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

Notes

Disease was unfinished. Trey teased Lazy in Chalk Dust Torture and Close to the Edge in Taste. Simple featured a Trey/Page musical duet. Dog Faced Boy was played for the first time since August 12, 1996 (109 shows). Ya Mar included a fun play on the actual lyrics and a Crosseyed and Painless tease. Trey teased Izabella in Weekapaug. The soundcheck's Funky Bitch featured Trey on vocals and Page quoting The Joker. This show was released as part of the Spectrum '97 box set.

Teases

Lazy — Trey (in Chalk Dust Torture and Close to the Edge in Taste)

Izabella — Trey (in Weekapaug)

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
Buried Alive	175	2026-07-17	1997-02-26	59
Down with Disease	327	2026-09-04	1997-11-23	5
Makisupa Policeman	109	2026-07-24	1997-11-19	8
Chalk Dust Torture	530	2026-09-05	1997-11-21	7
Ghost	238	2026-09-06	1997-11-28	3
Divided Sky	448	2026-07-24	1997-08-02	24
Dirt	81	2026-07-11	1997-11-26	4
Taste	156	2026-09-06	1997-11-26	4
The Star-Spangled Banner	28	2026-07-29	1997-12-01	0
Mike's Song	550	2026-08-01	1997-11-22	6
Simple	212	2026-07-25	1997-11-29	2
Dog Faced Boy	55	2026-01-28	1996-08-12	115
Ya Mar	240	2026-09-04	1997-11-26	4
Weekapaug Groove	523	2026-08-01	1997-11-22	6
Bouncing Around the Room	499	2026-07-22	1997-11-22	6
Character Zero	269	2026-09-04	1997-11-26	4
Ginseng Sullivan	82	2025-09-14	1997-11-29	2
Sample in a Jar	316	2026-07-25	1997-08-13	17

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