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1997-12-09

BRYCE JORDAN CENTER, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY · State College, PA · Fall Tour 1997 Era 1.0

Set 1: Mike's Song [12:06] notes ↗ > Chalk Dust Torture [7:37], My Soul [7:27], Stash [13:10] > I Am Hydrogen [3:38] > Weekapaug Groove [10:59], Dogs Stole Things [4:26], Beauty of My Dreams [3:00], Horn [4:04] > Loving Cup [7:14]
Set 1 total: 1:13:41

Set 2: Julius [9:30] > Simple [29:32] notes ↗ -> Timber (Jerry the Mule) [7:44] notes ↗ > Contact [6:24], Axilla [3:31] > Harry Hood [14:25]
Set 2 total: 1:11:06

Encore: Fire [5:56]
Encore total: 5:56

Show total: 2:30:43 across 17 songs.

Soundcheck

Blues Jam, Dog Log, Jam

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

Notes

Trey teased Buried Alive in CDT. Hood included a brief return to the Axilla theme. The jam out of the soundecheck's Dog Log included a “Chain Link Fence…In the Cage” rap with lyrics about Paul in the FOH mix position.

Teases

Buried Alive — Trey (in CDT)

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
Mike's Song	552	2026-10-12	1997-12-02	4
Chalk Dust Torture	532	2026-10-09	1997-12-05	2
My Soul	96	2026-04-25	1997-12-03	3
Stash	465	2026-10-03	1997-12-05	2
I Am Hydrogen	356	2026-07-22	1997-11-22	11
Weekapaug Groove	525	2026-10-12	1997-12-02	4
Dogs Stole Things	43	2025-06-24	1997-11-21	12
Beauty of My Dreams	56	2025-07-04	1997-11-21	12
Horn	180	2026-07-14	1997-11-29	7
Loving Cup	159	2026-10-07	1997-12-05	2
Julius	246	2026-10-07	1997-12-05	2
Simple	213	2026-10-04	1997-12-02	4
Timber (Jerry the Mule)	111	2026-10-07	1997-12-07	0
Contact	177	2026-07-18	1997-08-16	20
Axilla	114	2026-07-22	1997-02-28	63
Harry Hood	447	2026-10-09	1997-12-03	3
Fire	139	2026-07-14	1997-11-29	7

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 →