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1997-12-28
USAIR ARENA · Landover, MD · New Years Run 1997 Era 1.0
Set 1:
Julius [11:04] notes ↗,
Cities [8:15] notes ↗ >
The Curtain [6:29] >
Sample in a Jar [5:31],
The Old Home Place [3:46] >
Runaway Jim [14:11] notes ↗,
Farmhouse [5:29],
Funky Bitch [7:00],
Split Open and Melt [13:07],
Bouncing Around the Room [3:44],
Character Zero [8:28]
Set 1 total:
1:27:04
Set 2:
Axilla [9:37] notes ↗ >
Simple [13:36] notes ↗,
Ghost [14:16] >
Drowned [11:30] >
Scent of a Mule [11:44] notes ↗,
Halley's Comet [12:48] notes ↗ >
Slave to the Traffic Light [13:12],
Rocky Top [2:36] >
Cavern [4:49]
Set 2 total:
1:34:08
Encore:
Bold As Love [7:12]
Encore total:
7:12
Show total: 3:08:24 across 21 songs.
Soundcheck
A soundcheck isn't part of the show and counts toward no song's play total or gap.
Notes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius | 245 | 2026-07-25 | 1997-12-09 | 3 |
| Cities | 112 | 2026-07-08 | 1997-11-26 | 13 |
| The Curtain | 123 | 2022-07-26 | 1997-11-28 | 12 |
| Sample in a Jar | 316 | 2026-07-25 | 1997-12-13 | 0 |
| The Old Home Place | 51 | 2026-07-14 | 1997-12-03 | 7 |
| Runaway Jim | 413 | 2026-07-22 | 1997-12-05 | 6 |
| Farmhouse | 95 | 2026-07-15 | 1997-11-28 | 12 |
| Funky Bitch | 238 | 2026-07-27 | 1997-12-12 | 1 |
| Split Open and Melt | 356 | 2026-09-06 | 1997-11-26 | 13 |
| Bouncing Around the Room | 499 | 2026-07-22 | 1997-12-12 | 1 |
| Character Zero | 269 | 2026-09-04 | 1997-12-12 | 1 |
| Axilla | 114 | 2026-07-22 | 1997-12-13 | 0 |
| Simple | 212 | 2026-07-25 | 1997-12-09 | 3 |
| Ghost | 238 | 2026-09-06 | 1997-12-13 | 0 |
| Drowned | 49 | 2026-07-27 | 1997-12-11 | 2 |
| Scent of a Mule | 139 | 2026-07-27 | 1997-11-16 | 19 |
| Halley's Comet | 161 | 2026-07-27 | 1997-11-22 | 15 |
| Slave to the Traffic Light | 299 | 2026-07-24 | 1997-12-07 | 4 |
| Rocky Top | 208 | 2026-07-10 | 1997-12-11 | 2 |
| Cavern | 485 | 2026-07-25 | 1997-12-06 | 5 |
| Bold As Love | 86 | 2026-07-29 | 1997-12-05 | 6 |
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