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1998-04-05

PROVIDENCE CIVIC CENTER · Providence, RI · Island Tour 1998 Era 1.0

Set 1: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony [2:13] > You Enjoy Myself [25:53] notes ↗, Theme from the Bottom [10:35] > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters [10:25] notes ↗ > Bathtub Gin [11:55] notes ↗ -> Cities [10:03] notes ↗ > Sparkle [4:28] > Split Open and Melt [11:44]
Set 1 total: 1:27:16

Set 2: Down with Disease [16:34], Ya Mar [14:40] notes ↗ -> Prince Caspian [10:53] notes ↗ > Maze [8:05] notes ↗ -> Shafty [5:05] notes ↗ -> Possum [8:22] -> Jam [5:07] notes ↗ -> Cavern [6:42] notes ↗
Set 2 total: 1:15:28

Encore: Bold As Love [6:18]
Encore total: 6:18

Show total: 2:49:02 across 17 songs.

Notes

This show included the debut of Shafty, which was teased by Mike in Bathtub Gin and by Mike and Trey in Possum. Disease, Maze, and Possum were unfinished. Trey teased Fire (Ohio Players) in Shafty. The funky jam in between Possum and Cavern featured some stage banter from Trey about the funk jams the band had been playing. Accordingly, Cavern was played in a slower, funkier manner than usual and included some of the older, alternate lyrics. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.

Teases

Fire (Ohio Players) — Trey (in Shafty)

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
The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony	220	2024-08-02	1997-03-01	73
You Enjoy Myself	629	2026-07-29	1997-12-29	5
Theme from the Bottom	202	2026-07-27	1997-12-29	5
McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters	125	2026-07-29	1997-12-30	4
Bathtub Gin	321	2026-07-24	1997-12-06	12
Cities	112	2026-07-08	1997-12-28	6
Sparkle	336	2026-07-22	1997-12-05	13
Split Open and Melt	356	2026-09-06	1997-12-28	6
Down with Disease	327	2026-09-04	1997-12-29	5
Ya Mar	240	2026-09-04	1997-12-31	3
Prince Caspian	189	2026-09-04	1997-12-31	3
Maze	350	2026-07-24	1997-12-31	3
Shafty	7	2022-07-30	debut	—
Possum	586	2026-09-05	1997-12-29	5
Jam	78	2014-07-27	1997-12-12	8
Cavern	485	2026-07-25	1997-12-28	6
Bold As Love	86	2026-07-29	1997-12-28	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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