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1998-08-12

VERNON DOWNS · Vernon, NY · Summer U.S. Tour 1998 Era 1.0

Set 1: La Grange [6:01] > Makisupa Policeman [5:27] > Funky Bitch [8:44], Possum [10:32], Roggae [7:42], Character Zero [7:35], Ramble On [12:30] notes ↗ -> Slave to the Traffic Light [11:49] notes ↗
Set 1 total: 1:10:20

Set 2: Mike's Song [18:04] notes ↗ > Simple [13:50] notes ↗ > Rift [6:05], Loving Cup [8:59] notes ↗ > Sleeping Monkey [5:59] > Weekapaug Groove [10:13], The Squirming Coil [12:16]
Set 2 total: 1:15:26

Encore: Burning Down the House [6:01], You Enjoy Myself [20:03] notes ↗
Encore total: 26:04

Show total: 2:51:50 across 17 songs.

Notes

Possum was dedicated to its author, Jeff Holdsworth, and Fish’s band in high school, Frodo. Ramble On was played in honor of Fish seeing a Led Zeppelin concert at age eleven and contained Cocaine teases; Slave subsequently included Ramble On teases, as well as Those Were the Days teases from Trey and Mike. The Phish debut of Burning Down the House contained alternate lyrics ("Vernon down the house"). HYHU was teased in the banter between Burning Down the House and YEM. YEM included HYHU and Mission: Impossible theme teases. This show is available as an archival release on LivePhish.com.

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
La Grange	83	2026-07-24	1998-07-26	11
Makisupa Policeman	109	2026-07-24	1998-07-20	15
Funky Bitch	238	2026-07-27	1998-08-07	3
Possum	586	2026-09-05	1998-08-08	2
Roggae	120	2026-09-06	1998-08-09	1
Character Zero	269	2026-09-04	1998-08-03	5
Ramble On	3	2010-10-30	1998-08-01	7
Slave to the Traffic Light	299	2026-07-24	1998-07-31	8
Mike's Song	550	2026-08-01	1998-08-07	3
Simple	212	2026-07-25	1998-08-07	3
Rift	324	2026-07-25	1998-07-31	8
Loving Cup	158	2026-07-27	1998-08-02	6
Sleeping Monkey	97	2025-04-19	1998-07-21	14
Weekapaug Groove	523	2026-08-01	1998-08-07	3
The Squirming Coil	378	2026-07-25	1998-07-28	10
Burning Down the House	1	1998-08-12	debut	—
You Enjoy Myself	629	2026-07-29	1998-08-09	1

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