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1998-10-20

SONY MUSIC STUDIOS · New York, NY · Not Part of a Tour Era 1.0

Set 1: Sleep [2:43], Frankie Says [4:41] > Ghost [9:42], Roggae [6:45], Guyute [11:00], Wading in the Velvet Sea [5:39], Driver [4:25], Albuquerque [5:09], Birds of a Feather [5:13], Piper [6:25], Taste [7:30]
Set 1 total: 1:09:12

Show total: 1:09:12 across 11 songs.

Notes

This single-set performance, a taping for the PBS television show Sessions at West 54th, was performed in front of roughly 200 fans and industry executives. The show was first broadcast the week of January 9, 1999. Sleep, Driver and Albuquerque were performed acoustic. Trey made jokes about the length of Guyute, remarking that the show could cut to four commercial breaks and the band would still be playing the same song. Taste was played after Trey took the crowd’s requests for the final song. When the show was aired, only Birds, Ghost, and Taste were broadcast, with interviews interspersed between songs.

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
Sleep	19	2025-12-28	1998-10-17	1
Frankie Says	33	2026-01-30	1998-10-15	2
Ghost	238	2026-09-06	1998-10-15	2
Roggae	120	2026-09-06	1998-10-18	0
Guyute	137	2026-07-29	1998-10-18	0
Wading in the Velvet Sea	114	2026-09-04	1998-10-17	1
Driver	41	2024-12-28	1998-10-17	1
Albuquerque	17	2023-10-13	1998-10-18	0
Birds of a Feather	144	2026-07-14	1998-10-15	2
Piper	212	2026-07-14	1998-10-18	0
Taste	156	2026-09-06	1998-07-24	20

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