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1998-12-30
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN · New York, NY · New Years Run 1998 Era 1.0
Set 1:
Chalk Dust Torture [6:30],
Big Black Furry Creature from Mars [4:43],
Wilson [5:39] >
Roggae [7:00],
Sparkle [4:08] >
The Moma Dance [8:54],
The Old Home Place [4:11],
Sample in a Jar [5:07],
Frankie Says [9:06] notes ↗ >
Maze [11:52],
Loving Cup [6:43],
Reba [15:09] notes ↗
Set 1 total:
1:29:02
Set 2:
Down with Disease [21:12] notes ↗ >
Piper [8:28],
Prince Caspian [14:05] notes ↗,
The Squirming Coil [12:50] notes ↗ ->
Slave to the Traffic Light [11:48]
Set 2 total:
1:08:23
Encore:
Grind [1:15],
Possum [11:37] notes ↗
Encore total:
12:52
Show total: 2:50:17 across 19 songs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chalk Dust Torture | 532 | 2026-10-09 | 1998-11-27 | 4 |
| Big Black Furry Creature from Mars | 136 | 2026-10-12 | 1998-11-21 | 7 |
| Wilson | 307 | 2026-10-04 | 1998-11-21 | 7 |
| Roggae | 121 | 2026-10-07 | 1998-11-29 | 2 |
| Sparkle | 336 | 2026-07-22 | 1998-11-29 | 2 |
| The Moma Dance | 218 | 2026-10-04 | 1998-11-28 | 3 |
| The Old Home Place | 51 | 2026-07-14 | 1998-11-27 | 4 |
| Sample in a Jar | 316 | 2026-07-25 | 1998-11-28 | 3 |
| Frankie Says | 33 | 2026-01-30 | 1998-11-19 | 9 |
| Maze | 351 | 2026-10-11 | 1998-11-29 | 2 |
| Loving Cup | 159 | 2026-10-07 | 1998-11-28 | 3 |
| Reba | 421 | 2026-10-09 | 1998-11-27 | 4 |
| Down with Disease | 329 | 2026-10-12 | 1998-11-28 | 3 |
| Piper | 213 | 2026-10-11 | 1998-11-25 | 5 |
| Prince Caspian | 190 | 2026-10-12 | 1998-11-28 | 3 |
| The Squirming Coil | 379 | 2026-10-04 | 1998-11-18 | 10 |
| Slave to the Traffic Light | 301 | 2026-10-11 | 1998-11-18 | 10 |
| Grind | 31 | 2024-12-31 | debut | — |
| Possum | 588 | 2026-10-11 | 1998-11-29 | 2 |
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