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2011-07-03

WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL · Watkins Glen, NY · Not Part of a Tour Era 3.0

Set 1: Soul Shakedown Party [3:43] > AC/DC Bag [6:38] > The Curtain [6:41] > Colonel Forbin's Ascent [11:42] > Fly Famous Mockingbird [6:46] > Destiny Unbound [6:38] > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars [3:57], Wilson [7:30] notes ↗ > Mound [8:23] notes ↗, A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing [11:15] notes ↗, Time Loves a Hero [4:57], Reba [16:07] notes ↗ -> David Bowie [13:55]
Set 1 total: 1:48:12

Set 2: Big Balls [3:09] > Down with Disease [12:39] -> No Quarter [9:51] notes ↗ > Party Time [8:04], Ghost [8:45] > Gotta Jibboo [8:35] > Light [12:54], Waves [10:51] > What's the Use? [4:59] > Meatstick [6:14] > Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan [7:23], The Star-Spangled Banner [6:52]
Set 2 total: 1:40:16

Encore: First Tube [7:26]
Encore total: 7:26

Show total: 3:35:54 across 26 songs.

Notes

This show was the third of the three-show Super Ball IX festival. The Curtain was played for the first time since September 9, 2000 (202 shows). The first Mockingbird narration since September 30, 2000 (188 shows) referenced the previous night's fourth set Storage Jam and explained that all of SBIX was merely a mental projection of a reality that the band created in 1988 on their way to Colorado. Mike teased the theme from The Twilight Zone and the theme from Leave it to Beaver during BBFCFM, Wilson contained a Mind Left Body tease, and Reba contained Dave's Energy Guide teases. A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing and Disease were unfinished. The setbreak featured All-American themed music. This show featured the Phish debut of Big Balls. Before the encore, Trey thanked each of the crew, management and artists who helped make Super Ball IX happen. First Tube was accompanied by and followed by fireworks.

Teases

the theme from The Twilight Zone and the theme from Leave it to Beaver — Mike (in BBFCFM)

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
Soul Shakedown Party	14	2025-02-01	2009-12-30	73
AC/DC Bag	344	2026-07-22	2011-06-18	3
The Curtain	123	2022-07-26	2000-09-09	214
Colonel Forbin's Ascent	130	2026-07-29	2011-06-17	4
Fly Famous Mockingbird	131	2026-07-29	2011-06-17	4
Destiny Unbound	57	2026-07-17	2010-10-15	36
Big Black Furry Creature from Mars	135	2026-07-22	2011-06-10	9
Wilson	306	2026-07-27	2011-06-17	4
Mound	119	2026-05-01	2011-06-15	5
A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing	53	2026-07-15	2010-10-26	29
Time Loves a Hero	8	2011-07-03	2010-10-31	26
Reba	420	2026-07-22	2011-06-17	4
David Bowie	481	2026-07-22	2011-06-19	2
Big Balls	1	2011-07-03	debut	—
Down with Disease	327	2026-09-04	2011-06-19	2
No Quarter	21	2026-07-11	2011-06-01	15
Party Time	38	2024-08-18	2011-06-12	7
Ghost	238	2026-09-06	2011-06-17	4
Gotta Jibboo	107	2026-07-18	2011-06-15	5
Light	139	2026-09-06	2011-06-19	2
Waves	58	2026-04-25	2011-06-11	8
What's the Use?	74	2026-07-21	2011-06-08	10
Meatstick	80	2026-07-17	2011-06-14	6
Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan	83	2026-05-01	2011-06-17	4
The Star-Spangled Banner	28	2026-07-29	2010-10-29	28
First Tube	148	2026-09-06	2011-06-18	3

gold = bustout (long gap) · red = jam chart · [m:ss] = phish.in duration (click it to listen) · hover a song for its gap.

Jam-chart marks are curated by hand and lag the shows — the most recent months are sparsely marked because nobody has written them up yet, not because the jams were weak. See coverage →