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2011-12-28

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN · New York, NY · New Years Run 2011 Era 3.0

Set 1: Free [7:21], Glide [4:25] > Possum [10:09], Cities [10:38] notes ↗, The Ballad of Curtis Loew [5:39], Stash [11:01], Contact [6:45] > Sample in a Jar [5:16], Kill Devil Falls [7:55] > Bathtub Gin [12:15]
Set 1 total: 1:21:24

Set 2: Birds of a Feather [6:10], Carini [8:53] notes ↗ -> Tweezer [12:39] notes ↗ > My Friend, My Friend [5:47] -> Rock and Roll [12:29] notes ↗ -> NICU [5:41], Bouncing Around the Room [3:58], Harry Hood [13:06] notes ↗ > Bug [8:11]
Set 2 total: 1:16:54

Encore: Tube [3:24] > Rocky Top [2:34] > Tweezer Reprise [3:52]
Encore total: 9:50

Show total: 2:48:08 across 22 songs.

Soundcheck

Beauty of My Dreams, My Soul, Taste, 20 Years Later x2 (incomplete both times), Jam, Mound

A soundcheck isn't part of the show and counts toward no song's play total or gap.

Notes

This show featured the first ever Free show opener. Tweezer contained a Streets of Cairo tease from Trey. My Friend did not contain the "Myfe" ending. Rock and Roll contained Birds of a Feather teases and Hood contained a brief tease of Free from Trey at the end.

Teases

Streets of Cairo — Trey

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
Free	244	2026-09-05	2011-08-09	9
Glide	117	2026-07-22	2009-12-04	91
Possum	586	2026-09-05	2011-09-14	0
Cities	112	2026-07-08	2011-08-08	10
The Ballad of Curtis Loew	47	2019-12-30	2011-06-18	17
Stash	464	2026-08-01	2011-09-02	3
Contact	177	2026-07-18	2010-08-13	59
Sample in a Jar	316	2026-07-25	2011-09-14	0
Kill Devil Falls	128	2026-09-06	2011-09-03	2
Bathtub Gin	321	2026-07-24	2011-09-14	0
Birds of a Feather	144	2026-07-14	2011-08-12	7
Carini	161	2026-09-05	2011-09-14	0
Tweezer	420	2026-09-05	2011-09-03	2
My Friend, My Friend	190	2026-09-06	2011-08-05	12
Rock and Roll	98	2026-07-15	2011-09-14	0
NICU	163	2026-07-27	2011-09-14	0
Bouncing Around the Room	499	2026-07-22	2011-08-09	9
Harry Hood	445	2026-09-04	2011-09-04	1
Bug	103	2026-07-21	2011-08-09	9
Tube	206	2026-09-04	2011-09-04	1
Rocky Top	208	2026-07-10	2011-08-16	5
Tweezer Reprise	333	2026-09-06	2011-09-03	2

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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