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This setlist document derives from the first edition of The Phish Companion.
The updated second edition data, as well as shows since that edition, are in the Phish.net HPB.

Saturday, February 1, 1986
Hunt's, Burlington, VT
Show Notes: There was no show on this date. Tapes that circulate are mislabeled copies of the Hunt's show from February 3, 1986.

Monday, February 3, 1986
Hunt's, Burlington, VT
Slave to the Traffic Light, Mike's Song > Dave's Energy Guide, You Enjoy Myself, Alumni Blues, Prep School Hippie, Run Like an Antelope
Show Notes: Jeff made use of a slide guitar during Antelope. The unnamed fiddle player is most likely Russ Flanagan. Some tapes erroneously note that this show was a double-bill with The Joneses. This show contained the first known version of You Enjoy Myself.

Friday, February 28, 1986
Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Tuesday, April 1, 1986
Hunt's, Burlington, VT
Set I: Quinn the Eskimo > Have Mercy > Harry Hood, The Pendulum -> Dave's Energy Guide > Icculus, You Enjoy Myself
Set II: Help on the Way > Slipknot! > AC/DC Bag, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Alumni Blues > Dear Mrs. Reagan
Encore: Not Fade Away
Show Notes: The Pendulum, which was a recital of revolutionary poetry, featured special guest Zenzile. For this show, Phish and The Joneses switched off for 45 minute sets. The two bands got together to jam out the encore. This show contained the first known versions of Icculus and AC/DC Bag. McGrupp was spoken in a Dylan-esque fashion, in keeping with Trey's jokes about Phish being the "Bob Dylan Band."

Tuesday, April 15, 1986
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
AC/DC Bag -> Dear Mrs. Reagan, Prep School Hippie, Quinn the Eskimo -> Slave to the Traffic Light, Makisupa Policeman, Have Mercy, Bob Dylan Band, Dog Gone Dog, Possum, You Enjoy Myself, Anarchy, Camel Walk -> Alumni Blues
Show Notes: This version of Possum included a Music Never Stopped tease.

Tuesday, April 29, 1986
University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Show Notes: This show was performed on The Green outside Bailey Howe Library.

Friday, May 16, 1986
Memorial Auditorium Basement, Burlington, VT

Saturday, May 17, 1986
SpringFest, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT
Halley's Comet
Show Notes: While a complete setlist is not known, it has been confirmed that Halley's (with vocals by "Nancy", or Richard Wright) debuted at this show. Richard believes the band also played YEM and a bluegrass number that was likely Back Porch Boogie Blues.

Monday, June 1, 1986
Boston Harbor, Boston, MA
Show Notes: This show was performed on a boat in the harbor.

Wednesday, September 3, 1986
Hunt's, Burlington, VT

Wednesday, September 10, 1986
Finbar's, Burlington, VT

Friday, September 26, 1986
Private Party, Johnson, VT
Show Notes: Though tapes do not circulate, it is believed that a show was played on this date at a hippie commune owned by a man named "Irving." In a 1992 interview, Trey referenced this show when asked about the strangest gig the band has ever played. No setlist is known.

Sunday, October 12, 1986
Haybarn Theater, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT

Wednesday, October 15, 1986
Hunt's, Burlington, VT
Set I: Alumni Blues, Makisupa Policeman, Skin it Back > Cities, I Am Hydrogen, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, AC/DC Bag, You Enjoy Myself, Lushington
Set II: Peaches en Regalia, Golgi Apparatus, Swing Low (Sweet Chariot), Camel Walk, Shaggy Dog, Mustang Sally, Fluffhead, Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley, Wilson -> Slave to the Traffic Light, Quinn the Eskimo -> Mike's Song, Have Mercy -> Harry Hood
Set III: Roll Like a Cantaloupe, Sanity, Anarchy
Encore: Clod
Show Notes: Before YEM, Page played cocktail-style jazz, including snippets of Play Misty and Brother Can You Spare a Dime, while Trey tuned up. This show was Paul Languedoc's first as soundman. The second set featured some strong early jamming, especially during the segue from Quinn into Mike's. The third set listing is incomplete; tapes that circulate have cuts before Cantaloupe. The Clod encore began with an impromptu kazoo solo from Mike. This show contained the first known versions of many Phish songs, including Hydrogen, Lushington, Golgi, Shaggy Dog, Wilson, Cantaloupe, Sanity, and Clod.

Friday, October 31, 1986
Sculpture Room, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT
Check: Bertha (performed by The Joneses), Blues Jam (with members of The Joneses)
Set I: Mustang Sally, Camel Walk, Golgi Apparatus > Slave to the Traffic Light, Melt the Guns -> Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley, Halley's Comet > Back Porch Boogie Blues > Shaggy Dog, Fluffhead
Set II: Jam -> AC/DC Bag, Swing Low (Sweet Chariot), Peaches en Regalia, David Bowie, Have Mercy -> Harry Hood, Sanity, Skin it Back > Icculus, Alumni Blues
Show Notes: The jam to open the second set is a must-hear. Trey and Mike quoted Fuck Your Face and Minkin during the Melt the Guns intro. This show contained the first known version of David Bowie. Have Mercy featured Jah Roy on guest vocals.

Friday, November 7, 1986
Marsh Hall Dining Room, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Friday, November 14, 1986
Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Tuesday, November 18, 1986
Nectar's, Burlington, VT

Saturday, December 6, 1986
The Ranch, South Burlington, VT
Mike's Song -> Little Drummer Boy -> Whipping Post, She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride -> AC/DC Bag, David Bowie -> Fluff's Travels -> Clod -> David Bowie, You Enjoy Myself, Dog Gone Dog, Tush, Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley, Prep School Hippie

Wednesday, December 31, 1986
Magic Mountain, Londonderry, VT
Show Notes: Though this wasn't really a Phish show, it may have been the first time members of Phish performed publicly on New Year's Eve. A booking company called The Joneses on New Year's Eve and asked them if they could play a last-minute show. Apparently, not all members of the band were in town so they added Trey and Page and played the show as a combination of the two bands called "The Phones." The lineup included Trey on guitar, Page on keys, Steve Drebber on drums, Dan Pine on drums, Tim "T.J." Johnston on bass, and Mark Jensen on percussion. Sound was engineered by Garrett Mead. While a setlist is not available, it is known that the show included Eyes of the World, I Heard it Through the Grapevine, and a Bachman-Turner Overdrive song. While most "sideshows" are listed in a separate chapter, this show is also listed here for its historical significance

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