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(Note that this setlist document derives from an old version of our book;
the most up-to-date data can be found in the Second Edition of The Phish Companion.)

Thursday, June 24, 1999
Trey's Barn, Westford, VT
The 5th Ball, aka "Carreystock"
Set I: Farmhouse, The Moma Dance, Hey You, Meatstick > Come Together
Set II: Back on the Train, Windora Bug, Dirt, Twist > Jam, Bug, I Saw It Again, Rock-a-William
Show Notes: This private show at Trey's barn was a tune-up for the summer tour, played for some members of the Phish organization and members of the crew of the Jim Carrey movie Me, Myself and Irene, which was being filmed nearby. Carrey joined in on vocals for Hey You and Come Together.

Wednesday, June 30, 1999
Sandstone Amphitheatre, Bonner Springs, KS
Check: Twist, Funky Bitch, Mist, Beauty of My Dreams, Glide Tease, Back at the Chicken Shack, Dogs Stole Things, The Wedge
Set I: Bathtub Gin, Farmhouse, Tube, Horn, Back on the Train, Maze, Limb by Limb, Golgi Apparatus
Set II: The Squirming Coil > Free, Birds of a Feather > Simple > Swept Away > Steep > Piper, Bug -> My Left Toe, Stash
Encore: Bouncing Around the Room, Sample in a Jar
Show Notes: This was the first show in the new stage setup. Maze included Gin teases. Back on the Train, Bug, and My Left Toe made their Phish debuts, although Trey played them on his May, 1999, solo tour. Also, Bug had been played by Amfibian since they debuted the song on November 4, 1998, albeit with slightly different lyrics. Swept Away and Steep were played for the first time since June 30, 1998 (62 shows).

Thursday, July 1, 1999
First American Music Center, Antioch, TN
Check: I Saw It Again, Water in the Sky, Brian and Robert, Mist
Set I: Punch You in the Eye, Billy Breathes, Guyute, Wolfman's Brother, Beauty of My Dreams, Doin' My Time, Roggae, Water in the Sky, Back on the Train, Poor Heart
Set II: Down with Disease > Prince Caspian > You Enjoy Myself
Encore: Character Zero
Show Notes: Wolfman's featured Jerry Douglas on dobro; Beauty of My Dreams through Back on the Train featured Jerry Douglas on dobro, Ronnie McCoury on mandolin and Tim O'Brien on fiddle. Poor Heart saw Gary Gazaway, on trumpet, join the other three guests on stage. Doin' My Time also featured O'Brien on lead vocals. The song was last performed when O'Brien joined the band onstage at Red Rocks on August 7, 1996. The second set may have been cut short by a huge thunderstorm that worsened during YEM.

Saturday, July 3, 1999
Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA
Check: What's the Use, Rock-a-William, Wading in the Velvet Sea (twice)
Set I: Chalk Dust Torture, Gumbo, Sparkle > Cavern, Taste, When the Circus Comes, Tube > Funky Bitch, NICU, Waste, Meatstick
Set II: Twist > Piper, The Moma Dance, Mist, Run Like an Antelope > Contact > Little Drummer Boy
Encore: Little Drummer Boy, Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home
Encore: Harry Hood
Show Notes: Mist debuted at this show, though it was played on Trey's tour. The Little Drummer Boy encore was performed by Fishman, solo on the snare drum, with alternate lyrics. Bill Bailey featured Page's father, Dr. Jack McConnell, on vocals and kazoo. Meatstick was played for the first time since June 25, 1997 (123 shows).

Sunday, July 4, 1999
Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA
Check: Wading in the Velvet Sea (several times), Rock-a-William, In a Hole
Set I: My Soul, Ya Mar, Farmhouse, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > AC/DC Bag, The Wedge, Vultures, I Didn't Know, Fast Enough For You, David Bowie
Set II: Ghost -> Slave to the Traffic Light, The Horse > Silent in the Morning > What's the Use, Wilson > Mike's Song > Sleeping Monkey > Weekapaug Groove
Encore: Carini > Meatstick Reprise
Encore: The Star Spangled Banner
Show Notes: Fishman, introduced as "Flagina Fishman," took a vacuum solo during I Didn't Know wearing only stars and stripes boxers. Slave included a What's the Use tease and an instrumental Dark Star tease from Mike and Page. What's the Use subsequently debuted later in the set. Silent included a Little Drummer Boy tease. After Carini, the band reprised the chorus of Meatstick while part of the crew and a few fans did the Meatstick Dance. The band performed the encore in stars and stripes outfits and, afterwards, the sky was filled with fireworks. What's the Use debuted at this show, where Trey wore a Mia Hamm soccer jersey. FEFY was played for the first time since July 16, 1998 (55 shows) and Star Spangled Banner was played for the first time since December 2, 1997 (82 shows).

Wednesday, July 7, 1999
Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, NC
Check: Loving Cup, Funky Bitch (slow), Back at the Chicken Shack, Water in the Sky, Sleep (electric), Back at the Chicken Shack (Trey Solo)
Set I: Back on the Train, What's the Use, Billy Breathes, My Mind's Got a Mind of Its Own, Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley, Axilla > Rift, Wolfman's Brother > Maze, Loving Cup
Set II: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Down with Disease > My Left Toe -> Wading in the Velvet Sea -> My Left Toe > Bug > You Enjoy Myself
Encore: Possum > Funky Bitch
Show Notes: The encore featured Derek Trucks on slide guitar. MMGAMOIO was played for the first time since July 17, 1998 (55 shows).

Thursday, July 8, 1999
Virginia Beach Amphitheatre, Virginia Beach, VA
Check: Bug, You Enjoy Myself (partial), Magilla, Driver, Sleep, Dirt, Back at the Chicken Shack
Set I: Julius, Fee -> Jam, Guyute, Dirt, Nellie Kane, Stash, Cavern
Set II: Birds of a Feather > If I Only Had a Brain, Prince Caspian > Jesus Just Left Chicago, I Saw It Again, Sleep, Meatstick, Tube > Simple
Encore: Terrapin -> HYHU, Character Zero
Show Notes: Birds included a Days Between (Grateful Dead) jam from Page and Mike. Brain (first since November 16, 1995, or 246 shows) included strange lyrics from Mike and Trey, including an Uno reference. During Meatstick, Trey and Mike put down their instruments, came to the front of the stage and taught the crowd The Meatstick Dance. Simple ended akin to Coil, with each member of the band leaving the stage until only Page was left. At the beginning of the encore, Fishman came out holding the Electrolux vacuum and the band launched into Terrapin (first since July 11, 1996, or 211 shows). Saw It Again was played for the first time since December 12, 1997 (77 shows).

Friday, July 9, 1999
Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
Check: Bug, What's the Use, Sleep, Back at the Chicken Shack, Vocal Check, Funky Bitch
Set I: Limb By Limb, Farmhouse, Back on the Train, Divided Sky, Train Song, Llama, Driver, Runaway Jim
Set II: Punch You In the Eye > Free > What's the Use > Meatstick, Mike's Song -> Sweet Emotion Jam -> Twist > Weekapaug Groove
Encore: Harry Hood
Show Notes: Meatstick saw Trey, Mike, and Sofi Dillof do The Meatstick Dance on stage. Twist included Spooky teases and Weekapaug included Macarena teases and quotes. The Hood encore closed with a Meatstick tease.

Saturday, July 10, 1999
E Centre, Camden, NJ
Check: Foam, Funky Bitch, Back at the Chicken Shack, Jam
Set I: Wilson, Chalk Dust Torture -> Roggae, Water in the Sky, Back at the Chicken Shack, Sparkle, Bathtub Gin, Golgi Apparatus
Set II: Tweezer > Mist, Birds of a Feather -> When the Circus Comes, Fluffhead
Encore: While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Tweezer Reprise
Show Notes: Chalk Dust was unfinished and featured an atypical jam that blended into Roggae. Gin included an I'm a Man (Spencer Davis Group) jam and Tweezer included a What's the Use tease. Trey played the show wearing a Mia Hamm soccer jersey (United States, #9). This was likely in honor of the U.S. Women's Soccer team beating China to win the World Cup earlier in the day.

Monday, July 12, 1999
The Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA
Check: My Best Friend's Girlfriend, Centerfold, Dream On, Rift
Set I: Foreplay/Long Time > Down with Disease, Back on the Train, What's the Use, Split Open and Melt, Water In the Sky > Character Zero
Set II: Twist > The Moma Dance, Makisupa Policeman > David Bowie, The Lizards, Guyute
Encore: Rock and Roll
Show Notes: Foreplay/Long Time was played for the first time since December 9, 1994 (309 shows) and was played electric for the first time ever. Guyute was followed by band introductions, including Mike Gordon as Michael "Soft G" Jordan.

Tuesday, July 13, 1999
The Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA
Set I: NICU, The Curtain, Halley's Comet -> Roses Are Free -> NO2, Lawn Boy, Reba > Carini > Funky Bitch
Set II: Wolfman's Brother > Piper, Bug, Mist, Run Like an Antelope > Possum
Encore: Tuesday's Gone
Show Notes: NO2 was played for the first time since July 16, 1994 (355 shows) and, for the first known time, included the instrumental ending originally included on The White Tape. Reba was unfinished and dissolved into Carini. Antelope included Meatstick teases and Trey welcoming his friends Dave and Luann Abrahams. Scott Murawski, guitarist for Max Creek, joined the band on Possum and the debut of Tuesday's Gone.

Thursday, July 15, 1999
PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
Check: Lady Madonna, Have Mercy, Mist -> Dirt -> Mist, Guyute (part), Too Much of Anything
Set I: Punch You in the Eye > Ghost, Farmhouse, Horn, Poor Heart, Axilla > Theme From the Bottom, I Didn't Know, The Sloth, You Enjoy Myself
Set II: Meatstick, Split Open and Melt -> Kung -> Jam, Bouncing Around the Room, Chalk Dust Torture
Encore: Brian and Robert, Frankenstein
Show Notes: This show was webcast live by the House of Blues and featured a blistering YEM in the first set. During I Didn't Know, Trey noted that Michael "Soft G" Jordan would be turning the mic over to "Flagina" Fishman, who then took a vacuum solo. During Meatstick, Trey added to the summer hoopla surrounding the Meatstick Dance. He noted that the band was going to try to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by having the most people doing a single dance simultaneously. Then, Trey, Mike and Sofi Dillof taught the crowd how to do the dance. SOAM began as Also Sprach and was unfinished; the ensuing Kung launched into a dissonant jam.

Friday, July 16, 1999
PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
Set I: Sample in a Jar, Beauty of My Dreams, Dogs Stole Things, Limb by Limb, Billy Breathes, Vultures, Back on the Train, Maze, Cavern
Set II: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove > Simple > Guyute, Loving Cup > Golgi Apparatus
Encore: Born to Run
Show Notes: Weekapaug included an Also Sprach tease. The encore was preceded by a story from Trey about how he and Page grew up "around here" in Jersey. Trey then referenced "the greatest songwriter of all time" and said that he, too, grew up in the area. While some in the crowd expected Bruce Springsteen (who was in the middle of a run of 15 sold-out dates at New Jersey's Continental Airlines Arena), Trey produced Tom Marshall. Tom appeared in the classic Born in the U.S.A. - era Springsteen outfit, complete with red bandana. He subsequently sang the debut of Born to Run. As the song concluded Tom mocked a bunch of Springsteen-esque arena-rock clichés, such as throwing his bandana into the crowd and jogging offstage to a handler who threw a towel around his shoulders. During the song he even aped some dance moves from the Dancing in the Dark video.

Saturday, July 17, 1999
Oswego County Airport, Volney, NY
Check: "Mr. Sausage" (a ditty, to the tune of Dear Mrs. Reagan, about one of the vendors near the second stage), Beauty of my Dreams, Carini (slower)
Set I: Tube > Boogie On Reggae Woman, Birds of a Feather, Guelah Papyrus, My Sweet One, Roggae, Tweezer -> Have Mercy -> Taste, Character Zero
Set II: Funky Bitch, On My Knees, Jam, Down with Disease, Wolfman's Brother -> Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley > Timber (Jerry), You Enjoy Myself
Encore: The Squirming Coil, Tweezer Reprise
Show Notes: Have Mercy was played for the first time since the legendary November 12, 1994 show (334 shows) and My Sweet One was played for the first time since July 20, 1998 (61 shows). Son Seals guested on his own composition, Funky Bitch. He also played guitar and sang during On My Knees, which made its debut. The song was followed by a brief blues jam as Son left the stage.

Sunday, July 18, 1999
Oswego County Airport, Volney, NY
Set I: Punch You in the Eye, Farmhouse, Water in the Sky, Bathtub Gin, Back on the Train, If You Need a Fool, I'm Blue I'm Lonesome, Beauty of My Dreams, The Moma Dance, Reba, Chalk Dust Torture
Set II: Runaway Jim -> Free, Meatstick, Guyute, Axilla, Llama
Set III: My Soul, Piper -> Prince Caspian > Wilson > Catapult -> Smoke on the Water Jam -> Icculus, Quinn the Eskimo, Fluffhead
Encore: Harry Hood
Show Notes: Back on the Train through Beauty of my Dreams featured a guest appearance by the Del McCoury Band, who had been playing on the venue's side stage. During I'm Blue I'm Lonesome, Del McCoury broke a string, and a bluegrass breakdown ensued whil

Tuesday, July 20, 1999
Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Check: My Soul, How Long, Dream Weaver
Set I: Chalk Dust Torture, Sample in a Jar > Cars Trucks Buses, The Sloth, Divided Sky, Waste > Ghost, Wilson > You Enjoy Myself
Set II: Twist > The Moma Dance, What's the Use, Train Song, Also Sprach Zarathustra > Misty Mountain Hop
Encore: Guyute, Hello My Baby
Show Notes: Misty Mountain Hop debuted at this show, although it had previously been heard at soundchecks.

Wednesday, July 21, 1999
Star Lake Amphitheatre, Burgettstown, PA
Set I: AC/DC Bag > Cities, Gold Soundz, Ginseng Sullivan, Limb By Limb, Funky Bitch > The Moma Dance > When The Circus Comes, Taste, Bittersweet Motel
Set II: Mike's Song > Simple -> My Left Toe -> Prince Caspian > Weekapaug Groove, Golgi Apparatus
Encore: Brian and Robert, Bold as Love
Show Notes: Gold Soundz debuted at this show. Trey forgot some of the lyrics, and Mike subsequently flubbed some of the lyrics to Ginseng. Before Limb by Limb, Trey remarked that they would try to get all the verses correct on the next song.

Friday, July 23, 1999
Polaris Amphitheatre, Columbus, OH
Set I: Ya Mar, NICU, Back at the Chicken Shack > Punch You in the Eye, Fast Enough for You, Back on the Train, David Bowie, Strange Design, Possum
Set II: Ghost -> Free > Birds of a Feather > Meatstick, Fire
Encore: Bouncing Around the Room, Rocky Top
Show Notes: Trey played keys for part of PYITE. During Meatstick, Trey talked about the band's desire to teach fans the Meatstick Dance and break the world record. He then informed the crowd that the New Year's Eve concert would be played in Florida. Fire was played for the first time since NYE 1997 (89 shows).

Saturday, July 24, 1999
Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI
Set I: Guyute, Fluffhead -> Jam > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday Reprise -> Jam -> The Wedge, Character Zero
Set II: Tweezer -> Catapult -> Tweezer > The Mango Song -> Jam > The Happy Whip and Dung Song > Waste > Chalk Dust Torture
Encore: Glide, Camel Walk, Alumni Blues > Tweezer Reprise
Show Notes: The jam out of Fluffhead was over fifteen minutes long. Trey and Mike sang Catapult in harmony over the top of Tweezer. Alumni was played for the first time since April 15, 1994 (426 shows, although it was jammed on December 3, 1994 and played in its entirety once on Trey's 1999 solo tour). Also, Glide was played for the first time since July 29, 1998 (60 shows) and Camel Walk was played for the first time since July 28, 1998 (61 shows). The Happy Whip and Dung Song made its concert debut.

Sunday, July 25, 1999
Deer Creek Amphitheatre, Noblesville, IN
Check: Mike's Song, Back at the Chicken Shack, Beauty of my Dreams, Day Tripper
Set I: Meat, My Friend My Friend -> My Left Toe -> Whipping Post > Makisupa Policeman, I Saw It Again, Boogie On Reggae Woman, Cavern
Set II: Birds of a Feather -> Walk Away, Run Like an Antelope, Suzy Greenberg, HYHU > Purple Rain > HYHU, You Enjoy Myself
Encore: Loving Cup
Show Notes: Whipping Post, which had not been played since the August 10, 1996 Alpine Valley show (207 shows) featured Trey (instead of the usual Henrietta) on vocals. Trey announced Chris Kuroda's birthday during Makisupa. The band members took "happy birthday solos," (including Fishman talking in a mock Jamaican accent) and Chris took a silent light board solo (see also April 18, 1990). Many songs in the second set featured fun teases and jams, including Birds (My Left Toe tease), Antelope (Stash tease), Suzy (I Wish teases and a syncopated jam based around Page) and YEM (Boogie On Reggae Woman jam). Purple Rain, played for the first time since August 6, 1996 (209 shows), saw Fishman forget the words and subsequently thank the crowd for supporting his vacuum cleaner habit.

Monday, July 26, 1999
Deer Creek Amphitheatre, Noblesville, IN
Set I: Farmhouse, Back on the Train, Vultures, Sleep, Gumbo -> NICU, Beauty of My Dreams, Bathtub Gin, Mist, Axilla, Stash
Set II: Wolfman's Brother > Piper, Theme From the Bottom > Down with Disease > Jam -> Split Open and Melt
Encore: Woodstock > Julius
Show Notes: Disease was followed by a several-minute long, feedback-enhanced jam that also jammed the opening to Also Sprach before Mike redirected the band into SOAM. In fact, Fishman continued playing the Also Sprach drum beat underneath parts of SOAM. The second set ended with a speech from Trey that mentioned how happy the band was to be playing for their audience. Trey also spoke of the damage wrought at Woodstock 1999. He subsequently quoted Turning Japanese when mentioning the upcoming trip to Japan. Woodstock, which debuted at this show, was unfinished.

Friday, July 30, 1999
Fuji Rock Festival, Naeba, Niigata, Japan
Chalk Dust Torture, Guyute, Wolfman's Brother, Taste, Punch You in the Eye > Waste, Hello My Baby
Show Notes: This early set was performed from The Green Stage and was webcast live. Before PYITE, Trey apologized for not speaking the language and brought out a translator, who addressed the crowd in Japanese.

Friday, July 30, 1999
Fuji Rock Festival, Naeba, Niigata, Japan
Set I: Birds of a Feather, Sample in a Jar, Beauty of my Dreams, Stash, NICU, Funky Bitch > Ghost > Axilla
Set II: Down with Disease, My Soul, Reba, HYHU > Bike > HYHU, Runaway Jim > Cavern
Encore: Julius
Show Notes: Before Bike, Fishman told the crowd that he would play guitar instead of vacuum because the Electrolux vacuum did not make the trip to Japan. Afterwards, Trey said that the song was meant to impress Yoshimi, the drummer from The Boredoms, because Fishman has "a crush on her."

Saturday, July 31, 1999
Fuji Rock Festival, Naeba, Niigata, Japan
Set I: My Friend My Friend > Golgi Apparatus, Back on the Train, Limb by Limb, Free > Roggae, Sparkle > Character Zero
Set II: Also Sprach Zarathustra > David Bowie, Wading in the Velvet Sea > Prince Caspian, Fluffhead > The Squirming Coil
Encore: Jam, Brian and Robert, Simple
Show Notes: The encore began with Tibetan monk Nawang Khechog discussing the current situation in Tibet (see Trey' s solo performances at Carnegie Hall). The ensuing jam featured Fishman on vacuum and Khechog on horn. Subsequently, Brian and Robert featured Khechog on wooden flute.

Sunday, August 1, 1999
Fuji Rock Festival, Naeba, Niigata, Japan
Set I: Cities > Rift > Wilson > The Moma Dance > Divided Sky, Horn > Split Open and Melt, Poor Heart, Bouncing Around the Room > Run Like an Antelope
Set II: Possum > Tweezer -> Llama > Mike's Song -> I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, The Wedge, The Lizards, You Enjoy Myself
Encore: Sweet Adeline, Tweezer Reprise
Show Notes: Adeline was played for the first time since July 1, 1998 (84 shows).

Saturday, September 4, 1999
Chris Kuroda's Wedding, Burlington, VT
Ya Mar, Poor Heart, Funky Bitch, Back on the Train, Water in the Sky, Possum
Show Notes: Chris sang lead on Possum. The rest of the setlist is unknown.

Thursday, September 9, 1999
GM Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Set I: Mozambique, Axilla > Limb by Limb, Horn, Guyute, Chalk Dust Torture, Back at the Chicken Shack, Stash, I Didn't Know, Character Zero
Set II: Birds of a Feather, Ha Ha Ha, Ghost, The Inlaw Josie Wales, First Tube, Tweezer, Bug, You Enjoy Myself, Hello My Baby
Encore: Sample in a Jar, Golgi Apparatus, Tweezer Reprise
Show Notes: The Inlaw Josie Wales, First Tube, and Mozambique made their Phish debuts at this show, although they had been played on Trey's May, 1999, solo tour.

Friday, September 10, 1999
The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA
Check: Twist, Will It Go Round in Circles
Set I: Farmhouse, First Tube, Twist, Divided Sky, Ginseng Sullivan, Carini, What's The Use, Will It Go Round in Circles
Set II: Down with Disease > The Moma Dance > Piper, Fee, Gotta Jibboo, I Saw it Again, Split Open and Melt, Cavern > David Bowie
Encore: The Squirming Coil
Show Notes: Will It Go Round in Circles and Gotta Jibboo made their Phish debuts at this show, although they had been played on Trey's May, 1999, solo tour.

Saturday, September 11, 1999
The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA
Set I: Tube > Funky Bitch, Limb by Limb, Dogs Stole Things, Punch You in the Eye, Billy Breathes, Heavy Things, Guyute > Free
Set II: Wolfman's Brother -> Sand, Meatstick -> Maze, Prince Caspian > Harry Hood
Encore: When the Circus Comes
Show Notes: Heavy Things and Sand made their Phish debuts at this show, although they had been played on Trey's May, 1999, solo tour. Also, Heavy Things had been played by Amfibian since they debuted the song on January 15, 1999. The Hood is notable for its odd, repetitive, atypical ending.

Sunday, September 12, 1999
Portland Meadows, Portland, OR
Check: Gotta Jibboo, Heavy Things
Set I: First Tube, Poor Heart, Mozambique, Bathtub Gin, Back on the Train, My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, Frankie Says, Birds of a Feather, Lawn Boy, Possum
Set II: Ghost -> Runaway Jim > Roggae, Also Sprach Zarathustra > You Enjoy Myself
Encore: Theme From the Bottom

Tuesday, September 14, 1999
Boise State University Pavilion, Boise, ID
Set I: Chalk Dust Torture, The Sloth, The Curtain > Waste, Loving Cup > What's the Use, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Farmhouse, Nellie Kane, Taste, Rocky Top
Set II: Peaches en Regalia > AC/DC Bag > Gumbo, Down with Disease > Frankenstein
Encore: Simple, Hello My Baby
Show Notes: Peaches was played for the first time since February 28, 1997, or 161 shows. This long AC/DC Bag featured Trey on keys and Fishman on vacuum for part of the jam. Gumbo included a Another One Bites the Dust jam. Fishman again grabbed the vacuum for Frankenstein and quoted Pink Floyd's One of These Days.

Thursday, September 16, 1999
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
Check: Wading in the Velvet Sea, It's Ice
Set I: Ya Mar, Chalk Dust Torture, Farmhouse, First Tube, Carini, Dirt, Vultures, Sparkle, On Your Way Down, Beauty of My Dreams, Stash, Train Song, Billy Breathes, Run Like an Antelope
Set II: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Mike's Song -> I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Mist, Limb by Limb, Prince Caspian, Julius
Encore: Misty Mountain Hop
Show Notes: On Your Way Down was played for the first known time since August 12, 1989 (911 shows), although it had been teased as recently as the summer of 1997 (see July 23 and August 16). The encore featured a guest appearance from Warren Haynes.

Friday, September 17, 1999
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
Set I: Mozambique, Guyute, Ghost > Lawn Boy, Peaches en Regalia, The Moma Dance, Water in the Sky, When the Circus Comes, Back on the Train, David Bowie, The Squirming Coil
Set II: Runaway Jim, Sand, Piper, Roggae, You Enjoy Myself -> Bass Jam, Wolfman's Brother, Cold Rain and Snow
Encore: Viola Lee Blues
Show Notes: Phil Lesh joined the band on a second bass guitar from YEM through the end of the show. The encore also featured Warren Haynes on guitar. Cold Rain and Snow and Viola Lee Blues were both debuts.

Saturday, September 18, 1999
Coors Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, CA
Check: Heavy Things, Meatstick
Set I: Tweezer, Roses Are Free > Wilson > Maze, Brian and Robert, Tube > Rocky Top
Set II: Boogie On Reggae Woman, Meatstick > Free > Bouncing Around the Room, Harry Hood > Frankenstein > Cavern
Encore: Contact > Tweezer Reprise
Show Notes: The Boogie On to open the second set was particularly strong.

Sunday, September 19, 1999
Irvine Meadows, Irvine, CA
Set I: NICU, Funky Bitch, First Tube, Gotta Jibboo, Heavy Things, Farmhouse, Stash, Hello My Baby
Set II: Twist, Sand, Wading in the Velvet Sea, The Squirming Coil, Loving Cup, Down with Disease
Encore: Guyute, Character Zero

Tuesday, September 21, 1999
Pima County Fairgrounds, Tucson, AZ
Set I: Poor Heart > Sample in a Jar, Split Open and Melt, Drowned, I Didn't Know, Back on the Train, Birds of a Feather, Theme From the Bottom, Golgi Apparatus
Set II: Carini > Bug, Strange Design, Vultures -> Limb by Limb, Will It Go Round In Circles, Dirt, Run Like an Antelope
Encore: Reba, Bold as Love

Wednesday, September 22, 1999
Pan American Center, Las Cruces, NM
Check: The Aggie Song, Dirt (several times)
Set I: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Chalk Dust Torture, Guelah Papyrus, Axilla, My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, Beauty of My Dreams, Bathtub Gin, Mozambique, Sand, Waste
Set II: Gotta Jibboo, Ghost > Taste, Brian and Robert, Mike's Song > Simple > Train Song, Weekapaug Groove
Encore: La Grange
Show Notes: The Aggie Song, played during soundcheck, was a song made up on the spot about being an Aggie, or a student at New Mexico State University at Las Cruces (named after the school's mascot). The impromptu song referenced fan David "ZZYZX" Steinberg, also known as The Timer, with the lyric "Timer is an Aggie, too."

Friday, September 24, 1999
South Park Meadows, Austin, TX
Set I: First Tube, Punch You in the Eye, Farmhouse, Water in the Sky, The Moma Dance, Down with Disease, Roggae, Back on the Train, Guyute, Loving Cup
Set II: Peaches en Regalia > Possum, Wolfman's Brother -> The Lizards, Sand -> Misty Mountain Hop
Encore: Boogie On Reggae Woman > Chalk Dust Torture
Show Notes: Wolfman's dissolved into a spacy jam from which Lizards arose. Check out the nice segue from Sand into Misty Mountain Hop.

Saturday, September 25, 1999
Woodlands Pavilion, Houston, TX
Set I: Tube > Runaway Jim, Ya Mar, Horn, Limb By Limb, On Your Way Down, Sleeping Monkey > Wilson
Set II: NICU > David Bowie, The Squirming Coil > Prince Caspian > Rock and Roll > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Frankenstein > Julius
Encore: Character Zero
Show Notes: Before Monkey, Trey and Mike pulled a girl out of the crowd who had been calling for Sleeping Monkey and the band played the song for her.

Sunday, September 26, 1999
Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA
Set I: Sweet Virginia, First Tube > AC/DC Bag, Dirt, Guyute, Bouncing Around the Room, Cars Trucks Buses, Funky Bitch, Mozambique, Cavern
Set II: Twist > Piper, Mist, Heavy Things, Birds of a Feather, Meat, Down with Disease
Encore: Meatstick, Rocky Top
Show Notes: Sweet Virginia debuted at this show. The last four songs of the first set featured Michael Ray on trumpet and Tim Green on saxophone

Tuesday, September 28, 1999
Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, Pelham, AL
Set I: Wolfman's Brother, Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley, Tube, Ginseng Sullivan > Roggae, Maze, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Harry Hood
Set II: Farmhouse, Heavy Things, First Tube, Tweezer > Makisupa Policeman, Chalk Dust Torture, You Enjoy Myself
Encore: Halley's Comet > Tweezer Reprise
Show Notes: The YEM vocal jam included Sweet Home Alabama quotes.

Wednesday, September 29, 1999
Pyramid Arena, Memphis, TN
Set I: Runaway Jim > Free, Driver, Taste, Dirt, Nellie Kane, Stash > Theme From the Bottom, Tweezer Reprise
Set II: Gotta Jibboo > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Down with Disease, Billy Breathes, Back on the Train, Mike's Song -> Catapult -> Mike's Song -> Kung -> Mike's Song > I Didn't Know > Weekapaug Groove
Encore: Cities
Show Notes: Stash included Can't Turn You Loose and Happy Birthday (to Trey) teases. After Stash, Trey announced a contest where the winner would receive four tickets and backstage passes to any show in the next year and, jokingly, a date with Fishman. The question centered on what all of the songs played in the first set, with the exception of Driver, had in common. The answer was that all songs were in the Key of D. Cities was an appropriate choice as an encore for Memphis, and Trey altered the lyrics a bit for the occasion. Mike's included a Who Knows tease.

Friday, October 1, 1999
Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA
Set I: Chalk Dust Torture, The Moma Dance > Sparkle, First Tube > Bathtub Gin, Heavy Things, Limb by Limb, Cavern
Set II: NICU > Run Like an Antelope, The Horse > Silent in the Morning > Gumbo > Mist, Julius > Fluffhead, Slave to the Traffic Light
Encore: Bold as Love

Saturday, October 2, 1999
The Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Set I: Llama, Wolfman's Brother, Punch You in the Eye > Quinn the Eskimo, Poor Heart, Roggae, Split Open and Melt, The Squirming Coil > Loving Cup
Set II: Tweezer > On Your Way Down > Piper > You Enjoy Myself, Frankenstein, Waste
Encore: While My Guitar Gently Weeps > Tweezer Reprise
Show Notes: SOAM featured band introductions: "Cactus"(Mike), "Stumpy" (Page), "Matty" (Fishman) and "The Good Lieutenant" (Trey). This long Piper included a Birds-like jam.

Sunday, October 3, 1999
Allstate Center, Chicago, IL
Set I: First Tube, Farmhouse, Dogs Stole Things, Divided Sky, Heavy Things, Horn, Carini, Ginseng Sullivan, Back on the Train, Maze, Bouncing Around the Room, Guyute
Set II: Twist > Possum > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, David Bowie, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Harry Hood
Encore: Funky Bitch, Messin' with the Kid
Show Notes: The encore featured Sugar Blue on harmonica and Son Seals on guitar. Messin' With the Kid was played for the first time since August 8, 1997 (141 shows), which was Sugar Blue's previous time on stage with Phish.

Monday, October 4, 1999
Redbird Arena, Normal, IL
Set I: Uncle Pen, Funky Bitch, Vultures, Runaway Jim, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Limb by Limb, Wilson, Down with Disease
Set II: Ghost > Sample in a Jar, The Wedge > AC/DC Bag > Makisupa Policeman, Sand, Ya Mar, Character Zero
Encore: Rock and Roll
Show Notes: Uncle Pen was played for the first time since August 17, 1997 (135 shows).

Thursday, October 7, 1999
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Set I: NICU > My Soul, Dirt, David Bowie, Frankie Says > Possum, When the Circus Comes, Gotta Jibboo, Fluffhead
Set II: Boogie On Reggae Woman, Heavy Things, Tube, Back on the Train > Mike's Song > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Prince Caspian > Golgi Apparatus > Weekapaug Groove
Encore: Rocky Top > I Am Hydrogen, Julius
Show Notes: Part of the Mike's jam featured Trey on keys. Hydrogen was played outside of Mike's for the first time since October 31, 1987. McGrupp was played for the first time since October 29, 1998 (70 shows).

Friday, October 8, 1999
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY
Set I: Piper, AC/DC Bag, Suzy Greenberg, Meat, Meatstick, Run Like an Antelope
Set II: Halley's Comet > Tweezer, Bug, Fee, Harry Hood, We're Not Gonna Take It, Chalk Dust Torture
Encore: The Squirming Coil, Tweezer Reprise
Show Notes: Sofi Dillof joined the band for the Meatstick Dance. We're Not Gonna Take It (from The Who's Tommy; not the Twisted Sister song) debuted with Tom Marshall singing and performing various stage antics. Tweezer included a brief Sand tease and a jam somewhat akin to My Left Toe. The Coil outro included a Bug tease from Mike.

Saturday, October 9, 1999
The Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY
Set I: Punch You In the Eye > Wilson, Guyute, Ghost -> My Left Toe -> Free, Sparkle > Possum
Set II: Limb by Limb > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Down with Disease > Wading in the Velvet Sea, Simple, Loving Cup
Encore: Slave to the Traffic Light
Show Notes: Part of the Also Sprach jam featured Trey on keys.

Sunday, October 10, 1999
The Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY
Set I: Farmhouse, Gotta Jibboo, Heavy Things, First Tube, Dirt, Vultures, Stash
Set II: Jam > You Enjoy Myself > Prince Caspian > Train Song, Bathtub Gin, Character Zero
Encore: Contact, Misty Mountain Hop
Show Notes: At the end of the second set, Trey thanked the band's families, as well as the crew and the fans. This version of YEM did not contain a vocal jam.

Thursday, December 2, 1999
The Palace, Auburn Hills, MI
Set I: Runaway Jim, Farmhouse, Heavy Things, Roggae, Run Like an Antelope, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Poor Heart, Sample in a Jar, Free, The Squirming Coil
Set II: Boogie On Reggae Woman, Gotta Jibboo, Bathtub Gin -> Also Sprach Zarathustra, You Enjoy Myself -> Little Drummer Boy
Encore: Bold as Love
Show Notes: Farmhouse featured a slightly different arrangement, with an additional chorus at the end. Gin included ASZ teases before segueing into ASZ proper. YEM included a silent jam. Little Drummer Boy emerged from the YEM vocal jam and ended with Fishman alone onstage.

Friday, December 3, 1999
Firstar Center, Cincinnati, OH
Set I: First Tube, Wolfman's Brother, Bouncing Around the Room, Back on the Train, Billy Breathes, AC/DC Bag > Possum, Slave to the Traffic Light
Set II: Sand, Limb by Limb, Bug > Piper, Harry Hood
Encore: Rock and Roll

Saturday, December 4, 1999
Firstar Center, Cincinnati, OH
Set I: Heavy Things, Simple > Ya Mar, Guyute, Tweezer > Dirt, Loving Cup
Set II: Down with Disease > Split Open and Melt, The Moma Dance > Farmhouse, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday Reprise, When the Circus Comes, David Bowie
Encore: Julius > Tweezer Reprise

Sunday, December 5, 1999
The BlueCross Arena, Rochester, NY
Set I: Carini > Gotta Jibboo, Back on the Train, Taste, Bug, Sparkle, Tube, Lawn Boy, Ginseng Sullivan, Twist
Set II: Mike's Song -> Meatstick > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Brian and Robert, Jennifer Dances, Maze, Fluffhead, Chalk Dust Torture, Frankenstein
Encore: Character Zero, Hello My Baby
Show Notes: Twist emerged at this show with a slightly new arrangement. Jennifer Dances made its debut after Trey remarked of his affinity for the venue.

Tuesday, December 7, 1999
Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME
Set I: Farmhouse, First Tube, NICU > Funky Bitch > Punch You in the Eye, Nellie Kane, Halley's Comet > The Squirming Coil
Set II: Wolfman's Brother, Jennifer Dances, Heavy Things, Bug, Bathtub Gin > Simple, Free, Suzy Greenberg
Encore: Walk Away, Rocky Top

Wednesday, December 8, 1999
Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME
Set I: Limb by Limb, Back on the Train, Down with Disease > Fast Enough For You, Ya Mar, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Run Like an Antelope
Set II: Sand, Dirt, Piper -> Dog Faced Boy, The Lizards, You Enjoy Myself
Encore: Golgi Apparatus > Tweezer Reprise
Show Notes: The ending of the YEM vocal jam included a Tweezer Reprise vocal jam. Dog Faced Boy was played for the first time since November 18, 1998 (66 shows).

Friday, December 10, 1999
First Union Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
Set I: Tweezer, Bouncing Around the Room, Horn, Heavy Things, Dogs Stole Things, My Mind's Got A Mind of Its Own, Roggae, Birds of a Feather, Guyute, Loving Cup
Set II: Gotta Jibboo, The Wedge, David Bowie -> Have Mercy -> HYHU, Cracklin' Rosie > HYHU, Twist, Waste
Encore: Ride Captain Ride
Show Notes: The jam out of Have Mercy resolved both to Bowie and Have Mercy before sliding into a reggafied HYHU that included a vacuum solo. Mike then handed Fishman his cymbals, which led to Rosie (first since August 6, 1998, or 92 shows). Ride Captain Ride was played for the first time since November 8, 1998 (73 shows).

Saturday, December 11, 1999
First Union Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
Set I: Harry Hood > Mike's Song > Simple > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, When the Circus Comes, Scent of a Mule, Cavern
Set II: Boogie On Reggae Woman, Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley -> Ghost -> Also Sprach Zarathustra > Down with Disease
Encore: Possum
Show Notes: This show included the first known Hood opener since October 30, 1985. Sneakin' Sally began with an AC/DC Bag tease. Possum included an All Fall Down signal. Mule was played for the first time since November 28, 1998 (61 shows).

Sunday, December 12, 1999
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
Set I: Heavy Things, AC/DC Bag, Strange Design, Divided Sky, Beauty of My Dreams, Bug, Stash, Chalk Dust Torture
Set II: Drowned > Prince Caspian, The Squirming Coil, Makisupa Policeman > Run Like an Antelope
Encore: Runaway Jim
Show Notes: Chalk Dust concluded with Trey paying his respects to his recently-deceased grandfather. The second set-opening Drowned clocked in at nearly 31 minutes long.

Monday, December 13, 1999
Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI
Set I: Tube, Cars Trucks Buses, Gumbo, The Moma Dance > Piper > Theme From the Bottom
Set II: Gotta Jibboo > NICU, Sand, The Inlaw Josie Wales, Mist, Limb by Limb, Golgi Apparatus > Slave to the Traffic Light
Encore: Silent in the Morning, Heavy Things
Show Notes: Part of the Piper jam featured Trey on his keyboard set. Sand included a tease of the Jibboo bass line. As part of the encore, fans were treated to a rare Horse-less Silent.

Wednesday, December 15, 1999
The MCI Center, Washington, DC
Set I: Down with Disease, Farmhouse, Bathtub Gin, Wolfman's Brother, Guyute, Train Song, You Enjoy Myself
Set II: Sample in a Jar, Maze, Free > Dirt, Reba, Halley's Comet > Suzy Greenberg
Encore: Frankenstein > Rocky Top
Show Notes: Rocky Top included Frankenstein teases in the ending.

Thursday, December 16, 1999
Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, NC
Set I: Wilson > Chalk Dust Torture, Lawn Boy, Limb by Limb, Horn, Back on the Train, Roggae, Heavy Things, Camel Walk, Possum
Set II: Sand, The Mango Song, Wading in the Velvet Sea > Tweezer > Runaway Jim
Encore: Bittersweet Motel, Tweezer Reprise
Show Notes: Before the show, Mike brought a big shaggy doll on the stage and sat it on top of his bass cabinet. Velvet Sea ended with a short, spacy delay loop jam.

Friday, December 17, 1999
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
Set I: Piper, Meat > Sparkle > Gotta Jibboo > Punch You in the Eye, When the Circus Comes, Water in the Sky, Twist
Set II: Birds Of A Feather, The Moma Dance > Bug, Jennifer Dances, Split Open and Melt, Character Zero
Encore: The Old Home Place, The Squirming Coil > Loving Cup
Show Notes: Moma included Birds teases. Old Home Place was played for the first time since December 30, 1998 (62 shows).

Saturday, December 18, 1999
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
Set I: Harry Hood, Back at the Chicken Shack, Dog Gone Dog, Tube, Heavy Things, Back on the Train, First Tube, The Inlaw Josie Wales, You Enjoy Myself
Set II: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Sand, The Horse > Silent In The Morning, Possum, Mike's Song > Simple, Weekapaug Groove -> Buffalo Bill > Weekapaug Groove
Encore: Ya Mar, Sleeping Monkey
Show Notes: Dog Gone Dog (first since November 27, 1998, or 68 shows) was dedicated to Paul Languedoc. Afterwards, the band reprised the song for a few seconds after Trey remarked how much he liked it. Also, Buffalo Bill was played for the first time since the same November 27, 1998 show. ASZ included Do You Feel Like We Do (Peter Frampton) teases (possibly as a nod to the play on words in the Hampton Comes Alive title upon the band's return to the venue) and Weekapaug included a Norwegian Wood tease and a Buffalo Bill tease.

Thursday, December 30, 1999
Big Cypress Campground, Big Cypress, FL
Check: Jam, Ginseng Sullivan, What's the Use, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Jam, Timber (Jerry)!, Quinn the Eskimo
Set I: Water in the Sky, Light Up or Leave Me Alone, Suzy Greenberg, Corinne Corrina, Limb By Limb, Che Hun Ta Mao, Big Alligator Song, Possum, Farmhouse, Ghost, Ya Mar, Character Zero
Set II: Wilson, The Curtain > Tweezer -> Taste, Meat, Golgi Apparatus, Wolfman's Brother, Gotta Jibboo, Harry Hood, Good Times Bad Times
Set III: Chalk Dust Torture, The Moma Dance, Run Like an Antelope, The Sloth, When The Circus Comes, Mike's Song > Simple -> I am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove
Encore: Boogie On Reggae Woman > Tweezer Reprise
Show Notes: Light Up was played for the first time since July 25, 1988 (1,009 shows) and included Jibboo teases from Mike; Corinna was subsequently played for the first time since February 18, 1989 (982 shows). GTBT was played for the first time since December 28, 1998 (66 shows). Seminole Indian Chief Jim Billie guested on lead vocals and guitar, along with John McEuen on mandolin and Raiford Starke on guitar, on Che Hun Ta Mo and Big Alligator Song. Mike's Song included an Immigrant Song tease and Weekapaug included a Light Up tease and an Auld Lang Syne tease at midnight.

Friday, December 31, 1999
Big Cypress Campground, Big Cypress, FL
Set I: Runaway Jim, Funky Bitch, Tube, I Didn't Know, Punch You in the Eye, Bouncing Around the Room, Poor Heart, Roggae, Split Open and Melt -> Catapult, Back on the Train, Horn, Guyute, After Midnight
Set II: "THE SHOW": Meatstick -> Auld Lang Syne, Down with Disease -> Llama, Bathtub Gin, Heavy Things, Twist -> Prince Caspian > Rock and Roll, You Enjoy Myself, Crosseyed and Painless, The Inlaw Josie Wales, Sand -> Quadrophonic Toppling, Slave to the Traffic Light, Albuquerque, Reba, Axilla, Uncle Pen, David Bowie, My Soul, Drowned -> After Midnight Reprise, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Bittersweet Motel, Piper -> Free, Lawn Boy, HYHU > Love You > HYHU, Roses are Free, Bug, Also Sprach Zarathustra > Wading in the Velvet Sea, Meatstick
Show Notes: After Midnight debuted at this show. During the Jim opener, fans participated in marshmallow and tortilla wars while also releasing many balloons. I Didn't Know featured Fishman (introduced as 'Soda Jerk') on vacuum. SOAM was unfinished. After the ensuing Catapult, Trey remarked that they could only get away with playing a song like that at the largest concert in the world. The late set, also known as "The Show," began at around 11:35. Father Time was on stage, pedaling on an exercise bike that powered a large clock. The sounds of the clock's gears could be heard through the sound system. About ten minutes before midnight, Father Time collapsed from exhaustion and the clock stopped. Then, a large fan boat entered the concert field and approached the stage. Early in its journey, the fan boat exploded away and revealed the hot dog used in the 1994 New Year's stunt. While the band rode the hot dog to the stage, an instrumental version of Meatstick began to play over the PA. The band reached the stage and fed several meatsticks to Father Time, reviving him so that the clock could continue moving toward midnight. The band then took the stage and played Meatstick to begin The Show. Heavy Things was recorded live and rebroadcast as part of ABC television's New Year's Eve coverage. In a humorous effort to confuse the home audience, Trey instructed the crowd to chant the word "cheesecake" in lieu of cheering at the end of the song. Trey then introduced the band for the rebroadcast and offered a message of peace and harmony for the world where he reminded people to drive in the right lane unless passing another vehicle. Meatstick was subsequently teased as the New Year approached in the central time zone. Sand included a My Soul tease from Mike and Crosseyed included a DEG tease. YEM included a vocal jam based around the word "cheesecake" and Trey altered the lyrics to Axilla and Albuquerque to reference the word. Quadrophonic Toppling debuted, albeit with different music than on The Siket Disc. Rock and Roll included an After Midnight tease. Love You included band introductions; Fishman introduced Page before the song and Mike and Trey afterwards, and the band as Phish 2000 (see November 2, 1990). ASZ began with the signature Hood drum roll. After the show closed with yet another version of Meatstick, the Beatles song Here Comes the Sun was piped through the crowd at sunrise. Several breakouts were played: Albuquerque (first since December 28, 1998, or 67 shows), Crosseyed and Painless (first since August 13, 1997, or 158 shows), and Love You (first since July 5, 1997, or 178 shows).

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