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Phish 2017 Trivia

Shows, setlists, jams and stories from Phish in 2017. Here are 20 of our 20 2017 questions to warm up with. Every answer links to the source it was checked against.

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  1. The Lawn

    Phish's 13-night "Baker's Dozen" run in summer 2017 took place at which venue?

    1. Madison Square Garden
    2. The Beacon Theatre
    3. Red Rocks Amphitheatre
    4. Hampton Coliseum
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    Madison Square Garden. Across those 13 nights at the Garden, Phish played 237 songs without repeating a single one.

    Source: Phish - Wikipedia

  2. The Lawn

    During the 13-show Baker's Dozen at Madison Square Garden in 2017, how many songs did Phish repeat?

    1. None
    2. One
    3. Three
    4. Thirteen
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    None. Thirteen nights, zero repeats: every show had a fresh setlist across the whole residency.

    Source: Phish - Wikipedia

  3. The Lawn

    Which band member steps out from behind the keyboards to croon the lounge number "Lawn Boy"?

    1. Jon Fishman
    2. Mike Gordon
    3. Trey Anastasio
    4. Page McConnell
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    Page McConnell. Trey and Tom Marshall wrote "Lawn Boy," and Page sings it front and center. At the Baker's Dozen in 2017 the song stretched to about half an hour.

    Source: Lawn Boy song history - phish.net

  4. The Lawn

    Before the encore of the final Baker's Dozen show on August 6, 2017, what was raised to the Madison Square Garden rafters?

    1. A banner honoring the run
    2. A disco ball
    3. A giant glazed donut
    4. Fishman's dress
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    A banner honoring the run. The band gathered under the new banner for a group photo. That last night's donut flavor was glazed.

    Source: Glaze On: Night 13 Of Phish Baker's Dozen Residency - JamBase

  5. The Floor

    In 2017, Jon Fishman was elected selectman in which Maine town?

    1. Belfast
    2. Camden
    3. Lincolnville
    4. Bar Harbor
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    Lincolnville. Fish served one term on the Lincolnville select board and chose not to run again in 2020.

    Source: Jon Fishman - Wikipedia

  6. The Floor

    What was the donut flavor theme on opening night of the 2017 Baker's Dozen?

    1. Glazed
    2. Boston Cream
    3. Coconut
    4. Jimmies
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    Coconut. Fittingly, the night opened with 'Shake Your Coconuts' and featured 'Coconut' to close the second set.

    Source: Phish Complete Baker's Dozen Residency - Glide Magazine

  7. Page Side Rail

    What is the name of the radio show Jon Fishman has hosted on WBFY-LP in Belfast, Maine, since 2017?

    1. The Errant Path
    2. Fish Tales
    3. Drum Circle Hour
    4. The Henrietta Hour
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    The Errant Path. The show started out as the Jonny B. Fishman Radio Show before it became The Errant Path.

    Source: Jon Fishman - Wikipedia

  8. Page Side Rail

    Which bakery provided the nightly donuts during the 2017 Baker's Dozen?

    1. Federal Donuts of Philadelphia
    2. Dunkin' of Canton, MA
    3. Doughnut Plant of New York
    4. Voodoo Doughnut of Portland
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    Federal Donuts of Philadelphia. Each night got its own donut flavor, handed out to fans entering the Garden.

    Source: Phish - Wikipedia

  9. Taper Section

    Which song opened Phish's first-ever show at Sphere in Las Vegas on April 18, 2024?

    1. Sigma Oasis
    2. Everything's Right
    3. Free
    4. Wilson
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    Everything's Right. The band kicked off the Sphere era with a 2017-written song, and later that night played "Tweezer" and "Fluffhead" in a stacked second set.

    Source: Phish.net setlist: 04/18/2024 Sphere, Las Vegas, NV

  10. Taper Section

    On the "Jam-Filled" night of the Baker's Dozen (July 25, 2017), which normally short lounge number stretched to about 30 minutes?

    1. Bouncing Around the Room
    2. Lawn Boy
    3. Wading in the Velvet Sea
    4. Esther
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    Lawn Boy. Page played keytar on the extended version, and fans got raspberry jam-filled donuts at the door. The jam left fans asking whether it was still "Lawn Boy."

    Source: Phish.net setlist: 07/25/2017 Madison Square Garden

  11. Taper Section

    On the final night of the Baker's Dozen (August 6, 2017), Phish brought back which Jimi Hendrix song for the first time since July 31, 1998, a 576-show gap?

    1. Fire
    2. Manic Depression
    3. Spanish Castle Magic
    4. Izabella
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    Izabella. The band teased the song in both "Simple" and "You Enjoy Myself" on the same night, so it echoed all through the closing show.

    Source: Phish.net setlist: 08/06/2017 Madison Square Garden

  12. Taper Section

    Which song opened the second set of the final Baker's Dozen show on August 6, 2017, and ran over 25 minutes?

    1. Tweezer
    2. Ghost
    3. Simple
    4. You Enjoy Myself
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    Simple. It was the first time in more than two decades the song had opened a second set, and the jam chart jokes that it gave the run's "big doughnut" its glaze.

    Source: A Look Back At The Phish Baker's Dozen Residency (JamBase)

  13. Taper Section

    During the Baker's Dozen "Jimmies" night (July 30, 2017), the band's onstage "Harpua" debate concluded that the universe is shaped like what?

    1. A pretzel
    2. A hot dog
    3. A sphere
    4. A donut
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    A donut. Instead of the usual narration, the four members held a barbershop-style debate in front of two chairs. Fittingly, fans got sprinkle donuts at the door.

    Source: Phish's Baker's Dozen: Jim-Themed Songs and Return of Harpua (Jambands.com)

  14. Taper Section

    The encore of the Baker's Dozen "Jimmies" night (July 30, 2017) nodded to Jimi Hendrix with the Phish debut of which song?

    1. Little Wing
    2. Purple Haze
    3. Castles Made of Sand
    4. The Wind Cries Mary
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    The Wind Cries Mary. That night played on 'Jim' all evening, with 'Runaway Jim' coming right out of the opening 'The Curtain (With)' and the show ending with a Hendrix tribute.

    Source: Jimmies night recap - JamBase

  15. Taper Section

    Which song, a nod to the night's "Holes" donut theme, made its Phish debut on August 2, 2017?

    1. Black Hole Sun
    2. Fixing a Hole
    3. Way Down in the Hole
    4. Hole in the Ground
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    Way Down in the Hole. The Tom Waits tune, best known as the theme from The Wire, debuted on a night when fans got donut holes dusted with peanut butter chocolate.

    Source: Phish.net setlist: 08/02/2017 Madison Square Garden

  16. Taper Section

    On the Baker's Dozen "Holes" night (August 2, 2017), a 22-minute "Mike's Song" segued into the Phish debut of which holiday song?

    1. O Holy Night
    2. Silent Night
    3. The Little Drummer Boy
    4. Auld Lang Syne
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    O Holy Night. The jam chart calls that "Mike's" the longest version since 1996. It had a true second jam after the closing chords before landing on a Christmas carol in midsummer.

    Source: Phish.net Jam Chart: Mike's Song

  17. Taper Section

    On the Baker's Dozen "Red Velvet" night (July 23, 2017), which Rift song stretched past 15 minutes with a nearly 10-minute ending jam?

    1. Maze
    2. It's Ice
    3. Weigh
    4. Sparkle
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    It's Ice. JamBase called a jam that long in this song unprecedented. It was one of many surprises in a run with no repeated songs.

    Source: A Look Back At The Phish Baker's Dozen Residency (JamBase)

  18. Taper Section

    On the Baker's Dozen 'Chocolate' night (July 28, 2017), which song followed the second-set opener 'Have Mercy' and ran about 24 minutes?

    1. Tweezer
    2. Down with Disease
    3. Chalk Dust Torture
    4. Sand
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    Chalk Dust Torture. JamBase rates this version among the band's best, and phish.net's jam chart calls it a sweeping Type II exploration with an outstanding peak.

    Source: Baker's Dozen Chocolate night - Jambands

  19. Taper Section

    On the Baker's Dozen "Cinnamon" night (July 29, 2017), which song opened the second set and ran about 23 minutes?

    1. Blaze On
    2. Fuego
    3. Light
    4. Ghost
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    Blaze On. Fish drives the early part of that jam, and it eventually slides into "Twenty Years Later."

    Source: Phish.net Jam Chart: Blaze On

  20. Taper Section

    Phish's New Year's Eve 2017 gag turned the MSG stage into a pirate ship as the band debuted which song to open the third set?

    1. Soul Planet
    2. Set Your Soul Free
    3. Mercury
    4. Everything's Right
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    Soul Planet. Light-up wristbands made fans part of the show, and the nautical theme carried through the set with "Free" and "A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing."

    Source: 'Big Boat' Makes Stop At 'Soul Planet': Phish Ends 2017 At MSG (JamBase)

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