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Phish Setlist Trivia

For the setlist obsessives: famous versions, segues, bust-outs, openers and the jams the community still talks about. Here are 12 of our 100 Setlist questions to warm up with. Every answer links to the source it was checked against.

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1. Taper Section

   The roughly 50-minute, set-swallowing 'Tweezer' of June 14, 1995 is nicknamed after the venue's location. What is that nickname?

   1. The Bangor Tweezer
   2. The Mud Island Tweezer
   3. The Riverport Tweezer
   4. The Beale Street Tweezer
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   The Mud Island Tweezer. Played in Memphis, the Mud Island 'Tweezer' ate up most of the second set, and phish.net lists it as the longest 'Tweezer' on its jam chart.

   Source: Phish.net Jam Chart: Tweezer

2. Taper Section

   Fans call the 45-minute 'Tweezer' from June 22, 1995 in Canandaigua, New York the 'FLeezer.' What does the 'FL' stand for?

   1. Finger Lakes
   2. Florida
   3. Free Lunch
   4. Fast Lane
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   Finger Lakes. Canandaigua sits in New York's Finger Lakes region. That night the jam ran about 45 minutes, included a 'My Generation' jam, and had Fish on vacuum.

   Source: Phish.net Jam Chart: Tweezer

3. Taper Section

   The legendary 'Tweezerfest' of May 7, 1994, where 'Tweezer' was woven through the whole second set, took place at which Dallas venue?

   1. Starplex Amphitheatre
   2. Deep Ellum Live
   3. Reunion Arena
   4. The Bomb Factory
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   The Bomb Factory. Mike chose the show as one of his 'Mike's Picks' in 2003, and it came out as Live Phish 18.

   Source: JamBase: Phish Unleashes Original 'Tweezerfest' At Bomb Factory On This Date In 1994

4. Taper Section

   Phish.net's 'Tweezer' jam chart calls one 1998 European version 'among the greatest in Phish history.' In which city was it played on July 9, 1998?

   1. Prague
   2. Copenhagen
   3. Barcelona
   4. Hamburg
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   Barcelona. The Barcelona 'Tweezer' includes a 'Things That Make You Go Hmmm' tease, and late in the jam the band drifts toward the 'Wolfman's Brother' chord changes.

   Source: Phish.net Jam Chart: Tweezer

5. Taper Section

   At Providence Civic Center on December 29, 1994, which song led directly into the famous 'Providence Bowie'?

   1. Halley's Comet
   2. Guyute
   3. Runaway Jim
   4. Possum
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   Guyute. The Providence 'Bowie' ran over half an hour and included whistling, a 'Lassie' chant and a whistled tease of the Andy Griffith theme 'Fishin' Hole.'

   Source: Phish.net setlist: 12/29/1994 Providence Civic Center

6. Taper Section

   Phish.net's 'David Bowie' jam chart lists one 36-minute fall 1994 version under the nickname 'The Other One,' comparing it with Providence. Where and when was it played?

   1. Minneapolis, 11/26/94
   2. Grand Rapids, 11/14/94
   3. Davis, 12/2/94
   4. Bozeman, 11/28/94
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   Minneapolis, 11/26/94. The jam chart says fans should know both this 36:30 'Bowie' and Providence, calling Minneapolis the more musically oriented of the two and 'a downright masterpiece.'

   Source: Phish.net Jam Chart: David Bowie

7. Taper Section

   Which song, an Al Green original made famous by Talking Heads, debuted inside 'David Bowie' on November 21, 1995 in Winston-Salem?

   1. Cities
   2. Psycho Killer
   3. Life During Wartime
   4. Take Me to the River
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   Take Me to the River. The 'Bowie' went into the debut 'Take Me to the River' and came back out again, and phish.net's jam chart praises the thunderous exploration that came after.

   Source: Take Me to the River - phish.net song history

8. Taper Section

   Which instrumental made its Phish debut in the intro of 'David Bowie' at Granville, Ohio on December 1, 1992?

   1. Catapult
   2. Manteca
   3. Baby Elephant Walk
   4. The Lion Sleeps Tonight
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   Baby Elephant Walk. Henry Mancini's 'Baby Elephant Walk' first showed up as a quick detour in the opening of a 'Bowie,' after which the band went back in for a riveting jam.

   Source: Phish.net Jam Chart: David Bowie

9. Taper Section

   The towering 'Ghost' from Prague on July 6, 1998 segued into which Talking Heads cover?

   1. Crosseyed and Painless
   2. Cities
   3. Take Me to the River
   4. Psycho Killer
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   Cities. Phish.net's 'Ghost' chart says the Prague version reaches a peak so high it is 'unscalable.'

   Source: Phish.net Jam Chart: Ghost

10. Taper Section

    At McNichols Arena in Denver on November 17, 1997, the first set ended with 'Ghost' going into which Jimi Hendrix cover?

    1. Fire
    2. Purple Haze
    3. Manic Depression
    4. Little Wing
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    Fire. The Denver 'Ghost' had a tease of James Brown's 'Super Bad,' and the full show was later released as Live Phish 11.

    Source: Phish.net setlist: 11/17/1997 McNichols Arena, Denver

11. Taper Section

    Which song opened the first set of the celebrated November 17, 1997 show in Denver?

    1. Down with Disease
    2. Reba
    3. Character Zero
    4. Tweezer
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    Tweezer. Starting a show with 'Tweezer' was a bold move, and that Denver opener is listed on the 'Tweezer' jam chart as a popular fall 1997 version.

    Source: Phish.net setlist: 11/17/1997 McNichols Arena, Denver

12. Taper Section

    The 'must-hear' 'Bathtub Gin' from Indianapolis on August 13, 1993 segued into which song?

    1. Makisupa Policeman
    2. Lizards
    3. Ya Mar
    4. Cavern
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    Ya Mar. Phish.net's 'Gin' chart lists this teases-packed August 1993 version as one of the best ever.

    Source: Phish.net Jam Chart: Bathtub Gin

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