Madison Square Garden – New York, NY 12.30.98

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Historic Night at Madison Square Garden

Set 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Wilson > Roggae, Sparkle > The Moma Dance, The Old Home Place, Sample in a Jar, Frankie Says > Maze, Loving Cup, Reba

Set 2: Down with Disease > Piper, Prince Caspian, The Squirming Coil[1] -> Slave to the Traffic Light
Encore: Grind[2], Possum

[1] Atypical jam.
[2] Debut; Tom Marshall on vocals.

Teases:
· Manteca tease in The Moma Dance
· Piper tease in The Squirming Coil
· Wipe Out tease in Possum

Noteworthy Jams: Down with Disease, Prince Caspian (highly recommended), Possum (highly recommended)

Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Tom Marshall (Guest)

Notes: Moma included Manteca teases. Coil included Piper teases and featured an atypical jam that segued into Slave. The debut of Grind featured Tom Marshall on vocals and was dedicated to Phish fan Chris Heinel, who had recently been injured in a lacrosse accident. Possum included Wipe Out teases. For this show, the Holiday Run dancers were dressed as nymphs.

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