LivePhish has announced a new archival release, highlighting Phish’s performance at Darien Lake, on August 7, 1993. For those who have the LivePhish+ subscription, this performance is currently available to be streamed as well.
The show is notable for the “Roller Coaster of The Mind” narration within “Colonel Forbin’s Ascent” and “Fly Famous Mockingbird,” and stellar renditions of many Phish fan favorites, including many Gamehendge tunes. You can purchase the new live release here.
Here’s the 8/7/93 setlist, courtesy of Phish.net:
Saturday, 08/07/1993
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, NY
Set 1: Llama, Bouncing Around the Room > Poor Heart > Stash[1] -> Makisupa Policeman, Reba[2], Maze, Colonel Forbin’s Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird[3] > Cavern
Set 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Mike’s Song[4] -> Kung -> Mike’s Song > The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu > The Sloth, Sparkle, My Friend, My Friend[5] > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters -> Purple Rain > Hold Your Head Up, Run Like an Antelope
Encore: Carolina, La Grange
[1] Unfinished.
[2] No whistling.
[3] Narration dealt with the “Roller Coaster of the Mind.”
[4] Aw Fuck! and Oom Pa Pa signals.
[5] Beginning featured Trey on acoustic guitar.
Teases:
· Reba and Stairway to Heaven whistlings in Maze
· Paint It Black and Wilson teases in Fly Famous Mockingbird
· Purple Haze and Charge! teases in Cavern
· New York, New York and Also Sprach Zarathustra teases in Mike’s Song
· Dave’s Energy Guide tease in Stash
Notes: Stash was unfinished and included Dave’s Energy Guide teases from Trey. Reba was performed without the whistling ending. To compensate, there was some whistling from Reba during the Maze opening. Maze contained a tease of Stairway to Heaven. The narration in Mockingbird dealt with the “Roller Coaster of the Mind” and contained a Paint It Black tease from Page and a Wilson tease from Trey. Cavern contained a Purple Haze tease from Trey. At the end of Cavern, Trey wished Happy Birthday to “Jim” and said it was Steph’s birthday and said it would be funny if everybody who walked by the Greenpeace table gave her a hug. Page also teased “Charge!” while Trey was talking. Mike’s Song contained an Also Sprach Zarathustra tease from Trey, a New York, New York tease from Page, and Aw Fuck! and Oom Pa Pa signals. The beginning of My Friend featured Trey on acoustic guitar.