In 1991, Phish was on the precipice of a breakthrough. The group was graduating from the small dive bars and college shows they had consistently performed up until that point to filling larger venues across the country. To cap off a thoroughly successful tour with Giant Country Horns in July of ’91, the group hosted a free gathering in Auburn, Maine, on August 3rd, 1991, at Larrabee Farm, also known as Amy’s Farm. During the free show on the 42.8-acre property, Phish played three sets, bringing a congregation of fans that was, at the time, unprecedented in size for the band. The performance at Amy’s Farm foreshadowed the band’s bright future, with the day’s festivities widely considered to be a precursor to their now-famous festivals, a tradition that began in earnest with 1996’s The Clifford Ball.

After releasing a few standalone videos from Amy’s Farm in September of 2018, today, Vimeo user and Phish.net co-founder Matt Laurence has released the full show (with incomplete encore) in support of the Mockingbird Foundation. Laurence’s footage was captured between a soundboard camera and a mobile camera carried on his shoulder and remained “lost” on VHS until last year. In the process of digitizing the legendary footage, the existing video was synced with high-quality audio to complete the presentation.

Watch the newly released video below and head to the Mockingbird Foundation website to donate:

Set One

Set Two

Set Three & Encore:

[Videos: Matt Laurence]

Setlist: Phish | Amy’s Farm | Larrabee Farm | Auburn, ME | 8/3/1991

Soundcheck: Poor Heart, Crimes of the Mind (with the Dude of Life), Bitchin’ Again (with the Dude of Life)

SET 1: Wilson > Foam, Runaway Jim, Guelah Papyrus, Llama, Fee, The Squirming Coil > Poor Heart > The Sloth, Divided Sky, Golgi Apparatus

SET 2: The Curtain > Reba > Chalk Dust Torture, Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer > Esther > Cavern, I Didn’t Know, You Enjoy Myself[1], Rocky Top

SET 3: Stash, Ya Mar, Fluffhead > Lawn Boy > My Sweet One, The Lizards, Buried Alive[2] > Possum

ENCORE: Magilla, Self[3], Bitchin’ Again[4], Crimes of the Mind[5]

ENCORE 2: Harry Hood

[1] “No gerbils in your bottom” vocal jam.

[2] Jamie Janover on didgeridoo.

[3] Dude of Life on vocals.

[4] Phish debut; Dude of Life and Sofi Dillof on vocals.

[5] Phish debut; Dude of Life on vocals.

NOTES: This was a free show. YEM and Possum featured I Love Lucy theme teases. YEM also featured an infamous “no gerbils in your bottom” vocal jam. The theme from Rawhide was also quoted in the vocal jam. Buried Alive featured Jamie Janover on didgeridoo. Self, Bitchin’ Again, and Crimes of the Mind (the last two Phish debuts) featured The Dude of Life, and Bitchin’ Again also featured Sofi Dillof. Self was played for the first time since September 13, 1990 (132 shows).

[H/T JamBase]