The band used their day off on the 23rd to practice their Halloween “musical costume” (see TMIPH October 1994, TMIPH October 1996 and TMIPH October 1998), which by then was rumored to be Michael Jackson’s smash hit Thriller. The other Mars song debuted earlier in the month reappeared next and the set closed with Slave to the Traffic Light and Cavern. Set two was woven together as the band went smoothly from Possum into Catapult into The Curtain into Tweezer into Makisupa Policeman into Big Black Furry Creature From Mars. As the tour moved on to Illinois: October 22nd found Phish at Assembly Hall in Champaign. Highway to Hell served as an encore to this special show, which was later released as 10/21/95 Lincoln on CD and as an audio and video download. The audience was greeted by a second set opening combination of 2001 into David Bowie. Good Times Bad Times segued back into Tweezer to end the first set. The October 21st show at Pershing Auditorium in Lincoln, Nebraska began with a reprise of the Tweezer from the previous night, and the tone was set for an outrageous gig.
After a day off and a stop for a show October 19th in Kansas City, Missouri, the band and crew rolled into Cedar Rapids, Iowa on the 20th where they began the first set with My Friend My Friend, Ya Mar, Ha Ha Ha, and Divided Sky. Medeski Martin and Wood opened the show and again joined the band toward the end of the second set, when Suzy Greenberg led into Keyboard Army, during which the three guests came onstage spurring the normally mellow segment into a caucaphonous jam. On October 17th, Phish played at the State Palace Theatre in New Orleans. Trey repaid the favor by joining MMW on guitar at their show later that evening at Emo’s. Meanwhile, Fish utilized his vacuum and trombone and Trey played guitar and a small drum set near the front of the stage. They were joined onstage on the 14th by John Medeski, Billy Martin, and Chris Wood (Medeski Martin and Wood) along with the band’s bus driver, Dominic Placco, on trumpet for You Enjoy Myself. The band made themselves at home in Texas, playing October 14th and 15th at Austin Music Hall. Tube opened the second set and Axis, Bold as Love was the encore rounding out the show. The first set at this show closed with Split Open and Melt, followed by Fluffhead and the band’s first cover of David Bowie’s Life on Mars. After another day off, the next show took place in Fort Worth, Texas, the city where Trey was born. There the second set featured a combination of songs including Bathtub Gin, Mound, Mike’s song segued into McGrupp and then Weekapaug Groove and Suzy Greenberg transitioning into Crossroads, which the band had not performed in almost two and a half years. The 9th and 10th were days off and the tour continued October 11th at Compton Terrace in Tempe, Arizona. Keyboard Army (a/k/a Keyboard Cavalry) opened the second set followed by Cars Trucks and Buses, Timber Ho and Ya Mar. Set one there opened with AC/DC Bag, followed by Demand.
On October 8th, Phish made their second visit to Montana’s Big Sky country, descending on Adams Fieldhouse at the University of Montana in Missoula. The band appeared at the ornate Spokane Opera House the next night where the second set featured a notable rendition of longtime classic Harry Hood. October 6th found Phish in Vancouver, British Columbia at the Orpheum Theatre where they played the month’s first Tweezer. After leaving Seattle, the band performed on October 5th at Portland, Oregon’s Memorial Coliseum. Baby Gramps, an eclectic native of the Northwest, was the support act. Audience excitement was high, as many people vividly recalled the October 31st, 1994 performance of the entire Beatles “White Album” and couldn’t wait to hear what the band would tackle for 1995’s celebration.Īfter completing a run down and back up the California coast, Phish settled in for two shows October 2nd and 3rd at Seattle Center Arena, near the Space Needle. The band notified fans that they would accept votes by mail for their second Halloween musical costume, renewing their commitment to cover an entire album by another artist at the fans’ behest. Phish began their fall tour on September 27th in California (see TMIPH September 1995).
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