New LivePhish Archival Release | Darien Lake 1993

Last month Phish debuted a subscription streaming service dubbed “LivePhish+.” At the time there was word the band would share archival recordings through LivePhish+ and today we’ve got our first one.

An official recording of Phish’s August 7, 1993 performance from Darien, New York is available for purchase via LivePhish.com and also available for streaming for those who subscribe to LivePhish+. The whole show is amazing, but it’s probably best known for the “Roller Coaster Of The Mind” narration guitarist Trey Anastasio works into “Forbin’s” > “Mockingbird.”

Here’s a look at the setlist via Phish.net:

Set One: Llama, Bouncing Around the Room > Poor Heart > Stash[1] -> Makisupa Policeman, Reba[2], Maze, Colonel Forbin’s Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird[3] > Cavern

Set Two: 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.

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.