In February, Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB completed a highly successful 16 show tour. While certain songs were played every night, there were plenty of tunes that made sporadic appearances over the three week jaunt. For this edition of The Number Line we took a close look at the setlists from each of those shows to compile a few statistics you might find interesting.

[Photo by Joe Ringus]

Here’s what we came up with…

400 – Total Songs Played
50 – Different Songs Played With Full Band
30 – Songs Also Performed Live by Phish (First Tube, Sand, Gotta Jibboo, Mozambique, Alaska, Drifting, Mr. Completely, Let Me Lie, Wilson, Backwards Down the Number Line, Bathtub Gin, Brian and Robert, Chalkdust Torture, Magilla, Sample in a Jar, Water in the Sky, Back On The Train, Kill Devil Falls, Sleep Again, Strange Design, Waste, Windora Bug, Beauty of My Dreams, Driver, Farmhouse, Heavy Things, I’m Blue, I’m Lonesome, Joy, Stealing Time From The Faulty Plan, The Inlaw Josie Wales)
18 – Different Songs Played Solo Acoustic
18 – Most Songs Played in a Set (2/21/10 Set 1)
16 – Shows Played
14 – First Tube Encores
10 – Shine Openers
9 – Shows That Featured A Solo Acoustic Portion
8 – Black Dog Set 2 Closers
7 – Lowest Number of Songs Played in a Set (2/25/10 Set 2, 2/21/10 Set 2, 2/16/10 Set 2)
7 – Number of Band Members
7 – Different Covers Played (Sultans Of Swing, Black Dog, Small Axe, Sweet & Dandy, Beauty Of My Dreams, I’m Blue, I’m Lonesome, Rocky Mountain Shuffle)
6 – Full Band Songs Played Only Once (Flock of Words, Heavy Things, Love Is Freedom, Moesha, Peggy, Rocky Mountain Shuffle)

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6 – Full Band Songs Played Only Twice (A Case Of Ice & Snow, Ether Sunday, Plasma, Spin, Tube Top Flop, Windora Bug)
6 – Full Band Songs Played Only Three Times (At The Gazebo, Burlap Sack & Pumps, Magilla, Obstacle Of Course, Simple Twist Up Dave, The Way I Feel)
5 – Highest Number of Songs in an Encore (2/8/10)
5 – Songs Played Every Show (Cayman Review, First Tube, Push On ‘Til The Day, Sand, Shine)
5 – Original Live Debuts (Birdwatcher, Show Of Life, All That Almost Was, Liquid Time, Obstacle Of Course)
4 – Songs Played Solo Acoustic For The First Time (BDTNL, Kill Devil Falls, Joy, Stealing Time From The Faulty Plan)
3 – Number of Horn Players
2 – Number of Venues Played During 1999 Spring Tour (9:30 Club, Riviera Theatre)
2 – Number of Magilla/First Tube Encores in a Row
2 – Songs Mentioned by Trey in interviews but not played (Olivia, Wherever You Find It)
1 – Song Played Both Full Band & Solo Acoustic (Sleep Again)
1 – New Nickname (Natalie “Chainsaw” Cressman)

[Compiled by DaveO and AK]

HT Staff

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