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Live Phish Vol. 16
Live album by Phish
Released	October 29, 2002
Recorded	October 31, 1998
Genre	Rock
Length	3:37:49 1:18:23 (Filler)
Label	Elektra
Producer	Phish
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Live Phish Series chronology
Live Phish Volume 15 (2002) Live Phish Volume 16 (2002) Live Phish Volume 17 (2003)

Live Phish Vol. 16 was recorded live at Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Halloween night, 1998.

It marks the fourth of five legendary Halloween shows in which Phish dressed up in a "musical costume" by performing an album from another artist in its entirety. On this night, the band unveiled a complete performance of the Velvet Underground's Loaded sandwiched in between two sets of Phish's own music.

This performance is the only Halloween performance that sees Phish straying away from the album's original format, instead embarking on several extended improvisational jams throughout the set. Two of the album's songs - "Lonesome Cowboy Bill" and "Sweet Jane" - had already been performed by Phish in concert. The group later admitted that they could not fully decide on a choice for the 1998 Halloween album so they decided to go with an album that they already knew for the most part.

Fan reaction was mixed as many were not familiar with the album, though a few of the songs would later become Phish concert staples.

Disc four is a bonus disc recorded the night before as part of the band's 15th Anniversary celebration.

Though it is not the longest concert in the series, this is the longest volume in the Live Phish Series with the bonus disc bringing the total length to just under five hours.

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Axilla I" (Anastasio, Herman, Marshall) - 3:58
2. "Punch You in the Eye" (Anastasio) - 9:06
3. "Roggae" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Marshall, McConnell) - 8:48
4. "Birds of a Feather" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Marshall, McConnell) - 7:21
5. "Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley" (Toussaint) - 10:56
6. "Chalk Dust Torture" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 8:22
7. "Lawn Boy" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 3:07
8. "Mike's Song" (Gordon) - 9:27
9. "Frankie Says" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Marshall, McConnell) - 5:12
10. "Weekapaug Groove" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) - 12:16

Disc two

1. "Who Loves the Sun" (Reed) - 3:33
2. "Sweet Jane" (Reed) - 8:15
3. "Rock & Roll" (Reed) - 13:46
4. "Cool It Down" (Reed) - 7:14
5. "New Age" (Reed) - 8:35
6. "Head Held High" (Reed) - 4:21
7. "Lonesome Cowboy Bill" (Reed) - 10:14
8. "I Found a Reason" (Reed) - 4:34
9. "Train Round the Bend" (Reed) - 6:50
10. "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" (Reed) - 9:17

Disc three

1. "Wolfman's Brother" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Marshall, McConnell) - 30:43
2. "Piper" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 13:03
3. "Ghost" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 9:07
4. "Sleeping Monkey" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 5:52
5. "Tweezer Reprise" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) - 3:53

Disc four

All tracks recorded October 30, 1998 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

1. "Run Like an Antelope" (Anastasio, Marshall, Pollak) - 17:07
2. "Stash" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 7:51
3. "Manteca" (Fuller, Gillespie, Pozo) - 3:26
4. "Tweezer" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) - 16:33
5. "NICU" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 9:43
6. "Prince Caspian" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 8:35
7. "Golgi Apparatus" (Anastasio, Marshall, Szuter, Woolf) - 6:09
8. "Driver" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 4:42
9. "Free Bird" (Collins, Van Zant) - 4:19

See also

Phish and their musical costumes

External links

• Phish Cover Velvet Underground Album At Halloween Gig

Personnel

• Trey Anastasio - guitars, vocals
• Page McConnell - piano, organ, vocals
• Mike Gordon - bass, vocals
• Jon Fishman - drums, vocals