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Tuesday, 04/01/1986 Hunt's, Burlington, VT

Set 1: Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) Have Mercy^[1] Harry Hood The Pendulum^[2] Dave's Energy Guide Icculus^[3] You Enjoy Myself

Set 2: Help on the Way^[1] Slipknot!^[1] AC/DC Bag^[3] McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters^[4] Alumni Blues Letter to Jimmy Page Alumni Blues Dear Mrs. Reagan

Encore: Not Fade Away^[5]

[1] First known Phish performance.
[2] With Zenzilé Madikinea. Madikinea recited revolutionary poetry.
[3] First known performance.
[4] Spoken in Dylan-esque fashion.
[5] First known Phish performance; with The Joneses.

Notes:

This show was billed as Hunt’s Festival of Fools. Phish and The Joneses switched off for 45-minute sets; the two bands performed the encore together. The Pendulum, which was a recital of revolutionary poetry, featured guest Zenzilé Madikinea. This gig contained the first known versions of AC/DC Bag and Icculus, the first known Phish version of Have Mercy, and the only known Phish performances of Help on the Way, Slipknot and Not Fade Away. McGrupp was spoken in a Dylan-esque fashion, in keeping with Trey’s jokes about Phish being the “Dylan Band.” Free Bird was teased before Not Fade Away.

This show was part of the "1986 Tour."