Trey Anastasio Solo Tour 2001

Featuring Russ Lawton (Drums), Tony Markellis (Bass), Dave "The Truth" Grippo (Sax), Jennifer Hartswick (Trumpet), and Andy Moroz (Trombone)

Links to Pictures and Sounds at Bottom

The Setlists (from Phish.net)

03/05/2001 Fox Theatre - Atlanta, Georgia

Set I: Gotta Jibboo, Acting the Devil, Come on Baby Let's Go Downtown, Burlap Sack and Pumps, It Makes No Difference, Drifting, Nothing But an 'E' Thing, I Done Done It, Ooh Child

Set II: Happy Coffee Song, In the Wee Wee Hours, Push On Till The Day* > Tube Top Wobble, The Way I Feel, Sidewalks of San Francisco**, Sand***

Encore: Back On the Train****, Bathtub Gin****, Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours

   * - 20 minutes
   ** - may be "The Chicken" (???)
   *** - Trey thanks the best crew ever and all the fans
   **** - Trey solo acoustic, with crowd sing-a-long

Thanks to Phans.Com (who thanks Big Birch and Mroth)

03/04/2001 Fox Theatre - Atlanta, Georgia

Set I: Strawberry Fields Forever*, Mozambique, Will It Go Round in Circles, Burlap Sack and Pumps^, Tops Off^, Sunday Morning^, Mellow Mood^, Aqui Como Alla^# (1:00)

Set II: First Tube, Push on Till the Day, Tube Top Wobble, Drifting, Windora Bug, Sand, I Want to Take You Higher, Last Tube (1:21)

Encore: At the Gazebo (0:04)

   * - electric; full band
   ^ - with Joseph Somerville. Jr. on trumpet
   # - no horns

Thanks to PhantasyPhish.com (who thanks David 'zzyzx' Steinberg and Michael Granit).

03/03/2001 Township Auditorium - Columbia, South Carolina

Set I: Push on Till the Day, Tube Top Wobble, It Makes No Difference, Mozambique*, In the Wee Wee Hours, Nothing But An 'E' Thing, I Done Done It, Mellow Mood, The Way I Feel, First Tube, Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours (1:15)

Set II: Burlap Sack and Pumps, Will It Go Round in Circles, Drifting, Battle Axe, Noodle Rave Daddio**, Sunday Morning, Sand, Quadraphonic Topplings*** (1:15)

Encore: Strawberry Fields Forever^, Back on the Train^^, Waves^^^, At the Gazebo (0:19)

   * - with 'Caravan' tease
   ** - with 'Wilson' stop-start tease
   *** - instrumental; Trey solo
   ^ - Trey acoustic solo. He commented on how much he loves this song, adding that he recently bought the Beatles anthology and wants everyone to know that John Lennon is underrated.
   ^^ - Trey acoustic solo
   ^^^ - Trey and Tony acoustic duet (Tony on stand-up bass).

Thanks to PhantasyPhish.com (who thanks David "The Timer" Steinberg, Granito, and David LaBoone).

03/02/2001 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville, North Carolina

Set I: When the Saints Come Marching In^, Mozambique, I Done Done It, Ooh Child, Nothing But an 'E' Thing^^ , Push On Till the Day, Tube Top Wobble, Sunday Morning, At the Barbeque, Come on Baby Let's Go Downtown, Burlap Sack And Pumps, Waves^^^, Mountains in the Mist^^^^, At the Gazebo (1:25)

Set II: Drifting, First Tube, I Want to Take You Higher, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Gotta Jibboo, The Way I Feel, Till I Met You#, Windora Bug##, Aqui Como Alla

Encore: Hard Hearted*, Possum*, Yellow Submarine*###

   ^ - with band marching into the venue (through the crowd) in band outfits
   ^^ - or possibly 'Happiness in My Pants' or 'The Chicken'
   ^^^ - possibly 'The Chicken'
   ^^^^ - Trey on acoustic guitar
   # - new original; Trey began by explaining the title, and telling how he has been on a "pop love song writing" kick.
   ## - Trey on keys
   * - Trey and Mike Gordon only (both on acoustic guitars)
   ### - Trey motioned backstage for the rest of the band. When the lights came up on them in the middle of 'Yellow Submarine,' they were wearing costumes and proceded to march out of the auditorium through the same door they came in. They played some sort of an exit march; Mike was playing cymbals, and Trey was playing a bass drum. The crowd followed them outside until the band vanished backstage through a side door.

Thanks to PhantasyPhish.com (who thanks David 'zzyzx' Steinberg, Jeff Garstka, Kevin Cassels, and setlists.com), and "Tom."

02/28/2001 Landmark Theater - Richmond, Virginia

Set I: Battle Axe, Mozambique, I Done Done It, Push On Till the Day > Tube Top Wobble, Sunday Morning, Burlap Sack and Pumps#, Gotta Jibboo, Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown, Jam > The Landlady+ > Jam, It Makes No Difference, Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours (1:30)

Set II: Drifting, Nothing But an 'E' Thing > jam, Sidewalks of San Francisco++ > Acting The Devil, First Tube > Sand, At the Gazebo##, Strange Design###, Everyday^*, Three Little Birds^**, Whatever Gets You Through The Night^*** (1:20)

Encore I Want to Take You Higher^**** (0:08)

   # - Trey on keys
   + - unfinished
   ++ - or Happiness in My Pants (???)
   ## - Full band with Trey and Tony acoustic. The crowd was yelling, "Virginia loves you, Trey!" He said back "Thank you, I love virginia too...very cool place to play music. Hey, isn't that famous line 'Virginia is for lovers?'" Then Trey said, well, shit then, I don't know what to say, I'm originally from Jersey, what the fuck comment would you say about that?" Tony reminded him that it is the Garden State, and Trey said "more like the Garbage state," he then said "New Jersey is for turnpikes, I guess."
   ### - Trey solo acoustic
   ^ - With Dave Matthews on guitar and vocals for "Everyday" and "Birds," and on vocals for "Whatever..." and "Higher."
   * - Dave Matthews Band song from the album of the same name released this week.
   ** - just Trey and Dave; Bob Marley cover from Exodus.
   *** - John Lennon cover.
   **** - Sly and the Family Stone cover.

Thanks to Phans.com (who thanks to Randy De Martino, Trandle57, Joseph Catalano, Nick S., Andrew Morris, CiEDank, Amanda McCreary, Charles Robison, Eac, Mark Melvin, Collin Ely, jmh, trandle, Zane Hurst, Nicolas Caudle, Stephen, and Phish21045, and Nancies.org).

02/27/2001 Buruss Auditorium at Virginia Tech - Blacksburg, Virginia

Set I: In the Wee Wee Hours, Mozambique, Push On Till the Day > Tube Top Wobble, It Makes No Difference, Burlap Sack and Pumps#, I Done Done It, Nothing But an 'E' Thing (?), Drifting

Set II: Chicken##, Gotta Jibboo, ?instumental?, Aqui Como Alla*, Back On The Train**, Wading in the Velvet Sea**, At the Gazebo***, Ooh Child, Last Tube, The Way I Feel, First Tube

Encore: Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours

   # - with "Pass the Peas" teases by Grippo
   ## - Maceo Parker cover; instrumental
   * - Tony on upright bass
   ** - Trey solo acoustic
   *** - Someone yelled, "say something Trey," to which he responded, "alright, i'll say something." He then proceeded to introduce the band, and explained (again) how "At the Gazebo" is the companion to "At the Barbeque."

Thanks to Phans.com (who thanks Mike Ayers, Nick Sodano, Matt Sprigings, Ryan and KReid).

02/26/2001 State Theatre at Playhouse Square - Cleveland, Ohio

Set I: The Way I Feel, Mozambique, Acting The Devil, It Makes No Difference, First Tube, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Aqui Como Alla*, Waves**, Bathtub Gin***, At The Barbecue****, At The Gazebo^, Will It Go Round In Circles

Set II: Come On Baby Let's Go Downtown, Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours, Sand, Sunday Morning, Nothing But An 'E' Thing, Happiness In My Pants^^, Windora Bug^^^, Gotta Jibboo

Encore: Mellow Mood

   * - Arsenio Rodriguez cover (known to Phish fans by Marc Ribot's cover, on his album that is a tribute to Rodriguez), no horns, played on 1st Trey solo tour
   ** - Trey and Tony acoustic
   *** - Trey solo acoustic
   **** - horns only
   ^ - Trey and Tony acoustic with horns
   ^^ - electric, same as the acoustic song from Roseland show
   ^^^ - no horns, long and ambient Trey keyboard solo in the middle

Thanks to Jesse Jarnow for the email, and Benjamin Schuster and Michael Corcoran for the updates.

 

02/24/2001 Tower Theatre - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Set I: Battle Axe*, Nothing But an 'E' Thing**, It Makes No Difference, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Acting the Devil, At the Gazebo, Noodle Rave Daddio (?)***, Tops Off, Mozambique, Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours****

Set II: Push On Till the Day > Tube Top Wobble, Windora Bug+, Gotta Jibboo^, Mellow Mood, Sunday Morning^^, Sand

Encore: Waves^^^, Driver, Strange Design^^^^, Drifting

   * - a special instrumental arrangement of Bob Marley's "Small Axe," arranged by The Upsetters.
   ** - Trey dedicated this to his dad
   *** - not certain; may be something else
   **** - first time played (Stevie Wonder cover)
   + - no horns; Tony says, "Is that your hair or a rug?"; long and ambient Trey keyboard solo in the middle
   ^ - 23-24 minutes!
   ^^ - Trey altered the chorus with each pass, to "Dave Grippo's going to do it to you" and Dave took a solo, then "Jennifer's going to do it to you" then she took a solo, then "Tony's going to do it to you" then Tony took a solo, then "maybe we'll have to get the crew to do it you" then a closing bit
   ^^^ - acoustic as in Boston, then the band left stage for the next two songs; Trey tuned guitar for a long time, mentioning that Leo Kottke and Jimi Hendrix were the best tuners ever
   ^^^^ - Trey told story of how this was originally written on acoustic guitar but hand't been played that way since... although he played it acoustic in Asheville on his last solo tour, and at the Clifford Ball in the acoustic set

Thanks to Hal Waterman and CK5 for the setbreak call, and CWarren, RJ Murphy, Bryce Carlson, and Beeno for the updates.

02/23/2001 Roseland Ballroom, New York, New York

Set I: Mozambique, The Way I Feel, Push On Till the Day > Tube Top Wobble, It Makes No Difference, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Gotta Jibboo, At the Gazebo*, Back on the Train**

Set II: In the Wee Wee Hours, Mellow Mood, Sand, Sunday Morning, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Ooh Child, Happiness in My Pants, First Tube#

Encore: Sidewalks of San Francisco#^, Will It Go Round in Circles#

   * - Trey on acoustic guitar, with full band
   ** - Trey solo acoustic
   # - with Page McConnell on Trey's keyboard; also sang a verse of "Circles"
   ^ - may be Noodle Rave Daddio, but probably not

Thanks to Phans.com (via Mark Lipmond, Amy Richards, Chris Mercer, pronj1, and Jim Reilly), Kaz, and The Man for the information!

02/23/2001 Late Night with Conan O'Brien, GE Building - Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY

Push On Till the Day*, Tube Top Wobble**

   * - followed by Conan thanking the band
   ** - played as the show went to commercial, a la the 1997 performance of Mike's Song on Conan

Thanks to Hal Waterman and CK5 for the information!

 

02/22/2001 Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, New York

Set I: In the Wee Wee Hours*, Push on Till the Day > Tube Top Wobble, Sunday Morning, Mozambique, Gotta Jibboo, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Guyute**

Set II: Rainy Day Women #12 & 35^, Sand, It Makes No Difference, Mellow Mood, Happy Coffee Song^^, Nothing But an 'E' Thing#, At the Gazebo, Drifting

Encore: Will It Go Round in Circles^^^

   * - first time played (Professor Longhair cover)
   ** - Trey solo acoustic, with the ending whistled by the audience
   ^ - cover of the Bob Dylan tune
   ^^ - from One Man's Trash; dedicated to Paul Languedoc
   ^^^ - Trey thanks Tony "the meaning of life" Markellis
   # - first time played (original)

Thanks to Hal Waterman, Sean Orzol, and CK5 for the setbreak calls!

02/21/2001 The Orpheum - Boston, Massachusetts

Set I: Mozambique, The Way I Feel#, It Makes No Difference*, Burlap Sack and Pumps#, I Done Done It**, Push on Till the Day# > Tube Top Wobble#$, Back on the Train+, Happiness in My Pants***, First Tube, Will It Go Round in Circles

Set II: Ooh Child, Sidewalks of San Francisco#$$, Drifting#, Noodle Rave Daddio$$, Sand^, At the Barbecue#^^, At the Gazebo#^^^, Waves#^^^^, Acting the Devil#, Sunday Morning#

Encore: Windora Bug^$$$, Last Tube

   # - First time played by Trey's band (original).
   * - First time played (The Band cover).
   ** - First time played (Amos Milburn and His Aladdin Chickenshackers cover).
   $ - reggae instrumental
   + - Trey solo acoustic (then Tony and Russ came back out, and Trey played 2 lines of Zappa's "Cosmic Debris" on the guitar, and said, "that's a real poncho")
   *** - First time played by Trey's band and first time played acoustic (Oysterhead song); Trey and Tony acoustic; Tony spoke about Phish being nominated for the Grammys (which were being presented that night).
   $$ - instrumental
   ^ - with Trey on keys
   ^^ - horns only
   ^^^ - instrumental (horns, Trey acoustic, Tony string bass, no drums); Trey explained that this is the follow-up to "At the Barbecue," and then introduced the horn section and Tony. Then he told of a performance by Tony in 1983 (at Hunt's with Kilminjaro and Big Joe's Unknown Blues Band, when Trey first visited UVM), and said Tony's grooving was a major reason he chose to attend UVM. (Trey also said that the next song was inspired by Captain Kevin with the 60-foot boat.)
   ^^^^ - Trey and Tony acoustic
   $$$ - Followed by Tony introducing the band, and then Trey as the guy who was crushed that they lost out to Metallica at the Grammy's tonight; Tony also said that Boston is the richest musical city in the world, and that the audience should support local clubs.

Trey had three acoustic guitars, and one electric (tannish, possibly the new one)

Please keep in mind that new material means lots of unknowns. Lack of information in some places is balanced with information we wouldn't normally post here. Plus, new tours and projects generate lots of banter, as witnessed here.

Thanks to Kevin Shapiro, Hal Waterman and CK5!

Photos and MP3's9/01 Photos:

    MP3's of several Trey Shows --   Nugs.net

   Pictures and MP3's  --   Nashphil.com

    Pics of Trey at Syracuse --  Matt's Pictures

    Columbia and Atlanta  --   Marnie's Trey Tour Photos

    Atlanta Photos --   Andre Markarian's Photos

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