Cities as performed by Phish

Cities was played at 5.45% of live Phish shows.
It was last played August 29, 2024, which was 6 shows ago.
There have been 2,030 shows since the live debut.
“Cities” has been played approximately once every 18.3 shows.
Since its debut, “Cities” has been played, on average, once every 18.3 shows.
It was played 111 time(s) at the following show(s):

Date Venue Gap Set Song Before Song After Notes Comments
1984-12-01 Nectar's 5 1 Don't Want You No More -> -> Drums First known Phish performance.
1985-04-06 Finbar's 9 1 Don't Want You No More Wild Child
1985-05-03 University of Vermont 7 2 Jam -> Bring It On Home
1985-09-27 Slade Hall, University of Ve... 3 3 McGrupp > Anarchy
1986-10-15 Hunt's 23 1 Skin It Back > Hydrogen
1986-12-06 The Ranch 6 2 Skin It Back -> ***
1987-01-21 Hunt's 1 2 Skin It Back > Fluffhead
1987-04-29 Nectar's 11 1 Skin It Back -> Lushington
1988-05-22 Nectar's 65 3 Rocky Top 'A' Train
1988-06-19 Nectar's 8 2 GTBT Alumni
1988-07-12 Sam's Tavern 9 1 *** Lizards
1988-07-24 Nectar's 2 2 On Your Way Down Bowie
1988-08-05 The Roma 7 1 YEM > -> DEG (Dave's Energy Guide tease)
1988-08-05 The Roma 0 1 DEG > 'A' Train
1988-08-22 Nectar's 9 1 Fluffhead > DEG
1988-08-22 Nectar's 0 1 DEG > Suzy
1988-09-08 The Front 5 2 YEM -> DEG
1988-09-08 The Front 0 2 DEG > GTBT
1988-09-13 Sam's Tavern 4 2 Boogie On > DEG (Dave's Energy Guide tease)
1988-09-13 Sam's Tavern 0 2 DEG > Antelope (Dave's Energy Guide tease)
1989-03-01 Gallagher's 34 3 *** > DEG
1989-03-01 Gallagher's 0 3 DEG > Dog Log
1994-07-05 Congress Center 679 2 Lifeboy > YEM
1997-03-01 Markthalle 223 1 *** > Oh Kee Pa
1997-06-16 Royal Albert Hall 5 e *** Poor Heart
1997-06-20 Divadlo Archa 2 1 Jam -> > Horn
1997-07-01 Paradiso 7 2 Gin -> > Jam
1997-07-30 Ventura County Fairgrounds 14 2 Bowie -> -> Bowie
1997-08-10 Deer Creek 7 2 *** -> GTBT
1997-08-16 Loring Commerce Centre 4 3 Halley's -> -> Llama Trey altered lyrics to reference...
1997-11-26 Hartford Civic Center 10 2 2001 -> -> Ya Mar
1997-12-28 USAir Arena 13 1 Julius > Curtain
1998-04-05 Providence Civic Center 7 1 Gin -> > Sparkle
1998-06-30 The Grey Hall 1 1 Stash -> Roggae
1998-07-06 Lucerna Theatre 5 1 Ghost -> LxL
1998-07-31 Polaris Amphitheater 15 1 Rift Water in the Sky
1998-08-15 Loring Commerce Centre 10 1 Funky Bitch > > Weekapaug
1998-11-19 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memor... 21 1 *** Curtain
1998-12-31 MSG 11 2 Tweezer -> > Velvet Sea
1999-07-21 Star Lake 16 1 Bag > Gold Soundz
1999-08-01 Naeba Ski Resort 8 1 *** > Rift
1999-09-29 Pyramid Arena 16 e *** *** Altered lyrics.
2000-06-14 Drum Logos 36 1 Curtain > Gumbo Trey altered the lyrics in Citie...
2000-06-29 PNC Bank Arts Center 8 2 Meatstick > -> Walk Away Lyrics altered to reference Toky...
2000-09-24 Target Center 25 2 *** > Free
2000-10-06 Shoreline Amphitheatre 8 2 Rift > Sand
2003-02-25 First Union Spectrum 14 2 Bag Theme
2003-07-21 Verizon Wireless Music Center 14 1 *** > Runaway Jim
2003-12-02 FleetCenter 14 2 Boogie On > > Maze
2003-12-30 American Airlines Arena 3 1 Weigh Strange Design
2004-06-24 Verizon Wireless Music Center 11 1 Loving Cup -> BOTT
2009-06-02 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater 13 1 Timber Ho Driver
2009-08-05 Shoreline Amphitheatre 18 2 Oh! Sweet Nuthin' -> Maze
2009-11-24 Wachovia Center 15 1 Gin > Camel Walk
2009-12-03 MSG 6 2 Fluffhead > Free
2010-06-20 SPAC 14 1 Undermind Jibboo
2010-08-06 William Randolph Hearst Gree... 12 1 It's Ice > Moma
2010-08-17 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater 8 1 KDF > Funky Bitch
2010-10-08 Zilker Park 2 1 DwD > > Possum
2010-10-20 Utica Memorial Auditorium 7 1 Wolfman's -> > Guyute Alternate "Genesee Factory" lyric.
2010-10-29 Boardwalk Hall 5 1 Moma > > 46 Days
2010-12-30 MSG 5 1 *** CDT
2011-05-28 Bethel Woods 4 1 NICU Halley's
2011-06-07 Comcast Center 7 1 Possum Instant Karma!
2011-06-14 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatr... 5 1 Possum > Fluffhead
2011-07-02 Watkins Glen 6 1 Camel Walk > Poor Heart
2011-08-08 Hollywood Bowl 4 1 Possum Peaches
2011-12-28 MSG 11 1 Possum Curtis Loew
2012-06-15 Bader Field 7 1 Tube > > It's Ice
2012-06-20 nTelos Pavilion 4 1 Weekapaug -> Ya Mar
2012-07-07 SPAC 11 1 Rift -> Maze
2012-08-15 Long Beach Arena 2 1 Suzy > KDF
2012-08-24 Oak Mountain Amphitheatre 5 1 Possum > Sample
2012-12-30 MSG 10 1 Runaway Jim > Divided
2013-07-05 SPAC 3 1 My Friend > -> Bowie
2013-07-12 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater 4 2 Tweezer -> -> Wedge (The Wedge tease)
2013-07-20 Northerly Island 6 1 Possum Lawn Boy
2013-07-30 Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at ... 5 1 Funky Bitch > Rift
2013-10-25 DCU Center 14 1 Curtain With > Rift
2014-08-02 Oak Mountain Amphitheatre 33 1 Poor Heart KDF
2014-10-18 Key Arena 6 2 Light -> -> 46 Days
2014-12-31 American Airlines Arena 11 2 Theme -> > CDT (Manteca tease)
2015-08-12 The Mann 19 1 Sample Stash
2015-08-22 Watkins Glen 5 3 Possum > -> Mind Left Body Jam
2015-08-22 Watkins Glen 0 3 Mind Left Body Jam > > Light
2016-01-16 Barceló Maya Beach 10 1 Rift -> Light
2016-07-01 SPAC 8 1 NICU Bowie
2016-07-08 Xfinity Center 4 1 Fuego Space Oddity Trey broke a string and switched...
2016-07-19 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 6 1 Theme > > Maze
2016-10-14 North Charleston Coliseum 9 2 DwD -> > Roggae Trey on Marimba Lumina.
2016-10-25 Verizon Theatre at Grand Pra... 8 1 CDT > Foam
2016-12-30 MSG 7 1 Gumbo > The Old Home Place
2017-07-15 Huntington Bank Pavilion at ... 6 2 Scents and Subtle Sounds -> > Slave
2017-07-22 MSG 5 e Peaches > MSO
2018-07-24 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 24 1 Pigtail > Nellie Kane Lyrics changed to "home of Zenon."
2018-10-16 Times Union Center 16 1 Everything's Right -> > WotC
2018-10-28 Allstate Arena 9 2 No Quarter -> > Jibboo
2018-12-29 MSG 6 1 46 Days > Corinna
2019-06-26 Darling's Waterfront Pavilion 16 2 Fuego -> -> The Final Hurrah (Sand and Fuego teases )
2019-12-01 Nassau Veterans Memorial Col... 18 2 DwD -> > Carini
2021-09-01 Shoreline Amphitheatre 32 1 Wedge -> Passing Through
2021-10-22 Ak-Chin Pavilion 9 2 A Life Beyond The Dream > Hood
2022-07-19 The Mann 28 2 Tweezer -> -> Tweezer
2022-08-05 Atlantic City Beach 12 1 Sigma Oasis -> > More
2023-04-23 Hollywood Bowl 26 1 Divided > Tube
2023-07-21 The Pavilion at Star Lake 8 2 Bowie -> Fuego
2023-07-28 MSG 5 1 A Wave of Hope The Old Home Place Lyrics changed to "find the best...
2023-10-07 Bridgestone Arena 14 2 Everything's Right -> -> Llama
2024-07-26 Alpine Valley 24 1 Llama > Ya Mar
2024-08-10 Bethel Woods 11 1 Weigh > Antelope
2024-08-29 Dick's 5 1 *** > DwD

"Cities" was teased at the following shows

Show Date Artist Song (Tease Type) Venue
2016-01-16 Phish Light (Tease) Barceló Maya Beach, Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico

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