The Baker's Dozen was a series of thirteen concerts performed by Vermont-based jam band Phish between July 21 and August 6, 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. Each night featured a completely unique setlist with no songs repeated throughout the event, with the band playing 237 songs in total. [1] The full set of shows was released as a box set entitled The Complete Baker's Dozen, alongside a three-disc live album of highlights, The Baker's Dozen: Live at Madison Square Garden. [2]
Phish had planned to perform a Baker's Dozen themed concert series since before their 2004 breakup. Keyboardist Page McConnell told Relix in 2007 that the original plan was to hold 13 concerts at either Madison Square Garden or the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. [3] McConnell said the reason the shows were not held when originally planned because, "Even if creatively it made sense to the four of us, the management – I don't want to say they wouldn’t let us do it, but really, they just wouldn't let us do it." [3]
Phish announced the Baker's Dozen shows on their website on January 17, 2017, and held the residency at the conclusion of their Summer Tour, following shows in Chicago, Dayton, and Pittsburgh. [4] [5]
Each night of the residency was themed around a different variety of doughnut – and this played into the band's song selection for that night. Examples include their performance of Junior Senior's "Shake Your Coconuts" on the opening "coconut" night and covering The Velvet Underground (with "Sunday Morning") on the "red velvet" night, both of which were debuts. [6]
Each show also featured a special doughnut served each night to the audience by Federal Donuts of Philadelphia. [7]
Arguably the most well-received night of the run was July 25, the "jam-filled" night, which had extended improvisation on songs that typically did not feature them, the most infamous of which being a 30-minute version of "Lawn Boy", a track which usually does not exceed four minutes. [8] During the "Boston Cream" night on August 5, the band performed a medley of songs by the bands Boston and Cream. [9]
The Complete Baker's Dozen | ||||
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Box set by | ||||
Released | November 30, 2018 | |||
Recorded | July 21–August 6, 2017 | |||
Venue | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |||
Genre | Jam band | |||
Label | JEMP | |||
Producer | Phish | |||
Phish chronology | ||||
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A box set of all thirteen shows was released as The Complete Baker's Dozen as a limited release on November 30, 2018.
Extended content |
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July 21 – CoconutDisc one Set I:
Disc two Set II:
Disc three Encore:
July 22 – StrawberryDisc four Set I:
Disc five Set I, continued:
Set II:
Disc six Encore:
July 23 – Red VelvetDisc seven Set I:
Disc eight Set II:
Encore:
July 25 – Jam FilledDisc nine Set I:
Disc ten Set II:
Disc eleven Encore:
July 26 – PowderedDisc twelve Set I:
Disc thirteen Set II:
Disc fourteen Encore:
July 28 – Double ChocolateDisc fifteen Set I:
Disc sixteen Set II:
Disc seventeen Encore:
July 29 – CinnamonDisc eighteen Set I:
Disc nineteen Set II:
Encore:
July 30 – JimmiesDisc twenty Set I:
Disc twenty-one Set I, continued:
Disc twenty-two Set II:
Encore:
August 1 – MapleDisc twenty-three Set I:
Disc twenty-four Set II:
Disc twenty-five Encore:
August 2 – HolesDisc twenty-six Set I:
Disc twenty-seven Set I, continued:
Disc twenty-eight Set II:
Encore:
August 4 – LemonDisc twenty-nine Set I:
Disc thirty Set II:
Disc thirty-one Encore:
August 5 – Boston CreamDisc thirty-two Set I:
Disc thirty-three Set II:
Disc thirty-four Encore:
August 6 – GlazedDisc thirty-five Set I:
Disc thirty-six Set II:
Encore:
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The Baker's Dozen: Live at Madison Square Garden | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | November 30, 2018 | |||
Recorded | July 21–August 6, 2017 | |||
Venue | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York | |||
Genre | Jam band | |||
Length | 204:07 | |||
Label | JEMP | |||
Producer | Phish | |||
Phish chronology | ||||
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The Baker's Dozen: Live at Madison Square Garden is an album collecting highlights from the entire run. It was released on November 30, 2018 as a triple CD and six-disc LP.
Disc one
Disc two
Disc three
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