Phish 1999.12.31 Big Cypress RAW VHS Footage

[@Ronnie_Matthews]

Meatstick -> 6:46 Auld Lang Syne > 13:00 Down with Disease -> 14:55 Llama 36:44 Bathtub Gin 40:17 TV Prep banter 56:39 Heavy Things 1:00:26 Twist -> 1:07:44 Prince Caspian > 1:21:02 Rock and Roll 1:29:59 R&R jam continues 1:44:38 You Enjoy Myself 2:04:42 Crosseyed and Painless 2:28:35 The Inlaw Josie Wales 2:49:18 Snack time with special guest Brad Sands 2:52:55 Sand -> 2:55:04 Quadrophonic Toppling 3:16:40 Slave to the Traffic Light 3:31:50 Albuquerque (partial) 3:47:36 Reba 3:50:02 Axilla 4:07:14 Uncle Pen 4:10:59 David Bowie 4:15:43 My Soul 4:36:39 Drowned -> 4:49:44 After Midnight Reprise 4:56:52 The Horse > 5:16:17 Silent in the Morning > 5:17:03 Bittersweet Motel 5:22:17 Piper 5:29:39

[@lemonsys]

What does it mean when there’s a little arrow beside the song title?

[@Ronnie_Matthews]

@@lemonsys It means one song segues into the next. And when you see > that means one song dissolves into the next but there's not any cohesive elements between them.

[@lemonsys]

@@Ronnie_Matthews thanks!! Is this standard notation in the phish community?

[@samblakely9047]

YOU ARE A HERO

[@davidthomaschwclmt5925]

I was 10 feet away right against the orange fence when the pontoon boat exploded and they popped out in the hot dog

[@lerksworld1651]

23 years…never gets old…always makes me cry.. wish I was old enough to of seen it in person! Glad to have friends to tell me stories about the show, and how they sat in traffic for 2 days after the show! Phish forever!❤

[@haroldcory3587]

The traffic jam was crazy. We were in an RV and we had a bike with us. I rode the bike as far as I could and still saw a huge line that wasn't getting and smaller. People were going to the bathroom on the side of the road in a ditch area. When I rode the bike back to the RV, the people releaving themselves asked what was going on up there. I said someone peeing got bit by an alligator. So many people started running out of the ditch. It was hilarious.

[@mattriley3550]

​@@haroldcory3587We did see a couple gators while peeing in the ditch. Set up a grill on the road and cooked brats and burgers, moving it every few minutes.

[@NYCDNP]

Yup!! Adam Lambreth ❤❤❤love you so much !!! Not that you read comments on KZbin

[@NYCDNP]

I can still see my friend smiling. He's been not in this plant for four years now. This takes me back to such a happy place. Thank you!!!!!!!

[@ProtozoaSound]

Greatest rock concert in history. Take it to the bank.

[@Jack-lu3dv]

Agreed, would have gone in a heartbeat if I had to wait twice as long in traffic

[@Buffalo420Billl]

Agreed

[@eddnodd]

​​​ 14 hours on the alligator alley... from from the final exit .. unmatched,.

[@eddnodd]

$150 ?!!!!!! worth more than gold!!!

[@jamesfarmer3759]

And we came from New Jersey so weather was perfect

[@jessoftherocks]

I remmeber working at a restaurant and the entire kitchen line quit or took time off to go to this. The drove 2000 miles to get there, all of themm came back a bit changed, different. Like someone these shows put some kind of life changing energy in them.

[@jamespatrickhaze]

Jesse Hoven definitely a solid observation, this moment in time was absolutely life altering.

[@davidmcmillan1772]

Changed me

[@kevinsellers9459]

I put a BICY sticker next to the antelope on my car just for driving past the turn towards the res where they played. Alaska tries to play keeps with it's residents and tries to suck them in like Fish's squealing vacuum! Dog gone it I couldn't make it or any other shows leading up to covid era musings. Got two kids out of the deal tho; best thing ever

[@matthewmaurysmith2486]

I was definitely different Forever After Big Cypress, shaking in my arm and nerve damage LOL. I think it was from standing in that field for like 10 hours dancing moderately up-and-down compacting my spinal cord and then riding in a car for like 24 hours Dead passed out the whole way home... would do it again in a heartbeat

[@joshuaschaffner5254]

It's called a true spiritual experience shared on a higher level of consciousness that's connects everyone from the quantum to the Cosmic scale,and it cannot be explained only experienced...I'll assume or at least up until this post that you have not yet experienced it,if the case as previously stated I not explain it to you but pray that you are able to experience it one day in any form whether it be music or a psychedelic experience whichever medium gets you there I beg you you need to experience it cuz I did and it changed my life as it appears to change your coworkers as well....

[@patrickmorley9844]

This was an absolute journey for the books! So glad I was part of this. Thank you gentlemen for putting on THE BEST PARTY EVER!!! The drive from Indiana was soooo worth it.🍀

[@mathensful]

Somehow we miraculously arrived right as the campground gates opened and were done setting up camp after just a 45 min wait. Looking back the whole experience is still as surreal as it was when it all went down. Absolutely fantastic! Thanks for putting this up!

[@ToddSowersPhotography]

I wasn't there, was too young, but damn this is probably my all time favorite show. I can't believe this only has 81k views, the rest of the world is missing out!

[@telecommastere]

Greatest Phish show ever.

[@ScottBermingham-i5f]

Chills and goosebumps every time I see or hear anything from big cypress. Life was changed. 💥

[@Sol_Weird]

I cant believe i was there. My cousin and i drove from our homes in southern ca., leaving a few days before christmas. Stayed in houston with family we'd only met once for the holiday and then camped the rest of the way. Then the traffic jam....then the shows...what a trip. Ive never seen the actual performace replay until now, thanks for poating this!

[@funkdubayous]

In another 1000 years maybe there will be another band equal to phish and they perform their own millennium concert in the year 3000

[@joshperkins2747]

Not gonna be that long my friend. Goose is already blowing up.

[@tvar9672]

@@joshperkins2747 goose is not the next phish..snoozer mostly..

[@CariniReprise]

They'll cover Tweezer.. Tweeprise3000.

[@WAFRICAN125]

One can dream!

[@davidaymar6505]

@@joshperkins2747 bands have come and gone.... just like Goose

[@SuppiesDad]

No other band on the planet could do this. No question.

[@leirledero2675]

Cocaine is a helluva drug

[@Frank_Reynolds__.]

I saw the Disco Biscuits play Halloween 2010 for 3 hours then walk down the street and play as Tractorbeam for another 3.

[@jonfeeshman]

​@@leirledero2675if they were on anything, it was probably MDMA

[@cfrasier1419]

A show I will never forget , ever. There are quite a few of those but this one most definitely sticks out.

[@brianb4708]

Thanks for posting this epic show

[@tallethome4505]

This is amazing. Thank you so much. So many amazing memories. This made them all come flooding back. 💜

[@jonnymac6939]

I adore this dwd. drank some real strong tea in Bloomington indiana circa 2000 and listened to the tapes of this show all night long in my friends apartment. ufo"s up and down the walls :)

[@MrForestExplorer]

I was there. Still stands as the most epic show I've ever experienced. The most epic experience period.

[@GordonDavidescu]

I was thinking at the time, how am I going to stay up all night but I made it. Such an amazing show.

[@lukefish7562]

Yeah it was quite the experience that’s for sure. Blessed to have been a part and make it back alive! 🕺🏽

[@GardeningSpace]

Brother, thank you for posting this, my wife and I were there

[@magellan1818]

Thanks for sharing this. So epic!!!!

[@haroldcory3587]

I was at the Cyprus show. It was the best time of my life!!!

[@hollisarens3992]

STILL WAITING for the other 2 hours of concert footage! :)

[@l.hbravo8828]

5 horas noe s suficiente

[@marcusfoto]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJXNiaCFbr9gnNU ask and you shall receive!... 3 years later

[@brianb4708]

Stop 😛

[@davidthomaschwclmt5925]

Perhaps they will release a remastered full complete 25th anniversary of this show. Please I hope so.

[@jimmydweeb9096]

mike looks mystical throughout this whole thing. badass

[@jimmydweeb9096]

always coming back. its just so impressive the consistency having a big bomb ass jam every 3-4 songs and i mean rnr

[@CariniReprise]

preach on brother!

[@hypn0chain853]

amen that, dude, the finest wine around. greatest

[@beagler4234]

Amen indeed

[@dsmith4726]

Thank you for having this! Such a goood time

[@Steve_643]

I’m not sure if I’m a Phish fan but I gotta respect any band that can play for 8 hours

[@Buffalo420Billl]

I was at this show, and I never sat down once. Crawled back to my campsite my feet hurt so bad! Back in this era, I would’ve stood up for a 24 hour set a Phish!

[@funkdoktor9099]

It was amazing. The whole event was amazing. They played a show the same afternoon. Then took a break. Said everyone come on. Back atound 1130. It was a transcendent experience. It was the opposite of Woodstock 99. No police. A sovereign state(indian reservation). And 100,000 people in the middle of nowhere all got along, loved each other, and got as wild as we wanted( and we got wild). Everyone was tripping or on mdma..or both. One of the coolest things was the stage was in a cow pasture. Phish had the event. Played 4 shows. And with 1 day in between the midnight show, the pasture was spotless. As was the campground..we all picked up our trash, threw it away, or packed it out. They put the cows out in the field the day after the show. As the show was ending, the sun was barely starting to peek out of early morning clouds. It was a pink sky. The earth had cooled off. Everyone their felt emotionally fulfilled. Again. It was amazing. Highlight of my musical journeys. And if you think 8 hours is amazing, phish played what they called their "bakers dozen". 13 nights in a row at Madison Square Garden-without repeating 1 song. Think about that.

[@user-dc1dr9kr8x]

@@Buffalo420Billl I purposely didn't drink much water and danced, stood and didn't miss a second even for the bathroom....it was history

[@permeablefilms]

Are you a Phish fan yet?

[@MarvinMonroe]

The DwD jam starting around 27:00 is my favorite piece of Phish music ever

[@leirledero2675]

It is pretty sick cept when the go all dark in that minor Key

[@davidthomaschwclmt5925]

Who thin the epic dwd jam, my favorite subsection is 31:40. So good. Mike has his bass groove so locked in.

[@thenorthphish]

31:25 OMG

[@MarvinMonroe]

@@thenorthphish yeah dude

[@az08830]

Feels like a lifetime ago

[@incidentalist]

Y2k!! Oh to be young again!! This shit will NEVER get old!! To the PHISH!!!

[@pango-y8j]

My turn. I was There! My last shows, but I still love and listen to Phish. They closed with wading in the velvet Sea. I Saw alligator 🐊 and spider 🕸️. Grateful experience 🍄🐟🍄

[@Ray-b7l]

I passed out during "Slave".Woke up during "Drowned".Passed out again soon after,some kind soul put a blanket on me while i was asleep. Woke up again during "Piper"but couldn't stand up.I remember laying there thinking that Piper was jamming as i sailed off into oblivion.Woke up to "here comes the sun".That was one crazy New Year.

[@mikei5550]

Mike cuts through so cleanly. Joy.

[@wolfelau5602]

I was there✊🏼 whole set. Silent in the Morning was playing as the sun came up. People started popping up from the ground like flowers at the bump bump bump baaaaaaaaah. I’ll never forget it.

[@pango-y8j]

I was there and believe they closed at seven in the morning with Wading in the Velvet Sea 🍄🐟🐟🌵🐟🐟🍄

[@wolfelau5602]

@@pango-y8j Yeah, I guess it wasn’t exactly at sunrise, maybe more when daylight was starting to break. I just remember people popping up and I was swimming.

[@MsClaytown]

I was there Fantastic 💙🙌😎💙 Big county crew represented from far western KY 👏

[@jalmonsalmon]

Listened to this show on acid back in 2000 when I found the bootleg... amazing

[@CesarHernandez-nh1wz]

Skipped through a lot and even went backwards down the numberline. Wasn't expecting that lol. All good though. Just appreciate the footage. Thanks brother!

[@UnkleBen]

so glad to have this to remember what i blissed on for so long... what a fn set, whata night ... whata week! adult me kinda wish i hadnt gone endothawurld dose for the finale but damn, it was a magical experience...

[@MarvinMonroe]

The stuff they are doing around 52:50 for a few minutes in my mind kinda became the theme for the rest of the night. Every jam would end up drifting into that territory

[@WAFRICAN125]

yes. that's the friggin moment dude! pulls me out of whatever I'm doing, stop and listen and simply basque in that meditative moment. surreal stuff here.

[@johnbradyhill6251]

the whole night is so full of certain themes and groove patterns that comes back around mid jaM LIKE HOURS later during a completely different song and shiiit its so exciting to listen to haha their improvisation keeps me on the edge of my seat the whole time

[@MarvinMonroe]

Yeah man that was the cool thing about seeing a bunch of shows of a tour. You'd notice those themes​@@johnbradyhill6251

[@happyjuice4251]

Thank you for uploading this ✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️

[@Buffalo420Billl]

Thank you so much for bringing me back to the single most coolest thing a 19 year old boy could do!

[@tombadil64]

I'm nineteen now and i get legitimately depressed I wasn't able to be at this concert. Man... it sounds special. If I could have literally one thing, anything in the universe. Like to know for certain there's a god. For trillions of dollars. For anything I wanted. I would choose to go to this show.

[@Buffalo420Billl]

@@tombadil64 No doubt... I feel that way about people that got to see Clifford Ball, The Great Went, Lemon Wheel... I even had tickets for Camp Oswego, but my car took a shit days before the show, and I had to sell my ticket and train pass to my buddy. I wasn't about to miss Big Cypress! I wish that I still love the band and scene as much as I did in this moment (Big Cypress), but it was the most amazing, special show I ever been to.

[@marcusfoto]

@4:22:01 that rip in Fishman's dress is the stuff of legends and BTW what starts around here leads to PURE BLISS

[@kdubatx1]

I’ve never seen good footage from this show like this

[@deanaoxo]

My first time working for the boys, man was that a gas. Came in on Weds, left on Tues, never had any traffic, ate in the crew tents and not the one for general workers either, it was freaking amazing, they even had showers for us. Wow. What did we do? We flew kites.

[@cleech74]

That’s awesome. Had a friend that went in a rented RV, which they split up the cost between a few message board’s members. Made it so they weren’t slave to the traffic-jams, and the stress those tend to cause. Just curious, what did they hire you for?

[@deanaoxo]

@@cleech74 We fly kites. It's a bit more than what popped into your head, but yeah, kite flying . . .

[@lemonsys]

@1:44:37 through you enjoy myself is frickin amazing

[@worngimimajosplaynholmes6907]

Legit kinda feel that dark fuzzy acid trip watching this

[@tombadil64]

Oooh wow I'm jealous. Hell yeah dude.

[@wateroverock5597]

Wow, thanks man!

[@MrJephrybose]

This broke my internet.

[@eddnodd]

they broke the highway, clogged , business people were so pissed, epic..

[@DAVINOENTERPRISES]

what a night!

[@davidmcmillan1772]

First phish show!!!! Hooked

[@tombadil64]

Wow! I don't see how you couldn't have been! What a fucking place to start!

[@cleech74]

That is hard to top, as your first show. My sister’s first show was 10/31/94, the epic musical costume Beatles’ White album. It was a crazy experience for our crew of four (myself, an ex-gf of mine, a good friend, and my sister), and was a big moment for fans, and also a milestone in the band’s history from a performance perspective.

[@cowslaw]

I wouldn't have been born for another five months... damn did I miss out on some good shit haha. At least I can watch it now :)

[@worngimimajosplaynholmes6907]

its worse too have been alive, missed it and herre the stories fom your friends for years lol

[@briankilbane7043]

worng Im ImaJos PlaynHolmes I had just turned 13 and discovered Phish the past summer, but was too young to go to a show (strict parents)

[@matthewcollins5344]

You were with us in spirit(~);}}}}

[@tomservo1971]

And then the world went to shit once 1999 was over.

[@eddnodd]

how true, things looked so positive =

[@johncollins636]

It was their job to distract you from what’s going on. Don’t let them fool you. They were apart of the big boys game as well.

[@princenabby1]

@@johncollins636 seek therapy, John

[@Hellnawnawnaw]

59:26 “Say it like you’re pissed!”

[@warrdiddly21]

I was some green gel tabs that night! Crazy times!

[@blasthf]

why this has so few views is unklnown to me

[@stevenanthony9563]

Phish are the omniscient, Omnipresent, all-loving psychic bunny rabbit avatars come to save us from existential crises

[@nathangray9434]

2:46:35 This jam after Crosseyed and Painless is incredible.

[@rimrod420]

I had 6 free tickets to this show. What a life changing experience.

[@bullmk]

This show is a religious experience. Fully maxed, 125% XP players only.

[@ProtozoaSound]

3:04:51 epic Trey shot

[@darwinblinks]

20 years ago tonight, who else was there???

[@DerekCOlsen]

me

[@vinnielalumia]

I’ve been to every New Years run since 96. Never had to buy aftermarket either. I’ve always gotten lucky through Ticketmaster. I go every night for every New Years run since I 1st heard them. Very lucky

[@vinnielalumia]

I remember marijuana being hard to find but luckily other stuff was not lol

[@vinnielalumia]

paul b hell yeah!

[@mathensful]

I taped everything except the All Nighter. Just wanted to relax and watch. My brother and I found some really mellow doses and stood right where we were, never sat down, never moved. After the initial crowd thinned out around the time of YEM it felt like they were just playing for us. When dawn broke we were literally two dudes standing in a sea of people passed out on the grass. So surreal! I'll never forget it!

[@vinnielalumia]

Best time ever

[@gijoey5912]

You guys like jams? You’ve come to the right place.

[@AzakiahIsYourOnlyGod]

I was here; i dont regret it

[@AzakiahIsYourOnlyGod]

This was not the worst show that I have seen live

[@kevinsellers9459]

Hahahaha

[@johncollins636]

@@kevinsellers9459this was a funny comment

[@leirledero2675]

That would be Coventry

[@christheghostwriter]

I was there. I'm not the world's biggest Phish fan, but I saw them a handful of times between 89 and 2000. With the concerns about Y2K, I figured an Indian Reservation in the middle of nowhere was the best place to be if the world did go to shit at midnight

[@johnsmith7140]

Thanks! Any chance of fixing this, though? Audio and video go out of synch after a couple of hours or so

[@RstrCO78]

I was there. It was awesome.

[@ScottBermingham-i5f]

The best show there ever was or will be…life altering adventure. Traveled from Jackson hole WY > alligator alley

[@jamesmurrough39]

I was there ✌

[@coachmalpica4657]

I was there saw in person all 3 days had to work security my friend had inside scoop on the gig work 2 nights and one free so worked first night partied second and had honor of being front row as security sneaking best seats in house for New years!! The Boys dropped the mother dose and played almost non stop for 6 hours of most epic musical experience of my life!!! one of best nights of my life at a concert...They were Flawless!

[@Vozzz75]

Weird to think, this was the last Phish show I attended. A wild & surreal experience. I vividly remember Page playing an intense piano solo of Wading in the Velvet Sea to the pink sky sunrise.

[@newusernamehere4772]

That's what they call "knowing when to fold em"

[@Marshall_Stacks]

@@newusernamehere4772 It's actually called, "Dumb move, but good for you!"

[@eddnodd]

​@@Marshall_Stacksyou werent there

[@user-zx1ir7jt4c]

Why was it your last show?

[@Jedi_Mindtricked]

​@@Marshall_Stacks- your parents said the same thing upon your birth.

[@musiclives6772]

Wow

[@rosskarshen850]

The Down With Disease gives me major Allman Brothers vibes here. Late '90s DWD always f*ing delivered!

[@salehbinjasseral-aulaqi-2n296]

12:23 New Year's Eve Countdown

[@giarc0]

God Bless Phish

[@thedungeonla2229]

It was such a cool proposition by everyone involved

[@modelcitizen1977]

It's amazing that the next several Festival shows were not chasing this dragon and yet no less successful. IT was great. Festival 8 was insane. They crushed Bonnaroo. Most bands would have driven themselves insane trying to recreate or top this, but Phish is able to let it live in it's own history.

[@horizontalhourglass8320]

I love how they end this YEM

[@jmalnar62]

Who was in the old man time costume riding the elliptical bike?

[@chrisdailey6294]

I've heard Jim Carey but don't remember if it was ever confirmed

[@haydenblanford4272]

What we’re they throwing out of the hotdog?

[@andrewdyke5561]

So close to having it all

[@Bumqueesha]

Still can’t believe I was able to trek down from CT to BC as a 17 year old. I was terrified for 90% of the trip but as soon as I finally hit traffic heading in all my worries went away and had the time of my life. Remember the green molly? Shit had me FUELED for 48 straight hours. Barely remember the lonnnggg drive home.

[@pango-y8j]

I flew in from Sweden 😊

[@seacave853]

cheesecake!

[@hipxlovex]

It should be fucking illegal to have ads on this

[@johncollins636]

Only for cheap asses that won’t pay for them not to be there

[@mayIbethefirsttosay]

see yall when you get here

[@headbandbybrianlundeen3132]

I remember kind of

[@prestonhaddon6091]

I was there 😊

[@reeceschrock396]

11:50 Fishman playing over prerecorded beat cracks me up for some reason🤣

[@markhustedde5644]

For what it builds to, is there a better Crosseyed than this one? I haven't found it.

[@goldentee1977]

Couldn't agree more. I've listened to it 1,083 times since January 2000.

[@jimtunney1523]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXTCfaOHfbBpmJI yes, the second time they played it. after halloween

[@fatuousfolderol3375]

Starlake 03 is the only one that is better

[@goldentee1977]

@@jimtunney1523 def gonna disagree there, not because it's bad, but because the '99 Phish sound is what I love and what drives the Cypress C&P

[@goldentee1977]

@@fatuousfolderol3375 That's my second most listened-to version of C&P, and it's also good, but I've only listened to it 73 times :)

[@mikechester3356]

I walked out of the huge row of ATMs inside the "venue" on the 31st and shouted "I have money! Who's got my anything?!" This guy walks up to me and says "Eat of the gum, my brother"...hands me a re-wrapped stick of juicy fruit gum with acid on it. No charge lol. Didn’t buy anything with the cash until about 3pm the next day in northern Florida on the way back to Ohio for work at 6am on the 2nd. Wouldn't trade a minute of that whole weekend unless I could get more Phish to replace the 8 hours in Alligator Alley 😂

[@lukehenslee]

Heavy things!

[@Andriig75]

Cheesecake

[@mjreel]

5:10:47 bruh

[@uncleebenezer8599]

Please pin the guy's comment that did the timestamps, so it's at the top

[@eddnodd]

spent 5 days on that indian reservation, all my friends were in attendance , never once ran into anyone I knew personally, mind*== blown

[@freebassdj]

Everyone in this videos is an average 45-60 years old

[@johnsmith7140]

Yes, I am 51

[@pango-y8j]

I was forty 🍄🐟🍄

[@josephjohnson5056]

Jesus Christ, the rock and roll is money

[@kalebbaxter7746]

Who’s your fav and least faves and why

[@michaelwilkinson3353]

Big Alligator

[@PHISHTOPHER]

Phunny, everytime I think of Big Cypress, one word comes to mind. But you have to say it like your PISSED TF OFF!!!!! Anyone know what that word is? Turn of the century and the only thing 100,000 people can say, is... CHEESECAKE CHEESECAKE CHEESECAKE!!!!!! In Jerry's words, NEVER HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME, IN MY LIFE BEFORE, I'D LIKE TO HAVE IT ONE TIME MORE...but maybe on their 50 yr Birthday IN PHLORIDA AGAIN!!!!