July 30th, 1997
Ventura County Fairgrounds · Ventura · CA
1 Intro featured Fish on vacuum and a Simpsons signal.
2 David Bowie Sandwich: David Bowie bookended Cities in Set 2 - the 27th on record, the first since December 1st, 1995.
Song length in play order. Tap a point for that song. Swipe the chart to see the rest.
Tonight's unique songs by the era Phish first played them.
- '83-'894
- '90-'947
- '95-'007
The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.
- Billy Breathes4
- A Picture of Nectar2
- Farmhouse1
- Hoist1
- Junta1
- Lawn Boy1
- Rift1
- The Story of the Ghost1
- Covers4
- No studio album2
Shows since each song's previous appearance. A big number is a bustout.
- 1-25
- 3-57
- 6-154
- 16-502
Whose songbook tonight drew from.
- Phish original14
- Bill Monroe1
- Clifton Chenier1
- Jimi Hendrix Experience1
- Talking Heads1
A typical night, rotation-wise - nothing shelved more than 50 shows.
Gap = shows since the song was last played, at the moment it was played.
Brother to versions from 6/20/95, 7/30/03 and 7/16/13. Incredible improvisation packed into this 10 minute version.
Although largely straightforward, there is a nice shift to major mode at about 7:42, plus a very gradual build up to the peak.
Features an epic, mid-jam "Bowie" -> "Cities" -> "Bowie." And interspersed among a substantial amount of tight, well-played "Type I" jamming are several forays that get beyond "Bowie."
Fantastic -> in from "David Bowie" and -> back to "David Bowie."
-> in from "Cities" to conclude this heavy-duty "Bowie."
Versions phish.net's jam charts single out as noteworthy.
Trey teased Yours Is No Disgrace prior to NICU. Wolfman’s included a Fire (Ohio Players) tease from Trey and a Take Me to the River jam. The Bowie intro featured Fish on vaccum and included a Simpsons signal; Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, was reportedly in attendance. Bowie also contained a When Johnny Comes Marching Home tease from Mike. This show was released as part of the Ventura box set.
Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.
Twist (with Chuck E’s in Love lyrics), Blues Jam, Makisupa Policeman