Phish

American Theatre

St. Louis, MO

Aug 16, 1993

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In 1993, Phish was touring following the release of their fourth album Rift, and rapidly expanding into colleges and theaters as word spread about their renowned live performances. St. Louis ’93 captures the band at two standout shows on consecutive tours at the 1,750-seat Beaux Arts style American Theatre.

The first of the two American Theatre shows was April 14, 1993 - dubbed the “Roger Proposal” show when Trey’s old friend Roger Holloway decided to propose to his girlfriend Jennifer onstage. Trey and Roger conspired to make the proposal. Highlights of the April show included a creative Stash/Kung/Horse mash-up, Roger’s Proposal to open set II (she said “Yes”!) followed by AC/DC Bag and My Sweet One for the newly-engaged couple, You Enjoy Myself > Spooky > You Enjoy Myself, and a dreamy Harpua > Runaway Jim. The encore was dedicated to Roger and Jen “on the road of life.” Phish’s second show at the American took place August 16, 1993 during the legendary summer ’93 tour, which found the band taking exponentially bigger risks while exploring the outer limits of their repertoire. The August show kicked off with a non-stop sequence of Axilla > Possum > Horn > Reba > Sparkle. During I Didn’t Know, Fish used Voodoo and his Madonna washboard in an attempt to push back the waters of the Great Flood of 1993. Unique interstitial jams connected many of the songs in set I and added an extra element of mystery. The St. Louis Reba was an improvisational masterpiece. Possum, Foam and Split Open And Melt were all superb as was the only Mike’s Song > Faht > Weekapaug Groove combination ever played

St. Louis ’93 was recorded in stereo from the soundboard by Paul Languedoc and mastered by Fred Kevorkian.
PHISH
Trey Anastasio
Jon Fishman
Mike Gordon
Page McConnell
CREDITS
Recorded by Paul Languedoc
Mastered by Fred Kevorkian at Kevorkian Mastering
Post-Production by Kevin Shapiro
Technical Assistance by Ben Collette
Illustrations/Design by Dan Mumford
Art Direction by Julia Mordaunt
Phish Inc. is Beth Montuori Rowles, Kevin Shapiro,
Julia Mordaunt, Ben Collette
Management by Coran Capshaw for Red Light Management
with Jason Colton and Patrick Jordan
Business Management by Burton Goldstein & Co., LLC:
Burton Goldstein, Danyael Brand and Valerie Erbstein

1993 SUMMER & FALL TOURING CREW
Andrew Fischbeck, Paul Languedoc, Chris Kuroda, Peter Schall , Stuart Weissman, Brad Sands, Mark Vincent, Bob Neumann, Amy Skelton, Marley, Mike Hayes, Mike Frelone, Grant McAree
Dave Lawler , Paul Charette, Larry Frazer, Don Townshend, Rob Cane, Ron Morley

1993 Management by Dionysian Productions: John Paluska, Shelly Culbertson

All songs published by Who Is She? Music Inc (BMI) except for: Take The ‘A’ Train (Strayhorn) Tempo Music (ASCAP), Good Times Bad Times (Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant) Flames of Albion Music (ASCAP), Rocky Top (Bryant/Bryant) House of Bryant Publications (BMI)

Reviews

Readicculs — 2/2/2019 10:05:06 PM

"1993 had some powerful sets usually involving them go places and having fun introducing folks to there noise. It was a fine year! This Reba is a great exploration into fun interactive, a treat for all, and blowing minds of first-timers. 1993 had a lot of first timers on every run. Including myself! "

Setlist at American Theatre, St. Louis, MO on Aug 16, 1993

Set One

Axilla 266

Possum 789

Horn 256

Reba 1166

Sparkle 237

Foam 709

I Didn't Know 351

Split Open and Melt 735

The Squirming Coil 650

Set Two

Mike's Song 824

Faht 161

Weekapaug Groove 945

Mound 350

It's Ice 523

My Friend, My Friend 420

Poor Heart 144

Big Ball Jam 168

Take The A-Train 282

Good Times, Bad Times 376

Encore

Amazing Grace 149

Rocky Top 165

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