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Bathtub Gin
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Dirt
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Poor Heart
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Lawn Boy
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My Sweet One
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Birds of a Feather
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Theme from the Bottom
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Water In The Sky
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The Moma Dance
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Split Open and Melt
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Set Two
Drowned
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Makisupa Policeman
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Maze
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Sea and Sand
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Prince Caspian
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Harry Hood
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Encore
Sexual Healing
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Hold Your Head Up
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Halley's Comet
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Sound Check
Ventura '98 Soundcheck Jam
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This Show is also part of
Show Notes
- ORDER THE 6 CD BOX SET HERE
- All new 6-CD box set featuring two complete live shows, recorded July 30, 1997 and July 20, 1998 at Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, California, a general admission dirt racetrack between the Pacific Coast Highway and Surfers Point Park. Bits of the each show's Soundchecks are included at the end of both shows.
The new box set was fully remixed from the band's multitrack masters and mastered for release. July 30, 1997 was Phish's first Ventura stop since Trey learned to surf nearby in 1993. The show featured a number of must-hear performances including a bass-driven, syncopated "Wolfman's Brother" > "Chalk Dust Torture", a deep and spacey "Stash" and "Character Zero" in Set I. A "Free" > "David Bowie" > "Cities" > "David Bowie" combination dominated the show's second half with some of the summer's biggest jams.
On July 20, 1998 Phish again encountered Ventura's breezy oceanside. Ventura '98 was characterized by some new songs and some bustouts. The first set included a "Bathtub Gin" opener, a new arrangement of "Water In The Sky", the swinging funk of "The Moma Dance" and a "Split Open And Melt" Set I closer. Set II exploded with a bass-and-drums-fueled "Drowned" > "Makisupa Policeman" pairing that utilized Page's synth stylings to seamlessly blend rock and reggae. "Maze" led to a perfectly placed "Sea And Sand".
- Read Essay by Phish Archivist Kevin Shapiro