Setlist at Ventura County Fairgrounds Ventura, CA on 7/20/1998
Sound Check
Ventura '98 Soundcheck Jam
818
Set One
Bathtub Gin
1316
Dirt
242
Poor Heart
231
Lawn Boy
185
My Sweet One
185
Birds of a Feather
380
Theme from the Bottom
569
Water In The Sky
167
The Moma Dance
596
Split Open and Melt
840
Set Two
Drowned
892
Makisupa Policeman
489
Maze
731
Sea and Sand
191
Prince Caspian
731
Harry Hood
931
Encore
Sexual Healing
469
Hold Your Head Up
102
Halley's Comet
659
Ventura County Fairgrounds
Ventura, CA
7/20/1998
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Setlist at Ventura County Fairgrounds Ventura, CA on 7/20/1998
Sound Check
Ventura '98 Soundcheck Jam
818
Set One
Bathtub Gin
1316
Dirt
242
Poor Heart
231
Lawn Boy
185
My Sweet One
185
Birds of a Feather
380
Theme from the Bottom
569
Water In The Sky
167
The Moma Dance
596
Split Open and Melt
840
Set Two
Drowned
892
Makisupa Policeman
489
Maze
731
Sea and Sand
191
Prince Caspian
731
Harry Hood
931
Encore
Sexual Healing
469
Hold Your Head Up
102
Halley's Comet
659
Show Notes
- 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
