Setlist at Ventura County Fairgrounds Ventura, CA on Jul 30, 1997
Sound Check
Ventura '97 Soundcheck Jam
559
Set One
NICU
367
Wolfman's Brother
720
Chalk Dust Torture
667
Water In The Sky
251
Stash
924
Weigh
309
Piper
307
Cars Trucks Buses
290
Character Zero
561
Set Two
Punch You in the Eye
537
Free
676
David Bowie
1289
Cities
330
David Bowie
369
Bouncing Around the Room
234
Uncle Pen
255
Prince Caspian
536
Fire
412
Encore
My Soul
363
Ventura County Fairgrounds
Ventura, CA
Jul 30, 1997
Stream this show and the entire Phish catalog
Start your free streaming trial today to listen to every show. Learn More
$9.95
Setlist at Ventura County Fairgrounds Ventura, CA on Jul 30, 1997
Sound Check
Ventura '97 Soundcheck Jam
559
Set One
NICU
367
Wolfman's Brother
720
Chalk Dust Torture
667
Water In The Sky
251
Stash
924
Weigh
309
Piper
307
Cars Trucks Buses
290
Character Zero
561
Set Two
Punch You in the Eye
537
Free
676
David Bowie
1289
Cities
330
David Bowie
369
Bouncing Around the Room
234
Uncle Pen
255
Prince Caspian
536
Fire
412
Encore
My Soul
363
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
