I just received the BOOK, and by
that I mean The Phish Companion, vol. 3 curated by the fine folks
that run phish.net. Its something like 800 pages of setlists,
reviews, etc. Already found some shows to listen to that flew under
my radar. But the feature I like best is they have compiled a list of
the top 100 shows Phish has played. It goes up to Mexico. But it's
not ranked 1 through 100, it just notes it as a Top 100 Show. So
please indulge in a little humble bragging, as that is truly what the
Internet is for. So Kempepedia is proud to present All the Years
Combine; I Have Seen Some Really Serious Phish
Chronologically speaking
10/31/94
Glenn Falls, NY
What needs to be said? If we've ever
discussed Phish you know this show changed my life. The Grateful Dead
did nothing for me musically for 2 weeks.
Favorite moment: When they played the
Ed Sullivan intro, I knew we were getting the Beatles.
12/1/95
Hershey, PA
An incredible trip in the Land of
Chocolate with about 100 people I knew
Favorite moment: When Trey did the
narration about King of Prussia
8/16/96
Clifford Ball. Plattsburgh, NY
The first Phish fest, truly an almost
religious experience
Favorite moment: Walking across the
landing strip as they tore into Split Open and Melt
8/17/96
Clifford Ball. Plattsburgh, NY
I can't wait to write about these shows
Favorite moment: My Old Home Place
opener. Truly felt like home
8/16/97
The Great Went, Limestone, ME
At the end of the country, almost in
the Great White North
Favorite moment: The Jam before Slave
with the Odd Couple theme
8/17/97
The Great Went, Limestone, ME
1997
was just awesome all around
Favorite moment: I remember Trey
grabbing a glow stick in the first 'war' and using it as a slide. But
that might not have happened.
11/22/97,
Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
My first show at the sacred site
Favorite moment: The Mike's opener or
the whole second set. Too close to call
11/28/97
The Centrum, Worcester, MA
My birthday show from the tour that
Phish Destroys America
Favorite moment: The Ghost
11/29/97
The Centrum, Worcester, MA
The
Runaway Jim. Seriously thought it was gonna be entire set. It took up
the entire side of a 90 minute cassette tape.
Favorite
moment: Besides the Jim? The triple encore : Buffalo Bill, Moby
Dick>Fire
11/27/98
The Centrrum, Worcester, MA
Same
place a year later and ANOTHER mind melter
Favorite
moment: That Second Set, all hose
12/11/99
The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
Opened
with Hood>Mike's>Simple>H2>Groove. I could have went home
after that
Favorite
moment: 2001
7/4/00
E Centre, Camden NJ
The
Fourth of July in Philly, the way it should be
Favorite
moment: The Gotta Jibbo. I think they are still playing it
8/2/03
IT, Limestone, ME
We
hit traffic at 6 am, turned the car off at 12 am, 18 hours later
Favorite
moment: Discern through Bowie. I was separated from my friends and in
another universe
6/19/04
SPAC, Saratoga Springs, NY
SOOOO
many jams
Favorite
moment: The whole second set. I mean come on. All hose
6/20/04
SPAC, Saratoga Springs, NY
Many
people have said these two shows are the peak shows of 2.0 Who am I
to argue?
Favorite
moment: The second set, 4 songs
8/31/12
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO
The
Fuck Your Face show, the show where 3.0 Phish turned the corner
Favorite
moment: When Switzer came up to me during Undermined and said they
were spelling out Fuck Your Face. We all love Dick's!
10/31/14
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
The
peak of my own personal favorite run because of my crew, my girl and
the cities SF>Vegas. A Dave Kemp sighting pre show inside the arena. Plus, I published an article in STTF
Favorite
moment: The second set. The songs are fresh and funky. I was ready
for something like this, unlike in 2013.
8/22/15
Magnaball, Watkins Glen, NY
From
Clifford Ball to Magnaball, I've only missed missed 3 fests.
Favorite
moment: Tweezer>Prince Caspian. The Tweezer blew my mind and the
Caspian rebuilt it only to destroy it again
Feel very blessed to have seen epic
shows in every era. Especially the shows that weren'tholiday or
festival shows. That's why people do whole tours. Never know what
you're gonna get. Shout out to all those that went with me to these
shows.
Dave Kemp
BA American Studies
PhD Rock and Roll
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