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We all know a Phish show is a Phish show but all of us have seen our share of stinkers (unless you are super lucky).Anyway, think of your worst Phish show and what was your thoughts walking out of the venue. Sometimes people say that after a Phish show is over you are on a buzz and think it was great but when you think about it later it wasn't so great (hence the 3 day rule).
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11-25-2009I walked out high-fiving and hollering, it was awesome
Everybody hates on this show but I still enjoy listening to it, as said in the Comfort Foods thread
Being a 3.0 noob has its perks. It's pretty sweet actually!
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I was pretty bored at night 2 of SPAC set 1. luckily set 2 raged. "Worst" show of the lowly 12 I have been lucky enough to attend. It's always a great feeling no matter how they play that you just get to share an expirience with them (Phish )
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@SpiritWolf said: I was pretty bored at night 2 of SPAC set 1. luckily set 2 raged. "Worst" show of the lowly 12 I have been lucky enough to attend. It's always a great feeling no matter how they play that you just get to share an expirience with them (Phish )i wouldnt say SPAC N2 was the worst show ive been to but i do remember being bored during set 1...
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Bethel N3 - I left thinking it was a decent show but I've probably re-listened to it once...if that. And I love listening to shows I've been to.
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Coventry. I wasn't thinking about the music. I was wondering how I was going to walk the 16 miles back to my car with blisters on my heels (from the 16-mile walk in) the size of golf balls. We flagged two rides, though, and before long we were flying down the highway, still glad we made it. Stopped at a diner about 3 hours later and was surprised at some Phish fans at a nearby table saying, "we deserved better." My thought at the time was the band gave exactly as much as they were able to.
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I don't have one, but since most people would most likely say out of my shows seen, they'd probably go with 6/7/11. Even though I think the show is graciously underrated.
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I walked out disgusted and sad. I wouldn't even listen to Phish for almost 6 years after Coventry.
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@ledzepmaster said: I don't have one, but since most people would most likely say out of my shows seen, they'd probably go with 6/7/11. Even though I think the show is graciously underrated.6/7/11 is the least favorite show that i attended...
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@Onlymike said:
and i still feel the worst phish show is better than pretty much anything else
it's better to say:
i will never ever regret going to a phish show, no matter how "bad" it may be ("bad" being a term relative to other phish shows, it can't be bad compared to anything else)
Coventry.@GrooveHolmes said:
I wasn't thinking about the music. I was wondering how I was going to walk the 16 miles back to my car with blisters on my heels (from the 16-mile walk in) the size of golf balls. We flagged two rides, though, and before long we were flying down the highway, still glad we made it. Stopped at a diner about 3 hours later and was surprised at some Phish fans at a nearby table saying, "we deserved better." My thought at the time was the band gave exactly as much as they were able to.
I walked out disgusted and sad. I wouldn't even listen to Phish for almost 6 years after Coventry.still coventry, though the worst phish show i have seen, was one of the biggest emotional rollercoasters i have ever been on.
and i still feel the worst phish show is better than pretty much anything else
it's better to say:
i will never ever regret going to a phish show, no matter how "bad" it may be ("bad" being a term relative to other phish shows, it can't be bad compared to anything else)
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Always pops into my head when someone asks me this. My fourth show and my first three were 2/28/03 and IT so this show just came off extremely underwhelming, though there are still some highlights
First set was good which almost made the second set that much more disappointing
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@dkast85 said: @ledzepmaster said:That's fine. It was my first show. Listening back, I appreciate the uniqueness of the show. That Suzy encore is filthy and Trey rips that antelope a new asshole.I don't have one, but since most people would most likely say out of my shows seen, they'd probably go with 6/7/11. Even though I think the show is graciously underrated.6/7/11 is the least favorite show that i attended...
But yea, you and I have don't have the same shows seen either.
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@ledzepmaster said: @dkast85 said:nice. it was actually my second show (first being Bethel N2). I dont hate Mansfield '11. It just doesnt do it for me like a couple other shows. That being said i loved being there.@ledzepmaster said:That's fine. It was my first show. Listening back, I appreciate the uniqueness of the show. That Suzy encore is filthy and Trey rips that antelope a new asshole.I don't have one, but since most people would most likely say out of my shows seen, they'd probably go with 6/7/11. Even though I think the show is graciously underrated.6/7/11 is the least favorite show that i attended...
But yea, you and I have don't have the same shows seen either.
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This was the big tour closer, so expectations were high. Well, the boys must have partied too hard for ck5's bday the night before. The 2nd set looks nasty, but it was sloppy, directionless, and generally off.
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2-25-03Horrifying lot scene and clear that the end was near. I actually thought to myself that they came back too soon. They would rally and string together a pretty solid summer in 03, but for me personally, it never felt right. 2-25-03 is really bad - Thunderhead? Seriously?
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It is my least favorite overall, I just think it's a better show than most will credit it.
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I've been very, very lucky to see some great shows. I sat here trying to think of a show that fits OPs description (and just to clarify, I have NEVER walked out of a show feeling dupped or jipped. I have acheived that Phish buzz everytime). I guess at the time, Great Woods 2009 was the only show I left feeling like I didn't get as high. There were some moments, but it didn't really feel like a Phish show. Looking back, my first (12.5.95) wasn't a great show. Especially compared to that Dec. tour. And I rarely revisit this show at all. Except around my Phishiversary, or when I go on a Dec. '95 listening run. But even that show was more Phish then something like Great Woods 2009. I mean, they still jammed.
My final answer, based purely on music and music alone (because that night was f***ing epic for me) I have to say Great Woods 2009. But to be fair, I would take a bad Phish show over just about any great show by any other band.
And to add to some comments here, I have been "bored" at many 1st sets. Especially this past year. If you saw me 1st set then again deep 2nd set, you wouldn't even think I was the same person.
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My thought walking out was "well at least I can tell my Dad I saw B.B. King."
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Haven't been to a bad show but my least favorite was N2 in Amherst during the last fall tour. I had a lot of shit on my mind that night (school/family drama) and I was pissed that the dude that was supposed to get me N1 tickets decided not to return my calls on the day of the show and making me and my friend miss the show. Late set TTE drained even more energy out of a pretty mellow 1st set, but fortunately cavern > antelope left it on a high note. # line, roggae, taste and waste bummed me out pretty bad but getting my first bowie made me pretty happy and then the encore left me happy, but with a slight feeling of disappointment. Pretty sure my mindset during the show made a huge factor in how much I enjoyed it. I was also hoping for a night of fun and energetic music, which this show was not about. After re-listening to the show I really regret not being into this show. The Roggae -> Taste > Waste segment is nasty but I couldn't have been less excited about it at the time.
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I had not been to a show since 11/23/97. I had gotten married, had kids and had not paid much attention to their live work beyond '97. I just kept listening to older shows on my Maxells. I decided to go see them again and my wife (at the time) came along, who was never a Phish fan. This was more of a get away from the kids and party opportunity than anything else. So, needless to say I was unpleasantly surprised by their sloppiness in the first set. Where was the fluidity I had remembered? Although I have never really gone back and given the show a listen, I do remember vaguely them getting it together in Set II and Trey "welcoming Mike back" and being pretty stoked when they started playing Seven Below, but all-in-all, I was so shit-faced by that point it was mostly a lost cause.
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I, too, have been very lucky to have seen mostly average-great shows. If I had to pick one low on the list, though, I'd probably go with 12/27/10. It was hell getting to Worcester in that massive snowstorm, first of all. Secondly, I was still flying high from the shows I saw during the smoking-hot Fall Tour that preceded that NYE run, which included Charleston N1 & N2, Utica, Providence, Amherst N1, and AC N2 & N3. I recall trudging through the snow and cold after the show thinking: "Meh". But the Hood the next night alone made the trip worth it 
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That 12/27/10 Mikes > Mound is a scorcher a though.My favorite Mike's jam of 3.0
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Alpharetta 11 N2. "Damn that was a shitshow" I was hurried in the venue before the show even started without having my ticket scanned.
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Only been to 8 shows, not a one of them "stinkers". 12/5/99 did have a barrel full of Trey flubs, though.
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I've seen shows people would rank quite low but I've never walked out of a show bummed out and I don't regret a single show I've seen. As far as public opinion 6/6/09 and 2/24/03 probably get more hate than any I've seen. Still, 2/24/03 was the first show I saw in 2.0 and 6/6/09 was the first show I saw in 3.0 and I was front row. Very much enjoyed them both.
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Even though I haven't seen anything too spectacular in my 7 shows, it's easily 8/9/04 for me. My first show. I thought it was the greatest thing ever when it was over. Bought it the next day on LivePhish.com and listened to it constantly. Took me some time to realize that it, specifically set 2, stunk. Will always be special to me though.
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mike was drinking beer on stage the whole time
edit: had a grate time, way spun out
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Real spun at merriweather '09, met a demon and shit. I remember watching the crowd during gtbt encore and thinking they played it as if to say "hey shit happens" general mood was like "fcuk" like when your baseball team gets mangled in inner league play, it sucks but its still fun to watch and be there I look at the set w/ Esther and really wish I had it back, haven't heard it again.
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Philly 03 made me stop seeing Phish until 2009.....
Saturday, 11/29/2003
Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
Set 1: Wilson > Cars Trucks Buses, Limb By Limb, Dirt > Seven Below, Divided Sky, Fast Enough for You > Julius
Set 2: Twist -> Simple > Taste > Makisupa Policeman[1], Buffalo Bill[2] > David Bowie, Strange Design > Character Zero
Encore: Friday
[1] Keyword referenced waking up in "Hempstead."
[2] Tom Marshall
Saturday, 11/29/2003
Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
Set 1: Wilson > Cars Trucks Buses, Limb By Limb, Dirt > Seven Below, Divided Sky, Fast Enough for You > Julius
Set 2: Twist -> Simple > Taste > Makisupa Policeman[1], Buffalo Bill[2] > David Bowie, Strange Design > Character Zero
Encore: Friday
[1] Keyword referenced waking up in "Hempstead."
[2] Tom Marshall
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@dkast85 said: We all know a Phish show is a Phish show but all of us have seen our share of stinkers (unless you are super lucky).I'd say that if you've seen a stinker of a show, you've probably seen a lot of shows, so you're actually pretty lucky to have caught Phish that many times.
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Albany from Dec 2003 (12/3?)...my last Phish show before the breakup. No good jamming, and it seemed sloppy--none of the locked-in type I that I most enjoy in the moment. (And none of the type II that I most enjoy on tape.) The post-show drive home was 3+ hours in a snowstorm, through the Adirondacks back to Burlington. I have listened back to this show twice but have never bothered to rip these CD's into my digital Phish library.
Although, I can't bring myself to conclude that it wasn't worth it! Got 1 hour of sleep and headed to Biochemistry lab, feeling pretty damn good about myself.
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@ivy_light said:
I, too, have been very lucky to have seen mostly average-great shows. If I had to pick one low on the list, though, I'd probably go with 12/27/10. It was hell getting to Worcester in that massive snowstorm, first of all. Secondly, I was still flying high from the shows I saw during the smoking-hot Fall Tour that preceded that NYE run, which included Charleston N1 & N2, Utica, Providence, Amherst N1, and AC N2 & N3. I recall trudging through the snow and cold after the show thinking: "Meh". But the Hood the next night alone made the trip worth itmountains in the mist. Redemption.
2010-12-27
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NO such thing... Sure you can have shows where the set list just does not add up for you, but thats what i love about phish. every night is different. Trey could piss right into my ear and i would love it. Every night ive been to a phish show beats any other bands show. 800 songs that they could jam at any moment..... So for me that worst show i was at was the ones i got shut out of. Meaning i was there in the lot just not inside. Michigan state UNIV 94... trey broke out the fiddle. Yep, did not get in for some reason.... for some strange reason i could not for the life of me find a ticket. out of 123 shows ive sat in the lot twice... But this show irrks me for the long time. Just could not find a way in.... So this will be my worst show....MSU Auditorium, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Set 1: Rift, AC/DC Bag > Julius, The Horse > Silent in the Morning > It's Ice > Tela > Split Open and Melt, Little Tiny Butter Biscuits[1], The Old Home Place[2], My Long Journey Home[2]
Set 2: Llama, Bathtub Gin > Lifeboy, Poor Heart > Tweezer -> Contact > Possum[3]
Encore: Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms[4], Runaway Jim[5]
[1] Phish debut; acoustic; Trey on fiddle and "Reverend" Jeff Mosier on banjo and vocals.
[2] Acoustic; "Reverend" Jeff Mosier on banjo and vocals.
[3] Simpsons signal; Bathtub Gin and DEG teases from Trey.
[4] Phish debut; "Reverend" Jeff Mosier on banjo and vocals.
[5] "Reverend" Jeff Mosier on banjo.
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@ledzepmaster said:
I was at Coventry and Vegas 04, which rank up there as some of the worst the boys have played, although both really do have their moments, and I am very glad I went to both of them for various reasons. Leaving both Coventry and Vegas I was more suprised than pissed off or upset. I was curious what was going on, and a little selfishly concerned that my band wasn't healthy enough and able to kill me with shows the way they used to. I am glad to say that those concerns are over, and I am very pleased with the 3.0 I have seen and heard.
I don't have one, but since most people would most likely say out of my shows seen, they'd probably go with 6/7/11. Even though I think the show is graciously underrated.I think it is way under rated too. Instant Karma, anda new tune Rhymes. Then the Back on the Train > RnR > Mango to kick off set II. Antelope was fun too. There were WAY worse shows in 2011 and lots of worse ones in 3.0. 6/7/11 has some really solid stuff in it.
I was at Coventry and Vegas 04, which rank up there as some of the worst the boys have played, although both really do have their moments, and I am very glad I went to both of them for various reasons. Leaving both Coventry and Vegas I was more suprised than pissed off or upset. I was curious what was going on, and a little selfishly concerned that my band wasn't healthy enough and able to kill me with shows the way they used to. I am glad to say that those concerns are over, and I am very pleased with the 3.0 I have seen and heard.
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2/24/03. 8/9/04. Didnt listen to phish for 4 yrs after seeing 8/9 and hearing about how bad coventry was
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I think one set and one full show fall into this category for me.
I've mentioned my feelings towards 6/20/04 multiple times on here, but I'll sum it up again.
After set 1, I was pretty disappointed in the way the boys were playing/sounding. Most of the set sounded sloppy to me, and there were multiple times Trey was audibly out of sync with the band. The Drowned jam that closed the set was decent, but, it wasn't enough to make up for the rest of the first set (for me). I remember a lot of groans in the audience that set. Obviously, the famous 2nd set that ensued made up for it, but it was the first time in my phish phandom that I realized they were fallible.
I was at 12/30/11, and i'd say that's probably the one major clunker on my rather short list of shows attended. Energy was high in MSG nonetheless, but there were far too many flubs and ripcords for my taste.
I've mentioned my feelings towards 6/20/04 multiple times on here, but I'll sum it up again.
After set 1, I was pretty disappointed in the way the boys were playing/sounding. Most of the set sounded sloppy to me, and there were multiple times Trey was audibly out of sync with the band. The Drowned jam that closed the set was decent, but, it wasn't enough to make up for the rest of the first set (for me). I remember a lot of groans in the audience that set. Obviously, the famous 2nd set that ensued made up for it, but it was the first time in my phish phandom that I realized they were fallible.
I was at 12/30/11, and i'd say that's probably the one major clunker on my rather short list of shows attended. Energy was high in MSG nonetheless, but there were far too many flubs and ripcords for my taste.
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I had a GREAT time and it is not a bad show by any means but of the shows I have seen I'd put this last on the list if ranking by music and fun had@roverphish I almost listed 6/20/04 but the second set pushes it about this one for me.
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Definitely walked out and was like maybe I'm done with Phish. Wish I went the next night in Sacramento because that thought would've went away very quickly. Oh well. I got back on the bus Fall '97 and its been nothing but good stuff since.
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@Jayem said:
I had a GREAT time and it is not a bad show by any means but of the shows I have seen I'd put this last on the list if ranking by music and fun had 1998-11-24 @roverphish I almost listed 6/20/04 but the second set pushes it about this one for me.wow, yeah New Haven 98 was FUN. Pretty much in my backyard. Seems we had similar thoughts on 6/20/04
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mansfield 11 and worcester 10 are some of my favorite shows lol.nobody's gonna agree with me but i disliked bethel n2. n1 might've been my favorite show ever though.
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Thoughts after my worst phish show (seriously): Molly is a shit drug and I'm never eating that much again.
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@WayIFeel said:
Definitely walked out and was like maybe I'm done with Phish. Wish I went the next night in Sacramento because that thought would've went away very quickly. Oh well. I got back on the bus Fall '97 and its been nothing but good stuff since.I kind of want to hear this show now. I can't imagine walking out of a '96 show. They def were not '94, '95 or '97, but everything I have heard (and attended) from '96 (which obviously does not include this show) was pretty smokin'.
1996-11-29
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3.0 noob, so naturally i'm just happy for phish, and I still think by "stinker shows" it's all just relative and pretty rare that you regret the fact you went(maybe just me?). That being said if we don't keep the standards high we give them nothing to work towards. 2009 toyota park listed above is probably my personal least favorite show but i wasn't half the listener then that I am now and havn't really re-listened to it. Also some great shows at alpine in 3.0, however they also love playing farmhouse, heavy things, joy, dirt etc. Bring Some more Jamming to Alpine!
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6/19/10 was probably the worst show I've been at (I rank it even lower than 6/6/09) and my only thought was: "They'll recover tomorrow." I was right.
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The last 3 Mansfield shows. Big let downs.
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@dkast85 said: @SpiritWolf said:I was pretty bored at night 2 of SPAC set 1. luckily set 2 raged. "Worst" show of the lowly 12 I have been lucky enough to attend. It's always a great feeling no matter how they play that you just get to share an expirience with them (Phish )i wouldnt say SPAC N2 was the worst show ive been to but i do remember being bored during set 1...
so peaches bathtub and maze didnt quite do it for ya?
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6/6/09....that show sucked....especially the first set.I hope they never play GW again.
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Worst show I've seen certainly wasn't a Phish show
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I think I've been pretty lucky with my shows, but I have to say that this one takes the cake:
Hear me out- this show started off on fire. Rocky Top opener was solid and I got my first Curtain, not to mention With!! But it seemed like the energy just fizzled out from the first set. There were some awesome highlights at this show but it is really hard to forget about a Joy second set closer and a mediocre Bold as Love encore.
Hear me out- this show started off on fire. Rocky Top opener was solid and I got my first Curtain, not to mention With!! But it seemed like the energy just fizzled out from the first set. There were some awesome highlights at this show but it is really hard to forget about a Joy second set closer and a mediocre Bold as Love encore.
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@atomx said: 2009-08-11came in to say this show. It was my first post break up show, and I may have been expecting too much. Very underwhelmed with the first set. The second set ALO-esque ending (Wilson, Chalk Dust Torture, Harry Hood, The Squirming Coil) sort of made up for it though. 1st set was definitely the most disappointed I've ever felt at a Phish show.
mike was drinking beer on stage the whole time
edit: had a grate time, way spun out
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