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Ascend Amphitheater

Nashville, TN, USA

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Top Rated Shows

Highest rated shows at this venue by Phish.net users:

Date Rating
2015-08-04 406 votes 4.4261/5
2016-10-18 415 votes 4.3807/5
2021-08-04 580 votes 4.3500/5
2016-10-19 282 votes 4.2908/5
2018-10-23 340 votes 4.1794/5
2020-08-04 1 votes 4.0000/5
2018-10-24 352 votes 3.7301/5
2021-08-03 475 votes 3.2126/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

2021-08-04 by Laudanum 44
This whole show is a mood. Island vibes rule the first set, as laid-back a set as you'll find. Not that it's lazy, or isn't well-played, it just wants a mojito. Cool Amber and Mercury feels like the lynchpin, providing the vibe for everything that follows. Listen to Page's excellent work...
2018-10-23 by TwiceBitten 33
I thought that was the best 2nd set of the tour so far. Much like 8/1/17 aka Maple aka Happy Birthday Jerr Bear (we miss you down here!!!) this was a set that appealed to the trifecta of heady phan archetypes (the head-trippers, the dance freaks, the centered buddhas) and one that I feel will be...
2015-08-04 by n00b100 33
A few scattered thoughts: 1. The first set peaks with the manic funk 1-2 punch of NMINML and Wolfman's, the latter of which pushes against its boundaries and heads for a more minimalist space a la 3/1/97's historic version (Page, in particular, really rules it on the clavinet) before punching...
2018-10-24 by aybesea 31
I really don't understand the lack of enthusiasm for this show (currently a 3.9). You have a strong to very strong Maze, Gin, DWD, C&P, SASS, NMINML, Hood and Antelope in the same show. Plus another really good outing for Soul Planet. I mean, just look at that second set... what am I missing...
2021-08-04 by waxbanks 28
# 8/11/21 deer creek (N1) review (reviewed to order, for @n00b100) I've nothing much to say about Set I, I'm afraid; it's Ideal First Set Summer Phish, No Big Jams Edition, and up to the usual standard of effortless excellence. The banter before 'Cool Amber' is charming (as is the moment...
2016-10-18 by dividedry 26
[b]Phish gets the Dead nod just right in Nashville[/b] Showing once again why they still set the trends in the improv music world world, Phish beat the pack by doing the Dead thing last, and when it mattered most. After Trey playing such a huge part in Fare Thee Well, and the resulting and...
2016-10-18 by Kriddaz 23
I was at Shoreline 10/6/2000... El Paso was good, Bobby was struggling to keep up during Chalkdust, and West LA Fadeway was decent... I was also there the following night, the last Phish show prior to the hiatus, this was truly an emotional weekend. I was at Shoreline 7/31/1997, enjoying the...
2018-10-24 by User_38901_ 15
I really enjoyed this show from the couch, so I must be missing something regarding why this show is so underrated. Maybe it's due to the smoking full set groove from Tuesday night, but I digress. I heard this show as very similar to 7/26/17, hear me out: both shows had disjointed and arguably...
2016-10-19 by n00b100 15
Set 1: A nice blend of songs, with the Big Boat numbers actually feeling more integrated into the setlist than the first few shows (nice to see Waking Up Dead back) and Petrichor continuing to round into form as a live number. Tube didn't go out Chula Vista style, but it still served up a pretty...
2018-10-24 by ckess22 14
@AYBESEA...what you are missing, imo: some slow songs in the first set all in a row, albeit one's I like...and a not particularly inspired (again imo) version of farmhouse. or 555. MFMF was played pretty well. Enjoyed it. Maze was incredibly sloppy. 'Strong to very strong'? I disagree. Gin,...

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

2015-08-04 • Weekapaug Groove (13:50) Set 2 Noteworthy
Following a nice tempo slow down early on, the jam departs the standard and coalesces on an "Electric Funeral"-like theme (Black Sabbath). "C&P" vocal quotes are added as the jam picks up tempo and returns to familiar "Weekapaug" ground.
2015-08-04 • Mike's Song (14:27) Set 2 Noteworthy
For the first time in over 15 years, the band breaks into a bona fide 2nd jam. While the 1st is typical 3.0 stuff, and the transition unusual, all is forgiven as the 2nd jam begins in classic "Mike's" rocking and rhythmic playing before settling. After 10:30 the jam develops a dark and introspective bent, and Trey's time "in the woodshed" before the FTW concerts is noticeable in his soloing.
The opening to one of the year's strongest second frames, this "Mr. Completely" indulges in its usual jam before Fish switches up his flow and Trey moves into a new key. Page's electric piano cuts through the mire, and a warm groove emerges as a result. Fish starts throwing in the "Mr. Completely" drum fill almost as a challenge to himself, and Trey moves to stabbing echo-laden chords as the jam picks up speed "Bathtub Gin" style. Something funkier and stranger emerges, and Mike flips on his envelope filter as the jam builds to a ferocious climax, then dies away with some more "Mr. Completely" drum fills by Fish for fun. > into "BOAF".
2021-08-04 • Ghost (13:19) Set 2
With more lives than a cat, this "Ghost" showcases what's so fun and great about Summer 21. While jams are often considered "soupy," here the band simmers, producing play that cooks to a slow boil. Dark and intense, the band uses space as a canvas, splashing their patterned, space-age, electro rock, with all four contributing in equal measure before Trey, in Jedi-fashion, stumbles upon one of his most thrilling lines - if you don't know the one, listen - which Pages hears, seizes, and owns. This informs a tremendous run and one of the Phishiest segues (-> "Gin") in some time. Must. Listen.
2021-08-04 • Fluffhead (17:08) Set 1
While Hampton will forever remain "The" comeback version, the band, more than a decade later, may have, after some close calls, "arrived." While "Fluff" is terrific live, and there have been powerful moments, one might have to revisit 10/29/10 to find, on tape, a version that rivals this beauty from note to note. Just another in a long list of examples demonstrating Phish's incredible 2021 full-band power.
In a year where effects have shaped many jams, this 2001 is no different. SLOWWWWW start but the jam shows off the unique sounds of summer 2021. Page in particular is showcased and sneaks a cool Bathtub Gin tease.
2021-08-04 • Bathtub Gin (12:56) Set 2
Amidst a "Gin"-soaked tour, this version, -> from a wonderful "Ghost," embodies so much of what is so cool about Phish. Wild, carefree, and careening, the jam lifts elements from earlier in the set, mixes them with new ingredients, and produces an intoxicating jam which settles to become more traditional. Obliterating all traces of night one's hangover, the > into "2001" is the olive on the top.
The jam begins with some quiet musing that quickly veers beyond the norm. Largely dark in tone, the music gradually builds a percussive base and power. The intensity builds until around 15:00, when the jam returns to "SOAM" proper to close.
Yeah, "Zero" has a JC. And not just to feature 11/26/97. Strange version, and while not on par with, say, what we get during the Baker's Dozen, the play is atypical, with Trey seemingly shearing off blocks of sound, and laying into his effects. Summer 2021. Anything goes. And that's the case here, with this interesting version.
2018-10-24 • Bathtub Gin (18:20) Set 1
An inventive set-closer which explores numerous spaces beyond the norm including gentle dreamlike play, fuzzy rock, and Santana-esque vamping before smartly returning to "Gin" for a smooth finish.
2018-10-23 • Mike's Song (12:50) Set 2
The jam swiftly pushes outside typical playing, breaking into dark, funky rock. Around 6:30, the mood lightens, and inspired, upbeat playing ensues. Another shift happens at 9:00, and the mood darkens again, with evil-sounding Mike taking the lead, before one final, brief flip back to warmer sentiments.
A part of a set-long "Mike's Groove." No time is wasted before the bands jumps into a pulsing, driving jam. All four members seem to function as a single unit. Around 8:00, Mike and Trey lock in on a riff together that takes the jam to a new level. By the 10:10 mark, the jam slips back to more familiar "ER" territory. > into "Set Your Soul Free."
2018-10-23 • Ghost (17:30) Set 2
> from "Mike's Song", Trey starts off a very improvisational dark, full-band jam, dominated by low tone synths from Mike. Play stays crunchy, infused with distortion and delay, the band riding a spooky groove, offset be terrific Page. Trey teases "Tired of Waiting for You" before the band, led by Fish, coalesces, each member contributing interesting ideas that beautifully combine into high-energy Trey, who, after turning on an echo, employs brain-scrambling delay before the four slow things down to close. H/T to @Col_Radicones_Ascent for the language.
2016-10-19 • Tweezer (16:48) Set 2
Funky, powerful start transitions to a melodic plateau with soaring improv.
2016-10-19 • Tube (6:40) Set 1
"Tube" continued its '16 comeback campaign with this sweet version featuring active back and forth between Page and Trey and a Moog-filled climax.


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