Venues

Barrymore Theatre

Madison, WI, USA

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Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
1992-04-30 27 votes 4.3333/5
1991-04-12 25 votes 4.1600/5
2010-11-17 1 votes 4.0000/5
1991-10-04 15 votes 3.6000/5
1992-12-08 20 votes 3.2500/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

1991-04-12 by bigswede 8
This was the show that put me over the edge. This was my 3rd show and the band had come a long way since the 3/31/90 show at the Rathskeller student union in Madison, WI. My buddy and I helped load their gear into the Barrymore earlier that day when we got a call from a friend working at the...
1992-04-30 by DollarBill 6
Another solid night in the mid-west. Pretty good sounding bootleg, well balanced. A little crackle in the sound system during Curtain to start off with. Not a bad Curtain, just ok into a good solid Melt. Fee was pretty standard which slipped into a really good Maze. Page is back to the...
1992-12-08 by PisoMojado 4
My first show. As a freshman at UW-Madison, I saw the ad in the student paper, bought tickets, and was pumped but not entirely sure what to expect. By that point, I had a handful of live Phish cassettes, my favorite being a high-generation copy of 11/4/90. My friend and I got there early...
1991-10-04 • Rachelee by 4
(Published on the legacy Phish.net site many years ago...) Man....I tell you....Madison, WI is *THE* place to see Phish. This really cool movie theatre called the Barrymore. WOW!!!!!! WHAT A SHOW!!!!!!! I was rendered completely speechless after the first set. I'll have to figure out some...
1991-04-12 by DaReba 3
I love the warm sound board recording of this show. It got me through one of the worst nights of hazing in college in 95. we had to sleep in a hallway of the house basement that was being renovated. the second set comforted me. Fluffhead , Tela, GTBT are classic for any year in my opinion. The...
1992-12-08 by DollarBill 2
This was the last show at the Barrymore Theatre, seventeenth of fall tour. The recording was average for this time period. It sounded kind of boomy in the low end. A little monitor feedback here and there. Rift was kind of a rough opener tonight as the sound was getting settled in. The low...
1991-04-12 by DemandOpener 2
Not much to report with this show outside of an enjoyable, dissonant Stash, a typically smoking Landlady, and a hilarious YEM with a "Pass the butter/Get your balls out of the butter". Um, WTF? Finally, the GTBT definitely has a little extra mustard on it, as it consistently threatens to go Type...
1992-04-30 by Pjfmc 1
Oh yes. I will take a Curtain opener followed by SOAM, thanks so much guys. Very fun SOAM. Deft transition in Fee-> Maze, and the Maze is really good! Best of the tour so far (probably). We are then treated to very-good-for-the-era Reba, albeit with a bit of a stumble at the end. This show is...

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

1992-04-30 • Run Like an Antelope (12:05) Set 1 Noteworthy
Improvisational jam that gets well beyond typical "Antelope." Machine Gun Trey and Mike rip it.
1991-10-04 • Magilla (4:15) Set 1 Noteworthy
Page opts for his organ to employ cool, spacey effects. A cosmic, studio sort of sound, which greatly enhances the jam. Trey modifies his tone, accordingly. Page reverts to a more traditional sound and solos ensue before the band makes a nice > into "David Bowie."
1992-12-08 • Stash (9:56) Set 1
Trey is like a demon possessed here. Doesn't matter that's it's inside the box, it's a great version.
The jam has a bit of a darker sentiment, amplified by some "MLB"-like jamming towards the end of the first jam. The 2nd jam features repetitive, heavy metal type playing, which transitions nicely back to the typical closing sequence.
1992-12-08 • Llama (5:07) Set 1
> in from "Wilson." Danger: listening to this version could cause your brain to involuntarily explode.
1992-12-08 • Wilson (9:02) Set 1
An extended intro with extra silence and space hints at the quiet, yet potent, improv ahead. The band stretches out what is usually a short vamp preceding "BLAT BOOM" into three minutes of avant-garde, atonal, knotty, bizarro Phish interlaced with secret language cues (the "Aww F**k" signal is especially potent).
1992-04-30 • Stash (8:50) Set 1
A very good version with brief departures beyond standard "Stash," and lots of tension and dissonance.
1992-04-30 • Tweezer (11:30) Set 2
Hysterical, must-hear opening segment. Colonel Bruce Hampton on trombone.
"Welcome Christmas" (from How The Grinch Stole Christmas) VJ.
1991-10-04 • David Bowie (10:51) Set 1
Almost immediately breaks from the standard. Strong and dissonant improvisation, with an unexpected section of quiet space before the storm rebuilds. Short but powerful.


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