Venues

Recreation Hall, Penn State University

State College, PA, USA

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Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
1994-04-08 81 votes 4.1358/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

1994-04-08 by Issiah 5
After seeing Phish at Great Woods the summer before and then at the Centrum for New Year's (Greatest Show ever...) this show was like: "Where did everyone go?" Some buds and I caught a Greyhound bus out to Penn State thinking we were going to be hanging out in a Shakedown / Parkin Lot Scene....
1994-04-08 by FoxmansBrother 4
Great run of songs to start the show from Maze to PYITE. Extremely high energy and gets the crowd raging. That ends however, with The Horse, Silent in the Morning, If I Could, and Lawn Boy putting me to sleep. I think the band even realizes that they did this and plays an "ok... WAKE THE F**K...
1994-04-08 by CentralScrutinizer 4
One of the best shows they've ever played. Every song is one if the best versions they'be ever played. Foam. It's ice. Even a spectacular contact and my favorite Big Black Furry Creature From Mars. All some of my favorite versions. My favorite Mcgrupp. Every song was one of the best...
1994-04-08 by CaptChaos 2
Best It's Ice EVER! I remember Red playing guitar w his teeth, behind the head, etc, though I don't know what song it was. The fold out bleachers were rocking, and if you weren't careful they'd give you a little buck. good stuff.
1994-04-08 by Monsignor 2
This was my first show. It sounded much better than my 5th gen bootlegs. First set sounded like a heater to my naive ears. I steadily descended into the madness of the dark circus. I was surprised to tolerate the “Bouncin’”as us 16 year old know it alls had decided the song was an effort to...
1994-04-08 by Faht1 1
Its Ice is not talked about much but at this show they take it to a different level. Definitely worth a listen. Overall a very solid show

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

1994-04-08 • It's Ice (5:46) Set 2 Noteworthy
Second set jam vehicle. First ever "Digital Delay Loop" jam is performed, followed by a rocking and extended "It's Ice" jam. Must-hear version.
1994-04-08 • Digital Delay Loop Jam (1:37) Set 2 Noteworthy
-> in from "It's Ice." The debut of the "Digital Delay Loop" jam is performed at the beginning of the "Ice" jam. -> back to "It's Ice" for more excellent "Ice"-type jamming.
1994-04-08 • It's Ice (7:19) Set 2 Noteworthy
-> in from the debut of the "Digital Delay Loop" jam. A rocking and excellent "Ice" jam follows the "DDL" jam.
Nothing recreational here, Trey, exiting the song proper, dominates. After simply spraying the space with impossibly open, yet concentrated sound, play (7:00) momentarily grinds to inform cool, droning, near-thematic improvisation. Not for long. As if broken down to rebuild, Trey whips the band into a frenzy, picking up not just where this version left off, but, rather, where "Melt" jamming had stood, historically, peaking (Aug. 93). Insane, must-hear Trey play.
1994-04-08 • Harry Hood (12:27) Set 2
Begins with a nice bouncy groove, things settle into quiet, subtle playing, then Trey & Co. build to a textbook finale.
1994-04-08 • David Bowie (11:19) Set 2
Like 1993, the band starts 1994 with an uninterrupted string of improvisational "Bowies." This one has a very cool, exploratory jam, but not so jarring and dissonant as most of the '93s.


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