Venues

Riverport Amphitheater

Maryland Heights, MO, USA

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Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
1998-07-29 246 votes 4.4959/5
1997-08-06 117 votes 3.8205/5
1995-06-13 71 votes 3.4085/5
1992-08-02 17 votes 2.9412/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

1998-07-29 by bobbyluv 14
Ahhh, as the 12 year anniversary of this amazing show approaches, some great memories begin to flood back. We stayed at a hotel within walking distance to the venue and I was bringing 3 Phish n00bs to their 1st show. We had decent pavilion seats in the back center. Great sound and sight...
1998-07-29 by hewins 10
disclaimer: not really a review. This was actually my last show for 12 years. I checked out the shows at Riverport in '97 and '98 just to sorta keep up on what they were up to after sorta losing interest in '96. I remeber not being all that into it at the time but now I have a recording and...
1998-07-29 by westbrook 9
Alright, so most fans know the Riverport Gin (and if you don't, listen to it immediately), but you should do yourself a service and listen to the rest of this great show, as well. It's one of the best shows from the strong Summer tour. The Gin opener is a fan-favorite and, in many peoples'...
1998-07-29 by montaigne 8
I truly wish that instead of releasing the 7-15-98 Portland Oregon show as a "livephish" release with this Bathtub Gin filler that they had just released this entire show instead. The Bathtub is famous and I think it's easily in the top 3 with the Great Went and 7-21-97 Virginia Beach. But this...
1997-08-06 by SkyTrainWand 8
Figured I'd do a review since I wasn't actually there, so less bias? maybe so, maybe not... First thing I'd like to mention: First set is pretty stacked, and full of jamming. Excepting Beauty of My Dreams and NICU, each song is at least 10 minutes long. Twist > 2001 > Bag is downright...
1997-08-06 by kipmat 7
I've been doing my best to keep up with @KernelForbin's Summer '97 remasters, but this is the first show of the tour that I have felt compelled to review. And really, I just want to talk about the first set - one of the jammiest you might hear Phish play. NICU and Beauty of my Dreams are standard...
1998-07-29 by Hose_jam 5
Bathtub Gin Review: Timings are from the AUD.... 5:29 jam LIFTOFF-Standard stuff, Page on piano, Fishman working the ride cymbal 6:45 Trey finds a melody and plays 'around' it, eventually settling on trills/triplets at 7:10...Mike follows with a SICK bassline, including some slides that...
1998-07-29 by montaigne 5
I'm going to share a short story with you. We were on 98 summer tour. Portland. The Gorge. Down the Cali Coast and into Phoenix. My two best friends friend lost her dog in San Fran. After Phoenix, the three girls I was with went to Flagstaff to stay with a friend. I went to Tucson to visit family...
1995-06-13 by Mikesgroover 5
Wedged in between an excellent Red Rocks performance and the Memphis show that features the mind-melting Mud Island Tweezer, this Tuesday night in St. Louis gets lost in the shuffle. There’s just not much here that elevates this show beyond the pedestrian on a tour when they were regularly...
1998-07-29 by MandoTory 3
The aforementioned Bathtub Gin was my first exposure to Phish in-concert. The impact it has had on me since, unmeasurable. There will be no other Gin I can more readily embrace. 2nd Set got weird, in a good way. 3 song encore was the icing.

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

1998-07-29 • Bathtub Gin (23:15) Set 1 Noteworthy
Superb, legendary "Gin." An inspired, melodic "Type I" jam mutates into a thrilling, pulsing, tension-filled electro-rock groove. Many fans rank this "Gin" at, or very near the very top of all Phish jams of all time. Enough said.
1998-07-29 • Buried Alive (13:56) Set 2 Noteworthy
Unlikely jam vehicle opens Set II. The jam breaks beyond the standard into swirling and rocking playing, before settling into ambient space with periodic "Buried Alive" licks.
1998-07-29 • Tube (10:00) Set 2
Excellent jam combining funk and ambience, making this version a good representation of the band's sound at this time. > to "Kung".
1997-08-06 • Runaway Jim (15:43) Set 2
Jam settles around 6:50 into some glorious melodic space, rebuilds around 10:00 with some nice blues licks, settles again, then morphs into a serious blues jam with a -> to "My Soul."
Not way out there but has several sections that stretch beyond the typical structure, including a great "Makisupa" jam in the "Rocco" section with Page on theremin and Mike on a mini-drum.
1995-06-13 • Foam (10:03) Set 1
Some great plucking and strumming by Trey. The band is so tight and locked on in this version.
1995-06-13 • Reba (13:59) Set 1
Really cool and experimental playing from the jump. Trey scratches his way into the jam and synchs up with Mike to exchange a cool set of complimentary notes. This builds into a series of measured, effects-enhanced chords, and great full-band play, featuring quiet, contemplative exploration, and marked rhythmic shifts. Trey's soloing dazzles, as the band works to a characteristically strong peak.


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