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U.S. Bank Arena

Cincinnati, OH, USA

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Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
2003-02-22 262 votes 4.4542/5
1998-11-14 141 votes 3.9858/5
2003-02-21 221 votes 3.9638/5
1999-12-03 127 votes 3.9449/5
2009-11-20 149 votes 3.7450/5
2009-11-21 154 votes 3.7013/5
1999-12-04 111 votes 3.5676/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

2009-11-20 by waxbanks 12
Fun Tweezer(!) > Light > GBOTT > Possum(!) run, which is the easy highlight despite an unusually pleasant Jibboo. Not simultaneously deep and wacky like the Island Tour shows, say, but an excellent string of tunes nonetheless. And those genuine segue arrows are richly deserved. Certainly a more...
2003-02-22 • Ryan Bartosek by 9
(Published in the second edition of The Phish Companion...) I can't begin to put into words how good it felt to wake up this morning. After two long years, I was finally back on the train. I missed out on the NYE show and the Hampton runs due to...
1999-12-04 by MiguelSanchez 9
i want to offer a revision to my review of the soa melt from this show. i got a pm from .netter GitDown wanting some clarifications on my thoughts on this jam, so i had to give it a relisten. i wrote my initial review basically on memory from the live experience. now, i would not say trey...
2003-02-21 • Brian Bavosa by 8
(Published in the second edition of The Phish Companion...) I would have expected nothing less than a shitty, overcast day in Cincinnati, OH to celebrate my 100th show with the boys. And that's exactly what I got outside....however, inside the...
1999-12-03 by Abe_Froman 8
The first set is good, solid Phish with a good setlist, solid playing, though nothing really essential. Set II is a fetish object for those of us who like what the band was doing in late 1999. Limb by Limb especially goes------> out there. The same kind of vibe that permeated the music of...
2009-11-20 by drakes26 7
Great show. Stellar opener with Torture, great funk with Moma, tight Divided Sky, I really like Alaska, sounds like Tenessee Jed, but with more funk. Time turns elastic was good but not great, Jibboo was awesome and a Fluffhead set closer UNBELIEVABLE! Set 2: PYITE opener was tight. Tweezr...
2003-02-22 by MiguelSanchez 7
i had caught a couple of nights of hampton, but for many Phans, this was their first show back since the hiatus. needless to say, the crowd was buck wild. The sloth really got the place jumping. great opener! dog stole things was solid, but the early show piper gave them a chance to cut...
1999-12-03 • Jesse Jarnow by 7
(Published in the second edition of The Phish Companion...) If we're gonna keep cutting it close like this, you should really consider getting a radar detector," Harold suggested as we sliced down I-71, dodging rain, in a beeline for the Firstar...
1998-11-14 by the_nitty_gritty 6
I am so surprised this Tweezer does not get more love. One of my top 3 only outranked by NYE MSG 98>99 and Big Cypress 99>00. Inspired jamming so good it almost sounds planned. Rocking first half with fantastic smack bass and percussion underneath brilliantly executed guitar buildup into a...
2009-11-21 by viboflif7beats 5
Last of my Phish shows for the year and like the others, it did not disappoint. Wilson got the crowd going and Melt was nasty like a sticky goo that I just couldn't wash off. Page went off on Suzy and Coil. The encore was the real payoff for me. AXILLA!!!!! What a great weekend in Cincy.

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

2003-02-22 • Bathtub Gin (25:47) Set 2 Noteworthy
Intense and highly improvisational jam with more of a rocking, propulsive and edgy sentiment, and in this way similar to the '94 - '95 "Gins." In the final minutes, the band toys with the "Gin" theme in a dark, twisted manner.
While closely following Trey's winding solo, Fish mirrors this patterned play, the musicians providing the others "room" to altogether drop anything by way of melody, setting Trey up for a patient and tense syncopated exploration which smartly culminates in "Melt's" coda.
Very good, funky version with some nice Page/Trey interplay. Extended spacey ending.
By far the strongest of early 3.0 "Gotta Jibboos" that starts with extremely quiet and patient interplay from all four band members, building up to an extremely happy peak that delivers everything "Jibboo" fans want in a feel-good and celebratory jam. The build is rapid and somewhat abbreviated, but this leaves more time and space for both the quiet introductory interplay and the strong peak.
Very quick tempo on this short, funky version. -> out of "Light" and -> into "Possum."
Good -> in from "Piper," this is the first ever stand-alone "Weekapaug." The jam is spirited, exploratory, and includes a dark, tension-filled section from 4:40 - 5:30 that makes the ensuing return to "Weekapaug" all the sweeter.
Extended "Type I" jam with building energy.
2003-02-22 • Tube (11:31) Set 2
Great interplay between Page and Trey and an extended guitar-led jam. > to "Bathtub Gin".
2003-02-22 • David Bowie (17:00) Set 2
Lots of good exploration in this intense version with a little lull midway. Fish is really excellent.
Nothing too deep, just a nice "feel good" jam that bops along with sprinkles of improvisation from Trey and Page before returning to "DwD" to close.
Breakdown jamming.
2003-02-21 • Mike's Song (14:40) Set 2
The jam begins with a semi-dark tone, includes some nice Trey/Page interplay, and Trey makes it more interesting by varying the melodic lines away from standard "Mike's.". Around 10:00, the jam settles into more spacey, effects-heavy play, where it remains until a -> "Free."
Rough, rugged, and raw, a glimpse (the video is up on YouTube) of the band - Page included - at their most vulnerable. But boy, man. It's Phish. Pouring it on through an incredibly difficult point in their history. Listen to Trey's sustain. Then stick around for the closing coda. It's almost too much.
The jam begins with a haunting, scary groove over the basic structure. At 9:30, there's a transition segment with standout playing by Page and Mike. Then at 10:45 Trey hits the keyboards in a weird sonic combo. Released on Live Bait Vol. 7.
1999-12-03 • Possum (11:47) Set 1
Sort of a call and response between Trey and Page that becomes more of a Page-led jam. A very different, relaxed vibe.


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