Slade Hall, University of Vermont

Burlington, VT, USA

Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
1986-02-28 2 votes 5.0000/5
1987-02-27 2 votes 5.0000/5
1986-11-14 1 votes 5.0000/5
1985-05-31 8 votes 4.2500/5
1985-10-20 4 votes 3.7500/5
1985-09-27 17 votes 3.6471/5
1987-02-21 26 votes 3.1538/5
1984-11-03 60 votes 3.1333/5
1985-11-02 1 votes 2.0000/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

1984-11-03 by Dunwoody 4
The difference between this and what little circulates of 12-2-83 is night and day. The fairly by-the-numbers take on Scarlet Fire is replaced by a wild dance party that kicks off with a high-energy Midnight Hour featuring Trey on vocals. The recording I have access to is not great, but it sounds...
1984-11-03 by DemandOpener 4
At the time of this review, this show has been deemed a 2.7/5 by the .netters, and I can't for the life of me determine why. It's definitely a solid early Phish show. It rocks hard all the way through, and yeah, the audio isn't pristine or anything, and yeah, everything is a cover of some other...
1987-02-21 by SlavePhan 3
This late February show takes place in Slade Hall, a notorious hippie-dorm that was heavily selective in letting bands play there. At this point, though, Phish had played at Slade for several years and the band felt very comfortable playing in front of its friends. There's a noticeable difference...
1984-11-03 by RunawayJim4180 3
In reference to the last post, the guy yelling is a pre-recording of someone saying "knock-knock-knock!" as an intro to "Can't You Hear Me Knocking". The band was playing around with some taped intros during the show, including "Ignition Sequence" before launching "In the Midnight Hour"
1987-02-21 by aybesea 2
My continuing trek through the early years now stops at Slade Hall where, luckily, the tape is a little better than the last two. Even so, it's a noisy AUD tape with a lot of chatter. As SlavePhan so eloquently paints the picture of Slade Hall, this show seems to come into better focus for me....
1984-11-03 by dr_strangelove 2
The sound quality is terrible, but its still fun to hear nonetheless. I didn't really notice too much until CYHMK I was particularly impressed with the jam towards the last minute or two but it unfortunately gets cut off. Eyes of the world meanders for a while in a very noodle-y beautiful...
1984-11-03 by WeekapaugKrol 1
The '2nd' Phish show on phis.in is this show at Slade Hall. Tape quality is once again subpar but this is a rockin' show especially compared to the Scarlet, Fire on the Mountain snippet. In the Midnight Hour is a great start and particularly the Jam -> Bertha is really nice and the transition...
1984-11-03 by HHCCCCAA 1
I've had the fortunate opportunity of listening to this ABSOLUTE GEM! "Gem", unless I'm unearthing fossils and happen to strike a fortune, is not usually a term within the lot of my commonly used vocabulary ... But this show is unreal. The audio of the recording I heard wasn't too great, but...
1984-11-03 by Bob_Loblaw 1
A very youthful Phish playing garage band rock. Part of the problem with decoding these super early shows is the terrible quality of the audio recordings. Anytime a glorious peak happens it singes and scratches your ears. But there's still a decent amount you can make out from this show. They...

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

Debut. Mike's bass playing is noticeably strong and funky even in this first version.
1987-02-21 Ya Mar (5:40) Set 2
Debut.
1984-11-03 Jam (4:34) Set 1
In the pre-Page days, a rocking, guitar-driven jam with a Grateful Dead-like sound -> into the debut of "Bertha."
First known performance with Jeff on vocals and no Page yet. The Phish take on "Whipping Post" follows the Duane-era structure, with a first verse > first jam that is largely intense and straightforward, then a second verse and a second, more open, improv-oriented jam. Lots of Trey shredding here, and some great Mike after 12:00.


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