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Loring Commerce Centre

Limestone, ME, USA

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Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
1997-08-17 742 votes 4.6388/5
1997-08-16 456 votes 4.6382/5
2003-08-02 577 votes 4.6239/5
2003-08-03 431 votes 4.6125/5
1998-08-15 260 votes 4.6077/5
1998-08-16 257 votes 4.5992/5
2003-08-01 111 votes 4.3964/5
1998-08-14 57 votes 4.3684/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

2003-08-02 by waxbanks 40
Just about every minute of IT is worth hearing; there are tighter (2/16) and grander (2/28) and knottier (2/26) shows in 2003, and better individual jams in late summer, but this the highwater mark for post-hiatus Phish. 8/2 III is the best regular set of the festival, maybe of the whole summer:...
1997-08-17 by ColForbin 39
[My review of the Great Went posted shortly after the shows to rec.music.phish] Preshow tunes over the PA were a mixture of Elton John, Star Wars and the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack. I liked it. I also checked out the Beetroots for ~10 min. Pretty eclectic, and not really my style. But I...
1997-08-16 by waxbanks 24
If you've heard the Went then you know what you need to know already. If not, just get it today. The boys were just playing on an ungodly level at this point in their history; the Went beats the hell out of the Ball, which is saying something. The first set is full of well-played tunes and...
2003-08-03 by waxbanks 23
The weaker of the two IT shows, but that's praising with faint damnation. Best Chalkdust in ages (and none since have been better), a gigantic celebratory Ghost, and a definitive 46 Days (40 minutes long!) that contains some of the grisliest post-hiatus Phish. The Tower jam took something out of...
2003-08-01 by waxbanks 22
Best of the big soundchecks, and one of 2003's highlights! The band emerges from a fog over 15 minutes or so with the most delicate and patient collective playing, and builds organically to Mike's loopy 'Skin It Back' vocals at the half-hour mark (with a little 'Watermelon Man' poking through the...
2003-08-02 by n00b100 21
Set 1: It only takes 2 songs into the 1st set for the band to show they mean business, as Ya Mar drops into a hazy, buzzing jam totally unlike the usually peppy island rhythms of the original song before blooming into some bright (for 3.0) hose and building to a nice up-tempo finish. Lest you...
1997-08-17 by waxbanks 20
1997 was like a yearlong highlight reel for Phish. The summer featured open-field funk grooves that hadn't yet involuted into the knotty space-funk style of November and December, and the Went is full of big ol' summer jams in that vein. The first set of this second night is fine but...
1997-08-16 by zzyzx 19
(Published in the second edition of The Phish Companion...) There are four kinds of legendary concerts. There are shows that are renowned for their locale (e.g. Red Rocks or The Gorge), shows that get high praise for being a special event (Halloween or NYE), shows that are exalted for the...
1998-08-15 by n00b100 17
Other than Oswego, doesn't it seem like Lemonwheel's the least talked about Phish festival? Maybe it's because it has the least going for it in terms of "big event" stuff - yes, it has the Ambient Jam, which is great (more on that below), but "50+ minute ambient music" is never really going to be...
1997-08-17 by zzyzx 15
(Published in the second edition of The Phish Companion...) Even before it started, the second show had an advantage over the first night. Now that the storm was gone, the clothesline was hung. This much-larger-than-life clothing flapped in the breeze (the bra got special attention from the...

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

2003-08-03 • Ghost (31:47) Set 2 Noteworthy
Keep out of the reach of children...there is a sense that IT could happen at any moment. [Excellent, celebratory "Ghost" jamming through 19:00, when the jam grows dissonant, angry, and effects-laden, then resurfaces to a rocking section and winds down.]
2003-08-03 • 46 Days (38:30) Set 3 Noteworthy
Haunting, thrumming, mind blowing, and masterful. The band wastes little time departing from "46 Days" and descends into an underworld soundscape filled with all sorts of chilling effects, eerie sounds and more. After nearly 20 minutes of deep exploration, the band resurfaces with 15 minutes of (appropriately) low intensity, more musically oriented improvisation, and ultimately finishes off "46 Days" in the closing minutes.
2003-08-03 • Chalk Dust Torture (24:05) Set 1 Noteworthy
A masterful jam of improvisation from the IT festival. Departs from "CDT" and morphs into a rhythmic, scaled down pulsing groove. Returns briefly to "CDT" before more exploration. Concludes with an acelerated tempo.
2003-08-02 • Ya Mar (17:09) Set 1 Noteworthy
Second song of the IT festival is a surprise jamming vehicle. Departs "Ya Mar" proper altogether at about 6:00 and launches into a fabulous, improvisational journey with several movements. Not quite brooding, it's no upbeat calypso party either. Great segue -> into "Runaway Jim." Only exploratory post-Hiatus version (so far).
2003-08-02 • Reba (18:31) Set 1 Noteworthy
An outstanding version for any era, the IT "Reba" towers above its peers from '03 - '04. Pulling away from typical "Reba" jamming at 8:45, the play breaks into warm-hearted major mode at 11:10 and continues for several minutes, before cleanly working its way back home to a spirited finale.
2003-08-02 • Down with Disease (22:22) Set 2 Noteworthy
Improvisational version from the IT Festival includes a fair amount of haunting and chilling effects-laden playing from Trey and Page before -> "NICU."
2003-08-02 • Waves (20:54) Set 2 Noteworthy
While average at first, the jam eventually dissolves into 10 minutes of haunting, pulsing space that is highly improvisational. A soundscape more than music that, when combined with Kuroda's lights, must have been other worldly.
1998-08-16 • Also Sprach Zarathustra (18:17) Set 3 Noteworthy
First jam is cohesive funkiness and a clinic on full brand improv. "Crosseyed" and "Super Bad" with Trey on fire throughout. One of the greats.
1997-08-17 • Bathtub Gin (15:22) Set 2 Noteworthy
-> in from a great "DwD." One of the most beloved Phish jams of all-time, and exhibit "A" for "Hose" jamming. The progression modulates to include a minor chord and combines with Trey's soaring lead play to produce a truly inspiring improvisation. Unfinished > "Uncle Pen".
1997-08-17 • Also Sprach Zarathustra (22:52) Set 2 Noteworthy
Mike and Trey take time to paint, then come back and light the earth on fire. Last five minutes could conjure the dead into a dance competition.
1997-08-17 • Harry Hood (15:30) Set 2 Noteworthy
Inspired by the first ever "Hood" glowstick war, Trey leads this fan favorite melodic jam to a thrilling peak.
1997-08-17 • Buffalo Bill (5:32) Set 3 Noteworthy
Jammed out a bit, with an extended Trey solo and a sweet drawn out transition starting at about 4:18, which at first sounds like "Boogie On" (not played since 1988, or 969 shows), but instead -> to "NICU."
1997-08-17 • Down with Disease (27:07) Set 2 Noteworthy
A paramount, must-hear version that includes multiple stages of funk, rock, and space funk, and concludes with an incredible Mike and Trey duet which -> to an equally transcendent "Bathtub Gin."
1997-08-17 • Scent of a Mule (9:45) Set 3 Noteworthy
Page solo with others playing along > breaks into a funky jazzy jam > beautiful Page/Trey duet/jam joined by Mike and Fish -> Digital Delay Loop jam with "London Bridge Is Falling Down" teases -> "Mule" conclusion.
1997-08-17 • Digital Delay Loop Jam (3:50) Set 3 Noteworthy
-> in from "SOAMule." The "DDL" Jam is just part of an incredibly improvisational "Mule."


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