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Santa Barbara Bowl

Santa Barbara, CA, USA

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Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
2014-10-22 272 votes 4.1360/5
2021-10-26 349 votes 3.9370/5
2014-10-21 230 votes 3.2391/5
1992-08-27 8 votes 2.6250/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

2014-10-22 by n00b100 30
I probably could just copy my review for 7/26/13 and slap it in here, as the two shows have a lot in common - very good first set with good song selection and well-honed playing, a 1993-esque second set with one Big Jam and superb flow from song to song (and, like 1993, a wild 2nd set Mule and...
2014-10-21 by ARigidDesignator 27
phish30sux, do you also go on Fall '97 shows and comment: "let me guess, the tweezer jam repeated itself obnoxiously for 20 minutes, before trey played a bunch of power chords. I sure wish it was '93" and then do you go on '93 shows and comment "trey played the chromatic scale for a...
2014-10-21 by n00b100 23
The first set's nicely constructed, although nothing particularly stands out, so we can move on from that quickly. The second set takes something of a weird turn after BOAF (which sounded awkward coming out of the end of Ghost - I get "take 'em down then build 'em up", but BOAF's intro is as...
2021-10-26 by waxbanks 21
Further evidence, if any were needed, that the 'Type II' designator has outlived its usefulness. Today's Phish jams routinely mix key changes and rhythm/tempo shifts -- in the old terms, half the songs in this show go 'Type II.' Pebbles, Sample(!), Halley's(!!), Set Your Soul Free, Sea of...
2014-10-21 by thedeviousgelatin 15
Just gave the whole show a run through and I can understand why people might have mixed feelings. On the one hand, there were definitely a lot of miscues (see Heavy Things, Stealing Time, BOAF, Suzy). Especially weird given that these are hardly the most precision-demanding Phish songs....
2014-10-21 by oceanbear 9
So having been at the show, let me describe the place first. Looking left there is a steep hill that wraps around to the back (imagine red rocks with Southern California trees) and to the right you look over santa barbara over the ocean. It is beautiful! You can go to a flat section on top where...
2021-10-26 by SandWedge 8
I noticed there aren't any reviews yet so I'll take a stab at my first one here. A little caveat, I was at this and the last two shows. This show was pure phun. There was an ongoing chant/banter with the audience throughout different moments of the show that interestingly isn't mentioned in...
2021-10-26 by TooManyUrkels 7
I was in attendance and the reactions are mixed on this one so I’ll settle the score: this was a better show than the forums and memes will lead you to believe. The opening P&M is the perfect show-opener trifecta: rare song, rare placement, big jam. Segue into Makisupa was buttery and the banter...
2014-10-22 by zmadhungarian 7
Long time fan (UVM '88), first time poster. I was never a huge fan of Soul Shakedown Party until now when I realized it means this show is going to rock! The first set reminded me of what a west coast dead head said to me after what I thought was a smoking Dead show at MSG many moons ago....
2014-10-21 by eyesontweeprize 7
I was couch touring deez chips. Take that as you will. This was a great show that had some flubs. Chalk Dust Torture is a must hear. Ghost is a must-hear (best since Randalls maybe?). Wombat is a must-hear. Tweezer is a must-hear. Boogie is a must-hear. That's a lot of must-hears! Yes, there...

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

2021-10-26 • Pebbles and Marbles (19:30) Set 1 Noteworthy
First appearance as an opener produces its most expansive jam to date, mixing in darker-tinged riffing and soothing meditation along with the usual triumphant outro. Unfinished -> "Makisupa".
2014-10-22 • Theme From the Bottom (10:22) Set 2 Noteworthy
A typically fluid "Theme" jam takes a turn from the bottom to the side with an "Echoes"-like (Pink Floyd) jam, replete with Gilmour licks, before sliding and modulating seamlessly -> Steam.
Only the second jam "Jar" on the books at the time (see BD), this version strays from typical around 4 minutes with some sprightly musing and ends unfinished > to the Phish debut of "The Sliver Light".
> from the debut of "The Silver Light". The renaissance of "Halley's" continues. Some swinging play turns into a full-on "Oye Como Va" jam by 9:00. The band vamps on the Santana classic for a couple minutes until it fizzles > "Mountains in the Mist."
> out of "Blaze On". A version worthy of the wonderful 7/9/19 "Sea of Stars", with the band building up a torrid and bilious fog on stage reminiscent of a good "Split Open and Melt" and Fishman keeping everything glued together. Very deep and powerful music.
2021-10-26 • 46 Days (11:10) Set 2
Lays on the the tension and then devolves into a densely tangled knot akin to the sound of industrial machinery sputtering out of control, then makes an abrupt return for the final chorus and > "Sally".
The jam section sounds a bit more like an actual jam, a little beyond the typical instrumental section. And Trey has scaled back on the pitch shifter by this point, which is a good thing.
2014-10-22 • Drowned (14:28) Set 2
First '14 version bears resemblance to several "CDTs" from Summer '14 which range widely, but never latch onto a consistent groove, although this ends in good dark terrain.
A wild one. Page's solo is more of a crazed Page/Trey duet. Fish follows on Marimba Lumina with ghoulish howling by others > klezmer > weird Mike chanting > conclusion.
A very nice jam which gradually works away from the standard. Fish keeps the rhythm largely grounded in "CDT" while the others explore an interesting, pleasant landscape.


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