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New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum

New Haven, CT, USA

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Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
1995-12-02 159 votes 4.4591/5
1998-11-24 112 votes 4.0179/5
1993-12-29 81 votes 3.9383/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

1995-12-02 by boymangod 22
first show for this fella. what i remember without ever having listened back.. prince caspian blew me away as the opener. i remember trey's hair flying in the breeze and this band i had come to know as a quirky, atonal, jazzlike jamming machine comes out with this mellow, loving arena...
1993-12-29 by Harry 13
Alrighty, this was my 2nd Phish show. I was completely blown away went I entered the venue, and the stage was a fish tank. Best stage setup they've ever done. I remember bits and pieces of the show. Just before The Squirming Coil came on, some big guy (Big Phil) behind me called it. I was...
1995-12-02 by nichobert 10
I don't think this Tweezer is overrated whatsoever. Is it fairly linear? Sure! But so is Mogwai Fear Satan. Phish cremated this jam. It may have the general trappings of more conventional Phish's rocking jams, but the interplay and ESP in the improvisation is first rate. 2/28/03 eh?...
1995-12-02 by earlytimes 9
This is an all-time sleeper show in what was possibly the greatest month in Phish history...it's straight fyah. This was my second show and I love listening to it, but am I the only one who thinks this Tweezer is overrated? I mean, clearly it rips from beginning to end...that's not the problem,...
1998-11-24 by ColForbin 6
[Originally posted to rec.music.phish the day after the show] The scene: Wow, I have never seen as many ticketless as I did at this show. I guess it speaks to the smallness of the venue. I would estimate at *least* 500 people with their fingers in the air, and the number is probably much...
1995-12-02 by Timpanogos 6
DISCLAIMER: This review is only about the tweezer in this show...lame, I know...but it needs to be talked about! OK so definitely not as experimental or explorative as many other well-respected tweezers....BUT I dare you to listen to this tweezer on full volume through headphones...your brain...
1995-12-02 by yodadoe 5
I need to add my 2 cents here.... The show as a whole is merely average for fall/winter 1995... meaning it's a good show, but only average compared to other shows from the tour. Most of the show is relatively unremarkable... except for the Tweezer... When I used to be an avid tape trader...
1995-12-02 by vercalimont 4
So today is the 17 anniversary of this show which was my first. This one gets lost because it came the night after a famous Hershey PA show that was stellar. Everybody seems to just talk about/remember the Tweezer from this show. Although that Tweezer was great and experimental, I tend to...
1993-12-29 by Wazoo 4
With two shows under my belt, I was excited to see my first show outside of NY. Me and a few friends took the ferry over from Long Island, and by the time we arrived at the venue there was a full-on snow storm. I think it slowed us down a bit as we arrived with Jim already playing. When they hit...
1993-12-29 by dogfacedboyman 4
Man one of my first, seems so faint in my memory, was a newbie, didn't know alot of songs yet. Remember the cool giant fish tank stage set that was around the band, and the big ball jam blew my expectations of the concert away. I can remember one guy on floor holding the big ball tightly and...

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

1995-12-02 • Tweezer (15:03) Set 2 Noteworthy
Even more serious "HOSE" in the entire version. Just awe-inspiring!
1998-11-24 • Tweezer (17:15) Set 2
Fall '98 had some truly awesome versions!
1998-11-24 • Possum (13:33) Set 2
-> in from "Tweezer." Extended jam that grows dissonant and off-key and also incudes "Born On The Bayou" teases.
1995-12-02 • Maze (11:27) Set 2
> in from "2001." Hard to believe one of the all-time hose versions of "Tweezer" comes two songs after the boys detonate this cluster bomb.
Strong '93 version that has a very unsual quiet section from 6:35 - 8:35 before returning to "Antelope."


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