Venues

Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum

Winston-Salem, NC, USA

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Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
1997-11-23 405 votes 4.6049/5
1994-04-21 60 votes 4.3500/5
1995-11-21 67 votes 4.2090/5
1998-11-19 102 votes 3.8824/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

1997-11-23 by waxbanks 37
This show is overshadowed by the two weekend nights in Hampton, but can be talked about in the same breath. While this concert lacks that one revelatory cut like the 11/22 Halley's jam, 11/23's best-ever BEK and year's-best Stash > NICU set up an obscene 50-minute Gin > Disease > Low Rider >...
1997-11-23 by uctweezer 16
You know you're listening to a Fall '97 show when you're lost in the middle of a profound, mind-bending jam -- and then it hits you: You haven't even gotten to the second set yet.
1997-11-23 • Craig DeLucia by 10
(Published in the second edition of The Phish Companion...) I arrived in Winston-Salem with my friend, Tom, about three hours before show time. We got lost on our way to the Coliseum and wound up taking some back roads into the parking lot. The...
1997-11-23 by MiguelSanchez 9
this one is a doozey. i acturally like it better than either night of hampton. there are some damn fine moments in hampton, but this second set really takes the cake. the "over playing" of my soul is about the only thing one could complain about when it comes to fall 97 shows. this one is...
1998-11-19 by n00b100 7
The first set won't particularly blow you away or anything (although the Maze definitely peaks very nicely), and perhaps cognizant that the set hadn't been the greatest ever, the group drops a nifty Ghost at the end of the set, one that quickly drops the standard funk groove for something more...
1997-11-23 by n00b100 6
So if you somehow DON'T think 11/22 is the best Fall '97 show, there are a few acceptable (IMO) alternatives - 11/17, with its incredible 1st set and underrated 2nd set; 12/6, depending on how much one life-altering set overcomes the fact that the other set is *just fine* and nothing more; 12/2,...
1997-11-23 by Captain_Fantasy 6
This is my dark horse pick for best show all tour. I might go as far as to say set 2 is my all-time favorite Phish set. It's hard to leave anything out of the highlights, but if I were forced to limit it to 4 songs each: Set 1 highlights: theme > BEK (Trey is so zoned in on this), stash,...
1997-11-23 by papadance 5
Great review above. During Julius Trey was looking at someone. There was a girl up on some guys shoulders. She was pretty hot and seemed to be turned on. Trey rocked that chick's world with his guitar solo for about 8 minutes. I swear he got her off all over the back of that dudes head. Unreal....
1997-11-23 by kipmat 5
I'm glad to see the glowing reviews of this show that have already been posted. IMO, this show is the best of the three that saw release on the Hampton/WS '97 box set (heresy!), and gives 11/17 good competition for best show of the tour. Theme and Twist are overlooked gems in the first set, and...
1997-11-23 by Cheard 5
Anyone else go to Ziggy's across the street and see moe. after this show? Fun night.

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

1997-11-23 • Black-Eyed Katy (10:56) Set 1 Noteworthy
Extended, explosive jam. Vintage Fall '97 hard rock that reaches a screaming, full-band climax. Builds on the strong version from the night before.
1997-11-23 • Stash (17:04) Set 1 Noteworthy
After a brief shift to major mode, the tension ratchets up noticeably. At 10:45, Mike and Fish break into a droning, repetitive groove which Trey and Page play over. This thunderous thrumming continues and -> to "NICU."
1997-11-23 • Bathtub Gin (31:12) Set 2 Noteworthy
Improvisational, hard-rocking "Gin." At 13:00, following a well-played, "Type I" section, the jam breaks into 13 minutes of blistering, intense arena-style rock, before mellowing into great '97-style low-key jamming. -> to "DwD."
1998-11-19 • Gumbo (10:28) Set 2
"Manteca"-like grooving. 8 minutes in the jam slows down and leads to some weird noises, possibly involving a spaceship landing on stage.
Alien intro that Mike destroys with a liquid nuclear bass second jam. Each member has a section where he really shines.
1998-11-19 • Ghost (17:56) Set 1
Soaring incandescent groove to old skool cow-funk culminating in full band screaming orgasm and a molten metal outro. [As a good dark groove gradually lightens and energizes, the jam takes an unexpected shift when Page hits the B-3, turning the expected peak into a dance party.]
VJ features a guest appearance by Heloise Williams of the band viperHouse.
Great, tight playing by all. Page adds some unusual horn-like effects as well as some descending piano progressions towards the end. > to "Black-Eyed Katy."
1997-11-23 • Julius (10:30) Set e
Some great, fire stoking playing by Trey as he brings this hot show to a fitting close.
1997-11-23 • Twist (10:21) Set 1
Excellent version which develops its own groove with a somewhat dark undertone.
-> in from "DB." Great brief jam on this Al Green song popularized by Talking Heads emerges in the midst of a solid "Bowie" jam. -> back to "DB."
1995-11-21 • David Bowie (10:23) Set 2
Great fall '95 version with a "Bowie" -> "Take Me To The River" -> "Bowie" in the jam and some thunderous and blistering exploration following the debut of this song popularized by Talking Heads.
-> in from "Take Me To The River." The real heavy meat of the "Bowie" jam is in this section.
Version follows "Guyute," the only time these kindred compositions have been paired together, and includes a spooky outro jam with strong Fish which -> to "Dog Faced Boy."
1995-11-21 • Mike's Song (14:02) Set 2
After a high powered but otherwise typical 1st jam, the band breaks into a nice melodic 2nd one, with Trey electing to stick with the guitar, and good accents provided by Page and Mike. The jam ends with a nice -> to "Keyboard Army."


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