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Polaris Amphitheater

Columbus, OH, USA

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Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
1999-07-23 344 votes 4.6163/5
1998-07-31 143 votes 4.1259/5
2000-07-14 137 votes 4.0657/5
2000-07-15 131 votes 3.9389/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

1999-07-23 by Stecks 55
Dear Mr. Kevin Shapiro; "Sir, what you had there was what we refer to as a Focused, Non-Terminal, Repeating Phantasm, or a Class 5 Full-Roaming Vapor... . a real nasty one too" I am of course referring to the second set. This second set should absolutely be an official LivePhish...
1999-07-23 by MiguelSanchez 16
I had hit a few shows early in the tour, and now, i was hopping back on for the back stretch. my buddy and i got hooked up through phish/mail order. we sitting 3rd row page side on this night, the best seats we had for the back stretch of the tour, so obviously, we were hoping they would be...
1999-07-23 by mathuela 11
Whenever I think about this show I go back to Free with a raging lightning storm swirling around the venue. Reminds me of that Iron Maiden poster for Live After Death. You could feel the electricity ripping through Trey.
1998-07-31 by SpaceMonkey 11
Greetings and Salutations phellow phans, My first show was a wonderful and magic outing. It was In Columbus at the Polaris of 98. We were embarking on a four day run of great music that I had only heard on tape and through word of mouth. We began our trip from Erlanger Kentucky and...
1999-07-23 by uctweezer 7
Sure, 7/19/03 may have had the [url=https://youtu.be/W_-YKtIfFqI?t=3125]full-blown Leo Trio[/url], but 7/23/99 had the only other Leo Trio. Unlike 7/19/03, Polaris '99 (with its dope sauce "Ghost") didn't feature the Leo Trio in succession, but it [i]did[/i] feature a...
1999-07-23 by Bob_Loblaw 7
This show is so damn close to perfect. First set has it's high marks. Back at the Chicken Shack as usual was a nice blues detour from the norm. PYITE had the cool siren in the background but it felt rushed and the double speed doesn't really work for me. FEFY had a great year in 99'...
1998-07-31 • Ryan Bartosek by 6
(Published in the second edition of The Phish Companion...) As I headed over to my buddy Matt's house to pick him up for the show, I turned my head away from the country road stretched out before me and gazed across the green, rolling hills that...
2000-07-15 by MiguelSanchez 5
after being severly let down by the deer creek tour closer the summer before, i was hoping the boys would bring the thunder tonight. while there may not have been any off the hook set list calls, the playing on this night was much better than the 2nd night of deer creek in 99. i will say...
1999-07-23 by User_25597_ 4
This was my sixth show of summer 99, having done Atlanta through merriweather. The night before the show at a party in chapel hill, NC, I convinced a friend of mine to make the move. We left at 7 AM, hungover as hell, and made our way along I-77. By the time we endured the miserable traffic we...
1999-07-23 by fhqwhgads 4
This is an excellent show, like, I'm surprised that this show is as amazing as it is! From the first set, Punch You in the Eye is notable for its intro being extended to a lengthy 4½ minutes, a delightful sustenance of grooving rhythm. Fast Enough for You cropped up a few times in 1999, and as it...

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

1999-07-23 • Birds of a Feather (25:23) Set 2 Noteworthy
An upbeat and snappy groove develops beyond "BOAF", which then bounces between spacey and pumped-up forays. The band was apparently playing along to a wild thunder and lightning storm occurring at the time.
1998-07-31 • Cities (15:17) Set 1 Noteworthy
Outstanding, R&B-esque, and quite melodic jam emerges from "Cities" proper that gets more and more rocking before cycling down. This is what the "HOSE" is all about.
Another big and rocking groove-based jam that neatly -> into "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
This jam is why some people hate jambands. A noodle factory. (but I still dig it) The jam just segues into the VJ (no WUDMTF lyrics). (No B&D.)
More similar to pre-'97 versions with driving percussion and intense guitar work. A raging storm.
While shorter, this one has a stronger peak than most with lots of classic Trey/Page interplay - definitely a top-shelf "Gotta Jibboo."
2000-07-14 • Foam (10:10) Set 1
Interesting version in which Trey strums chords during the build-up rather than striking individual notes (as is customary).
2000-07-14 • Mike's Song (16:38) Set 2
Awesome yin yang version. The 1st jam is a rocking, intense incendiary groove, while the 2nd is its serene, blissful and introspective foil. This version was the last "Mike's" to feature a significant 2nd jam until 2015.
1999-07-23 • Ya Mar (11:22) Set 1
Fairly ordinary, but much more spirited and up-tempo than 7/4/99, until the ending gets a little spacey.
1999-07-23 • Ghost (16:48) Set 2
Relentless molten neon electro rockslide that comes to rest in a glistening mountain lake. [Fish and Mike lead a fantastic, uptempo groove, and as Trey pours it on, you can literally hear the audience get whipped into a frenzy, then soothed with a great outro.]
1998-07-31 • Ya Mar (11:25) Set 1
Pretty straightforward, but a nice, stretched-out, rhythmic jam with a cool closing.
1998-07-31 • Roggae (8:34) Set 1
More relaxed and cerebral than the version from Prague, this style for the jam section would become typical for most versions through late '00.
1998-07-31 • Free (9:53) Set 2
Sweet, funky, almost bluesy groove. A great version.


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