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Hersheypark Stadium

Hershey, PA, USA

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Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
2021-08-11 771 votes 4.3087/5
1996-08-14 149 votes 4.3020/5
2000-09-15 157 votes 4.0318/5
2010-06-13 192 votes 3.8281/5
2021-08-10 681 votes 3.2408/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

1996-08-14 by curtiss 40
Mike Gordon gave me a ticket to this show! Long story short: Bunch of my buddies and I were all going to Clifford Ball. We live in upstate New York so decided to make this trip, as well. Out of the 10 of us that went, me and 2 others didn't have tickets to this show. My 2 buddies and I...
2021-08-11 by Laudanum 37
You Sexy Thing is one weird opener. Perfect tonight, with the chocolate reference. But weird. When Wombat downshifts into further strangeness, then, and jams from the second slot, it should come as no surprise to anyone who's been following along with this tour, but it's still shocking somehow...
2021-08-11 by Lincoln33 18
Well I can’t write a soliloquy like the other guy but I can tell you that this is top tier phish. If you enjoy phish, and I must assume you do, then you will like this show. Song selection, pocket, several great jams (including a halley’s taken for a proper walk!), great flow and of...
2021-08-10 by tweezedout 17
I went to Indy and this show ranks right up there with those... No, there's no 20 minute jam. Yes, they played soul planet. No, there aren't any bustouts. Yes, they played Joy. And yes, there were at least 10 songs in each set. But if you ask me, this show flowed right from the first song til the...
2021-08-11 by jimmysdad 16
This was a really fantastic show. Just got home from the run and had the chance to re-listen this morning on the drive. It definitely holds up! These were the first two shows of my tour, and I have to say they sound really tight. N1 was fun, albeit setlist wasn't necessarily one I'll...
2000-09-15 by nichobert 13
To disagree with an earlier reviewer, I've gotta suggest that this is quite an above average show and would have been above average on any tour after Phish Destroyed America in 1997. The smoking First Tube was an appropriately Michael Phelpsian opener instantly engaging the crowd by getting...
2021-08-10 by mgolia6 12
The Hershey Phish Equilibrium (aview from couch) Legend has it that, not dissimilar to the band Phish, a young Milton Hershey traveled around the US perfecting his craft as a confectioner. Some too, might add, that, like Phish, Milton had a series of life altering iterations, a 1.0, 2.0, 3.0,...
2010-06-13 by waxbanks 9
The Way We Were: Exactly one year ago Phish played Bonnaroo for the first time in the middle of an early summer tour that was proving mildly worrisome for fans. The written music was superb, the energy unbelievable, but - tough as it was to admit it - the improv just wasn't going deep. There were...
2021-08-10 by ajcmixer 6
First Phish show since 12/30/19 and it was pretty good. Out of the gate with a rainbow on the horizon with First Tube, Axiilla and a pretty meaty Fuego. The rest of the set was straight up fun. The 2nd Set openers NMINML & Soul Planet represented the "jam" portion of the set, the rest of the set...
2000-09-15 by whatstheuse324 6
9/15/2000 in Hershey Park was quite the experience for me and my whole family. I was there with both of my sisters, my Dad, and six other friends from Rutgers. It was my Dad's first Phish show as well as some of my friends. He had driven our family minivan that fit seven of us while three of my...

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

2021-08-11 • Birds of a Feather (18:48) Set 2 Noteworthy
Much like the also-superb 7/9/16 "DWD", mainly stays within the envelope of the usual "BOAF" jam at first, but finds some interesting avenues within thanks to Trey's handy effects pedals. Moves into major key with Page switching to electric piano and Trey playing some repeating notes, then Fish kicks into high gear and Trey briefly switches to chords before tearing off some gnarly solos. Moves into a stranger 2.0-esque zone with Trey building up a wall of sound with his effects, Fish really urging him on, then cools down and heads back to "BOAF" proper (a thing that happened a lot this year). Strong version from one of the Summer's strongest shows.
2000-09-15 • Tube (17:36) Set 2 Noteworthy
This incredible jam begins with fast-paced funk, while the jam reprise moves into type 2 territory with a space groove before reaching a rocking climax. > into "When the Circus Comes". Longest Tube to date.
A really fantastic first set jam from a great show, Trey going to his gloopy effects for fun, before the jam really heats up and Fish snaps into a really wicked driving groove. Page goes to the piano and finds a new key, and a really good rocking jam emerges as a result. Dies away into nothingness and > (maybe ->) into the debut of "Lonely Trip".
2021-08-11 • Ruby Waves (15:59) Set 2
A wonderfully multi-faceted jam that touches on fiery effects-laden minor key grooviness, a twinkly Page-heavy relaxed jam, and a superb rockout that builds to a gigantic peak before coming to an echo-laden close. Right up there with any of the year's lengthier behemoths. > into "CDT".
2021-08-10 • Soul Planet (13:27) Set 2
The other Summer 2021 "Soul Planet", this bad boy doesn't take long to move into a quicksilver minor-key boil with Trey's gnarly effects taking center stage. Fish picks up the pace and a solid groove emerges, then Trey switches to major-key and the band follows with a powerful bit of hose. Fish then switches up his beat and Page takes center stage, before Trey elbows his way in with some wicked riffing and Fish steers things to more rock-oriented waters. Trey then fires up some stabbing chords before neatly -> into NICU. Inspired, melodious jamming.
2010-06-13 • Drowned (11:49) Set 2
Fish and Mike propel this shorter, funky version along. Nice work by all four, and restraint by Trey adds to the overall quality. This is really quite a good version.
Excellent peak in the jam and Mike is awesome!!
2000-09-15 • Piper (20:08) Set 2
Fishman's tempo driven percussion work moves this dark other-worldly spacious jam along.
2000-09-15 • Jam (0:00) Set 2
See Tube Jamming Chart.
1996-08-14 • Jam (4:47) Set 1
-> in from "Wilson." A very good, badass, dissonant and mildly funky jam emerges that grows spacey and > to "DwD."
1996-08-14 • Fee (6:04) Set 1
Great -> into "Poor Heart."
1996-08-14 • Reba (13:56) Set 1
With the Clifford Ball looming, the band throws down a version suitable for any festival. Fast and frenetic, the band channels some inner-Fall 1995 and plays powerfully and without reservation, racing through the composed section to jam with added verve and tenacity. A signature moment from summer tour's surprise show.
1996-08-14 • Runaway Jim (15:14) Set 2
Jam gets nicely beyond "Jim," returns, then breaks into some percussive jamming with Trey on the mini kit. Unfinished with > to "YEM."
1996-08-14 • Tweezer (19:20) Set 2
A must-hear ending to this version which is "type II" in part.


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