Venues

GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater

Virginia Beach, VA, USA

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Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
1997-07-21 380 votes 4.5974/5
1998-08-09 264 votes 4.5076/5
1999-07-08 156 votes 3.7179/5
2001-07-31 2 votes 3.5000/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

1998-08-09 by heindnk 26
I was at Phish 8/9/98, Virginia Beach Amp. In honor of the third anniversary of Jerry's death they played Terrapin Station as the Encore. It still gives me chills and almost tear up at the very beginning when I listen to it. I can picture it like it was 5 min. ago. I miss those days of freedom...
1997-07-21 • benjy eisen by 20
"BACK ON THE WORM!!" 7/21/97 Virginia Beach Amphitheater GinStats: Set I Total Time: 21:32 This is no regular shot of Gordon's Dry Gin...no, nope, uh-uh...This epic version is pure GINiside! After, ironically, GINseng Sullivan ends, the familiar strum kicks in, amidst...
1998-08-09 by asgbaja 14
Just wanted to add that a huge full moon was visible from the stage just as SOTR started. It was beautiful and extremely memorable.
1999-07-08 by ThatPhan 11
True the lot was not a fun place to be, very much a police presence. But I must reederate, this show is nothing to look past, or put in a catagory of, worst show. Number 1, the worst Phish show I ever seen, was still pretty darn good. First set was really good set, and of course the...
1998-08-09 by kipmat 9
Ok, let's all take a deep breath. Yes, many Phish fans are also Grateful Dead fans. The members of Phish are also avowed fans, and both the band and the scene owe, and acknowledge, an immense debt to the trails blazed by the Dead. All of this is to say that I understand the powerful significance...
1998-08-09 by MrStevietRI 7
Another tape that was in HEAVY rotation during the end of the nineties, pre-hiatus.....just wanted to mention that the Waste>Rainbow was absolutely phenomenal, with Trey's layered, feedback-intense soloing as good as anything in that era. The Frankenstein was smoking as well, then of course,...
1998-08-09 by MiguelSanchez 7
this show is pretty solid. of course, the encore is what everyone knows about. falling 3 years after the death of jerry garcia, some reference was expected, but this is about the best tribute one could hope for. of course, this performance took place before trey and page's interactions with...
1999-07-08 by TimberCarini 6
SLOW BURN This show is certainly above average in terms of its level of ambient jamming and artistic abstraction from the standard, but doesn't necessarily hit the peaks of Charlotte or Bonner Springs. It features a tremendous Fee > Jam that certainly ranks as one of the best "extended coda"...
1999-07-08 by sethadam1 5
It used to be that "Birds" was played a lot, so much so that its presence, along with the fact that it was released as a radio friendly single, made it a downer for many fans. If I ever felt that way, it was gone after this stunner to open set 2. One of my favorite "Birds" ever, this one just...
1997-07-21 by MiguelSanchez 5
This is a very fun show. back in the U.S. after some very hot playing across the Atlantic. rumors were swirling that they were going to either open up with a complete set of new music or even a whole show of new music. while, this rumor was not true, they did eat up the good first half of the...

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

1999-07-08 • Fee (21:18) Set 1 Noteworthy
The outro sticks to the "Fee" framework until 9 minutes when Fish picks up the beat, leading to an upbeat segment filled with the blissfull, atmospheric style of jamming that is so representative of the '99 sound. Eventually returns to Earth at 20 minutes and winds down to close. In the realm of "Fee" jams, this weasel reigns supreme.
1999-07-08 • Birds of a Feather (18:31) Set 2 Noteworthy
At first a wide-ranging and quality "BOAF" jam, this version then moves beyond, breaking into a "Days Between" jam, and an excellent and extended "If I Only Had A Brain" jam with strange lyrics from Mike and Trey. One of the best "Birds."
1999-07-08 • Jam (0:00) Set 1 Noteworthy
See Fee Jamming Chart.
1998-08-09 • AC/DC Bag (14:48) Set 2 Noteworthy
Jam breaks at about 5:45 into a rhythmic, wavy, slightly funky groove. Gets more funky, and Trey, and then Page (on the B-3) tease "Electric Funeral" (Black Sabbath). At this point, the jam really rocks until the ending.
1997-07-21 • Theme From the Bottom (7:10) Set 2 Noteworthy
At 7:10, the jam veers into a nice funky groove. Then at 8:30 LeRoi Moore pipes in on the saxophone. He plays a tease from the "Theme To Woody Woodpecker" and then he and the band embark on a funky, jazzy exploration. Page switches keyboards several times and the jam grows weird, dissonant and chaotic towards the end.
1997-07-21 • Magilla (5:47) Set 2 Noteworthy
Summer 97's brilliant Creature Double Feature. -> from "Wolfman's Brother," the intro features Trey's signature sound, before a more traditional "Magilla" takes shape. True to that summer's form, the version veers into more exploratory ground, with Trey trading solos with Page and lending a funky effect to Mike's playing.
1997-07-21 • Slave to the Traffic Light (12:27) Set 2 Noteworthy
Trey's playing includes some subtle and effective melodic variation. Meanwhile Page and Fish add really nice color and texture, transforming this lazy summertime version into one with a powerful sense of grandeur, reaching lofty heights in its strong conclusion.
1997-07-21 • Bathtub Gin (21:51) Set 1 Noteworthy
Brilliant, exploratory "Gin" that includes funk, "Drowned" jamming (9:25 - 11:55), syncopated, blues-infused rocking, and stops. At 18:30 with the others still playing, Trey addresses the audience, talking about new songs.
1997-07-21 • Jam (12:33) Set 2 Noteworthy
-> in from "Theme." The "Jam" leaves "Theme" and veers into a nice funky groove. Then at 8:30 LeRoi Moore pipes in on the saxophone. He plays a tease from the "Theme To Woody Woodpecker" and then he and the band embark on a funky, jazzy exploration. Page switches keyboards several times and the jam grows weird, dissonant and chaotic towards the end.
Very easy going and relaxed feel to this version until the ending when the band cranks it up.
1999-07-08 • Simple (10:24) Set 2
This version ends akin to Coil, with each member of the band having left the stage until only Page was left, soloing.
1998-08-09 • Esther (9:19) Set 1
This very pretty and subdued version features notably strong playing from Trey and Page.
Very strange version with no jam segment to speak of. (No B&D.)
The solo section begins all the way down, allowing Trey to expertly switch between sparkling chord arpeggiations and soaring single note lines with supreme patience, before his cathartic, Leslie-affected chording brings it home.


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