Venues

Student Union Ballroom, University of Massachusetts

Amherst, MA, USA

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Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
1989-02-10 2 votes 4.5000/5
1990-09-22 30 votes 4.2667/5
1990-02-17 35 votes 4.0286/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

1990-09-22 by zzyzx 12
(Published in the second edition of The Phish Companion...) Over the years I've tried to cultivate the reputation of a fan who follows the rules. If the band says not to do something, I try not to do it. However this hasn't always been the case. In my early days I was a bit of a rebel. If...
1990-02-17 by Penn42 6
First, here is a link to an almost complete video of this show on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELQ8KJYYPeQ Clocking in at only an hour and fifty minutes, this is a somewhat truncated show, even for the era. However, there is still some good early Phish for our listening pleasure....
1990-02-17 by brendanmcauley 5
Wow this show was truly a major scene...the entire campus was dosed. The rolling slopping fields were iced over with snow and then frozen rain and it was an icey frigid phish fest once agin in New England. Literally everyone was super out there...hot chicks in nice sweaters and it was fun...no...
1990-09-22 by TheEmu 2
The first set on this was fairly promising, with strong and tight versions of Divided Sky, Suzy, Wilson, Landlady, and a really nice Magilla (especially Mike's solo). The easy highlight of the show is the 19 1/2 minute Bowie with Mo' Better Blues and lots of signals, teases and tension. Strong,...
1990-02-17 by hieronymous 2
This was my second Phish show, the January show at Clark University (my alma mater) being the first. We went from Clark to U Mass for this show (about an hour away) and missed the first part of Phish - can't remember which song we came in on, it was all new to me. The only thing I can really...
1990-09-22 by thelot 1
Really nice sounding audience recording available for this show. It starts out a bit muffled during the first section of Buried Alive. The Buried Alive/MSO pairing is bit odd to open things but both are well played. Beautiful Divided Sky. The first Tela of tour makes an appearance after it’s...
1989-02-10 by acbacardi 1
My first show...I am pretty sure we went to see the Radiators (not Max creek as previously indicated) and I think Phish played one set to open. Wish I could remember the set list...who knew this was the beginning of a life long love affair with this band.
1989-02-10 by aapearlman 1
I was at this show. It was my first show - I was a Freshman at Umass. Called my friends back home in Oregon immediately afterward to tell them about Phish. They booked them at UOregon the next fall. They opened for someone - I think Max Creek - and blew them out of the water. There were...

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

1990-09-22 • Magilla (5:46) Set 1
Mike dominates this version which features a swinging vibe, a "Chariots of Fire" tease, in addition to strong playing (and solos) from Trey and Page.


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