Venues

State Theater

Kalamazoo, MI, USA

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Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
1994-06-19 64 votes 4.2813/5
1992-12-10 27 votes 3.8148/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

1994-06-19 by MJZ1974 10
I believe that for every Phish fan, there comes a time when we can say with conviction that we have finally “gotten it”. Some folks get “it” at their vey first show, while others, like myself, require a little more exposure and exploration before that fateful day occurs. By the time June of 1994...
1994-06-19 by lpenoza 5
Oh Mighty Icculus! Not one review of this show yet! Understandably overlooked due to the shining supernovae of 6-18-94 UIC the night before, and the stunning Quasar 6-22-94 after (Not forgetting the 6-21 fire alarm show either!), it's time this one gets it's due here on PHiSH.net. Start a...
1994-06-19 by chummer 5
I've not heard this show but the band did a "Wayne's World" style interview with a local fan the day of the show. The interview is priceless. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hLiaWEt92Y
1992-12-10 by Blastoplast 5
While the previous review paints a picture of this show as fairly regular, out of tune, but decent as a whole...but not much more...and I generally agree...I would still suggest checking some things out. Fishman did a stage dive at this show after all! All out stage dive! He came up from the...
1994-06-19 by Real_out_casty 4
This show was far from "meh" and saying "meh for '94" doesn't really say anything. Everything on that spring/summer tour was Phish at the very top of their game. Also 1994 was the end of the relatively small shows. This was one of those. Especially when compared to the night before. Those small...
1992-12-10 by Squirrel95 2
29 years ago today this was my first show. I don't remember much but 330 shows later it obviously made an impression. I do remember still being high in high school the next morning. I had just seen my first Dead show earlier that summer and Phish was a completely different animal. The drummer in...
1994-06-19 by spreaditround 1
Sunday, 06/19/1994 State Theater, Kalamazoo, MI Soundcheck: Gumbo, Reggae Jam Set 1: Suzy Greenberg[1], Julius, The Lizards, Axilla (Part II) > The Curtain > Fast Enough for You, Scent of a Mule, Stash, Golgi Apparatus Set 2: Faht[2], Run Like an Antelope, If I Could, Reba > Makisupa...
1994-06-19 by acedgar 1
This was my first show! The one that started it all. Barely knew them before this show, but after that I was hooked. I don't remember much of it, except a capella Free Bird and just being blown away by the whole thing! Still on the lookout for a high quality recording of this one, just for...
1992-12-10 by DollarBill 1
First time at the State Theater, eighteenth show of fall tour. Pretty good recording. I would love to hear the sound check as well. Golgi goes back to the opener spot tonight. Good performance, nothing too crazy. Followed by a decent Llama, again, good but, not great. Foam was ok, with...

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

1994-06-19 • Stash (11:51) Set 1 Noteworthy
The jam gets out there well beyond "Stash." The tension is cranked up repeatedly with great pounding by Fish.
Typically great '94 thrashing "Antelope" stuff until 6:25 when the jam breaks into a good settled section that percussively rebuilds with wild dissonance and buckets of tension.
1994-06-19 • Reba (13:44) Set 2
Strong, Mike-driven version, featuring great percussion. Trey's playing is as fast as Page's fills are delicate, and the band works through several ideas and progressions to build a jam that, at points, sounds like "David Bowie."
Excellent version. Reggae sounding and effects laden jam around 2:20 that goes on for a few minutes. A jam resembling a "DDL" jam (which doesn't actually include any loops) emerges around 6:30 out of the vocal reprise, and eventually works its way back into a second vocal reprise.
1992-12-10 • Reba (12:22) Set 1
Wonderful, somewhat restrained drumming (even the vocals feel hushed) creates a terrific pace and works to steer the jam, which seems carved from space, with Trey creating an incredible droning, echo-like effect atop some really great bass. The band, ever dynamic, modulates intensity, with Page way up in his register, and Trey, like a machine, repeatedly running through a set of notes wholly melodic, and expertly placed.
1992-12-10 • Maze (9:48) Set 2
Strong early version. Page whips things into a frenzy before Machine Gun Trey blows the roof off.


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