Venues

Assembly Hall, University of Illinois (Assembly Hall)

Champaign, IL, USA

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Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
1997-11-19 400 votes 4.6075/5
1995-10-22 103 votes 4.4272/5
1996-11-08 90 votes 4.0444/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

1997-11-19 by westbrook 26
Not surprisingly, this is a great show. I actually like this one more than the next show, which was the first night in Hampton (11/21). The first set can hold its own and the big highlight is a very nice Bathtub Gin that segues slickly into Llama. The Gin jam moves from melodic to funk and the...
1997-11-19 by waxbanks 19
Very strong first set, but the second is...well, just look at that ridiculous setlist. It's *that* good. I think. The Wolfman's > Makisupa made it onto the official 11/17 release as filler, and it's a somewhat tense but nonetheless thrilling ride. (Trey has one of his I'm-the-boss,-follow-me...
1997-11-19 by tubescreamer 15
By the ratings (4.602 when this review was written) this is a beloved show, but one less talked about. Even though our brains may go from Denver>Hampton, this midwest stop over clearly won't disappoint once you have heard it. Now I digress: So difficult to determine for oneself (let alone a vast...
1997-11-19 by n00b100 9
For me, the highlight of this show is the 2001, maybe the best version (it's either this or the Went) from the greatest year for 2001, when Phish's rendition stopped being polite and started getting real. Tension-release doesn't get much better than what they did with this song in this most...
1995-10-22 • Disco Saul W. by 7
(Published in the second edition of The Phish Companion...) This show turned me into the "Tweezer" fanatic that I am today. The first highlight of the show is a "Possum", which is followed by the always-strange "Catapult". "Curtain>Tweezer"...
1997-11-19 by n00b100 6
I wrote a review of this show a year ago, but didn't particularly go in depth or talk about the first set, so I figured it was worth revisiting. This show has still stuck with me even after repeated listens, and given that there's about as many remasters of this show as Jon Fishman nicknames,...
1996-11-08 by jwelsh8 5
(Published in the second edition of The Phish Companion...) Looking back on this cold November Illinois night, my memories are dominated by a ninety-minute period. The drive down, the parking lot, the hall itself, the first set — they are all cloudy visions, made hazy by time and other, more...
1995-10-22 by montaigne 5
Best Possum EVER!
1997-11-19 by Dressed_In_Gray 4
The first set was a great ride, and turned out to be a little too much for some. Near my upper balcony, front row, dead center seats I remember a guy that just couldn't seem to wrap his head around the abrupt segue between Gin and Llama. When it became apparent that a full Llama was to be...
1997-11-19 by Wookiewicz 4
This was a show when > meant >. Heads use > to freely. To actually be in attendance at this show would have at the simutaniosly educated and scarred whatever you thought you knew and now know about >. Best show ever. Never to be duplicated. There has yet to been a 2001 remotely close to the...

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

1997-11-19 • Also Sprach Zarathustra (17:13) Set 2 Noteworthy
Incredible from start to finish. This has it all! Tempo changes, jazzy grooving, full band mastery, sirens, and of course danceability. Brilliant.
1997-11-19 • Makisupa Policeman (10:56) Set 2 Noteworthy
An extended, effects laden space jam begins around 5:45 and comes to a climax at 9:36, then drops right back into "Makisupa". Excellent version.
1997-11-19 • Wolfman's Brother (28:18) Set 2 Noteworthy
Exploratory, extremely "Type II" version. Following some classic '97-style cow funk, the jam ranges from blissfully serene and settled ground, to an extended, Trey-led blistering and somewhat dissonant section, then on to Page and Mike dominated blues rocking. This "Wolfman's" has it all, including a sweet -> to a seriously funky "Makisupa."
1996-11-08 • Maze (11:46) Set 2 Noteworthy
> in from "2001." Mean, nasty guitar licks from Trey before the whole band ratchets up the intensity into a cataclysmic inferno of percussive violence and gut-ripping tension.
1995-10-22 • Tweezer (15:49) Set 2 Noteworthy
Amazing!! Great segue into "Makisupa."
1997-11-19 • Fee (8:43) Set 1
Ethereal outro with "Meatstick" quotes and a -> to a hot "Antelope."
1997-11-19 • Possum (13:48) Set e
Funky intro with great Mike. Excellent straightforward jam gets intense and chaotic, then turns bluesy and rocking.
1997-11-19 • Llama (5:55) Set 1
-> in from "Bathtub Gin." Blistering playing by Trey harkens back to the "Llama" Golden Age of '90 - '92.
1997-11-19 • Taste (10:09) Set 2
"DEG" tease from Trey. Another strong '97 version. Maybe not up there with the incredible batch from the Summer, but Trey's solo is patient, very gradually building up the intensity from a relaxed base. Page is rock solid.
1996-11-08 • Reba (13:34) Set 1
Trouble in the composed section is quickly forgotten when the band begins the jam in atypical fashion, with incredibly cool playing from Fish offset by uncharacteristic - for the era - effects. Really cool. Stop / start playing becomes more direct, before Trey modifies his tone and the jam passes through a highly improvisational passage, notable for more marked syncopation. A false peak works to set up a fist-pumping relase.
1996-11-08 • Simple (18:09) Set 2
Following the conventional "Simple" outro, another Page-led jam develops with Trey on the mini percussion kit. Then Trey takes over, leading a fiery guitar-based jam.
Mike is noticeably strong throughout. Only with this rock solid foundation can Trey and Page layer on their magic dust.
1995-10-22 • Possum (15:00) Set 2
Intense, fantastic version with off-key jamming, amazing trilling from Trey, and an unusual ending that -> to "Catapult."


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