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CSU Convocation Center

Cleveland, OH, USA

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Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
1995-12-08 92 votes 4.4022/5
1997-12-05 205 votes 4.1659/5
1998-11-13 132 votes 3.8333/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

1997-12-05 by kevinAreHollo 31
Anyone skipping this show because of a) well-documented and oft-lauded tour highlights (Hampton, Dayton, Auburn Hills, etc) or b) a terrible looking second set is doing themselves a SERIOUS disservice. The Ghost opener is 17 minutes of ferocious full-band communicado: Trey...
1997-12-05 by waxbanks 21
1) If you're going to skip one fall '97 show, it can be this one. 2) Don't skip any fall '97 shows.
1997-12-05 by JOEB7891 10
I would not skip this show! The Ghost was great and the whole 2nd set is great. You can hear that they were ready to jam as soon as then stepped foot on the stage in the 2nd set. The Stash was a killer opener. The Julius was so rocking! The jam is swinging so hard and it was nice to hear a...
1995-12-08 by docj7 9
My first Phish show! I had heard some songs from the band, thought ok I'll go check em out. What a surprise I was in for. At that time,still kind of young, thought I was a jam band conouiser. I had seen the Grateful Dead 13 times and after that was searching for something to get me to that...
1997-12-05 by markah 8
(posted over 12 years ago, the morning after the show, to rec.music.phish) 12/5/97 Cleveland State University Convocation Center Cleveland, OH Times are in paranthesis. Set I: Ghost (17) --> Wilson@ (5), Funky Bitch (6) Black-Eyed Katy (8), Sparkle (4), Runaway Jim* (14) --> My Friend,...
1998-11-13 by Stecks 6
Friday the 13th... something's gonna go down... This something would happen AFTER the show. Get back to my car, somehow we end up going home with a dog that my friend, who had his windbreaker pockets stuffed free of charge by a generous ethnomycologist, rescued after it was thrown out of a...
1998-11-13 by phishtube 6
I thought this was a pretty solid show...really showcasing Paul Languedoc's skill behind the soundboard. Place really sounded nice and the mix was just right IMO. 1st set highlights for me were: Very ripping Chalkdust that set energy high...FANTASTIC Wolfman's -> MLB jam which was first creepy...
1995-12-08 by n00b100 5
Here's another typically great show from one of Phish's greatest tours, Fall 1995. This show is very much a "median" show, the sort of show that might not be the best of the run, but neatly displays just how high the wave the band was riding was cresting at the time. The first set doesn't boast...
1997-12-05 by JOEB7891 4
Its funny because This venue is in a super bad run down neighborhood. I remember before the show there was this manhole cover that was loose and you fall into it. This chick was standing next to it yelling Danger zone! the whole time. This is burned into my memory every time I think of this...
1997-12-05 by Bob_Loblaw 4
This show is a kind of testament to how good this show is. Mainly because you might call it a "lower tier night" for this tour. Now you hear that and say to yourself "this show must be terrible" quite on the contrary it is a great show! However not among the other heavy hitters from this tour....

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

1998-11-13 • Meat (10:48) Set 2 Noteworthy
A really nice, low intensity jam emerges on the back end of "Meat" proper, and continues until > to "Hood."
1997-12-05 • Julius (17:04) Set 2 Noteworthy
At about 7:30, departs from standard "Julius" into several new directions. Returns to the song several times, only to venture out again, further into new territory, including funk and reggae modes. Perhaps fitting that the only, truly exploratory "Julius" transitions to the only, truly exploratory "Slave."
1997-12-05 • Slave to the Traffic Light (16:42) Set 2 Noteworthy
The "Type II" version. The band breaks into a dissonant, spacey jam following the standard one that eventually > to "The Lizards." "Slave" purists may not care for this one, but cannot deny its improvisational aspect.
1995-12-08 • Kung (4:16) Set 2 Noteworthy
-> in from "Tweezer." "Kung" is sandwiched in the "Tweezer" jam.
1995-12-08 • Tweezer (17:38) Set 2 Noteworthy
"KUNG" sandwich. This version is "type II" in large part and just wild and crazy.
1995-12-08 • Tweezer (4:09) Set 2 Noteworthy
-> in from "Kung" to complete this strong "Tweezer."
-> in from "WB." Cool jam for a for a couple of minutes in the middle of "Wolfman's."
Stretching the boundaries of "Type I" jamming, this version is dark and ominous.
A hard rocking straightforward jam finally breaks into a great upbeat and swinging groove which works back to "DwD."
"Wolfman's" -> "MLB Jam" -> "Wolfman's." "MLB" from 9:22 - about 11:52. Returns to "Wolfman's" with "Manteca"-like jamming then ends.
-> in from "MLB Jam." Brief return to "Wolfman's" with "Manteca"-like jamming to conclude.
The '97 "Limbs" were a great vintage, and this version is another excellent bottle well worth opening.
1997-12-05 • Runaway Jim (14:02) Set 1
Fantastic, very improvisational jam that is quite different than most including beautiful quieter parts. -> into "My Friend."
1997-12-05 • Loving Cup (8:03) Set 2
Would be interesting to know how many calories Trey burned while shredding the hell out of this one.
Rhythmic-oriented jam that is ripe with great tension and dissonance.


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