Venues

The Omni

Atlanta, GA, USA

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Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
1996-10-31 438 votes 4.6438/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

1996-10-31 • A.J. Abrams and Brian Lipman by 25
(Published in the second edition of The Phish Companion...) It was evident before this show even started that this third Halloween "musical costume" show was going to be special. To begin with, Phish ended fan voting for the cover album and...
1996-10-31 by moephan 11
As a life long grateful dead fan who kept putting off seeing phish in previous years, '96 was finally time to go see these guys. Life changing experience? Absolutely! Having never listened to phish, I had no idea what to expect. Looking back, I wouldn't change that experience for anything....
1996-10-31 by art_vandelay 7
having just seen phish in charlotte on the 26th, i still had the jones to see another show....and seeing that their halloween show was practically in my backyard, i couldn't pass it up. i ended up buying a pair of tickets from a broker for $50 each (a steal by today's standards!) for seats behind...
1996-10-31 by uctweezer 6
With hindsight on our side >15 years past this important night in the band's history, it becomes clear that this was the birth of a new era of Phish. As others have pointed out, Trey isn't taking a back seat here and he's not driving either-- he is just another equal part of the musical...
1996-10-31 by n00b100 5
As a night of music on tape, this is a pretty decent if not spectacular show - the first set YEM and Reba are fine but nothing to write home about; the actual RIL set is great and hews very closely to the original except for the occasional (Type I) extended jam, which is to say don't expect the...
1996-10-31 by Xpanding_Man 2
The 3rd set of this show was what you might call Primal Phish. Having succeeded to pull off the musical costume (and then some), it was time to let loose, and that they did. Previous reviewers hit the nails on the heads, so I will only add one thing - most of my Grateful Dead shows were at...
1996-10-31 by EducateFright 1
For phans who love Talking Heads - and I am one of them - this is a dream come true, and words almost fail to describe how awesome this is. I keep coming back to this show again and again. I mainly want to urge you not to overlook Listening Wind and The Overload, the two tracks that conclude...
1996-10-31 by dr_strangelove 1
This is the first live phish concert I owned. I had no idea who the Talking Heads were when I bought the album. I just got it because it was the only live Phish release at the CD store with live versions of both Reba and YEM. I now credit Phish with making me a Talking Heads fan, and Remain in...
1996-10-31 by fhqwhgads 1
Some phans overlook or pooh-pooh the first set of this show, which is probably understandable given the watershed greatness of the second set and the Perazzo-guesting third, but I really enjoy listening to this show front to back. This would've been a hometown show for me if I had paid a little...
1996-10-31 by spreaditround 1
SET 1: Sanity > Highway to Hell: What a one, two punch to open – absolutely awesome!!! > Down with Disease: Short and ripped. Page gets the chance to funk it up briefly but Trey kind of pulls the plug on that rather quickly > You Enjoy Myself: Brilliant version, absolutely smoked....

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, and Gary Gazaway on trumpet. "Born Under Punches" tease from Page. This excellent version has a completely different feel to it than 10/31/95, despite the similar addition of horns. This one has more of a jazz-like vibe to it, as well as strong percussion.
Karl Perazzo percussion craziness, with a lovely amount of loops throughout.
First version, with horns, and Karl Perazzo on percussion. Tight, fierce, and ends with a percussion solo.
1996-10-31 • Reba (13:58) Set 1
> "Prince Caspian," this fan-favorite and Halloween thriller features notable full-band play, but is wholly dominated by Trey. Forceful and pointed soloing bends, but doesn't break around 11:00, with Trey shaping his tone and Fish breaking down the beat. Huge guitar builds and swells until arriving smartly at the "note."
Straightforward, but a classic rendering that nicely captures the '96 style of "Caspian" jamming, and differs markedly from subsequent styles of "Caspian" jamming that would emerge in '97, '98, '99, and later. > to "Reba."
1996-10-31 • Simple (15:03) Set 3
With Karl Perazzo on percussion, a great rhythmic and funky groove grows out of "Simple" before groovily returning. -> to "Swept Away."


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