Venues

Cobo Arena

Detroit, MI, USA

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

Date Rating
2009-11-18 115 votes 3.4783/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

2009-11-18 by waxbanks 9
Standout versions of 46 Days and DWD are reason enough to seek this one out. 46 Days is less driven than the year's-best Merriweather summer rendition; the boys just let their hair down a little and play some spare sci-fi cow-funk grooves for a few minutes, keeping the rhythms going past the...
2009-11-18 by Jackaroe 6
To answer the question from the person going to Philly: they were on at 7:57, as usual. Also, you are in for a treat if you haven't seen the band in awhile, like myself. I loved these guys from early/mid 90s to the turn of the milennium, but found myself walking away from 2000 and 2004 shows...
2009-11-18 by Dressed_In_Gray 6
Much agreement with other posters here. After a (somewhat expected, but throughly maddening) letdown at Toyota Park this summer, I had high hopes that my second show since 2000 would shine. The recordings of the 2002-4 post-hiatus shows kept me well away, but Exile rocked my world, and I...
2009-11-18 by ttkammer 4
Detroit Rock City! First Phish show at Cobo, and it was a good one! A small venue that really let Chris and his lights shine (no pun intended). The light patterns on the walls to the left and the right of the stage were something I hadn't seen before. The crowd was really into the show, despite...
2009-11-18 by dpwilljr 4
Just a note on how great this venue was. The floor was sparse to say the least. They were strict about allowing only floor ticket holders access which made for tons of room to dance in the back half of the floor. You could actually almost walk right up to the stage during the first set without...
2009-11-18 by TriciaPaLynn 3
The crowd was awesome last night, lots of energy. We were all psyched to see the band. There was a lag in the first set with some of the newer tunes, but they had us all back in the second half. I miss all the old fun stuff that the band did - large beach balls, trampolines, barbershop... I miss...
2009-11-18 by chillingthrillingsounds 3
This was my first show,and i couldnt have asked for a better one. the sound was great and so was the scene. the place was packed and phish really made a statment in their triumphant return to detroit. the 46 days and david bowie jams where excellent. all in all a great show.
2009-11-18 by markah 2
I had a blast at Cobo! Someone else commented on the "young crowd" -- but I actually did not see an awful lot of teenagers there, in fact I looked around my section (A21) at one point and felt like I was the youngest person there (I'm 31). I did see several kids (as in age 11, 4, and about 6...
2009-11-18 by nifudonicu 2
I agree with most of what's been said. I was Festival 8 too, and Trey sounded a lot better in Detroit. Like he had done nothing but practice between then and now. The only disagreement I have with the other reviews is about Weekapaug. It's not a long foray into improvisation, but Trey has a few...
2009-11-18 by dbbsub 2
Great show. There was definitely a difference in the playing and vibe than from the summer. My buddy saw every show of the first 2 week May/June tour, and I met him for Bonnaroo, Deercreek and Alpine. Then he did Indio. Even he said there was something different, better, at Cobo (and on the...

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

2009-11-18 • 46 Days (11:08) Set 1
Nice funky rhythmic section develops where "46 Days" would typically wind down. Some great Page.
2009-11-18 • Taste (9:37) Set 2
A damn fine version for any era. Has the four essential ingredients for a strong version: 1) dynamic, virtuosic Page solo; 2) thoughtfully-crafted Trey solo; 3) soaring and spiraling crescendo finale; and 4) stellar rhythmic and harmonic foundation from Fish and Mike.


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