Venues

The Wetlands Preserve

New York, NY, USA

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Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
1989-09-02 1 votes 5.0000/5
1989-10-26 31 votes 4.1935/5
1990-09-13 44 votes 4.1136/5
1990-03-03 21 votes 3.8095/5
1989-06-03 3 votes 3.6667/5
1990-06-09 20 votes 3.5500/5
1989-03-04 18 votes 3.4444/5
1989-12-30 19 votes 3.3158/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

1990-09-13 by n00b100 12
Anybody that's read enough of my scribblings on this website knows that I have a pretty strong post-96 bias; anything before Roxy '93 is pretty much uncharted territory for me, although I have been trying to absorb more early Phish as of late. .net user @leroy asked me to try and write about this...
1990-03-03 • HCCLARK%OWUCOMCN.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.EDU by 10
Posted to rec.music.phish and/or submitted to the legacy Phish.net site... It all started when my sister Hilary asked me if I would join her in a little road trip to N.Y.C. to see a couple of her friends play in a band called Phish. I wasn't to sure about going, since I never heard them play...
1990-06-09 by nadslibra 7
As much as I have been enjoying 3.0, I have started to listen to old shows, I attended and remember the OMG feeling when it was so new and fresh For me this show will always be 5 stars my first show!! As NY deadhead, you kinda sorta heard about this band "granola" (what they used to call...
1990-03-03 by Midcoaster 5
This was the show where my bro-in-law passed out standing up. How did he achieve such a feat? Midway through the second set, the area in front of the stage was so smash-packed that he went out (during Fluffhead), but the shoulders surrounding him kept him from going down. Word was that...
1990-03-03 by DMCCatskills 4
Loved the Sweatglands... :) it's hazy... But it went something like this.. I was a BIG Blues Traveler fan in the late 80's... I went to see them at Wetlands.. It may've been an anniversary concert. I spoke to Popper after asked when he's playing again.. And told me he was sitting in...
1989-10-26 • IvanTroy@aol.com by 4
Submitted to the legacy Phish.net site 2/24/98... A lot of tape lists I've seen over the past couple of years don't have much Phish prior to 1995. In an effort to bring to light some sets/shows that are worth seeking out, may I present this little series. Charlie Dirksen has a lengthy list on...
1990-09-13 by SplitOpenAndMule 2
I was very excited to hear the first known and recorded secret language signals in this Possum, and can only imagine the crowd must have been flabbergasted as the band broke into abrupt changes throughout the jam. (Secret Language has yet to be explained, as far as I'm aware.) Unlike...
1990-09-13 by DemandOpener 1
Nothing livens up an average 1990 Phish setlist like the infusion of new material! Granted, The Landlady effectively acts as a replacement for Caravan from this point forward until it is joined with PYITE (almost 100% of the time), Tube and Magilla all but disappear by the end of 1991 and The...
1990-03-03 by TheEmu 1
There are definitely some decent highlights to this show, including My Sweet One and Funky Bitch with Popper, which are sweeet (although the end of Bitch just sounds odd, ending with a drum solo), a nice > from Coil into Lizards, a nice end to Fluffhead and, best of all, a totally kick ass ->...
1989-12-30 by westbrook 1
No first set on the recording, so here's the review for set 2 and the encore. Bathtub Gin is ok and has a deconstruction style jam. Split Open and Melt is a little shaky, but there is a drum solo from Fishman and the jam effectively brings the heat. The following Ya Mar is the highlight of the...

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

1989-10-26 • Possum (9:22) Set 2 Noteworthy
Experimental, mildly dissonant playing by Trey for much of the jam. Machine Gun Trey earns his name by the end.
1990-09-13 • Tube (3:15) Set 1
Debut. Like other 1990 versions, the jam includes some building tension which is largely absent in later versions and does not include a guitar solo to end the jam.
1990-09-13 • Magilla (6:40) Set 2
Jazzy, extended, and inspired, all four members equally contribute to ensure a memorable debut.
1990-09-13 • Stash (8:53) Set 2
Debut is straightforward but well-received by the audience.
1990-06-09 • Foam (9:32) Set 2
-> in from "Fee." Groovy and excellent Page section with solid backing from Mike and Fish. It's all good from there.
Good exploratory version that gets nicely beyond the standard. Great tension, dissonance and experimental jamming.
Awesome segue into "Possum!"
1990-03-03 • Esther (8:53) Set 2
Great "Esther" with strong, full-band playing. Both Page and Trey standout amidst this version which features a unique, shuffling tempo.
1989-10-26 • David Bowie (17:43) Set 2
Cool little jam on David Bowie's "Space Oddity" in the intro. The jam immediately breaks into exploratory terrain. The energy, tension and dissonance build nicely. If you wonder where the Providence "Bowie" came from, start here.


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