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Field House, University of New Hampshire (Field House, UNH)

Durham, NH, USA

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Top Rated Shows

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

Date Rating
1993-05-08 268 votes 4.5149/5
1991-04-25 13 votes 3.2308/5
1990-10-04 19 votes 3.2105/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

1993-05-08 by waxbanks 30
Phish really turned a corner in 1993; this show, of which swell recordings are available, is one of the year's canonical performances. The Bowie is an all-time classic, as is the closing Amazing Grace jam. If you're building an early-Phish collection, don't hesitate to pick up a copy of this show.
1993-05-08 by n00b100 15
With due respect to @DollarBill, whose early-Phish reviews are invaluable, I have to disagree with his review of this show and agree with, uh, the other reviews of this show. The second set, in particular, is my go-to for pre-94 Phish, even over anything in August '93 - the Mike's and Weekapaug...
1993-05-08 • Jamie Hellen by 7
(Published in the second edition of The Phish Companion...) This was my first Phish show: I was a virgin in this culture and by the end of the night I would be hooked for life. It was the spring 1993 tour closer and I couldn’t have asked for a...
1993-05-08 by SectorQ 6
I am not sure how to process that DollarBill review. I have seen more than 300 shows since 1991, and this show is one of the very best. The venue was small and sweltering hot. It had pull out bleachers in the back like you probably had in your high school gym. The energy in the room was...
1993-05-08 by kipmat 4
Another one of the first complete shows I ever received on cassette. This show was an early for good reason: it features the band performing at their highest level up to that time, with lots of musical interaction and communication during the jams. The Rift album was an early favorite of mine, so...
1993-05-08 by seelivemusic 4
This was my first full length show, I had seen the boys at some WBCN new music showcase with the Spin Doctors the year before. We shot down that afternoon from school armed with our tickets and a friend of a friend's phone # for a place to crash. The show was awesome for me personally even tho...
1993-05-08 by Fathership 3
Yes, the OTHER 5/8 show. This is the last show of an incredibly long spring tour and it ends the trek in fine fashion. This is also the first show I ever listened to; I picked up the LivePhish release on a whim after I started to grow tired of listening to nothing but the Dead. This show...
1993-05-08 by dr_strangelove 2
This is a difficult show to review because there is just too much going on to really capture it all with words. The band's playing is really tight throughout and in particular, the 2nd set is a showcase of great communication and the willingness to take cues and explore musical ideas with...
1993-05-08 by Bob_Loblaw 1
This is an unbelievably great show. Easily top 5 contender for the best of the year. Like Sandwiches? CDT is a quick ripper to start and very well executed. Stash is top shelf quality, excellent version as many are from '93. It is also the first of several "sandwiches" throughout the night...
1993-05-08 by spaceanteloped 1
From the first shout of "REBA" and then the show begins. Lights are probably going wild :) Reading that one comment that this show doesn't flow with you doesn't not make it good. Torture > Guelah Papyrus > Rift seals the deal. How do those people fee about Set 2? Guitarists who hear this...

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

1993-05-08 • Stash (12:32) Set 1 Noteworthy
"Stash" -> "Kung" -> "Stash." Intense, high voltage jam in "Stash." Great segues.
1993-05-08 • Kung (1:59) Set 1 Noteworthy
-> in from "Stash." The second "Stash" -> "Kung" -> "Stash" appearance is also a strong version.
1993-05-08 • Stash (1:01) Set 1 Noteworthy
-> in from "Kung" to conclude this excellent version.
1993-05-08 • David Bowie (0:37) Set 2 Noteworthy
"Bowie" -> "Jessica" Jam -> "Bowie" -> "Have Mercy" -> "Bowie." Awesome medley, but the "Bowie" sections are also outstanding. The pre-"Have Mercy" jam section is excellent but very different than any preceding version. Post "Mercy": the usual high wire shredfest.
1993-05-08 • Jessica (2:27) Set 2 Noteworthy
-> in from "DB." Awesome little melodic section in the "DB" intro pays homage to one of Trey's big guitar playing influences.
1993-05-08 • David Bowie (10:18) Set 2 Noteworthy
-> in from "Jessica." The "Bowie" intro concludes and launches this epic "Bowie" into action.
1993-05-08 • Have Mercy (2:00) Set 2 Noteworthy
-> in from "DB." Great segue to "Have Mercy" in the midst of a stellar "Bowie" jam. -> back to "DB."
1993-05-08 • David Bowie (4:12) Set 2 Noteworthy
-> in from "Have Mercy." Returns to "Bowie" to wrap up this classic and top shelf version of "Bowie."
1993-05-08 • The Squirming Coil (10:13) Set 2 Noteworthy
Towards the end of Page's solo, Trey, and then Mike and Fish jump back in and kick off (by ->) an awesome, rocking and bluesy "Jam."
1993-05-08 • Jam (6:20) Set 2 Noteworthy
MUST-HEAR, fantastic rocking and bluesy jam that -> in from "The Squirming Coil." As the jam progresses, it starts to sound a bit like "Crossroads," which appears later in the show following "Mike's." -> to "Big Ball Jam."
1993-05-08 • Mike's Song (6:23) Set 2 Noteworthy
Following a strong but typical 1st jam, the 2nd jam gets really rocking and blues-infused, then neatly -> to a great version of Robert Johnson's "Crossroads," before -> back to "Mike's" to wrap up.
1993-05-08 • Crossroads (4:58) Set 2 Noteworthy
-> in from "Mike's Song." The Phish debut of this Robert Johnson blues classic is sandwiched in the middle of a strong version of "Mike's."
1993-05-08 • Mike's Song (1:13) Set 2 Noteworthy
-> in from the debut of "Crossroads" to complete a strong, sandwich version of "Mike's."
1993-05-08 • Amazing Grace (3:50) Set 2 Noteworthy
"Amazing Grace" goes electric! Only instead of creating a Judas, Phish induces a 'Come to Jesus' moment, which, incredibly, seems to take a detour through "Weekapaug." An absolutely stunning tour closer which packs the emotional punch of NYE's "Auld Lang Syne." A-freaking-men.
1993-05-08 • Reba (13:08) Set 1
More subdued, "underwater" jamming, with the band winding the sound way down. Only Trey never ceases playing, and the effect is instant and sustained beauty. Page provides great fills as, trilling and shredding, Trey drives the band through a soaring peak.


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