{"id":238,"date":"2016-03-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2016\/2016\/03\/08\/phish-release-fall-1996-show\/"},"modified":"2016-03-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-08T00:00:00","slug":"phish-release-fall-1996-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2016\/2016\/03\/08\/phish-release-fall-1996-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Phish Release Fall 1996 Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Sunday night while we all rested up for the week ahead, the crew over at LivePhish.com quietly dropped one of the formative Fall 1996 shows Phish<\/a> played: Nov. 7, at the famed Rupp Arena on the University of Kentucky campus in Lexington.<\/p>\n

\"phishJust a week removed from covering the Talking Heads’ Remain in Light<\/em> at the Omni in Atlanta on Halloween, Phish were rolling through a 35-date tour on the heels of releasing Billy Breathes<\/em>. Trey Anastasio was using his mini-percussion rig onstage as the band took a turn into more rhythm-driven jams, which would eventually give way to the madness that 1997 saw.<\/p>\n

The show at Rupp Arena was special in many ways. Opening with a quick and rocking “Chalk Dust Torture,” the first set highlights included “Weigh,” “Guelah Papyrus,” “Guyute” and “Tela.”<\/p>\n

A tight “Suzy Greenberg” gave way to what was, at the time, the longest-ever “Bathtub Gin,” which clocked in at more than 26 minutes. A monster “You Enjoy Myself,” in all of its wah-goodness, closed out a set which featured the tour’s only Fishman-led “Bike.” A “Frankenstein” encore closed out the show.<\/p>\n

Head over to LivePhish<\/a> to purchase the show or stream via PhishTracks<\/a>.<\/p>\n