Phish has unveiled their latest archival live release via LivePhish. For this new official release, the band takes fans back to November 11th, 1998 at Grand Rapids, MI’s Van Andel Arena. The show marks Phish’s 12th archival release from 1998 available through LivePhish.
Following a beloved three-night run at Chicago, IL’s UIC Pavilion, Phish moved east for a Wednesday night one-off in The Wolverine State. The band’s first set in Grand Rapids featured standout renditions of “Punch You In The Eye”, “Gumbo”, and “Theme From The Bottom”, as well as a rare cover of “If You Need A Fool”, played only three times live by the quartet. To open up set two, the band set sail into deep, exploratory territory with a monstrous take on “Halley’s Comet”. Phish took no time to slow down, as the extended “Halley’s” jam smoothly segued into “Simple”, followed by a cover of James Gang‘s “Walk Away” and “Limb By Limb”. A noteworthy and oddly placed “Ghost” brought the heater of a second set to a close. Phish would return to offer a three-song encore of “Contact” > “Rocky Top” > “Funky Bitch”.
Mixed from the multi-tracks, Phish’s performance from November 11th, 1998 will be available tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23rd for streaming via LivePhish+ and for download. Ahead of Tuesday’s release, fans can tune into SiriuxXM Jam On (channel 29) tonight (Monday, April 22nd) at 9 p.m. (EST) to preview the archival recording.
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Setlist: Phish | Van Andel Arena | Grand Rapids, MI | 11/11/1998
Set One: Punch You in the Eye, Gumbo, If You Need a Fool, Sleep, Tela, Birds of a Feather, Theme From the Bottom, Julius
Set Two: Halley’s Comet > Simple > Walk Away > Limb By Limb, When the Circus Comes, Ghost
Encore: Contact > Rocky Top > Funky Bitch
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