Comments on: Venue Segues: The Road to MSG

By: Hidden Track » Phish New Year’s Run 2011 at Madison Square Garden: 12/28 – 12/31

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:39:39 +0000

[...] also put together a Venue Segues column showing the road to MSG Phish took from their first New York City performance at Kenny’s [...]

By: Scott Bernstein

Scott Bernstein — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:34:40 +0000

Very cool, Andy! Must’ve been amazing to watch them grow each time they came around.

By: andy

andy — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:30:50 +0000

a little late on the uptake here but i love this (unlikely anyone will see it but here goes):
i went to the university of michigan. my first phish show was 12/11/92 at the michigan theatre. they came back at the end of my freshman year for two more at the same spot, 4/17 and 4/18/93 (great shows with a classic joke spread over two nights, with trey referencing webber’s timeout with none remaining in the NCAA championship game a week or so earlier). anyways, they came back through ann arbor in the fall of my junior year, and played the beautiful on-campus allegedly acoustically perfect Hill Auditorium. Brought a non phan roommate who was most amazed that they were selling grilled cheeses outside after the show. i loved they were selling grilled cheeses where i went to class every day. anyways, the next year, they really grew up and played the palace (10/28/95), all the way over somewhere north of detroit. i guess this is the big blow-up, following garcia’s death the previous summer. i don’t know exact capacities, but it’s something like 1800 at the michigan theater, 4200 at hill auditorium and 18k (?) at the palace. they grew up right before my eyes. and we continue to grow up and old together. sweet stuff.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:00:25 +0000

I remember being impressed with how well they used the space at MSG at that first gig. It was a huge jump from hockey arenas and even smaller theaters to that massive room, and they were able to fill it up with sound just right. Great Hood.

By: CoalTrain

CoalTrain — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:12:57 +0000

Which night is typically the best in an MSG run? Of course NYE has the excitement advantage, and it’s completely subjective, but is it the first, the middle or the last?

By: wilson

wilson — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:54:37 +0000

all hail the Ukrainian National Home!

By: jeff c.

jeff c. — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:39:32 +0000

weds is my first non-NYE MSG show – can’t wait!

By: Joe Mad

Joe Mad — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:25:37 +0000

I was at 12.30.94

great show! very fun!

Thanks again to Scott and the HT staff for letting me write a Guster review

- Joe M

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:56:48 +0000

First MSG show was 12/30/94 (not 12/31).

By: Andy Gadiel

Andy Gadiel — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:55:28 +0000

Nice venue setlist. I was actually thinking about this last night. Thanks.