Setlist

Set One
Punch You in the Eye 634
Gumbo 797
If You Need a Fool 245
Sleep 151
Tela 433
Birds of a Feather 588
Theme from the Bottom 690
Julius 601
Set Two
Halley's Comet 1492
Simple 597
Walk Away 245
Limb By Limb 822
When The Circus Comes To Town 342
Ghost 1030
Encore
Contact 418
Rocky Top 145
Funky Bitch 422
Van Andel Arena
Grand Rapids, MI
Nov 11, 1998

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Setlist

Set One
Punch You in the Eye 634
Gumbo 797
If You Need a Fool 245
Sleep 151
Tela 433
Birds of a Feather 588
Theme from the Bottom 690
Julius 601
Set Two
Halley's Comet 1492
Simple 597
Walk Away 245
Limb By Limb 822
When The Circus Comes To Town 342
Ghost 1030
Encore
Contact 418
Rocky Top 145
Funky Bitch 422

Show Notes

      -Punch You in the Eye (Anastasio) -Gumbo (Anastasio/Fishman)   -If You Need A Fool (Earle)*   -Sleep (Anastasio/Marshall)   -Tela (Anastasio)   -Birds of a Feather (Anastasio/Fishman/Gordon/Marshall/McConnell)   -Theme from the Bottom (Anastasio/Fishman/Gordon/Marshall/McConnell)   -Julius (Anastasio/Marshall)   -Halley's Comet (Wright)   -Simple (Gordon)   -Walk Away (Walsh)**   -Limb By Limb (Anastasio/Herman/Marshall)   -When the Circus Comes (Hidalgo/Perez)***   -Ghost (Anastasio/Marshall)   -Contact (Gordon)   -Rocky Top (Bryant/Bryant)^   -Funky Bitch (Seals)^^   All songs copyright Who Is She? Music Inc (BMI) except for: *WB Music Corp (ASCAP); **Songs of Universal Inc (BMI); ***DaVince Music (BMI) & NO K.O. Music (BMI); ^House of Bryant Publications (BMI); ^^Eyeball Music (BMI).   After some one-off shows at Farm Aid, The Fillmore, and the Bridge School Benefit, Phish celebrated the October 27th release of 'The Story of The Ghost' with TV appearances on Sessions at West 54th and The Late Show with David Letterman before mounting a twenty-two show fall tour. Starting in Los Angeles, Phish hit Las Vegas and West Valley, Utah in an extended Halloween celebration that saw them cover both the Velvet Underground's 'Loaded' and Pink Floyd's ‘The Dark Side of the Moon.' Next came stops in Denver, Madison, and a celebrated 3-night stand in Chicago before the band’s second November 11th show in as many years at Grand Rapids, Michigan’s Van Andel Arena. Beyond the 11/11 date synergy, the return to Van Andel was auspicious as Phish was one of the first bands to play the 12,800 capacity arena (preceded by Neil Diamond and Rush) after it opened in 1996. On November 11, 1998, Phish greeted Grand Rapids with a psychedelic dance party that featured a Punch You In The Eye opener followed by a syrupy Gumbo, fall's first Tela, and a set I closing trifecta of Birds Of A Feather, Theme From The Bottom > Julius. Set II blew up out of the gates with Halley's Comet > Simple > Walk Away. The Grand Rapids Halley's was a monster, spanning more than 25 minutes of explosive rock and experimental space-groove that secured this show's dark horse status. Limb By Limb soared and set the stage for an intense set-closing Ghost. A 3-song Contact > Rocky Top > Funky Bitch encore sealed the deal on a Wild Wednesday night in West Michigan. Grand Rapids '98 was recorded by Paul Languedoc to digital multitrack and mixed by Jon Altschiller. PRODUCTION CREDITS * Recorded by Paul Languedoc * Mixed and Mastered by Jon Altschiller assisted by Danielle Warman * Post-Production by Kevin Shapiro * Technical Assistance by Ben Collette
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Reviews

thehighaldwin 11/13/2024 8:58:35 AM

"This Gumbo is the shit wet dreams are made of. A blissful musical adventure. "

phishy_nugz 11/4/2024 6:07:37 PM

"extra crunchy ghost "

pemidog 11/3/2024 7:19:00 PM

"this ghost flows slow n smooth like honey "

Brenna 9/29/2024 1:57:31 PM

"So precise and on point whole show start to phinish "

Tom 6/15/2024 7:41:44 AM

"I mean, every song is just crushed to bits. Another nicely done guys, see you this summer"

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