Mike teased Low Rider in Bathtub Gin. Poor Heart featured several false endings, including a Free Bird-style ending. Makisupa included a long, atypical jam. Sea and Sand (first since NYE 1995, or 166 shows) was an appropriate choice, given the venue’s location near the beach. Sexual Healing made its Phish debut at this show with Fish reading the lyrics off the back of a show poster. As delay loops built to end Halley’s Comet, the band left the stage one by one. The soundcheck's jam contained several quotes of Venus (Shocking Blue). This show was released as part of the Ventura box set.
Each block is a song. Color = how overdue it was. Brighter = bigger gap relative to average.
Each bar shows how many shows since the song was last played, relative to its average gap. Bar extends past the center line = overdue.
Phish performed 19 songs at Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, CA on July 20, 1998. The show lasted approximately 2 hours and 42 minutes. This show featured 1 song debut. 1 song returned after extended absences (bustouts). This was part of the 1998 Summer U.S. Tour.