Phish June 1994 UIC Pavilion Chicago Video Surfaces
By Scott Bernstein May 20, 2019 • 7:41 am PDT
On June 18, 1994 Phish brought their historic summer tour to the UIC Pavilion in Chicago for a concert that ranks among the best of a year that would see them graduate to arenas and amphitheaters. Previously unseen video from the memorable night in the Windy City has surfaced nearly 25 years to the day after the show with the promise of more on the way.
The fan-shot footage shared so far starts with the “Sample In A Jar” that ended Phish’s first of two sets at their UIC Pavilion debut. Next, the video includes a portion of the cover of Frank Zappa’s “Peaches En Regalia” that kicked off the second set. The video was filmed by Jeff S. and was synched with high-quality audio and posted on YouTube by David Lightman5. A note accompanying the clip notes the taper did capture the rest of the concert, including the truly epic “David Bowie” containing a “Mind Left Body Jam.”
Watch Phish perform “Sample In A Jar” and a portion of “Peaches En Regalia” below:
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Set 1: Wilson > Sweet Adeline, Rift, Dog Faced Boy [1] AC/DC Bag > Maze, The Mango Song > Down with Disease, It's Ice, Dog Faced Boy, Divided Sky, Sample in a Jar
Set 2: Peaches en Regalia > David Bowie -> Mind Left Body Jam -> David Bowie, Horn > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Tweezer > Lifeboy > You Enjoy Myself [2], Chalk Dust Torture
Encore: Bouncing Around the Room > Tweezer Reprise
The Mind Left Body Jam's melodic theme (like the MLB theme from Grateful Dead jams) bears a striking resemblance to Marvin Gaye's and Tammi Terrell's You're All I Need To Get By. Bowie (after the MLB Jam) included Three Blind Mice, Dave's Energy Guide, Voodoo Child, and Purple Haze teases. YEM included Frankenstein and How Many More Times teases, as well as a Spam Song vocal jam with a We're Off to See the Wizard quote ("Oz" was changed to "Spam"). The vocal jam also contained a Point Me in the Direction of Albuquerque quote. Chalk Dust subsequently contained a full band tease of How Many More Times. This show was released as part of the Chicago '94 box set.
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