Throwback Thursday | The Phish OJ Show Twenty Years Later
By Scott Bernstein Jun 12, 2014 • 9:05 am PDT


On June 17 Phish were performing at Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee, WI and became aware of the car chase at setbreak. When Phish returned to the stage for their second set, they mentioned O.J. a number of times throughout the rest of their performance. “Also Sprach Zarathrustra,” “Mike’s Song,” “Simple,” “Poor Heart” and “Harpua” all included O.J. shout outs and “Mike’s” even contained a Mission Impossible theme tease in reference to the chase.
A soundboard recording of the second set quickly circulated of what fans dubbed the “O.J. Show.” We’re more partial to an audience recording of the show that can be streamed below via fromtheaquarium:
The second set starts at the 1:09 mark with “2001” and we agree with Phish.net’s Charlie Dirksen that “the second set is one of those EVENTS in Phishtory that all should experience.”