Phish will release a new eight-CD Amsterdam box set on June 16. Recorded on February 17 and July 11-12, 1997, the release features three full shows from Amsterdam’s Paradiso, a 1500-capacity rock club/cultural center in a converted church.
A description of the release for Phish’s Dry Good online store reads:
From the Soul Shakedown party opener and fluid, psychedelic improvisation-clinic-of-a-set II (Down With Disease > Carini > Taste > Down With Disease) on 2/17/97 to the “back of the worm” Ghost opener, Reba and another peak transcendent Set II [Fish Keyboard Jam > Timber (Jerry) > Bathtub Gin > Cities] on 7/1/97 through the Mike’s Groove Sandwich and must-hear Stash > Llama > Wormtown Jam plus the double encore of 7/2/97, these three shows spread over 8 CD’s comprise some of the most experimental music Phish ever played. The three shows on the Amsterdam box, the only Phish shows to-date at Paradiso, combine to deliver the full impact of a shared peak experience in an exotic locale seamlessly integrated and sizzling with creative intensity.
The Amersterdam box set is now available for pre-order. Fans that opt for the pre-order will also get a number of other goodies and will be entered to win a special camping package for the Phish’s upcoming MagnaBall festival.
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