Photo from Phish's July 21, 1997 show in Virginia Beach
This Friday, March 12, Phish will release another entry into their vast archival collection on LivePhish.com. The new show will be the band's July 23, 1997 performance at Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta. Phish archivist Kevin Shapiro announced the show selection on Monday's (March 8) edition of Phish Radio's From The Archives program.
The Atlanta date was just the third show of Phish's Summer U.S. 1997 tour; they had previously been touring in Europe earlier in July and in June. During that tour, they debuted many songs that were performed in Atlanta, including "Dirt," "Dogs Stole Things," "Limb By Limb" and "Ghost." The "Ghost" was the highlight of the evening, clocking in at over 26 minutes. Later in the second set, Phish delivered another improvisatory highlight in "You Enjoy Myself" -> "Rock Mountain Way Jam."
Check out the full setlist below (via Phish.net), and listen to the show Friday at livephish.com.
Phish
July 23, 1997
Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, Ga.
Set I: Julius, Dirt, NICU > Dogs Stole Things > Ginseng Sullivan, Water in the Sky, Limb By Limb, Split Open and Melt, Billy Breathes, Possum
Set II: Punch You in the Eye, Ghost > Sample in a Jar, You Enjoy Myself[1] -> Rocky Mountain Way Jam > Chalk Dust Torture
Enc: Frankenstein
