Ventura

1993-03-21 - Ventura Theatre - Ventura, CA (Buenaventura Sampler)
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Maze, Sparkle, Divided Sky, Split Open and Melt, Lawn Boy, Tweezer, Llama, My Sweet One, Big Ball Jam, Cavern


1997-07-30 - Ventura County Fairgrounds - Ventura, CA
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Set 1: NICU > Wolfman's Brother > Chalk Dust Torture, Water in the Sky, Stash,Weigh > Piper > Cars Trucks Buses, Character Zero

Set 2: Punch You In the Eye > Free > David Bowie -> Cities -> David Bowie,Bouncing Around the Room, Uncle Pen, Prince Caspian > Fire

Encore: My Soul

Notes: Wolfman’s included a Take Me to the River jam. The Bowie intro included a Simpsons signal; Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, was reportedly in attendance.

1998-07-20 - Ventura County Fairgrounds - Ventura, CA
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Set 1: Bathtub Gin, Dirt > Poor Heart, Lawn Boy, My Sweet One, Birds of a Feather, Theme From the Bottom, Water in the Sky, The Moma Dance, Split Open and Melt

Set 2: Drowned -> Makisupa Policeman > Maze, Sea and Sand, Prince Caspian >Harry Hood

Encore: Sexual Healing > Hold Your Head Up, Halley's Comet

Notes: 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 Fishman 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 Venus (Shocking Blue) quotes.