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Setlist at Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI on Jun 17, 1994
Set One
Runaway Jim
462
Foam
545
Glide
307
Split Open and Melt
676
If I Could
367
Punch You in the Eye
428
Bathtub Gin
579
Scent Of A Mule
426
Cavern
289
Set Two
2001
246
Sample in a Jar
292
Poor Heart
130
Mike's Song
451
Simple
236
Mike's Song
109
I Am Hydrogen
12
Simple
65
I Am Hydrogen
125
Weekapaug Groove
416
Harpua
133
Kung
18
Harpua
906
Sparkle
227
Big Ball Jam
163
Julius
405
Frankenstein
311
Encore
Sleeping Monkey
312
Rocky Top
166
Eagles Ballroom
Milwaukee, WI
Jun 17, 1994
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Setlist at Eagles Ballroom Milwaukee, WI on Jun 17, 1994
Set One
Runaway Jim
462
Foam
545
Glide
307
Split Open and Melt
676
If I Could
367
Punch You in the Eye
428
Bathtub Gin
579
Scent Of A Mule
426
Cavern
289
Set Two
2001
246
Sample in a Jar
292
Poor Heart
130
Mike's Song
451
Simple
236
Mike's Song
109
I Am Hydrogen
12
Simple
65
I Am Hydrogen
125
Weekapaug Groove
416
Harpua
133
Kung
18
Harpua
906
Sparkle
227
Big Ball Jam
163
Julius
405
Frankenstein
311
Encore
Sleeping Monkey
312
Rocky Top
166
Show Notes
On June 17, 1994 Phish played the Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the largest and most ornate room in The Rave/Eagles Club complex. The landmark “Million Dollar Ballroom” was opened in 1927 with an oval wooden dance floor and domed ceiling ringed by balconies, with a capacity of about 1,500. It was Phish’s only show in the haunted ballroom but their second performance in the building, having played The Rave in spring 1992. This was the “O.J. Show” performed during O.J. Simpson’s slow-speed Bronco chase. Starting just before showtime and unbeknownst to the audience (O.J. had a cell phone in 1994 but most fans didn’t), the band was following O.J.’s progress along the freeways of Los Angeles. To say this affected the show would be an understatement. Phish channelled that crazy American energy and injected the juice into the music. The result is no secret – the O.J. Show is a classic introductory Phish tape.
Highlights from 6/17/94 set I included the Runaway Jim opener dedicated to O.J., a dynamic Foam, Split Open And Melt, and Punch You In The Eye > Bathtub Gin. All of set II was a highlight, a Peak Phish excursion at the height of summer 1994, wound into a historic soundtrack. The band thrice showcased their latest song, Simple, during set II: in its usual slot out of Mike’s Song, a unique mashup with I Am Hydrogen, and within the Harpua narration. Harpua also featured the band’s attempt to cool down the sweltering audience, and Gamehendge references foreshadowing events of the next few weeks.
The verdict on the O.J. Show is unanimous - this is must-hear Phish. 6/17/94 Milwaukee was recorded by Paul Languedoc to 2-track soundboard DAT and mastered by Fred Kevorkian.
- O.J. references throughout the show including during: Runaway Jim, 2001, Poor Heart, Mike’s Song, Simple, Harpua
- Harpua narration includes quotes from Simple and Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)
- Kung was chanted very quickly by Trey
- Recorded by Paul Languedoc
- Post-Production by Kevin Shapiro
- Mastered by Fred Kevorkian at Kevorkian Mastering
