Phish 1997 02 16 Alter Wartesaal, Cologne, Germany

[@KhalDrogo76]

For my money, Phish 92-97 was the most dangerous band this planet has ever seen. Ferocious!

[@brandonparish5229]

I would argue that was Oasis. But Phish def was favored in America.

[@tw8454]

1998 and cypress hill werent shabby either lol safe to say 1992-2000 phish fucking owned like absolutely no comparison to anything else

[@tw8454]

@@brandonparish5229 oasis was HUGE like 95’-98’ arguably biggest in the world

[@alexpickle2413]

gonna say I love 98-2000, Hampton 98, big cypress 99, Japan 2000 and plenty other worthwhile shows

[@alexmagor]

With special emphasis on '94 and '97 for me.

[@nicholasmcalpine4824]

You know it’s gotta be a great show when trey wears his Marvin the Martian shirt.

[@nicholasmcalpine4824]

Thanks for the post. Btw. The mix is fantastic

[@jpcannon9329]

Marvin shirt Trey = backwards hat JB

[@PickpocketJones]

Hampton 98 night 1 I think he wore it. Wore Pepe Le Pew for Atlanta 97. The Looney Toons shirts were at a really good time for the band.

[@jellyfish74]

@@PickpocketJonesNEEHAN

[@ocoeepicture]

Some of the shots the german crew got on this capture phish in their divine. They did an amazing job with the sound quality too. I got this VHS from the only place in Chattanooga that sold such stuff, Grumpies. They had tapes, too. But i got this on Christmas in '98 and felt an incredible surge of excellence soaking me because I was now able to WATCH my favorite band whenever I wanted. And I find this show great enough to listen to, and watch, over and over and over... Thanks for posting! I lost the VHS.

[@MACHOMANRANDYSAVAGE2211]

I used to drive 2 hours and pay NYC Bridge tolls to drive to the one store in long Island that sold tapes of phish....those were the days

[@donshelden5218]

I agree it’s really well edited and shot

[@ocoeepicture]

46:09 !! It's just poetic camerawork! What a slow, perfectly timed pull in. It's like Trey and the camera operator huddled up preshow. Epicnessssss

[@doughboy8724]

The energy at this show is great and it comes out in the music, best European show I've seen video of.

[@yubacore2743]

I had this on VHS back in the day. So good.

[@wanik4]

I had it as well. Bought it at a horror movie convention in Ohio of all places.

[@pauloliphant7725]

me too I remember paying $50 for it! @@wanik4

[@Oonzied-xc2oj]

i got mine in the alpine lot in '99, wore that thing out!

[@fatuousfolderol3375]

This show and recording is awesome

[@sons7429]

I had this on vhs. Incredible show

[@Opti1A]

I actually recorded this very wdr concert on vhd back then. Guelah Papyrus was such an inspiration to this day for me. Thanks for upploading this track!

[@adadogod]

That Theme is off the charts good

[@thekeystone7963]

Beauty of my dreams!!! How damn good. The whole concert though is awesome. Thanks for the upload!

[@DillaDawgForever]

Tweezer jam that starts at 42:00 is mad slept on

[@Cognition84]

Great upload and such an intimate show which you seldom see recorded so well. Many thanks.

[@TheHSIHP]

They should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for that Theme alone.

[@StanleeMouseslm]

Wow, good times!

[@MACHOMANRANDYSAVAGE2211]

This TFTB is wonderful in spite of it missing that little intro to the solo I usually enjoy so much

[@ocoeepicture]

it's got that encore energy it rarely gets, and I hope they encore it in 2 nights :)

[@MACHOMANRANDYSAVAGE2211]

@@ocoeepicture enjoy the show.....dance a bit for me

[@isaacburdiss]

That freakin Guelah

[@timothyramponi6921]

I like when trey helped with percussions!

[@ryangood4595]

This Day In Phishtory is why I am here today!

[@ledhed5553]

Page on Free 🔥✌️ Dude in the shades is Free indeed 👊

[@michaeldematteis3409]

Dudes insane,page that is.lol.blows my mind how good he is!!

[@andrewnoble4748]

This whole thing is great and high intensity all the way until the Theme where Trey slays it like he’s on a mission from god

[@TheHSIHP]

I couldn't agree more.

[@steved6149]

2:13:30 onward to the 2:14:00 mark is just so fucking good. Beyond locked in.

[@nvp323]

nice callout

[@matthewparkerdixon]

Hose ​@@nvp323

[@jsb2277b]

Trey looks like he's in a different plane of existence @ 24:36

[@novakaya]

((((Trey face))))) Oh yeah baby

[@user-wv1gq1vi2j]

51:51 end of waste jam starts

[@DothDuck]

When Trey plays percussion = above average Phish always

[@kimberlyconliss5975]

Best band ever

[@markarchambault4783]

My favorite years are 95 - 99, where their sound changed from mastery of more straight ahead rock n' roll to funkified in 97 / 98 and then changing yet again in 99 and 2000. I still think Phish is very very good but I think the mid - late 90s were their peak, akin to the Dead from 1972 - 74. Today's Phish is sorta analogous to 1977 Dead, where the performances were both more consistent but not as adventurous. I am impressed with the return of long form interesting jams such as in Simple and Tweezer this summer tour.

[@jpcannon9329]

43:43 for the Trey slay.

[@jamesrategan955]

I broke my rewind button

[@jpcannon9329]

STILL. FUCKING. SLAYS.

[@Tryelleyrt]

I feel like I was in a fist fight after that tweezer!

[@stephenthompson9919]

Perphect!!!

[@uncleebenezer8599]

46:08

[@alexcwilliams]

Peak Phish

[@lovelifefatty180]

Phish way better now than they ever been.

[@Madcatcon199]

Its a long way to the delta!!!!!!

[@uncleebenezer8599]

1:19:47 Is that Antelope Greg in the front with his arm up?

[@planetneutral320]

I have the perfect picture that would demonstrate the answer is yes. This is the night I first met him actually.

[@vwshaft]

Now that I see Greg in this video, I realize I was next to him on 12/31/97 in MSG. He was wild!

[@vwshaft]

even closer at 1:18:56

[@yeminacci]

Jon Fishman Schlagzeug

[@newusernamehere4772]

Schlaugzeug ja

[@prcc]

DER UBERPERKUSZIONISTE!

[@isaacburdiss]

👍

[@Creed_fan_69]

Is Slip, Stitch, & Pass from this same tour/set of shows?

[@hangingon]

Yes a mix from that Europe tour

[@chapinandersen]

This is amazing but does anyone know if there’s footage of the next show the following day? 2/17/97

[@FlowerSupply420]

Aka the best phish set of all time.

[@nicebluejay]

can't beat 97 phish

[@jada90]

I want to like this so badly but it's currently sitting a a glorious 420 likes

[@froghare7516]

I uh was at this train station

[@blakehamby3880]

Does anyone else notice that Mike plays bounce like a half or whole step different then everyone else 🙃🤔🤪wtf

[@stevemonroe1506]

Fishman looks like Brian Wilson

[@TAWTAW-hf3xw]

awesome!! i love phish soooo much!! trey looks so hot here!

[@cripecoogancollab2963]

43:56

[@Phishegghead]

1:19:00 guy is hilarious

[@ptl87]

37:08 tweezer

[@blumkin1667]

What the fuck did he say? Besides phish

[@adash66]

Phishheads

[@guitarguy07]

I'm like number 666! lol