(Published in the second edition of The Phish Companion...)

Many have heard this show, thanks to the LivePhish release. I was so happy they put out a soundboard of this one. After the Murat this is a close second for my favorite show I've attended. The lawn was empty, the pavilion was half full at best. I was there with many friends and we got booted from hanging and drinking by the car from some of Tinley Park's finest.
The first set from this show seemed very standard at the time. "Chalk Dust"� opener, "Guelah Papyrus"�, "The Horse"� > "Silent"�, a great "Esther"� and a set closing "Cavern"�. Then Set 2, though: whoa! A first time (for me) "2001"� (which rocked my socks off!) To quote Comic Book Guy: "Best `Antelope' Ever"�. This started off standard but led to "Sparks"� (I am a huge Who fan, so I was freakin') > "Walk Away"� > "�Have Mercy"� > "�Antelope"�- You have all heard it... so sick live!
At this time I wasn't into checking Phish's setlists so I really had no idea some of the songs they had been playing, which was nice for "Purple Rain"� as it seemed like such a far out surprise for everyone. After the encore of "La Grange"�, which was my hometown at the time, I really felt this had been a special show. Top notch all the way!

i have heard it argued that this and the indy murat show are the two best back to back shows phish has ever played. personally, i don't agree, but i'm not going to call you crazy if you do. this second set is a knock out.

papyrus, divided sky, ice, and melt are really well-played in the first set, but like i said, the second set is champ here. the 2001>antelope combo starts out standard for '93, but antelope really starts to get out there. after a pretty rocking jam, the find themselves moving seemlessly through the who's "sparks". they work this in brilliantly and do not miss a note as they crash into walk away. after a bit of jamming, they find themselves working breifly bake through the antelope theme, but this is short lived. they move nicely right into have mercy. gordon has some fun playing in the antelope/mercy/antelope section of this "song." after a rousing closing to antelope, you would expect a breather, but they play a really nice version of mound. coil and stone offer the breather, but then yem is a crazy funky dance party. full of teases and good times. the rest of this set is standard fare. la grange is one of my favorite covers... good rowdy closer.

this is pretty standard aug '93, with a buck wild antelope mixed in there. you absolutely have to hear the antelope!

Obviously Joy hadnt been released yet, but one part of Page's part in squirming coil sounds like alaska. haha

I don't remember too much about this show as 1993 was such a sick year...and such a long time ago. Yes, it was obvious at the time that it was a really special night but time has a lot to do with that. What I do remember is some of the ushers dancing in the aisles a little bit. Also, it was quite strange seeing them in a little theatre -> a huge amphitheatre -> a little theatre three nights in a row. The strangest thing was how sparcely attended the show was for such a huge shed; there couldn't have been more than 5000 - 7500 in attendance that night.

As for The Murat/Tinley being two of the sickest back-to-back shows, I've never thought about it, but I challenge you to find two better. The only possibility (in my experience) would be the greatly unheralded first night from the Roxy, 2/19/93, and the greatly heralded second night. Other than that, you're gonna have to help me out on that one...