This was an incredibly hard ticket to find. They announced the show on a Boston radio station and the tickets went immediately.

A friend and I drove down from New Hampshire that afternoon just to try our luck. We immediately saw how difficult it would be- fingers were up everywhere looking for a ticket. Not expecting anything, we walked around and met some folks and had fun. Standing by the entrance as everyone was walking in, we decided we would head home. At that moment, two people came up to us and said they were looking for a nice couple to miracle and we were the ones they picked! It was amazing! We couldn't thank them enough. (I have since tried to pay that forward by doing the same whenever I have extras).

Walking in to Auditorium, I was struck by how small the room was and how awesome this was going to be. Phish had graduated to the bigger rooms in 1994 (at least in New England) and even the previous show I attended was at Boston Garden (12/31/93). So this was tiny.

Our seats were right in the middle, about 15 rows from the stage. This was the first and only time I had seen an opening band at a Phish show. I remember the fans being pretty respectful of Jennifer Trynin, but also remember hearing chants for Phish between songs.

We had heard rumors that the night would include a lot of new songs, which everyone was really excited about. Sure enough, the evening started with a bunch of debuts. It was really amazing how quiet the crowd was since we were all hearing these songs for the first time. No singing along or anything- just listening closely. The songs that immediately made an impression on me were Theme and Free. Those tunes were flat out amazing - we could immediately see their potential to destroy a set in a great way!

But the song that tore the roof off the tiny space was Reba. This version is one of the best ever. Wonderfully patient and exploratory jam that sounded amazing. It felt like the band had been working so much on new material that they just relaxed when they started Reba and got into their comfort zone. Find this Reba if you haven't heard it.

The rest of the show was fun- a bit of Fishman time with Lonesome Cowboy Bill, a great YEM, even Sample was nice to hear even though it was already being overplayed. We even voted on the name of the second new song- Spock's Brain was the no brainer winner when Fishman gave us our choices.

The encore started with Mike singing Brian Eno's I'll Come Running. This was a great cover and I could easily see this being played again. The Gloria was for Gloria Steinem who MC'd the night. She came out while they played it and got a big cheer from the crowd.

Walking out, those in attendance were all smiles knowing they saw some of the future tunes of Phish and a killer version of Reba.

And getting a miracle ticket on this night made it even better! There are some awesome people in this Phish community!

This is a fun show to hear the debuts of several songs, including the only performance of Glide II. But, the real highlight of the show is the Reba. This Reba is among the all-time greats, such as 8/16/93, 7/6/94, 10/31/94, and 8/17/96. A great sounding recording of this Reba and Spock's Brain were released on From the Archives-The Great Went. Definitely grab it!

I wasnt there but, this was the first Phish show i ever owned. I forget exactly how i ended up with it but i'm guessing it had something to do with my B-day 5-15. lost it years ago and have been searching since. Finally found a new copy =-D, now that i have been through a couple tours this show means so much more to me, I mean fucking wow!! A must have for any diehard fan

The Reba from this show might just be the "best" one ever. It's a proven fact!

This was the hardest ticket I ever had to "scalp". Other reviewer stated he got miracled but this wasn't possible at the Lowell I was at. It required both a wrist band and a ticket to get in. No one had tickets as they arrived. They were all at will call. And when you went to pick up the tickets they made all parties come up to will call and provided them a wristband so the tickets couldn't be transferred. I had no ticket. Somehow I made friends with an employee of the venue. I literally had to hang out with her and her friends for hours before we went into the show. I even went to her house for awhile. It was so cool and very strange. But otherwise I was not getting in. I watched how they were distributing tickets. It was my only way. So hung out got buzzed. She walked me into her office at the venue, got me a ticket and wristband-felt like a school office- then I went in solo.

The show was legendary. Venue was small- Every seat was good. I was right in front of Try. Man how I miss those days. All the new songs were so good. I loved it. I was pretty buzzed too. Home girl served up a bunch of beers at her house. We went down the drain counter clockwise of course into REBA>-- Everyone knows this A++ version and it deserves it. Fucking YEM was so sick that night too. I remember spinning in circles with a security guard (65 year old woman) looking over me with a huge grin. Even Sample was fun after hearing the new tunes it was nice to hear even if its sample. Encore was ok, kind of a blow off with Gloria Steinem on stage having her moment. But I always think of the outsiders for gloria so that is cool- Abby L drove me. She isn't with us anymore. Great person. 1995 was peak PH. Anyone that thinks otherwise is wrong.

Only here to comment on the Reba. I've listened to this Reba so many mf times it's practically imprinted in my brain. Mind-blowing stuff. Turn it up loud enough and you'll shed tears (I have). I've listened to most of the "best" Rebas and I'm pretty sure this is the best one. The groove! The melodicism! The tightness! That ending! Might need to go listen again after writing this review... better get my kleenex ready