[Over the next three days we’ll look back on each of the shows included in the new Hampton/Winston-Salem ‘97 box set on the respective 14th anniversaries. First up: Friday, November 21, 1997, Hampton Coliseum.]

Friday, November 21, 1997

The Phish shows in Hampton, VA the weekend before Thanksgiving 1997 are ones of legend. They’re probably the most complete show experiences I’ve ever had and they probably will never be topped. I was a student at the University of Connecticut, but with one of my best friends at school in Virginia there was no way I was missing it. My friend Tim and I had made the trip a year previous (10/25/96) and the weekend was a blast. Now we had two shows, even better. We loaded up his Chevy Blazer with a bunch of tapes and a pony keg of Long Trail IPA, there wasn’t a need for much else. When we rolled into Fredericksburg late Thursday night we were greeted by plentiful smiles as the Vermont beer was nectar from the north. We spent the night and made the trek to Hampton the following morning.

Hampton was a scene, but nothing like what it became in later years. People everywhere, but it wasn’t chaotic. We stayed at the Days Inn on Coliseum Drive, but I remember a low key afternoon that made its way into the parking lots to wait for the show. When it finally came time for the show, we entered the venue early, scouting out our area on the rail of Section D. Every show I’ve seen at Hampton has been from this spot. It just feels like home.

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With the release of "Hampton/Winston-Salem '97" coming up on Dec 7th, the fine folks at Phish, Inc. have passed on three copies of the 7-CD Box Set to give away here. Now with a prize as cool as this, not just any average Mystery Jam was going to suffice. In an effort to really test you guys and gals, we've got a very special 5-song Mystery Jam for you today. Taken from five different date/song combos we've packaged them all together in a Mystery Jam that should be a formidable opponent.

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Updated rules: 11/23/2011

To enter identify the (5) song/date combos (you must identify the song and date to be correct)

To enter, identify as many of the songs and dates as you can and EMAIL your guesses and phishnet user ID to hampton-contest@phish.net

Do not post your guesses in the thread, you must EMAIL your entry.

We'll be drawing one winner from ALL SUBMISSIONS and giving away the other two to the users who get the most correct on the song/date combos. In the case of a tie, we will randmoly draw from the highest totals

This is clearly a tough assignment (let it be a lesson to you kids who solve the Monday Mystery Jams with such ease) but more importantly we want to make sure you guys have a great chance to win an amazing prize! So please don't be shy to enter, even if you know you are wrong. If you want to update your guesses based on hints, that's fine just make sure you identify who you are and only one final entry per person.

Deadline for entries is Thursday, December 1st

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Sound tough? Sound easy? Sound confusing? We're here for any questions, but don't expect any hints! Good luck!

Hint #1: All of the songs are a part of 1.0 (as the kids call it)

Hint #2: The songs are not in a chronological order by date, they're all mixed up