John's footwork is freakin insane on this song! So hard to do those doubles, that consistently, for that period of time. Dude is so underrated in the drumming community.

Imo this is the definitive Divided Sky. I would’ve gone but I was just shy of 2 months old so my folks wouldn’t let me

never listened to phish before, but this moved me to tears

im only 12 and ive been to 2 phish concerts and this is my favorite of their songs

This makes me miss the 90s so much. Truly was the best decade for the band both studio and live.

Trey is such a mad genius and Fish too. Two buds in Europe singing songs on the beach to this massive crowd a decade later.

this was phish first big festival you can tell how stunned trey is to see all of you beautiful 1.0ers my mom was there i now follow phish full time on the road me and my mom and dad hit shows all the time now last one being SPAC flood benefit 2023, divided sky yes may the wind blow high i love you all peace n love and take care of them damn shoes will ya? much love stay safe

I've been in a not so good place during this pandemic I'm an essential worker I work in a restaurant and I have my elderly mom living with me the thought of giving her Covid terrifies me but this band takes me to such a positive place sometimes like right now I get a little emotional thank you Phish for bringing light and love into my day I will forever be grateful.

Look at this. No cell phones. People just enjoying the moment with the people around them.

There is no better divided sky. This is it, this is what made me fall in love with this band

Man so much energy and joy as soon as it comes on its just instant bliss. It makes me think about everything in the world I love, which is each and every one of you all. Thank you guys/girls for sharing this groove

It was an amazing weekend. I was there and backstage most of the time. Clifford Ball was my grandfather

96 is peak for this band they were such a well oiled machine

This song should play as you enter heaven.

One of my favorite sets of all time. The sun started to go down during Tela and all through this Divided Sky. Everybody was settling in for the weekend. Amazing memories from my favorite Phish shows of all time. And we were on the front page of the Plattsburgh newspaper this morning as well. Totally surreal.

The whole band is underated these men are a great rock ‘n’ roll band no ifs ands irbuttts

I was there! 16 years old with the best of friends, drove from Maryland!

My favorite song of theirs. My first seeing it live was at Magnaball during the day set. I literally jumped up and down and screamed. People looked at me like I was crazy. I didn't care.

KZfaq just placed an ad right in the middle of the silence. Shame on you, KZfaq.

2:32 is my favorite part of the song.. anybody else’s?

The sustain on that guitar is so amazing...incredible jam

I had the blessing to see lots of Phish shows from coast to coast in 91-93 with groups of 300-500 audience members who were from all over the country. I lived in Atlanta in those days, and remember being impressed how most of the audience seemed to be from every corner of the U.S. when PHish came to the little theater in my neighborhood. Then audience was always attentive and shared a group mind at most of those shows. By '96 my life went in a new direction (parenthood mainly), and thus I could only wait for the CDs of the Clifford Ball to come in the mail. Looking at this video, it's amazing to see how fast the audience bloomed into a sea of humanity.

They're so young as were we all, cherish those times

If my memory is correct, Trey played the final paused note just as the sun set. It was the most memorable Phish moment of my life and one of the best weekends of my life with my bro.

Thank you for posting this. I was there and most of my memories of the Ball are a bit hazy, but I will never forget the sounds, sights, and how I felt during this Divided Sky.

My favorite phish song!

I was there. I wish the video captured how beautiful the sunset was

Best ever version!!!

The song that sold me on Phish back in the early 90s.

This show was a life highlight!

You can just feel the energy ebbing through the band and the crowd when Gordo starts his repeating bass lick as he lays the reverb on more and more and then Trey comes in.... if I were older than 12 at the time I would've been there

This just lifts you up high and fills you with hope.

Link Friday, 08/16/1996 Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Plattsburgh, NY Set 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Bathtub Gin, Ya Mar, AC/DC Bag > Esther > Divided Sky, Halley's Comet > David Bowie Set 2: Split Open and Melt, Sparkle > Free, The Squirming Coil, Waste[1], Talk[1], Train Song[1], Strange Design[1], Hello My Baby, Mike's Song -> Simple -> Contact > Weekapaug Groove Set 3: Makisupa Policeman > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Down with Disease[2] -> NICU, Life on Mars? > Harry Hood -> Jam Encore: Amazing Grace Set 4: Flatbed Truck Jam [1] Acoustic mini-stage. [2] Unfinished. Teases: · Dave's Energy Guide tease in Bathtub Gin · Mary Had a Little Lamb tease Noteworthy Jams: Mike's Song, Weekapaug Groove, Down with Disease, Harry Hood, Jam

I was two years old when this was going on and I live in Plattsburgh my whole life.

Trey was one of the first guitarists that used the sustainer switch so good in solos and then switched it off and got so funky

I'm so old. I had such an amazing time that whole four-day stretch ( travel and such). I went without tickets, and it was just a free-for-all. Oh to be young again. Fan- fuckin-tastic memories though.

Best weekend of my life. If only a time machine existed to do it all over again.

This is pretty unreal. Trey's delicate playing out of the break around ~7:30...man

My favorite tune at my favorite show!

Definitely my favorite phish song

The camera work before drones, wow what a time.Thankful I walked into my first phish show 5 doses deep, in the age before modern technology. I was able to find my soul, and I don;t think many can anymore.

If u were not there sorry......this is legend.

At about a little over 9 minutes in: Best jam ever!

I was there on Saturday. Great time and music!

Who knew this song would get better, '98 version are my favorite.

Seems like yesterday even though this was a lifetime ago. Irreplaceable times

i love how trey looks over at mike and is like "dude play softer, shh" at 5:28

This is so beautiful what a beautiful bunch of people, everybody, there.

Imo their best all around show. This is incredible to re live.

From here to the millennium show, there was nothin better than a Phish show. I missed as few as possible and NEVER MISSED A FESTIVAL SHOW during that time. Nothing else came close in the 5 years from '95 > 2000. NOTHING.

I was there, second row and I swear to god Trey looked right at me!

Who are the two psycho's that do not like this?!?. Anyway i wish i was there, i was cruising the 6th grade in 1996. Although this is the Song and Version that made me into a "Phan" I made my first show Saratoga 8/16/2009 Much love to everybody. Peace.

i met a Princess at this show 8] such a rad time...

look how young the boys were. damn time flies way tooo fast!

Does anyone remember the plane that flew overhead!?! You can see Trey notice it at 6:38 and look up ...you can also faintly here it in background. He waited for it to pass and then let out a smile. One of my favorite Phish moments...

This was my third Phish show. A beacon of light...

Why did i only have to be 5 years old when this epic festival was held. Ive seen phish just about 20 times but ive missed every festival. A phish festival is a dream of mine.

THIS IS EPIC !!!!!!!!!!! Some of the best phish......

Born here in plattsburgh August 15th 1996, my mother wanted to go so bad but listened from my grandparents porch instead, since my grandfather was stationed here at the airforce base.

I had tickets, however my tour ride stopped in Hershey PA. :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:( My only Phish show regret, thanks again Phish for the release of Clifford Ball! peace

Sooo sick dude

The Best Band in years, saludos desde Argentina

anybody see that trey tells mike to "sh" on the bass just before the silence

They were riding a big ass wave at this time. Smokin'!

Trey is so underrated

Somehow,I remember this exact moment very well

I was there tripping just as hard if not harder then the band 🤗😜🤪😍🤣😂✌️👌

Was there..almost died on way to show. A Canadian business man hit my motorcycle from behind lol.

Amazing. You had to be there...

I was there. Magic~

came for the silence

The Clifford ball shows were the last Trey used the mar mar guitar regularly

I still can't find a better DS version than the 97' Amsterdam show

I was there:). Right in front of the soundboard

Such a tight band back then. So much immediacy to what they did.

Trey moment of zen at 6:30.....that shirt should be in the Smithsonian.

Divided timed exactly for sunset..pretty sick for first ever festival

The weather was good. The camping was good. The music. Was perfect you wish you where there. I will never forget this show.

If only I could've been there..... I was 8 years old

Really digging the ad for oven-baked turkey that came in right in the middle of this jam…

God Jon is an amazing fucking drummer!

They good ol days , glad we have 4.0 also

treys smile makes me happy

no cell phones...and being in the moment..

The camera man got the two dings Jon does to get the band back .

crazy to think this is 20 plus years go

Never heard nor seen, this song, live during sunrise, tho...

Damn, Page is on fire

I was born 8 days later haha...I was hoping to find a Phish show on the date of my actual birth. But toured wrapped up on the 19th of August that year :/

this is fucking amazing

Nice 👍

Best ever.

The sky was divided too

Good old days

The crowds energy doe

I was there.... Did the Hershey show right before.. Trekked our butts up to some retired AF base and....well... The rest is Phistory

I have no words beautiful I could express myself in thousands simply birth life and death it's always helped me the creandos are point trance and you both of all three Ina moment and several when you work them it's tear flying beauty takes your breathe soul peace glory I am bowing. thank you my darlings still fishing phishing and

RIP Byron

I was by the tower scaffold thingy

@ 8:03 good shot of the body of the guitar. Anybody know what the bottom knob toward to the tail of the guitar is for? Never knew He only had one coil tap switch, always thought he had 2. Wonder what that extra knob on the bottom is for?