Address: 123 Pitkin Rd, Plainfield, VT
Shows at this venue: 5/17/86, 10/12/86, 5/16/87
Notable song debuts: Halley’s Comet, Golgi Apparatus, Wilson
Status: Still standing
Can you visit it? Yes. Goddard College campus is open to visitors.
On the back side of Goddard’s Community Center lies the Haybarn Theatre. Built in 1868, the space became a theater some time in the 1960s. While Phish’s early gigs are an important milestone, the venue is better known for hosting for Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet and Oscar-nominee and Emmy winner William H. Macy during their time as students there. It also hosted one of Black Sabbath’s first American tour dates. The venue has also been a home of Peter Schumann’s Bread and Puppet Theater due to its proximity of their home in Glover.
Phish first played this venue at their 2nd SpringFest appearance in May 1986 This show had the first appearance of Richard “Nancy” Wright and the last performance with Jeff Holdsworth.
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