American rock band Phish, active from 1983 to 2004, was one of the most successful live acts in popular music history, forging a popularity in concert far greater than their album sales, radio airplay, or music video presence would otherwise indicate. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Phish is an American Jam band noted for their Musical improvisation, extended Jam sessions and cult following Phish tours, at the peak of their popularity in the mid to late 1990s, consistently ranked as one of the highest-grossing concert tours in the world. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. [1] [2] [3]
One of the major factors of Phish's live success was the fact that every show in the band's history contained a completely different song setlist. Set List is the second live album by Dublin -based rock band The Frames. Throughout 21 years and thousands of shows, the band never played the same concert setlist twice. Additionally, Phish songs were rarely played the same way twice. This unique approach to live performance influenced Phish fans to attend multiple nights on a particular tour, much like sports fans buying season tickets, since they were guaranteed a completely different concert on a nightly basis. A season ticket is a ticket that grants privileges over a defined period of time Phish fans recorded the band's concerts (with permission) and circulated the music throughout the country. Therefore, fans could collect large numbers of live recordings free of charge, a practice encouraged by the taper-friendly band. Guitarist Trey Anastasio considered it "free advertising" since it enabled the band's music to be distributed and traded all over the United States and, eventually, the rest of the world. Trey Anastasio (born Ernest Joseph Anastasio III on
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1980s
1983
Phish formed in the fall of 1983 at the University of Vermont with co-founders Trey Anastasio and Jeff Holdsworth on guitars, Jon Fishman on drums, and Mike Gordon on bass. The University of Vermont is a national public research university and the state of Vermont's land-grant university Trey Anastasio (born Ernest Joseph Anastasio III on Jeff Holdsworth was a founding member of the rock band Phish. Jon Fishman (born February 19, 1965) is an American Drummer best known for his work with the Jam band Phish. Mike Gordon (born June 3, 1965 in Sudbury, Massachusetts) is a bass player and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band
In 1983, the band played at least two shows under the name Blackwood Convention. At this point, the band only played other artists' material, ranging from tunes by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Wilson Pickett, The Who, the Grateful Dead, and others. Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with Wilson Pickett ( March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B / Rock and Roll and soul The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area.
1984
Phish took a brief hiatus during the first part of 1984 after Anastasio was suspended from UVM. The band continued with live performances when Anastasio returned to the university in the fall. For many concerts, the band was joined by Marc Daubert on percussion. Marc Daubert was the Percussionist for the rock band Phish for a brief time in their early history joining the band in September 1984 and leaving the band in For years, the band's performance from December 1, 1984, was their earliest live circulated recording. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The band debuted many original songs that fall, including "Makisupa Policeman," "Slave to the Traffic Light," "Camel Walk," "Skippy the Wondermouse," and "Fluffhead. "
1985
In the spring of 1985, the band met keyboardist Page McConnell, a student at Goddard College who jammed with the band for a portion of their May 3, 1985 show on the campus of the University of Vermont. Page Samuel McConnell (born May 17, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a pianist/organist/keyboardist most noted for his work with the Goddard College is a private college located in Plainfield, Vermont, that grants bachelor degrees ( BA and BFA) and master degrees ( MA Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) By September 26, he was a member of the band.
The band's shows during this period featured lots and lots of improvisation, much of which revolved around new originals and cover songs from The Grateful Dead. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mike Gordon has often cited the band's November 23 show from Goddard College as a religious experience and the musical highlight of his career. Mike Gordon (born June 3, 1965 in Sudbury, Massachusetts) is a bass player and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Goddard College is a private college located in Plainfield, Vermont, that grants bachelor degrees ( BA and BFA) and master degrees ( MA
Trey Anastasio and Jon Fishman traveled to Europe during the summer and wrote a great deal of the band's early material on the trip. Trey Anastasio (born Ernest Joseph Anastasio III on Jon Fishman (born February 19, 1965) is an American Drummer best known for his work with the Jam band Phish.
More originals began to make their way into Phish's concert repertoire, including "McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters," "Anarchy," "Alumni Blues," "Dear Mrs. Reagan," "Dog Log," "Prep School Hippie" "Dave's Energy Guide," "Possum," and the popular classics "Harry Hood," "Run Like an Antelope," and "Mike's Song. "
1986
In May of 1986, Jeff Holdsworth quit the band; he was not replaced. Holdsworth's retirement solidified the band's classic four-man lineup of Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Mike Gordon, and Jon Fishman, which remained unchanged for the rest of their career.
In October, Paul Languedoc officially joined the band as sound engineer. Paul Languedoc was the soundman for rock group Phish prior to the band's breakup in 2004; as the band's chief sound engineer and house mixer Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of Sound through mechanical and electronic means He remained with the band for the rest of the career. Later that month, the band played the first of four consecutive annual Halloween shows at Goddard College. Goddard College is a private college located in Plainfield, Vermont, that grants bachelor degrees ( BA and BFA) and master degrees ( MA
Phish continued to perform a greater number of concerts in 1986, debuting a wealth of new material throughout the year, including "You Enjoy Myself," "AC/DC Bag," "Golgi Apparatus," "Lushington," "Sanity," "David Bowie," "Wilson," "Icculus," "I Am Hydrogen," "Halley's Comet," and many other future Phish classics.
The band also began circulating The White Tape, their very first studio project. Phish (also known as The White Tape) is an album released by Phish as a casette in 1986.
1987
In 1987, Phish was winding down their college career and preparing to take their live performances to the next level. A wealth of Phish classics made their first appearance in 1987, including "The Divided Sky," "Fee," "Punch You in the Eye," "The Curtain With," "Harpua," "Flat Fee," "Big Black Furry Creature From Mars," "I Didn't Know," "Letter to Jimmy Page," "The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday," "Fuck Your Face," "Suzy Greenberg," "Dinner and a Movie," "The Sloth," as well as many new cover songs. In the spring of 1987, Trey Anastasio submitted Phish's studio experimentThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday as his senior thesis at Goddard College. The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday was the senior study of Trey Anastasio, guitarist and primary vocalist of the rock band Phish, written while he Many of these songs would make more frequent appearances in concert throughout the year.
The band also played a large number of shows at Nectar's, a bar in downtown Burlington, Vermont, developing and polishing a unique sound that would become their trademark in years to come. Burlington is the largest city in the US state of Vermont and is the shire town ( County seat) of
1988
In 1988, Phish began touring outside of the Vermont area, performing concerts in New York, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and other states throughout the year. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. In March, the band unveiled the first complete performance of The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday. The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday was the senior study of Trey Anastasio, guitarist and primary vocalist of the rock band Phish, written while he In September, the band hooked up with manager John Paluska, who booked Phish for a concert at Amherst College in Massachusetts. ManaGeR ( MGR) is a graphical Window system. The MGR server provides a builtin Window manager and windowed graphics Terminal emulation on color Amherst College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. He would go on to manage the band for their entire career.
Musically, Phish was concentrating on large scale composition throughout most of 1988 (much of which appeared on their classic double album Junta), with multi-part suites and epics acting as centerpieces of the band's live setlists. Many of these extended pieces, including reworked older songs such as "You Enjoy Myself," "The Divided Sky" and "David Bowie," also featured lengthy improvisational excursions.
The band's original repertoire continued to grow, with complex pieces such as "Esther," "Foam," "The Lizards," "Colonel Forbin's Ascent," and "Fly Famous Mockingbird" making their debut along with future favorites "Tela," "Weekapaug Groove," "No Dogs Allowed," and "Contact. Weekapaug is a small fire district in southern Washington County Rhode Island. "
1989
By 1989, Phish was on the road full-time since three of the band's four members had graduated college (Mike Gordon would graduate the following year). The year saw Phish aggressively covering the concert circuit in the Northeast United States, especially on college campuses, where the band would find their most dedicated followers. The Northeast is a region of the United States. As defined by the U The band's fanbase kept on growing as many fans travelled from state to state and concert to concert, attending multiple nights in a row as Phish continued to change their setlists on a nightly basis.
Phish also unveiled their most ambitious piece to date, the multi-part epic "Reba," as well as other complex and intricately composed songs such as "Split Open and Melt," "Kung," "Bathtub Gin," "The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony," "My Sweet One," "In a Hole," and "The Mango Song. " Improvisation seemed to take a backsteat to composition for Phish in 1989, a trend that would continue for the next three years. Throughout the year, the band recorded tracks for their fourth studio project Lawn Boy. Lawn Boy was Phish 's fourth Album, hitting stores on September 21, 1990.
Legendary lighting designer Chris Kuroda officially joined Phish on March 30 of the year and would remain with the band through the rest of their career, going on to pioneer new techniques and set new standards in the concert lighting industry. The role of the lighting designer (or LD) within Theatre is to work with the director, Set designer, Costume designer, and sometimes Chris Kuroda was the Lighting designer /operator for Phish. His lighting experiments were so unusual and diverse that a group of Phish fans lobbied to have
1990s
1990
Phish entered the 1990s as a national touring act, performing coast to coast across the United States on somewhat of an endless year-long tour. The band teamed up with friends Widespread Panic, Blues Traveler, and Aquarium Rescue Unit for various concerts in an effort to spread their music to new audiences. Widespread Panic is a rock 'n' roll band from Athens Georgia. Blues Traveler is an American rock band formed in Princeton New Jersey in 1987 Col Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit is an experimental jazz rock group originally founded by Col
1990 remains one of the most active concert years in the band's history. A large number of original compositions made their debut in 1990, including "Stash," "The Squirming Coil," "Buried Alive," "Bouncing Around the Room," "Magilla," "Destiny Unbound," "Don't Get Me Wrong" (a collaboration with John Popper), "Eliza," "Runaway Jim," "Tweezer," "Cavern," "Horn," "Jaegermeister," "Tube," "The Landlady," "The Asse Festival," "Gumbo," "Llama," and the original arrangement of "Rift. John Popper (born March 29 1967) is an American Musician and Songwriter. "
1991
Like the year before, Phish performed throughout 1991 all over the United States, visiting almost every state in the country. The band's dedicated fanbase continued to grow. First, fans of the band launched the Phish. Net, one of the very first Internet websites in popular music. The site connected fans and helped spread the word about upcoming concerts, setlists, and band history. It enabled the band to connect with fans from all over the country, and, more importantly, allowed fans to connect with one another. Second, the band were signed to Elektra Records in 1991. Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records They would remain with the label for the rest of their career. In the midst of their touring schedule, the band found time to record their major label debut, A Picture of Nectar, which was released the following year. A Picture of Nectar is Phish's fifth Studio Album. It was released on February 12, 1992, and was Phish 's
The band also held their first official concert festival - Amy's Farm - held in upstate Maine at the horse farm of longtime fan Amy Skelton. The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean It was a free show and, like all of their future festivals, was an outdoor camp out that closed out the band's summer tour. Phish would go on to host three more summer festivals in Maine.
Original song debuts in 1991 included "Guelah Papyrus," "Chalk Dust Torture," "Setting Sail," "Poor Heart," "Brother," "It's Ice," "Sparkle," "All Things Reconsidered," and "Glide. "
1992
Phish made their first trip outside of the United States in the summer, joining Santana for an entire tour of Europe and performing a select number of dates with Violent Femmes, including the Roskilde Festival with Fishbone, Megadeth, Pearl Jam, and others. Santana is a flexible number of musicians accompanying Carlos Santana since the late 1960s The Violent Femmes, formed in Milwaukee Wisconsin, in 1980 are an American Alternative rock band noted for laying the groundwork for Folk punk. Roskilde Festival is held south of Roskilde in Denmark and is one of the four biggest annual rock music festivals in Europe (the other three being Fishbone is an Alternative rock band that plays a fusion of Ska, Punk rock, Reggae, Funk, heavy metal and more Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder front man guitarist and songwriter Dave Mustaine. Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 They also headlined a select number of H.O.R.D.E. festival dates in the Northeast United States. Horizons Of Rock Developing Everywhere or HORDE festival was a touring summer rock Music festival originated by
The band's ever-growing fanbase enabled them to headline theaters and small arenas throughout the United States in 1992. New originals debuted in 1992 included "Maze," "My Friend, My Friend," "Mound," NICU," "Sleeping Monkey," the new arrangement of "Rift," "The Horse," "Silent in the Morning," "Weigh," "Axilla," "Fast Enough for You," "Big Ball Jam," "Faht," "Catapult," "Buffalo Bill," and "Lengthwise. "
1993
In 1993, the band began headlining major amphitheaters and arenas in the summer and fall. An amphitheatre (alternatively amphitheater) is an open-air venue for spectator sports concerts rallies or theatrical performances An arena is an enclosed area often circular or oval-shaped designed to showcase Theater, musical performances or sporting events In February, the band released their second concept album, Rift, and began playing the aforementioned larger venues all over the United States. Rift is the sixth studio album by rock band Phish. It is the band's second Concept album, whose narrator is dreaming about the rift in his relationship The band also visited a large number of college campuses as well throughout 1993.
Original song debuts in 1993 included "Sample in a Jar," "Lifeboy," "The Wedge," and "Leprechaun. " The band retreated to California at the end of the year to record their new studio album Hoist. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Hoist is the seventh studio Album by the Jam band Phish. The album was the best selling Phish album at the time of its release
1994
The band was now a major live touring act, accomplishing such milestones as selling out both Madison Square Garden and Boston Garden, making their national television debut on The Late Show with David Letterman, earning radio play and an MTV music video with the song "Down With Disease" from their album Hoist, and beginning their Halloween "musical costume" tradition (where the band would perform an entire album by a different band). Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The Boston Garden was a famous Arena built in 1928 in Boston Massachusetts. The Late Show with David Letterman is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics Hoist is the seventh studio Album by the Jam band Phish. The album was the best selling Phish album at the time of its release Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Musical costume is a term for the band Phish 's elaborate Halloween concerts that involved the band performing an entire album by another artist and including it as
Additionally, the band's audience was growing by huge numbers, making Phish second only to the Grateful Dead with respect to the live concert cultural phenomenon that surrounded both bands. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The group also resurrected many lost classics from their 11 year career, as well as debuting new songs such as "Scent of a Mule," "If I Could," "Wolfman's Brother," "Julius," "Demand," "Dog-Faced Boy," "Guyute," "Axilla (Part 2)," "Simple," "N02" (first featured in the studio on the very first Phish album in 1986), and the anthemic "Down with Disease". Phish (also known as The White Tape) is an album released by Phish as a casette in 1986. Down With Disease is a Phish song that appeared on their album Hoist.
After performing two of their albums in concert at a show in Charleston, West Virginia on June 26 (The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday and Hoist), the band jokingly bragged backstage that they could play any album at any time. Charleston is the Capital of the US state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday was the senior study of Trey Anastasio, guitarist and primary vocalist of the rock band Phish, written while he Taking the idea to the next level, the band promised to play a complete album by another band on Halloween night, taking fan votes on their website. The winning album was the legendary White Album from The Beatles. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Several bands would borrow this tradition in years to come, most notably Dream Theater, whose drummer, Mike Portnoy, is an admitted Phish fan. Dream Theater is an American Progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name " Majesty " by John Myung, John Petrucci Michael Stephen Portnoy (born April 20, 1967) American Drummer primarily known as the drummer and backing vocalist for the Progressive
Several of the year's highlights were compiled to form A Live One, the band's first live album, which would be released the following year. A Live One is a live Album by Phish. It was released on June 27, 1995 by Elektra Records and was the band's first
1995
For the first time since 1987, the band took an extensive vacation for the first four and a half months of the year, finally returning in May for the only politically based concert of their entire career - a Voters for Choice benefit concert conceived by Gloria Steinem. Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American feminist icon Journalist and women's rights advocate The band received mixed reviews for participating in the concert, and never participated in partisan events again.
The band headlined amphitheaters in the summer of 1995 as their first official live album - A Live One - became the first Phish album to receive gold record status. A Live One is a live Album by Phish. It was released on June 27, 1995 by Elektra Records and was the band's first The album, released on June 28 and featuring a number of highlights from the band's 1994 tours, became the group's most successful album to date. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. The band was now the premier live touring band in the United States, and the group's fall tour featured several sold-out concerts in large arenas.
That fall, Phish challenged its audience to two games of chess. Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. Each show on the tour featured a pair of moves. The band took its turn either at the beginning of or during the first set. The audience was invited to gather at the Greenpeace table during the setbreak to determine its move. Greenpeace, originally known as the Greenpeace Foundation, was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1972 Two games were played on the tour. The audience conceded the first game on November 15 in Florida, and the band conceded the second game at its New Year's Eve concert at Madison Square Garden. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. These were the only two games that were played, which left the final score tied at 1-1. "What Does Chess Have to Do with Phish? at Phish.net.
In their tradition of playing a well-known album by another band for Halloween, Phish contracted a full horn section for their performance of The Who's Quadrophenia in 1995. In a Symphony orchestra the horn section is the group of musicians who play the horn (sometimes referred to as the French horn a brass instrument descended Musical costume is a term for the band Phish 's elaborate Halloween concerts that involved the band performing an entire album by another artist and including it as The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Quadrophenia is the sixth album by the English rock band The Who. On New Year's Eve, the band performed what is considered one of their greatest concerts ever - a three-set marathon live from Madison Square Garden. New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day. The show was later released in its entirety in 2005 to celebrate its tenth anniversary. The show was also named one of the greatest concerts of the 1990s by Rolling Stone magazine. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published
Original song debuts included "Spock's Brain," "Theme From the Bottom," "Ha Ha Ha," "Taste," "Free," "Strange Design," "Glide II," "The Real Taste of Licorice," "Prince Caspian," and "Cars Trucks Buses. "
1996
While taking the first half of 1996 off to begin recording a new studio album, Phish made two one-off live appearances in the spring. The first saw the band headline the 1996 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in April. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, often known as Jazz Fest, is an annual celebration of the Music and Culture of New Orleans and The second was a surprise club appearance under the name "Third Ball" at a small club in Woodstock, New York, just miles from Bearsville Studios where Phish was finishing their new album. Woodstock is a town in Ulster County, New York, United States.
That summer, the band once again toured Europe with Santana for the first time in four years. By August, the band was finally back in the US for a brief summer tour that saw most of the shows sold out well in advance. The band also began performing multiple nights at certain venues, such as Indiana's Deer Creek Music Center (where Phish's August 13 show was released as Live Phish 13) and Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheater. The Verizon Wireless Music Center (formerly known as Deer Creek Music Center) is an outdoor Amphitheater owned by Live Nation located in Noblesville Red Rocks Amphitheatre is a rock structure in Red Rocks Park near Morrison, Colorado (west of Denver) where concerts are given in the open-air Phish's audience had grown so much that the enromous influx of Phish fans to the town of Morrison, Colorado, resulted in Phish being permantely banned from the storied Red Rocks Amphitheater. The Town of Morrison is a Home Rule Municipality in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States.
Phish was so popular that the band drew 70,000 to a decommissioned air force base in remote Plattsburgh, New York for a two-day Phish festival called The Clifford Ball. Plattsburgh is a City in Clinton County, New York, United States. It was the largest rock concert of the year. Phish played seven sets over two days, one of which featured a jam atop a flatbed truck cruising through the campground in the middle of the night. The second day featured a symphony orchestra performing classical music in the mid-afternoon. MTV made a documentary of the experience. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City.
In October, the band released their long-awaited, commercially successful studio album Billy Breathes. Billy Breathes was the eighth studio album by rock band Phish. That fall, the band headlined major arenas and covered Remain in Light by the Talking Heads at their 1996 Halloween show at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. Remain in Light is the fourth album by Talking Heads, released in 1980. Talking head Talking Heads was an American New Wave band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991 The Omni Coliseum, usually called The Omni, from the Latin for "all" or "every" was an indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia The performance of the groove-based, somewhat simple album was cited by band members as a major influence on the group's stylistic change in 1997 and beyond.
Original song debuts included "Waste," "Character Zero," "Train Song," "Talk," "Swept Away," "Steep," and "Midnight on the Highway. "
1997
1997 marked the band's most prolific songwriting period, as no less than 20 new originals were debuted in concert throughout the year.
The band headlined a winter tour of Europe in February and March. Excerpts from the 03/01/1997 show at Markthaille in Hamburg were later released as the live album Slip Stitch and Pass. Slip Stitch and Pass is a Live album by Phish. It was released on October 28, 1997 by Elektra Records and features The band returned to the United States for a month-long summer tour of sold out amphitheaters, culminating in another huge festival - The Great Went - held in remote Limestone, Maine in the upper northeastern corner of the US. Limestone is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. 70,000 fans attended the festival, which once again included seven sets of music from Phish over two days (one of which was a late night "disco set" with all four members on keyboards).
During the summer tour, film director Todd Phillips began filming a documentary of the band titled Bittersweet Motel that would finally hit theaters in 2000. Todd Phillips (born December 20, 1970 in Brooklyn New York) is an Academy Award -nominated writer and a director. Bittersweet Motel ( 2000) is a documentary about the rock group Phish.
Original song debuts in 1997 included "Walfredo," "Rock-a-William," "Dogs Stole Things," "Carini," "Twist," "Limb by Limb," "Piper," "Vultures," "Ghost," "Oblivious Fool," "Water in the Sky," "Wading in the Velvet Sea," "I Don't Care," "Saw it Again," "Bye Bye Foot," "Dirt," "At the Barbecue," "The Meatstick," "Black-Eyed Katy," and "Farmhouse. "
1998
Whenever Phish was off the road in 1997, the group worked on a new studio project that continued into the early months of 1998. The band took a few days off in April to play The Island Tour. The show consisted of two shows on Long Island, New York, and two shows in Providence, Rhode Island. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches All four shows were released as live albums.
Phish briefly toured Europe in July before returning to the United States for another month-long summer tour. On August 1, Phish began debuting a brand new cover song at each show, starting with "Ramble On" by Led Zeppelin at a show in Wisconsin. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Led Zeppelin were Covers by Frank Sinatra (August 2), Smashing Pumpkins (August 3), Van Halen (August 6), and Beastie Boys (August 8) followed as the band stopped in Virginia Beach on August 9, the third anniversary of the death of Grateful Dead leader Jerry Garcia. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor The Smashing Pumpkins are an American Alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978 Virginia Beach (pronounced /vɚˌdʒɪnjəˈbiËtʃ/ is an Independent city located in the South Hampton Roads area and one of the largest cities in The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1 1942 &ndash August 9 1995 was a Musician, Songwriter, Artist, and Lead guitarist and Phish had been relentlessly compared to the Dead throughout their career and often cited as the apparent heir to the Dead's throne, resulting in Phish making a strong effort to distance themselves from the Dead. The band had not performed a Grateful Dead song in concert since April 1, 1986 - twelve years earlier - when they were a five-man college band that had yet to play outside of Vermont. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. For the encore in Virginia Beach, Phish performed the Dead's multi-part suite "Terrapin Station". Former members of the Grateful Dead extended a "thank you" to Phish in their quarterly newsletter. A few months later, Dead bassist Phil Lesh reached out to Trey Anastasio and Page McConnell to join him, former Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux and others to perform three nights of Dead and Phish music in April 1999. Phillip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940 in Berkeley California) is a Musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead. Donna Jean (Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay (born August 22, 1947) is an American Singer best known for having been a member of the rock group Members of Phish and the Dead now have a strong relationship, with bands like Rhythm Devils and SerialPod containing members of both bands. The Rhythm Devils are a band led by founding Grateful Dead drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart. SerialPod is a rock trio featuring Phish members Trey Anastasio and Mike Gordon along with Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann
The band finished their summer tour with another huge festival in Maine called The Lemonwheel. 70,000 people attended and the band played seven sets over two nights, including an instrumental set of ambient music surrounded by candles made by fans throughout the weekend. Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes
In October, Phish headlined the Farm Aid festival, jamming onstage with Neil Young, Sarah McLachlan, Paul Shaffer, and others. Farm Aid started as a Benefit concert on September 22, 1985, in Champaign Illinois, held to raise money for Family farmers in the Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy -winning Canadian Musician, singer and Paul Allen Wood Shaffer, CM (born November 28, 1949 in Fort William, now Thunder Bay, Ontario) is a Canadian Two days before the band's 1998 fall tour, The Story of the Ghost was released. The Story of the Ghost is the ninth studio album by the Jam band Phish. Heavily laced with funk overtones, the album was culled from hours and hours of improvisation that took place throughout 1997 and 1998. On Halloween night in Las Vegas, the group performed Loaded by the Velvet Underground as their annual musical costume. Halloween, or Hallowe’en, is a Holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Loaded is the fourth album released by American rock band The Velvet Underground. This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book Two days later, the band surprised fans by performing an unnanounced rendition of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon at at show in West Valley City, Utah. Pink Floyd are The Dark Side of the Moon (titled Dark Side of the Moon in the 1993 CD edition is a Concept album by the British Progressive West Valley City is a city in Salt Lake County and a suburb of Salt Lake City in the U The State of Utah (ˈjuËtÉ”Ë or) is a western state of the United States. Phish closed out the year with a four-night stand at New York's Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City.
Original song debuts in 1998 included "Birds of a Feather," "Frankie Says," "Roggae," "Meat," "Fikus," "Brian and Robert," "Bittersweet Motel," "The Moma Dance," "Never," "Sleep," "Driver," and "Grind. "
1999
Phish took the first half of 1999 off from touring and recording. Trey Anastasio embarked on his first ever solo tour in the spring, and Page McConnell compiled tracks from Phish's 1997 and 1998 recoding sessions to produce The Siket Disc, an instrumental album that was released online in June (the disc would be available in stores the following year). The Siket Disc is the tenth Album of the American band Phish.
The band finally hit the road in the summer, embarking on another annual summer tour of the United States. Phish performed their first of two Fourth of July celebrations with a two-night stand in Atlanta. In the United States, Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July (or the Fourth) is a Federal holiday commemorating the adoption The first night featured the unveiling of "The Meatstick Dance," which would be performed by band and audience throughout the year. Instead of throwing another huge summer festival to close out the tour, the band decided to focus all festival activities to the Millennium New Year's Eve celebration. However, at the eleventh hour, Camp Oswego took place at an airport in upstate New York. 65,000 people attended and Phish played five sets of music over two days. A number of other groups such as Ozomatli, the Del McCoury Band, and Son Seals performed on a side stage throughout the weekend. Ozomatli is a multiethnic currently eight piece band (although they have had as many as ten members and as few as six playing primarily Latin hip hop and rock formed in The Del McCoury Band is a Grammy Award -winning bluegrass band Frank "Son" Seals ( August 13 1942 - December 20 2004) was an American Blues Guitarist and Singer The festival took place during the same weekend that Woodstock 1999 was being held just miles away, with the violence and rioting at Woodstock being reported all over the news but without mention of the incident-free peacefulness of Camp Oswego (even though the success of the Phish event was mentioned on television by New York governor George Pataki). Woodstock 1999, held July 23 - 25, 1999 was the second large-scale Music festival (after Woodstock '94) that attempted to emulate the George Elmer Pataki (born June 24, 1945) is an American politician who was the 53rd Governor of New York serving three consecutive
During the summer and fall, the band adopted a number of songs performed by Trey Anastasio just months earlier on his solo tour. Most of these songs contained repetitive bass lines and techno & electronica themed improvisational excursions (with Anastasio and McConnell using a series of electronic effects), a sound that Phish would hone throughout 1999 and 2000. Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range
On December 30 and December 31, Phish held the largest Millennium New Year's Eve concert in the entire world, eclipsing attendance numbers at other concerts from performers such as Barbra Streisand, KISS, Elton John, Billy Joel, Sting, and others. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Kiss (also typeset as KISS) is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972 Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer William Martin Joel (born May 9 1949 is an American Pianist and Singer-songwriter. STING ( S equence T o and with' IN' G raphics is a free Web-based suite of programs for a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between protein sequence It was the largest Phish concert ever and also the longest, and was voted the greatest Phish show of all time by readers of The Pharmer's Almanac. The Pharmer's Almanac was the first printed compendium of information about the legendary rock band Phish, put together as a fun business venture by a small group of fans 85,000 people made the trek to the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation in the Florida Everglades. Big Cypress redirects here For other meanings please see Big Cypress (disambiguation Big Cypress National Preserve is a United States Everglades is also the name of a city in Collier County Florida Once again, the band turned the concert area into a makeshift city with food, clothing, a post office, an arcade, carnival games, and areas incorporating the various wildlife of the Everglades. Phish played three sets the first night, and began New Year's Eve with a two hour set at 7 PM before returning at midnight to play a marathon seamless seven and a half hour second set that ended at sunrise.
Original song debuts in 1999 included "My Left Toe," "Mountains in the Mist," "What's the Use?", "Bug," "The Happy Whip and Dung Song," "Mozambique," "The Inlaw Josie Wales," "First Tube," "Gotta Jibboo," "Sand," "Quadrophonic Toppling," "Heavy Things," and "Jennifer Dances. "
2000s
2000
In the spring of 2000, the band finished up recording the new studio album Farmhouse, which featured mostly songs that had been performed onstage as far back as 1997. Farmhouse is the eleventh studio Album by the American Jam band Phish. Anastasio was responsible for most of the album's writing and direction. In mid-May, Phish performed their first concerts at New York's Radio City Music Hall followed by an appearance on VH1's Hard Rock Live. Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City 's Rockefeller Center. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television
In June, the band visited Japan for the first time in their career, performing a number of headlining and festival shows. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. By the end of the month, Phish was back in the United States for another month-long summer tour, kicking off with a star-studded opening night in Nashville featuring appearances by Wynonna Judd, Ricky Skaggs, and the Del McCoury Band. Wynonna Judd (born May 30, 1964 in Ashland Kentucky) is an American Country music singer For the punk rock musician see Ricky Scaggs. Richard Lee Skaggs (born July 18 1954, in Lawrence County Kentucky) is a The Del McCoury Band is a Grammy Award -winning bluegrass band In mid-July, Phish performed on the long-running series Austin City Limits. Austin City Limits is an American Television music program and a staple of the Public Broadcasting Service. For the first time since 1995, the band did not hold an annual end-of-summer festival. Additionally, for the second year in a row, Phish did not perform their annual Halloween music costume.
Towards the end of their fall tour at a webcast show that would be released on DVD as Live in Vegas, Trey Anastasio announced that the band was taking an indefinite break of undetermined length following the tour's end. A webcast is a media file distributed over the Internet using Streaming media technology Phish Live in Vegas ( 2000) is a video of a complete live performance from rock band Phish recorded on September 30, 2000 (bandleader Therefore, for the first time since 1988, there would be no Phish New Year's Eve concert. On October 6 & 7, the band played a two-night stand at the Shoreline Amphitheater just outside of San Francisco, which would be the band's final concerts before their indefinite hiatus. Shoreline Amphitheatre is an outdoor Amphitheater in Mountain View California, USA, in the San Francisco Bay Area. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The band went their separate ways following the shows.
Phish debuted no new material in 2000, with the exception of "Guy Forget" (a song played in soundcheck since 1993).
2003
For two years, the members of Phish concentrated on outside projects and other musical endeavors. Trey Anastasio worked with the Vermont Youth Orchestra and formed the supergroup Oysterhead, but spent most of 2001 and 2002 working on his solo career. Oysterhead is a supergroup rock band featuring guitarist Trey Anastasio of Phish, bassist Les Claypool of Primus Mike Gordon made two films and an album with guitar legend Leo Kottke. Leo Kottke (born 11 September 1945, Athens, Georgia, US) is an acoustic guitarist. Jon Fishman toured with both the Jazz Mandolin Project and Pork Tornado. The Jazz Mandolin Project is a Jazz trio from Burlington Vermont, led by Mandolinist Jamie Masefield Pork Tornado is a band founded in 1997 by former Phish drummer Jon Fishman, Dan Archer (guitar vocals Joe Moore (saxophone vocals Aaron Hersey Page McConnell formed the electronic trio Vida Blue. Vida Blue was an electronic trio fronted by Page McConnell of Phish and included Oteil Burbridge of The Allman Brothers Band and Russell
In late 2002, Phish reunited in the Vermont mountains and recorded a brand new studio album, Round Room, the first Phish album since Lawn Boy in 1990 to feature a number of extended jams. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Round Room is the twelfth studio Album by jam rock band Phish. Lawn Boy was Phish 's fourth Album, hitting stores on September 21, 1990. The band soon announced that their hiatus was over and that they would be returning to the road in 2003, starting with a New Year's Eve concert on December 31, 2002, at Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The New Year's run was a three night stand at the Hampton Coliseum in early January. Located in Hampton Virginia, the Hampton Coliseum is a multi-use facility owned by the City of Hampton
After appearing on the front cover of Rolling Stone Magazine, the band launched their first winter tour of the US since 1993. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published The brief tour was only two weeks long. The band launched a US summer tour in July that culminated in another festival in upstate Maine. 65,000 people attended the It festival which featured seven sets of Phish music over two nights, including a set performed live from the very top of an air traffic control tower. A DVD film and PBS special was made to document the festival. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the
Phish played only sporadically after the summer tour, including a brief four night run in late November/early December to celebrate their 20th anniversary. The third night of the celebration featured an appearance from founding Phish guitarist Jeff Holdsworth, who had not played onstage with Phish in over 17 years. Jeff Holdsworth was a founding member of the rock band Phish. The group closed out the year with a four night New Year's Eve run in Miami, featuring a surprise appearance from Parliament/Funkadelic. The bands Parliament and Funkadelic cannot be easily separated
2004
After a three-night stand in Las Vegas in mid-April, Trey Anastasio announced on the band's website that Phish was officially breaking up for good following a brief summer tour. Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally However, the band continued to debut new material throughout the year, opening their farewell tour with a new song titled "A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing" from their final album Undermind, which was released shortly after the breakup announcement. Undermind is Phish 's thirteenth and most recent album released on June 15, 2004. The tour's opening night was also broadcast in movie theaters across the country and eventually released on DVD and CD as Phish: Live in Brooklyn. Live in Brooklyn is the name of a concert CD released on July 11, 2006 by the rock band Phish with a simultaneous release as The band also debuted another original in Brooklyn titled "Nothing," and the band's final original debut, "Access Me," was unveiled on June 26 at a show in Wisconsin. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States
After a brief run of shows in June (06/18 included an appearance from Jay-Z), the band took most of the summer off before returing for a final week of concerts in August. Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Their final show was also the last Phish summer festival — Coventry — named for the town in Vermont that hosted the event. 100,000 people were expected to attend, and it was simulcast to thousands more in movie theaters across America.
After a week of rain that prompted rumors of a sinking stage, Mike Gordon announced on the local radio station that attendees should turn around, no more cars were being allowed in. As only about 20,000 people had been admitted, many concert-goers abandoned their vehicles on highway roadsides, shoulders and medians and hiked to the site, some as far as thirty miles. With the number of people that walked in, the crowd grew to an estimated 65,000 in attendance. Phish played six sets over two nights to officially close out their touring career.
Phish has not performed since and has no plans for the future, though the members do not rule out a reunion. In a February 7, 2007 interview with Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone Magazine, Trey Anastasio said that if he were to find himself onstage with his three former bandmates, “I would be the happiest person in the world. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Anthony DeCurtis is an American Author and Music critic, who has written for Rolling Stone, The New York Times Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published â€[1]
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Sources
The first Phish concert setlist archive was "The Helping Phriendly Book," a section of the fan-based Phish. This is a complete list of original songs composed by the rock band Phish. net website unveiled on the Internet in 1991. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks Two books, The Pharmer's Almanac and The Phish Companion, contained detailed collections of Phish setlists, the first appearing in six volumes between 1995 and 2000 and the latter prepared to release a third volume in 2006. The Pharmer's Almanac was the first printed compendium of information about the legendary rock band Phish, put together as a fun business venture by a small group of fans The Phish Companion is an encyclopedia about the band Phish. The first edition was published in 2000, with a second edition released around the time of
References
- ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/02/08/trey-speaks-drugs-rehab-and-phish-reunion-rumors/ Trey speaks drugs, rehab and Phish reuinion rumors] Rolling Stone, 8 February 2007. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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