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midwestjeff

10-01-2008, 09:25 AM

I love Phish, but have never been to a show because I started liking them just before their split. I want go! What's it like? Anything I should know?

I've only seen them once, but my advice is do NOT step in the bright red liquid on the floor. It's puke.

PhishHead

10-01-2008, 09:26 AM

I am sure it will suck just like the first reunion and I will cry because the entire show is fratboys and phishheads moved on.

TheGameHHH

10-01-2008, 09:28 AM

oh what happens when the well dries up....

if they play near me i might check it out, otherwise i dont care much. ive moved on.

Kaci Jo

10-01-2008, 09:28 AM

that sounds sad

Legit Bill

10-01-2008, 09:29 AM

I love Phish, but have never been to a show because I started liking them just before their split. I want go! What's it like? Anything I should know?

Beware of the guy who sells liquid out of a sweet breath bottle.

PhishHead

10-01-2008, 09:31 AM

After seeing them over 50 times I would go again, but it will be a completely different experience, just like it was after the first break up. It is not the same scene nor the same vibe any longer.

CofyCrakCocaine

10-01-2008, 09:33 AM

After seeing them over 50 times I would go again, but it will be a completely different experience, just like it was after the first break up. It is not the same scene nor the same vibe any longer.

Kinda like coming home after college huh? My brother was a huge phish fan and says the same things about 'em.

midwestjeff

10-01-2008, 09:34 AM

Beware of the guy who sells liquid out of a sweet breath bottle.

Really?
Some of the best I had came that way.

Wait, is this a thread about a band playing music or is it about sweet LSD?

Kaci Jo

10-01-2008, 09:35 AM

hmmm...maybe I'll just stay home and play Lego Batman instead

Legit Bill

10-01-2008, 09:37 AM

Really?
Some of the best I had came that way.

Wait, is this a thread about a band playing music or is it about sweet LSD?

Oh I'm not complaining, I bought 2 hits for 5$ and when the guy squirted it on my tounge all I heard was "oops" and my tounge went numb.

Plus too me Phish and LSD go hand in hand.

PhishHead

10-01-2008, 09:37 AM

Kinda like coming home after college huh? My brother was a huge phish fan and says the same things about 'em.

It had to do with after the first break up when they got back together the scene became a bunch of drunken frat boys and long gone were the days of awesome parking lot parties, they were still there but the drunken frat boys just didnt understand what was going on and ruined alot of it.

razorboy

10-01-2008, 09:39 AM

I've seen em a dozen or so times. The best was the New Year's Big Cypress show. I'll check it out for the nostalgia if nothing else.

CofyCrakCocaine

10-01-2008, 09:47 AM

Tallman388

10-01-2008, 09:52 AM

I had to give up on Phish after an awful show in Camden where the crackheads were calling the preppy white kids "crackheads." Also the awful parking situation, terribly unenthusiasitc show and meatheads in the crowd. Hampton is a delightful venue though, I got wacked on Mescalin there in 97, good times.

Enabler

10-01-2008, 10:24 AM

It had to do with after the first break up when they got back together the scene became a bunch of drunken frat boys and long gone were the days of awesome parking lot parties, they were still there but the drunken frat boys just didnt understand what was going on and ruined alot of it.

I just dont get this point of view. Its almost cliche at this point to complain about anything this band does. If anything, the dreaded out wookies, doped out on whatever drug, ruined the "scene." But I still never cared. I probably went to around 70 shows since '94 and things inevitably had to change over that time. But preppy-type kids who emulate the Bob Weir look built the whole phish phenomenon. Going to shows was always about having a great time with my friends seeing our favorite band. I never cared what anyone else was doing.
A long time ago I complained about Allman Bros shows because of all the drunk frat boys getting in fights and shouting throughout the whole show...but I never noticed that at Phish. Every crowd for every band will have its share of tools.

PhishHead

10-01-2008, 10:26 AM

I just dont get this point of view. Its almost cliche at this point to complain about anything this band does. If anything, the dreaded out wookies, doped out on whatever drug, ruined the "scene." But I still never cared. I probably went to around 70 shows since '94 and things inevitably had to change over that time. But preppy-type kids who emulate the Bob Weir look built the whole phish phenomenon. Going to shows was always about having a great time with my friends seeing our favorite band. I never cared what anyone else was doing.
A long time ago I complained about Allman Bros shows because of all the drunk frat boys getting in fights and shouting throughout the whole show...but I never noticed that at Phish. Every crowd for every band will have its share of tools.

every phish show I went to after 2000 had at least 2 fights on the lawn between frat boys and a lot bigger police presence at every show.

I will not complain what the actual band is doing I am complaining about the scene and the people who started going to the shows later on.

Tall_James

10-01-2008, 10:27 AM

Phish Reunion 2009

Sponsored by Mountain Dew.

Bob Weir

10-01-2008, 10:30 AM

But preppy-type kids who emulate the Bob Weir look built the whole phish phenomenon.

You're welcome, Phishay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thomas Merton

10-01-2008, 04:24 PM

Hey, same sig pic, had to post. I used to hate it when Bobby would do his take a step forward, plant a foot and step back while jerking his head back rock star at the edge of the stage move, on a song like St. of Circumstance...I'm gonna go for it, fo' sho' :smile:

Myself, moved on to Yonder Mountain String Band, seeing them in Philly on 10/10 at the Electric Factory and sitting in will be Jon Fishman coincidentally enough

Same thing happened with the Dead, Other Ones tour was the worst ever. Zappa knew they're only in it for the money

Drunky McBetidont

10-01-2008, 04:32 PM

i saw phish in a roller rink in buffalo back in early 90s.
saw them a few more times at big outdoor venues.
wookies with dreads and wads of fat cash. cell phones before anyone had em.
trust fund babies lost

i'll go see em if they come around here.

IamFogHat

10-01-2008, 04:36 PM

Who's fucking surprised? These guys must make a king's fucking ransom every year through touring, of course they'd get back together, no matter how much they hate each other.

stinkbud

10-01-2008, 08:55 PM

Well that is the reason I always thought a reunion was inevitable, these guys clearly don't hate each other.

On a serious note, they are going to need a new set of trampolines for the first YEM

Enabler

01-12-2009, 11:58 AM

Tour dates announced last week

6.04.09 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY
6.05.09 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY
6.06.09 Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA
6.07.09 Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
6.09.09 Asheville Civic Center, Asheville, NC
6.16.09 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO
6.18.09 Post Gazette Pavilion, Burgettstown, PA
6.19.09 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN
6.20.09 Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, WI
6.21.09 Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, WI

You can probably throw Bonaroo in the mix too. Im hoping to get tix for Jones Beach, Great Woods and Camden.

hammersavage

01-12-2009, 12:22 PM

I will be at Jones Beach god dammit

Furtherman

01-12-2009, 12:35 PM

No drinking allowed at Jones Beach.

Ponderous.

stinkbud

01-12-2009, 12:50 PM

FUUUCK

The only day of the tour I can make is the opener at Jones Beach and its my wife's birthday...SHE HATES PHISH!!!!!

Oh well, its Fall MSG shows for me....unless i can get tix to Camden.

hammersavage

02-02-2009, 10:24 AM

So who got tix? I have no job so I had to pass.

stinkbud

02-02-2009, 01:13 PM

Im in for Camden one ticket that a budday hooked up in mail order

ANother bud got me one for first night of Jones Beach, but as I said, i got wifey issues

spoon

02-02-2009, 01:33 PM

Who's fucking surprised? These guys must make a king's fucking ransom every year through touring, of course they'd get back together, no matter how much they hate each other.

They hate each other, and I agree.

Enabler

02-03-2009, 08:01 AM

It looks like I'll be at Camden and Great Woods. Luckily a friend of mine was able to get me a ticket. I didnt even try to buy them online. Apparently it was another clusterfuck.

"THIS WEEKEND'S ONSALES 02.01.09

We have heard from many fans regarding this past weekend's onsales, particularly the shows that went on sale via Live Nation's website. Many of you experienced extremely long wait times, error messages, and quite simply, an inability to get through and purchase tickets. Clearly, the system was unable to handle the extraordinary demand. We're very sensitive to making the process of getting Phish tickets as straightforward as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your continued support and patience."

Keep your shitty apology and bring back the Doniac Schvice. I remember when the hardest thing about getting Phish tix was going somewhere to get money orders.

PhishHead

02-26-2009, 04:38 PM

Anyone going to Hampton next week? I got tickets for Saturday night hoping some other board members are going.

Enabler

03-06-2009, 10:08 AM

For those of us who cant be there this weekend check the link. They say they'll have dowloads of the show an hour after it ends. Not as good as a webcast but its something. To all who are going have a blast! YEM opener!

http://phishthoughts.com/nospoilers/

http://www.livephish.com//packages/2,12/Phish-mp3-flac-download-Hampton-2009.html

Enabler

04-07-2009, 12:24 PM

Phish to play Fenway Park 5/31/09. Thats pretty goddam cool. Foreplay/Longtime opener almost a guarantee.

stinkbud

06-03-2009, 07:18 AM

Jones Beach was fucking great last night. There were plenty of tickets to be had for those without, and they were going well below face. Even on Ebay, I saw pairs going for less than $40.

Get out to see them, they are playing like they never broke up.

Enabler

06-03-2009, 01:46 PM

Fenway was incredible. Despite the insane difficulty getting a beer and going to the bathroom the show was great. Never thought Id see a show with Destiny Unbound and Curtis Lowe! And that encore was fucking rockin! Cant wait to see them again soon.

oh_kee_pa

06-03-2009, 02:09 PM

I got tix for Friday... depending on the weather I might swing down there Thursday night and try to score a couple tix on the cheap...

hammersavage

08-06-2009, 07:45 AM

I got a ticket for Saratoga next Sunday

weekapaugjz

08-06-2009, 07:53 AM

I got a ticket for Saratoga next Sunday

SPAC is a cool venue. I saw them there 2 nights during the 2004 tour.

stinkbud

08-10-2009, 08:15 AM

For those of us who cant be there this weekend check the link. They say they'll have dowloads of the show an hour after it ends. Not as good as a webcast but its something.

There are phan run webcasts popping up this summer via iphones broadcasting to ustream. It depends on the cell reception at the venues. The first leg of the tour worked well. So far, this leg hasn't had a good stream yet, but you can be sure that there will be several people trying.

Here (http://www.hoodstream.com) is the site where all the streams are being fed through.

hammersavage

08-10-2009, 09:08 AM

SPAC is a cool venue. I saw them there 2 nights during the 2004 tour.

Last show of this leg of the tour so I'm hoping its a good one.

Enabler

08-12-2009, 12:39 PM

anybody need a lawn ticket for hartford? i have one extra ticket that i dont feel like trying to sell at the show. would trade for a spac ticket or face value.

hammersavage

08-18-2009, 10:06 PM

SPAC is a cool venue. I saw them there 2 nights during the 2004 tour.

what an awesome venue. there must have been twice as many people outside on the camp ground than in the venue. and everyone was so festive and having a blast.

anybody need a lawn ticket for hartford? i have one extra ticket that i dont feel like trying to sell at the show. would trade for a spac ticket or face value.

I saw Hartford was great. MPP was shit. that was the night before the SPAC show. I was glad to see a bad set because I knew they would go all out on Sunday.

And they did. The place had an energy like I've rarely seen before at a show. It started to DOWNPOUR at 7:30 when the show was about to start. Luckily, I was in the 10th row.

So there was just such a vibe in the place. Then they come out and open with Llama.

I wanted to see Guyute, Chalkdust, and Golgi. Check, check and check.

1st set was fantastic. 2nd set was just ok, not bad. closed with Highway to Hell which was fun. Highlights were Rock & Roll and Guyute for me.

3 hours of just pure music. Nothing too out there jam wise which can sometime lose me. Incredible evening. Wish I could see 'em again now right away.

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs163.snc1/6092_123635561289_6458611289_2858888_3999675_n.jpg

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs183.snc1/6092_123635651289_6458611289_2858900_741676_n.jpg

Enabler

08-19-2009, 03:49 AM

I did hartford, maryland, spac. Hartford was INSANE! Was sitting 5th row Fishman side and could not believe what they were busting out. If you take out the Middle of the Road song from the first set, you have an all time classic phish set. Merriweather was okay. Lots of new tunes. Had to walk like 1.5 miles to get to venue from where we parked. I really liked the Oh Sweet Nothing, Alaska and the Axilla/Sloth/Foam. SPAC was a really good show despite being drenched. But Hartford show was without a doubt one of the best shows Ive ever seen. I'll post my pics later.

Enabler

08-19-2009, 02:56 PM

Couple of my Hartford pics and a short vid i took.

http://ronfez.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=162&pictureid=1842

http://ronfez.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=162&pictureid=1841

http://ronfez.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=162&pictureid=1840

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stinkbud

08-31-2009, 01:37 PM

An advance copy of "Joy" leaked out to the nefarious file sharers today. I won't say where, because that would be wrong :nono:

That being said, its a great Phish album. I've already listened to it twice :devil2:

Keep it up boys, can't wait to hear "Party Time" next week.

TeeBone

11-01-2009, 03:50 PM

Halloween for PHISH fans is great and this year was no exception...Like past years, PHISH used the 'musical costume' for their performance whereupon they cover another band's album in its entirety for the second of three sets for the night.

In 1994, it was THE WHITE ALBUM by the Beatles (they nailed it)
In 1995, it was QUADROPHENIA by the Who? (they nailed it)
In 1996, it was REMAIN IN LIGHT by The Talking Heads (they really nailed it)
In 1997, it was LOADED by Velvet underground (guess what, they nailed that too)

And they actually played DARK SIDE OF THE MOON once in Utah but it was not on Halloween and yeah, they nailed that as well.

Last night in Indio, California PHISH kept the streak going strong and played an absolute wonderful performance of EXILE ON MAINSTREET...you can download it form their web-site-----its so damn good and for nothing else, listen to the Torn-and-Frayed-----WOW!!!!!

stinkbud

11-04-2009, 04:36 PM

In 1997, it was LOADED by Velvet underground (guess what, they nailed that too)

And they actually played DARK SIDE OF THE MOON once in Utah but it was not on Halloween and yeah, they nailed that as well.]

They actually skipped the costume show in 1997, Loaded was played in Vegas in '98. The VERY next show was the infamous show at the E Center in Salt Lake City where they covered DSOTM during the Jimmy story part of Harpua.

The story I heard behind it all was that Trey was annoyed at the scene at Vegas. The arena was sold out and many wooks were ticketless outside. Plenty of folks in the show paid WAAAY too much to scalpers for the honor of being at the show. The very next show was not sold out at all. Supposedly it was half full, and Salt Lake City is not that far from Vegas. So the band decided to give the relatively few fans there a special treat...the DSOTM everyone was hoping the band would bust out at Vegas.

Enabler

11-05-2009, 01:37 PM

This festival was spectacular. The Exile set was incredible and I can definitely see a few of those songs becoming permanent rotation Phish songs. The montage leading up to Exile was so sweet too. Above all, the grounds were BY FAR the best Ive ever been to. Flat, green and dry with amazing views everywhere you looked. Eventhough I think I may have caught swine flu Festival 8 was totally worth the trip.

http://ronfez.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=180&pictureid=2008

http://ronfez.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=180&pictureid=2007

http://ronfez.net/forums/picture.php?albumid=180&pictureid=2006

TeeBone

11-14-2009, 02:17 AM

... So the band decided to give the relatively few fans there a special treat...the DSOTM everyone was hoping the band would bust out at Vegas.

That's the story I always heard about...
Just signed up for a chance to go to Miami (again)----fingers Crossed

Furtherman

12-08-2009, 07:27 AM

damainer

12-08-2009, 02:27 PM

I have seen them over fifty times and the early to mid 90's was their peak as far as I am concerned, but having said that, I just went to the portland show on Nov 29th and they friggin blew the stage apart. Scene sucked but the group was dead on....

Enabler

05-14-2010, 10:15 AM