See 20 more photos
Phish
On Tour4,904,294 plays (134,333 listeners)
jam, jam band, rock, alternative, classic rock… see all
Burlington, Vermont, United States (1983 – 2000, 2002 – 2004, 2009 – present)
Phish is a popular American rock band most noted for its extended improvisations, elongated song compositions and the varied genres represented in their song repertoire. The band was formed in 1983 in Burlington, Vermont, United States where they all attended college. The band’s lineup consisted of Trey Anastasio (lead vocals, guitar), Page McConnell (keyboards, vocals), Mike “Catcus” Gordon (bass) and Jon Fishman (drums, vacuum cleaner). The band went on hiatus in 2000, but returned in 2002 only to split for what seemed for good in 2004. However, on September 30, 2008, the band announced, via their website, that they would reunite for three shows on March 6th, 7th and 8th, 2009 at the Hampton Colosseum.
Although the group received little radio play or MTV exposure, Phish developed a large following by word of mouth. Phish’s music has elements of many genres including jazz, bluegrass, country, heavy metal, reggae, folk, rock, ska, pop, blues, progressive rock, show tunes, classical, acoustic, barber shop quartet and calypso. The band performed 226 originals (of the 234 they penned) and 383 covers for a total of 609 songs.
While often compared to the Grateful Dead, Phish finds their roots in jazz as opposed to the Dead who were more influenced by American Blues.
Each Phish concert was different in terms of the songs included and the order in which they appeared, and (for many songs) in the way in which they were performed.
Although the group received little radio play or MTV exposure, Phish developed a large following by word of mouth. Phish’s music has elements of many genres including jazz, bluegrass, country, heavy metal, reggae, folk, rock, ska, pop, blues, progressive rock, show tunes, classical, acoustic, barber shop quartet and calypso. The band performed 226 originals (of the 234 they penned) and 383 covers for a total of 609 songs.
While often compared to the Grateful Dead, Phish finds their roots in jazz as opposed to the Dead who were more influenced by American Blues.
Each Phish concert was different in terms of the songs included and the order in which they appeared, and (for many songs) in the way in which they were performed.
Including Grateful Dead, moe., Umphrey's McGee, Trey Anastasio, The String Cheese Incident and more…
Videos
-
Play
Phish - The Oh Kee Pah Ceremony
-
Play
Phish - Carolina
-
Play
Phish - "Sweet Jane"
-
Play
phish fluffhead
Top Albums
Shoutbox
-
wicket02 wrote:
Yah. Can't wait for Hampton. Right in time for my birthday. They have to release live discs of those shows. Otherwise, all is still lost.
-
jenzabar wrote:
Lots of Phish listeners on last.fm... awesome!!
-
Charden wrote:
I am pretty sure Anastasio broke up the band because of his shitty tour etiquette. When you are in a band you play music, not get shitfaced every night.
-
ritchiem4812 wrote:
Yeah really. They went on way after Jerry left us.
-
TwoCBFly wrote:
WTF are you talking about Charden?
-
Charden wrote:
You're right. They can probably pull it off without Jerry Garcia. However Trey Anastasio should stay far away from this project if this tour is going to have any success.
-
Luke8980 wrote:
what an intelligent comment!
-
Charden wrote:
they can't do this without jerry garcia. Blasphemy!
-
8thenemy wrote:
they'll be announcing additional tourdates in 09!
-
thebigeleven wrote:
I wonder what they're planning beyond the three shows in March. Festival in Limestone, Maine, anyone? :-D
-
PantsleMantz wrote:
cool
-
Necrological wrote:
If you're a fan of the herb, join this group. http://www.last.fm/group/Weed
-
Nova727 wrote:
hotel::booked, hair::unwashed, diesels::ordered.
-
FadeMirage wrote:
This is truly awesome news! :)
-
JoePill wrote:
The world suddenly makes more sense.
-
Miraclemunkee wrote:
hey, if you guys are coming to our town for the Phish concert, you'd better book quick. I work at a hotel about 15 minutes from the Hampton Coliseum (where they're playing in March) and we had about 25 reservations come in the morning the announcement was made. Hopefully the owner hasn't found out yet and jacked up the prices. We're selling our rooms from $69-$89 in March '09. We're like 1-of-3 nice hotels that will sell at that rate. Everyone else is $20-$30 a night higher. Send me a private message if you want more info.
-
Link332 wrote:
Wow, this is a huge surprise. I knew about the rumors, but wow.
-
the_real_roto wrote:
It's official...hippies rejoice! http://www.pollstar.com/news/viewnews.pl?NewsID=11408
-
CaitlinHennessy wrote:
This is the best thing that has happened all year. Phish is the greatest band ever.
-
beat_radiation wrote:
I think I know the headliner for Bonnaroo '09
Events
-
Mar
6
Phish
Hampton Coliseum, Virginia Beach, United States
Add shout
| 17 attendees -
Mar
7
Phish
Hampton Coliseum, Virginia Beach, United States
Add shout
| 14 attendees
-
Mar
8
Phish
Hampton Coliseum, Virginia Beach, United States
Add shout
| 11 attendees
Listeners
-
krenken
Top Listener
-
mkuehn10
Top Listener
-
dpowerdd
Top Listener
-
reactor42
Top Listener
-
smedvin
Top Listener
-
steinhardt
Top Listener
Recent Activity
- chef-marlowe, dgreen19, BahBahBuie and 7 other people added Phish to their libraries. Saturday morning
- Timaeus235 tagged Phish with ‘jam’ and ‘phish’. yesterday afternoon
- hkpace, Mohgreen, Timaeus235 and 5 other people added Phish to their libraries. yesterday afternoon
- BushLeaguer tagged Phish with ‘alternative’ and ‘jam band’. yesterday morning
- redwoolf, cophan, uariakyoa and 3 other people added Phish to their libraries. yesterday morning
- Ekengren tagged Phish with ‘rock’ and ‘alternative’. yesterday morning
- June39, jcorio3, JoshuaTeodoro and 3 other people added Phish to their libraries. yesterday morning
- Topographic23 added Phish to the lineup of Phish at Tweeter Center. Thursday afternoon
- Topographic23 added Phish to the lineup of Phish at The Meadows. Thursday afternoon
- Topographic23 added Phish to the lineup of Phish at Providence Civic Center. Thursday afternoon
Related Journals
-
Another valiant return.
by thebigeleven |
27 Sep 2008 | 1 comment
-
Music I've Seen Live (not finished & ongoing)
by StonedMellotron |
26 Sep 2008 | Add comment
-
A quick thought, that may have already been mentioned.
by YEMinaJar |
16 Sep 2008 | 1 comment
Groups (115)
-
Phantasy Tour
140 members
-
Phish Pharm
471 members
-
Keller Williams
50 members
-
Jam Bands
599 members
-
Grateful Dread Kind Eclectica
110 members
