Phish Reunion

The Phish 2009 Fall Tour Dates have been announced, and if you live in the east, you are psyched! Normally I’d be a little miffed at no west coast, but we are 3 weeks away from the big throw down in Indio, so no lost love there. Hope all my east coast buddies have a good time!

PHISH FALL TOUR 2009

11.18.09 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
11.20.09 U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH
11.21.09 U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH
11.22.09 War Memorial at Oncenter , Syracuse, NY
11.24.09 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
11.25.09 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
11.27.09 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
11.28.09 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
11.29.09 Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME
12.02.09 Madison Square Garden , New York, NY
12.03.09 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
12.04.09 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
12.05.09 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA

Buy tickets online.

Ok, things went by the wayside over the summer here, but we’re back and just in time for Festival 8. Is anyone actually calling it that? I’ve been reffering to it as Indio, it just flows better, don’t you think?

So rumor has it ticket sales haven’t been great, hence the two marketing moves of announcing the acoustic set and the “play the last album left alive” gig on their website. Some of the more traditional fans may be a bit irked by this somewhat “comercial” move, but I think this it’s a fair balance between marketing and creating some fun hype around the event.

I’m really looking forward to the acoustic set, how refreshing that after 13 years and 50 shows I can still go and see something completely new. And I think its great that we’ll have some idea of what album it will be, just think of all the pre-show speculation and anticipation. My palms are getty sweaty just thinking about it! See you there!

6.4.09 Jones Beach Amphitheater, Wantagh, NY

Set 1
Grind, The Divided Sky, Ocelot, The Squirming Coil, Punch You in the Eye, Dirt, NICU, Ghost, Run Like An Antelope

Set 2
Water in the Sky, Birds of a Feather, Drowned> Meatstick, Time Turns Elastic, Waste, You Enjoy Myself

Encore: Rock and Roll

6.02.09  Jones Beach Amphitheater, Wantagh, NY

Set 1: Runaway Jim, Foam, Stealing Time From The Faulty Plan*, Timber, Cities, Driver, Reba, Possum, Farmhouse, If I Could

Set 2: Mike’s Song> Simple> Wolfman’s Brother> Weekapaug Groove, When the Circus Comes to Town, Kill Devil Falls*, Harry Hood, Loving Cup

Encore: Suzy Greenberg

*first time played

5.31.09 Fenway Park, Boston, MA

Set 1: The Star Spangled Banner, Sample in a Jar, The Moma Dance, Chalkdust Torture, Ocelot*, Stash, Bouncing Around the Room, Poor Heart, Limb By Limb, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Down With Disease, Destiny Unbound, Character Zero

Set 2: Tweezer> Light*, Bathtub Gin, David Bowie, Time Turns Elastic*, Free, The Ballad of Curtis Loew, You Enjoy Myself

Encore: Cavern, Good Times Bad Times, Tweezer Reprise

Soundcheck: Funky Bitch, Kill Devil Falls*, Undermind, Star Spangled Banner

Star Spangled Banner performed acapella by Phish on the pitcher’s mound before the first set started.

* first time played

Alright, I guess it’s time to dust off the cobwebs and get ready for the next big Phish adventure! Our only summer shows will be the Gorge in Washington, unless some Red Rocks tickets miraculously fall from the sky. It’s a bit frustrating to have some big Phish shows going down in your own state but be unable to attend since apparently no one in Colorado actually scored tickets. But I digress.

How great is it to have a summer full of Phish to look forward to? Just like the good old days. Even if you aren’t at the shows, there is the excitement of checking the setlists to see what they played, and waiting impatiently for LivePhish.com to put the show up so you can listen to it. Or if you are the kind of person that likes surprises, you can always check out the No Spoilers downloads from Mr Miner. Just like being at the show, minus all the stinkie hippies and drunk frat boys. Sounds kinda nice actually.

So here’s to the return of Phish in the summer time. Two of the best things life has to offer, back together again!

Now we’re talking!

7.30.09 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
7.31.09 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
8.01.09 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
8.02.09 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
8.05.09 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
8.07.09 The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA
8.08.09 The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA
8.11.09 Toyota Park, Chicago, IL
8.13.09 Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, NY
8.14.09 Meadows Music Theater, Hartford, CT
8.15.09 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
8.16.09 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY

Visit Phish.com for more info.

Trey has announced a short fall tour on the East Coast, dubbed the “Northern Expsoure Tour”.

10/16 Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY
10/17 Chevrolet Theatre - Wallingford, CT
10/18 Palace Theatre - Albany, NY
10/19 Higher Ground - Burlington, VT (Benefit for Seven Below Arts Initiative)
10/21 Lupo’s - Providence, RI
10/23 The Orpheum - Boston, MA
10/24 Electric Facory - Philadelphia, PA
10/25 The National - Richmond, VA

This will be with the “classic” TAB lineup of Trey Anastasio, Russ Lawton, Tony Markellis and Ray Paczkowski.

From the official realease:

“On October 16, Trey will embark on an eight show Fall tour with Classic TAB band mates Russ Lawton, Tony Markellis and Ray Paczkowski. Opening with a performance at the historic Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY, the tour stops at some familiar northeast venues including a benefit show for Seven Below Arts Initiative at the Higher Ground in Burlington, VT before closing at The National in Richmond, VA.
See Below for a full list of dates.

Tickets will be available through a real time presale beginning Friday, September 5th at 10:00am (Eastern Time) and ending Thursday, September 11th at 5:00pm (Eastern Time) at http://treytickets.rlc.net“

It’s so great to see Trey getting back out there! It’s a pretty short tour compared to what we got used to in the past, but at this point Trey obviously needs to consider his health first and foremost. Plus, having fewer shows just makes each one all that more special. Hopefully it’s a sign of more good things to come.