PHISH SWIMS AGAIN!

Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 30th – August 2nd, 2009 – 7:30pm

AEG Live is honored to announce four nights of PHISH performing live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre July 30 – August 2, 2009. Doors 6:00pm || Show 7:30pm

After much speculation it’s official, Phish returns to Red Rocks for a four-night stand in Colorado, marking its first shows at the legendary venue in more than 13 years. The announcement comes on the heels of the band’s three-night stand at Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA last weekend. “Over a massive, four-hour set, guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, drummer Jon Fishman and keyboardist Page McConnell ripped through dozens of crowd-favorites,” said rollingstone.com. “They kicked things off with some of their most compositionally complex tunes, from the knotted prog-funk of ‘Fluffhead’ to ‘Divided Sky,’ where the group’s quiet, mellifluous interplay of guitar, drums, bass and keys suggests they’re as well-oiled of a machine as they’ve ever been.” The New York Times, which ran two features on the concerts, noted: “as the opening passage of the anthem ‘Fluffhead’ enveloped the room, the eruption of exultation was not merely for the band itself but also for the millions in the Phish diaspora who make up perhaps the most fervent fandom in pop music.”

The band has already recorded demos of 20 new songs and will enter the studio in April to begin work on its new album with Steve Lillywhite (U2, Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews Band), who produced Phish’s 1996 album, Billy Breathes. Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983, the Grammy-nominated band was included in the Top 10 Grossing Concert Tours in North America from 1995-2000 and from 2002-2004. Phish has released 11 studio albums, six concert videos and a series of 44 complete live concert CDs, including 13 on its own JEMP Records. Its series of full concert downloads on livephish.com, the band’s digital download store, currently totals 91.

TICKETS GO ON SALE THURSDAY, MARCH 26th at NOON online at www.ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster outlets including select Macy’s stores, select F-Y-E stores, Cherry Creek Shopping Center guest services desk, the Official Visitors Center, 1600 California St. Ste. 6, Angelo’s CD’s & More and Twist & Shout. Ticket center hours may vary; contact retailer to confirm hours of operation. To charge tickets by phone, call 1-800-745-3000.

Reserved and General Admission tickets are $49.50 for single day and $198.00 for 4-day pass plus applicable service charges. All ages show. Very limited number of single day tickets available.

Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 30th – August 2nd, 2009 – 7:30pm

MY THOUGHTS

There were some really big words in this article that probably many Phish fans would not even understand! Luckily I am one of the more highly edumacted among them so I understood it perfect :)

Dude, I did not know they have 20 new songs and are recording a new album!? That is so cool! Maybe my 20's can live on into my 30's and God is trying to tell me something. "Did you see what GOOODD just did to us man?!" LOL...ahh Fear and Loathing.

But seriously...I listened for the first time to the MP3s from two weekends ago, those 3 shows at Hampton the article refers to, and he is right on the money. They started out with 4 of their most difficult songs and totally nailed them! Also, I've been to a lot of concerts in my day, but rarely if ever have I heard a crowd roar the way they do when Phish takes the stage for the first time after 5 long years. I gave me goose bumps!! You can download them for free here: http://www.livephish.com/default.aspx?affid=9


It's hard to explain, but something about their music is just so freeing for me. Not everyone gets it, but for me it's just so pure it's almost childlike. Not in the immature way, but in that being a kid is so fun because you can take things that are so silly and ridiculous to an 'experienced' adult, and make them so fantastic in your mind! You can go to a place where letting go of what makes sense and is normal feels so right, and you surrender to the flow.

There will probably be a million people requesting tickets for the Red Rocks shows. Literally. 13 years since they played there! I would not be surprised if they make some sort of DVD documentary out of this. Phish Swims Again!! Maybe I'll get interviewed and blabber into the camera about the story of creation or the 7th Star Wars film. I'll think I sound like a futuristic prophet but when I watch the video I'll just look silly. Can't wait for that part!!