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Phish Reunites, After 4 Long Years!
After breaking up in 2004, Phish is going to get back together in March at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia to play for three nights. From March 6-8th phish will once again take the stage for their first show together since their farewell show in Coventry, Vermont four years ago.
Not only that, if you check the legendary jam band’s web site you'll find some additional Phish tour dates from guitarist/vocalist Trey Anastasio, keyboardist Page McConnell, drummer Jon Fishman and bassist Mike Gordon throughout 2009.
The Hampton Coliseum is the perfect venue for the return show because of its intimate size and general admission style seating. It's been one of the band's favorites since they headlined there in 1995.
Rumors of the Phish reunion have been buzzing around in recent months after the group accepted a lifetime achievement award May of 2007 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Phish reunion speculation reached critical mass during the summer when band members made public that they been discussing working together again.
Up until that point we had only heard rumors from Phish’s guitarist/vocalist Trey Anastasio when he gave some pretty blatant hints during an interview with the Rolling Stones Magazine. He made a comment that he was going to go around playing “You Enjoy Myself” for the rest of his life. Now, Anastasio admits he can't believe that he said that because at this point in time he would, "give my left nut to play that song five times in a row every day until I die. I certainly thought about that while I was in jail."
Phish has historically attracted incredibly enthusiastic fans - always rabid for more. Old Phish fans will no doubt make the journey to tour with the band and there is little doubt that the Phish reunion tour 2009 will draw a huge audience. The big question now is, after taking five years off, will they be able to appeal to the ‘new youth’s’ edgier musical tastes.
-GlobalGurus
