Phish

On September 29, 1999, Phish played their only show at The Pyramid Arena in Memphis, TN. The Memphis Pyramid aka The Great American Pyramid is a unique and mysterious 32-story venue modeled after Giza in Egypt, opened in 1991 and used for sports and entertainment until 2004. It now houses a megastore that includes America’s tallest free standing elevator to the apex. Memphis ’99 was the 16th show on a 24-show fall tour that stretched from Vancouver to Albany.

"Lawn Boy" is Phish’s Gold-certified sophomore masterpiece. This undeniable classic fused the band’s trademark progressive rock with elements of bluegrass and jazz. Lawn Boy features fan-favorites from the band’s repertoire including “Reba”, “The Squirming Coil”, “Split Open And Melt” and “Bouncing Around The Room”. It is one of the band’s greatest recordings and a favorite among Phish-heads.

Phish had a busy year in 1994 with the release of their fifth studio album, ‘Hoist’, on March 29th followed by extended U.S. and Canada touring from April through New Year’s Eve. ‘Hoist’ was recorded in Los Angeles County the previous October and November of 1993, when the band was evacuated from ‘Hoist’ sessions at American Recording Company due to the Old Topanga Fire. On May 16th, 1994 during their spring tour, Phish returned to Los Angeles to play The Wiltern Theatre – a landmark Art Deco vaudeville and movie palace built in 1931 with a capacity of about 2,200 and located in Koreatown at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue. It was a Monday night, tickets cost $17.50, and the band had invited The Simpsons creator Matt Groening to the show, catalyzing a long relationship that eventually found Phish on The Simpsons in 2002. The Wiltern ’94 was a nearly non-stop show with an easy flow and adventurous jamming woven around a creative setlist that elevated all those fortunate enough to bear witness.

This was Phish’s 1st show at Deer Creek – an amphitheater with a capacity of 21,118 at the time. Phish has played this venue 22 times to-date. Reserved tickets cost $20.00 and the show was sold out. Fish wore his blue and white banana dress with Tipitina’s-style banana print. The vocals of Rift were flubbed but quickly recovered. Set II marked the first time Simple segued into David Bowie. Trey teased Mind Left Body during David Bowie. Possum was played with a heavy metal-ish feel. After this show the band and crew traveled 317 miles overnight to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

Phish is an American rock band noted for their musical improvisation, extended jams, exploration of music across genres, and an adoring fan base. Although the band has received little radio play or mainstream exposure, Phish has developed a large and dedicated following by word of mouth, the exchange of live recordings by trading tapes with other fans and selling over 8 million albums and DVDs in the U.S.

Phish had a busy year in 1994 with the release of their fifth studio album, ‘Hoist’, on March 29th followed by extended U.S. and Canada touring from April through New Year’s Eve. ‘Hoist’ was recorded in Los Angeles County the previous October and November of 1993, when the band was evacuated from ‘Hoist’ sessions at American Recording Company due to the Old Topanga Fire. On May 16th, 1994 during their spring tour, Phish returned to Los Angeles to play The Wiltern Theatre – a landmark Art Deco vaudeville and movie palace built in 1931 with a capacity of about 2,200 and located in Koreatown at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue. It was a Monday night, tickets cost $17.50, and the band had invited The Simpsons creator Matt Groening to the show, catalyzing a long relationship that eventually found Phish on The Simpsons in 2002. The Wiltern ’94 was a nearly non-stop show with an easy flow and adventurous jamming woven around a creative setlist that elevated all those fortunate enough to bear witness.

"This is why we do it. TIGHT playing by the whole band last night. High energy first set with a phenomenal tube and cities. Tube featured stellar funk jamming, a quick start-stop and then slid into some wonky atonal jamming before jumping into a perfectly played “blues part” of the tune. Cities. Wow. Thank you CK5 for making this a spectacle for us to watch and listen to. Listen to the cities. Second set jamming was seamless, groovy, and experimental. Phish has truly done it again. I was at all 3 Berkeley and LA shows of this tour and I think night 3 of LA was my favorite. What can I say, I’m a sucker for good music and musicianship."

The third installment of the LP ON LP vinyl series is Tweezer > Prince Caspian from the second of three nights at Phish’s Magnaball festival at Watkins Glen International, an autoracing track in the Finger Lakes region of New York.

This was Phish’s second performance at Great Woods and their 1st headline show there. Reserved tickets cost $19.50 including parking and the show was sold out. Stash included added choreography and audience clapping during Fish’s wood block section as the audience slowly made itself more a part of that song. Set I saw the 1st public performance of The Mango Song in more than a year (since 5/17/92). Maze included teases of 2001 and some megaphone vocalizations by Trey. Glide featured Trey and Mike skating on their Slide Board Balance Trainers. Fish called for “more lighters!” during Purple Rain. Free Bird was performed with microphones.

Get More Down is an album by Vermont-based jam band Phish, released under the alter-ego "Sci-Fi Soldier". The band's sixteenth studio album, it was released for streaming and download on October 31, 2022 and contains the twelve songs debuted during the band's Halloween concert the previous year. Continuing their tradition of a "musical costume" during the second set of each Halloween concert, this show saw Phish perform as the band Sci-Fi Soldier, a futuristic, superhero-themed group, complete with costumes and alternate instruments to fit the theme. Get More Down features studio recordings of these songs, some of which have entered the band's setlists in later shows.