Lists: Memorable Phish Tour Opening Moments [Hidden Track]
For a band like Phish, who rely so much on onstage chemistry, the first show of a tour is rarely if ever the best show of the run. Now, that is not to say there are not gems to be had. If you poke around there is a takeaway moment from practically every Phish show ever played. With that in mind, we put together this list of 10 memorable musical moments from past tour openers, not just any tour openers, but all shows where the band had not performed publicly in at least 90 days to give a taste of what’s possible at tomorrow’s tour opener in Bethel, NY.
Yasgur’s / Bethel: Bethel Couple Decide Not To Stage Event [Record Online]
BETHEL – Roy Howard and Jeryl Abramson have decided to cancel their planned event and turn away potentially thousands of people planning to camp this weekend on their Yasgur Farm property during the three-day Phish concert at nearby Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.
Abramson said the couple can not risk additional fines from the town. The town of Bethel has fined them $25,000 alledging they violated a 2007 injunction by advertising the event, and issued four violations for illegal camping already.
“I can’t do this,” Abramson said. “We can’t afford paying the violations. We have received four already and that is just the beginning. They are going to nail us to the cross.”
Yasgur’s Farm / Bethel: The Standoff Has Ended / No Camping [Jeryl's FB Page]
Bethel: Getting Ready For Phish [Your News Now]
Previews: Hidden Track staff Makes Summer Tour Predictions [Hidden Track]
We wanted to give our staff and our readers a chance to get their predictions for what the tour will bring down “on paper” and then once the tour wraps up on June 19 we’ll see how everybody did. So take a look at our calls and be sure to leave your own predictions in the comments section.
Beginners: Geek Intro to Phish [Marco.org]
Previews: Phish’s Appeal Puzzling [Poughkeepsie Journal]
Phish: 05/19/1990 UNCIRCULATED SBD Concord, NH
New, complete source of Phish’s performance at a New Hampshire prep school has surfaced thanks to one of the students in attendance that night as well as Chad Fagin, Adam Scheinberg, Charlie Dirksen and Brian Costigan. Well worth the addition to your Phish collection. – ScottyB
