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March 19, 2010

Portsmouth: Phish Gearing Up For Summer Jam [Daily Press]

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July 3, 2009

Rumors: Will The Band Return to the Hampton Coliseum? [Daily Press]

Whispers circulating locally and nationally suggest that jam band kings Phish may return to Hampton Coliseum before year’s end.

A Hampton city government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Phish is definitely coming back this year — probably sometime in the fall.

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March 23, 2009

News & Views

Hampton: Phish Drug Arrests a Lost Windfall [Daily Press]

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March 20, 2009

News & Views

Hampton: Little League Team’s Phish Fundraiser a Success [Daily Press]

He also said Phish fans made friendly customers. “They were very polite,” Gear said. “Many gave us donations; they’d say, ‘Keep the change.’ Or they would say, ‘I can’t afford the T-shirt, but here’s $3.’”

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March 19, 2009

News & Views

Editorial: A Fan of Phish Fans [Daily Press]

The fans spent a lot of much-needed money in our area, and we should want to hear about them in the newspaper the whole three days they were here, and we should hope they come back soon.

So, once again, to Phish and their fans, thank you so much for visiting us. Hope to see you soon. From “a fan of the Phish fans.”

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March 15, 2009

News & Views

Arrests: Was it really a $1.2 million haul at Hampton? [Daily Press]

Hampton police are standing by their estimate that $1.2 million worth of drugs were seized at three Phish concerts this past weekend — adding that “one very large bust” of marijuana accounted for a large part of the drugs seized.

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March 12, 2009

News & Views

Arrests: More Than 70 Phish Fans Arrested In Newport News [Daily Press]

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March 10, 2009

News & Views

Hampton: Restaurants, Hotels Celebrate Phish’s Return [Daily Press]

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March 6, 2009

News & Views

Hampton: Guide To Aftershows [Daily Press]

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News & Views

Hampton: Left of Center Places To Get Your Grub On [Daily Press]

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Traffic: Phish Concert Traffic to be Directed by Police [Daily Press]

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Comeback: Hampton Braces For Phish’s Arrival [Daily Press]

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March 5, 2009

News & Views

Merch: Phish OK’s T-shirts [Daily Press]

The leader of the Hampton youth baseball team said Wednesday that management for the rock band Phish has granted the team permission to sell T-shirts adorned with the group’s name.

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News & Views

Influence’d: Disco Biscuits Kick Off Hampton Weekend [Daily Press]

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March 4, 2009

News & Views

Merch: Phish Sues to Block Bootleggers at Hampton [Daily Press]

Phish — the Vermont-based rock band kicking off a reunion tour at the Hampton Coliseum this weekend — wants a federal judge to bar the sales of bootleg T-shirts, hats, jackets, posters, calendars, books and numerous other items bearings the band’s name and trademarks.

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March 3, 2009

News & Views

Merch: Baseball Team Taps Into Phish Euphoria [Daily Press]

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March 1, 2009

News & Views

Hotels: Booking Errors Mean Phish Fans Up A Creek [Daily Press]

Over at Savannah Suites on Mercury Boulevard, the front-desk clerk didn’t mind talking about the mess that she’s trying to untangle.

“We have 103 reservations with 23 rooms available,” Melinda Davis said. “What we’re having to do is send people over to Norfolk or Newport News. Some of them we have been able to book into other hotels but not all of them.”

How did this happen? Because Savannah Suites is an extended-stay hotel, it signs long-term contracts with some guests. The flood of reservation requests that hit when Phish announced its reunion plans in October caught the hotel by surprise, Davis said. The hotel double-booked many rooms.

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