Phish: 01/01/2000 Free [VQ: B, AQ: B+]
Phish: 12/31/2009 McNasty Shasta ENTIRE SHOW PLAYLIST [VQ: B+, AQ: B+]
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=214D3BAEAD18A9E4Miami: Anatomy of a Prank [Phish.net]
The key here is the magicians’ rule. It’s all about setting expectations. Phish actually set up the whole thing back in the first set of the run. Trey kept mentioning that “I Didn’t Know” would have the final vacuum solo of the decade. He repeated it three times - along with other silly concepts - to make sure that the idea stuck in our heads. This would be the final vacuum solo. At the time it just seemed like typical Trey silliness, but actually it was foreshadowing.
Miami: One Last Phishy Blowout for ‘09 [Hidden Track]
Last night in Miami we reached the conclusion of an important year in the history of Phish. The quartet worked up their skills and dug deep through their repertoire all year long. Quite often the band was successful at satiating their notoriously hard-to-please fanbase while aiming to stay clear of the dreaded “nostalgia act” tag. For the fourth show of four at the American Airlines Arena, Phish didn’t disappoint offering the typical NYE fare of a few hearty jams, plenty of classics, a few bust outs and the “gimmick” which this year revolved around a little known female drummer named Sarah.
New Year’s Run: Phish Officially Announces Miami Shows [Hidden Track]
Over a week after publishing the David Bowie/UB40 ad in the Halloween Playbill that made it clear Phish will be returning for another New Year’s Run in Miami, the band has officially announced the shows at the American Airlines Arena. The quartet will play four shows between December 28 - 31 that continues a New Year’s Run tradition that started back in 1992.
Miami: Phish to Return to Miami For New Year’s [Hidden Track]
As has long been rumored, Phish will return to the American Airlines Arena in Miami for their traditional four-show New Year’s run. In typical prankster fashion the band put an ad for a four-show David Bowie/UB40 co-bill at the arena in Miami on those dates in their Playbill, which also details the album they will be covering tonight in Indio @ Festival 8.