When the band Phish first started its rise to fame, its cross-genre blend of styles and its sort of lack of widespread, mainstream appeal eventually earned it the de facto title of America’s premier jam (or improvisational) band — a title that for years belonged to the Grateful Dead.
A group of musically inclined classmates from the University of Vermont formed Phish in 1983 and, after disbanding following a nearly 20-year run in 2004, the group reunited last year and put out its 11th studio album called Joy.
Phish began a 25th anniversary tour earlier this year, with an eight-city, fall segment of the tour ending with a three-date run over Halloween weekend in Atlantic City, announced on Tuesday, Aug. 24.
Phish will appear at Boardwalk Hall on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 29-31. Tickets at phish.com are listed as .
Phish has typically reserved Halloween weekend for something special. According to an article at Spinner.com, “The Atlantic City shows are of particular note because they will be the backdrop for the band’s annual Halloween tradition. Every year on the holiday, Phish perform a three-set show, including one set in which they don a ‘musical costume’ and cover an album in its entirety.”
Last year’s nominees included discs by MGMT, Michael Jackson and Led Zeppelin, with the winner being the Rolling Stones’ Exile on Main Street. Other past Halloween “costumes” include the Talking Heads’ Remain in Light, Velvet Underground’s Loaded, the Who’s Quadrophenia and the Beatles’ White Album.
Also interesting to note is that Phish founding member and lead guitarist Trey Anastasio recorded his 10-song, 2008 album Original Boardwalk Style: Live in Atlantic City, during his New Year’s Eve solo-band sets at the House of Blues at Showboat in 2006-2007.
The Spinner.com article also noted that the band raised ticket prices to shows by about 10 bucks, but the increase comes with the bonus of offering ticket buyers a free MP3 download of an official live recording just after the band’s encore.
Tickets to the fall segment of Phish’s tour go on sale to the general public Sept. 10.
In a review of one of Phish’s summer dates in Hartford, CT, Rolling Stone wrote, “[Phish] delivered some serious rock bang for its recessionary buck … with music that taps into every aspect of their quarter-century career together.”
In the band’s revisit to Colorodo, the Denver Post wrote, “In what many consider the most anticipated show in recent years … Phish heartily rewarded its most lucky followers with a memorable mountain event that ranks on the very top shelf of the 27-year-old band’s trophy case.”
On the heels of its successful summer tour, Phish is giving away a special sampler entitled Live Bait, featuring 10 tracks gleaned from the tour’s first leg. Live Bait is available now by going here.
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