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Phish Closer Than Ever for Reunion Tour

"The band sounds so good to me now," Trey Anastasio says

Posted May 19, 2009 7:10 AM

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Phish

Summer 2009 Tour

Tickets $50

WHAT TO EXPECT:
"I feel incredibly close to them now," Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio said of keyboardist Page McConnell, bassist Mike Gordon and drummer Jon Fishman at the band's reunion shows in Hampton, Virginia, in March. "I knew it was the right decision to re-form before we walked out onstage, because of what was going on backstage and in the practice room." Phish are recording a new studio album and open their summer tour (including two nights at Bonnaroo) at Boston's Fenway Park on May 31st.

"The band sounds so good to me now," Anastasio says. "One thing that happened [during the breakup] was I started listening to Phish. I got exhausted after 20-some years of playing these songs. But I became a fan of them, like 'Guelah Papyrus.' I heard it through the eyes of a listener, and it was so cool. When we played it [in Hampton], I was just a fan of the other three guys."

THE LAST TIME AROUND:
March 2009: Phish Rip Through Fan Favorites at First Hampton Reunion Show
March 2009: Phish Break Out Rarities, Free Form Improv at Second Hampton Gig
Photos: Phish Reunite at Hampton

THEIR HISTORY ON STAGE:

Phish through the years

PLAYLIST TO GET YOU PUMPED:

"Crosseyed and Painless"
"Tweezer"
"Reba"
"Ghost"
"Meat"
"Punch You in the Eye"
"Mama Dance"
"The Divided Sky"
"You Enjoy Myself"
"Sneakin Sally Through the Alley"
"Mike's Song"
Play All

WHERE TO CATCH IT:
5/31 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park
6/2 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
6/4 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
6/5 – Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
6/6 – Mansfield, MA @ Great Woods Amphitheatre (Comcast Center)
6/7 – Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Centre
6/9 – Asheville, NC @ Asheville Civic Center
6/10 – Knoxville, TN @Thompson-Boling Arena
6/12 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
6/14 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
6/16 – St. Louis, MO @ Fox Theatre
6/18 – Burgettstown, PA @ Post Gazette Pavilion
6/19 – Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
6/20 – East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley
6/21 – East Troy, WI @ Alpine Valley