RonJonSurfer Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Phish members jam together at Michigan festival By Gary Graff ROTHBURY, Michigan (Billboard) - Phish fans, long hoping for a reunion of the defunct jam band, got their wish -- or at least a portion of it -- at the inaugural Rothbury Festival in Michigan on Sunday. Three of the band's four members performed live together in two separate incarnations. First, bassist Mike Gordon joined guitarist Trey Anastasio during the latter's solo acoustic set. Noting that "Mike and I being two people who don't shy away from trying new things, Anastasio introduced a pair of fresh tunes -- "Backwards Down the Number Line" and "Alaska" -- and further teased prospects of a reunion by saying, "If we could just find a drummer and a keyboard player somewhere..." But, he added, "you gotta start with the songs, and you guys can be our test audience." The biggest ovation came when Anastasio and Gordon finished the set with Phish's "Chalkdust Torture." Anastasio, who plays on Gordon's upcoming album, "The Green Arrow," (due August 5), then returned the favor during the bassist's set with his own band. Phish drummer Jon Fishman joined the ensemble for the Beatles' "She Said, She Said," sending the field into a state of dancing delirium. All four Phish members, including keyboardist Page McConnell, have hinted at the possibility of a reunion in recent comments, but no firm details have been revealed. The Phish follies were the unquestioned highlight on Rothbury's closing day. Headliners at the four-day event, which took place about 200 miles west of Detroit, included the Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic, John Mayer (with girlfriend Jennifer Aniston in tow), and 311. Michigan State Police listed the crowd, mostly comprised of campers, at about 35,000, with 18 reported arrests as of Sunday evening. Reuters/Billboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 Phish Food is one of my top three favorite Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavors. The other two are Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream and Neopolitan Dynamite. I know this has no relevance to the story and you really don't care about my ice cream habits, but I felt compelled to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Wasn't one of the members of phisch accused of molesting boys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 Yes! Phish Food I concur! He should truly be fish food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted July 8, 2008 Report Share Posted July 8, 2008 A Phish fan once decided to listen to a Phish album without first smoking marijuana. He was later recorded as saying, "Man... this album sucks." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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