What better way to celebrate 4/20 than catching Phish 3D at one of the screenings across the country? Ever since DaveO filled us in on the plans to shoot Phish’s Festival 8 extravaganza in 3D, we’ve been gearing up for tonight. For a taste of what you can expect, here’s a minute-long clip of Suzy Greenberg from Phish 3D featuring Sharon Jones…
The Suzy Video Was Pulled From YouTube, This Is The Trailer
For those who aren’t adverse to spoilers, we’ve got a setlist from the film and a few thoughts. READ ON after the jump for setlist spoilers…
We’ve known for a few weeks at which theaters the Phish 3D movie would play on premiere day – April 20, but up until now the cities where the film will run during its national release the week of April 30th weren’t known. Our friends at the Live Music Blog have posted a list of the theaters where the film about last year’s Festival 8 will be shown, so READ ON to find out if Phish 3D is playing in your neck of the woods…
As we first reported in October, Phish’s Festival 8 was filmed in 3D for a theatrical release and we finally have the details on just when we can catch Phish
Now that we’ve had a few weeks to look at all of the photos from Phish’s Festival 8, we’ve put together our list of the best costumes at the event. It was a difficult decision as there were dozens of amazing ideas from multiple Festival 8 basketball teams to various Angry Mobs of Joggers to Pocahontas, but we whittled down the contenders to a list of ten.
10. American Gladiators
[Photo by Melany]
Thank god these characters ignored the recent version of American Gladiators in favor of the original ’80s edition. They really do look like Nitro and Blaze. READ ON for the top nine costumes at Phish’s Festival 8…
Now that concertgoers who attended Phish’s Festival 8 in Indio this past weekend are home, a slew of amazing clips have been uploaded to the major video sites. Head over to YEMblog for a complete accounting of the better Festival 8 videos, but we just had to share a few more clips of the sign language interpreter we told you about on Sunday, a “Team Hood” vid and a few epic playlists of the Exile On Main Street set and the Acoustic set.
Sign Language Interpreter Rocks out to Bathtub Gin:
Phish @ Festival 8 Acoustic Set Playlist:
READ ON for the Exile playlist, more sign language clips and a purported Team Hood shot video of Torn and Frayed…
All photos by Regan Teti Marscher for Hidden Track
READ ON for more amazing shots from Regan of Phish @ Festival 8…
Phish October 31,2009 Festival 8 Indio, California Set 1: Sample In A Jar, The Divided Sky, Lawn Boy, Kill Devil Falls, Bathtub Gin, The Squirming Coil, Runaway Jim, Possum, Run
Phish October 30, 2009 Festival 8 Indio, CA Set 1: Party Time, Chalk Dust Torture, The Moma Dance, NICU, Stealing Time From The Faulty Plan, Stash, I Didn’t Know, Poor
Earlier this evening, part of Phish’s soundcheck from Festival 8 was streamed over The Bunny through 959jackfm.com on the eve of the band’s first two sets at the beautiful Empire Polo Fields in Indio, CA.
The quartet originally took the stage in the early afternoon for an acoustic soundcheck that included Back On The Train and Let Me Lie that wasn’t broadcast, but around 9:45 The Bunny came alive with the sounds of Phish.
After starting this “electric soundcheck” with an intense jam the group moved onto a typically funky version of the title track from 2004’s Undermind. Trey picked up on the similarities between Undermind and Mitch Rydell’s Devil With A Blue Dress and the rest of the band followed him for a quick run through the chorus and a half a verse of so.
READ ON for more from Scotty on the soundcheck…
We’re just mere days away from the start of the first Phish festival since Coventry – Festival 8. Among the possible remaining albums Phish may cover is Elton John’s sprawling
