Scored two GA tickets for the Chicago show later this summer.  Looks like my plan of not getting greedy and only requesting one show paid off.  Who else got tix?

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Phish’s ticking woes continue.  First, it’s Ticketmaster immediately selling out of Hampton tickets (which, to be fair, was expected by everybody) only to get routed to TicketsNow, with tickets at least 3x face value or more.  Then it was the bungled release handled by LiveNation, who was completely overwhelmed by requests for the first leg [...]

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I: Get Back on the Train*, Runaway Jim, Brian and Robert, Split Open and Melt**, Heavy Things, Punch You in the Eye, Gumbo, Reba, Mexican Cousin, It’s Ice, Halley’s Comet, Beauty of  a Broken Heart, Guelah Papyrus, Lawn Boy, Run Like an Antelope
II: Rock and Roll* -> Limb by Limb, Ghost**, Piper, Birds of a [...]

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Looks like Phish added some new dates later in the summer, including some west coast dates:

7.30.09 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
7.31.09 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
8.01.09 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
8.02.09 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
8.05.09 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA
8.07.09 The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA
8.08.09 The Gorge [...]

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Well Phish is back, and they did it in a big way with a three night run at one of their favorite venues, the Hampton Colliseum in Hampton, VA.  No doubt it was amazing if you were at the venue, but how does the music hold up?
Set I: Fluffhead, Divided Sky, Chalkdust Torture, Sample in [...]

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I’ve been keeping an eye on the setlist on Twitter throughout the night…looks pretty awesome.  They’re playing the hits, mostly.  Opening with Fluffhead is a pretty bold statement.  Songs also played include Tweezer, Hood, YEM, and Loving Cup to close the encore.
In an interesting move, they opened second set with Backwards Down the Number Line. [...]

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In anticipation of Phish’s triumphant return this coming Friday, I decided to give a classic Hampton show a spin: 11/22/97.
Set I: Mike’s Song*->I Am Hydrogen->Weekapaug Groove**, Harry Hood**, Train Song, Billy Breathes, Frankenstein, Isabella
Set II: Halley’s Comet** -> Tweezer -> Black Eyed Katy*, Piper, Run Like an Antelope**
E: Bouncing Around the Room, Tweezer Reprise
Set 1 [...]

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