90s jam band Phish is pulling a Jay-Z, with a little less glam and a dose of social consciousness.
In 2004, Phish played "one last summer tour," ending with a marathon weekend festival in Vermont seen by 65,000 tripping, greasy fans who thought they were witnessing the end of an era, man.
Sorry, stoners. Phish is back in a serious way, and they are looking to alleviate the recession blues. Frontman Tre Anastasio says, "It's like a service commitment." How is that, you wonder? Well, Tre figures that the "long shows of pure physical pleasure" that the band is famous for are a perfect antidote to the daily bummer that is unemployment and poverty. As he said in this New York Times article, "They come to dance and forget their troubles."
Well I for one am all for dancing away our troubles, and do think that live music is one of the best mood boosters that exists, but for tickets being resold for upwards of $1,000, this Recessionista will not be making it to the show.
Luckily, Phish plans to post recordings of all three Hampton Coliseum shows (in Va, the starting point for their tour) as high-quality MP3 files for free downloading at livephish.com. Now that is music to a Recessionista's ears.
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