The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived—Les Schwab Amphitheater announced today that the jam band Phish will be joining the summer concert lineup for two nights, July 21 and 22.
Tickets go on sale April 2 for $70. But we have a feeling both nights will sell out, if only because of the number of people in our own office who have seen Phish more than once. In fact, discussion of our personal Phish histories prompted a conversation about which bands we’ve seen live the most number of times. While Phish performed well, the all-around winner was (no shocker) the Grateful Dead.
For the record, I have never seen Phish perform (my top concert honors go to Ani DiFranco). And I’ve only ever heard one of their songs, the cover below.
Which performer have you seen live more than the rest? And will you be catching Phish this summer?
This article appears in Mar 11-18, 2015.
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wow some great editing there. might want to find a different song as an example that is actually one of theirs. that’s the Gourds.
That is not a Phish song. I’d say that was a joke, but judging from the other nonsense that goes up here, I’m guessing not.
Please bring back Mike Bookey!
let me break this down for every one . those tickets will sell out in less than one minute . in june each ticket will be worth between $400 and $600 cash money . for those of you who don’t know , now ya know .
Tickets will be $65 + service fees. We don’t know the fees yet.
a hopeful note to the folks handing LSA security for the Phish show… please understand that however noble your goal, as expressed on the ticket purchase website, of eradicating “tailgating” and drinking in the parking lot and smoking cigarettes and/or pot at two entire Phish shows is- that is not what is going to occur in reality. Save that stuff for the people who are really causing trouble, because not only will you piss everyone off if you start looking for open beers, you will be distracted from catching the real dangerous or weird things that sometimes happens at jam shows
and a hopeful note to Phish goers, i can’t say I endorse open burning during July, but I can say there is tons of underused 24hr street parking along Colorado Ave and north of that , on both sides of the river, it’ll be like a 10 or 15 minute walk to the gate
charles webster baer
march 22nd , 2015
tianjin , china
.
tally ho . its been a year since I announced my decision to head west to the orient . spring has sprung . loving it here in china . the overwhelming size and frantic pace has totally overloaded me in a incredible way . the debth and mystery of the culture and the warmth and attitude of the people has completely captivated me . Im almost chinese . the people here will stare at you if you are big or tall or white or have facial hair or dreads . if you have all five they practically wet their pants . I have come to expect and enjoy this . I should be the center of attention and I am . all is kosher here in the hood . there was a big fire here last week right next door to the college where all the food stalls are . I watched the whole thing . wild . it looks like a bomb went off . my foot feels better so I think / hope that drama is over . school is going really well . teaching is a good time and the kids all speak great english and we have fun . last week went back to the museum and had a great time as usual . yesterday I went to the zoo which was great . then I went to the t.v. tower , which is almost exactly like the space needle . sat on a couch and drank ice coffee as I rotated slowly around 360 degrees 800 feet up in the middle of town . breakfast is an english muffin or a tortilla , shredded cabbage or potato , sauce , a hot dog or chicken , and a fride egg . they have these snack packs , I dont know what they are called , but they look like french fries , but its very chewy bread sticks covered in spicy oil , sooooo good . unlike my last place , Im told that where I live not only has an address where I can recieve mail , but they may even let me know what that address is in the near future . then I can get stuff sent to me , like 100% aloe vera gel and sperry top siders , size 12 , extra wide . the four keys to reality being those two things and duct tape and peanut butter . big lily pad pond where I live that I play my conga at sometimes in the evening as the sun sets over building 11-7 , the still under construction 117 story , 2000 feet high sky scraper that is across the street from the college . here at my college office it is me and ben . ben is an american who is from L.A. and both his parents are from tiawan so he looks and is totally chinese but sounds like he has spent all his life in cali because he has , he moved there when he was four . so he is very cool and we get along very well . he has been here for five years . going to the bath room in china is a public event . the door to the mens and womens bath rooms are always open for all to see . so , when in rome . also , when you need to go number two , there is no toilet , and no toilet paper , and , in the stall , sometimes no door or a door that wont close . also , used t.p. goes into a trash can in the stall . so , when in rome . . . you recall the problem I had with my pinching toilet seat last year . well this year I have a toilet seat that is completely different so I did not have to worry . W R O N G . this one , instead of cracking and then pinching me where I really would rather not be pinched , now clamps down on the seat at a time and place where a certain part of my anatomy in the general vasinatey if you know what Im saying . so , once again I now live in terror and paranoia . if mao did not say MAN SHOULD NOT FEAR HIS TOILET SEAT then he should have . so on monday I teach 7 classes to high school sophmores . on tuesday I teach 6 classes to college students . on wednesday I teach 6 classes to high school sophmores . on thursday I teach four classes to college students . on friday I teach two classes to college students . the following week is the same sqedual but a different set of college students . the college students get me one week and other teach the next . so , role call may be tough and I may blow it off completely . the classes are about 33 kids , a few are double that . one strategy I have is just letting the kids get up one by one and talk about whatever they want . with the college students I told them , if anyone’s cell phone makes any noise , then grab you stuff and walk out the door . the high school students is border line anarchy but thats good because you want them to participate . the problem occurs when they just put thier head down and pretend they are deaf and blind . this is a great time to be in china because the whole country is changing so rapidly on every level . the vortex for all of this is the smart phone . every chinese person has a smart phone and it dictates the majority of thier life . the chinese have skipped the lap top and have gone straight to the phone and wi fi . as we head into april my classes will again start to morph into my geo political rants about transparency and equality and the u.n. and the i.m.f. and environmental sustainability blah blah blah . when the boredom level becomes unbaerable , then its back to everyone standing up and talking about whatever they want . this is a good chance for them to get stuff off of thier mind and address thier own concerns and its very theropudic for them and they dig it and get really good at it . the default is just taking turns reading from the text book . at the college , instead of the bell they play this classic waltz music . chinese for phone , show z . chinese for computer , d now . favorite part of zoo . giant chinese salamander . favorite part of museum , jade burial suit . ok , peeps , love you all , keep on rockin , c w b out . ]=;[];/
charles webster baer
march 22nd , 2015
tianjin , china
.
tally ho . its been a year since I announced my decision to head west to the orient . spring has sprung . loving it here in china . the overwhelming size and frantic pace has totally overloaded me in a incredible way . the debth and mystery of the culture and the warmth and attitude of the people has completely captivated me . Im almost chinese . the people here will stare at you if you are big or tall or white or have facial hair or dreads . if you have all five they practically wet their pants . I have come to expect and enjoy this . I should be the center of attention and I am . all is kosher here in the hood . there was a big fire here last week right next door to the college where all the food stalls are . I watched the whole thing . wild . it looks like a bomb went off . my foot feels better so I think / hope that drama is over . school is going really well . teaching is a good time and the kids all speak great english and we have fun . last week went back to the museum and had a great time as usual . yesterday I went to the zoo which was great . then I went to the t.v. tower , which is almost exactly like the space needle . sat on a couch and drank ice coffee as I rotated slowly around 360 degrees 800 feet up in the middle of town . breakfast is an english muffin or a tortilla , shredded cabbage or potato , sauce , a hot dog or chicken , and a fride egg . they have these snack packs , I dont know what they are called , but they look like french fries , but its very chewy bread sticks covered in spicy oil , sooooo good . unlike my last place , Im told that where I live not only has an address where I can recieve mail , but they may even let me know what that address is in the near future . then I can get stuff sent to me , like 100% aloe vera gel and sperry top siders , size 12 , extra wide . the four keys to reality being those two things and duct tape and peanut butter . big lily pad pond where I live that I play my conga at sometimes in the evening as the sun sets over building 11-7 , the still under construction 117 story , 2000 feet high sky scraper that is across the street from the college . here at my college office it is me and ben . ben is an american who is from L.A. and both his parents are from tiawan so he looks and is totally chinese but sounds like he has spent all his life in cali because he has , he moved there when he was four . so he is very cool and we get along very well . he has been here for five years . going to the bath room in china is a public event . the door to the mens and womens bath rooms are always open for all to see . so , when in rome . also , when you need to go number two , there is no toilet , and no toilet paper , and , in the stall , sometimes no door or a door that wont close . also , used t.p. goes into a trash can in the stall . so , when in rome . . . you recall the problem I had with my pinching toilet seat last year . well this year I have a toilet seat that is completely different so I did not have to worry . W R O N G . this one , instead of cracking and then pinching me where I really would rather not be pinched , now clamps down on the seat at a time and place where a certain part of my anatomy in the general vasinatey if you know what Im saying . so , once again I now live in terror and paranoia . if mao did not say MAN SHOULD NOT FEAR HIS TOILET SEAT then he should have . so on monday I teach 7 classes to high school sophmores . on tuesday I teach 6 classes to college students . on wednesday I teach 6 classes to high school sophmores . on thursday I teach four classes to college students . on friday I teach two classes to college students . the following week is the same sqedual but a different set of college students . the college students get me one week and other teach the next . so , role call may be tough and I may blow it off completely . the classes are about 33 kids , a few are double that . one strategy I have is just letting the kids get up one by one and talk about whatever they want . with the college students I told them , if anyone’s cell phone makes any noise , then grab you stuff and walk out the door . the high school students is border line anarchy but thats good because you want them to participate . the problem occurs when they just put thier head down and pretend they are deaf and blind . this is a great time to be in china because the whole country is changing so rapidly on every level . the vortex for all of this is the smart phone . every chinese person has a smart phone and it dictates the majority of thier life . the chinese have skipped the lap top and have gone straight to the phone and wi fi . as we head into april my classes will again start to morph into my geo political rants about transparency and equality and the u.n. and the i.m.f. and environmental sustainability blah blah blah . when the boredom level becomes unbaerable , then its back to everyone standing up and talking about whatever they want . this is a good chance for them to get stuff off of thier mind and address thier own concerns and its very theropudic for them and they dig it and get really good at it . the default is just taking turns reading from the text book . at the college , instead of the bell they play this classic waltz music . chinese for phone , show z . chinese for computer , d now . favorite part of zoo . giant chinese salamander . favorite part of museum , jade burial suit . ok , peeps , love you all , keep on rockin , c w b out . ][[].]/.]/.]/.]/.]/.]/.
I think the city of bend should embrace Phish for what it is, and set-up overnight parking in the Old Mt. Bachelor lot and/or the large dirt lot down in the Old Mill. This can be fun or a nightmare- Locals are poised for fun, but we have to think about the kids on tour, they really need a place to park overnight. Throw up the port a potties, and let them have grilled cheese and hula hoops in there camping area. 50% excited/ 50% terrified for this event.
already sold out
To answer the question posed, widespread panic had me following for many years, even now in my totally suburban dad state.panic will still get me to pull a long haul for a show. Phish has provided some love to the ear holes as well, LSA could have such a good thing going, and seems as though some serious bands that I didn’t see with my parents in 6th grade are taking interest, but as others have said here, they best prepare and not be naive in respects to a 2 night phish showing. You book it and reap the financial rewards please please prepare and provide for what phish brings in tow. I don’t want to read some lame ass editorial about the riff raff that came to LSA for phish and somebody took a poop in my river front million dollar town home shrubbery and we best just stick to the 65+ reunion tours at LSA. provide ( and even charge if you must) a place to overnight, some blue rooms, and a little old school bend hospitality.
Ohh and the bring WSP for a Cple nights, way mellower scene and will sell u out as well!!!