Announced Tour Dates 1.17 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 1.18 Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 1.29 Track 29, Chattanooga, TN 1.30 Tennessee Theater, Knoxville, TN 1.31 LC Pavilion, Columbus, OH 2.1 The Fillmore, Detroit, MI (w/ The Werks) 2.6 Upstate Concert Hall, Albany, NY 2.7 Lupo’s, Providence, RI (w/ Kung Fu) 2.8 F Shed at the Market, Syracuse, NY (w/ Kung Fu) 2.9 Harro East Ballroom, Rochester, NY 2.13 The NorVa, Norfolk, VA (w/ Moon Taxi) 2.14 Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville, NC (w/ Moon Taxi) 2.15 The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD (w/ Moon Taxi) umVIP 2.16 The Fillmore, Silver Spring, MD umVIP
From MayanHolidaze.com
“Mayan Holidaze 2013 is a 4-night, musical journey into a mystical paradise with each artist performing three shows right on the beach! Imagine the sound of waves crashing, feet in the sand, lights beaming off the ocean, the moon and stars shining bright, and the air filled with music. Those who have experienced Mayan Holidaze agree that watching these bands on the beach in the company of close friends is nothing short of amazing.
Pre-Sale: As part of our loyalty program, all previous Mayan Holidaze guests will receive a unique token which will allow them to book a room during the Pre-Sale on April 23 and 24 at 12pm ET.
General On Sale: If rooms are not sold out from the Pre-Sale, the General On Sale will take place on April 25, 2013. This event is a music lover’s dream come true…book it and see what the magic is all about!”
OCTOBER: 11: Pittsburgh, PA 12: Buffalo, NY 15: Worcester, MA 18: Brooklyn, NY 19: Brooklyn, NY 21: Philadelphia, PA 22: Philadelphia, PA 25: Hartford, CT 27: Baltimore, MD 29: Charlottesville, VA 30: Charlotte, NC
NOVEMBER: 1-3: New Orleans, LA 15: Dallas, TX 16: Oklahoma City, OK 19: Phoenix, AZ 21: San Diego, CA 23: Los Angeles, CA 24: Los Angeles, CA 26: Oakland, CA 29: Portland, OR 30: Spokane, WA
DECEMBER: 2: Calgary, AB 4: Vancouver, BC 6: Seattle, WA
FALL TOUR: We will be playing all across the midwest as well as a trip to the Southeast for our Fall Tour supporting the album. Check out our website for details on all the shows.
Announced Tour Dates 10/3 – Mad Frog – Cincinnati, OH – w/Consider The Source & Juno What?! 10/4 – Cubby Bear – Chicago, IL – w/Juno What?! & Thinner Teed 10/5 – Bells Brewery – Kalamazoo, MI – w/Consider The Source 10/10 – Harriet Brewing – Minneapolis, MN – w/The Premiums 10/11 – Iowa City Yacht Club – Iowa City, IA – w/Venice House Gas Trolley 10/12 – Cicero’s – St. Louis, MO 10/24 – Hangar 9 – Carbondale, IL 10/30 – The Green Room – Athens, GA 10/31 – Dunedin Brewery – Dunedin, FL 11/2 – Tubby’s Tank House – Thunderbolt, GA – w/Ghost Owl 11/5 – Martin’s Downtown – Roanoke, VA 11/6 – The 8×10 – Baltimore, MD w/The Mantras 11/7 – Doc Taylor’s – Virginia Beach, VA 11/8 – Peasant’s Pub – Greenville, NC 11/9 – Murphy’s – Boone, NC 11/14 – The Miramar Theatre – Milwaukee, WI – w/Undercover Organism 11/15 – The Bluebird – Bloomington, IN – w/Elephant Quiz & Bad Dagger 11/16 – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI – w/Genetics & Afro Zuma 11/22 – The Beachland Tavern – Cleveland, OH – w/Dead Ahead 11/23 – Skully’s – Columbus, OH – w/Manhatten Project 12/30 – Bells Brewery – Kalamazoo, MI – 2 NIGHT NEW YEARS PARTY! 12/31 – Bells Brewery – Kalamazoo, MI – 2 NIGHT NEW YEARS PARTY!
“Mayan Holidaze is a 4-night, musical journey into a mystical paradise with each artist performing three shows right on the beach! Imagine the sound of waves crashing, feet in the sand, lights beaming off the ocean, the moon and stars shining bright, and the air filled with music. Those who have experienced Mayan Holidaze agree that watching these bands on the beach in the company of close friends is nothing short of amazing.
Pre-Sale: As part of our loyalty program, all previous Mayan Holidaze guests will receive a unique token which will allow them to book a room during the Pre-Sale on April 23 and 24 at 12pm ET.
General On Sale: If rooms are not sold out from the Pre-Sale, the General On Sale will take place on April 25, 2013. This event is a music lover’s dream come true…book it and see what the magic is all about!”
“STS9 presents the conclusion of 2012 with a three day celebration of “Time Within Evolving Living Vehicle Earth” to take place December 29, 30 & 31 at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, Colorado.
Fan club tickets go on-sale this THIS FRIDAY September 21st at 10am MDT exclusively through STS9 Ticketing. After that, remaining public on-sale tickets go live Friday September 28th at 10am MDT via Ticketmaster. We can’t wait to come full cycle with y’all right where we started 2012.”
“The eagle has landed. Blu-rays, DVDs and 1080p ultra HD downloads of our four night Tabernacle run are making their way into the hands of UM fans across the country. Clocking in at over 18 hours of pure video pleasure, this is some of the best live Umph released to date. Go big and grab the bundle—you won’t regret it.”
FromPhish.com “This December, Phish returns to Madison Square Garden in New York, NY for a four-show New Year’s Run to close out 2012. The band has played twenty-three shows to date at Madison Square Garden. For the first time ever, the floor at these four MSG shows will be general admission.
An online ticket request period is currently underway at tickets.phish.com and will end Monday, October 15 at Noon EST. Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Saturday, October 20, at Noon ET at Ticketmaster.com or can be charged by phone at 866.858.0008.”
“CashorTrade.org, the official face value ticket trading community, would like to say Thank You for ‘Embracing the Face’ in 2012. To show their continued dedication and support to all who have participated, CashorTrade.org is giving away 14 tickets to 7 bands this New Year’s Eve. Join the voice and support this fair trade marketplace, the Internet’s own face value alternative. Spread the word and help the website reach 20,000 registered members. Click Here To Enter The Contest.”
“The New Years shows are going to be a blast and even more so with the news that The Lee Boys will be opening up for Leftover Salmon on ALL 4 NIGHTS of this run! The Lee Boys will be touring behind their new release ‘Testify’ on Evil Teen Records co-owned by Warren Haynes. Guests on the record include Warren & Jimmy Herring, amongst others. This New Years Run is sure to be one full of energy!”
Whenever you go to a city like New York, NY for New Year’s Eve, you’re going to run into a wide variety of people. Some of these people will tell you all you want to hear if you let them. This past New Years I ran into a guy that told me about his journey to live the high life. He told me that nothing, no sporting event, Las Vegas gambling adventure, no Rocky Mountain climb, no cruise of the Caribbean could compare to ending his year with 20,000 of his closest friends and his favorite band, in New York City.
This was the third consecutive year Phish ended their year in New York at Madison Square Garden. After a widely regarded subpar 2011 performance at MSG, hopes were high for a redemption run this year at the Garden. Fans were riding high after a terrific run over Labor Day weekend in Colorado to close out the 2012 summer tour. With expectations higher than they have been in years, this year’s run at MSG did not disappoint and reaffirmed that this band has plenty left in the tank for their 30th year in 2013.
The four night run began on Friday the 28th with an incredibly eager crowd packing MSG. Of all the shows I have seen of numerous bands, these four shows easily contained the most energetic and positively vibed crowd I’ve been a part of, whatever that means.
The nights first set began with the Joy tune Stealing Time from the Faulty Plan. The majority of the set stays in “safe”, but well played, territory, until the monster Wolfman’s Brother to close the set, filled with a brief section of The Little Drummer Boy.
The second set of 12/28 left me extremely excited for what was to come for the rest of the weekend as it is arguably the best set of the entire run. The set begins with a Tweezer stretching over twenty minutes that is engaging from start to finish. Don’t miss this one. The Maze and Twist that follow are both very well played and we have more of Fish Ba rum pum pum pumming on his drum. Two very well played versions of Fluffhead and David Bowie close out this six song set. A short but sweet encore of Bouncing Around the Room and Zeppelin’s Good Times Bad Times close out night one at MSG, with Tweeprise interestingly enough still on the table.
Night two at MSG opened with an appropriate Crowd Control. After night ones amazing second set, hopes were high for more of the same. This night’s first set was fairly “par” for the course, (awful pun intended) with huge ovations during Reba that would put even the most jaded fan in good spirits. A Bathtub Gin with “Suzy Q” quotes from Fishman and great playing from Trey closes out the set.
One of the summer’s go to jam heavy openers, T.V. on the Radio’s Golden Age, opened up set two. This version is extremely well-played and moves into dark and funky jam territory before transitioning into Waves. These two songs provide the jam craving fan with plenty to mull over. The rest of the set focuses on short but sweet rockers with Bug sandwiched nicely in the middle. A pair of high energy tunes, Cavern and 46 Days close out a set that is anything but “par.” An encore of The Squirming Coil, Grind, and First Tube put the exclamation point on another great night in NYC.
The 30th of December has long been viewed as the night for the fans. Phish has had numerous great performances on this date aside from 2011’s less than inspired performance. Two great nights were in the books already, and on the 30th this time around, they did not disappoint. Nearly every song from the first set is exceptionally played including a well-placed Divided Sky, and a standout version of Ya Mar with Mike showing us some fantastic playing in the outro of the song. The heavy hitters My Friend, My Friend, and Run Like an Antelope close out “the fans” first set.
Set two. Woah. Along with set two of 12/28, set two of the 30th is easily one of the best sets of Phish I have ever seen, let alone this New Year’s run. Down with Disease opening a second set is always a good thing. And when it is followed up by an even more impressive jam filled Carini, thirty five minutes of Woah. To put it simply and immaturely, this Carini is super tits…. A personal favorite, Slave to the Traffic Light, closes another terrific set at the Garden. An encore I’ll take any show, Harry Hood, closes out the 30th, along with Show of Life, sweet. Now it’s on to the best night of the year.
One of the big reasons I love this band is their humor. Ricky Nelson’s Garden Party starts things off in the most hilariously fitting way possible; a song about Nelson playing his new material at the Garden only to be booed off stage. Perfect. The first set doesn’t venture too far off the beaten path, but stays the course of the previous three nights as everything is well played.
Set two starts off strong with perhaps a tease as to what is to come in set three, Birds of a Feather. Next, and for the third straight year in set two of 12/31, is Ghost. While this version doesn’t quite reach the levels of 12/31/10’s, it warrants a re-listen or two. The Piper that follows is the jam of the night by far; another moment of WOAH. Set two closes with a fairly standard, but highly entertaining nonetheless, You Enjoy Myself. Set two, Fin.
Well, it’s here. Time for what makes this band, this band: weird, goofy, funny, and creative hilariousness, on New Year’s Eve. It’s Party Time!! Or, in this case perhaps, it’s “Par-Tee” time. Then, it’s time to get weird. Kung creeps its way in and for most fans, the cat is out of the bag, time to stage a runaway golf cart marathon!! STAND UP! The music behind this marathon? A very well placed, and played, Chalk Dust Torture. Once the marathon is over, so is 2012, Cheers. After a nice take on Auld Lang Syne by Trey, we hear the loudest thing I have ever heard. Videos online do not do it justice, this Tweezer Reprise, complete with VERY loud backup singers, is off the charts, and the energy is through the roof. Happy 2013, hope your ears still work.
The next FOUR!! songs after Tweeprise are all very well played golfed theme songs, including the band’s first take on Fly like an Eagle and an extended version of The Wedge. After the brakes were pumped post-midnight at last year’s MSG run, it was great to see the band push on late into the night. A barbershop rendition of Lawn Boy ends set three of New Year’s Eve, hugs and smiles all around.
After a brief break, the band closes the book on 2012 with two more golf themed songs in Driver and the band’s first full rendition of Black Sabbath’s Iron Man with The Chairman of the Boards on vocals. The Chairman informed us that we had just begun Phish’s 30th year of existence, the crowd responded with the second loudest thing I’ve ever heard. Here’s to another thirty years.
Even with some of the most critical fans in music, or any form of art for that matter, Phish continues to bring nothing but great times for anyone willing to share in the groove. After a week of thought, I think it’s safe to say this redemption run at Madison Square Garden was just that, and I can’t wait for the next garden party.
Umphrey’s McGee will be at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA for a four night run, January 28th-31st, 2012. Tickets go on sale July 20th, 2012 at 12pm CT and can be purchased at UMTicketing.com.
Announced Tour Dates Jan. 4th-7th – Holy Ship! Jan. 29th – Birmingham, Ala., WorkPlay Soundstage Jan. 30th – Charleston, S.C., Music Farm Feb. 1st – Atlanta, Ga., The Tabernacle Feb. 2nd – Asheville, N.C., The Orange Peel Feb. 5th – Louisville, Ky., Headliners Music Hall Feb. 6th – Columbus, Ohio, Newport Music Hall Feb. 7th – Madison, Wis., Orpheum Theater Feb. 8th – Grand Rapids, Mich., Orbit Room Feb. 9th – Royal Oak, Mich., Royal Oak Music Theatre Feb. 12th – Clifton Park, N.Y., Upstate Concert Hall Feb. 13th – South Burlington, Vt., Higher Ground – Ballroom Feb. 14th – Portland, Maine, State Theatre Feb. 15th – Boston, Maine., House Of Blues Boston Feb. 16th – New York, N.Y., Terminal 5 Feb. 17th – Rochester, N.Y., Water Street Music Hall / Club @ Water Street Feb. 20th – New Haven, Conn., Toad’s Place Feb. 21st – Silver Spring, Md., The Fillmore Silver Spring Feb. 22nd – Philadelphia, Pa., Electric Factory Feb. 24th – Morgantown, W.Va., Metropolitan Theatre Feb. 28th – Austin, Texas, Stubb’s Bar-B-Q / Waller Creek Amph. Mar. 1st – Houston, Texas, House Of Blues Mar. 2nd – Dallas, Texas, House Of Blues Mar. 3rd – Oklahoma City, Okla., Farmer’s Market
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