Phish festival at the coachella site?

[slurpee]

Good work on the list.

The list is making me all warm and fuzzy inside :)

[LooseAtTheZoo]

How does them playing with Bruce at Bonnaroo imply it could be the album they perform? Thats a retarded statement.

It was based off of Trey's speech about how Bruce Springsteen was his boyhood hero, and still is his hero today.

Also, I think people are going a little over board with some of these album predictions. I understand that these are some of the albums listed on the site, but do you all really think Phish would cover an MGMT album? Or a Manu Chao album?

I remember reading that the performance of Loaded got subpar reception initially because their audience simply wasn't as familiar with the album. That ended up with them performing Dark Side Of The Moon.

I'm calling The Rolling Stones. Either Exile On Main Street or Sticky Fingers.

[Casino Logic]

Good work on the list.

The list is making me all warm and fuzzy inside


Yeah, me too! Pretty much any of them would be great!

I must say though, I had a really strong feeling when The Doors scrolled by. L.A. band, for whatever that's worth, and it just seems fitting to me some how (Nirvana seems fitting to me too). I'd be down for either, but man there are some great possibilities on there. ...and sorry, but on Halloween night everybody would dance their asses off to Thriller.

To me the following are really FUN albums. There are better albums than these, but I would probably be laughing the whole time if they played one of these.

Yellow Brick Road, Ritual de lo Habitual, Moving Pictures, Master of Puppets, Never Mind, Evil Empire, Sailing The Seas of Cheese, Saturday Night Fever, Kid A, (Thriller).

Phish's style just seems so different than these albums, I think it would be great to see them pull it off.

[slurpee]

Girlfriend and I are renting a car in LA to drive to the festival.

Any boardies looking to car pool on Thursday from LA to Indio?

We are looking for 2 people who can share gas money.

Sadly we can't give you a ride back after the festival. We are staying in Palm Springs to holiday for a few extra days.

PM me if interested.

[PhishCake]

Complete list .....

1. AC/DC – Back In Black
2. Aerosmith – Toys In The Attic
3. Allman Brothers Band – Eat A Peach
4. Arcade Fire – Funeral
5. Band – The Band (Brown Album)
6. Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
7. Beastie Boys – Hello Nasty
8. Beatles – Rubber Soul
9. Black Sabbath – Paranoid
10. Blind Faith – Blind Faith
11. Bob Dylan – Blood On the Tracks
12. Bob Dylan And The Band – The Basement Tapes
13. Bob Seger – Against The Wind
14. Boston – Boston
15. Brian Eno – Before And After Science
16. Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run
17. Chicago Transit Authority
18. Clash – London Calling
19. Credence Clearwater Rivival - Green River
20. Curtis Mayfield – Superfly Soundtrack
21. David Bowie - Scary Monsters
22. David Bowie – Hunky Dory
23. David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust
24. Devo – Freedom of Choice
25. Doors – The Doors
26. Duran Duran – Rio
27. Eagles – Hotel California
28. Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
29. Elvis Costello – This Year’s Model
30. Eric Clapton – 461 Ocean Blvd
31. fIREHOSE – flyin’ the flannel
32. Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
33. Frank Zappa – Apostrophe
34. Frank Zappa – Hot Rats
35. Genesis – The Lambs Lie Down On Broadway
36. Grateful Dead – American Beauty
37. Guns & Roses – Appetite For Destruction
38. Hall & Oates – Private Eyes
39. Huey Lewis And The News – Sports
40. Jane’s Addiction – Ritual de Lo Habitual
41. Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced?
42. Jimi Hendrix – Electric Ladyland
43. John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band
44. Jonathon Richmond and The Modern Lovers – The Modern Lovers
45. Journey - Escape
46. KI$$ - Alive II
47. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic
48. Led Zeppelin – I
49. Led Zeppelin – IV (Zoso)
50. Leonard Cohen – I’m Your Man
51. LOVE – Forever Changes
52. Manu Chao – Clandestino
53. Medeski Martin & Wood - Shack Man
54. Metallica – Master Of Puppets
55. MGMT – Oracle Spectacular
56. Michael Jackson – Thriller
57. Michael McDonald – If That’s What It Takes
58. Miles Davis – A Tribute To Jack Johnson
59. Minutemen – Double Nickels On The Dime
60. Neil Young – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
61. Neil Young – Tonight’s The Night
62. Nirvana – Nevermind
63. Pavement – Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
64. Pearl Jam - 10
65. Peter Gabriel – So
66. Pink Floyd – Meddle
67. Pink Floyd – The Wall
68. Pixies – Come On Pilgrim
69. Police – Ghost In The Machine
70. Pork Tornado – Pork Tornado
71. Primus – Sailing The Seas Of Cheese
72. Prince – Purple Rain
73. Queen – A Night At The Opera
74. Radiohead – Kid A
75. Rage Agaist The Machine – Evil Empire
76. Ramones – Ramones
77. Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
78. Rolling Stones – Exile
79. Roots – Phrenology
80. Rush – Moving Pictures
81. Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack
82. Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic
83. T.Rex – Electric Warrior
84. Talking Heads – Fear Of Music
85. Television - Marquee Moon
86. Tom Petty – Damn The Torpedoes
87. Tom Waits – Rain Dogs
88. U2 – Joshua Tree
89. Van Halen – Van Halen
90. Van Morrison – Astral Weeks
91. Velvet Underground & Nico
92. Violent Femmes – Violent Femmes
93. Ween – White Pepper
94. White Stripes – Elephant
95. Who – Who’s Next
96. Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
97. X – Los Angeles
98. Yes - The Yes Album
99. ZZ Top – Tres Hombes




why not just make it an even hundred???


Now my Bowie/Ziggy costume will REALLY come in to play!!! Well.....if they play it, which they won't.................so.............nevermind.

[gaypalmsprings]

Complete list .....

1. AC/DC – Back In Black
2. Aerosmith – Toys In The Attic
3. Allman Brothers Band – Eat A Peach
4. Arcade Fire – Funeral
5. Band – The Band (Brown Album)
6. Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
7. Beastie Boys – Hello Nasty
8. Beatles – Rubber Soul
9. Black Sabbath – Paranoid
10. Blind Faith – Blind Faith
11. Bob Dylan – Blood On the Tracks
12. Bob Dylan And The Band – The Basement Tapes
13. Bob Seger – Against The Wind
14. Boston – Boston
15. Brian Eno – Before And After Science
16. Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run
17. Chicago Transit Authority
18. Clash – London Calling
19. Credence Clearwater Rivival - Green River
20. Curtis Mayfield – Superfly Soundtrack
21. David Bowie - Scary Monsters
22. David Bowie – Hunky Dory
23. David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust
24. Devo – Freedom of Choice
25. Doors – The Doors
26. Duran Duran – Rio
27. Eagles – Hotel California
28. Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
29. Elvis Costello – This Year’s Model
30. Eric Clapton – 461 Ocean Blvd
31. fIREHOSE – flyin’ the flannel
32. Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
33. Frank Zappa – Apostrophe
34. Frank Zappa – Hot Rats
35. Genesis – The Lambs Lie Down On Broadway
36. Grateful Dead – American Beauty
37. Guns & Roses – Appetite For Destruction
38. Hall & Oates – Private Eyes
39. Huey Lewis And The News – Sports
40. Jane’s Addiction – Ritual de Lo Habitual
41. Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced?
42. Jimi Hendrix – Electric Ladyland
43. John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band
44. Jonathon Richmond and The Modern Lovers – The Modern Lovers
45. Journey - Escape
46. KI$$ - Alive II
47. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic
48. Led Zeppelin – I
49. Led Zeppelin – IV (Zoso)
50. Leonard Cohen – I’m Your Man
51. LOVE – Forever Changes
52. Manu Chao – Clandestino
53. Medeski Martin & Wood - Shack Man
54. Metallica – Master Of Puppets
55. MGMT – Oracle Spectacular
56. Michael Jackson – Thriller
57. Michael McDonald – If That’s What It Takes
58. Miles Davis – A Tribute To Jack Johnson
59. Minutemen – Double Nickels On The Dime
60. Neil Young – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
61. Neil Young – Tonight’s The Night
62. Nirvana – Nevermind
63. Pavement – Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
64. Pearl Jam - 10
65. Peter Gabriel – So
66. Pink Floyd – Meddle
67. Pink Floyd – The Wall
68. Pixies – Come On Pilgrim
69. Police – Ghost In The Machine
70. Pork Tornado – Pork Tornado
71. Primus – Sailing The Seas Of Cheese
72. Prince – Purple Rain
73. Queen – A Night At The Opera
74. Radiohead – Kid A
75. Rage Agaist The Machine – Evil Empire
76. Ramones – Ramones
77. Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
78. Rolling Stones – Exile
79. Roots – Phrenology
80. Rush – Moving Pictures
81. Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack
82. Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic
83. T.Rex – Electric Warrior
84. Talking Heads – Fear Of Music
85. Television - Marquee Moon
86. Tom Petty – Damn The Torpedoes
87. Tom Waits – Rain Dogs
88. U2 – Joshua Tree
89. Van Halen – Van Halen
90. Van Morrison – Astral Weeks
91. Velvet Underground & Nico
92. Violent Femmes – Violent Femmes
93. Ween – White Pepper
94. White Stripes – Elephant
95. Who – Who’s Next
96. Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
97. X – Los Angeles
98. Yes - The Yes Album
99. ZZ Top – Tres Hombes




why not just make it an even hundred???

100. Spice Girls

[PhishCake]

:rotfl:lool:lool

[bmack86]

1. AC/DC – Back In Black
2. Aerosmith – Toys In The Attic
3. Allman Brothers Band – Eat A Peach
4. Arcade Fire – Funeral
5. Band – The Band (Brown Album)
6. Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
7. Beastie Boys – Hello Nasty
8. Beatles – Rubber Soul
9. Black Sabbath – Paranoid
10. Blind Faith – Blind Faith
11. Bob Dylan – Blood On the Tracks
12. Bob Dylan And The Band – The Basement Tapes
13. Bob Seger – Against The Wind
14. Boston – Boston
15. Brian Eno – Before And After Science
16. Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run
17. Chicago Transit Authority
18. Clash – London Calling
19. Credence Clearwater Rivival - Green River
20. Curtis Mayfield – Superfly Soundtrack
21. David Bowie - Scary Monsters
22. David Bowie – Hunky Dory
23. David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust
24. Devo – Freedom of Choice
25. Doors – The Doors
26. Duran Duran – Rio
27. Eagles – Hotel California
28. Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
29. Elvis Costello – This Year’s Model
30. Eric Clapton – 461 Ocean Blvd
31. fIREHOSE – flyin’ the flannel
32. Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
33. Frank Zappa – Apostrophe
34. Frank Zappa – Hot Rats
35. Genesis – The Lambs Lie Down On Broadway
36. Grateful Dead – American Beauty
37. Guns & Roses – Appetite For Destruction
38. Hall & Oates – Private Eyes
39. Huey Lewis And The News – Sports
40. Jane’s Addiction – Ritual de Lo Habitual
41. Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced?
42. Jimi Hendrix – Electric Ladyland
43. John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band
44. Jonathon Richmond and The Modern Lovers – The Modern Lovers
45. Journey - Escape
46. KI$$ - Alive II
47. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic
48. Led Zeppelin – I
49. Led Zeppelin – IV (Zoso)
50. Leonard Cohen – I’m Your Man
51. LOVE – Forever Changes
52. Manu Chao – Clandestino
53. Medeski Martin & Wood - Shack Man
54. Metallica – Master Of Puppets
55. MGMT – Oracle Spectacular
56. Michael Jackson – Thriller
57. Michael McDonald – If That’s What It Takes
58. Miles Davis – A Tribute To Jack Johnson
59. Minutemen – Double Nickels On The Dime
60. Neil Young – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
61. Neil Young – Tonight’s The Night
62. Nirvana – Nevermind
63. Pavement – Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
64. Pearl Jam - 10
65. Peter Gabriel – So
66. Pink Floyd – Meddle
67. Pink Floyd – The Wall
68. Pixies – Come On Pilgrim
69. Police – Ghost In The Machine
70. Pork Tornado – Pork Tornado
71. Primus – Sailing The Seas Of Cheese
72. Prince – Purple Rain
73. Queen – A Night At The Opera
74. Radiohead – Kid A
75. Rage Agaist The Machine – Evil Empire
76. Ramones – Ramones
77. Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
78. Rolling Stones – Exile
79. Roots – Phrenology
80. Rush – Moving Pictures
81. Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack
82. Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic
83. T.Rex – Electric Warrior
84. Talking Heads – Fear Of Music
85. Television - Marquee Moon
86. Tom Petty – Damn The Torpedoes
87. Tom Waits – Rain Dogs
88. U2 – Joshua Tree
89. Van Halen – Van Halen
90. Van Morrison – Astral Weeks
91. Velvet Underground & Nico
92. Violent Femmes – Violent Femmes
93. Ween – White Pepper
94. White Stripes – Elephant
95. Who – Who’s Next
96. Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
97. X – Los Angeles
98. Yes - The Yes Album
99. ZZ Top – Tres Hombes

I've bolded the ones I'd be really excited to hear them take on.

[woogie846]

I bet they could do some great stuff with Moving Pictures.

[gaypalmsprings]

1. AC/DC – Back In Black
2. Aerosmith – Toys In The Attic
3. Allman Brothers Band – Eat A Peach
4. Arcade Fire – Funeral
5. Band – The Band (Brown Album)
6. Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
7. Beastie Boys – Hello Nasty
8. Beatles – Rubber Soul
9. Black Sabbath – Paranoid
10. Blind Faith – Blind Faith
11. Bob Dylan – Blood On the Tracks
12. Bob Dylan And The Band – The Basement Tapes
13. Bob Seger – Against The Wind
14. Boston – Boston
15. Brian Eno – Before And After Science
16. Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run
17. Chicago Transit Authority
18. Clash – London Calling
19. Credence Clearwater Rivival - Green River
20. Curtis Mayfield – Superfly Soundtrack
21. David Bowie - Scary Monsters
22. David Bowie – Hunky Dory
23. David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust
24. Devo – Freedom of Choice
25. Doors – The Doors
26. Duran Duran – Rio
27. Eagles – Hotel California
28. Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
29. Elvis Costello – This Year’s Model
30. Eric Clapton – 461 Ocean Blvd
31. fIREHOSE – flyin’ the flannel
32. Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
33. Frank Zappa – Apostrophe
34. Frank Zappa – Hot Rats
35. Genesis – The Lambs Lie Down On Broadway
36. Grateful Dead – American Beauty
37. Guns & Roses – Appetite For Destruction
38. Hall & Oates – Private Eyes
39. Huey Lewis And The News – Sports
40. Jane’s Addiction – Ritual de Lo Habitual
41. Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced?
42. Jimi Hendrix – Electric Ladyland
43. John Lennon – Plastic Ono Band
44. Jonathon Richmond and The Modern Lovers – The Modern Lovers
45. Journey - Escape
46. KI$$ - Alive II
47. King Crimson - Larks' Tongues In Aspic
48. Led Zeppelin – I
49. Led Zeppelin – IV (Zoso)
50. Leonard Cohen – I’m Your Man
51. LOVE – Forever Changes
52. Manu Chao – Clandestino
53. Medeski Martin & Wood - Shack Man
54. Metallica – Master Of Puppets
55. MGMT – Oracle Spectacular
56. Michael Jackson – Thriller
57. Michael McDonald – If That’s What It Takes
58. Miles Davis – A Tribute To Jack Johnson
59. Minutemen – Double Nickels On The Dime
60. Neil Young – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
61. Neil Young – Tonight’s The Night
62. Nirvana – Nevermind
63. Pavement – Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
64. Pearl Jam - 10
65. Peter Gabriel – So
66. Pink Floyd – Meddle
67. Pink Floyd – The Wall
68. Pixies – Come On Pilgrim
69. Police – Ghost In The Machine
70. Pork Tornado – Pork Tornado
71. Primus – Sailing The Seas Of Cheese
72. Prince – Purple Rain
73. Queen – A Night At The Opera
74. Radiohead – Kid A
75. Rage Agaist The Machine – Evil Empire
76. Ramones – Ramones
77. Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
78. Rolling Stones – Exile
79. Roots – Phrenology
80. Rush – Moving Pictures
81. Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack
82. Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic
83. T.Rex – Electric Warrior
84. Talking Heads – Fear Of Music
85. Television - Marquee Moon
86. Tom Petty – Damn The Torpedoes
87. Tom Waits – Rain Dogs
88. U2 – Joshua Tree
89. Van Halen – Van Halen
90. Van Morrison – Astral Weeks
91. Velvet Underground & Nico
92. Violent Femmes – Violent Femmes
93. Ween – White Pepper
94. White Stripes – Elephant
95. Who – Who’s Next
96. Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
97. X – Los Angeles
98. Yes - The Yes Album
99. ZZ Top – Tres Hombes


I've bolded the ones I'd like to hear.

[Casino Logic]

I bet they could do some great stuff with Moving Pictures.

YES! Totally agree! They could jam out like a mother... but again there are 20-30 other great choices.

[dorkfish]

Enter to win two 3-day passes to Phish Festival 8:

http://sonicliving.com/festival/phishfest

[sbessiso]

Enter to win two 3-day passes to Phish Festival 8:

http://sonicliving.com/festival/phishfest

Thanks!!!

I pray to Allah I win this

[emtgreg]

can we umm...get a count of who is going?

I don't feel like adding...

call it the Phish fan in me if you will...

[PhishCake]

ME!!!

As I've posted before. Coming all the way from the waters that spawned our fav . band. VERMONT............all by myself. Yup , pretty sad but I 'm not gonna miss this.

So if anyone wants to hook up, I think we should. I'm a funny muthafukka and I go to shows alone all the time and never have problems making friends to party with.

My main problem is that I'm gonna have to buy alot of my gear once I get to Calli. I'm not stuffing pillows and blankets in my luggage and taking them 3000 miles. I guess Ill have to rent a car and hit a walmart along the way. As well as the liquor store, and supermarket.

Will we be able to grill??? My fav. trick is buying different maets/steaks etc.....and I stalk someones grill and ask them if I can hop on it for a few mins. Several beers & shots later, we're eating like kings. I'm a Chef so people are always looking for cooking advice/tips.



This is gonna be EPIC!!!!!

[gaypalmsprings]

MOI - & I'm camping.

[emtgreg]

I don't think we can grill, the website says no open flame whatsoever...

[emtgreg]

but we all know how accurate the faqs are...;)

[Casino Logic]

I don't think we can grill, the website says no open flame whatsoever...

GUESS WHAT was added to the FAQ's a few days ago???
http://www.phish.com/festival8/qa.html#campingfaq

May I make a campfire or use a stove to cook?
Here are some more details from the Fire Marshall: 1. All cooking appliances shall bear a certification or listing from a nationally recognized test or certification organization. 2. A minimum of 3 feet of clearance shall be maintained at all times while cooking appliance is in use. No combustible material shall be within 3 feet of the cooking appliance. 3. Cooking appliance that only utilizes propane as the fuel source shall be permitted. No wood, charcoal, flammable/combustible liquid cooking appliances permitted. 4. One cooking appliance per camp site shall be permitted 5. Maximum amount of propane per campsite shall not exceed 20 pounds or 48 pounds of water capacity. 6. Cooking appliances shall only be used during the hours of 7:00am to 2:00 am 7. Cooking appliances, when in use, shall not be left unattended.
BEST NEWS EVER!!!
Propane stove here we come. (Coachella we need this for the future)
Eggs for breakfast anyone? Can I get you a late night Quesadilla? A post show grilled cheese perhaps? Fuckin' awesome.

8 is GREAT!!!

Oh, and for the roll call... of course I'm there... camping too. I have a 5,000 square foot home I could have all to myself, 5 minutes away, for the entire weekend, but I'm not an idiot. See ya there.

[sbessiso]

My Phish buddy and I have entered two separate contests and agreed that if either one of us wins, the extra ticket will go to the other person.

Im just hopin and wishin and praying

[Casino Logic]

My Phish buddy and I have entered two separate contests and agreed that if either one of us wins, the extra ticket will go to the other person.

Im just hopin and wishin and praying


You could always do the work exchange program.
https://workexchangeteam.com/phish.php

If I didn't have the funds I would do that, 6 hours a day or work pre or post fest. Even though we have the funds (and tickets already) we still talked about it, could save about $500 for two people. I could buy my Chella tickets with that. hmmmmm.

[Aphxtwinin]

i hope its neither Arcade Fire or Radiohead so I do not have to worry about my gf committing suicide...

[bmack86]

No:
Rubber Soul
Eat A Peach
White Pepper
Velvet Underground and Nico
Who's Next
Elephant
Sports
Fear of Music
I'm Your Man
Damn the Torpedos
Rumours
Sailing the Seas of Cheese

[emtgreg]

My Phish buddy and I have entered two separate contests and agreed that if either one of us wins, the extra ticket will go to the other person.

Im just hopin and wishin and praying


salah, if you get there, you can roll with us, I will have room for +2

we will get you from the airport & everything :)

[fluorescentjesus]

I have a really good (well actually bad) feeling that its gonna be Saturday Night Fever.....I mean its gonna be a saturday night, they could dress up in disco outfits and with the whole theme of which album will "stay alive".....just my thought, but I'm still hoping for Are You Experienced, which is what I was thinking before this massive list showed up

[sbessiso]

You could always do the work exchange program.
https://workexchangeteam.com/phish.php

If I didn't have the funds I would do that, 6 hours a day or work pre or post fest. Even though we have the funds (and tickets already) we still talked about it, could save about $500 for two people. I could buy my Chella tickets with that. hmmmmm.

Goddammit i'm an idiot. I really should have looked into this from the beginning, I bet I could've convinced my friend to do this cuz it sounds like a great idea. But it's just too late for me now! Oh well, still praying on those contests lol


salah, if you get there, you can roll with us, I will have room for +2

we will get you from the airport & everything :)

Thank you Gregpie!! :pulse

[Casino Logic]

Goddammit i'm an idiot. I really should have looked into this from the beginning, I bet I could've convinced my friend to do this cuz it sounds like a great idea. But it's just too late for me now! Oh well, still praying on those contests lol

Sorry to ask, but how is it too late? I mean I wish it was too late, as in the festival starts tomorrow, but it's over 4 weeks away. Seems like the perfect amount of time to get the planning and arangements done. But, good luck on the contests!

[PhishCake]

Just got the email confirm......tix are shipping!!!

[Casino Logic]

...and here is what they look like.

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/4977/photooy.jpg

[PhishCake]

1036





One is the camping pass, other is the fest tik.

[sbessiso]

Sorry to ask, but how is it too late? I mean I wish it was too late, as in the festival starts tomorrow, but it's over 4 weeks away. Seems like the perfect amount of time to get the planning and arangements done. But, good luck on the contests!

Oh, too late as in I wont be able to afford this even if it is a month away. Like the couple hundred for the plane ticket, the money for the deposit, the party favors. Yadda yadda yadda, every year around this time theres always something big I cant go to and it feels like the end of the world but sure enough I get over it :)

[Casino Logic]

Oh, too late as in I wont be able to afford this even if it is a month away. Like the couple hundred for the plane ticket, the money for the deposit, the party favors. Yadda yadda yadda, every year around this time theres always something big I cant go to and it feels like the end of the world but sure enough I get over it :)

Ahhh, I totally understand that. If 8 was in Florida I probably wouldn't make it out either. If I spent a bunch of time and money to get there, I wouldn't really want to do the work exchange either. ...and yeah, I have missed a TON of shows and festivals that I wish I could have gone to. I can't imagine how many shows and festivals I would actually go to if I won the lottery or something. Possibly... all of them.

Good luck on tiks!

[gaypalmsprings]

If it was in Florida, I so totally wouldn't go. Florida is for old people.

[emtgreg]

I am definitely in the same boat as gps...

In fact, if it wasn't produced by Goldenvoice, nor occuring at the polo fields...nor was it the case that I knew a ton of peeps that were going...

[Casino Logic]

WOOOOO HOOOOO!!!

4 Weeks, or 28 days, or less than one month until EPHISHNESS takes place!

http://cinephile.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/11-07-28-days-later.jpg

[gaypalmsprings]

Got my tix today from FedEx.

[TallGuyCM]

Got my tix today from FedEx.

Me too! The neatest looking tickets I have ever laid eyes on......

[BROKENDOLL]

Heads up! Just saw this on CraigsList...
Coachella Phish Concert (Coachella)

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Date: 2009-10-04, 6:12PM PDT
Reply to: isinspire@aol.com [Errors when replying to ads?]

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Looking for a few good people who want to help serve and make vegetarian food for the Phish Concert Oct. 30, 31 and Nov. 1. Must be able to drive yourself to Polo Grounds in Indio. This is contract work, however if you work out and show us your true ability we are also looking for a few good people in our Vegetarian restaurant in Palm Springs. The Event runs about 12 hours a day from around 11AM to Mid-night. We need someone to run a propane powered WOK. Some one to make SMOOTHIES and someone to PREP and SERVE. No problem if you can do only one shift.


Location: Coachella
Compensation: $15.00 hour plus bonus if you are worth it.
This is a contract job.
Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
Please, no phone calls about this job!
Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.



PostingID: 1406506229

[PhishCake]

11 am to midnite is a 13 hour shift. One could make about $200. Not bad.

But you'd miss the whole show......obviously for the non-Phishhead locals.

[Casino Logic]

Got this from the PT site, but enjoy...

8 Album covers were changed (blind faith, T.rex, springsteen, Beasties, Ramones, Steely Dan, Rush, Tom Petty)

8 albums have videos.

Movie Pictures is Rush's 8th album.
Escape is Journey's 8th album.
Kiss Alive II is Kiss's 8th album.
Tonight's the night is Neil Young's 8th album.
Goodbye yellow brick road is Elton John's 8th album (including a live album).


Can't W8 for 8!

[gaypalmsprings]

Seeking stories from Phish fans

Bruce Fessier • The Desert Sun • October 7, 2009

Are you going to Phish Festival 8? We want to hear your stories.

What do you think of having a Phish Festival in SoCal? How are you planning to get here? Have any stories of challenging journeys to get to Festival 8 or any past Phish Festivals – with or without a ticket? How do you think this festival will differ from your favorite Phish Fest? We’re also looking to compile a list of five favorite Phish downloads. Send us your list and we’ll try to do the math to come up with a consensus. Please be sure to include your full name and the city in which you live. Contact us at bruce.fessier@thedesertsun.com

[slurpee]

I really need to buy rental car and hotels....hmm..

At least I have my festival tickets :)

[Casino Logic]

So has anyone looked at the changes to the album covers? Hilarious no?

There are also 8 albums that have videos if you click on them... Ziggy Stardust for one.

I would say the Halloween album is going to be...
1. Ziggy Stardust
2. Moving Pictures
3. The Doors
4. Thriller

,but I also think it's interesting it says "last album left alive". Like Alive... by Kiss.

What say you?

[Casino Logic]

I really need to buy rental car and hotels....hmm..

At least I have my festival tickets :)

Camp!

[PhishCake]

Not sure if they had this up before. Lots of the covers in the gallery (when clicked) a window will open to a youtube video of that band.



No biggie.

[Casino Logic]

There are also 8 albums that have videos if you click on them... Ziggy Stardust for one.

No it's new, but that's NOTHING compared to the changes in the album covers... Beastie Boys anybody? Tom Petty's Shirt? Moving Pictures has changed as well? The Ramones new member? Hello? Anyone? Am I the only person that can see this shit? I shouldn't be tripping 3 weeks before the festival, but I'm telling you there are some Major changes on those album covers.

[PhishCake]

So I was gonna check out the changed album covers Casino talked about, and a diff. vid came up.


Fall tour Announced!!!!!



Great flash animation!!!!!!! 2 Shows in Albany!! YAY!!!

[Casino Logic]

Saw those this morning, thanks for letting everyone know.

Festival 8 had almost made me forget about the typical disapointment that comes to the West Coast when tour dates are announced. Like you can hear the whole West Coast go... tour... sweet... Ohhhhhhhh.... shafted again.

Except for the fact that this time, Cali can still hold it's head high and say you may win a couple of battles (o.k. most battles), but this year(for the first time ever) we win the war!

Your two-night run sucks donkey dick compared to our 8 set halloween festival... sorry. Cali's first Phish win EVER!

P.S. - you guys are really missing out on the 8 changed album covers.

[fikus222]

Here are those Fall Tour dates:

11.18.09 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
11.20.09 U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH
11.21.09 U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH
11.22.09 War Memorial at Oncenter , Syracuse, NY
11.24.09 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
11.25.09 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
11.27.09 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
11.28.09 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
11.29.09 Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME
12.02.09 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
12.03.09 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
12.04.09 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
12.05.09 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA


Looks like I will be waiting until Summer Tour to see the boys again (big surprise).

[slurpee]

Camp!
I am camping, but I need to purchase a swanky hotel for a few nights after the festival to enjoy the weather :0

[Casino Logic]

I am camping, but I need to purchase a swanky hotel for a few nights after the festival to enjoy the weather :0

ahhhhh nice! ...and great call. The weather is amazing out there this time of year.


Looks like I will be waiting until Summer Tour to see the boys again (big surprise).

Typical west coast love...
except for 1 small exception taking place in























































http://www.outvideo.com.au/images/00009/21jumpst.jpg

[PhishCake]

Saw those this morning, thanks for letting everyone know.



Your two-night run sucks donkey dick compared to our 8 set halloween festival... sorry. Cali's first Phish win EVER!

.





You talkin to me???


2 nites is not a "run" I'm thinkin about the 2 in Albany and the 2 in Philly. But we'll see. The boss is getting pissed 'cuz all the time off I'm taking.

You do know I'm going ...right??? I agree.....BIG WIN FOR CALI!!!!!! At first I was pissed I gotta go that far, but with the flight booked, tix in hand and rental car waiting.................I'm so fucking Jazzed about this!!!!!!!

[Casino Logic]

You talkin to me???

lol. No I wasn't talking to you, but rather the whole east coast. It's the first time ever I/we/the west coast doesn't have to feel bad after getting shafted on a tour announcment. ...and yeah, I'm still jealous that the east coast gets all of those shows to choose from, they will be great. ...and fuck your boss he's probably just a jealous wook.

I know your going... in fact I am checking my camping gear this weekend and I will see what extra stuff I have to offer you. I think I have a spare 1-2 person tent, pillows, blankets..., but I'll let you know. Seriously, you are welcome to use the stuff all weekend. I would just try and grab it from you when we leave Monday 9a.m.-12? I'll let you know what I got and if you want anything it's yours from Thursday night to Monday morning.

[PhishCake]

good shit, very original





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmfAP6qypC4

[CalmerThanYou]

I'm just now starting to put my list together for camping. Got a van conversion and am very happy about not having to camp in a tent....

HEY OH!!!!!!!!

[Casino Logic]

good shit, very original

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmfAP6qypC4

So I guess you and Hitler have the same costume dilemma now.


Got a van conversion and am very happy about not having to camp in a tent....

HEY OH!!!!!!!!

WOW! a van conversion? That sounds Pimp. I'm jealous, but I am stoked just because I don't have to haul my tent, easy up, ice chest, luggage, food, drinks, kiddie pool... the 1/4 mile back and forth to the car and thru security... + Propane stoves... awesome! Coachella please take some notes.

[Suffacated]

I'm just now starting to put my list together for camping. Got a van conversion and am very happy about not having to camp in a tent....

HEY OH!!!!!!!!

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff291/BMRazzilla/F250UAV.gif

Close?:rolleyes

[sbessiso]

Here are those Fall Tour dates:

11.18.09 Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI
11.20.09 U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH
11.21.09 U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH
11.22.09 War Memorial at Oncenter , Syracuse, NY
11.24.09 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
11.25.09 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA
11.27.09 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
11.28.09 Times Union Center, Albany, NY
11.29.09 Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME
12.02.09 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
12.03.09 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
12.04.09 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
12.05.09 John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA


Looks like I will be waiting until Summer Tour to see the boys again (big surprise).

damn. New Years in the 305 was too good to be true. Is it odd that theyyre not doing ANY New Years shows?

[gaypalmsprings]

I'm just now starting to put my list together for camping. Got a van conversion and am very happy about not having to camp in a tent....

HEY OH!!!!!!!!

http://hackedgadgets.com/wp-content/_school_bus_van.JPG

[liquidsnake28]

Is it odd that theyyre not doing ANY New Years shows?

Yes, very odd. I bet they add a NYE show since it's a tradition of theirs. Most of their best shows were NYE.

[slurpee]

I thought I heard about Phish NYE in Florida this year...?

[sbessiso]

that WAS the rumor. Very odd

[Casino Logic]

I'm sure the Miami NYE run will go down. It's been the rumor for months, like the fall tour dates, like the festival, like it's location...

While the fall tour is competition against 8, to me a 3 night NYE run is just too similar to a 3 night Halloween festival to announce prior to 8. You would have a lot of people on the fence say "I guess I'll go to the 3 nights at new year's vs. 3 nights on Halloween." The tour doesn't help, but it seems like it is not as direct of competition. The two are not at all the same, sorry again, but the festival will win out overall.

[suprefan]

that WAS the rumor. Very odd

They will wait until 8 ends, and also when the fall tour goes on sale and sells out for them to even announce NYE. Gotta make all your money before you add another event. Thats why they waited barely to announce the post halloween dates, they had to make sure people were pretty set on going to Indio before making sure everyone else would just go to the other shows.

[liquidsnake28]

It'll be interesting see how fast these fall shows sell out now that all the excitement of the reunion has worn off.

[LooseAtTheZoo]

I will try my best to get to all three NYC shows.

[SometimesNJ]

I thought I heard about Phish NYE in Florida this year...?

with phish playing the garden in early december, its looking like nye will be in florida. or maybe vegas

[higgybaby23]

It'll be interesting see how fast these fall shows sell out now that all the excitement of the reunion has worn off.

My guess is they will sell out, quickly. There were a lot of people who didn't get tix for any shows yet this year. Most of those shows sold out instantly.


with phish playing the garden in early december, its looking like nye will be in florida. or maybe vegas

Rumor mill still points to Miami, but we'll see.


Another rumor: Backup horn section at Fest 8, probably for the Halloween album. Just a rumor people.

[CalmerThanYou]

It'll be interesting see how fast these fall shows sell out now that all the excitement of the reunion has worn off.

Phish had the highest rated tour this summer (based off % of seats sold vs. available) over any other tour in the US...i think they'll still go quick.

[higgybaby23]

Best Fest 8 rumors and info I've come across --->

http://jamtopia.com/blog/phish-festival-8-cover-album-teaser/

[fikus222]

Phish had the highest rated tour this summer (based off % of seats sold vs. available) over any other tour in the US...i think they'll still go quick.

I agree that sales will go quickly, but at the Gorge people couldn't even give away their extras. Granted, the venue is in the middle of nowhwere, but it was bittersweet to watch people burn their extras in effigy.

[CalmerThanYou]

Don't hate the player hate the game

[fikus222]

Don't hate the player hate the game

Yup.

With regards to Halloween, I bet it's the Ziggy Stardust album, but the Clash sure would be fun.

[Casino Logic]

Yup.

With regards to Halloween, I bet it's the Ziggy Stardust album, but the Clash sure would be fun.

Yup, me too. Just feels like Ziggy somehow. The album has been growin on me the last couple weeks. Always thought it was pretty good, but now I'm really feelin' the genius of it all.

[Casino Logic]

Not much time left...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V17duGlHEYY

[slurpee]

NYE in Vegas would be so sweet.

[higgybaby23]

October 16th, 2009

MUCH ON THE HORIZON AT 8
Posted by Festival 8

Team Phish has spent much time in the Coachella Valley as of late, so much that folks in Indio have been referring to the Empire Polo Club as “Little Vermont.” They also call raisins “sun grapes,” which is just weird.

Seriously though, within the next week, the planning and mapmaking and drawing of the past several months gives way to building and transforming the site, at last, into Festival 8. Back on the East Coast, the band is deep in rehearsals; working on the Halloween Set, as well as the Acoustic set planned for Sunday morning at the festival.

While there are far too many great elements in the works for the festival to share in this space, we’ll highlight a few of them here:

THE OVERLOOK + THE COIL – Right at the entrance to the concert field is an elevated area partially covered by spectacular Olympic Peak Tents that looks out onto the lush concert field. Here at the Overlook you’ll get the chance to enjoy a particularly bloody mary at the Bloody Mary Bar, a movie area showing vintage Halloween classics, archival Phish video, (not to mention The World Series and NFL games), a massive 100 foot Ferris Wheel and an internet cafe (though wi-fi will be provided throughout the site). The Overlook will be opened from 8 am to 2 am each day of the festival, and will also be open Thursday, October 29, beginning after Soundcheck. Between The Overlook and the stage you’ll find The Coil, a large swirled structure where Festival 8 turns and returns, host to multiple art installations and interactive works galore. When the sun goes down, look on the outskirts of The Coil for an explosive group of fire artists bringing the HEAT (that has TWO meanings!).

THE HOUSE OF LIVE PHISH – It’s back for Festival 8 with a nice twist. Get out of the heat, the House Of Live Phish will be air conditioned! Think you can do a better job mixing Phish? The House will feature mix-your-own-track stations complete with skilled instructors from ProMedia, and you’ll be able to re-mix tracks from this Summer’s Tour while drinking a Shasta (Wait, scratch that last part — Shasta’s just pulled out). Final racks will be uploaded to a blog at livephish.com for everyone’s listening pleasure.

Also, everyone who visits the House of Live Phish will receive a free card redeemable for a Live Phish Summer 09 Sampler. Download and burn your own sampler onto CD using a Mac from our buddies at Small Dog Electronics in Vermont, or just enjoy listening to any of the songs at LivePhish.com on a Sonos listening station.

We’re also making each show from the weekend available on slotMusic micro SD cards, so that you can grab them on your way out of the concert field and listen back right away. Each card comes with a USB sleeve ensuring interoperability with all computers as well a microSD-enabled mobile phones and MP3 players. Listen to the concert on your way back to your campsite (you will never not be listening to Phish. Get used to it). Stop by the Phish Dry Goods tent for more details.

BEER! CERVEZA! BIER! BIERE! PIVO! BIR! – It seems a little silly to tout that there will be beer for sale at Festival 8. Worthy of mention is there will be over 50 different kinds of beer for sale – microbrews, ‘beers of the world’, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and our friends at Sierra Nevada have brewed a special pilsner exclusively available at Festival 8 called FOAM.

KURODA KNOWS HOW TO LIGHT A PALM OR TWO OR THREE – In addition to his usual duties behind the console, lighting designer Chris Kuroda is overseeing lighting throughout the site – at the entrances, in The Overlook, on the field. You’ll never see a more stunning collection of 140 lit palm trees. That’s the Kuroda Promise.

THE RETURN OF THE BUNNY 95.9 FM – Like a zombie in need of nourishing brains, The Bunny is back! Once again, we’ll be hopping around all weekend in a little trailer behind the stage, dishing out large quantities of killer music, up-to-the-minute traffic reports, festival updates, insightful interviews from the field, a dangerous triple session of Phish archivist Kevin Shapiro’s “From the Archives” shows, frightening late-night freak outs, subliminal messages, Dr. Demento outtakes, sound effects of doors closing, classic Jerky Boys tracks, white noise, Civil War dirges, Jewish fight songs, and of course, live broadcasts of all 8 Phish sets! If you get lost in The Coil or tied up at the Overlook Hotel, have no fear: The Bunny will be there for you, airing 24 hours a day beginning Thursday, October 29 at 10 AM right on through until Monday, November 2 at 10 AM. Now, if you happen to tune in before or after these times and hear a rock-block of Billy Joel, don’t be afraid: that’s just JACK-FM, the rock station we’ll be hijacking for the weekend. So be prepared: bring a boombox! Let The Bunny feed (on) your brain.

EIGHTH ANNUAL SCENT OF A MULE HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT – Got your costume picked out, tent packed, sunscreen, candy small beach towel and anti-grizzly spray ready to go? Well, how’s your pitching arm?

We’re tickled to announce the Eighth Annual “Scent Of A Mule Horseshoe Pitching Tournament” at Festival 8. Located in the concert field, the horseshoe pitching courts will be open for practice swings on Friday with the tournament taking place on Saturday and Sunday. East Coast vs. West Coast. It’s an easy sport to pick up so come and try your luck and get pointers from the good folks from the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association of America.

COFFEE & DONUTS ACOUSTIC. I ATE – A team of physicists have been working on fusing two different spheres of doughy goodness into one coherent form that retains its integrity after an aqueuous sugar coating has been applied. That’s right – those Sunday morning donuts will be commemoratively shaped in a figure eight, and glazed. We did it, America!

FESTIVAL CERTIFIED FARMER’S MARKET – On Friday, Saturday and Sunday we’ll dish out a Certified Farmer’s Market (meaning that all the farmers participating have certification that their produce is in fact grown in California) that will feature organic and transitional produce, honey, cheese, eggs, bread, pumpkins, wheatgrass, fresh cut flowers, nuts, and California-grown olive oil. You haven’t lived until you’ve tried certified, California-grown wheatgrass – let me tell you! Organic coffee, breakfast, and lunch will be available at the cafe located adjacent to the Farmer’s Market at the El Dorado Clubhouse.

[fikus222]

Good sh!t is afoot.

[slurpee]

This is going to be so fucking cool.

[bobert]

Man, the farmer's market will be badass. What an amazing idea. It's damn year impossible to keep perishables in edible condition for more than a couple days in that heat, but not really any need if there's fresh fruit and produce in walking distance every morning. More room in cooler for beer!!!

[MarkO]

50 beers on sale.

Wow.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

all this is starting to make me jealous.

[emtgreg]

I am so fucking excited!!

[canexplain]

And some people say the Old School peeps don't know how to do it. Good for Phish. :) cr***

[emtgreg]

Ron, I fully expect to have my mind blown and face melted, and not from the chemicals! The combination of Goldenvoice's amazing production, and Phish's attention to detail, holy monkey...this weekend is going to be amazing...

[emtgreg]

I will be completely honest, I have not been this excited and anxious about a festival, since a certain third weekend in April so many years ago, before coming to Coachella for the first time.

I am really looking forward to discovering again.

[Casino Logic]

WOW!

::Tear drop falls from eye::

[JustSteve]

i think i may try and stop by on sunday to see what all the fuss is about. don't feel like driving out on a friday and saturday is out since i have kids and that is their day. oh well, one day should be fun enough.

[woogie846]

Wow, I need to get a ticket to this already. What am I waiting for...

[PJandBompton]

damn might need to go to this...it really sounds incredible....

[slurpee]

Can I go trick or treating around the neighbourhoods by the polo fields??

[Casino Logic]

I plan on bringing a couple of bags of candy to pass out. Also, plan on burning 20-30 Gamehendege live CD's to hand out.

[PhishCake]

I plan on bringing a couple of bags of candy to pass out. Also, plan on burning 20-30 Gamehendege live CD's to hand out.




Save one for me!!!



!

[Casino Logic]

Lot's of theories lately that there is a 100th album killing off the other albums on the wall or something like that. This one I find the most interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pictures_at_an_Exhibition_(album)

What I could envision going down is them playing one song from each of the 8albums left (kill the pictures on stage) and then play this. It is really amazing and tripped out. Really fits their style too.



Save one for me!!!

No Problem. 1 "Fun Size" Nerds coming your way!

[PhishCake]

NoNONO Nerds....I want the Gamehendge CD!! And your tent, I don't ask for much do I???

[gaypalmsprings]

Can I go trick or treating around the neighbourhoods by the polo fields??

no no no

[bmack86]

Well, I can't afford this now. I'm not too bummed, as I get to see both Dirty Projectors and one of my professors in concert that weekend now.

[PhishCake]

I know I posted this already....but worth another look




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmfAP6qypC4

[slurpee]

Worked on costumes last weekend.

The anticipation is making me enjoy this so much more.

[higgybaby23]

Phish Festivalography Part 1 ripped from the Sirius broadcast, enjoy!

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yln0wcj0hml

[Casino Logic]

Worked on costumes last weekend.

The anticipation is making me enjoy this so much more.

YES!



Phish Festivalography Part 1 ripped from the Sirius broadcast, enjoy!
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yln0wcj0hml

Thanks. I wanted to listen to this last week, but no Sirius. Forgot to look for the rip. So stoked to check this out, Thanks Again!

[JustSteve]

gonna be out that way for a bachelor party this weekend, thinking about stopping by the venue to check out the progress!

[gaypalmsprings]

Worked on costumes last weekend.

The anticipation is making me enjoy this so much more.

Here's my costume.

http://rlv.zcache.com/cooter_tshirt-p235213410412190245qw4x_210.jpg

[Grant]

I wish I could go to this. :(

[Casino Logic]

Phish Festivalography Part 1 ripped from the Sirius broadcast, enjoy!

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yln0wcj0hml

Hate to even ask, but if you see parts 2-4 could you please post the links? I did a pretty brief search last night and didn't see it off hand. Thanks a bunch. Loving this part 1, I may actually make it to next Thursday with your help.

[PhishCake]

WOW!!! Next Thursday................were getting close!!!

Fuck me I'm soooo fuckkin xcited!!!!!!!

[slurpee]

Phishcake, I leave sooner :)

Flight leaves Chicago at 7:30 am Wednesday morning.

[higgybaby23]

Hate to even ask, but if you see parts 2-4 could you please post the links? I did a pretty brief search last night and didn't see it off hand. Thanks a bunch. Loving this part 1, I may actually make it to next Thursday with your help.

Just check the jamtopia site I mentioned earlier in this thread, they will update with more links I'm sure. A link to last night's show is already there. Read through the page and you will find it.

Here's the link to the site again: http://jamtopia.com/blog/phish-festival-8-cover-album-teaser/

Edit: I listened to the first part and enjoyed it. The interviews with the band were the most interesting part.

[slurpee]

Flash @ http://phish.com/festival8/halloween/ is way cooler now.

It is funny...some of the obvious albums they would have never played have a ton of knives in them.

Lots of good albums left :)

[Suffacated]

Looks like the Golden Fish crew has started putting up tents,shitters and fencing. I took these on the way home this evening.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t52/Suffacated/POLO/102009001.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t52/Suffacated/POLO/102009002.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t52/Suffacated/POLO/102009003.jpg

[emtgreg]

Shit, I am going to have to almost start avoiding this thread!

[CalmerThanYou]

::: PLEASE SEE THE HAPPY PLURSDAY THREAD FOR THE AMAZING PACKAGE I RECEIVED TODAY ::::

PS - holy fuck, holy shit. next thursday

planning on going out friday morning (around 6-7am) rather than unload at night on thursday...thoughts anyone?

[emtgreg]

I'm there for the adventure, we are getting there earlyish on thursday

I just hope the security isn't too assholish that early...

[slurpee]

What to do in LA next Wednesday night?

[feather]

Looks like the Golden Fish crew has started putting up tents,shitters and fencing. I took these on the way home this evening.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t52/Suffacated/POLO/102009001.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t52/Suffacated/POLO/102009002.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t52/Suffacated/POLO/102009003.jpg

OH GOODNESS STOP!!!

[TallGuyCM]

What to do in LA next Wednesday night?

Pelican @ The Troubadour. Without second thought. I would go if I wasn't picking up a friend up from the airport.

[TallGuyCM]

Oh yeah I'm going as this on Halloween:

http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/mb/two_lovers_screening_110209/joaquin_phoenix_5246685.jpg

But I was drunk when I ordered the sunglasses the other night, and didn't realize I ordered a dozen of the wrong kind, AND chick glasses. :nono

[PJandBompton]

What to do in LA next Wednesday night?

Or you could do Low End Theory...that's Wednesdays up there right?

[emtgreg]

too bad the girl i'm going with won't like LET...and we won't have shit to do from 2am until we get to phishtival...

[PhishCake]

Phishcake, I leave sooner :)

Flight leaves Chicago at 7:30 am Wednesday morning.





I'll touch down around 9:30 or so west coast time on Wed nite!!! Flying into ONT. From Vermont (well Hartford, Ct) a cross country round tripper only cost me $318.

[unz_unz_unz_MrTranceworth]

Here is a map someone posted on jamtopia. The camping details are definatley fake, but zoom into the concert field portion. It gives detail on beer tents, art installations etc. etc....Its nice to see multiuple exits/entrances!

You will need to download the pdf. Sorry, I'm too much of a n00b...not sure if this will render as a clickable link or not....C u phans in about one week! PHISHCHELLA 2009

http://www.sendspace.com/file/e53x8s

[-Gax-]

at work can someone post the actual .pdf to a direct link somewhere. no file uploading sites there all blocked :(

[slurpee]

Or you could do Low End Theory...that's Wednesdays up there right?

Low End Theory is on Wednesday night...looks pretty cool. Has anyone else ever been?

I am meeting up with friends from Australia for Wednesday night. I wonder if they will enjoy it.....




I'll touch down around 9:30 or so west coast time on Wed nite!!! Flying into ONT. From Vermont (well Hartford, Ct) a cross country round tripper only cost me $318.

According the my United frequent flier email I just received, I land in LA at 9:49 am. Then straight to the dispensary :)

[Casino Logic]

I guess the map mentions Burble on it. Somebody googled what a burble is and well... SPOILER ALERT... we are in for a real Treat! Or is it Trick?

http://www.haque.co.uk/openburble.php

[unz_unz_unz_MrTranceworth]

burlbe will be sweet

Anyone Doing the Shuttle thing from area hotels?

[emtgreg]

Camping!! Its a Phish Festival!! Camp!!

[unz_unz_unz_MrTranceworth]

I would be camping if I could drive this one, with all of my camping gear emtgreg!

[CalmerThanYou]

Here is a map someone posted on jamtopia. The camping details are definatley fake, but zoom into the concert field portion. It gives detail on beer tents, art installations etc. etc....Its nice to see multiuple exits/entrances!

You will need to download the pdf. Sorry, I'm too much of a n00b...not sure if this will render as a clickable link or not....C u phans in about one week! PHISHCHELLA 2009

http://www.sendspace.com/file/e53x8s

Why do you feel the camping details are fake? this looks very, very real.

[unz_unz_unz_MrTranceworth]

Why do you feel the camping details are fake? this looks very, very real.

I guess I should have been more specific about what I thought was fake:The campground locations look legit, maybee not the names? I think i'm looking into this too much becuase of the album eliminations....

This is the third leaked map that a phish message board has found this week. 3 major things stand out to me: 1 no MGMT campground (previous maps had it),2 a spelling error on the stone's camp ground (rocks off street) and 3, the name of the map file, battleplan. I could be wrong obviously, but with less than a week left, this dosen't even matter.

[emtgreg]

"leaked" its phish, they love to fuck with people...

[Boourns]

"leaked" its phish, they love to fuck with people...

Where is your Twix?

[slurpee]

I would be camping if I could drive this one, with all of my camping gear emtgreg!

I have flown into Coachella from Chicago several times....it isn't THAT difficult.

[unz_unz_unz_MrTranceworth]

I have flown into Coachella from Chicago several times....it isn't THAT difficult.

do you want a fucking cookie or something?

[gaypalmsprings]

do you want a fucking cookie or something?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MwSsrF1IULk/R6o9pIa5AbI/AAAAAAAACFg/a-FdYtsV1H4/s400/obama%2Bcookie.JPG

[emtgreg]

that looks like a tasty cookie

[CalmerThanYou]

speaking of treats, i'm picking up my treats tonight

bing bong

[slurpee]

do you want a fucking cookie or something?

Have fun at your hotel while we enjoy the other half of the festival :)

[emtgreg]

I found these flashlights that look like glowsticks, act like glowsticks, hopefully i won't throw them like glowsticks in a moment of being high...on life!

[gaypalmsprings]

I found glowsticks that act like flashlights.

[emtgreg]

Happy ten thousand btw :)

[CalmerThanYou]

I found glowsticks that act like flashlights.

this is a very fair 10,000th post.

ONE WEEK AWAY..HOLY SHIT BALLS!

harry...HOOD! harry...HOOD!
Where do you go when the lights go out?!?!

[psychic friend]

http://palmsprings.craigslist.org/cas/1428333932.html

[emtgreg]

hahahahahhahhhahaha

I love this forum

[fikus222]

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"The Phish farewell tour was an all you can rape buffet."

Hilarious.

[higgybaby23]

http://palmsprings.craigslist.org/cas/1428333932.html

Yikes!

[Casino Logic]

It was late one FALL night at a fairground near town
When Esther first saw the Armenian man

Will someone please go as an Armenian Man with a bucket that hangs by his side, so I can be tripped out, late one fall night at a fairgrounds near town? Thanks!

[unz_unz_unz_MrTranceworth]

http://palmsprings.craigslist.org/cas/1426407529.html

[Casino Logic]

http://palmsprings.craigslist.org/cas/1428333932.html

Why doesn't this dude just pick up one of the 1500 homeless wook chicks that will be spun out in the lot? Duh?

[higgybaby23]

http://palmsprings.craigslist.org/cas/1426407529.html

Double yikes! Wait, better make that a triple.

[slurpee]

Next week is going to be too funny.

A phish festival in itself is crazy.

Plus everyone dressing up for Halloween.....

AWESOME.

[stinkbutt]

So is Phish the only band playing during this entire weekend?

[higgybaby23]

So is Phish the only band playing during this entire weekend?

Yep. They tried having other bands at one of their prior fests(Camp Oswego), but it didn't really work out for those artists. Before and since then, it's been just Phish at their fests.

[Casino Logic]

8 days untill the first set so...

1042



Also, I just picked one of these up. An absolute steal for $55. Check out how much all of the other prints cost. If I were you, I would get on it. Only 87 left...
http://www.davidwelker.com/forsale.htm

[BROKENDOLL]

http://palmsprings.craigslist.org/cas/1428333932.html
So, the PHISH Festival is clothing optional? LOL


http://palmsprings.craigslist.org/cas/1426407529.html
:lool Okay,this shit's funny!
It's like some little demonic voice in my head is saying,:afu "Go ahead, give these Coachella folks a break and go fuck with someone else for awhile on the internet..." LOL And then another little demonic voice whispers, "Hook him up with Mrs. Kravitz from the country club. She has a pool and spa, and she's up at 5am, then goes to bed by 6pm... the timing's perfect." And then the first demonic voice pipes back in with, " Just don't tell him she reeks like PHISH, or that she's 86 years old..."


Next week is going to be too funny.

A phish festival in itself is crazy.

Plus everyone dressing up for Halloween.....

AWESOME.
What a refreshing change...Most of the Coachella residents only dress in gang attire, and Halloween is no exception. Always good to mix shit up once in awhile! LOL( Not sure about our plans, but you can bet I'll be hanging on our wall on Monroe Street watching the parade heading that way.)

[Casino Logic]

Anyone notice what the last song on Exile to Main Street is???

Soul Survivor!!!

[slurpee]

I was taught a month ago

To bide my time and take it slow

But then I learned just yesterday

To rush and never waste the day

Well Im convinced the whole day long

That all I learn is always wrong

And things are true that I forget

But no one taught that to me yet

[Young blood]

So is Phish the only band playing during this entire weekend?

One song played for 72 hours. Nobody knows the difference.

[fikus222]

One song played for 72 hours. Nobody knows the difference.

Just like you.

[LooseAtTheZoo]

Anyone notice what the last song on Exile to Main Street is???

Soul Survivor!!!

It has to be Exile On Main Street.

[Casino Logic]

I'm hearing that Sharon Jones is confirmed, but it's just a rumour. Need her for Exile. Also, the rumor of a horns section has been around for awhile. The Dap Kings could help with that to. I'd prefer Ziggy.

[gaypalmsprings]

I am so ready for a weekend of Phish & camping. I hope they do Donna Summer's On The Radio.

[PhishCake]

I am so ready for a weekend of Phish & camping. I hope they do Donna Summer's On The Radio.





Actually.................that'd be fukkin AWESOME!!!!!!

[gaypalmsprings]

Indio police release traffic information for Phish Festival 8

Brian Indrelunas • The Desert Sun • October 23, 2009

Indio police announced closures, restrictions and alternate routes for roads near the Empire Polo Club, which will host Phish Festival 8 from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1.

Police told drivers to expect delays in the area starting at noon on Thursday, Oct. 29, and continuing until the early morning hours of Monday, Nov. 2.

Indio police spokesman Benjamin Guitron said the traffic plan is similar to those used for other music festivals at the Empire Polo Club, 81-800 Avenue 51.

"It's patterned after previous festivals like Coachella and Stagecoach with slight modifications," Guitron said. "We continue to make adjustments as needed, as concerns arise."

Delays during Phish Festival 8 are expected on:
• Southbound Jefferson Street from Indio Boulevard to Avenue 52
• Southbound Monroe Street from Interstate 10 to Avenue 52
• Highway 111 at Jefferson and Monroe streets
• Eastbound Interstate 10 exits at Jefferson and Monroe streets

Also, the following roads will be closed from Friday morning to early Monday morning:
• Avenue 49 at Monroe Street
• Avenue 50 between Jackson Street and Madison Street
• Hjorth Street between avenues 49 and 50
• Madison Street between avenues 49 and 50

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, police said a number of roads will be converted to one-way streets at 11 p.m. to ease traffic congestion for vehicles leaving the polo grounds as the festival concludes at midnight:

• Monroe Street will carry northbound traffic only from Avenue 52 to Avenue 48
• Avenue 50 will carry westbound traffic only from Madison Street to Jefferson Street
• Avenue 52 will carry eastbound traffic only from Madison Street to Monroe Street

Police told people who live in the area or plan to pick someone up at the conclusion of a festival day to arrive at their destinations by 11 p.m. because it will be difficult to drive in the area after that time.

Also, police suggested that people who want to avoid festival traffic while driving north or south use Madison Street, Jackson Street, Calhoun Street or Golf Center Parkway.

Fred Waring Drive, Miles Avenue and Avenue 48 are preferred routes for eastbound or westbound traffic during the festival, police said.

Officials also encouraged people who live south of Avenue 52 to travel south to Airport Boulevard before traveling east or west.

Indio police also advised residents of areas that are inaccessible because of closures to call (760) 275-0919 if they have trouble getting to their homes during the festival.

[gaypalmsprings]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w302/gaypalmsprings/phishweather.jpg

[TallGuyCM]

The weather sounds PERFECT.

[PhishCake]

It's 31 dgrs outside in Vt right now.

YAY!!!!! VACAY!!!!!! 2 daze away!!

[-Gax-]

see u all on thurs! phish!!!!!!

[gaypalmsprings]

updated weather - couldn't be more perfect for this time of year!

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w302/gaypalmsprings/phishweather2.jpg

[CalmerThanYou]

NOT feeling a high of 90!

:(

[CalmerThanYou]

Also, I'm selling an RV camping pass for $100 (normally $125).

PM me if interested, I'm in orange county.

[faxman75]

Phish phacts
What: Festival 8, featuring the jam quartet, Phish

Where: The Empire Polo Club, 81-800 Avenue 51, Indio

When: Friday-Sunday. Camping open noon Thursday-noon Monday.

Tickets: $199 plus $1 for charity and applicable service fees. Three-day passes only. Vehicles entering the car camping area must also purchase a $15 Vehicle Pass. Limited car camping available for $15 per car. RV camping pass $125. Day parking free and children 5 and under are free.

Information: http://www.phish.com/festival8/qa.html



Set schedule

Friday, Oct. 30
4 p.m.: Concert field opens
7:30 p.m.: Set 1
10 p.m.: Set 2

Saturday, Oct. 31
Noon: Concert field opens
3 p.m.: Set 1
7:30 p.m.: The Halloween set (in which Phish will cover an album by another artist to be announced at phish.com/festival8/halloween/)
10 p.m.: Set 3

Sunday, Nov. 1
10 a.m.: Concert field opens
Noon: Acoustic set
5:30 p.m.: Set 2
8:30 p.m.: Set 3

http://www.mydesert.com/article/20091026/LIFESTYLES01/910240346/-1/rss

[Casino Logic]

NOT feeling a high of 90!

:(

High of 90??? Still the coolest Coachella ever!

I definitely prefer the forecast from the day before (78-81), but I remember thinking in April when it was 95-100(?) that it really wasn't too bad.
...with an Easy Up, Kiddie Pool of Ice, Slip and Slide...

When it's 100-105, well I can start to feel my brain melt and not in the good "face melting" sort of way.

[JustSteve]

was out in coachella land last weekend and it was 95 degrees both days, but it honestly wasn't too bad...of course that was looking out from my nice air conditioned room at the marriott resort.

i think mid 80's are on call for next weekend, but it's supposed to be really, really windy starting wednesday...

i just found out that i will be cruising out for the show sunday, at least the early part...i want to see all the people walking around looking for their missing brain cells after 3 days of consumption.

[gaypalmsprings]

Fresh fruit on tap for Phish festival

Xochitl Pena • The Desert Sun • October 26, 2009

Phish fans in the mood for fresh fruit and veggies won’t have to travel far during the three day festival starting Friday at Empire Polo Club in Indio

The Palm Springs Cultural Center’s Certified Farmers’ Market will provide locally-grown produce all three days on the festival grounds.

Paul Palodichuk, market manager said Phish invited the business to bring their produce to the festival and saw it as a “win-win opportunity for our farmers and for attendees.”

He said the farmers will be providing “additional produce” to make Phish’s Festival 8 a special venue.

The certified farmers market currently provides fresh-produce three days a week in three different locations across the valley in La Quinta, Palm Desert and Palm Springs.

[TallGuyCM]

FOUR DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PhishCake]

Wait a minute..............isn't weed sorta legal in CA???

Could that be the "additional produce" available that will make fest8 a special experience??

[CalmerThanYou]

No, that will not be the case, i can assure you.

[CalmerThanYou]

I guess the map mentions Burble on it. Somebody googled what a burble is and well... SPOILER ALERT... we are in for a real Treat! Or is it Trick?

http://www.haque.co.uk/openburble.php

a vid of the burble...CANT WAIT

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2195684/burble_like_art_designer/

[Grant]

Ughhh I wish I was going.

[slurpee]

Packing up for Coachella is normally not too hard.


Trying to pack and remember everything for Halloween. This makes it a bit trickier :)

[faxman75]

Wait a minute..............isn't weed sorta legal in CA???


No, it's actually not even close to "legal".

[TallGuyCM]

No, it's actually not even close to "legal".

Have you been to the bay area? You can literally smoke a joint in the back outside area of bars and no one gives a fuck. And I would definitely say it's close to "legal" when all you get is a slap-on-the-wrist ticket if you're caught with less than an ounce on you in the state of CA.

[bobert]

No, it's actually not even close to "legal".

On several occasions, I've purchased medical marijuana from dispensaries with my credit card and was charged CA sales tax. If that's not close to legal, I don't know what is.

[PJandBompton]

Have you been to the bay area? You can literally smoke a joint in the back outside area of bars and no one gives a fuck. And I would definitely say it's close to "legal" when all you get is a slap-on-the-wrist ticket if you're caught with less than an ounce on you in the state of CA.

fucking hilarious. i'm talking on the phone to my friend and he literally JUST WAS talking about how he was smoking a J walking down the street and noone said anything...

[gaypalmsprings]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w302/gaypalmsprings/indioweather.jpg

[slurpee]

fallchella.

[PhishCake]

This could be my last post for a while. Packing tonight cuz I'm leavin tomorrow for the best coast!!

Gonna be EPIC people!!! I've been practicing for this for 20 years!! A multi-day Halloween festival!!! I still can't believe it.


You guys have been great with all the info for an east coast 'chella virgin!!!

CasinoLogic even agreed to hook me up w/a tent and some camping/cooking supplies!! Thaks again bro!!!

I know this had been discussed....but are any of us meeting up anywhere??

I'm the guy with a green hat and an orange towel.


"Like a bull in a vagina shop!"

[suprefan]

so whats left for the last album alive?

[gaypalmsprings]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w302/gaypalmsprings/albums.jpg

[emtgreg]

if it is purple rain, miranda will die. (of jealousy)

If it is mgmt, kitt kat will die. (of being wierded out)

if it is kid a, i will have the most confused orgasm i have ever had.

if it is bowie, well...that is probably the only way bowie's music will ever be played on the polo fields...(god i hope i eat those words)

[gaypalmsprings]

I'm hoping for Bowie, Led Zep, or MJ.

[LooseAtTheZoo]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w302/gaypalmsprings/albums.jpg

No member of the band has the vocal range for Prince, Radiohead, or Michael Jackson. I don't understand why those are even seen as possibilities.

It won't be Zappa, Genesis, King Crimson or Yes. Neither is a well-known enough album, and last time they played a "lesser-known" album like Loaded they got shit from their fans and ended up doing DSOTM to quell the controversy.

[canexplain]

Fuck I am going to miss this ... hummmm ..... cr****

[fikus222]

...and last time they played a "lesser-known" album like Loaded they got shit from their fans and ended up doing DSOTM to quell the controversy.

Um, I was at the Loaded show (Halloween '98) and it was awesome. Not one single person within my 13 person group nor those who we spoke to there was upset by the show in the least. Phish still regularly plays songs from the album too.

Plus, they played DSOTM to like 13k people in UTAH of all places. I'm pretty sure it was for sh!ts and giggles too.

[TallGuyCM]

I would be perfectly content with any of those remaining albums.

[menikmati]

Why is MGMT on that list?

[Casino Logic]

This could be my last post for a while. Packing tonight cuz I'm leavin tomorrow for the best coast!!

Gonna be EPIC people!!! I've been practicing for this for 20 years!! A multi-day Halloween festival!!! I still can't believe it.


You guys have been great with all the info for an east coast 'chella virgin!!!

CasinoLogic even agreed to hook me up w/a tent and some camping/cooking supplies!! Thaks again bro!!!

I know this had been discussed....but are any of us meeting up anywhere??

I'm the guy with a green hat and an orange towel.

"Like a bull in a vagina shop!"

So Jealous of you right now. I don't know how the fuk I am supposed to go to work the next two days. I don't feel so good...

As for the meet up, I'll see ya Thursday night at some point to drop off your shit... and again when you are firing up the Tuna. Let me know how the "check in" process goes, traffic, what lot they put you in...

Anyone else want to meet up at some point?

[PJandBompton]

Did not expect MGMT to be on the short list...if it's MGMT or Kid A i will be kinda pissed i didn't go....

[PhishCake]

Flight/car rental info............check

id/tickets/ driving directions.........check

green hat/orange towel...............check


cash/creditcards/camera/cell..........check


the time is near and my mission is clear...............

[Jagh20]

On several occasions, I've purchased medical marijuana from dispensaries with my credit card and was charged CA sales tax. If that's not close to legal, I don't know what is.


Its illegal for a dispensary to have an ATM or take credit card purchases...

:(

[BlackSwan]

Rolling Stones.

[Young blood]

The crowd will go crazy when Bowie comes out to do a duet with Phish.

[CalmerThanYou]

^ THIS.

They will definitely have some special guests. Definitely.

[BlackSwan]

Sharon Jones.

[BlackSwan]

Dap-Kings Horns.

[M Sparks]

Why is MGMT on that list?

CmfAP6qypC4

[TallGuyCM]

I know it's overdone, but that shit always cracks me up.

[Casino Logic]

Sharon Jones.
Yes!


Dap-Kings Horns.
and Yes!

This is 100%... just not sure what album or song... Could be Exile(meh), but we will know soon enough!

[Casino Logic]

If you look closely you can barely make out the "Oil Rig" light towers = Battle Plan map may be truth.

http://twitpic.com/narqo

[bobert]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w302/gaypalmsprings/albums.jpg

You can scratch Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, and Yes off the list. So there's a dozen albums left, two of them are David Bowie records. Anyone else think that's a clear sign we should prepare for Bowie?

[BlackSwan]

Anyone else think that's a clear sign we should prepare for Bowie?

Prepare for the Rolling Stones.

[Young blood]

Prepare for the Rolling Stones.

Bowie.

[BlackSwan]

I hope for your guys sake it's Bowie, but that's not what I heard.

[Casino Logic]

You can scratch Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, and Yes off the list. So there's a dozen albums left, two of them are David Bowie records. Anyone else think that's a clear sign we should prepare for Bowie?

Yeah, I've been thinking Ziggy from day one, but for Phish it kind of seems a little obvious. Anyways, I'm deffinitely feeling the Bowie thing.

I tell ya, I threw on Thriller today and man it's awesome. I could totally see that going down and almost hope for that more than any other album. Can you say Halloween 80's DANCE PARTY! Let's fucking groove out people. We can have the other seven sets + secret sets for more traditional rock covers.

Thriller = You have to dance. What else do you want for an hour and half on Halloween?

[gaypalmsprings]

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w302/gaypalmsprings/phish12.jpg

[Young blood]

Yeah, I've been thinking Ziggy from day one, but for Phish it kind of seems a little obvious. Anyways, I'm deffinitely feeling the Bowie thing.

I tell ya, I threw on Thriller today and man it's awesome. I could totally see that going down and almost hope for that more than any other album. Can you say Halloween 80's DANCE PARTY! Let's fucking groove out people. We can have the other seven sets + secret sets for more traditional rock covers.

Thriller = You have to dance. What else do you want for an hour and half on Halloween?

Thriller would be awesome. Especially since most phish heads look like zombies when they dance.

[gaypalmsprings]

Yeah, I've been thinking Ziggy from day one, but for Phish it kind of seems a little obvious. Anyways, I'm deffinitely feeling the Bowie thing.

I tell ya, I threw on Thriller today and man it's awesome. I could totally see that going down and almost hope for that more than any other album. Can you say Halloween 80's DANCE PARTY! Let's fucking groove out people. We can have the other seven sets + secret sets for more traditional rock covers.

Thriller = You have to dance. What else do you want for an hour and half on Halloween?

Ziggy is dead.

[bobert]

I hope for your guys sake it's Bowie, but that's not what I heard.

Really hope it's not the Stones. Care to divulge your sources?


I tell ya, I threw on Thriller today and man it's awesome. I could totally see that going down and almost hope for that more than any other album. Can you say Halloween 80's DANCE PARTY! Let's fucking groove out people. We can have the other seven sets + secret sets for more traditional rock covers.

Thriller = You have to dance. What else do you want for an hour and half on Halloween?

All excellent points.


Ziggy is dead.

Well, there goes my speculations. Think we can probably rule out Hunky Dory as well.

Bring on the MJ tribute.

[LooseAtTheZoo]

It is going to fucking be Exile On Main Street, which I have been stating ever since this shit began.

[fikus222]

"Just one drink..."

Good song, but I don't think I would care to hear the whole album.

[TallGuyCM]

I really am gonna be pissed if it's Astral Weeks. That album is one of the best ever and Van plays it beautifully, but I really can't picture Trey singing Sweet Thing to any effect at all.

[LooseAtTheZoo]

"Just one drink..."

Good song, but I don't think I would care to hear the whole album.

Listen to Exile On Main Street again.

[TallGuyCM]

Listen to Exile On Main Street again.

I would LOVE Exile on Main Street. I'm in the minority who prefers Sticky Fingers to Exile overall, but damn Exile is full of gems and would be a really good time.

The irony of this whole eliminate an album one-by-one thing is that no one is gonna be around a computer when the final one is revealed, so the word will spread either via iPhone or people at home texting those of us at the festival.

[Casino Logic]

Ziggy is dead.


::Cries a tear::

It wasn't on "The Map" so that doesn't surprise me too much. The thing with the map is there are only 7 camp grounds. If we go into this thing with 8 albums and only 7 campgrounds it would be kind of obvious I think. So, to me, we have to go into this thing with 7 albums(the campgrounds) and the album played has to be resurrected or it's not on the list.

I also think it interesting that David Bowie killed off Ziggy 30 years ago and that this board always cries to have him resurrected at Coachella.

I have no idea, but I can almost guarantee Phish will surprise us.

Bowie 2010!

[LooseAtTheZoo]

I would LOVE Exile on Main Street. I'm in the minority who prefers Sticky Fingers to Exile overall, but damn Exile is full of gems and would be a really good time.

The irony of this whole eliminate an album one-by-one thing is that no one is gonna be around a computer when the final one is revealed, so the word will spread either via iPhone or people at home texting those of us at the festival.

I wish I could go.

I'm actually in the same boat as you. About four months ago I went on a huge Stones kick and basically listened nonstop for a month. I prefer Sticky Fingers to Exile.

[LooseAtTheZoo]

Also, if anyone who's going won't mind me pming them my cell number so when it is revealed they can text me... it would be greatly appreciated.

[gaypalmsprings]

Entire Phish festival to be broadcast on Sirius/XM radio

October 27, 8:56 AMPhish ExaminerKevin Raos

Phish to broadcast on Sirius/XM

Don't worry if you can't make the Halloween extravaganza this weekend, Phish is going to be broadcasting all 8 sets on Sirius/XM radio live for your listening pleasure.

Don't have Sirius/XM? Never fear, you can sign up for a free 7 day trial by following this link:

http://www.sirius.com/sirius/servlet/MediaPlayerRegistration

Confirmed via Twitter, Phish's own temporary radio station The Bunny(95.9FM) returns for Festival 8, but this time will be available for the entire planet rather than an area within a 20-mile radius of the concert grounds.

In addition to broadcasting the entire weekends music live, The Bunny will feature other programs to wet your appetite on the drive in and between sets. Live Phish archivist Kevin Shapiro will host Live from the Archives, a show in which he hand selects past performances from the bands massive music collection. Shapiro's show is an absolute can't miss.

Sign up and tune in! It's going to be a wild weekend.

[gaypalmsprings]

HeadCount to stage "Reality Check" Game Show at Phish's Festival 8
Fans Compete for Grand Prize of One-of-a-Kind Jim Pollock Artwork in Trivia Contest

Rock The Earth To Recycle Cell Phones at Festival


If you fancy yourself an "a-Phish-ionado," or an expert on current events, you'll have a chance to prove it at Festival 8. HeadCount, fresh off announcing superb statistical results from last year's voter registration campaign, will host the "Reality Check" music and political trivia game show at this weekend's Phish festival. The Grand Prize winner will walk away with a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork by Phish poster artist Jim Pollock.

Be prepared to answer questions like this:

What part of Floyd's body got "sliced"?

What town does Trey Anastasio, John Popper of Blues Traveler and Chris Barron of the Spin Doctors all hale from?

What Who album did Phish cover on Halloween 1995?

All you have to do is stop by the HeadCount booth and be ready to play "Reality Check." You'll also get a coupon for a free scoop of Ben & Jerry's Phish Food Ice Cream just for playing or for filling out HeadCount's "What's Your Issue?" survey.

"Reality Check" will pit you head-to-head with another competitor as a host quizzes you on Phish history, classic albums, the news and government. Plus, there will also be a Family Feud-style "Survey Says!" question. Win three straight times and you can advance to the Tournament of Champions, held before Phish's final set of the weekend on Sunday, November 1.

The Grand Prize winner will receive an uncut sheet of four Pollock Halloween masks. These masks will be available at the WaterWheel table throughout Festival 8, which will house a Pollock gallery. To make the "Reality Check" prize one-of-a-kind, Jim is doing a special illustration on one uncut sheet – meaning the winner goes home with a true Pollock original. Other prizes include a Festival 8 merchandise pack and an autographed copy of the PhanArt book.

So stop by the HeadCount booth and play "Reality Check," complete the survey and learn more about how HeadCount works with musicians to encourage participation in democracy.

Mobile Phone Recycling Drive

Rock the Earth and Phish are asking all fans planning to attend Phish Festival 8 to bring their old, unwanted mobile phones to the Rock the Earth booth for recycling.

All festival attendees who bring a phone to the Rock the Earth booth for recycling will receive a coupon for 20% off Musictoday purchase, PLUS get a free scoop of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. In addition, each phone is worth one entry into the daily drawing for Phish CDs, Green-themed DVDs, digital download cards, and one lucky Phish Festival 8 mobile phone recycler will win a Gibson Les Paul Studio guitar!

Did you know that there are more than 1 Billion mobile phones waiting to be recycled in the U.S.? Or, that one mobile phone contains enough toxic substances (lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, etc) to contaminate 40,000 gallons of drinking water? Or, that an estimated 175 million new mobile phones will be issued this year in the U.S., yet less than 1% ever get recycled?

In partnership with Musictoday, Gibson, Rhino Records, and Nugs.Net, Rock the Earth's mobile phone recycling program aims to inspire fans to embrace recycling while increasing public awareness of the environmental consequences of discarded mobile phones. The more phones you bring to Phish Festival 8 for recycling the less toxic chemicals end up in landfills and the bigger your positive impact on the environment, while also increasing your chances of winning one of these fantastic prizes. What are you waiting for? Spread the word!

[Published on: 10/28/09]

[suprefan]

Also, if anyone who's going won't mind me pming them my cell number so when it is revealed they can text me... it would be greatly appreciated.

Just check twitter, youll figure it out.

[liquidsnake28]

Haha, there was a guy promoting this festival on Conan tonight. Funny stuff.

[gaypalmsprings]

School of Phish: What you need to know about this weekend's festival

Bruce Fessier • The Desert Sun • October 29, 2009

Fans of Phish, the nation's premier rock jam band, are expecting nothing less than a historic event this weekend at Indio's Empire Polo Club.
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But even the landlord isn't sure what to expect from the band's eighth solo festival, its first featuring eight sets over three days that includes a highly anticipated Halloween show Saturday night.

“They keep some things a secret for me, too,” said Alex Haagen III. “We worked with them and I think it's going to turn out very interesting. Very different, but exciting.”

Upwards of 40,000 people are expected for the concert, which is scheduled to begin at 7:30p.m. Friday. Gates open at 4 p.m. The city of Indio issued a permit for up to 60,000 people, but Phish management and festival promoter Paul Tollett of the Los Angeles-based Goldenvoice declined to offer attendance projections.

Haagen said Goldenvoice helped the Empire Polo Club win a nationwide competition to host Phish's first festival since 2004. The band has never put on a festival west of the Mississippi River and Haagen said, “I think it took them quite a while to get them to come out and even look at the property.

“They finally got them to physically see the property and that sold it,” he said. “They saw how beautiful it was.”

About 70 percent to 80 percent of the crowd is expected to camp on site. They can check in today and leave Monday morning. Some will park on 70 acres above Avenue 50 that Goldenvoice secured in a deal with the Desert Sands Unified School District, Haagen said, because some Eldorado Polo Club acreage used for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival wasn't available.

Haagen's crew graded and sodded that land and planted 750 Tipuana trees around the polo field for additional shade. Many of the trees and structures on the property will be incorporated into Phish's unique lighting design.

“One of the things they like is art and part of their art is lighting,” said Haagen. “With both the palm trees and the white tents, it gives great uplighting opportunities. We're excited to see it.”

Past Phish festival sites have been called a cross between a movie set and a carnival. Haagen said that's consistent with what he's heard the Phish crew is creating to keep fans engaged between sets.
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A 100-foot Ferris wheel will serve as a sort of beacon at the festival entrance.

The campgrounds are named after albums Phish has indicated on its Web site it might cover for its Halloween set, including Jimi Hendrix' “Electric Ladyland,” Prince's “Purple Rain” and David Bowie's “Hunky Dory.”
From far and wide

Phish fans are traveling from all over the continent to be a part of Festival 8.

“I must say I think this will be the most amazing weekend of my life,” said Charlotte Green of San Diego. “I have 10 of my dearest and closest friends flying here from New Hampshire, Washington state, New Jersey and other states in New England. People will be going to great lengths to make it out here because Phish is putting their heart and soul into making this a memorable and magical weekend.”

“I think it is a great idea to have a Phish festival in SoCal,” added Michael Block of Atlanta. “I hear the weather and venue will be fantastic. I think this festival will be different (from past festivals) because the band is older and (presumably) sober.”

Haagen is convinced from the experience his son had watching Phish perform at The Gorge in Washington state this summer that the fans will be “mellow” and respectful of his property.

He's hoping it will lead to more fall festivals on his land.

“Obviously, Phish doesn't go back to the same place; you won't see a Phish Festival 9 here,” he said, “but there's no reason why we couldn't do a blues and jazz festival — something a little smaller and a little exciting. This opens the window to more economic impact events in the future. We think that's positive.”

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Not a Phish fan? Become one

Maggie Downs • Desert Post Weekly • October 30, 2009

So you want to go to Festival 8 but don't know your “Hoist” from your “Farmhouse”? Never fear.

Here's an easy guide to becoming a Phish fan in just phive easy steps:

1. The look. Don't try to dress the part because you're just going to look fake and dumb. Trust me — everyone is gonna pick on the dude in the brand new 420 shirt and Rastafarian hat.

Besides, the idea that all Phish fans are pot-smoking, hacky sack-playing, dreadlocked hippies is an ugly rumor. They don't all have dreadlocks.

2. Phish is entirely separate from The Grateful Dead. While the two bands have some things in common, they are different entities. Do not confuse them.

3. The music. Of course listen to some Phish tunes. But don't drive yourself crazy with total immersion. That's way too daunting. With a band that's been playing together for more than 25 years, it would be downright impossible to listen to every song, download, bootleg and video out there.

Instead select your ideal level of Phish knowledge:

Guppy — Listen to Phish's most popular tunes, like “Heavy Things,” “Sample in a Jar,” “Bouncing Around the Room” and “Down With Disease.”

Trout — Take a listen to these tunes that are loved by diehards but also enjoyed by casual fans: “Farmhouse,” “Stash,” “Free” and “David Bowie.”

Marlin — You want to get down to business, which means it's time to download some live shows.

4. Want to start a conversation with the cute fan next to you? Just say, “Man, Trey sure can shred ...” Then sit back and let the magic happen.

5. Have phun. One of the best things about Phish is the band's ability to let loose and have a good time. They never take themselves too seriously, so why should you?

Shrug off your suit and leave the briefcase at home. Don't sweat it. Just soak up the music, enjoy the sunshine and have an excellent festival.

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Talk the talk

Before heading out to Phish Festival 8, be sure to learn the following phrases:

Aisle monkeys: Fans who leave their seats to dance in the aisles.

Bathroom song: A song during which fans can run to the bathroom without missing anything. Bathroom songs differ from fan to fan.

Crispy: A really stoned fan or an excellent recording.

Custies: Customers, generally young fans who arrive with a fistful of money, ready to buy food, alcohol or souvenirs.

Dank: An adjective to describe something of high quality, particularly a potent herb.

Fatty: A nice joint.

Heady: Awesome.

Kick down: To give away to the less fortunate.

Meatstick Dance: A series of movements to accompany the song “Meatstick.” Not as popular as the “Macarana,” but decidedly more fun.

Shakedown Street: A centralized area, typically in a parking lot, where most vendors sell their wares. This is where you’ll find everything from T-shirts to burritos.

Wookie: (aka Wook) Fans who smell strongly of sweat and patchouli and constantly search for free drugs. They tend to travel in packs. A defining characteristic is their excessive unkempt hair, typically in the form of dreadlocks.

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[bmack86]

Well I'll be. No Thriller.

[stinkbutt]

King Crimson would be fuckin awesome too bad it probably won't happen

[HandBanana]

This whole thing is makin me wish I enjoyed their music.

[yeahfontaine]

About 70 percent to 80 percent of the crowd is expected to camp on site. They can check in today and leave Monday morning. Some will park on 70 acres above Avenue 50 that Goldenvoice secured in a deal with the Desert Sands Unified School District, Haagen said, because some Eldorado Polo Club acreage used for the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival wasn't available.

hahahaha Access Denied

[Boourns]

No Thriller? Well that's a shame. But there's still Kid A and Purple Rain!

[TickleMeElmo]

I'm starting to worry it's actually gonna be MGMT.

[LooseAtTheZoo]

I'm starting to worry it's actually gonna be MGMT.

It won't

[liquidsnake28]

MGMT, hahaha. You gotta be kidding. That would piss off so many Phish fans.

[dorkfish]

It'll be Purple Rain

[vinylmartyr]

I heard it is going to be radiohead from a source

[LooseAtTheZoo]

It's

Going

To

Fucking

Be

Exile On Main Street


Accept it people

[woogie846]

God I really wish I was there right now. I hope everyone has a great time.

[Sushov23]

this festival undersold is what people around here are saying. Can someone confirm?

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[Blinken]

Wow that is empty.