NewsWRAPPING IT UP8.3.03We're still recovering up here at Phish HQ from last weekend's festival up in Northern Maine. Many many thanks from all of us to those of you who made the unforgettable journey to Limestone. We're in the process of gathering photos from our festival photographers and hope to launch some galleries within the next week or so on Phish.com. Also, our friends at Phisharchive.net have created a special IT Archive section with dozens of links to articles and photos that have been published. Check out the archive at: http://phisharchive.com/articles/it.html A couple other items of note: LIVEPHISH.COM 'IT' PACKAGE INCLUDES TOWER SET + SOUNDCHECKIn response to overwhelming demand, we are pleased to announce the release of the Sound Check and Tower Jam from this past weekend at It. You may purchase the entire weekend of music (that's 10 CD's worth!) as one package for $23.90 MP3 or $29.90 FLAC at http://www.livephish.com/packages/phish_it.asp Phish played an extended soundcheck late Friday night as thousands were stuck in traffic waiting to get into the festival grounds. Also, at 2 AM late Saturday night, Phish magically appeared atop the control tower of the former Air Force Base and played an improvisational set while the tower was bathed in lights and dancers on rappel lines swirled in sync with the music and lights. These two bonus discs worth of music are now available free to all Live Phish users who have already purchased the entire summer tour or purchased both days of It individually. Special thanks to Chris McGregor, of Stage II Design and Production in San Francisco, who designed and lit the special Tower Set, and our good friends at Project Bandaloop (http://www.projectbandaloop.org/), who rappelled from the top of the tower.
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WINNERS: KEEP THE SCENE CLEAN: CLEAN VIBES RAFFLE WINNERS Thanks to everyone that participated in our Clean Vibes Raffle. Our CV team is still up in Maine restoring the site to pre-IT quality, but we've posted a list of the winners on the IT web site at http://www.phish.com/it/clean. All prizes will be mailed to the winners over the next two months. Much Afoot in Limestone7.21.03As Phish's summer tour departs glorious Wisconsin, preparations are well underway for IT up in Limestone, Maine. With the festival so close, we're excited to announce just a few of the key elements and events that are shaping up: * THE BUNNY 96.1 FM Get your ears on. High up on the list of essentials to bring to IT would be a boombox. Why? Out of a little trailer behind the stage, we'll be pumping out 100,000 watts of killer music, traffic reports and event updates, roving interviews with those of you with a penchant for the microphone, a double session of Phish archivist Kevin Shapiro's "From the Archives" shows, late night audio buggery and have we mentioned the live broadcasts of all six Phish sets? Look for The Bunny out in Sunk City (more on that later) where you can speak your peace. The Bunny airs 24 hours a day beginning Friday, August 1 at 6 AM through Monday, August 4 at 2 PM. If you tune in before or after these times and you hear Jewel, don't freak out, you're hearing WQHR, a lovely adult contemporary radio station that we're hijacking for the weekend. Bring the boombox! * THE RUNAWAY JIM MEMORIAL 5K ROAD RACE Nothing like a crisp morning run to get the blood flowing. The 100th Running of the First Annual Runaway Jim Memorial 5K Road Race winds through the campground Sunday morning at 11 am. The race will showcase some of the best and brightest in Tent City as they compete for the prestigious Limestone Cup (there will be a separate Cup for men and women). The band will preside over a moving Winners' Ceremony onstage during their set Sunday afternoon. All official runners will need to be registered. We'll make an announcement next week offering preregistration on the IT website, and we'll also offer limited registration up in Maine. Registration will be limited to 1,500 official runners due to the logistics involved -- PLEASE only sign up if you're serious. Serious enough to show up, not serious enough to win. If you're not registered, have no fear -- you can still run at the end of the pack. SNEAKERS REQUIRED. Drug testing will not take place before or after the race. * SUNK CITY + OUTFIELD 13 As we've noted in other updates, the concert field has been moved from past Maine festivals. The new location features a number of wooded areas, which the Visual Design team has used to their full advantage. Nestled amongst the pines is SUNK CITY, an excavated skyline with art installations and interactive works in progress galore (10,000 rolls of masking tape, anyone?). We've opened the venue up early -- noon each day -- to accommodate for extended browsing, so be sure to check it out. Centered between the Campgrounds and the Concert Field is OUTFIELD 13, a bustling hub of tasty cuisine, unique craft vendors, the House of Live Phish (see below), WaterWheel HQ, the good ol' United States Post Office, amusement rides, and the General Store (with ice and beer aplenty). * HOUSE OF LIVE PHISH Amidst the commotion will be a tranquil, well-lit, air-conditioned tent to create your own custom FREE Live Phish CD. Create a playlist from hundreds of Live Phish tracks preloaded onto a couple dozen iMacs, burn a CD on iTunes, and walk out with a great mix for the ride home. Or if you've had your fill of Phish, come on in, check your email, check the scores -- whatever your pleasure. Special thanks to Apple Computer for providing the iMacs and Verbatim for providing the top quality blank media. Tickets for IT are still available via the Phish Tickets web site, http://phishtickets.rlc.net, and via Ticketmaster Online at http://www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets may also be charged by phone at the following Northeast Ticketmaster numbers: 207.775.3331, 617.931.2000, 413.733.2500, 212.307.7171, 802.862.5300, 518.476.1000, 401.331.2211, and 757.671.8100. We recommend that tickets be purchased well in advance. PLEASE NOTE: As of July 21, tickets ordered through Ticketmaster MUST be picked up at the venue box office at IT. Tickets ordered from PHISH TICKETS after July 21 can be shipped OR picked up at the venue box office. Tickets ordered after July 25 from PHISH TICKETS will only be available at the venue box office. The venue box office opens at 8 AM On Friday, August 1. It's Alive6.10.03It was 74 degrees today on the runway up in Limestone, and our team is in full swing preparing the site for It, Phish's tour-ending festival up in Maine on August 2 and 3. Lars Fisk and Russ Bennett (the designers behind such Phish festivals as all of them) are heading up our creative team again and are cooking up a feast of visual delights. As we've announced in previous updates, the concert area is in a new location, centrally located and with knolls and clusters of evergreens throughout. We'll be opening up the venue earlier on Saturday and Sunday than in years past to give fans plenty of time to explore. Tickets for It are still available via the Phish Tickets web site, http://phishtickets.rlc.net, and via Ticketmaster Online at http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/8418. Tickets may also be charged by phone at the following Northeast Ticketmaster numbers: 207.775.3331, 617.931.2000, 413.733.2500, 212.307.7171, 802.862.5300, 518.476.1000, 401.331.2211, and 757.671.8100. We recommend that tickets be purchased well in advance. Phish T-Shirt Design Contest6.4.03Dust off your craypas and put on your smocks. Announcing the first-ever Phish T-Shirt Design contest. Take your best stab at designing a T-shirt for "It," Phish's tour-ending two-day festival in northern Maine and you could win two tickets and hospitality passes to It. In addition, you'll have five of the winning shirts and the pleasure of seeing your art worn by hundreds of models on the runway, so to speak. Submissions must be sent digitally (EPS or JPEG preferred, under 5 megabytes please, but the art can be compressed for submission purposes) to itcontest@phish.com. All submissions must be sent in by Wednesday, June 25 at NOON EST. Be sure to include your full name and a way to reach you by phone day and evening. While it's not necessary, we suggest that you put the words "Phish" and IT somewhere on your design. However, you may not use any Phish or IT logos in your design. Both front and back designs are welcome, but not necessary -- just a front will suffice as an entry. By entering the contest, you acknowledge full and unconditional acceptance and agreement of the Contest Rules: Click here for Contest Rules. It's Happening3.24.03Phish will end their summer tour with IT, a 2-day festival held at the former Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, Maine on August 2 + 3, 2003. IT will be Phish's first time back to the legendary site which brought you "The Great Went" in 1997 and "Lemonwheel" in 1998. We've spent a great deal of energy on looking at how we can improve the site. Initial plans involve us placing the stage in a central location, allowing fans much closer proximity to the performance area. In addition, we hope to be able to have everyone be able to park and camp on grass. As with all Phish festivals, It will feature three sets of Phish each day, as well as numerous attractions and art installations created by talented teams of artists and performers. Tickets for It go on sale this Thursday, March 27 at 12 NOON via Phish Tickets-by-Mail, located at http://phishtickets.rlc.net, and via Ticketmaster Online at http://ticketmaster.com. Tickets may also be charged by phone at the following Northeast Ticketmaster numbers: 207.775.3331, 617.931.2000, 413.733.2500, 212.307.7171, 802.862.5300, 518.476.1000, 401.331.2211, and 757.671.8100. There is a limit of 6 tickets per person. As we said above, we're making a considerable effort on creating a more comfortable experience, and as a result, the capacity for this year's event has been reduced from years past. We strongly recommend that tickets be purchased well in advance. |