Phish Dry Goods is cleaning up the warehouse with an End of the Year Blowout Sale. Prices have been slashed on numerous products, including left over Summer Tour shirts, Coventry merchandise, and an array of hard goods.

Along with our clean up sale we have found a cache of old posters from yesteryear that will also be available. These posters have not been available for many years, dating back to the Prague 1997 admat, the infamous Assface Poster (who ARE those guys?), and even a few Pollock Clown prints from the Clifford Ball. We also have a very small number of limited edition posters remaining from the summer tour, as well as some Pollock Coventry posters.

The 2005 Phish Calendar in stock and ready for walls everywhere. It has 25 photos of the band, most from the past year.

The sale is on NOW. Quantities and sizes are extremely limited so don't dally. The limited edition posters will go on sale Monday at 3PM EST.

http://www.phish.com/drygoods/index.html

PHISH is pleased to announce the donation of eight pieces of concert art and memorabilia from its archives to benefit two non-profit organizations in their hometown of Burlington, VT. The recipients of the art pieces, Burlington City Arts (BCA) and the South End Business and Arts Association (SEABA), will auction off the art starting November 8th.

Six of the eight pieces are signs created as part of PHISH's "IT" festival held August 2 + 3, 2003 in Limestone, Maine. The signs were part of an elaborate art installation known as "Sunk City", a lost city of sorts, located in the forested area behind the concert venue. Sunk City depicted an urban cityscape where only the tops of once tall builds still emerged from an overgrown forest. Sunk City, and the signs being offered for auction are memorialized in a recent PBS special and the 2-DVD "IT" set, which was just released in stores. The pieces were later displayed at SEABA's South End Burlington Art Hop in 2003 and 2004.

The other two pieces were props used at "COVENTRY", Phish's last festival, held August 14 + 15, 2004 in Coventry, Vermont. They were later displayed at SEABA's South End Burlington Art Hop in 2004.

The IT pieces were designed by Burlington artists Lars Fisk and Scott Campbell with wording provided by Phish bassist Mike Gordon. The Coventry pieces were designed by Lars Fisk, Scott Lenhardt, and John Marius aka "Yolk".

The ten-day auction will begin on Monday, November 8th at noon PST and run through noon PST on Thursday, November 18th at Yahoo! Auctions. The auction site is located here:
http://user.auctions.shopping.yahoo.com/show/auctions?userID=waterwheelfoundation&u=%3awaterwheelfoundation . Specific questions about the pieces can be addressed to: wwauctioninfo@phish.com.

The items for bid are as follows:
1. "U Knead It" Sign from Sunk City at IT
2. "Squeez It" sign from Sunk City at IT
3. "Look" sign from Sunk City at IT
4. "Here Now" sign from Sunk City at IT
5. "Fiz-Nit" sign from Sunk City at IT
6. "The Rit-z Ho(tel)" sign from Sunk City at IT
7. "Chicken Bike" moving sculpture from Coventry
8. "Pimped Out Portalet" accessorized portalet on trailer from Coventry

As mentioned above, all of the IT art pieces are featured in the program and packaging for "PHISH: IT" the 2-DVD set chronicling the festival. The DVD set includes the original 90-minute feature program that aired on PBS in August, plus over 150 extra minutes of additional uncut performance footage, additional interview segments and an extensive photo gallery. To order the DVD go to http://www.phish.com/drygoods/home/category.html?cid=19 . For more information on the DVD, or to see video clips, check out http://images.rhino.com/videoflash/phish/consumer

We're pleased to announce Vida Blue's first live DVD: VIDA BLUE AND THE SPAM ALLSTARS -- LIVE AT THE FILLMORE will be released on November 30, 2004.

As a 21-year old pitcher for the Oakland A's, Vida Blue burst on to the scene in 1971, winning the American League's MVP and Cy Young awards. Flash forward to 2001, as Phish keyboardist Page McConnell forms VIDA BLUE, a dynamic trio with bassist Oteil Burbridge and drummer Russell Batiste. At the same time, Page launches Team Vida Blue, specializing in stock-car racing and demolition derby. In 2003, Page is introduced to The Spam Allstars, Miami's hottest Afro-Cuban DJ sextet, and they joined forces in the studio and on the road.

This DVD - a sold out show at San Francisco's legendary Fillmore - captures all of these worlds at once: the combined ten-piece ensemble onstage plus an appearance from pitcher Vida Blue as he shows up to meet the band for the first time. Tying it all together is Team Vida Blue footage - the thrills and spills of smash-up derby action and the 2004 Enduro Race from Vermont's Thunder Road racetrack.

The DVD is now available for pre-order at Phish Dry Goods. To order, go to http://www.phish.com/drygoods/home/category.html?cid=19 . While supplies last, everyone who orders through Phish Dry Goods will receive a bonus DVD: TEAM VIDA BLUE -- THE EARLY YEARS, a 40-minute in-depth look at Page's foray into the world of demolition derby and car racing. The footage, set to a soundtrack of Vida Blue music, includes three consecutive years of the demo derby at the Champlain Valley Fair in Essex Junction, VT as well as the 2004 Enduro Race at Thunder Road, a two-hundred lap race around a quarter-mile track in which almost anything goes.

DVD SONG LIST:
Most Events Aren't Planned
Ochimini
Where's Popeyes?
Just Kissed My Baby
Russell's Tune
Electra Glide
Sheep
Little Miami
CJ3
Cars Trucks Buses
Pick Up the Pieces

BONUS TRACKS
Team Vida Blue Racing 2004
Who's Laughing Now (Los Angeles 6/4/04)

The Benevento/Russo Duo featuring Mike Gordon will perform four shows in the northeast at the end of December, including a special late-night show on New Year's Eve in New York City. Tickets will go on sale for these shows beginning this Friday, October 29. Full tourdate information is available at http://phish.com/tourdates .

The Duo, with Marco Benevento on organ and Joe Russo on drums, first played with Mike at a Headcount benefit in June, and they teamed up again to play at the 2004 moe.down in upstate New York last month. Expect to hear both Duo and Mike material at these special December shows. For more information on The Duo, please check out http://organanddrums.com

The tourdates are as follows:

December 28 / Theater of Living Arts / Philadelphia, PA
December 29 / The Paradise / Boston, MA
December 30 / Higher Ground / Burlington, VT
December 31 / BB King's / New York, NY (late-night show)

The deluxe 2-DVD set has arrived here at PHISH DRY GOODS and we'll be shipping preorders this week. Anyone who preorders the IT DVD before its official release next Tuesday will be automatically entered into our IT preorder contest. Five winners will each receive on artist proof of the IT Limited Edition Poster created by The Chopping Block and autographed by Phish band members. No purchase is necessary, and anyone that has already preordered the DVD will be eligible as well. To preorder the DVD go to http://www.phish.com/drygoods/home/category.html?cid=19 .

In other DVD news, Warner Home Video has created an e-card with streaming clips from the DVD set, including several bonus tracks that weren't featured on the original PBS special. Check it out at http://images.rhino.com/videoflash/phish/consumer

The Phish organization would like to remind you to register to vote! State registration deadlines begin as early as tomorrow(10/1), and are on Monday(10/4) in many states. To register, just go to www.headcount.org

If you believe you are already registered but have not received any information from your home state, it is recommended that you either re-register or confirm your registration with your state's election board. Go to www.headcount.org to find each state's contact information.

At long last, we have an update regarding the free downloads and the signed Danny Clinch photo books for those of you who were unable to attend the Coventry shows. We have an accurate list of everyone who purchased tickets through Ticketmaster or Phish Tickets but did not get some or all of the tickets from their order ripped in Coventry. Everyone on this list will automatically receive a free signed photo book and free Coventry download for each unripped ticket from your order, regardless of whether you choose to send the unripped ticket(s) in for refund. If you purchased your tickets on the secondary market (Ebay, trade, broker, etc.) you must send your unripped ticket(s) to Coventry Refunds (http://www.phish.com/news/index.php?year=2004#story212) by October 15th if you wish to receive your free download(s) and book(s). Be sure to include your email address and mailing address so that we can correspond with you regarding the free download(s) and mail you the book(s).

We will send an email directly to each purchaser of record on the aforementioned list by Oct. 1 that has detailed instructions on how to obtain free download(s). Please email us at coventryrefunds@phish.com if you don’t receive an email by Oct. 2nd. Please allow a few more days if you are waiting on US Mail. If you didn’t include an email address at the time of purchase we will mail you the same information contained in the email. The email will contain a link that will direct you to an online form. You will be asked to provide us with email addresses for each person in your party holding an unripped ticket. Once the form is submitted an account will be automatically created for each person and the Coventry show will be put into your account(s) and available for download. If you already have a livephish.com account, Coventry will automatically be put into your Stash. If you have already purchased Coventry, you will receive a refund. If you have already purchased the entire Summer Tour, you will receive two shows (in the livephish.com catalog) of your choice.

The signed photo books will be ready to ship in November. The book(s) will be shipped to the address provided by each credit card holder who originally purchased the ticket(s) from Phish Tickets or Ticketmaster. If your address has changed since the time of your purchase, please send an email to coventryrefunds@phish.com with your new address. For those who purchased tickets on the secondary market: if you send your ticket(s) in for a refund by October 15th, the book(s) will be shipped to the address you provided for your refund.

IT, the ninety-minute feature that aired on PBS in August will have its film festival debut at the inaugural Jackson Hole Film Festival next week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It plays Thursday, September 23 at 5pm, Saturday, September 25 at 5pm, and Sunday, September 26 at 7 pm on the Mainstage Theater. To purchase festival passes and tickets, please visit http://www.jhff.org

Trey Anastasio will join the Vermont Youth Orchestra this Tuesday night, September 14, at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The VYO will perform a program of new works written entirely by Vermont musicians, including "Guyute", which the VYO debuted in 2001. In addition, Anastasio will perform "The Inlaw Josie Wales", orchestrated for string ensemble and solo guitar. The concert takes places at the Isaac Stern Auditorium at 8 PM. Tickets are still available and range from $10-$35. For more information, please visit http://www.carnegiehall.org/ or http://www.vyo.org

Phish manager John Paluska has issued a statement about the Coventry festival in Vermont last weekend. To view, please click here or, for a downloadable PDF version, click here .

To obtain full, face value refunds plus all convenience/service fees (excluding shipping) please send via US Mail un-ripped, original COVENTRY tickets (with the stub still attached) to the ticket company that you originally purchased the ticket(s) from (either Phish Tickets or Ticketmaster).

If you purchased from Phish Tickets, send your unripped ticket(s) to:

Phish Tickets
ATTN: Customer Service
PO Box 1911
Charlottesville, VA 22903

If you purchased from Ticketmaster, send your unripped ticket(s) to:

Customer Service
4445 Corporation Lane
Virginia Beach, VA 23462


If your ticket(s) were left at WILL CALL by Phish Tickets or Ticketmaster and were never picked up, you will receive a full refund including all convenience/service fees (excluding shipping) – you don’t need to contact us, the refund will be issued automatically.

YAHOO AUCTION WINNERS please contact this e-mail address for further information: wwauctioninfo@phish.com

If you’d like your ticket(s) back (without the stub), just include a self-addressed, stamped envelope when you request your refund.

Please expect your refund to appear on your credit card statement within 3-4 weeks from the time you mail in your ticket(s). If you placed your order with Phish Tickets you will receive a confirmation e-mail acknowledging that your refund has been processed.

If you purchased your Coventry ticket(s) from someone other than TicketMaster or Phish Tickets you should send your unripped ticket(s) to:

Coventry Refunds
PO Box 64887
Burlington, VT 05406

Please include your full name, mailing address, telephone number and email address with your ticket(s). Also, please include details about how you obtained your ticket(s) (i.e. ebay, ticket broker, etc.). We will refund only the face value of the ticket(s).

We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience. If you have additional questions that are not answered here please contact us at coventryrefunds@phish.com

The rain continues to fall steadily here in the Northeast Kingdom, and the forecast calls for steady rain all day tomorrow. The festival staff is working as hard as they can to move cars off the road and into the campgrounds, but the weather has greatly hindered this process, and traffic is considerably backed up.

For those of you who have not yet departed for COVENTRY, we strongly urge you to not approach the site until Saturday morning or at least Friday night. It’s greatly in your interest to delay your arrival – you will save yourself a great deal of stress and time and help us keep the roads safe. Finally, please call friends that you know may be heading to Coventry and help us spread the word.

We're happy to announce that we've cleared several additional theatres (and additional screens in existing theatres) to the COVENTRY simulcast happening this Saturday and Sunday at select Regal, Edwards and United Artists movie theatres.

We've added the following:

Sat. August 14th
Virginia Center Stadium 20 in Richmond, VA
Waterford Lakes Stadium, Orlando, FL
Pavilions 15 in Denver, CO (additional screen added)

Sun. August 15th
Virginia Center Stadium 20 in Richmond, VA
Waterford Lakes Stadium, Orlando, FL
Pavilions 15 in Denver, CO (additional screen added)
Greenwood Plaza 12 in Englewood, CO (additional screen added)
Brunswick 10 in Brunswick, Maine

**UPDATE: The Winter Park theatre listing was incorrect. The Orlando theatre is the correct theater.**

REGISTER TO VOTE. The Waterwheel Foundation and HeadCount will be registering voters at each show at next week's Phish concerts. Look for a blue tent in the parking lots or the Fishman For President table inside the shows. Or you can register at www.headcount.org. Also check out the limited edition lithograph featuring the work of longtime Phish photographers Danny Clinch, Jay Blakesberg and C. Taylor Crothers, with historic photos of Phish and other bands. The proceeds from the sale of this lithograph will benefit HeadCount's nationwide voter registration efforts. It will be available through Dry Goods beginning on Monday at http://www.phish.com/drygoods/home/category.html?cid=19

THE FARMERS' MARKET -- Always wished that you could get farm fresh food at a festival? This year we will have a real Vermont farmers' market featuring vegetables and fruit, pickles, jams, herbs, maple syrup, honey, breads, pies and other baked goods, cheese, and much more -- all made locally by Vermont farmers. The Farmers' Market will be located in The Commons and will be open for business on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 11-4 PM.

PET THE BUNNY -- As we announced last week, THE BUNNY, Coventry's onsite radio station, will be broadcast on 92.1 FM in the 15 or so miles around Coventry, and 99.3 FM in St. Johnsbury further south. The Bunny airs 24 hours a day beginning Thursday, August 12 at 9 AM through Monday, August 16 at 2 PM. In addition, XM Satellite Radio will be simulcasting The Bunny (and all six Phish sets) fromanywherein the United States on the XM Live and XM Music Lab channels beginning at 6 AM ET on Saturday, August 14 through 6 AM ET on Monday, August 16.

The good people at The Bunny would like to hear from you. If you'd like to make advance requests, "long-distance dedications", suggestions, shout-outs, or just say hello, email The Bunny directly at bunny@phish.com. You can also drop an email to The Bunny while at The House of Live Phish at Coventry.

AUCTIONS -- The last round of charity auctions ends Saturday at 3:30 PM ET. All proceeds above face value for these tickets will be donated to The Waterwheel Foundation. All monies raised from these auctions will be distributed by Waterwheel to Vermont non-profits. Auctions can be found by clicking<http: /auctions.shopping.yahoo.com/booth/waterwheelfoundation>here.

We've received a number of emails concerning the reentry policy at PHISH's upcoming COVENTRY simulcast happening next weekend at select Regal, Edwards and United Artists movie theatres. The policy goes like this: Coventry will have two intermissions between the three sets. Simulcast ticket holders will be allowed to exit the theatre and re-enter as many times as you like providing you show your hand stamp AND ticket stub upon re-entry. Please make sure you receive a hand stamp BEFORE exiting the theatre. The intermission between the first and second set will be between 60 and 80 minutes, and the intermission between the second and third sets will run anywhere from 40-50 minutes.

The live simulcast will be broadcast in high-definition video and Dolby surround sound on both days of the event. The show will be broadcast on Saturday August 14 and Sunday August 15 live at 5:30 PM ET, 4:30 PM CT, 3:30 PM MT, and 2:30 PM PT.

A full list of participating theatres follows below -- sold-out shows are listed as such. Tickets are $20.00 and are on sale now at http://regalcm.com as well as individual box offices. A service charge may apply when buying online, but there is no service charge when purchased at the box office. Taping and use of cameras and videocameras will be strictly prohibited. Keep in mind that not all theatres will be offering the simulcast on both days. Theatres are a smoke free area. Please be courteous and understand that smoking will not be permitted in the theatres at any time.

As some new high-definition theatre systems are being installed and coming online, we hope to announce potential screenings in additional cities early next week.


PARTICIPATING THEATRES -- SATURDAY, AUGUST 14
Birmingham, AL - REGAL TRUSSVILLE 16
Scottsdale, AZ - UA SCOTTSDALE PAVILIONS 11
Dublin, CA - REGAL HACIENDA CROSSINGS 20
Emeryville, CA - UA EMERY BAY STADIUM 10 **SOLD OUT**
Sacramento, CA - REGAL NATOMAS MARKETPLACE 16
San Diego, CA - EDWARDS MIRA MESA STADIUM 18
Denver, CO - UA DENVER PAVILIONS 15 **SOLD OUT**
Royal Palm Beach, FL - REGAL PALM BEACH STADIUM 18
Tampa, FL - REGAL CITRUS PARK 20
Chamblee, GA - REGAL HOLLYWOOD 24 @ NORTH I-85
Lincolnshire, IL - REGAL LINCOLNSHIRE 20 **SOLD OUT**
Marlborough, MA - REGAL SOLOMON POND MALL STADIUM 15
Columbia, MD - UA SNOWDEN SQUARE STADIUM 14
Walled Lake, MI - UA COMMERCE STADIUM 14
Minneapolis, MN - REGAL BROOKLYN CENTER 20
Hazelwood, MO - REGAL ST. LOUIS MILLS STADIUM 18
Charlotte, NC - REGAL STONECREST AT PIPER GLEN 22
North Brunswick, NJ - REGAL COMMERCE CENTER 18
Las Vegas, NV - VILLAGE SQUARE STADIUM 18
Albany, NY - REGAL CROSSGATES 18
New Rochelle, NY - REGAL NEW ROC CITY 18
Williamsville, NY -REGAL TRANSIT CENTER 18
Cleveland Heights, OH - REGAL SEVERANCE TOWN CENTER 14
Columbus, OH - REGAL GEORGESVILLE SQUARE 16
Oklahoma City, OK - REGAL CROSSROADS MALL 16
Harrisburg, PA - REGAL HARRISBURG STADIUM 14
King of Prussia, PA - UA KING OF PRUSSIA STADIUM 16
Philadelphia, PA - UA RIVERVIEW PLAZA STADIUM 17
Greenville, SC - REGAL HOLLYWOOD STADIUM 20
Knoxville, TN - REGAL WEST TOWN MALL 9
Nashville, TN - REGAL OPRY MILLS 20
Dallas, TX - UA GALAXY STADIUM 10
Houston, TX - EDWARDS HOUSTON MARQUEE 23
San Antonio - REGAL CIELO VISTA 18
Arlington, VA - REGAL BALLSTON COMMON 12
Norfolk, VA - REGAL MACARTHUR CENTER 18

PARTICIPATING THEATRES -- SUNDAY, AUGUST 15
Birmingham, AL - REGAL TRUSSVILLE 16 **SOLD OUT**
Scottsdale, AZ - UA SCOTTSDALE PAVILIONS 11
Alhambra, CA - EDWARDS RENAISSANCE STADIUM 14
Dublin, CA - REGAL HACIENDA CROSSINGS 20 **SOLD OUT**
Emeryville, CA - UA EMERY BAY STADIUM 10 **SOLD OUT**
Irvine, CA - EDWARDS IRVINE SPECTRUM 21
Sacramento, CA - REGAL NATOMAS MARKETPLACE 16
San Diego, CA - EDWARDS MIRA MESA STADIUM 18
Denver, CO - UA DENVER PAVILIONS 15 **SOLD OUT**
Englewood, CO - UA GREENWOOD PLAZA 12 **SOLD OUT**
Branford, CT - REGAL BRANFORD STADIUM 12
Miami, FL - UA MOVIES @ THE FALLS 12
Royal Palm Beach, FL - REGAL PALM BEACH STADIUM 18
Tampa, FL - REGAL CITRUS PARK 20
Atlanta, GA - REGAL PERIMETER POINTE 10 **SOLD OUT**
Chamblee, GA - REGAL HOLLYWOOD 24 @ NORTH I-85
Lincolnshire, IL - REGAL LINCOLNSHIRE 20 **SOLD OUT**
Indianapolis, IN - UA CIRCLE CENTER 9 **SOLD OUT**
Marlborough, MA - REGAL SOLOMON POND MALL STADIUM 15
Columbia, MD - UA SNOWDEN SQUARE STADIUM 14
Portage, MI - UA CROSSROADS 10
Walled Lake, MI - UA COMMERCE STADIUM 14
Minneapolis, MN - REGAL BROOKLYN CENTER 20
Hazelwood, MO - REGAL ST. LOUIS MILLS STADIUM 18
Charlotte, NC - REGAL STONECREST AT PIPER GLEN 22
Garner, NC - UA GARNER TOWNE SQUARE **SOLD OUT**
North Brunswick, NJ - REGAL COMMERCE CENTER 18
Albuquerque, NM - UA COTTONWOOD MALL STADIUM 10
Las Vegas, NV - VILLAGE SQUARE STADIUM 18
Albany, NY - REGAL CROSSGATES 18
New Rochelle, NY - REGAL NEW ROC CITY 18
New York, NY - UNION SQUARE STADIUM 14 **SOLD OUT**
Westbury, NY - UA WESTBURY STADIUM 12
Williamsville, NY -REGAL TRANSIT CENTER 18
Cleveland Heights, OH - REGAL SEVERANCE TOWN CENTER 14
Columbus, OH - REGAL GEORGESVILLE SQUARE 16
Oklahoma City, OK - REGAL CROSSROADS MALL 16
Portland, OR - REGAL LLOYD CENTER STADIUM 10 CINEMA
Harrisburg, PA - REGAL HARRISBURG STADIUM 14
King of Prussia, PA - UA KING OF PRUSSIA STADIUM 16
Philadelphia, PA - UA RIVERVIEW PLAZA STADIUM 17
Greenville, SC - REGAL HOLLYWOOD STADIUM 20
Knoxville, TN - REGAL WEST TOWN MALL 9
Nashville, TN - REGAL OPRY MILLS 20
Dallas, TX - UA GALAXY STADIUM 10
Ft. Worth, TX - UA FOSSIL CREEK STADIUM 11
Houston, TX - EDWARDS HOUSTON MARQUEE 23
San Antonio - REGAL CIELO VISTA 18
Arlington, VA - REGAL BALLSTON COMMON 12
Norfolk, VA - REGAL MACARTHUR CENTER 18
Auburn, WA - REGAL AUBURN 17 THEATRES

PHISH will release IT, a deluxe 2-DVD set, in stores on October 12. Disc 1 showcases the ninety-minute feature program (which debuts tonight on PBS -- see below) as well as 3 bonus interview segments. Disc 2 includes over 150 minutes of additional uncut performance footage plus an extensive photo gallery with a special soundtrack put together by the staff of "The Bunny".

Shot in breathtaking high-definition video, the program combines exclusive interviews interwoven with live material. The program was produced by an award-winning production team, including producer/director Mary Wharton, 2003 Grammy award-winner for her documentary "Legend" on the life of singer Sam Cooke and the editing team of Thom Zimny, who won an Emmy for his work on Bruce Springsteen's "Live in New York City" and editor Alex Hall. The concert footage was directed by Eli Tishberg, a veteran of several Phish projects and who also recently directed Phish's Keyspan Park theater simulcast in June. Also part of the production team is sound engineer and five-time Grammy Award winner Elliot Scheiner, a pioneer in 5.1 technology, who mixed both the stereo and surround sound tracks.

The DVD set is now available for pre-order at Phish Dry Goods. To order,
go to http://www.phish.com/drygoods/home/category.html?cid=19

The DVD chapters are as follows:
DISC 1: PBS PROGRAM
What is It?
46 Days
Birds of a Feather
Sunk City
David Bowie
46 Days Jam
Ghost Jam
Chalk Dust Torture
The Tower
Bug
You Enjoy Myself
Rock and Roll
Antelope
The Lizards

Bonus interviews:
Arriving at IT
Getting Started
Russ Bennett and Lars Fisk

DISC 2: BONUS SONGS
Reba
Limb by Limb
Chalk Dust Torture
NICU
Waves
David Bowie
Seven Below
Pebbles and Marbles
Julius
The Lizards

Photo Gallery

Select public television stations nationwide will air "IT" a ninety-minute special on Phish's 2003 festival in Limestone, Maine beginning on Monday, August 2 at 10 PM. Shot in breathtaking high-definition video, the program combines exclusive interviews interwoven with live material. It's unquestionably the best footage ever captured of the band playing live.

The program was produced by an award-winning production team, including producer/director Mary Wharton, 2003 Grammy award-winner for her documentary "Legend" on the life of singer Sam Cooke and the editing team of Thom Zimny, who won an Emmy for his work on Bruce Springsteen's "Live in New York City" and editor Alex Hall. Also part of the production team is sound engineer and five-time Grammy Award winner Elliot Scheiner, a pioneer in 5.1 technology, who mixed both the stereo and surround sound versions.

Here's a list of the PBS stations currently planning to broadcast the show and the respective broadcast times. Some stations may broadcast the show in high-definition video (and surround sound). Please check the local station website to see if this is available in your area. We expect additional stations to be added over the next couple of weeks, but if you don't see a PBS station listed in your area, please email them to tell them you'd like to see it! You can get a list of stations in your area by going to http://www.pbs.org .

APTV-Alabama, AL
Sunday, 8/15 at 12am

AETN-Conway, AR
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm

KAET-Phoenix, AZ
Thursday, 8/5 at 10pm

KUAT-Tucson, AZ
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm

KVIE-Sacramento, CA
Friday, 8/13 at 9pm
Saturday, 8/14 at 2pm

KQED-San Francisco, CA
HD (hi-def), 8/13 at 10:30pm
HD, 8/14 at 8pm
Channel 9 simulcast KQED-HD at 11pm
LIFE (digital) - 9/26 at 6:30pm

KRCB-Rohnert Park, CA
Saturday, 8/7 at 10pm

KIXE-Redding, CA
Sunday, 8/8 at 10:30pm
Saturday, 8/14 at 10:30pm
Friday, 8/20 at 9:30pm
Saturday, 8/21 at 10:30pm

KEET-Eureka, CA
Wednesday, 8/11 at 9:30pm

KTEH-San Jose, CA
Saturday, 8/28 at 10pm

KCAH-Watsonville, CA
Saturday, 8/28 at 10pm

KRMA-Denver, CO
Friday, 8/27 at 12am

WGCU-Fort Myers, FL
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm

WJCT-Jacksonville, FL
Friday, 8/6 at 10:30pm

WPBT-Miami, FL
WPBT-HD (hi def), Monday, 8/2 at 10pm
Saturday, 8/14 at 12:30am
Sunday, 9/5 at 2am

WMFE-Orlando, FL
Sunday, 8/29 at 11pm

WSRE-Pensacola, FL
Saturday, 8/7 at 10pm

WUSF-Tampa, FL
Saturday, 9/4 at 10:30

WPBA-Atlanta, GA
Saturday, 9/4 at 9:30pm

Idaho PTV/KAID-Boise, ID
Wednesday, 8/11 at 10pm

IPTV-Johnston, IA
9/10 at 11:30pm

WSIU-Carbondale, IL
Tuesday, 8/4 at 12am
Wednesday, 8/5 at 11pm

WTTW-Chicago, IL
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm
Wednesday, 8/4 at 3am
Monday, 8/16 at 10:30pm

WILL-Urbana, IL
Wednesday, 8/11 at 8pm

WTVP-Peoria, IL
8/4 at 12:00am

WUSI-Olney, IL
Wednesday, 8/4 at 12am
Thursday, 8/5 at 11pm

WSIU-Carbondale, IL
Wednesday, 8/4 at 12am
Thursday, 8/5 at 11pm

WFYI-Indianapolis, IN
Wednesday, 8/18 at 10pm

WTIU-Bloomington, IN
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm

WNIN-Evansville, IN
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm

WIPB - Muncie, IN
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm
Wednesday, 8/4 at 12:30am

WFWA-Fort Wayne, IN
Monday, 8/9 at 10pm

KPTS-Wichita, KS
Sunday, 8/15 at 5pm
Saturday, 9/4 at 10pm

KET-Kentucky
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm

WYES-New Orleans,LA
Monday, 8/2 at 9pm

WGBY-Springfield, MA
Saturday, 8/14 at 9pm

WGBH/2-Boston, MA
Wednesday, 8/4 at 10pm

WGBH/44-Boston, MA
Tuesday, 8/3 at 4am

Maryland PTV-Baltimore, MD
Wednesday, 8/25 at 10pm

MPT-Maryland
Monday, 8/27 at 10pm

WNMU-Marquette, MI
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm
Tuesday, 8/3 at 2pm

WTVS-Detroit, MI
Saturday, 9/4 at 11:30pm

WCMU-Mt. Pleasant, MI
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm

WGVU-Grand Rapids, MI
Saturday, 8/14 at 11:30pm

WDCQ-University Center, MI
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm

TPT-Minneapolis, MN
Thursday, 8/5 at 10:30pm
Friday, 8/6 at 4:30am
Sunday, 8/8 at 10pm
Monday, 8/9 at 2am
Sunday, 8/15 at 10pm

Maine PBS
Monday, 8/9 at 8pm

KCPT-Kansas City, MO
Monday, 8/2 at 9pm

KOZK-Springfield, MO
Monday, 8/2 at 9pm

Montana PBS, Bozeman, MT
Monday, 8/2 at 9pm

UNCTV-Research Park Triangle, NC
Wednesday, 8/11 at 10pm

WTVI-Charlotte, NC
Saturday, 9/11 at 11pm

WENH-New Hampshire, NH
Wednesday, 8/4 at 11:30pm
Thursday, 8/12 at 11:30pm

KNME-Albuquerque, NM
Wednesday, 9/15 at 8:30pm

KRWG-Las Cruces, NM
Sunday, 8/22 at 2pm

WLIW-New York, NY
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm
Friday, 8/13 at 9:30pm

WMHT-Schenectady, NY
Sunday, 8/8 at 10pm

WCNY-Syracuse, NY
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm

WXXI-Rochester, NY
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm

WNET, New York, NY
Thursday, 8/5 at 8pm

WLIW, Long Island, NY
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm
Friday, 8/13 at 9:30pm

WPBS-Watertown, NY
Wednesday, 9/4 at 11pm

WSKG-Binghamton, NY
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm

CET-Cincinnati, OH
Saturday, 8/14 at 11:50pm

WPTD-Dayton, OH
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm

WGTE-Toledo, OH
Friday, 8/13 at 11pm

KETA-Oklahoma City, OK
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm

WITF-Harrisburg, PA
Saturday, 8/21 at 11:30pm

WPSX, University Park, PA
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm

WQED-Pittsburgh, PA
Sunday, 9/5 at 11:30pm

WHYY-Philadelphia, PA
Tuesday, 8/3 at 10pm
Wednesday, 8/11 at 9pm

WLVT-Bethlehem, PA
Monday, August 2 at 10pm

WVIA - Pittston, PA
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm

SCETV-South Carolina
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm
Monday, 8/21 at 3am

SDPTV-Vermillion, SD
Monday, 8/2 at 9pm

WKNO-Memphis, TN
Saturday, 8/21 at 10:30pm
Sunday, 8/22 at 3am

WLJT-Martin, TN
Monday, 8/2 at 9pm

WETP/WKOP-Knoxville, TN
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm

KLRU-Austin, TX
Wednesday, 8/11 at 8:30pm

KTXT-Lubbock, TX
Monday, 8/2 at 9pm

WCVE-Richmond, VA
Tuesday, 8/24 at 11pm

WVPT - Virginia, VA
Monday 8/2 at 10pm

WBRA-Roanoke, VA
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm
Tuesday, 8/3 at 1am

WHTJ-Charlottesville, VA
Tuesday, 8/24 at 11pm

WHRO-Norfolk, VA
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm

VPT-Burlington, VT
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm
Saturday, 8/14 at 9pm

KCTS-Seattle, WA
Saturday, 8/7 at 12am

KSPS-Spokane, WA
Tuesday, 8/3 at 1am
Saturday, 8/7 at 10:30pm

KTNW-Richland, WA
Monday, 8/2 at 10pm
Tuesday, 8/3 at 1am

KBTC-Tacoma, WA
Monday, 8/9 at 9pm
Saturday, 8/14 at 9pm

WPT, Wisconsin Public Television, WI
Monday, 8/2 at 9pm

PHISH will play Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA on Monday, August 9, adding one additional show to the August leg of their Summer 2004 tour.

A limited number of tickets are available directly through PHISH TICKET-BY-MAIL's secure online ticketing system at http://www.phishtickets.rlc.net beginning on Friday, July 30 at 10 AM EST. Tickets will be sold in real time and not in the typical lottery-style method that we've used in the past. The remainder of tickets will go on sale to the public on July 31 at 10 AM through http://www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 757.671.8100, 804.262.8100, 757.872.8100, 800.943.4327 (HEARING IMPAIRED ONLY). There will be no outlet or box office sales offered for this show. There is a TWO ticket limit for these shows.

BANE ('bAn): A source of harm or ruin (also see: Obsolete, Killer, Slayer, Poison, Death, Destruction, Curse).

After much anticipation, legendary bassist Joey Arkenstat's first solo album BANE (produced by Mike Gordon) will be released in a very select number of music stores across the country on August 21st by the good folks at Ropeadope. Order yours online at ropeadope.com. There will be a very special pre-release of the album available at COVENTRY. Stop by the Ropeadope ArkenBooth and pick up a CD, or better yet, maybe you'll stumble upon Joey in the flesh.

For more information, check out Joey's new site for BANE at http://www.joeyarkenstat.com/bane/news_frame.html

To preorder Joey's album, you can go directly to http://store.ropeadope.com/products.jhtml?method=view&product.id=139&category.id=17&section.id=3

Jim Pollock will be making the final limited edition festival poster for Coventry. Due to the expected large demand for this poster, we will NOT be selling these (or any other limited edition poster) at Coventry. Instead, they will only be available online from Phish Dry Goods. As it's the last tour poster we want to do our best to ensure that everyone who wants one will be able to get one. The size of the print run will be determined by the number of orders that are received. We will print as many posters as are ordered by Friday July 30 OR until we hit the maximum number (dictated by the printing press and Jim Pollock's ability to sign them).

The poster is designed, printed and signed by Jim Pollock. Art for the posters is hand-carved on linoleum blocks and printed on a Heidelberg Letterpress. The posters will be numbered by Dry Goods. To order go to http://www.phish.com/drygoods/home/category.html?cid=19

We received over 1,000 entries from around the world which we painstakingly narrowed down to two final contenders. After hours of deliberation and a heated game of Rock Paper Scissors we declared it a tie. So raise your arms Alexander Michael Berg of Cohasset, MA and Chuck Anderson of Thousand Oaks, CA because you both win the title of Coventry T-shirt Design Contest Winner! Their inspired designs remain under lock and key until their unveiling at the festival.

The spirited entry by Casey "CaseyBoy" Fosbenner and David "David" Seidman from Pennsylvannia was a close second. While not available on a t-shirt, their design has been chosen to grace the cover of a Coventry postcard (available at the festival onsite Post Office).

A handful of the runner up entries are on display for your viewing pleasure in the North Wing of Phish.com. Check 'em out at http://www.phish.com/galleries . Thanks to everyone who submitted a design.

The onsite radio stations at Phish festivals have changed from year to year (how could you forget Lemonwheel's "The Badger" or "Thin Air" down in Big Cypress?). but "The Bunny" proved to be such an enduring moniker that it will be standing tall again in Coventry, broadcast on 92.1 FM in the 15 or so miles around Coventry, and 99.3 FM in St. Johnsbury further south. The Bunny will be pumping out an eclectic mix of great music, traffic reports, event updates, interviews with fans and festival crew, a double session of Phish archivist Kevin Shapiro's "From The Archives" programs, late night audio freakouts and of course all of Phish's sets. The Bunny airs 24 hours a day beginning Thursday, August 12 at 9 AM through Monday, August 16 at 2 PM. Don't forget the boombox.

If you're not coming to Coventry, you can still be comforted by the soothing sounds of The Bunny. XM Satellite Radio will be broadcasting not only all of Phish's six sets, but simulcasting 48 hours of The Bunny as well. You can hear the broadcast from anywherein the United States on the XM Live and XM Music Lab channels beginning at 6 AM ET on Saturday, August 14 through 6 AM ET on Monday, August 16. We'll be emailing details next week on a special discounted rate available to Phish fans to get an XM radio. You must be on the PHISH UPDATE list to get this info. For more information on XM, check out http://xmradio.com

As all of you know, Coventry will be our last shows and we couldn't be happier to be playing them in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. Many people consider the Northeast Kingdom to be the "real" Vermont - a region of unspoiled rural beauty and small, tight-knit communities.

There are a few important issues that we wanted to address directly to all of you. First, and most importantly, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A TICKET, PLEASE DON'T COME TO COVENTRY. Second, please carpool - it saves gas, decreases traffic congestion and will allow everyone a little more elbow room in the campground. Third, please make every effort to leave the place spotless. We'll be providing garbage bags upon entry and throughout the campground, but we ask that you bring your own as well and pack out as much as you can. Much of the campground is on farmland usually reserved for grazing cattle or growing corn. It was extraordinary how clean the grounds were left after Big Cypress, and we're hoping these campgrounds can be treated with similar care. Last, we ask that you be considerate to the local residents and their property. These folks are welcoming us into their community and putting up with a considerable amount of inconvenience in doing so - please show your thanks by respecting their space.

The Coventry site was chosen and tickets put on sale before our decision and subsequent announcement that the Vermont shows would be our last live performances. As a result, demand for tickets has far exceeded original expectations and the festival has been sold out for weeks. In an effort to make the music available to those of you without tickets, we have made arrangements for various live simulcasts. XM Satellite Radio will not only be carrying the six scheduled sets but also will air The Bunny, Coventry's own radio station, from 6 am Saturday morning until 6 am Monday morning. We will also be transmitting a High Definition video feed of all six sets to select Regal movie theatres around the country.

Coventry is receiving a great deal of attention in the media already and will receive more as the event draws near. This is our last chance to show the rest of the world what makes the Phish community so unique. We love living in Vermont and plan to do so for many years to come. The greatest gift each of you can give the four of us as we move on to the next phase of our lives would be to do your part to help leave a positive lasting impression with the people of our home state.

Thanks,
Trey, Fish, Mike and Page

After the extremely well-received theater simulcast of PHISH's June 17 concert from Coney Island, we are pleased to announce that we will be simulcasting Coventry in its entirety at select Regal, Edwards and United Artists movie theatres. The live simulcast will be broadcast in high-definition video and Dolby surround sound on both days of the event.

We are still finalizing details regarding exact theatre locations and ticket onsale information and hope to announce this early next week. Please keep in mind that the theatres will vary from those that showed the Coney Island concert. Tickets to each day's simulcast will be sold as separate events.

We are pleased to announce that we will be auctioning off approximately 20 pairs of tickets to Coventry each week for four weeks beginning Tuesday, July 13 at Yahoo! Auctions. All proceeds above face value for these tickets will be donated to The Waterwheel Foundation, created by Phish in 1997 to oversee the band's various charitable activities. All monies raised from these auctions will be distributed by Waterwheel to Vermont non-profits. Auctions can be found at http://auctions.shopping.yahoo.com/booth/waterwheelfoundation

In other Coventry news, we have launched an official Coventry web site at http://www.phish.com/coventry . We've posted the first wave of information about the festival and plan to update it regularly as details get confirmed.

Tickets for Coventry are completely sold out. We will not be releasing any additional tickets at any time.

Announcing the second-and-last-ever Phish T-Shirt Design contest. Design a T-shirt for "COVENTRY", the band's two-day festival in northern Vermont and you could win two tickets and hospitality passes to the sold out event. You'll also receive five of the winning shirts and the pleasure of your design commemorating Phish's last performances together.

Submissions must be sent digitally (EPS or JPEG preferred, under 2 megabytes please, but the art can be compressed for submission purposes) to coventrycontest@phish.com . All submissions must be sent in by Friday, July 16 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 "COVENTRY" somewhere on your design. However, you may not use any Phish or "COVENTRY" 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.

An exclusive track, "Tiny" is available as a free bonus track when you purchase Phish's new studio album UNDERMIND directly from the iTunes Music Store. The song, edited by Page, came out of a in-studio jam session while the band was recording Undermind. You can link directly to the track here (if you have iTunes installed on your Mac or PC)

When Phish plays the Late Show with David Letterman on Monday night, they will perform from the top of the Ed Sullivan Theatre marquee (about two stories up from the street) at 53rd and Broadway in New York City. The band will perform their first song at the end of the Letterman taping. After the show ends, the band will perform an additional 20-25 minutes for fans.

The best place to watch the band perform will be on the far side of the street opposite from the Ed Sullivan Theater. The band will not perform UNTIL 6:25 PM. PLEASE DO NOT SHOW UP ANY EARLIER THAN 6:15 PM.

COVENTRY is officially sold out.

There will be NO tickets sold at the gates. People without tickets will be turned away. Unless all passengers in a vehicle have tickets, the vehicle will be turned away.

To those who have purchased tickets, please discourage those without tickets from coming to COVENTRY. Ticket-less travelers compound the traffic congestion, add unnecessary stress to our staff, the police and the local community and ultimately diminish the quality of everyone’s experience.

We cannot emphasize enough the value of carpooling to COVENTRY. In addition to conserving precious camping space, we can collectively make a truly positive environmental statement.

Thank you.

Phish & Great Northeast Productions

PHISH will be performing on the Late Show with David Letterman next Monday, June 21 at 11:35 PM ET on CBS. Check local listings for exact times.

Phish Dry Goods is happy to announce that "UNDERMIND" is now in stock. All preorders made before today are shipping today and tomorrow. New orders will be shipped the following business day.

All of our "UNDERMIND" stock contains a bonus DVD -- "Specimens of Beauty", a 26-minute short film by longtime Phish photographer Danny Clinch. This bonus DVD is only available while supplies last.

The UNDERMIND preorder contest closes at the end of the day today. Everyone who preorders Undermind from Dry Goods is automatically entered into our preorder contest. The grand prize winner will receive two tickets and after show passes to the show of his or her choice, plus a limited edition poster (from the summer tour) signed by the band members. Four runners up will each receive two tickets and after show passes to the show of his or her choice. Winners can choose from any Phish show performed this summer, and yes this includes the coveted KeySpan Park show in Brooklyn. No purchase necessary - for contest rules or to preorder Undermind go to
http://www.phish.com/drygoods/home/category.html?cid=19

In addition to his upcoming set with them at Bonnaroo on Saturday, Fish will be playing a handful of dates with The Jazz Mandolin Project in July. The dates are as follows:

7/1 House of Blues, Chicago, IL
7/2 University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
7/3 10,000 Lakes Festival, Detroit Lakes, MN
7/4 10,000 Lakes Festival, Detroit Lakes, MN
7/10 All Good Festival, Masontown, WV

Check out full JMP tour information at their site:
http://jazzmandolinproject.com.

We're pleased to announce several new additions to Live Phish Downloads, including a new release from the Phish Archives from 1993, pre-orders of the upcoming Phish Summer Tour, and pre-orders for Trey Anastasio's and Vida Blue's upcoming Bonnaroo performances.

* FROM THE ARCHIVES: Phish's May 8, 1993 concert at the University of New Hampshire in Durham capped a seventy-show tour supporting the band's fourth studio album, Rift. Closing their epic 1993 spring tour and effectively the band's theater era, Durham was a crossroads at the midpoint of Phish's career. Set one features a rare Stash>Kung>Stash and an extremely uncommon performance of one-time live standard Satin Doll, before which Trey pauses to thank the hard-working crew for their help on the tour. Set two begins with a tease of the Allman Brothers Band's Jessica>David Bowie>Have Mercy>Bowie and concludes with a Mike's Song>Crossroads>Weekapaug Groove. Also included with this release is a special photo gallery and essay by Phish archivist Kevin Shapiro.

NEW FROM THE PHISH ARCHIVES http://www.livephish.com/show.asp?show=351

* The entire Phish Summer Tour 2004 is now available for pre-order at a special price. Individual shows from the thirteen night tour are also available as a-la-carte purchases. The six-set festival in Coventry is available as part of the tour package or as a specially priced package for the entire weekend's worth of music.

PRE-ORDER PHISH SUMMER TOUR
http://www.livephish.com/packages/phish_summer2004.asp

* Also available for pre-order are Trey Anastasio's and Vida Blue's performances from the upcoming Bonnaroo Festival and Tennessee.

PRE-ORDER TREY ANASTASIO FROM BONNAROO
http://www.livephish.com/show.asp?show=349

PRE-ORDER VIDA BLUE FROM BONNAROO
http://www.livephish.com/show.asp?show=350

Dear friends,

As we wind down the Phish career, it is done with both great joy and great sadness. The joy comes from remembering the incredibly good times we’ve experienced, the successes we’ve enjoyed, and knowing that even in our closing we are honoring the band. The sadness is obviously driven by the fact that something I love will not be a part of my life anymore. To me, we have been the greatest band in the world and have had the greatest fans ever.

I still love the music we make but the situation feels different to me now. I guess in my heart I’ve known for a while that something had to change, but it wasn’t until this last weekend that my feelings really began to coalesce. I’m old enough now that I am able to look to the future without feeling that I need to balance it with my past. I find it ironic that half of my life has to go by before I am able to focus solely on the future. As a member of a successful rock band, it seems that every aspect of my profession encourages me to extend my youth as long as possible. Don’t get me wrong, I like feeling young, but more importantly I need to be honest with myself.

The pressures and schedule of this work can take its toll personally as well as creatively. As someone who has recently been through a divorce, I know how traumatic change can be. But, I also know that if you are able to let go of things and embrace change there is the potential for incredible personal (and creative) growth.

If I sound unusually candid in this statement, I am able to do so because in my mind I’ve already moved on to the next phase of my life. This is a feeling I believe I share with Trey. I have a four-year-old daughter and there is nothing more important to me than being with her. Come August, I’m not going to have to tell her how many days ‘til daddy comes back from tour. Combine that with my perception that the band’s vitality is not what it once was, and it’s easy to see how my mind quickly begins to move in one direction instead of a hundred directions all at the same time.

I will miss it incredibly, but I have no regrets. The pride that I feel for the band, our fans, the organization and all of our collective accomplishments is overwhelming. I love you all and know that we wouldn’t be here without you.

Thanks again.

Sincerely,
Page McConnell

On May 31st, PBS will air part II of Trey's conversation with Charlie Rose.  Part I aired on May 26th.

"Charlie Rose" can be seen on your local PBS affiliate. Be sure to check your local listings for Monday's broadcast times by visiting the station finder at http://www.pbs.org/whatson/index.html. After you find your local affiliate, check the broadcast schedule for May 31h (show does not air at same time in every market).

Visit http://www.charlierose.com for more information.

Trey Anastasio will be on the "Charlie Rose" show tonight, May 26th for an hour long conversation.

"Charlie Rose" can be seen on your local PBS affiliate. Be sure to check your local listings for tonight's broadcast times by visiting the station finder at http://www.pbs.org/whatson/index.html . After you find your local affiliate, check the broadcast schedule for May 26th (show does not air at same time in every market).

Visit http://www.charlierose.com for more information.

As reported here yesterday, PHISH's JUNE 17 sold-out show at Keyspan Park in Coney Island will be simulcast in high-definition video and Dolby Surround sound to 47 select Regal, Edwards and United Artists movie theatres.

Though tickets were planned for a Friday onsale, it turns out that it is not possible to simultaneously release all tickets on a national basis. As a result, we have decided to put these shows on sale immediately, as some of them have already come online. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Tickets are available NOW at http://www.regalcm.com/index_phish.asp as well as individual box offices (no service charge). Keep in mind that a few outlets may not be available until later this evening. Tickets are $12.50 in advance, $15.00 day of show (if tickets remain). Taping and use of cameras and videocameras will be strictly prohibited.

The participating theatres are as follows (organized by state):

Birmingham, AL - REGAL TRUSSVILLE 16
Scottsdale, AZ - UA SCOTTSDALE PAVILIONS 11
Alhambra, CA - EDWARDS RENAISSANCE STADIUM 14
Dublin, CA - REGAL HACIENDA CROSSINGS 20
Emeryville, CA - UA EMERY BAY STADIUM 10
Irvine CA - EDWARDS IRVINE SPECTRUM 21
Sacramento, CA - REGAL NATOMAS MARKETPLACE 16
San Diego, CA - EDWARDS MIRA MESA STADIUM 18
Denver, CO - UA DENVER PAVILIONS 15
Englewood, CO - UA GREENWOOD PLAZA 12
Branford, CT - REGAL BRANFORD STADIUM 12
Miami, FL - UA MOVIES @ THE FALLS 12
Atlanta, GA - REGAL PERIMETER POINTE 10
Lincolnshire, IL - REGAL LINCOLNSHIRE 20
Indianapolis, IN - UA CIRCLE CENTER 9
Marlborough, MA - REGAL SOLOMON POND MALL STADIUM 15
Columbia, MD - UA SNOWDEN SQUARE STADIUM 14
Portage MI, UA - CROSSROADS 10
Walled Lake, MI - UA COMMERCE STADIUM 14
Minneapolis, MN - REGAL BROOKLYN CENTER 20
Hazelwood, MO - REGAL ST. LOUIS MILLS STADIUM 18
Charoltte, NC - REGAL STONECREST AT PIPER GLEN 22
Garner, NC - UA GARNER TOWNE SQUARE
North Brunswick, NJ - REGAL COMMERCE CENTER 18
Albuquerque, NM - UA COTTONWOOD MALL STADIUM 10
Las Vegas, NV - REGAL VILLAGE SQUARE 18
Albany, NY - REGAL CROSSGATES 18
New Rochelle, NY - REGAL NEW ROC CITY 18
New York, NY - REGAL UNION SQUARE STADIUM 14
Westbury, NY - UA WESTBURY STADIUM 12
Williamsville, NY - REGAL TRANSIT CENTER 18
Cleveland Heights, OH - REGAL SEVERANCE TOWN CENTER 14
Columbus, OH - REGAL GEORGESVILLE SQUARE 16
Oklahoma City, OK - REGAL CROSSROADS MALL 16
Portland, OR - REGAL LLOYD CENTER STADIUM 10 CINEMA
Harrisburg, PA - REGAL HARRISBURG STADIUM 14
King Of Prussia, PA - UAKING OF PRUSSIA STADIUM 16
Philadelphia, PA - UA RIVERVIEW PLAZA STADIUM 17
Greenville, SC - REGAL HOLLYWOOD STADIUM 20
Knoxville, TN - REGAL WEST TOWN MALL 9
Nashville, TN - REGAL OPRY MILLS 20
Dallas, TX - UA GALAXY STADIUM 10
Houston, TX - EDWARDS HOUSTON MARQ*E 23
San Antonio, TX - REGAL CIELO VISTA 18
Arlington, VA - REGAL BALLSTON COMMON 12
Norfolk, VA - REGAL MACARTHUR CENTER 18
Auburn, WA - REGAL AUBURN 17 THEATRES

Last Friday night, I got together with Mike, Page and Fish to talk openly about the strong feelings I've been having that Phish has run its course and that we should end it now while it's still on a high note. Once we started talking, it quickly became apparent that the other guys' feelings, while not all the same as mine, were similar in many ways -- most importantly, that we all love and respect Phish and the Phish audience far too much to stand by and allow it to drag on beyond the point of vibrancy and health. We don't want to become caricatures of ourselves, or worse yet, a nostalgia act. By the end of the meeting, we realized that after almost twenty-one years together we were faced with the opportunity to graciously step away in unison, as a group, united in our friendship and our feelings of gratitude.

So Coventry will be the final Phish show. We are proud and thrilled that it will be in our home state of Vermont. We're also excited for the June and August shows, our last tour together. For the sake of clarity, I should say that this is not like the hiatus, which was our last attempt to revitalize ourselves. We're done. It's been an amazing and incredible journey. We thank you all for the love and support that you've shown us.

-- Trey Anastasio

The good people at Atlantic Records have created an e-card that allows you to hear several tracks streamed from Phish's upcoming studio album UNDERMIND, including "The Connection", "A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing" and "Scents and Subtle Sounds". In addition, you can register for a chance to win an iPod loaded with Phish's studio albums.

Check it at http://buzztone.atlanticrecords.com/phish/

UNDERMIND is due in stores June 15th on Elektra Records. The first pressing of the album will include a special bonus DVD of the short film "Specimens of Beauty", directed by longtime Phish photographer Danny Clinch, that chronicles the recording of the album in Vermont. To preorder UNDERMIND from PHISH DRY GOODS, go to http://www.phish.com/drygoods/home/category.html?cid=19

In conjunction with the release of Phish's new studio album "UNDERMIND" and the kickoff of their summer tourdates, we are pleased to announce that PHISH's June 17 sold-out show at Keyspan Park in Coney Island will be simulcast in high-definition video and Dolby surround sound to 47 select Regal, Edwards and United Artists movie theatres.

The show will be broadcast live: 7:30 pm Eastern time, 6:30 pm Central time, 5:30 pm Mountain time, and 4:30 pm on the west coast.

A full list of participating theatres will not be posted until the shows go on sale on Friday morning, but there will be screenings in or near New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Dallas, Washington DC, Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Seattle, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Phoenix, Denver, Sacramento, St. Louis and Baltimore, among other cities.

Tickets are $12.50 in advance, $15.00 day of show (if tickets remain) and will go on sale this Friday, May 28 at 12:00 PM ET at http://www.regalcm.com/index_phish.asp as well as individual box offices. A service charge may apply when buying online, but there is no service charge when purchased at the box office. Taping and use of cameras and videocameras will be strictly prohibited.

PHISH will end their 2004 Summer Tour with a two-day festival, COVENTRY. The event will take place August 14th and 15th on the grounds of the Newport State Airport and adjacent fields in the rural town of Coventry, Vermont. COVENTRY is the band's first-ever home state festival, and first public outdoor Vermont appearance since 1995.

Located amidst the rolling hills and lush green valleys of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, COVENTRY will be Phish's seventh "city-size" festival, with an expected turnout that will qualify it as Vermont's most populated city for the weekend of August 14th and 15th. As with all prior Phish festivals, COVENTRY will see the band performing three live sets each day, with on-site camping as well as numerous attractions and art installations created by teams of talented artists and performers.

Tickets for COVENTRY will go on sale on Thursday, May 20th, at 10AM for $149.50 (plus applicable service fees) via the Phish Tickets website, located at http://phishtickets.rlc.net . Starting Friday, May 21st at 9AM, tickets will also be available via Ticketmaster by phone or online at http://ticketmaster.com . Tickets may also be charged by phone at the following Northeast Ticketmaster numbers: 802-862-5300; 603-868-7300; 207-775-3331; 617-931-2000; 413-733-2500; 212-307-7171; 518-476-1000; 401-331-2211; 757-671-8100.

Gates for the event will open at NOON on Thursday, August 12. Ticket prices include up to four nights of parking and onsite camping. There is a limit of 6 tickets per person. Capacity is limited, so advance ticket purchase and carpooling is strongly encouraged.

In other tour news, tickets for Phish's August concert dates will go on sale this weekend. Specific ticketing and event information for all shows - including COVENTRY - can be found on the tourdates page at http://www.phish.com/tourdates/ . Tickets for the June leg of Phish's Summer 2004 tour are currently on sale.

We'll be creating a special web site for COVENTRY that we hope to launch within a couple of weeks. Stay tuned for more info.

Trey Anastasio and Dave Matthews will appear with Orchestra Baobob on Late Show with David Letterman on Friday night, May 7, 2004. Check local listings for times.

Trey Anastasio will be performing with his ten-piece band at the third annual Austin City Limits Music Festival, held in Austin, Texas's Zilker Park September 17-19. Trey will be headlining on the main stage on Saturday September 18. Other performers include Ben Harper and Jack Johnson, The Pixies, Sheryl Crow, and about 125 other bands playing on eight stages. The festival does not offer camping on site.

Tickets for the festival have already gone on sale at the ACL Fest web site at http://www.aclfestival.com. Tickets are currently at the 'early-bird' price of only $70 for a three-day passes, but are expected to go up from there. We will not be selling tickets for this event through Trey Anastasio Tickets. Full show information for this festival will not appear on the Phish or Trey site until next week.

Undermind, Phish's first studio album since 2002's Round Room, is due in stores June 15th on Elektra Records. The album was recorded at the Barn in Vermont and mixed at Real World Studios in England by producer Tchad Blake (Tom Waits, Los Lobos, Soul Coughing, Peter Gabriel). Of the fourteen new tracks, many have never been performed live, including "A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing", "The Connection" (the album's first single), "Nothing", "Access Me", and "Tomorrow's Song". "Army of One", a familiar solo number at Vida Blue and Phish shows, gets a full band treatment here, and "Secret Smile" features string arrangements by noted composer/arranger Maria Schneider.

The first pressing of the album will include a special bonus DVD of the 26 minute short film "Specimens of Beauty", directed by longtime Phish photographer Danny Clinch, that chronicles the recording of the album in Vermont.

UNDERMIND TRACK LISTING:
1. Scents and Subtle Sounds (Intro)
2. Undermind
3. The Connection
4. A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing
5. Army of One
6. Crowd Control
7. Maggie's Revenge
8. Nothing
9. Two Versions of Me
10. Access Me
11. Scents and Subtle Sounds
12. Tomorrow's Song
13. Secret Smile
14. Grind

Trey Anastasio and Dave Matthews' trip to Dakar, Senegal this past January is documented in an hour-long program and will premier on VH1 on May 8 at 10 PM EST. In the program, Trey and Dave journey to the capital city for a cross-cultural exchange with seminal West African band Orchestra Baobab. Trey and Dave toured around Senegalese capital city Dakar, attended an Africa Cup soccer match (where Senegal edged out South Africa 2-1), gave an acoustic performance off the coast of Dakar on Goree Island, watched singer Baaba Maal perform an intimate show (Trey called it "one of the best concert experiences of my life") and then rehearsed and performed with Orchestra Baobab at "Yengoulene", a small club in Dakar.

Log on to http://VH1.com now to see exclusive photos of the journey, read an interview with Trey and Dave, and watch exclusive group performance footage with Orchestra Baobab, including Phish's "Bouncing Around The Room."

In related news, Trey joined Orchestra Baobab for the last part of their set last Sunday night at Higher Ground in Winooski, Vermont on the closing night of the Vermont landmark nightclub. Earlier on Sunday, at a reception Trey hosted for Orchestra Baobab at The Barn, he presented the two guitarists, Barthelemy Attiso and Latfi Ben Geloune, with a gift of two specially customized Languedoc guitars.

For those of you that play in school or community orchestras, the orchestral score (and 28 individual parts) for "Guyute" will be available directly from the Theodore Presser Company within the next several weeks. To inquire about score rental or for more information, please visit http://presser.com

A recorded version of Guyute (Orchestral) is of course available on SEIS DE MAYO, an album of all-instrumental compositions written and recorded by Trey over the past couple of years. PHISH DRY GOODS: http://www.phish.com/drygoods/home/category.html?cid=19

Phish will perform thirteen concerts this summer in two short legs - eight shows in June and another five in August. The June concerts kick off with a special two night run at Coney Island's Keyspan Park in Brooklyn, NY, home of the Brooklyn Cyclones minor league baseball club, and also include a long overdue return to SPAC in Saratoga, NY as well as two-nighters at old favorites Deer Creek and Alpine Valley. In August, the band returns to Great Woods for two shows and to the Tweeter Center in Camden NJ for one night.

From there, we are hard at work seeking necessary approvals to stage a festival in northern Vermont the weekend of August 14 & 15. The process is going well and we hope to announce definitive details before the end of the month. Stay tuned!

June 17 KeySpan Park, Brooklyn, NY
June 18 KeySpan park, Brooklyn, NY
June 19 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
June 20 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
June 23 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN (Deer Creek)
June 24 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN (Deer Creek)
June 25 Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI
June 26 Alpine Valley, East Troy, WI
August 10 Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA (Great Woods)
August 11 Tweeter Center, Mansfield, MA (Great Woods)
August 12 Tweeter Center, Camden, NJ

A limited number of tickets are available directly through Phish Ticket's secure online ticketing system at http://www.phishtickets.rlc.net for an eight-day ordering period beginning Wednesday, April 21, at 12:01 PM EST and ending Wednesday morning, April 28, at 11:59 AM EST. Tickets go on sale to the public beginning the weekend of May 15. Full tour information can be found on the Phish web site at http://phish.com/tourdates

We're sorry to announce that Phish lighting director Chris Kuroda won't be at the board for the Las Vegas shows due to personal reasons. Our good friend Fenton Williams, longtime lighting director for Dave Matthews Band, will be filling in. We're grateful to Fenton for rallying to the cause on such short notice and hope you'll join us in welcoming him to the fold for the Vegas shows.

On May 31, 2003, Trey Anastasio played the second of two sold-out shows at San Francisco's Warfield Theatre. On that night, Carlos Santana dropped by to say hello to Trey, ended up joining the ten-piece band on stage halfway through the first set, and continued to play with the group for the remainder of the night. The results were electric, suffused with spontaneous energy and exuberant interplay between the two guitarists.

As fate would have it, this once-in-a-lifetime performance was documented by a small video crew who were experimenting with a new production technique. The show's blistering second set, plus a bonus track of "The Way I Feel" from the show's first set will be released on DVD on April 26.

All net proceeds from the DVD will be split evenly between The Waterwheel Foundation and the Milagro Foundation, a non-profit founded by Deborah and Carlos Santana that serves underrepresented and underprivileged children in the areas of arts, health and education around the world.

The DVD is available exclusively from Phish Dry Goods and from the online Santana Store. Ordering is now available from Phish Dry Goods and will be available from Santana's web site beginning early next week. Orders will be shipped beginning the last week of April.

The track list is as follows:
1. Mr. Completely
2. John the Revelator
3. Night Speaks to a Woman
4. Caravan
Bonus track: The Way I Feel

The DVD also features a photo gallery by photographer Jay Blakesberg and the MX Switch "wide-shot" option. Approximate Running Time: 84 minutes. The DVD is formatted for all regions in NTSC video.

TO ORDER:
PHISH DRY GOODS: http://www.phish.com/drygoods/home/category.html?cid=19
SANTANA (available begining 4/12): http://www.santana.com

We've spent the past couple weeks in the shop tweaking and streamlining the new and improved LivePhish.com. The latest version of the site features several enhancements, most notably Live Phish Radio, a 24x7 stream from the LivePhish.com catalog. We are also including a featured show on the home page. There's no formula for choosing this show - it's simply a show that we feel deserves special attention, or in some cases a second listen.

The upcoming Las Vegas run on April 15-17 is now available for pre-order. All three shows can be purchased at the special package price of $26.95 for MP3 and $34.95 for FLAC.

We're working on a new archival release and hope to have it ready by mid-May.

Remember, all of Phish's net profits from your livephish.com purchases are donated directly to The Mockingbird Foundation, a non-profit organization founded and run by Phish fans that supports music education for children. For more information, please visit http://mockingbirdfoundation.org

Vida Blue, featuring the Spam Allstars, will be playing three select dates on the West Coast in the beginning of June before their appearance at Bonnaroo. The dates are as follows:

Thurs, June 3 4th and B, San Diego, CA
Fri, June 4 House of Blues, Los Angeles, CA
Sat, June 5 The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA

The Jazz Mandolin Project featuring Jon Fishman will open all three dates.

Tickets to the Vida Blue tour will be offered in real-time through our secure online ticketing system, beginning today, March 23, before they go on sale through public outlets. The Vida Blue ticket site can be found at http://vidabluetickets.rlc.net . Tickets for individual shows will be onsale through this site until the allotment sells out or until one day before they go onsale to the public via traditional outlets.

The first public onsale is Friday, April 23, but please refer to the Phish or Vida Blue websites for exact onsale times for each show. All shows are general admission.

Full ticketing information can be found on the Phish Tourdates page at http://www.phish.com/tourdates or on the Vida Blue site at http://vidablue.net

VIDA BLUE -- THE ILLUSTRATED BAND is available for sale directly from Phish Dry Goods at http://www.phish.com/drygoods/home/category.html?cid=92

Seis de Mayo is now available for Pre-Order from Phish Dry Goods. Orders will be shipped on or around the release date of April 6. Everyone who Pre-Orders Seis de Mayo from Dry Goods is automatically entered into our Pre-Order contest. One winner will receive a copy of a limited edition Trey Anastasio Promo poster (promoting his album "Trey Anastasio"), signed by Trey. A second winner will receive a copy of the Big Red limited edition poster (from his 2002 summer tour), also signed by Trey.

TO PREORDER: http://www.phish.com/drygoods/home/product.html?pid=890CD&cid=19&pg=

Dry Goods has other new offerings, notably Fishman's Hemp Shirt, a Nalgene bottle to store your liquid, a new logo disc just in time for what passes as spring here in Vermont, wristbands, and the old favorite NICU sweatshirt. For these items and everything else, please check out http://www.phish.com/drygoods/home/category.html?cid=19

In addition to supporting the Vida Blue dates above, the Jazz Mandolin Project with Jon Fishman on drums will be performing at several festivals and playing some club dates as well. Fish will be out with JMP from May 27th through their just-announced appearance at Bonnaroo. Only some of the dates have been posted to the JMP web site, but should be announced within the next week or two. Check out JMP tour information at their site: http://jazzmandolinproject.com.

Jon Fishman will be performing with the EVERYONE ORCHESTRA on April 29 at the McDonald Theatre in Eugene, Oregon and May 1 at the Aladdin Theatre in Portland, Oregon. The two shows will be evenings of collective improvisation and also feature Kai Eckhardt (Garaj Mahal), Tony Furtado, Jans Ingber (Motet) The Everyone Core-tet, and others, all conducted by Tye North (ex-Leftover Salmon).

Both shows are benefits for The Pangaea Project, a Portland-based leadership development program engaging youth from low-income famlies in creating solutions to social and environmental issues that confront their communities through local and international service-projects that share a common theme.

Full show and ticketing information is available at http://everyoneorchestra.com

Phish will sing the national anthem before the America East Men's Basketball Championship Game between the #2 ranked University of Vermont Catamounts and the #4 University of Maine Black Bears. The game takes place at the Patrick Gymnasium in Burlington at 11:30 AM EST and will be broadcast on ESPN (though the anthem will likely not be televised). Go Vermont!

Phish, Trey Anastasio and Vida Blue have all been nominated for Jammy Awards. Phish was nominated for Live Performance of the Year for their show at Nassau Coliseum 2/28/03. They were also nominated for Tour of the Year (Summer 2003) and Archival Album of the Year (Live Phish 18 -- 5/7/94). Trey Anastasio was nominated in two categories, going up against Phish in the Live Performance of the Year category (Trey Anastasio with Carlos Santana, 5/31/03) and in Live Album of the Year (Plasma). Vida Blue was nominated for Album Cover for The Illustrated Band. The 4th Annual Jammy Awards will be held on March 16 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. To show your support and vote online (you can vote up until March 15), please visit http://www.jammys.com.

Trey Anastasio will be playing on the main stage twice at the 2004
Bonnaroo Music Festival. Trey first performs on Friday night, June 11
appearing with Dave Matthews and Friends and again as the festival
closer on Sunday, June 13 with his ten-piece band.

Vida Blue featuring the Spam Allstars will also be performing at the
festival, playing a late-night set at one of the music tents on Friday,
June 11.

Now in its third year, Bonnaroo's three days of camping and music
will be held on June 11-13, on the same 700-acre farm in Manchester,
Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville. A full list of confirmed acts
follows, with more to be announced in the coming weeks to round out
the festival's 60-plus acts.

Tickets for the 2004 Bonnaroo Music Festival will go on sale Saturday,
February 21st at 10 AM EST through http://treytickets.rlc.net,
http://vidabluetickets.rlc.net or through http://www.bonnaroo.com.

For more information, go to http://www.bonnaroo.com or to
http://phish.com/tourdates.

Confirmed artists IN ADDITION TO Trey Anastasio and Vida Blue: The Dead,
Dave Matthews & Friends, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, David Byrne, Primus,
Wilco, Burning Spear, String Cheese Incident, Ani DiFranco, moe., Gov't
Mule, Los Lobos, Galactic, Yo La Tengo, Femi Kuti, Medeski Martin & Wood,
Gomez, Yonder Mountain String Band, Damien Rice, North Mississippi
Allstars Hill Country Review, Beth Orton, My Morning Jacket, Gillian
Welch, The Del McCoury Band, Taj Mahal, Sam Bush Band, Los Lonely Boys,
Grandaddy, Kings of Leon, Bill Laswell's Material, Soulive, Neko Case,
Calexico, Leftover Salmon, Cut Chemist, Chris Robinson & New Earth Mud,
Umphrey's McGee, Maroon5, The Black Keys, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra,
The Bad Plus, Marc Broussard, Donovan Frankenreiter, and Blue Merle.

Trey appears on two tracks of the upcoming Toots and the Maytals album "True Love". In addition to Trey, the album features many special guests, including Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Ben Harper, No Doubt and the Roots. Trey appears on the Toots classic "Sweet and Dandy" and drops a guitar solo into "Still is Still Moving to Me" a duet with Toots and Willie Nelson. The album appears in stores on April 6.

PHISH will play three shows at the Thomas and Mack Arena in Las Vegas on April 15, 16 and 17.  These dates will be Phish's only shows before the summer.

A limited number of tickets for all three shows are available directly through PHISH TICKET's secure online ticketing system at http://phishtickets.rlc.net for a six-day ordering period beginning Friday, February 13, at 12:01 PM EST and ending Wednesday, February 18, at 11:59 AM EST. Tickets go on sale to the public March 6 at 10 am. Full tour information can be found on the Phish web site at http://phish.com/tourdates

PHISH heads back into the studio today to record a new studio album. For this project, they've recruited renowned producer and engineer Tchad Blake. His discography is prolific, but for a sampling of Tchad's work, check out Los Lobos' "Kiko", The Bad Plus' "These Are the Vistas", Cibo Matto's "Viva! La Woman", and Tom Waits' "Bone Machine". The band plans to record in The Barn throughout the month of February and is tentatively scheduled to mix the album at Peter Gabriel's Real World Studios in England in mid-March. The album, as yet untitled, is expected to be released in mid-June.

TREY ANASTASIO will release "Seis de Mayo", an album of all-instrumental compositions written and recorded over the past couple of years, on April 6 on Elektra Records. The seven tracks are performed by a variety of ensembles -- string quartets, brass quintets, small and full orchestras -- and though some of the titles may be familiar to Phish fans, the settings are radically different. The orchestral version of "Guyute", debuted by the Vermont Youth Orchestra two years ago, is performed on "Seis" by Seattlemusic, a 66-piece orchestra. "Prologue" -- previously integrated into Phish's "Pebbles and Marbles" -- performed here as the orchestral miniature Anastasio originally scored in his basement. "The Inlaw Josie Wales", a solo guitar piece from Farmhouse, has been reconfigured for guitar and string quartet. The introduction to "Discern" has been restored to its intended horn-based format. And "All Things Reconsidered," first heard on Phish's "Rift", is at last a fugue for string quartet. In addition, "Andre the Giant" opens the album with Trey on guitar, Mike Gordon on bass, performing with musicians playing the djembe and balifon, an African gourd instrument that sounds something like a marimba. "Coming To" is an orchestral Dixieland fantasio for horns and strings.

The album will be available for pre-order the beginning of March.

Trey and Dave Matthews journeyed to Senegal in mid-January for a cross-cultural exchange with seminal West African band Orchestra Baobab. Trey and Dave toured around Senegalese capital city Dakar, attended an Africa Cup soccer match (where Senegal edged out South Africa 2-1), gave an acoustic performance off the coast of Dakar on Goree Island, watched singer Baaba Maal perform an intimate show (Trey called it "one of the best concert experiences of my life") and then rehearsed and performed with Orchestra Baobab at "Yengoulene", a small club in Dakar. The whole trip was documented by VH1 for an episode of "(Inside) Out", and is expected to debut on the channel in mid-March.

"From the Ether", the brand new album from Amfibian,featuring longtime Phish lyricist Tom Marshall, is now available via Phish Dry Goods. In addition to an all-new band, Tom was also joined by Vermonter and Phish friend Seth Yacovone on guitar to several tracks, and one song "Lambertville," was co-written by Trey and Tom. Amfibian expects to tour later this spring.

To order the CD, please visit www.phish.com/drygoods

In addition to the 1/04 St. Petersburg Vida Blue show posted on LivePhish.com earlier this month, we have added three new shows:
* The Roxy, Atlanta, GA 1/5/04
* 9:30 Club, Washington, DC 1/08/04
* Higher Ground, Winooski, VT 1/12/04

All shows, selected by Page, find the combined ensemble of Vida Blue and the Spam Allstars drawing from both Vida Blue albums and Spam Allstars material like "Ochimini" and "Perfume de Heliotropo". Page finishes each of the four shows with a solo piano song or two before the band returns to the stage to close the show.

Both shows are now available for download at http://livephish.com. Look out for additional Vida Blue/Spam Allstars dates later this year.

PHISH fans are featured in an episode of "PARKING LOT," a new series about the culture of fandom, on the TRIO cable network. The Phish segment was taped outside of Phish's Spectrum show in Philadelphia in February of 2003. The episode airs beginning Tuesday, January 27 at 9 PM EST and again at MIDNIGHT. For more information, plus exclusive video that's not part of the broadcast segment, check out the show's site at: http://www.triotv.com/parking_lot/ .

Trey Anastasio performs with Dave Matthews and Friends as the musical guests on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 13th. Please check local listings for times.

John Langenstein, Phish's longtime security director, is donating much of his personal collection of Phish memorabilia in an effort to raise funds for The Station Family Fund.

"This terrible tragedy could have happened to any one of us that goes to live shows. I took it to heart, The Station Nightclub fire really hit home", said Langenstein.

The Station Family Fund is an all-volunteer, 501 c 3 recognized, tax exempt, nonprofit organization, founded to offer assistance and relief to people directly affected by the fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island. 100 people perished, close to 200 severely injured, and more than 60 children lost one or both parents in the horrific fire on Feb 20, 2002.

The wide array of items includes many rare Phish show posters, all but one numbered, a few signed, and all out of print.

Information on the auction can be found by going to http://www.gratefulweb.net/auction.shtml . The auction is scheduled to end at various times on January 25, 2004.

We are pleased to announce the release of two new shows on LIVEPHISH.COM, a show taken from Mike Gordon's Inside In tour last October, as well as a hot-off-the-presses Vida Blue date, from St. Petersburg, FL just five days ago.

The Vida Blue show (Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, FL, 1/4/04) is the second performance of Page, Russell and Oteil playing with the Spam Allstars. In addition to playing material off both Vida Blue albums, the set also showcases two Spam Allstars tracks and a Fishman-enhanced "Cars Trucks Buses" in the encore.

The Mike Gordon show (Avalon, Boston, MA, 10/15/03) was the penultimate stop of his brief nine-date run last fall. The eight-piece band covers a lot of ground, from material off of the "Inside In" and "Clone" albums to original material from band members Gordon Stone, James Harvey and Josh Roseman to a Ricky Skaggs cover.

Both shows are now available for download at http://livephish.com.

Vida Blue's tour continues this weekend in Philadelphia on Friday, New York on Saturday and Burlington on Monday. For ticket information, please check out http://www.phish.com/tourdates OR http://vidablue.net/tourdates .