Still Waiting?

With reports of Phish Ticket by Mail confirmation/rejection e-mails flooding twitter & PT, those unlucky enough to be at the end of the e-mail line must sit and wait in anticipation.  I am one of those people.  With a $1,000 hold on my credit card, my mind is reeling, trying to analyze all the possibilities and discern if I indeed, may potentially have a Telluride 2-day pass, or 3 Nights at the Greek locked up.  Although my algorithm concludes that Telluride has great potential, I cannot qualm my anxiety without the e-mail! So, to those sitting in limbo like myself, our summer plans hinge on one e-mail and one e-mail only.  To those who have already received confirmation, I hope to walk amongst you shortly. Finally, to those who have rejection e-mails...no worries, public on-sale awaits and to make your ticketbastard journey a little less strenuous, here are some Alpine Valley presale passwords I found on twitter -

RT @PhishTwit: #Phish Alpine Presale Thu 11AM CDT :: Passwords: PHISHAVMT, GUITAR, POPSTAR Sat:http://j.mp/brYagF Sun: http://j.mp/9YeBHI (via @cjyohe)

Maybe these heady vids can take out mind off our anticipation:

Phish + Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Per Phish's facebook page: 

On Thursday, May 13th, Phish will be the musical guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as part of the show's Rolling Stones' “Exile on Main Street” week (each night of the week a different band will cover a song from the classic Stones album). This will be the band's first televised appearance since 2004.

Exciting stuff...can't wait to find out who the other bands will be.  I might need to be wearing some Depends if they bust out Loving Cup, cuz shit could get messy.

Reader Submissions

A few readers have submitted their own videos to WeBeatOkimo! Check out this Festival 8 video submitted by Tim.  Its got a pretty sick soundtrack.  If you like what you see, you can reach Tim @ www.timsaccardo.com.  Also please feel free to send WeBeatOkimo! any photos, videos, live shows, other heady sites, or just any general advice on how to make the site better.  WeBeatOkimo! greatly appreciates any reader input for the site, and anything submitted will make it to the site.  A big thank you to all the readers and phans that enable us to exclaim...WeBeatOkimo!

Phi8h: Halloween Phish in the Desert from Tim Saccardo on Vimeo.

Phish 3D - More Details

So I just got an e-mail from someone with The Confluence Group, a marketing firm helping out with Phish 3D.  Got some potentially useful ticket information about the 4/20 screenings.  Also had some pretty cool press release information.  Ticket info can be found @ phish3dmovie.com & tickets can be purchased @ movietickets.com. Check it out...

4/20 Screening Theater Information: 

Boston: National Amusements Revere - (781) 284-5700

565 Squire Rd.

Revere, MA 02151

Burlington: Majestic 10 - (802) 878-2010

190 Boxwood St. Tafts Corner

Williston, VT 05495

Chicago: Muvico Rosemont 18 - (847) 447-1040

9701 Bryn Mawr Ave.

Rosemont, IL 60018

Denver: Aurora Movie Tavern 10 - (303) 680-9913

18605 East Hampden Ave.

Aurora, CO 80013

Houston: Studio Movie Grill - (713) 461-4449

805 Town & Country Way Bldg.

Houston, TX 77024

Los Angeles: Rave Motion Pictures 18 (AKA "The Bridge") - (310) 568-9950

The Promenade @ Howard Hughes Center

Los Angeles, CA 90045

New York: Pavilion Theatre - (718) 369-0836

188 Prospect Park West

Brooklyn, NY 11215

Raleigh/Durham: Wynnsong 15 - (919) 489-9505

1807 Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy.

Durham, NC 27707

More Info - 

PHISH 3D IN THEATERS APRIL 30TH

We're excited to announce "Phish 3D" - filmed at Festival 8 in Indio, California and opening in theaters nationwide on Friday, April 30th for an exclusive one week run (a full list of theaters will be announced shortly for the April 30th opening). The band performed 8 sets over the course of the weekend, including a special Acoustic Set on Sunday afternoon. Keeping the tradition of past Halloween shows, they donned a musical costume on Halloween night, covering The Rolling Stones' album Exile On Main Street.

In advance of the nationwide roll-out, exclusive preview screenings will be shown in nine cities - Boston; Burlington, VT; Chicago; Denver; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; Raleigh/Durham, NC; and Washington, D.C. - on Tuesday, April 20th. Tickets for most screenings are on sale now. In addition, the Phish 3D Denver advance screening will no longer be showing at Aurora Movie Tavern 10, but will be moved to a different location in Denver. We will announce theatre and ticketing info shortly.
Complete ticketing information for all other showings is below.
You can watch the official trailer here.

PHISH 3D EXCLUSIVE ADVANCE 4/20 SCREENINGS
Boston - Showcase Cinemas Revere - Tickets
Burlington, VT - Majestic 10 Williston - Tickets
Chicago - Muvico Rosemont 18 Theatre - Tickets on sale 3/31
Denver - Location TBD (we'll update you soon)
Houston - Studio Movie Grill Center City - Tickets
Los Angeles - Rave Motion Pictures 18 (formerly The Bridge) - Tickets
New York - Pavilion Theatre Brooklyn - Tickets
Raleigh/Durham, NC - Wynnsong 15 - SOLD OUT
Washington, D.C./Fairfax, VA - Fairfax Corner 14 - Tickets

The Press Release -

3D CONCERT EXPERIENCE – PHISH 3D

EXCLUSIVE APRIL 20th PREVIEW SCREENINGS IN NINE US CITIES

Action 3D Productions, Network LIVE and Cinedigm

Digital Cinema Partner for Limited Engagement 

Los Angeles, CA – March 25, 2010 – Phish 3D, a 3D concert experience, is opening nationwide on Friday, April 30^th for an exclusive one week run.  The more than two hour movie, presented by Action 3D Productions in association with Network LIVE and Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp., highlights Phish’s Festival 8, a three-day, eight-set, 16-hour concert in the Southern California desert. 

            In advance of the nationwide roll-out, exclusive preview screenings will be shown in nine cities -- Boston; Burlington, VT; Chicago; Denver; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; Raleigh/Durham, NC; and Washington, D.C.-- on April 20^th. In addition to experiencing this special screening, fans in attendance will take home a Phish 3D movie poster. The fully immersive music and visual experience, featuring state-of-the-art 3D technology, gives viewers the sense that they are not only at the event, but on stage with the band that Entertainment Weekly has called “the biggest cult band in America.” Phish 3D features fan favorites, never before seen cover songs, and intimate footage of the band backstage and in rehearsals. 

            Filmed in October 2009 at the band’s Festival 8, more than 40,000 devoted fans watched as Phish combined two of their most beloved traditions — the multi-day festival and the Halloween album “costume.”  The band’s highly anticipated "musical costumes" are concerts involving the performance of an entire album by another artist—in this case, Phish covered the Rolling Stones’ album Exile on Main St. Phish 3D also features songs from the band’s first ever full-length acoustic set, as well as performances taken from the six additional sets. 

            Tickets for the Tuesday, April 20^th screenings will be available for purchase on Friday, March 26 (individual theater on-sale dates may be subject to change). Ticketing information is available at www.phish3dmovie.com or with the following theaters.  
 

About Action 3D:

            Action 3D Productions—A3D—is a privately held production company with a unique approach to capturing live alternative content events (music, sports, and theater) in digital 3D. While technology is key to the process, people are the main ingredients to creating immersive experiences for presentation in cinemas and location-based entertainment venues.  A3D's biggest asset is its know-how. The company’s management team has decades of worldwide experience in entertainment presentation, business management and film production.  While this team's individual accomplishments are impressive, the complementary backgrounds and skills have enabled A3D to quickly advance in creating, developing and marketing sought-after 3D entertainment for the rapidly developing suite of 3D distribution channels. For more information, visit www.action3dproductions.com . 
 

About Cinedigm:

            Cinedigm is the leader in providing the services, experience, technology and content critical to transforming movie theaters into digital and networked entertainment centers.  The Company is a technology and services integrator that works with Hollywood movie studios, independent movie distributors, and exhibitors to bring movies in digital cinema format to audiences across the country.  Cinedigm’s digital cinema deployment organization, software, unique combined satellite and hard drive digital movie delivery network; pre-show in-theater advertising services; and distribution platform for alternative content such as CineLive® 3-D and 2-D sports and concerts, thematic programming and independent movies provide a complete suite of services required to enable the digital theater conversion.  Cinedigm™ and Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. ™ are trademarks of Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. www.cinedigm.com [CIDM-G] 

About AEG Network LIVE:

            Network LIVE is the industry’s largest provider of live digital entertainment, offering fans unparalleled access to the artists they want—when and how they want it—via broadband, TV, radio, wireless, theatrical and retail.  AEG Network LIVE has completed successful tour and album launch campaigns for AEG Live clients including Bon Jovi, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart, Prince, Linkin Park, Garth Brooks, and many others.   More information on AEG Network LIVE can be found at http://www.networklive.com.  

Phish 3-D in Theaters April 30th (Special Screenings on 4.20)

"The Gingatar"

Phish 3D is slated to open nationwide on April 30th for a limited one-week period.  NOT coincidentally, on 4/20, exclusive previews of the over 2-hour 3D Phish experience will be screened in 9 cities: Boston, Burlington, Chicago, Denver, Houston, LA, NYC, Raleigh/Durham & D.C. From JamBase: 

Phish 3D, a 3D concert experience, is opening nationwide on Friday, April 30th for an exclusive one week run. The more than two hour movie, presented by Action 3D Productions in association with Network LIVE and Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp., highlights Phish’s Festival 8, a three-day, eight-set, 16-hour concert in the Southern California desert. 

In advance of the nationwide roll-out, exclusive preview screenings will be shown in nine cities -- Boston; Burlington, VT; Chicago; Denver; Houston; Los Angeles; New York; Raleigh/Durham, NC; and Washington, D.C.-- on April 20th. In addition to experiencing this special screening, fans in attendance will take home a Phish 3D movie poster. The fully immersive music and visual experience, featuring state-of-the-art 3D technology, gives viewers the sense that they are not only at the event, but on stage with the band that Entertainment Weekly has called “the biggest cult band in America.” Phish 3D features fan favorites, never before seen cover songs, and intimate footage of the band backstage and in rehearsals. 

Filmed in October 2009 at the band’s Festival 8, more than 40,000 devoted fans watched as Phish combined two of their most beloved traditions — the multi-day festival and the Halloween album “costume.” The band’s highly anticipated "musical costumes" are concerts involving the performance of an entire album by another artist—in this case, Phish covered the Rolling Stones’ album Exile on Main St. Phish 3D also features songs from the band’s first ever full-length acoustic set, as well as performances taken from the six additional sets. 

Tickets for the Tuesday, April 20th screenings will be available for purchase on Friday, March 26 (individual theater on-sale dates may be subject to change). Ticketing information will be available shortly at www.phish3dmovie.com. 

PHISH 3D - IN THEATERS APRIL 30TH from Phish on Vimeo.

Grab your mini-burble & get ready to hot-box your local movie theater, because Phish in 3-D is gonna get wigged...

Phish @ The Knickerbocker, Albany, NY (11/27/09)

The first set raged with a dirty version of Gumbo and finished tantalizingly strong with an epic 4-song combination.  Timber, which made one of its few appearances in 2009, bled ever so eloquently into Limb by Limb.  Cavern raged per usual and acquiesced into the ambience of Light.  There was something in the air @ the Knick, and phans only had an inkling of the sonic wrath Phish had in store for the following night with Seven Below > Ghost. Enjoy the full 1st Night Albany show....

Friday, 11/27/2009 Times Union Center, Albany, NY

Set 1: AC/DC Bag > Maze, Driver, My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, Gumbo, Bouncing Around the Room > It's Ice, Two Versions of Me, Timber (Jerry) > Limb By Limb,Cavern > Light

Set 2: My Friend, My Friend > Golden Age, On Your Way Down, Fluffhead > Piper -> Tomorrow's Song, Prince Caspian > Harry Hood > Suzy Greenberg > The Squirming Coil, I Been Around

Encore: Fire

Notes: This show marked the Phish debut of Golden Age and the debut of Tomorrow's Song. During Page's solo in Coil, the rest of the band left the stage.  Upon returning, Trey said that they had left for the encore and asked Page where he had been, leading into I Been Around. The Fire encore continued the tradition of Phish playing a Hendrix cover on the guitarist's birthday (11/27/92 and 11/27/96 being the other occasions)

This is my Cayman Trip Too!

My deepest apologies for the weekend break from WeBeatOkimo! Needed some sunshine so I headed down to the Caribbean for the weekend.  Whilst soaking up the rays I had a lot of time for Phish Summer Tour 2010 reflection.  With my mail order in @ http://www.phish.portals.musictoday.com/, I am overflowing with sheer anticipation and jubilation.  To add to the excitement, here is a weekend roundup of some heady PhishNews & Videos...

Rollingstone

Telluride Local's Phish Tix = Will Call Only

Sick Telluride Venue Pics

Phish Summer Tour 2010

PHISH SUMMER TOUR 2010 from Phish on Vimeo.

First off...Henrietta's cameo in the video = EPIC. Second, what happened to the Gorge?!?!?! Perhaps Phish didn't want the pressure of topping last year's storied run at the Gorge. Third, I'd love to know the sentiments of the west coast phans - please take the poll above. Looks like Phish sorta snubbed west-coasters, while cashing in on the east-coast. Perhaps the sharp focus on the east coast allowed Phish the financial flexibility to do the 5 "boutique" shows at the Greek and Telluride. Even though the five west-coast shows should be gems, the lack of seating really closes off the potential for west-coast phans to enjoy Phish without a long flight eastward.  

Phish is hitting some old-faithfuls, new venues, and some serious classics. Phish will return to the Finger Lakes PAC for the first time in 551 shows. The boys' return to the Green will be the first in a whopping 696 shows!. It will be their first visit to both the nTelos Wireless Pavillion in Portsmouth, VA and the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park in Alpharetta, GA. Regardless of the rather peculiar summer tour setup, we all know that as phans, we make it to shows. We're driven to Phish, a deep, magnetic urning for the connection, release, and introspection that could only be catalyzed by the experience Phish provides. And I mean...lets be honest...one can't find a harder rage-fest than that which exists on lot. You can find me on shakedown...wearing blublockers, with a ticket stub in my hand...(and a nitrous balloon in the other). In the words of Will Smith - 

Phish Summer Tour 2010 Dates:

6/11/10 Toyota Park, Chicago, IL

6/12/10 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
6/13/10 Hershey Stadium, Hershey, PA
6/15/10 nTelos Wireless Pavilion, Portsmouth, VA
6/17/10 Comcast Theatre, Hartford, CT
6/18/10 Comcast Theatre, Hartford, CT
6/19/10 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
6/20/10 Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
6/22/10 Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA
6/24/10 Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
6/25/10 Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ
6/26/10 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
6/27/10 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
6/29/10 CMAC, Canandaigua, NY
7/1/10 Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion, Raleigh, NC
7/2/10 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC
7/3/10 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, GA
7/4/2010 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, GA

8/5/10 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
8/6/10 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
8/7/10 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
8/9/10 Town Park, Telluride, CO
8/10/10 Town Park, Telluride, CO
8/12/10 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN
8/13/10 Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, IN
8/14/10 Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, WI
8/15/10 Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, WI
8/17/10 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY
8/18/10 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY

More Info @ Phish.com

Trey Inducts Genesis

Rumored Phish Summer Tour Dates

It seems pretty much kangfirmed that Phish will play a 3 night stand at Berkley's, 8,000 person capacity, Greek Theater on August 5-7.  Check the leak here at Mercury News.  Also seems like Phish will be hitting a lot of standard summer venues while giving the dirrty south a little love as well. Here is the list of rumored summer dates c/o PhanArt - 

FIRST LEG6/11 Chicago - Toyota Park
6/12 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio – Blossom Music Center
6/13 Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
6/15 Portsmouth, VA – Ntelos Wireless Pavilion
6/17+18 Hartford, CT – Comcast Theater (formerly the Meadows)
6/19+20 Saratoga, NY – SPAC
6/22 Mansfield, MA – Great Woods
6/24+25 Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
6/26+27 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion,
6/29 Canadagiua, NY -Finger Lakes Performing Center (The potential sleeper show of the tour, on a Tuesday, first time since 6/22/95)
7/1 Raleigh, NC – Walnut Creek Amphitheater
7/2 Charlotte, NC – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/3+4 Atlanta, GA – Aarons Amphitheatre at Lakewood (They need to pick a name and stick with it)

SECOND LEG
8/5-6-7 The Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA
8/9+10 – Telluride, CO
8/12+13 – Deer Creek, IN – Verizon Wireless Music Amphitheater
8/17+18 – Jones Beach, NY
8/20+21 – Radio City Music Hall, NYC

There are potentially more dates to come, there are some notable gaps in August, and Alpine and the Gorge haven’t been scheduled, but they aren’t out of the question!

Ticketbastard Leak!

Phish playing Comcast Theater in Hartford on 6/17 & 6/18th c/o of Live Nation Leak. Also heard that Merriwether was up this morning on Live Nation but was taken down. Phish is also heading back to Walnut Creek on July 1st! Check it @ Ticketbastard...

Phish + Genesis + RRHOF = One Wigged Out Night

Last night was pretty surreal.  Loved the horns. I do have one qualm though, and it went something like this in my head last night - "What?! Is the Waldorf Astoria too good for Fishman's dress?!?!" Upon further reflection I pondered if in actuality, Fishman's dress was too good for the Waldorf. Regardless, whether or not Phish's performance struck a chord with you, one thing can be sure - Trey's speech was passionate, deeply sincere and extremely well executed.  Definitely from the heart.  I was expecting the summer tour announcement today, but who knows what they have up their sleeve.  Have no fear, I've got a couple leads and am putting together a list of confirmed Leg 1 dates. Should have the final list up soon. For now, to quench that thirst that only Phish will satiate, here are some videos from last night....in case you missed it - Oh yeah, and I'm still looking for a video of Trey's speech. Please feel free to e-mail me some green text if you found it.

Undercover Vid of Phish Practicing for Tonight!

I just found an undercover video of Phish rehearsing for tonight.  Some innovative phan on the inside got stealthy with it...

Original Video - More videos at TinyPic

Phish to Play in NYC @ Waldorf Astoria Tonight

As previously announced, Big Red will be inducting Genesis into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight @ NYC's Waldorf Astoria.  Those following Festival 8's 'play the last album alive' will remember that Phish had included The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway on the list.  One can only assume Phish will be playing a few select tracks off this album tonight.

C/o Hidden Track - The members of Phish will take the stage tonight for the first time in 2010 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City where they will open this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. As previously announced, Phish guitarist/vocalist Trey Anastasio will induct Genesis which will be followed by Phish performing a couple of Genesis classics.  Tonight’s ceremony – including Phish’s performance – will be broadcast liveon Fuse starting at 8:30PM EDT. The 2010 Rock n’ Roll Hall Of Fame inductees are ABBA, Genesis, Jimmy Cliff, The Hollies, The Stooges, David Geffen, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry, Jesse Stone, Mort Shuman and Otis Blackwell.


A couple of Genesis vids to build the hype for tonight:

Mike Gordon Band Mini-Tour: Heady Video Roundup