There are plenty of articles online about the band, but many are glib and flippant. Having seen them live over 75 times, I want to give you an idea of what a Phish show is really like. If you've seen Phish before, this article may not be for you, but if you've never been to a Phish show and are even just a little bit curious about the experience, then this will be your very own front row seat.
The first thing to be aware of is that the event starts well before the lights go down and the band takes the stage. For most shows, the experience begins outside of the venue at something called 'Shakedown Street'.
Shakedown Street is both a marketplace and a hangout space. It's essentially the concert equivalent of tailgating before a football game. There are designated areas for vendors to sell all kinds of goods ranging from healing stones to vegan burritos. You will also come across cheap drinks, loud music, and a wide selection of 'party favors', also known as drugs.
Whether it's t-shirts or tea leaves, a purchase made on Shakedown Street is commonly referred to as buying something 'on lot'. For the most part, Shakedown Street's vendors and patrons are very friendly people, but it can be an overwhelming environment when you find yourself there for the first time.
It's not out of the ordinary for a complete stranger to approach you and ask if you want to buy a pin from their collection or try a 'ganja goo ball'. At the office or grocery store, interactions like this would be highly inappropriate, but in the context of Shakedown Street, they are relatively normal and benign.
At a Phish show, the easiest way to get inside the concert venue is with a ticket. Hopefully you purchased one beforehand, but if not, there's no need to worry. At many shows, it's possible to buy a ticket 'on lot'. It might sound strange, but the fastest and most straightforward way to find a seller is by walking around with your index finger up in the air. This is a standard sight to see, as it is the universal sign at Phish shows that you are looking to purchase a ticket.
Nine times out of ten, you will be able to find a ticket within minutes. The TicketMaster tickets are like any other TicketMaster tickets, except these ones say 'Phish' on them. PTBM tickets are a different story though.
These tickets cost the same amount, but instead of being printed on bland card stock, each ticket has artwork unique to the show you are seeing. PTBM tickets are nice collectables, but they are also harder to counterfeit, which makes them the preferred option when buying tickets 'on lot'.
Once your ticket has been secured, the next phase of the Phish experience is the actual concert. Two things of note: First, Phish does not travel with an opening act, meaning you will only be seeing Phish at a Phish show.
Second, the band does not take the stage until 40 to 50 minutes after the listed 'showtime' on your ticket, so you'll have plenty of time to get comfortable. This means for a show scheduled to start at pm, the lights usually go down sometime between and pm. The concert then takes place according to the following structure:. Set break Intermission for minutes. An important thing to remember is that Phish is a 'Jam Band'. This means there are long stretches of time where the band is musically improvising with no words.
It's not uncommon for an extended jam during a song to last upwards of 20 minutes or longer. This happens throughout the show, but it is much more noticeable during the latter half. While there certainly is 'jamming' during the first set, the longer and more freeform jams usually take place in the second set. As the show progresses, the band plays music from a wide variety of genres ranging from bluegrass to funk. Regardless of the style, the jams in most songs contain an observable pattern of musical tension and release.
The tension comes from a build up of volume and speed, and the release occurs at the climax of the jam, which is known as the ' peak '. Many songs also incorporate a fair amount of crowd involvement through interactive elements like call and response and glow stick wars. Bonnaroo will be celebrating its 18th year in the festival circuit this summer. With that, we're taking a trip down memory lane Skip to Content. Browse Categories.
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