Phish tickets give fans the opportunity to see for themselves what makes this underground band so appealing. The earliest incarnation of the band emerged in the early 1980s. Since then, Phish has earned itself a solid following through less mainstream means. By distributing their music and through word of mouth, Phish as sold over eight million DVDs and CDs in the United States. Often likened to the Grateful Dead, Phish continues to captivate fans with their unique sound and offbeat appeal.
In 1983, a band that called themselves the Blackwood Convention played a Halloween gig in a ROTC dormitory basement. The group consisted of bassist Mike Gordon, drummer Jon Fishman and guitarists Jeff Holdsworth and Trey Anastasio. The second gig, held the following month, saw the band first billed under the name Phish. Phish tickets were still not something sold in mainstream venues.
After 1986, the band’s official line up was formed as it is known today, with Marc Daubert and Jeff Holdsworth leaving and Page McConnell joining up in September of 1985. Fishman and Anastasio decided to transfer to Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont in 1986. Fish tickets were not something mainstream music lovers were vying for. The band produced at least six experimental, self-titled cassettes at while at the college, with the first circulated in two different variations. The first received greater distribution than the second and was officially released in 1998 as the White Tape.
With the 1990s on the horizon, Phish tickets were becoming far more popular than they once were. The band had accumulated a large following. They attempted to land a gig at Boston’s Paradise Rock Club. Initially the club owners refused to book Phish because they felt the band was too obscure to be a profitable option. Proving them wrong, Phish rented the club out on January 26th, 1989 and played to a sold out audience. During this time, the band had a vast following of fans that would travel from far to support them and see them play.
In the 1990s, many music fans bought Phish tickets. The band developed an interactive play style that involved the audience. They would give a cue that the audience would respond to, bringing them into the concert. 1992 saw the band’s newest addition to their performances, the Big Ball Jam. During the performance, each band member would toss a large beach ball into the crowds and play a note each time the ball the band member threw was hit. This gave the audience a fun way to create an original tune. Today, a great deal of money has been spent on Phish tickets, including a reunion performances in 2009.
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