Phish reunited Saturday night at the wedding of longtime road
manager Brad Sands. The four musicians took the stage during the private New York ceremony for a
three-song performance that included Phish chestnuts “Suzy Greenberg,” “Julius” and “Waste.” Police drummer Stewart Copeland also sat in with Sands’
wedding band on the Police’s “Can’t Stand Losing You” and The Meters’ “Fire on
the Bayou.” Sands served as The Police’s road manager throughout the group’s
high-profile reunion tour. Phish last performed together in Coventry, VT in August, 2004.
The stealth reunion caps off four months of rumors that
began when all four members of Phish appeared onstage together at the Theatre
at Madison Square Garden.
Since that time the musicians have appeared together in various configurations,
most notably when Trey Anastasio and Jon Fishman joined Mike Gordon and his
band at the Rothbury music festival this past July.
In June, keyboardist Page McConnell also posted the
following note on Phish.com:
Given that I
might not even see some of the guys for the next six months, I would say that
the announcement of a reunion is premature. However, later this year we hope to
spend some time together and take a look at what possible futures we might
enjoy. In fact the only real decision that has been made is that when we do get
together, it will only be the four of us, hopefully with no distractions. I am
really looking forward to that.
I want to say just a few more things. The prospect of Phish reuniting
is something I consider very seriously, and I think about it a lot. And lastly,
as always, there is plenty of misinformation floating around. Try not to focus
too much on secondhand sources and random gossip. If there is anything real to
announce, it will come from the four of us as a group.
Oddly enough, the only time Phish performed together during
their 2000-2002 hiatus was at the wedding of Jason Colton in 2001. Colton is a longtime
member of the group’s management team. As of press time, Phish has no confirmed
plans, though Trey Anastasio is scheduled to kick off an extended tour at Port Chester, NY’s
Capitol Theatre on October 16.
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