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P H I S H U P D A T E
** JULY 22, 2004 **
[url]http://www.phish.com[/url]
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REGARDING COVENTRY
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As all of you know, Coventry will be the band\'s 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 the band\'s
decision and subsequent announcement that the Vermont shows would be the
band\'s 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 your last chance to
show the rest of the world what makes the Phish audience 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
PHISH GOES TO THE MOVIES: THE SEQUEL
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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.
GET YOUR EARS ON: THE RETURN OF THE BUNNY;
COVENTRY TO BE SIMULCAST ON XM SATELLITE RADIO
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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 have details next
week on a special discounted rate available to Phish fans to get an XM
radio. For more information on XM, check out [url]http://xmradio.com[/url]
