Just Announced Phish at Red Rocks, four (!) nights in a row

When your reunion announcement brings people to tears; when the New York Times delivers breathless reportage from the parking lot of your first concert; and when tickets for your first few tour dates get traded on the black market for hundreds or thousands of dollars—well, you are Phish, and you have it pretty good. But why not have it better by announcing a second round of summer tour dates?

Phish will play an additional 12 shows this summer on top of its already-announced dates (all of which, save for Bonnaroo, have sold out), including a four-night run July 30 to Aug. 2 at Red Rocks. One can only imagine what the 9,500-seat amphitheater will smell like after more than half a week of sweaty drug- and love-addled nights. A limited number of tickets are (sort of) available now through Phish's website—though, be warned, these seats are being offered through an "online ticketing system via a ticket request period." So, basically, you'll be standing in line to stand in line. You might be better off just waiting until March 26, when regular tickets go on sale through Ticketmaster. Hopefully everyone who wants tickets will be able to get them, otherwise we might see panic on the streets of Morrison like we did back in 1996: 


And for Phish-obsessed travelers: Chicago-area fans who weren’t able to snag a ticket for one of the Alpine Valley shows will have a second (and more convenient) chance to jam out at Toyota Park, which is just outside the city limits. For New York audiences, one of the new dates is in Darien Center, which is outside of Buffalo and an easy 350-mile drive from New York City, and the final date, in Saratoga Springs, is only 180 miles away. That being said, Phish could play on a barge at sea and still convince thousands of fans to paddle out—so mere distance shouldn't discourage anyone.

In other Phish news, Rhino recently released film footage of the band’s entire performance from its 1997 Clifford Ball festival in upstate New York. Just imagine: Seven DVDs of pure, unadulterated grooves, including special features like a recorded soundcheck and an interview with “longtime Phish artist Jim Pollock.”