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Phish returns to Colorado, three days at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, August 31 through Sept. 2

Phish at Dick's Sporting Goods in Commerce City, three days, confirmed! The band just announced the second leg of its summer tour, and Colorado is on the docket for three shows: Friday, August, 31, Saturday, September 1 and Sunday, September 2. A limited number of tickets are available through Phish's...

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Phish at Dick's Sporting Goods in Commerce City, three days, confirmed! The band just announced the second leg of its summer tour, and Colorado is on the docket for three shows: Friday, August, 31, Saturday, September 1 and Sunday, September 2. A limited number of tickets are available through Phish's secure online ticketing site via a request system. Requests are limited to one per credit card and four tickets per request. Deadline to make requests is Monday, April 23, at 11:59 a.m. (EDT). Tickets ($49.75-$60) go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 27.

Phish 2012 Summer Tour

06/07 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center 06/08 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center 06/7-10 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 06/15 - Atlantic City, NJ Bader Field 06/16 - Atlantic City, NJ Bader Field 06/17 - Atlantic City, NJ Bader Field 06/19 - Portsmouth, VA nTelos Pavilion at Harbor Center 06/20 - Portsmouth, VA nTelos Pavilion at Harbor Center 06/22 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center 06/23 - Pittsburgh, PA - First Niagara Pavilion 06/24 - Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center 06/28 - Noblesville, IN - Klipsch Music Center 06/29 - Noblesville, IN - Klipsch Music Center 06/30 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Center 07/01 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Center 07/03 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre 07/04 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre 07/06 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center 07/07 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center 07/08 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center

The second leg of Phish's tour is on Page 2 -- plus photos from last year's Phish Labor Day weekend at Dick's


SECOND LEG (just announced)

08/15 - Long Beach, CA - Long Beach Arena 08/17 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 08/18 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 08/19 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium 08/22 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre 08/24 - Birmingham, AL - Oak Mountain Amphitheatre 08/25 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood 08/26 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 08/28 - St. Louis, MO - Chaifetz Arena 08/29 - Oklahoma City, OK - Zoo Amphitheatre 08/31 - Commerce City, CO - Dick's Sporting Goods Park 09/01 - Commerce City, CO - Dick's Sporting Goods Park 09/02 - Commerce City, CO - Dick's Sporting Goods Park


PHISH @ DICK'S IN 2011
Like an episode of Sesame Street for big kids, last night's Phish show was brought to us by the letter "S." A few songs into its set, a theme began to emerge. To wit, every song the band played began with the letter "S." When everyone first picked up on the fact that Phish might be playing a themed set, there was some speculation that the band might be spelling out something over the course of its six sets, while others murmurred that it might have something to do with a surprise cameo by Carlos Santana - in town this weekend for a pair of performances at Red Rocks.

Continue reading "Review: Phish at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Night One, 09/2/11"

Sunday night's show at Dick's seemed like a continuation of the relaxed, anything-goes mood from Saturday night more than a balls-out party to end the summer. In a way, this was fitting for a band that has been working for the past three years since re-forming to find that comfortable consistency on stage. Still, it just didn't feel like the last night of the tour.

Continue reading "Review: Phish at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, Night Three, 09/04/11"



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