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Lend VIP.com Phish will reunite for the compilation of shows this March. As of press time, the quartet"s first full performances since 2004 will need place at Hampton, VA"s Hampton Coliseum on March 6, 7 and 8, 2009. Earlier this month this guitar rock band also played a surprise three-song set with the wedding of longtime road manager Brad Sands. The group is anticipated to announce a few additional dates in the near future.

Hampton Coliseum"s intimate size and general admission seating has created the venue a follower and band favorite because the group first headlined the space in 1995. Since that time Phish has filled the Coliseum on eleven additional occasions, recently on its farewell tour in 2004.

Lend VIP.com This isn"t the first-time the group has selected the space for a party. After returning from hiatus in 2002, three of Phish"s first four shows occurred with the spaceship shaped arena, as well as the group booked a last minute Hampton, VA show after announcing its breakup in 2004. Phish"s November 20 and 21, 1998 performances in the bedroom were released as the box set Hampton Comes Alive.
Rumors of the Phish reunion have reached new heights lately after the four musicians accepted a very long time achievement award at New York"s Theatre at Madison Square Garden last May. Since that time the gamers have appeared onstage in a lot of different configurations, of late when Mike Gordon sat in with Page McConnell at South Burlington, VT"s Higher Ground this past Saturday. Trey Anastasio has tested out numerous new possible Phish songs onstage, such as his co-compositions with longtime lyricist Tom Marshall "Alaska" and "Backwards Down the Number Line."
Anastasio announced Phish"s breakup on May 25, 2004, and the group played its final show on August 15 of that year. At the time of his original announcement, Anastasio said, "Last Friday night, I got in addition to Mike, Page and Fish to chat openly concerning the strong feelings I"ve been having that Phish has run its course so we should end it now while it is over a high note. Once we started talking, it quickly became apparent how the other guys" feelings, without the same as mine, were similar in lots of ways -- most significantly, that we all respect and love Phish and the Phish audience way too much to stand by and permit it to pull on at night point of vibrancy and health. We don"t want to become caricatures of ourselves, or worse yet, a nostalgia act. By the end of the meeting, we realized that after almost twenty-one years together we were faced with the chance to graciously step away in unison, as a group, united in our friendship and our feelings of gratitude."
A small selection of of tickets for Phish"s upcoming shows will be available with the group"s secure online ticketing system. In addition, the group has issued the next statement regarding ticket scalping:
Phish Tickets has a zero tolerance for scalping and insists that all patrons individuals service stick to our policy stated herein. Tickets made available through this site are created only for fans who are actually intending on attending the shows requested. It is strictly prohibited to resell any tickets obtained through Phish Tickets for over the fee. If you are seen to be reselling, trading or brokering tickets that you simply purchased through our site for profit, Phish Tickets may at its discretion cancel your ticket order and all other pending orders within your name. This cancellation can lead to a refund in the total price for your tickets minus a $7.00 per ticket processing fee and any shipping fees that were incurred based on the order. We reserve the authority to investigate all orders suspected to stay in violation of the policy.
We urge you do not to get tickets through brokers or "scalpers." These tickets could be counterfeit in which case you doesn"t only be overcharged and often will also likely be denied entry in the show.