A note from Trey Anastasio on Phish’s website:
…we all love and respect Phish and the Phish audience far too much to stand by and allow it to drag on beyond the 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 opportunity to graciously step away in unison, as a group, united in our friendship and our feelings of gratitude.
Their last shows will be this summer culminating in August with their Coventry music festival in Vermont. Scalpers are rubbing their hands together.