Catching up with Phish at Las Vegas' Sphere 

First Billy Strings and now Phish. Someone made the right hire at CBS Mornings.

I have loved them for 30 years. would LOVE to see them at the sphere. their bassist mike went to my high school. and my cousin used to go see them in bars and basements at UVM. last i saw them was New Years at MSG. I mean you really have to look at what they have accomplished, it really is INCREDIBLE!

Trey: Four decades in Phish is just starting to hit [our] stride. 1995 wants to have a word with you, Trey.

I first became enthralled with Phish back in the summer of 1993 and then had the unexpected chance to watch them play live at the Amphitheater on Mud Island here in Memphis the very next summer. I’m a huge fan of many bands and musicians spanning all throughout genres and eras. I’ll binge my favorite bands and artists until their predictability becomes too predictable and then I’ll start listening to another band or artist. The one group of musicians, however, who has perfected the skill of unpredictability is Phish. I don’t really get into every song during verses or choruses but once they launch out of the structured mold of that song, that’s when Phish truly becomes Phish. Their improvisational skills are the most unique and soaring experiences. And their improvisational abilities are so vast and flexible that every live show is a completely new experience that has always been filled with unexpected and yes unpredictable moments so much so that out of all of the multiple bands and artists that I love to listen, not a single one of them can hold a candle next to Phish. In my humble opinion of course.

This is a great little piece on Phish, on the Sphere, how these shows came together and why they are special. Well done CBS!

I’ve been a fan for 30 of those 40 years. I’m staying on this train until the wheels fall off.

Very intriguing, I enjoy themselves 😊

Phirst show was Atlanta '03. Life hasn't been the same since. Thanks Phish

Being able to have such anonymity outside of their fan base is ideal. For the most part, these guys could walk into a restaurant or bar and nobody would know who they were.

What a run of shows!🔥🔥🔥 Phish were definitely hitting their stride back in the 90’s! They’re now just riding a huge wave of their previous successes. The most amazing part about Phish today is the ability (and desire) to continue to still wow their fanbase almost 41 years into their career. Truly amazing!👏

He’s right about those Mexico shows. Some of the best Phish of all time down there.

What they pulled off this weekend is going to be a super tough act to follow. They blew the lid off that place!

There is nothing like a Phish show

It shoulda been called Madison sphere garden

Phish changed my life. If you can stand it, jump in. It could do the same for ya.

I'm am going to say it again but R.I.P Dickey!!!

Can’t wait for Dead and Co next month I’m so excited!

Absolutely topping the 2000 Millennium show at Live Oak which was an absolute blast. Thanks guys for having the passion to do it. ❤

First Show - Boise, Id - 06/07/95 On the way back to Colorado after Grateful Dead West Coast Spring tour. It was a great Summer until Jerry passed away, then the torch was lit, and properly passed to Phish a few years later at the Phil & Friends shows at The Warfield in April 15-17, 1999. Its too bad I dont have time to travel to these shows because of work and family, but thats what it is. Still root for these guys, and the family after seeing about 25 shows in those 30 years. Unbelievable. Keep going y'all!

God bless Phish!! We ❤️ You!! Sphere has become a bucket list item! If only I had the $1,000 PLUS PLUS per ticket for these shows I would’ve been there. See y’all this summer tour. Deleware festival especially looking forward too! ❤️

If you know you know ❤

Been going since 88, 6/16/90 was a huge experience, opening for santana 7/25/92 huge experience, Clifford Ball was unreal. This was the most unreal of them all. I got 2 tickets for all 4 nights in the lottery and they outdid themselves again. After night 2 I wasnt sure i could ever see them again without this. And I thought, after 36 yrs who am i kidding, it's really all about the music.

It’s why Phish Phans will follow a tour because each show is different. When they did Baker’s Dozen at MSG, I don’t think they repeated one song. 13 nights, 3-4 hours each. Unique setlists each night.

It will be better again when Chris Kuroda is handling the lights again 😂

Artistry is still alive! Phish!

Dang missed that show . Can’t wait to see Bobby .

Phish = Rock N’ Roll…just rockin

Went to my 1st show in June of 2022. The 4/20 show at the Sphere was my 27th 😂. This band is amazing and I wish I would have found them 20 yrs ago. You old heads are lucky but better late than never!The sphere will be the Mecca but I’m glad they stuck to their guns and didn’t do repeat shows. Good luck with the lottery next year everyone!

First show 9/14/00 hopefully many more to come. See ya in Dover.

4:40 listening to this as a tipper makes me super happy for the future. Live visual manipulation is one of the best things to add to a live performances when done right

Why four only 4 days ? Because they're true artists that care about their audience.

Appropriate this airs on 4/20

This was better than the free webcast posts

This is the future of entertainment.

Phish is 100000x better in person. I could only imagine at the sphere.

Would be amazing to see the boys there

11/24/1996 Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR My Phish bucket list is growing longer...

160,000sq/ft of screen? I gotta see a Billy Strings show inside this monstrosity of technological awesomeness!

Can’t wait for Dead and Company

An mushroom trippers dream, to blaze with those visuals...

Perfect reporting!!!

well this is just like when the nc state men’s basketball team won the national championship in 1974 and in 1983 and nobody even knew about them until they won it all

Tool at the sphere will be the best show ever!!! Ever ever!!!!

N3 Stash is going to be 🔥 if we’re going with the theme of the four major spheres of earth

Phish doesn't ALWAYS add a theatrical element though. It's rock with lights for most of the shows, you have to catch a sphere or halloween or nye for the extra fun

Did NOT see Phish coming ‼️ So cool

7-31-98 first show will never forget that night, I only get to a couple shows a year but I hope everyone is enjoying Vegas

When he says they "Practice Trainwrecks", Trey's talking about his new amp...

I LOVE PHISH!!!

my boys... i LOVE the PHISH band from VT. they make me happy

Best band

I really want to go to this. Been watching the RU-vid videos of the sphere show!

Cheesecake

1998 Burgettstown Pa Never turned back!

There ae 165,000 speakers not 1,600...

Even young people know who phish is. They may not listen to their music but they are aware of their stature; They are legends

I missed the whole Phish thing. Did they ever record something called a hit song?

No concert is worth $1000. Nope..gimme a break...greed.

Bros did it for 420 weekend 😂

Makes you wonder if shows at any other venue will be “boring”

Leo!

The world need a David Gilmour concert in this place.

I hate that people are learning about the boys, damn it, it's hard enough to get tickets. I couldn't get sphere, but I got Mondegreen. . . Y.E.M.

Phish

Best Band Ever.

Was fully expecting Round Room -> Big Balls, and I’m sure that’s why they didnt do it.

God i love Trey

I was a “Deadhead” until at 40, my parents cut me off of my allowance!

Red Rocks is still the best concert experience ever would be Abba or Phish

Yes🎉

Is it just the camera angle or is back row truly at 9,000 feet?

Not bad, love it when these guys hit main stream media, but it's not always a great story. This was cute for a long time phan!

He’s buddies with Dolan and they are asking how they were the second band to play there?

😢 Looks like I missed out again

Didn’t Phish retire?

Very cool

God I miss the days when Phish would have trolled the media 😂

Put Primus in there!

💖 🐠 💖 🐠 💖

Greatest band of all time!

Was the U2 show as good?

Wow

The graphics, although cool, seem very stock. Not taylor made for the songs.

phish is the best

Phish!

Phish has sold 1000s more tickets than U2 AND Taylor Swift combined.

Keeping it fresh is nice for the band. But after seeing U2, if you aren't creating a dedicated over-the-top show, with all effort thrown at that one product...you are cheating the audience. This is such an amazing facility. Suck it up, be the performer, and put everything you have into 90 amazing minutes of insanity they'll never forget. U2 did that.

Who?

Who the Eff is Phish?!?

Well phish and the phans are setting the bar very High for all other bands for the sphere.

Sooo they made it there because he hungout with the owner at sports games...lol 😂 networking ...

Wooks gonna wook.

And they don't mention once that dead and company are about to play for almost 2 months there

Guess everyone is paying attention now. If you know this quote your old like me

Too bad the sphere wasn't around for Pink Floyd

Ack ack ack.....TREY MIKE.....ACK ACK ACK

Love em, hate em, either way, there is NO band like em!

you'd have to dose for this

Widespread Panic needs a 4 night run there also

So it’s Sphere now, and not ‘the Sphere’. Lame.