PHISH - "Heavy Things" @ Big Cypress NYE 1999 (ABC TV) 

Too bad they didn't show Trey's speech! THE RIGHT LANE IS FOR TRAVELING, THE LEFT LANE IS FOR PASSING!!

These guys were by far the greatest thing to ever happen to music. The unfortunate thing is they get thrown in the pot of all the other jambands. 215 shows for me, Loved every minute of it.

what we got was the greatest band in the world delivering an all night historic performance that began at 11:30pm and went unti shortly after 8 in the morning, it was insane and i was there :)

I proposed to my wife at 11:59:59 on this night. What a momentous and glorious evening that will never be forgotten. ;) CHEESECAKE!!!

I live in NY and drove down (and back) for this show. Still the best weekend of my life. I remember on the way home, every other car had a sign that said "cheesecake" or had it written in dust. On the highways, at the gas stations, people were screaming "cheesecake". Everyone else looked at us like we were crazy. Maybe we were, but they missed out.

I will never forget Big Cypress....EPIC.

Overwhelming moment looking back on it.

That was a great time. The traffic was insane. It took us two days to even get out too.

This reporter delivered the story with elegance.

"The Phish"

2020 and who's here jammin this classic? I miss Phish shows 😭

🎊 Phish …. 🎉

Phish is possibly the most epic band of all time.

This was the 1st video I ever downloaded from the internet, it took 2 & a 1/2 days....

I will never get tired of listening to this. The amazing lead-in, Trey crushing the solo, and “Happy New Year Sue!” Happy 2020, everyone :)

I wish i wasn't 8 years old then and could have been there. But i have started my journey and cannot get enough. Changed my life to say the least.

Like Peter Jennings or not. He did get Phish on national tv that night. Surprised ABC covered and air a whole song that night to be honest.

One of the bet times of my life!! I'll never forget Big Cypress-

75,000 tickets sold. . but how many more were like us and snuck in? Out of the 8 people in our group that went to that show. . only 3 of us had tickets. ;) It was an adventure to say the least. Amazing experience.

Still get chills to this day every time they cut to the crowd shot as Trey starts the solo. Oh to be able to travel back in time =)))

I was there. Epic. The most epic set I ever saw to this day.

CHEESECAKE!!! One of the most amazing times ever, I was there, scrunched up all the way in the front with a whole slew of my friends. Ah, priceless, cherished memories.....

My dad went to this show, and I will forever be jealous. My mom was pregnant with me so she didn't go. I would do ANYTHING to have been there that night.

"The Phish". I like it.

The Phish! Great trip to Fla...I'd love to go back someday. They should really ditch MSG one of these years on NYE and give the longtime fans what they want!

"The Fish". Love ya' Peter.

One of the best moments in Phish history 4:20

LONG LIVE THE FISH

What a few days of great sets! New Year eve/day was the best.

The phish. bahahaha... Cheesecake!!! Say it like you're mad. Good times, I didn't know that I was that far gone...

Beautiful night. Y2K mattered not... What a great time. Truly amazing! Words just can't sum up those 3 days. Here comes the Sun!!!

I was on the rail for this.......

i was there!! beat the epic traffic jam by leaving early and driving around tents on way out. 2 hours to get in, 2 hours to get out, and man i'd do it all again with no regret!! at this point in the show I was hippy flippin' and kinda depressed Heavy Things was the song the nation would hear, but now, years later, it's all good! headin for Charloote and Raleigh this friday/saturday, then Mantras after party show in Raleigh, can't _bleeping- wait! Gotta love The Phish!

I remember seeing this on TV while waiting for the 1-01-2000 Millenium to arrive, just minutes away

Fans of The Phish.

I was there! Cheesecake! To bad they cut it out.

that was such a great night. and yeah, i heard the traffic jam was legendary, luckily we arrived early and got through without much hassle

What an incredible memory that was great concert out in Big Cypress cheesecake 😎!!

"Phans of THE phish!" It doesn't get much better than that....lol, the introduction is priceless. Off hiatus already, phish kindly! it's a craving.....no less. TY for all the good times~ ever kindly

Yes, you're right. The kind of people that would be sitting on their ass watching TV all day like you don't know real music anyway.

RIP PETER JENNINGS

one of the best times of my life. what a great group of people we are.

VERNIXX, thanks for posting this. I was a freshman in highschool and couldn't end up making the show. Don't worry about these young kids who have nothing better to do than talk crap on the internet. Life kind of can get boring for some people. Thanks alot. Peace.

3:42 Poor Sue

I was in high school in the 80s, so I feel your pain.

page knows this is a GREAT song, even though it's new at this point

I was 15 at the time and a freshman in highschool. My older soccer buddy who was on varsity wanted to take me down to this but I couldn't bc I got in trouble. I still to this day wonder what it would have been like. Thanks for the post. keep phishin

Well when I first was introduced to phish i couldnt really get into it at all and thought it wasnt very good but what really did it for me was when i saw trey in concert and he played 46 days and gotta jibboo and right then i was just hooked and now i have been in love with phish for over a year and plan on loving them for the rest of my life they mean more then anything to me. But dude all you need it time and maturity and you will soon understan

"the right lane is for driving, the left lane is for passing."

phish's greatest social commentary ever

their mini reunion was so sick.. even tho page wasn't there i wanted to cry. Front row and trey looked straight into my eyes. I know they are coming back!

East Troy Wisconsin is where my summer is going to end! phuck yeah!

Peter Jenning's a stud.

I was there too. I had a blast with all of my friends. For most of us, it was a closing point in our lives, as we were all graduating and getting ready to start our lives. This was actually my last show. I don't really miss Phish, as that part of my life is behind me. I enjoyed it greatly and am thankful for the experience, but I had plenty to remember for the rest of my life. There will never be anything like taking long road trips with a dozen friends in my life again....

Have listened to this show, the whole thing, 9 or 10 times. The AUD is pretty terrific but they need to release a full SBD box of it. They have said they will. Don't know why the wait has been so long.

this whole song tugs at something i forget i have sometimes.

nothing, just a new years gag. its why we all love the phish!

....stumbling as i fall from grace.......

best time of my life. boy did they sing for us..... :P

one of the greatest moments of my life>>> if you were there, you know my feelings toward the situation, but you didnt have to be....

I WAS THERE....and after watching this...it brought back many great memories! Peter Jennings is SOOOO out of place talking about PHISH...LMAO!

cheesecake !!! even now, i still get chills when i hear the word........ and the phish

Yeah man i was at the DMB show in saratoga, and trey had a sweet solo, though he forgot to play the end of the song.. hahaha just put his guitar down and went off the stage. i wish i was BORN earlier to go to a Phish show. I love everything about them.

marxist84 - this was for a big festival..a 2 day thing. Of course prices were high. Their ticket prices are generally $32-45 for 3 hours of music in large venues.

the Song"Phishing in the Southland", a song about falling in love at Big Cypress, can be found on you tube or facebook at Sean Dobson Hippie Music. peace n love you All!

PHISH IS THE GREATEST BAND IN THE WORLD, well besides us of course...

It was more than worth waiting in traffic- being stuck on Alligator Alley was fun, a lot of good memories. Besides, we were only waiting in traffic to park and set up camp- no one was in a big hurry.

was in second row during 8 hour set, the pic is in rolling stone, hear comes the sun

@kenabis00420 looks like you got 2 great shows. Charlotte especially. I got to see the 1st night in Alpharetta. It was my first show since IT in 2003. They are playing so well right now. Hope you had a great time. I love RU-vid for the sole fact that there are so many great Big Cypress fan videos now being posted. That was my one regret after leaving Cypress...that I didn't bring a video camera. But, alas, no regrets anymore! Such an amazing experience.

phish isssss the best.

trey's smile at 4:25 gives me tinglies

Ah fuckin love this band!!!

The pinnacle of the first 10 years of Phish tour... happened... on an ancient sandbar in the middle of the Everglades swamp. Given the location of the site, I was expecting something, uhh, swampy. Well, as it turns out, it was some of the most pleasant upland Floridian cow pasture I have ever experienced :-)

You know, Peter Jennings has been a household name since the 80`s, and while Phish is a popular band they are far from mainstream and still quite underground as far as popular music is concerned - even in the US. I think more Americans know who Peter Jennings is than Phish.

100 days til hampton !!!! oooooohhhhhhh yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was there but I was sooooo tired because I was up all night in the traffic and it was too hot to sleep in the tent during the day, but it was still awesome. The Great Went was better though.

Absolutely! Not everybody can afford to pay. . .what was it? $175 minimum for the tickets. I would call it way to expensive for the poor college kids we were at the time! And we left things the way we found it just like everyone else. No "ruining" to be found.

Wish I could have gotten into Phish early enough to go to a concert. =(

i was there, man. good times.

...I just realized, he's NOT reading from a teleprompter. :D

I second that. Heavy Things won't explain it a bit

I got a hummr and drank beer all thriugh the traffic jam.

Ahhhh so many better songs were played at this amazing event but I guess this is the most TV friendly. I was within 15 rows of the stage the whole festival and I can see my self @ 4:11-4:20!!!!! I have never really looked at this video closely but there I am with a goofy spaced out look on my face:)! This was an amazing experience!

BIG CYP NYE 09-10 I CAN PHEEL IT BABY!

The Phish!

:) Love that "I lost my brain there. ." I'd have to agree with you on that one. I think about half of mine is still chillin in the cypress grove waiting for the drum circles to start up again. :P

I think this is still the highest point of my life, in many different ways :P

what an intellectual statement!

Trey is waaaaay too godly

Gotta love "The Phish"

If you want to hear a song written about this fest," Phishin in the southland" at Sean Dobson Hippie Music on you Tube. Thanks!!! Sean

i was at the show it was a great time

“Fans of the Phish”

I love the 7-bar progression

mike f'in rocks!! drop some fudgebombs!! coney island all day everday

oh the memories...

I can't Hardly remember one set from Cypress, Just tha phrase , Follow the Lines Goin South! Double Farris wheel and Spam, Woohoo! PhishHead 4 Life

What can be said. Amazing night, great moment, except nobody in the crowd actually listened to Trey, who only wanted 1 cheesecake from everyone, which instead turned into a free for all repeat chant. Good times!

Saw them @ wanut creek two weeks ago. Trey was better than ever, fans were far out. Our 8-9th show- wife danced her ass off.....good time had by all !!!!!!!

That was so much fun! I freaKIN LUV TREY