Question 1

Which Phish studio album was announced during a livestream and released as a surprise in April 2020?

Accepted Answer

Sigma Oasis. Sigma Oasis was unveiled during a "Dinner and a Movie" webcast, premiered at a simulcast listening party the next day, and hit streaming on April 2, 2020.

Question 2

At Bonnaroo 2009, Trey introduced which rock legend as his "boyhood hero" before he joined Phish onstage?

Accepted Answer

Bruce Springsteen. The Boss strapped on a guitar for three songs, including "Glory Days," the night after headlining the festival himself.

Question 3

The red-circle pattern on Jon Fishman's signature blue dress is popularly described as what pastry?

Accepted Answer

Donuts. Fish's blue muumuu with red donut-shaped rings is so iconic that Phish tried to trademark the pattern in 2015.

Question 4

In March 2009, Phish ended its breakup with three reunion shows at which Virginia arena?

Accepted Answer

Hampton Coliseum. The "Mothership" in Hampton was a fitting place for the comeback: the band's beloved 1998 shows there had already been released as the Hampton Comes Alive box set.

Question 5

Which producer worked on both Billy Breathes (1996) and Joy (2009)?

Accepted Answer

Steve Lillywhite. Steve Lillywhite joined the Billy Breathes sessions at Bearsville in 1996 and returned 13 years later to produce the reunion album Joy in New York City.

Question 6

Who produced both Fuego (2014) and Big Boat (2016)?

Accepted Answer

Bob Ezrin. Bob Ezrin produced and mixed Fuego, recorded in Nashville, then returned for Big Boat, cut mainly at The Barn in Vermont.

Question 7

Before it was named Fuego, Phish's 2014 album carried what working title?

Accepted Answer

Wingsuit. The working title was Wingsuit, and "Wingsuit" survives as the album's closer. Eight Fuego songs debuted as a Halloween 2013 set in Atlantic City.

Question 8

"Golden Age," a 3.0-era jam vehicle that debuted in November 2009, is a cover of which band?

Accepted Answer

TV on the Radio. It comes from TV on the Radio's 2008 album Dear Science, and Phish's debut in Albany is credited with giving a sleepy fall tour a jolt.

Question 9

When Trey inducted Genesis into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010, Phish performed "No Reply at All" and which other Genesis song?

Accepted Answer

Watcher of the Skies. Phish paid tribute to both eras of Genesis, pairing the prog epic opener of Foxtrot with the Phil Collins-era horn-fueled single.

Question 10

What is the name of the radio show Jon Fishman has hosted on WBFY-LP in Belfast, Maine, since 2017?

Accepted Answer

The Errant Path. The show started out as the Jonny B. Fishman Radio Show before it became The Errant Path.

Question 11

Paul Languedoc, Phish's longtime sound engineer and guitar builder, mixed his first Phish show in October 1986 at which Burlington club?

Accepted Answer

Hunt's. Languedoc mixed the band until 2004 and builds guitars and basses only for Trey and Mike. When Phish returned in 2009 he retired from the road to focus on building instruments.

Question 12

Which Phish Gamehendge performance was recorded by WGBH and was the only complete one officially released until December 2023?

Accepted Answer

July 8, 1994 at Great Woods. The Great Woods show in Mansfield, Massachusetts was added to LivePhish in August 2020 after a Dinner and a Movie webcast.

Question 13

Phish.net's jam chart nicknames the 43-minute "Tweezer" of April 17, 2023 the "Greek Tweezer." In which California city was it played?

Accepted Answer

Berkeley. The nickname comes from the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, and at over 43 minutes it ran even longer than the famous 2013 Tahoe version.

Question 14

Which song opened Phish's first-ever show at Sphere in Las Vegas on April 18, 2024?

Accepted Answer

Everything's Right. The band kicked off the Sphere era with a 2017-written song, and later that night played "Tweezer" and "Fluffhead" in a stacked second set.

Question 15

Phish.net's jam chart describes a 35-minute MSG "Tweezer" as among the most sublime improvisations in Phish history. On which night of the 2019 holiday run was it played?

Accepted Answer

December 30. That symphonic "Tweezer" came back for a second helping later in the set, popping out of "Steam" before sliding into "Ruby Waves."

Question 16

According to phish.net's jam chart, the 25-minute "Down with Disease" from January 3, 2015 in Miami won which honor?

Accepted Answer

2014 Jam of the Year. Though played on January 3, 2015, it still counted for the 2014 award because it was part of the 2014 New Year's run in Miami.

Question 17

Phish's 13-night "Baker's Dozen" run in summer 2017 took place at which venue?

Accepted Answer

Madison Square Garden. Across those 13 nights at the Garden, Phish played 237 songs without repeating a single one.

Question 18

In 2015, Trey Anastasio played lead guitar for which legendary band's "Fare Thee Well" 50th-anniversary shows?

Accepted Answer

Grateful Dead. Trey handled lead guitar and vocals for all five Fare Thee Well shows, two in Santa Clara and three in Chicago.

Question 19

Which David Bowie album did Phish cover for Halloween 2016 in Las Vegas, the year Bowie passed away?

Accepted Answer

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. The MGM Grand set was a tribute, complete with backup singers and a string section.

Question 20

During the 13-show Baker's Dozen at Madison Square Garden in 2017, how many songs did Phish repeat?

Accepted Answer

None. Thirteen nights, zero repeats: every show had a fresh setlist across the whole residency.

Question 21

Phish was barred from Red Rocks after its 1996 run because of crowd issues in nearby Morrison. In what year did the band return?

Accepted Answer

2009. The band was welcomed back 13 years later for a summer 2009 stand.

Question 22

Phish's long-running Labor Day weekend residency at Dick's Sporting Goods Park takes place in which state?

Accepted Answer

Colorado. Dick's Sporting Goods Park is in Commerce City, Colorado, just outside Denver. Phish made a Labor Day run there an annual tradition beginning in 2011.

Question 23

Which 2019 documentary, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, follows Trey Anastasio up to Phish's New Year's Eve 2018 show?

Accepted Answer

Between Me and My Mind. Steven Cantor directed the film. It follows Trey's projects outside Phish and ends at the band's 2018 New Year's Eve concert.

Question 24

The 2016 single "Blaze On" appears on which Phish studio album?

Accepted Answer

Big Boat. Bob Ezrin produced Big Boat, and every band member sings lead on at least one track. It closes with the 13-minute "Petrichor."

Question 25

"Waiting All Night" was a single from which 2014 Phish album?

Accepted Answer

Fuego. Most of Fuego was written by all four members together. It debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200.

Question 26

Super Ball IX, Phish's July 2011 festival, was held at what kind of venue?

Accepted Answer

An auto racing track. Super Ball IX filled the Watkins Glen International road course in upstate New York over July 1-3, 2011.

Question 27

For Halloween 2009 at Festival 8 in California, Phish covered which Rolling Stones album?

Accepted Answer

Exile on Main St.. Before the show, fans watched a website "kill off" 99 candidate albums. A horn section joined the band, along with Sharon Jones on backing vocals.

Question 28

Phish's Halloween 2014 set was a set of original songs inspired by what?

Accepted Answer

A 1964 Disney sound-effects record. The band wrote ten new songs based on the spooky sounds of The Chilling, Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House.

Question 29

Since 2010, Phish has spent nearly every New Year's Eve at which arena?

Accepted Answer

Madison Square Garden. The exceptions were 2014, when the band rang in the new year in Miami, and the pandemic years. Phish had also played MSG on New Year's Eve in 1995, 1997, 1998 and 2002.

Question 30

What is the name of the official service Phish launched in December 2002 to sell soundboard recordings of its shows?

Accepted Answer

LivePhish. LivePhish added an on-demand streaming service, LivePhish+, in 2014. Fans can hear official soundboards of shows from across the band's history.

Phish 3.0 Era Trivia