Phish gave their fans a big surprise on the night of August 26. They were having a concert to support people impacted by flooding in New York and Vermont. During the second part of the show at Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga, New York, they had an unexpected event.
Derek Trucks, who usually plays guitar in Tedeschi Trucks Band, joined Phish for the final tour songs. They began with a song called “Golden Age”, which was originally by a band called TV on the Radio.
Then, the band began playing a 13-minute improvised version of the song “Everything’s Right”. After that, they played “A Life Beyond the Dream”, which is a song from Phish’s newest album called “Sigma Oasis”, which came out in 2020. They ended their performance with an energetic eight-minute rendition of the lively song “First Tube”.
While they played this song, Derek Trucks and Phish’s guitarist Trey Anastasio took turns playing cool guitar solos. They took a little break, and then Derek Truck stayed on the stage to play another song. They performed Phish’s song “Possum” as a special ending to the show.
More about Phish’s night concert performance
Silimar to the performance they had at the same location the previous night, this concert was also broadcast live on the internet for free through YouTube and LivePhish.com. These concerts aim to gather a significant amount of money, maybe even millions of dollars, for the Flood Recovery Fund. This fund is managed by Phish’s WaterWheel Foundation, an organization that supports important and positive initiatives.
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The members of Phish and Derek Trucks have worked together before. They are not new to collaborating. Derek Trucks joined Phish for the first time on July 7, 1999, in a show in Charlotte, New York. He played a special kind of guitar called slide guitar for the songs “Possum” and “Funky Bitch”.
Not too long ago, Trey Anastasio, who plays guitar for Phish, played with Tedeschi Trucks Band. They did a whole performance together of an album called “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs” by Derek and the Dominoes. This happened at the LOCKN Festival in 2019 in Arrington, Virginia.
Phish is finishing their summer tour in the upcoming week. They will have four concerts at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado. These shows will happen on August 31 and September 1-3.
On the other hand, Tedeschi Trucks Band is starting its tour again on September 7 in Wilmington, North Carolina. They have a special concert coming up on September 29 at Madison Square Garden in New York. It will be their first time headlining a show there.
Know more about Phish Band
Phish is a rock band from the United States that formed in Burlington, Vermont, in 1983. They are well-known for creating unique music, extending jams, blending different genres, and having a large number of devoted followers.
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The band has four main members. They are Trey Anastasio, the guitarist; Page McConnell, who plays the keyboard; Mike Gordon, the bass player; and Jon Fishman, who plays the drums. All of them take turns singing, but Trey is the main person who sings.
Phish’s music combines various styles such as funk, reggae, progressive rock, country sounds, jazzy tunes, blues, electronic beats, calm bluegrass sounds, mind-bending psychedelic rock, simple folk melodies, and catchy pop tunes. They take inspiration from a band called the Grateful Dead. People often refer to bands like Phish as “jam bands”. In the 1990s, these bands that enjoyed playing in this free-flowing style became very popular when they went on tours.
Phish has built up a large fan base through word of mouth and by sharing recordings of their live shows. They have also sold more than 8 million albums and DVDs in the US.
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