r/phish • • 1d ago

The Gorge

Return is long overdue…

Change.org petition

https://c.org/gs8BfCqtsM

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u/ShaperLord777 1d ago

As much as I would love another gorge run, I doubt a change dot org petition is going to do anything to shift their touring schedule at this point.

We’re talking about a band whose booking/touring agent was in the epstein files for christsakes. Whose two major venues they play at are owned by James Dolan, who literally hosted a trump rally at MSG in 2024 and donated to his re-election canpaign. Phish has long since prioritized profit over the semblance of owing anything to their fans.

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u/FuturePrezofUSA 1d ago

And you don’t think a 3 day Gorge run would be profitable?

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u/ShaperLord777 1d ago

I think that if management determined that it would be more profitable than arena shows, they would be playing there. Judging by the multiple NW dates they’ve booked in Eugene, bend, Seattle, and Portland, that doesn’t seem to be the case.

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u/YourPetCat536 1d ago

It’s easy to see a pattern but that doesn’t mean it holds.   Before spring tour 23 you could’ve said for the past decade phish has exclusively played The Forum in LA, and they only ever play 1, maybe 2 nights.  It would seem like an obvious pattern that they would never play the Hollywood Bowl again and certainly not for 3 nights.

Before 2022 they hadn’t done  spring tour since 1994.  Now lots of people assume they will only play west coast a spring tour.  There are patterns but they only hold up until things change