With not only a year but an entire decade of music to celebrate, we’ll be bringing you our “Best of” 2009 lists all week long. We begin with our favorite 10 live shows of the year, followed later this week by our favorite albums of the year and our 101 favorite albums of the decade.
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Posts Tagged as ‘hampton coliseum’
December 27, 2009
Wounded Messenger’s Best of 2009 Week Begins!
March 12, 2009
Live: Phish in Hampton, Virginia, March 6th, 7th, and 8th, 2009
With all of the opinions coming out of Phish’s three-night comeback run in Hampton, it’s hard to know what to believe. Thanks to a gift from the band of free downloads of the shows, those who couldn’t attend the shows were able to hear the music for themselves the next day. While appreciated and welcome, [...]
March 10, 2009
Phish in Hampton Photos
Check out our unedited gallery of photos from the Hampton weekend HERE. As you’ll see, we had the same fantastic seats each night. The sound was crystal clear and the lights were an ever-changing piece of art that begged to be photographed. There’s plenty of amazing shots of the lights, plus some of the crew [...]
March 9, 2009
Phish in Hampton Night 3
After dazzling fans with their first show back and serving up a smokin’ Saturday night set for their second, Phish raised the level of the game for the closing show by combining their resurgent chops with their inherent improvisational ability.
Until tonight, the open-ended jams of the heavy hitter songs in the band’s catalog had been [...]
March 8, 2009
Phish in Hampton Night 2
After treating fans to a composition-heavy, focused setlist one night one, Phish relaxed and let the rock roll for a fun Saturday night show at Hampton Coliseum. Another lengthy first set read like a laundry list of songs the band loves to play. Highlights included an entertaining mid-set three song run of “Punch You in [...]
March 7, 2009
First Night of Hampton Thoughts Continued…
After sleeping on it, the full picture of Phish’s first show back from breakup is starting to become clearer to me. The jamming was structured, nearly rehearsed – but still inspired. While it was clear that the jam in “Tweezer” was premeditated, that’s a good thing – this band needed last night’s show to prove [...]
March 4, 2009
Get Phish in Hampton Updates Here!
Check here March 6th – 9th for setlists, photos, reviews, and other updates from Phish’s weekend stay at the legendary Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA! I’ll be doing my best to bring you as much coverage as possible after every show and the mornings after, including in-depth musical reviews, reports on the madness surrounding the [...]