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Pass the pit diapers! Why are fans wetting themselves to stand front row at concerts?

Olivia Rodrigo, Noah Kahan and Morgan Wallen have all dealt with audience effluence in recent weeks – but that’s only one part of a fearsome subculture that has built up around fandom, endurance and ‘getting barrier’

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Are Olivia Rodrigo's Fans Really Weird? The Diaper Trend Is Actually Bigger Than Pop Music

Olivia Rodrigo said diapered fans crowd her front row, but the same trend has hit Taylor Swift, BTS and Times Square. The real shock is a concert economy that won't fix it.

International Business Times UK

“I think we’re the perfect band for that. We’ve been talking to those guys”: Tool are looking into a 2027 residency at the Las Vegas Sphere

Shows will coincide will a new album, says drummer Danny Carey

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“It’s all anyone is talking about on the Strip”: Deal for Metallica Sphere residency is “90 per cent” there

Plus new, smaller, Sphere announced for Washington DC

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“Within an hour, he got back to me going, ‘This is amazing. I’d love to come and play it.’ A week later he was in my house”: How Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien got hooked on one of the world’s most unconventional guitars

The Circle Guitar is an electro-mechanical guitar that’s been praised by the likes of the Radiohead guitarist, Phish’s Mike Gordon, and Muse’s Matt Bellamy

Guitar World

Phish announce nine-date residency at Las Vegas Sphere

Jam band veterans Phish return to Las Vegas after making their Sphere debut in 2024

Louder

“It’s so hard when you come in to bands like Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers where the fans actually care who the bass player is”: How Oteil Burbridge set about replacing Phil Lesh to become Dead & Company’s new singing bass hero

Burbridge played with The Allman Brothers and Tedeschi Trucks Band before joining Dead & Company alongside guitarist John Mayer

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“On a guitar, it's built so weird with that one string in the wrong position, and so everybody plays the same crap all the time”: Phish's Trey Anastasio thinks all guitar music sounds the same – so he radically switched up his songwriting process

Anastasio says that, in an effort to push compositional boundaries, he writes a lot of his guitar parts on piano

Guitar World

Nectar's, the Vermont venue that launched Phish, closes on a quiet note after 50 years

The iconic Vermont venue known for launching the jam band Phish and fostering a variety of music and musicians has closed its doors after 50 years

The Independent UK

Phish 'deeply saddened' after one person fatally stabbed and two injured outside concert

Phish have paid tribute after one person died and two were injured outside their concert in Virginia at the weekend.

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Phish release statement after stabbing incident outside show leaves one dead and two injured

The incident occurred outside the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia

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‘We have a high appetite for risk’: inside King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s historic EU tour

Residencies in storied venues from a panopticon prison to an ancient amphitheatre gave an appropriate backdrop to the Australian band’s existential new record

The Guardian - UK

Justice for Phish! How the jam band shaped US culture – without awards or big hits

They were snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But their dedicated followers – from Bernie Sanders to Maroon 5 – know they exemplify a uniquely American tradition

The Guardian - US

“Their music gave a voice to generations and influenced many artists that followed in their footsteps”: One of the most iconic session players of all time has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, alongside The White Stripes and Soundgarden

Oasis and Phish were notably snubbed from the Class of 2025

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Phish come out on top as Oasis only score 99,500 in final Fan Vote for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Phish are leading the way for entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Guitar World

“I’m a huge, huge fan of both of them”: Peter Frampton called Grace Bowers his favorite new guitarist. Now they’ve collaborated on a Beatles classic with Trey Anastasio

The three guitarists delivered a masterclass in soloing on this 10-minute-plus rendition

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2025 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees Revealed

The 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees feature iconic musicians like Mariah Carey and OutKast. The induction ceremony will be held in Los Angeles this ...

The Independent UK

Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast and Phish get Rock Hall nominations

Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast and Phish are some the 2025 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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Phish review – spiraling jams and communal bliss at Madison Square Garden

Unsinkable Vermont four-piece ring in the new year with a dazzling mix of improvisation, spectacle and fan devotion

Guitar World

“I don’t know what kind of music this is!” Even Trey Anastasio doesn’t know how to describe his otherworldly playing in Phish – but his unique blend of guitar styles makes him a force to be reckoned with

Anastasio draws from influences across the musical spectrum. This lesson breaks down his dynamic soloing and songwriting approach

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"How does anybody get better after something like that?" The Cadillac Three's Jaren Johnston lost his father to Covid. Celebrity fans and the biggest shows of his career are of little comfort

Haunted by grief, driven to succeed: an intimate portrait of The Cadillac Three

Guitar World

“I’m almost getting scared about my love affair with this guitar – I’m worried what I would do if something happened to it”: Trey Anastasio on the creation of his “perfect” custom Languedoc guitars – and the genius who made them (who only sees mistakes)

Whenever the Phish frontman appears on the hallowed cover of Guitar World he has his Languedocs with him. But what makes them so great?

Guitar World

“Since the Sphere, we have begun using iso cabinets for the speaker cabinets and the Leslie, leading to all the amps and speakers being off-stage”: Trey Anastasio’s tech, Justin Stabler, reveals all about the Phish frontman’s new live guitar rig

What do you use when you are playing the most tech advanced venue in the world? As Stabler explains, this is a rig less ordinary, custom-tailored for one of the most challenging sets in live music

Guitar World

“Why wouldn’t you stay in the Sphere and make a lot of money? Because it’s not as much fun. It doesn’t last forever. Look at how many musicians have passed away. What are you going to do with what you have?” Trey Anastasio explains Phish’s joyful rebirth

In this epic cover interview, Anastasio goes deep into his musical rebirth, creative process and the intense practice regimen pushing against the limits of his playing

Guitar World

“I was really into Django Reinhardt, Pat Metheny, and Wes Montgomery, but I also loved Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin. I asked him if I could have a guitar that does it all”: Trey Anastasio discusses the birth of his iconic Languedoc Koa 1 guitar

The Phish virtuoso has championed Paul Languedoc’s “genius”, which turned his scattershot six-string dreams into a reality

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