[POSTPONED: December 29, 30, 31 2021 and January 1, 2022] Phish [moved to April 20, 21, 22 and 23, 2022]
This year, since shows were back, I hoped that Phish would do another New Year’s run. And this year, my plan was simple: get four tickets for New Year’s Eve so my family could live out a bucket list of mine.
S. thought it would be fun. My kids don’t care about Phish at all and were indifferent to the idea. But I told them that regardless of their opinion of Phish, it would be a lot of fun, because Phish always does a great New Year’s Eve show. Plus, how fun would it be to be in New York City after midnight on New Year’s Day?
Well, I tried and I got totally shut out for the New Year’s Eve lottery. I got totally shut out on Ticketmaster a few days later as well. And that was fine, but I did still want to see them on this run.
So I snagged a ticket for January 29 and 30.
With the omicron variant raging, bands all over the place were cancelling their new years plans. It came as no surprise (but it was some comfort) that Phish cancelled the shows. It’s also nice that they rescheduled them for the Spring. God, I hope shows are back on in the Spring, for crying out loud.
They gave a little bit of advanced notice (sending this out on Thursday the 23rd). I hope people were able to cancel hotels, etc.
With the Omicron variant of Covid-19 surging in New York City, we have made the very difficult decision to reschedule next week’s run of shows at Madison Square Garden.
The health and safety of Phish fans, our crew, and venue staff is paramount in our minds. While Phish has played shows this year as the pandemic has continued, this variant’s ability for rapid transmission is unprecedented.
We are also mindful that a significant number of people travel for these shows and then return to their communities, and we want to avoid accelerating transmission of the virus. Finally, even with the strictest of tour Covid protocols, the prolonged exposure of a four-night indoor run (plus the days of preparation and travel) to critical crew and staff considerably increases the possibility of having to shut the shows down once they’ve started.
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