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LINEUP ANNOUNCED FOR 2019 MOE.DOWN

Music News - moe. has released the lineup for their 2019 moe.down. The festival, now in its 17th year, will host debut performances by artists such as Drive-By Truckers, Spafford, Cory Wong (from Vulfpeck) and God Street Wine. Booked for July 4 - 6 at Snow Ridge in Turin, NY, moe.down will also include 7 sets of moe. alongside an array of activities. 

Tickets for moe.down are currently on sale. All tickets include access to three days of music and general admission tent camping. A VIP ticket option includes additional perks such as early entry to the festival grounds on July 3, golf cart escort to VIP campsites upon arrival, sound check party with moe. and a limited-edition event poster. Layaway plans and RV rentals are also available. For more information, visit https://moedown.org/tickets. 

 

Originally conceived in 2000 as a weekend reunion moe. could host for their friends, family and musical cohorts, moe.down has attracted a wide variety of musical talent including The Black Keys, Gary Clark, Jr. Cracker, TV On The Radio, Ani DiFranco, Umphrey's McGee, Ween and many more.

 

moe.down officially kicks off moe.'s summer touring season. The band will team up with jam titans Blues Traveler on the co-headline All Roads Runaround Tour presented by SiriusXM JamON. The summer run will showcase one set from each band plus a very special collaborative set each night. Special guest G. Love will join as support. Tickets are on sale now. For more information, visit https://moe.org/.

 

Founded in 1990, moe. has carved a niche for themselves with a distinct blend of Americana, melodic turns, clever songwriting, and jam band ethics. Members Vinnie Amico (Drums), Rob Derhak (bass/vocals), Chuck Garvey (guitar/vocals), Jim Loughlin (Percussion/Vibes) and Al Schnier (guitar/vocals) have built a dedicated following through their extensive touring and musical output.

TREY ANASTASIO UNVEILS GHOSTS OF THE FOREST, ALBUM ARRIVES FRIDAY, APRIL 12

Music News - On the eve of a sold-out tour, Trey Anastasio has announced the release of an all-new LP, GHOSTS OF THE FOREST. The album's title track can be heard now at all DSPs. On May 24, a 2x 180 gram vinyl release, foil numbered with limited edition rainbow foil packaging will be released. The album is available for pre-order now, and for digital download beginning Friday, April 12.

 

GHOSTS OF THE FOREST was recorded over the span of just a few days at the Barn Studio in Vermont in April 2018. The record was produced by Anastasio and engineered and mixed by Vance Powell (Chris Stapleton, Jack White). Rolling Stone has described the album as full of "psychedelic guitar liftoffs, ambitious arrangements and deeply personal lyrics." The Ghosts Of The Forest Tour sold out despite no released music, and features production design from Abigail Holmes (Talking Heads, Roger Waters).

 

In addition to the album, BETWEEN ME & MY MIND, a new feature-length documentary film about Anastasio and the making of some of his most personal music to date with GHOSTS OF THE FOREST, as well as Phish's ambitious New Year's Eve show at Madison Square Garden, will have its world premiere at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on April 26 as part of the Tribeca Film Festival. A special performance from the Trey Anastasio Band will follow.

 

Following the Ghosts Of The Forest Tour,  Trey will resume touring with his long-running Trey Anastasio Band for their first full-length shows since November 2017, including festival headline appearances and a two night stand during the grand opening week of Denver's Mission Ballroom. Trey will also perform a solo acoustic set at Newport Folk Festival, marking Trey's first return to the festival since 2008.

 

LISTEN TO "GHOSTS OF THE FOREST"  PRE-ORDER GHOSTS OF THE FOREST 

 

TREY ANASTASIO 

GHOSTS OF THE FOREST 

(RUBBER JUNGLE / ATO RECORDS) 

RELEASE DATE: FRIDAY, APRIL 12 

TREY ANASTASIO BAND ANNOUNCE FIRST FULL BAND SHOWS AFTER A TWO YEAR ABSENCE

Music News- Trey Anastasio Band has announced its first full-band headline performances in nearly two years. The dates include two shows in Florida – Tuesday, May 28 at St. Petersburg, FL’s Jannus Live and Wednesday, May 29 at St. Augustine, FL’s St. Augustine Amphitheatre – as well as two shows at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA, set for Friday, May 31 and Saturday, June 1.  Pre-sales begin Tuesday, February 12 at 12 noon ET and continues through Thursday, February 14 at 5 PM ET exclusively via treytickets.shop.ticketstoday.com .  All remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 15 ^th at 11 AM ET (check local listings).

 

The tour will mark Trey Anastasio Band’s first full-band shows since a November 2017 two-night stand at Oakland, CA’s Fox Theater, recently remastered and released as TAB AT THE FOX THEATER.  In January 2018, the band’s last performance was a special appearance at “A Concert For Island Relief,” an all-star event at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall to benefit hurricane relief efforts in the U.S., British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.  A series of TAB dates were scheduled for last year but were retooled as Trey Anastasio Trio shows after keyboardist Ray Paczkowski – a.k.a. “The Milkman” – underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor. Fortunately, Paczkowski made a quick recovery and joined the Trio tour for three summer dates. 

 

In addition to the newly announced dates, Trey Anastasio Band will perform at the upcoming Peach Music Festival , booked for July 25-28 at Scranton, PA’s Montage Mountain.

 

The 2 night stand at the Tabernacle marks TAB’s first shows since 2014 at the venue that shares their nickname. These shows follow six previous performances at the legendary venue, including a 2010 appearance immortalized as 2011’s live record TAB AT THE TAB .

Stream Tedeschi Trucks Band's 2/15 Releasing New Album ‘Signs’

Music News- On February 15th, Tedeschi Trucks Band will release their new album ‘Signs’ (out via Fantasy), but you can stream it early via NPR First Listen, who praised Trucks' "ripping...mercurial guitar playing" and Tedeschi's "soulful vocals." Listen to ‘Signs’ here: https://n.pr/2WLJ2YJ

Earlier this week, lead single “Hard Case” hit #1 at Americana Radio.  NPR Music called that song an “instant classic,” and Rolling Stone praised “Tedeschi’s soaring vocals and Trucks’ stellar slide work.” Watch the official video for “Hard Case” below-

 

Tedeschi Trucks Band also grace the cover of this month’s issue of Relix Magazine. Read the full feature on newsstands now.

The powerhouse 12-piece group recently wrapped up sold-out, multi-night residencies at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Chicago’s Chicago Theater and Boston’s Orpheum Theater, and on release day, they’ll begin a 2-weekend, 4-night run at DC’s Warner Theater. Forbes called TTB live show “refreshingly unscripted” - read their full review of the band’s Chicago Theater run here: https://bit.ly/2UPgX19

On February 20th, Tedeschi Trucks Band will play a very special show at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, NY. It’s an intimate venue for the band, who routinely sell out their annual residency at the much larger Beacon Theater, which ran for 6 nights in 2018.  See full tour itinerary, below.

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PHISH ANNOUNCE SUMMER 2019 TOUR

Music News- Coming off their four-night sold-out New Year's Eve run at Madison Square Garden, Phish has announced that they will hit the road again this summer.  The 26-date 2019 tour begins with two performances at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO, includes two nights at Bonnaroo (one late-evening set on Friday and two headlining sets closing out the festival on Sunday) and culminates with the band's traditional summer ending shows in September at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO. Additional highlights include two shows at Boston's historic Fenway Park and a three-night run at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, WI. The full itinerary is below. A ticket request period is currently underway at tickets.phish.com and will end on Monday, January 21 at 10am ET. 

Tickets will go on sale to the public beginning January 25. In an effort to get tickets into the hands of fans and not bots, Phish is using Ticketmaster Verified Fan® for public on-sales sold via Ticketmaster.  For the first two hours of each on-sale, a selection of the best tickets will be available for those who have received codes via Verified Fan.  Fans who wish to be eligible to purchase must register and receive a verification code via text. Everyone who is verified will receive a code. Receiving a code does not guarantee a ticket;  it merely ensures fans and not bots, get access to the best tickets.  Registration closes Wednesday, January 23rd at 11:59pm EST.  Fans can learn more and register  HERE (https://verifiedfan.ticketmaster.com/phish)

 

And next month, Phish will return to Mexico for its third "Phish: Riviera Maya", the band's destination concert vacation taking place February 21 - 23. The four-day, all-inclusive event will see Phish performing for three nights on the beach in one of the world's most beautiful locations -- Mexico's Caribbean coastline.

Trey Anastasio's "Ghosts Of The Forest" Add Two West Coast Dates

Music News- Added to the initial run of Ghosts of The Forest, Anastasio has now included Los Angeles and Berkley to the original itinerary.  At the Greek Theatre in each city, April 19 & 20th.  PRE-SALE BEGINS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19 AT 12 NOON PT and ENDS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 AT 5PM PT

 

GENERAL ON-SALE STARTS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21 AT 10AM PT

 

Ghosts of the Forest APRIL 2019 Tour Itinerary-

 

4 - Portland, ME - State Theatre [SOLD OUT]

5 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met Opera [SOLD OUT]

6 - Washington, DC - Anthem

9 - Albany, NY - Palace Theatre [SOLD OUT]

10 - Boston, MA - Orpheum [SOLD OUT]

12 - New York, NY - United Palace Theatre [SOLD OUT]

13 - New York, NY - United Palace Theatre [SOLD OU T]

19 - Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theatre #

20 - Berkeley, CA - The Greek Theatre *

 

* - w/special guest Khruangbin

# - special guest TBA

TREY ANASTASIO'S "GHOSTS OF THE FOREST" ANNOUNCE LIMITED LIVE DATES for 2019

Music News - Trey Anastasio and new side project; Ghosts of the Forest, with John Fishman (Phish), Jennifer Hartswick (TAB), Celisse Henderson, Tony Markellis (TAB), Ray Paczkowski (TAB) announce limited 2019 live dates.

Ticket PRE-SALE starts on Wednesday, December 12 at 12 noon ET and ends on Thursday, December 13 at 5pm ET.

 

Any remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public Friday, December 14 and Saturday, December 15.

 

 

 

 

 

Trey Anastasio / Ghosts of the Forest Spring 2019 Tour Itinerary-

 

APRIL

4 - Portland, ME - State Theatre

5 - Philadelphia, PA - The Met Opera

6 - Washington, DC - Anthem

9 - Albany, NY - Palace Theatre

10 - Boston, MA - Orpheum

12 - New York, NY - United Palace Theatre

13 - New York, NY - United Palace Theatre

 

Dead & Company Announce A Summer 2019 USA Tour

Music News- Dead & Company shared news that they will be returning to the road in summer 2019 with a tour that will be hitting fourteen cities across the USA.

They will kick things off with a two-night stand in Mountain View, CA at the Shoreline Amphitheatre on May 31st & June 1st and will wrap up the run in Boulder, CO at Folsom Field and July 5th & 6th.

The group is comprised of Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, John Mayer and Bob Weir, along with Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti. The will also visit Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, South New Jersey (Phila market), New York City, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia and Texas.

Dead & Company 2019 Summer Tour Itinerary-

FRI 31-May Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
SAT 1-Jun Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
MON 3-Jun Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
TUE 4-Jun Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
FRI 7-Jun George, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre
SAT 8-Jun George, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre
WED 12-Jun Noblesville, IN Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
FRI 14-Jun Chicago, IL Wrigley Field
SAT 15-Jun Chicago, IL Wrigley Field
TUE 18-Jun Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
THU 20-Jun Camden, NJ BB&T Pavilion
SAT 22-Jun Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium
SUN 23-Jun New York, NY Citi Field
WED 26-Jun Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
FRI 28-Jun Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
SAT 29-Jun Atlanta, GA Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
TUE 2-Jul Dallas, TX Dos Equis Pavilion
FRI 5-Jul Boulder, CO Folsom Field
SAT 6-Jul Boulder, CO Folsom Field

MIKE GORDON ANNOUNCES SPRING 2019 TOUR DATES

Music News- Phish bassist Mike Gordon and his band will hit the road March 2019 beginning on the 8th in Atlanta and wrapping with a very special four-night run in Cambridge, MA. The tour includes shows Asheville, Nashville, DC, Asbury Park, Buffalo and more. A complete list of tour dates can be found below.

 

A limited number of tickets are available now via a real-time pre-sale at  tickets.mike-gordon.com (and ending this Thursday, November 15th at 5PM ET). Visit  mike-gordon.com/tour for more info.

 

MIKE GORDON 2019 TOUR ITINERARY-

 

MARCH

8 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA

9 - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC

10 - The Basement East - Nashville, TN

12 - Charleston Music Hall - Charleston, SC

13 - Harvester Performance Center - Rocky Mount, VA

15 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC

16 - Asbury Lanes - Asbury Park, NJ

17 - White Eagle Hall - Jersey City, NJ

19 - Town Ballroom - Buffalo, NY

21-24 - The Sinclair - Cambridge, MA

30th Anniv Reissue Of Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band’s “Almost Acoustic” Out For Record Store Day on 11/23

Music News - 2018 marks the 30^th Anniversary of the release of Almost Acoustic, the out of print 1988 live classic from The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band.  In honor of this milestone Almost Acoustic will receive a special limited-edition reissue for Record Store Day 2018 on November 23^rd. The album will be made available on CD and as a double LP on 180-gram vinyl for the first time. The vinyl package will include two green and black marbled LPs with individually numbered foil-stamped gatefold jackets. Only 5000 copies of this limited-edition run will be available.

Recorded in 1987 at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles and the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, Almost Acoustic features Garcia (guitar & vocals) performing with some of his closest pre-Dead friends and collaborators from the early 1960’s – Sandy Rothman (mandolin, dobro & vocals) and David Nelson (guitar & vocals). Joining in were Kenny Kosek (fiddle) and long-time Jerry Garcia Band alums John Kahn (upright bass) and David Kemper (snare drum). Songs include influential folk traditionals, such as “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, “Blue Yodel #9” and “Diamond Joe”. The album also highlights songs that were consistently woven in and out of Garcia’s career as both a solo artist and with the Grateful Dead, including “Deep Elem Blues”, “Oh, The Wind And Rain” and the Garcia/Hunter classic, “Ripple”.

Much of 2017 and 2018 saw the year-long celebration of Jerry Garcia’s 75^th birthday, which culminated with the release of the historic and critically acclaimed boxed set Before The Dead.  The 4-CD/limited-edition 5-LP collection shed a new light on the earliest period in Garcia’s journey starting as a young, raw and developing multi-instrumentalist coming of age during the early 1960’s folk-revival, to becoming one of the most revered and groundbreaking artists of the rock ‘n roll era. By the time The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band formed, Garcia had become a master of his instrument. Recorded and released during the apex of the Grateful Dead’s popularity, Almost Acoustic features the artist coming full circle by going back to his acoustic roots where it all began. 

PHISH ANNOUNCE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN NEW YEAR'S EVE RUN FOR DECEMBER 28 - 31, 2018

Music News- Phish has announced that they will be celebrating New Year's Eve this year once again at New York's Madison Square Garden with a four-night run, December 28 - 31, 2018.  At the end of this run, the band will have played 60 shows at the legendary arena since their debut there in December 1994.

 

An online ticket request period is currently underway at  tickets.phish.com and will end October 8 at 10am ET. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, October 12 at noon ET.  Travel packages including tickets will go on sale Friday September 28 at Noon ET. Tickets can be purchased via ticketmaster.com  or charge by phone at 866-858-0008. If tickets are still available, they may be purchased at the venue box office starting Saturday, October 13.

Phish will also be hosting its third Phish: Riviera Maya, the band's destination concert vacation set to hit Mexico's Riviera Maya on February 21 - 23, 2019. The four-day, all-inclusive event that will see Phish performing for three nights on the beach in one of the world's most beautiful locations - Mexico's Caribbean coastline. 

JIM JAMES UNVEILS UNIFORM CLARITY; SHARES TWO NEW SONGS

Music News- Jim James has announced the release of  UNIFORM CLARITY, a new companion piece to his acclaimed 2018 album,  UNIFORM DISTORTION . The new LP - which comprises acoustic renditions of the songs originally found on  UNIFORM DISTORTION  along with two new tracks- arrives  Friday, October 5  via ATO. Pre-orders are available here .

 

"The idea for UNIFORM CLARITY came from UNIFORM DISTORTION," says James, "an album of intentional chaos/dirt: literal and figurative distortion of lyrics and sound meant to echo and hopefully shed some light on the twisted times and distortion of the truth in which we now live. UNIFORM CLARITY is meant to illuminate the other side - raw and real, but very clear, much like in the early days of recording where all you could hear was the truth because there were no ways to manipulate recordings in the studio. Working with Shawn

Photo Credit: Justin Tyler Close

Everett, we created a document style recording of these songs- just vocals, guitar and the space itself- no special FX. A crystal clear illustration of the flawed beauty of what a song starts off as or sometimes remains- a thought. a seed. a light from the womb of the universe brought to life down here on earth."

 

LISTEN TO "You Get To Rome" and "Over And Over" below-

 

 

UNIFORM CLARITY was recorded with GRAMMY Award-winning producer/engineer Shawn Everett (Alabama Shakes, The War On Drugs). Today, there will be an exclusive YouTube event that sees James appearing throughout the day for special performances, discussions about the upcoming release and his extraordinary body of work, as well as his belief in importance of voting and political action as we set out to change the future this Election Day. The broadcast will culminate with a very special live performance and Q+A session, set to be streamed live from San Francisco at 5 pm PT/8 pm ET.

 

WATCH LIVE ON YOUTUBE:

JIM JAMES PRESENTS UNIFORM CLARITY: IN CONVERSATION & PERFORMANCE

 

James is currently poised to embark on a unique solo acoustic tour, beginning  November 1 with a sold out show at Solana Beach, CA's Belly Up Tavern and then visiting historic theatres and performing arts centers across the United States before culminating with a  November 21 homecoming at Louisville, KY's much-loved Louisville Palace. The dates will see the acclaimed My Morning Jacket frontman - accompanied by longtime touring drummer David Givan - perform a career-encompassing repertoire, including songs from  UNIFORM DISTORTION/UNIFORM CLARITY . Support throughout comes from special guest Alynda Segarra of Hurray for the Riff Raff. One dollar per ticket purchased will go to  The Waterfall Project , whose beneficiaries will be United for A Fair Economy  and  National Bail Fund Network . Most dates are already completely sold out, see itinerary below and/or @ jimjames.com/events .

 

JIM JAMES 2018 TOUR ITINERARY-

 

SEPTEMBER

16 - Los Angeles, CA - Pathways to Paris @ Theatre at Ace Hotel

 

NOVEMBER

1 - Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern SOLD OUT

2 - Los Angeles, CA - Cathedral Sanctuary SOLD OUT

3 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theatre

5 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Commonwealth Room SOLD OUT

6 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre SOLD OUT

8 - Milwaukee, WI - The Pabst Theater

9 - Chicago, IL - The Vic SOLD OUT

10 - Cleveland, OH - The Agora Theatre

13 - New York, NY - Town Hall SOLD OUT

14 - Port Chester, NY - Capitol Theatre

16 - Boston, MA - Shubert Theatre

17 - Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre SOLD OUT

19 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle

20 - Nashville, TN - Schermerhorn Symphony Center

21 - Louisville, KY - The Louisville Palace

 

 

JIM JAMES UNIFORM CLARITY Tracklist

(ATO)

RELEASE DATE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5

 

Just A Fool

You Get To Rome

Out Of Time

Throwback

No Secrets

Yes To Everything

No Use Waiting

All In Your Head

Better Late Than Never

Over and Over

Too Good To Be True

It Will Work Out

Flash in The Pan

SLIGHTLY STOOPID Announce “JUST PASSING THROUGH” FALL TOUR, WITH SPECIAL GUEST HIRIE

Music News- Slightly Stoopid announced plans to head out on their “ Just Passing Through ” fall tour this November, kicking things off in Minneapolis. The tour will bring them through the Midwest, Southeast and East Coast before the band heads out to their 5th annual " Closer to the Sun " all inclusive tropical concert vacation in Mexico.

 

Summer, 2018 has proven to be a massive success for the band. Slightly Stoopid released their 9th studio album, Everyday Life, Everyday People on July 13. It debuted at #9 Overall, # 2 Alternative, #3 Rock, #1 Reggae and #5 Digital Albums.

 

Slightly Stoopid played 40 shows to 300,000 fans across the country during their “ School's Out For Summer 2018 ” tour, selling out amphitheaters coast to coast as well as f estival appearances at Hangout , Summer Camp , Cali Roots , Summerfest , Levitate Music & Arts Festival and Arise Music Festival along the way

 

 

Slightly Stoopid Just Passing Through Fall Tour 2018

w/ Special Guest Hirie

Nov 2 @ First Avenue | Minneapolis, MN

Nov 3 @ The Pageant | St. Louis, MO

Nov 4 @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre | Indianapolis, IN

Nov 8 @ The Joy Theater | New Orleans, LA

Nov 9 @ The Tabernacle | Atlanta, GA

Nov 10 @ The Cowan | Nashville, TN

Nov 11 @ The Fillmore Charlotte, Charlotte, NC

Nov 15 @ The National | Richmond, VA

Nov 16 @ The Capitol Theatre | Port Chester, NY

Nov 17 @ Penn’s Peak | Jim Thorpe, PA

Nov 18 @ The Strand Ballroom & Theatre | Providence, RI

 

Additional Concert Dates-

Sept 1 @ Del Mar Race Track | Del Mar, CA

Sept 15 @ The Great American Smokeout | Ontario, CA

Oct 6 @ Tito Puente Amphitheatre | San Juan, Puerto Rico

Nov 30-Dec 4 @ Closer to the Sun | Riviera Maya, Mexico

PAPADOSIO RELEASES NEW SINGLE "CONTENT COMA" TITLE TRACK FROM NEW ALBUM RELEASING SEPT 7

Music News- Today, Papdosio released the title track, “Content Coma” off their new record that arrives September 7. Content Coma has Papadosio pushing their boundaries as a band both in and out of the studio. This results in the band’s most experimental and progressive-rock leaning record to date.  NC's Papadosio has released two other tracks from their new album; “ Pool of Stars ” and “Distress Signal”.  

LISTEN TO "CONTENT COMA" HERE

 

In addition to the new album, the band is preparing to head out on a large national tour that will support the release of the new record.  The tour will include coast to coast stops including New York City, Chicago, LA and everywhere in between. The band will finish out 2018 with a New Years Eve show in Nashville.   

 

For the first time in their career, the band has gone into a recording studio where they recorded the drums, grand piano and bass. Originally, the band created and hosted their musical ideas and thoughts on the online collaborative platform, Splice .   There they began their process with over 30 ideas for this record.  

 

NYS & County Officials Force Phish To Cancel Curveball Fest Over Safety Issues

Music News- Phish's Curveball festival, which was booked to start up tomorrow, has been cancelled. The festival was to run at Watkins Glen International racetrack in Watkins Glen, NY.  Severe flooding occurred in the area over this past week resulting in the New York State Department Of Health officials to declare the water supply in the Village of Watkins Glen; which includes the festival site, unsafe for human consumption.

Phish issued a statement expressing disappointment over the situation and fans who had arrived to stay overnight. Campgrounds will close at noon tomorrow. Read the following from the band-

Dear friends, our Phish family..

The four of us are writing this from directly behind the stage at Watkins Glen. We were about to walk onstage only moments ago for our traditional soundcheck jam for Curveball when we were told the heartbreaking news that due to the unsafe water conditions in the Village of Watkins Glen, our beloved festival is being canceled.

We are still in shock. The entire site is already set up and ready to go after literally months of work by our beloved hardworking crew, many of whom have been here for weeks. Our families are here, our gear is set, our tents are up. We keep waiting for someone to come over and tell us that there is a solution, and that the festival can go on. Unfortunately, it is not possible.

We are so terribly sorry for the inconvenience that this is causing so many of you. We hope from the bottoms of our hearts that at the very least this news will reach you before too much disruption takes place in your personal lives. We know that people traveled far, at great expense. We understand that people are missing work, and changing their schedules around.. we wish so much that there was some way that this wasn’t happening.

This summer has been absolutely joyous, with each gig building on the previous one, and we were all buzzing with excitement about Curveball. Please accept our deepest apologies for the disruption that this has caused all of you.. We wish there was something else we could say.

Thank you all from the depths of our souls for the joy that you continue to share with us every night. This has been the greatest summer we can remember.

Travel safe and know that we are as heartbroken as all of you. We are standing back here behind the stage, at our party that we’ve been planning for over a year, and we have just told that it won’t happen. There’s just nothing we can do.

Thank you all for your understanding.

With Love,
Phish

The  New York State Department Of Health & Schuyler County released the following statement-

With a 14 county State of Emergency still in effect, the prospect of additional inclement weather, and a mandatory boil water order for the Village of Watkins Glen issued today, Schuyler County and the New York State Department of Health are unable to issue the required permits for this weekend’s Curveball Festival.

This week’s severe storm created untenable conditions, including the inability to deliver clean drinking water to patrons and vendors as confirmed by test results delivered today.

Working collaboratively with Watkins Glen International and Phish, the County and the State explored all options to allow the event to continue as scheduled.

While all parties acknowledge the inconvenience of this cancellation to patrons, we have a responsibility to act in the best interest of public health and safety for all.

Phish and Curveball Festival organizers will be notifying ticketholders about how to obtain a refund.

Watkins Glen International President Michael Printup said, “Public health and safety is a concern for all events at Watkins Glen International. While we are disappointed Curveball has been cancelled, we understand and support the county and Department of Health’s decision.”

Senator Tom O’Mara said, “I appreciate the hard work and perseverance of state and local health officials, concert promoters, and everyone at The Glen to try to find a way to give the go-ahead for Phish this weekend. Unfortunately, Mother Nature did not cooperate and threw a curveball of her own over the past several days. It’s disappointing for the band, the fans, and the community at large — and I was looking forward to attending myself — but it’s really the only decision that could be made for the overall sake of the public’s health and safety.”

Assemblyman Philip Palmesano said, “I share the disappointment of fans, Watkins Glen International, and the local community. But we appreciate the diligent efforts of state and local health officials, concert promoters, and Glen officials to try to find any way possible to give a green light to this weekend’s festival. Unfortunately, the cancellation is the only decision that can be made to appropriately and responsibly protect the public’s health and safety.”

Arrangements for refunds has not yet been announced .