Trey Anastasio leaves nothing to chance when staging Phish’s surreal spectacles, which take over from U2 at the Sphere in Las Vegas this month.
Trey Anastasio leaves nothing to chance when staging his surreal spectacles, which invade the new Las Vegas landmark this month. His goal: to let the rest of the band groove without distraction.that remade the Las Vegas skyline last fall with what was supposed to be a 25-show run — until demand built to a fever pitch, and the rock veterans shrewdly extended their stay, amortizing their investment in a dazzling, site-customized light-and-video show over an entire 40 nights.
So Phish will sweep into town on April 18, intent on playing about 80 songs over the course of four concerts, repeating none. And yes, that will include most of the new material from “Evolve,” an album fans won’t hear until its July release. Meanwhile, the Sphere’s high-tech 160,000 square-foot LED screen will offer the band a proper swirling canvas for its elaborate visions, as channeled by Holmes.
Phish built its loyal audience over a decade through constant touring, without MTV or radio hits. Eventually, after signing with Elektra, the band played “Saturday Night Live” and David Letterman’s show. But the musicians followed the Grateful Dead’s grass-roots model by creating their own company, Dionysian Productions, to handle tours and merch.
The mandate was to allow the musicians to remain in the moment, plucking jams out of thin air, and not let them get distracted by the cues involved with sending a giant drone whale soaring over the crowd or an all-male kick line in flesh-tone bodysuits dancing onto the stage in time for the closing chords of “Carini.”
A longtime fan, Anastasio admired the way U2 commanded the arena. But he knew the Phish gig would have to be different. Take those hero shots of Bono and the Edge, looming large on the LED wrap as they strutted the stage.
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