The Short Story of Phish

The band Phish has been jamming out since 1983. They formed together at the University of Vermont in Burlington. The band is comprised of guitarist/singer Trey Anastasio, bassist/singer Mike Gordon, pianist/singer Page McConnell, and drummer Jon Fishman. Together over the years they have played over 1120 concerts and performed over 620 songs for Phishheads, the devoted fans of the band, all over the world. (Gehr 20-21)
After the band formed in Vermont in 1983 they didn't just get a cakewalk onto the main stage. Hours and days and months and years of time, practice, and love of music got th…