It's really sad to think that if trey kept going at the rate he was, i most likely would have never seen Phish. Saw my first show in 2015 and was hooked right after that. All i have to say is thank god trey got sober. Phish is literally one of the best things that's happened to me. Sad to think it might have never been a part of my life, so so so grateful that it is.
Blossom was my first too! Fuck ya. I didn't realize truly how good of phish show it was till way later. Definitely the best show i saw up to that point though.
Merriweather 2013 was mine, but didn’t get hooked til this past year. I’m so lucky to have this in my life I could cry, they make me want to be a better person
trey telling the audience hes glad theyre alive, while hes actively dying. saddest piece of live music ever. so thakful for hampton 09 and the progression that came afterwards
When Trey's voice starts really quivering at "...little I knew, you know what I mean? Uh, about music, and um, about friendship," my heart breaks. You can really see and hear it on him. Jeez, what a state he was in. Happy Birthday, Trey. You turned it around, and we're glad.
I was on oxys during that time. In fact I was in rehab when trey got busted finally. My parents brought me the hometown burlington freepress on family day with the article. I've been clean now since 2009. I've now seen more shows sober than not. Never been more grateful for phish and the music
Phish is one of the greatest things to happen in my life since finding them in 2019. It never goes over my head how lucky I am that they kept it going.
that was not even a great year like for me 2003 was my finding them lucky intro looking back though 2003 was actually an amazing year it had some 4.2-4.7 even shows It had the 3rd best show of all time behind Sugarbush 1994 Pershing 1995 All of 1998 summer tour and most of 1999 tied for best shows of all time but there are gems in 03 there are no gems in 2019 i can think of Tell me the 4.5 epic shows from 2019 so i can go back and be proven wrong I only remember going to one show that year Peterson Dec 3 and the setlist on paper was gold w Terrapin talk about a Golden Lady encore but the YEM was short and rushed because it went into GTBT which ruined the set 2 closer It should have just had a long bass jam solo or gone back into a jam after vocal jam like 2022 if I recall oh yes The only great songs were Victim and Runaway Jim was really weird in all the right ways I am gonna go back and listen to it right now You can see me twirling and drooling w glowsticks on the middle upper decks on the right Mike's side in this video here during Victim Im sure you know that is me oh yes I am wearing bright neon green shorts and polo like a NIKE both are identical in color and size and design for they are all oh yes what a scritcher
@@neilrobinson4895I've been seeing them since 99 and I say that all the time. Even though I'm not always a fan of some of the newer songs they can still turn one of said songs into the highlight of the night. This band was almost no more and trey was headed down the same road as Jerry. We are lucky he's still "shitting music" as Fishman has so eloquently put it. Trey has never wanted to be a nostalgia act playing the same songs so we may all yearn for a 96 setlist but if they were playing those every night it would spell the end. Also some of the newer songs are fantastic in my opinion they just aren't batting the same as they used to for me, it used to be like 9 out every 10 songs they released I like it's lower now but that's ok! They are still playing and I just saw them at spac and both shows were phenomenal! Everyone should be thankful for what we have!
I know we all hate to see Trey like this, but I really do believe what he said about friendship and how much he valued his bandmates through thick and thin. You can tell they mean the world to each other.
Wow...I've never wanted to watch this because I already knew what it would be, but those opening notes of Glide are probably the most painful moment for me in 25 years of being a fan of this band. I always heard it was bad, but I really couldn't believe my ears. Fish's face at about 2:15 tells the whole story...utter confusion as to what was happening. You came a long way back Trey...thank you!
I was lost in addiction, and damn near lost everything until I cleaned up 6 years ago. This is a painful but important reminder of all the shame and regret at rock bottom, but it's such an important one. Addiction doesn't give a 💩 about your tax bracket or occupation; it will happily eat you alive no matter who or where you are. But people like Trey prove there IS a way back. As dark as this night was, it can be used to bring a hell of a lot of light to 2023 and beyond.
Fuck this. Watching and listening to any part of these 2 nights is like watching some good friends slipping into a dark place that you can't help them get out of. I am SO happy that Trey found sobriety and they are playing such inspired music ever since they came back in '09.
Let us not forget that this moment was simulcast across the nation in theaters. I watch this any time I need to remember that occasionally hard things happen to beautiful ends, and there is no way to know the grand scheme so it is best to surrender to the flow. Thanks for posting! This was a breakup, and had this show been executed seamlessly, forgettably even, the breakup could have lasted longer than 5 years. More importantly the evolution showcased thus far in 3.0 would have certainly been more shallow. Phans know, they're a different band because of this moment, and the work they are doing right now is world class. NYE Petrichor. And the rain came down and washed it all away. Love.
I was at both, cried and hugged strangers (well...phriends) at both for separate reasons. Coming off the great Baker's Dozen summer this seems like bizarro world but...don't ever take it for granted
We walked in. They were towing cars just to get in the venue. the mud with so bad you guys don't even understand. At one point someone came on the radio and said. We regret to inform you that if you're not inside the concert venue at this time we asking everybody turn around and go home. Eff that we drove 12 hours for Pennsylvania and then wait another day in line... So everybody else had the same idea we walked the locals had four wheelers that were taking us to and from the concert site
This is so unbelievably hard to watch but important to those of us that have had the same struggles. I'm currently in drug court in Wi. and Trey is right, it truly is a blessing. It makes me sick to put myself back in that place that Trey is in this video, it doesn't matter that he is a huge rock star, others perceptions don't mean a thing when your that far gone. I personally felt like there was nothing left but to die. Thank you Trey and thank god you survived, you are a true inspiration to me at least.
Hey I hope you're doing well man! I'm in WI too. Recovering opiate addict as well. 6 years or so clean now. Into Phish more than ever these sober days.
drug court is fucked up....leaves drug addicts penniless, paying 60+ dollars per drug test daily....of course Trey could afford it....drug court is fucking horrible. It's outrageous that Trey went to those depths of defending that bullshit. It's really not the answer, but whatever works i suppose.
Man. I remember listening from home, and soon as I heard the woodblocks I was like "oh no, this won't be good at all" So grateful that we've had them back and in amazing shape these past 10 years.
Coventry to The Baker's Dozen...we've come full circle phriends!!! Coventry was my first show and worst, the Baker's is the best Phish i've had the pleasure to experience live! Incredible! It's my Phish Bar Mitzvah & the boys have reached a peak I never thought imaginable at Coventry! Miracles do happen!!! #peakphish
I tried. I can't do it. This hurts. So glad he, we, any of us that found that hole. Has dug him, our, them selves out of it. Because we could all be another regurgitation of deadheads. Missing our fearless leader. Because nobody tried to help. Thankful.
well I've seen way more people OD and get carted off in ambulances at Phish than any dead show. the deadhead scene isn't pretty but Phish shows are disgusting and hopeless
Tell me you don’t know much about Jim Morrison and you’ve never listened to the doors live before late 70’s without actually telling me lol. But seriously The Doors have some amazing performances you’re just completely overlooking them because you’ve only witnessed Jim being a drunken wreck
Also - I never got that jealous watching Jerry nod off - prolly bc he always looked like he was hurting / in pain those days, but there’s just something so powerful inside telling myself “See his drooping eyes? Don’t you miss that? See how his mouth hangs open, wasn’t that great? See how he’s all itchy & rubbing his nose? Yeah I miss that. If I started to itch my skin for no reason it was always a sign that “oooh wow! So relieved. I got PROPER high this time!” 🤦♂️
weird to think about how I didn't even know who these guys were when this all took place...and now I can't see my life without them. Struggles like this will make them, and all of us, stronger.
So incredibly sad. My wife and I were attendance. It was at this point, during the show, that we finally realized the end of Phish was necessary for Trey's sake. Again, so heartbreaking.
I'm one of those who didn't get in to Coventry. We waited on that highway for 2 days and had a blast. I saw the Coney Island shows right before and they were mailing it in. I'm glad they came through it. Baker's Dozen run was unreal.
I went to college for a year in Northfield VT 2001-2002. Planned to go to Coventry with NJ friends. We waited Thrs night in NJ for friends who'd seen the Philly show. They were going to meet at our place and we were going to drive thru Thurs-Fri night, and arrive in Coventry Fri morning sometime. Those friends called and said they needed to pull over and sleep. So we slept and woke up Friday morning to a voice message saying they changed their mind and kept driving and were in VT already. Jerks. So we drove up Friday, and with some experience in Northern VT we knew all along to avoid rt 91. We got in a line of cars on back road rt 100 or 105, around 5pm Friday. 10 miles and 12 hours later, we made it to our campsite... 5 am. Pitched the tent, slept till 10 am. Woke up hearing that people were now being turned away. At 12:30, a college buddy (very close, in our clique) from Connecticut just appeared at our tent. He'd parked on rt 91 and hiked 10 or 20 miles to get there and had basically been walking all night. We had a great time. Leaving was excruciating... took just as long to exit as it did to enter. One way out for all those cars. At some point we heard the news that our jerk friends who couldn't be bothered to meet us in NJ, and had been in VT 8 hours earlier than us, had gotten stuck on rt 91, never made it and turned around Saturday when the announcement was made. Serves 'em right, they shouldn't have ditched the two guys who knew their way around northern VT.
If "sob story" is meant sarcastically then I agree with you. This is a really poignant moment. Page and Mike and Fish were sad and pissed at the same time. Trey was begging for help and didn't even know he was doing it.
I was just sitting here nursing one of the sucking sores on the bottom of my foot that's been recurring for 14 years since slogging through cowshit mud at this show, thinking about how great Trey was on his very worst day. Cheers, Coventry Survivors! A moment of silence please in memory of all the lost flipflops.
Heard a few people share the same sentiment as me. Saw my first show in Summer 2015 (great tour btw) and I know now that if Trey hadn't figured it out and got clean, I never would have been introduced to this band.
(Originally posted on "Velvet", but it belongs on this one too.) I guess I'm a weirdo and a Masochist, but this is my favorite version of this song. I just love the emotion. I know this was to be their last show. No acting hard. Just being human. Brothers. Also, it reminds me of my fallen brother who turned me on to these guys. Changed my life in so many ways. Like so many, taken too soon. Fuck Heroin. If you are struggling, think of all the pain and heartache you will leave behind literally FOREVER when you die. Get clean. Go to a clinic. Whatever it takes! No excuses. I'm among the VERY few left of my huge group of wonderful loyal friends. Most have been gone for many years. It's very lonely and sad. I haven't seen Phish for over 10 years. I wouldn't wish this feeling on anyone. It's what keeps me from slipping. The devastation one leaves behind is unbearable. Also, for the love of GOD... don't start doing hard drugs in your 30's!!! You either did it too young and that's why you struggle, or just SKIP IT! I mean if you're ANY age leave it alone. Anyway, that's a very rare semi-public soapbox. Peace and Love to all of you. Especially those who understand. If someone you love is a drug addict it's YOUR responsibility to do EVERYTHING you can to help them. Just don't give up on them. Remember who they WERE before. That's who they ARE! Even if you're mad and they owe you money. Deal with it AFTER.
I was at this show. That whole weekend was kind of a downer. With the rain and mud and the general sad vibe I remember thinking if this really is phish’s last show what an anticlimactic way to go out. So glad Trey got his head straight and they’re playing again.
Yikes! I was there but have never listened to any of that weekend again, til now. I guess I didn't remember how f'ed up Trey was--I was just happy/sad to be able to see them one last time. So glad those days are past. Just was at Alpine and saw my best show ever.
92-93:New Years run, 93-94 centrum….I swear he as a robot…split open, YEM, Harry hood, stash….I have never seen anything and will not see anything that good ever again…..
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Its crazy how disconnected and lost Trey is even with all his brothers and fans surrounding him. He was so far gone man, amazong he survived his bout with the beasts. He was on the verge of not gettingniut of the hole he was digging himself. It was painful for everyone involved to be there for those shows.
you know that video thats called "what phish sounds like to people who dont know phish." thats what this sounds like. so sad to see them like this and I am do glad that they are back the way that they are!
@@moheganson indeed they were, which I’m sure added to all the issues, being the “final” show etc at the time. If you see videos or were there then you know why there was a hiatus. The mud was so bad someone offered me $200 for my Duck Boots, which was an instant “no” :)
It’s crazy sad. Like right around Coventry is when I started falling into my Oxy/Dope wave. This broke my fuckin heart, man. I’m so incredibly happy that Trey got out alive and the boys got back together kicked it into fucking overdrive since 09. Let’s keep it going boys!!
When I heard Vegas 2004, I knew something was really wrong with Trey. He’d been spacey in previous years, but the music got scary. Lots of dark jams that year
This....like most of of the Coventry vids.....is very hard to watch. As someone who is all too familiar with addiction, i can say this. Treys voice. When hes addressing the crowd. People using opiates have this particular sort of "sound" in their voice. Any current or former opiate addict knows what i mean. Its hard to describe to someone who doesn't know or hasnt been there. But trey definitely had it in this video. Hes very fortunate and so are all of us fans. Fortunate that he survived.
Daveyboy right. It kind of sounds like they're tired or something. Thats what used to give me away every time i would be trying to hide my using. Sunglasses would cover up the pinned pupils but there was no hiding that dope voice. And I've never heard weiland like that. But i know he had his struggles too. I will have to check that out
Lmfao shut the fuck up dude I'm so sick of ppl on ytube acting like they truly know what shit someone is off of at any given timd. Good for you, I'm addicted to substances too but dont have this magical 'drug telepathy'
Truly the rock bottom Phish. Very glad Trey survived, and has truly impressed me after such a disappointing slump. The talent that lies behind Phish is hard to find these days, and although I do believe that the best days of Phish are behind us, I'm grateful they're serious about making music. As long as music is the priority, they will have plenty to offer us.
Phish fan in recovery right here I was in rehab when Trey got arrested. Found myself in Rehab when EMINEM went through after almost dying from pills. All 3 of us are sober now thanks to AA.
Lost my car that weekend. I'm also glad Trey got it together. I think he thought he was on his way to pop stardom at the time. I think it was drugs and ego.
Yep - Fish’s face says it all. Extremely difficult to watch...as a recovering addict myself I hate to admit this, but truth for truth’s sake: I’m actually jealous of how high he obviously is. 🤦♂️ No lie - when Page chokes up saying “...cuz we might not get a chance...” I started crying. Trey says he “...f***ing hates drugs (& alcohol)” & I don’t know if that’s true but I can say my problem (like, uh, u know, all addicts problems) is this: I love drugs...waaaay too much. If I were satisfied with weed & psychedelics that’d be one thing: but I AM NOT (lol)!!! I had to find complete and total oblivion...& lemme tell ya: Trey & I both found it around the exact same time (2001 - 2002): We loved Opiates (oxy, fentanyl, heroin, norco) & Benzos (Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan, Valium, etc ad nauseum) & probably coke, booze, maybe some nitrous too - but our main jam was not our respective music at the time, it was a good oxy/xanny bar bender. I got my felony DWI (thank god I didn’t kill anyone) in September 2006 in Sacramento, CA. He got his two months later! We both went thru “Drug Court” bc we were 1st time offenders & im sure we were both doing work project or community service at the EXACT same time but in different states. Ahem! Got a little carried away! lol Remember folks: avoid the 3 P’s - Pills, Powder & PCP (😉) Love to all Phamily Members! 🐠
Trey's opiate addiction started waaay before 2000/2001. It just was extremely out of hand at this point. He was going through alot of other things at the time too.
@@bluecollar825 I’ve read more than one interview from recent years where he said he first tried opiates (specifically oxy) in 2000. In that expose of artists in recovery from a few years ago, he specifically said that he was first introduced to oxy backstage at Higher Ground in Winooski in 2000. It’s pretty well documented that, while he struggled with coke addiction in the late 90’s, he didn’t get into opiates until 2000.
@@kevinmurtagh4996 I understand what needed to be said during press junkets and speaking engagements. You have to polish up the truth, but the message wasn't lost. Im not saying Trey was a stone cold junky the years leading up to the public meltdown, but he was definitely familiar. I also love the way everyone says "oxy addiction" like he didn't have heroin on him during the bust. Look I listen to Phish just about every day, I at least check out the recent downloads they post from current shows. But you don't help write songs like SOAM and Mango without having some relation to the drug. Oxy's were scoffed at on the lot. Something you kept on deck if you needed to take the edge off. Same with subs. Everybody who was cursed by addiction wanted them bundles and bricks. Iykyk. Im sorry to rant and no ill intent. It just puzzles me that even after all the signs, for years, before Coventry even happened, fans wanna pretend like it wasn't going on well before this. But, I suppose if it doesn't completely sabotage the performance and the fans good time, why address it right? We all weren't praying for Trey's sobriety when he was melting our faces the entire decade of the 90's. And I love where Phish is at today. Saw 5 shows this summer. Blossom, Pine Knob, and Alpine. But these post 2010 fans with their "Im so glad I didn't have to witness the "oxy years" and Trey survived all that" bs kills me. I hate to break it to them but they missed 85% of the peak runs. But all the bitching behind lol, I love the boys and its amazing they still at the level that they are.
@@kevinmurtagh4996I always thought he was heavy beer drinker and blazed a lot. At least 97 in bittersweet motel he’s crushing cans and seems healthy in sense no opiates
I went to college for a year in Northfield VT 2001-2002. Planned to go to Coventry with NJ friends. We waited Thrs night in NJ for friends who'd seen the Philly show. They were going to meet at our place and we were going to drive thru Thurs-Fri night, and arrive in Coventry Fri morning sometime. Those friends called and said they needed to pull over and sleep. So we slept and woke up Friday morning to a voice message saying they changed their mind and kept driving and were in VT already. Jerks. So we drove up Friday, and with some experience in Northern VT we knew all along to avoid rt 91. We got in a line of cars on back road rt 100 or 105, around 5pm Friday. 10 miles and 12 hours later, we made it to our campsite... 5 am. Pitched the tent, slept till 10 am. Woke up hearing that people were now being turned away. At 12:30, a college buddy (very close, in our clique) from Connecticut just appeared at our tent. He'd parked on rt 91 and hiked 10 or 20 miles to get there and had basically been walking all night. We had a great time. Leaving was excruciating... took just as long to exit as it did to enter. One way out for all those cars. At some point we heard the news that our jerk friends who couldn't be bothered to meet us in NJ, and had been in VT 8 hours earlier than us, had gotten stuck on rt 91, never made it and turned around Saturday when the announcement was made. Serves 'em right, they shouldn't have ditched the two guys who knew their way around northern VT.
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Page was literally scared to even talk anout the possibilites of the future with the state trey was in. He couldnt wven finish his sentence man, that hurt to see him in that condition and to know it was his brother causing the hurt.
I remember watching all friends cry during this show. I was vending like a boss and my kitchen ended all over passed out Wookiee website. Personally phish wasn’t my thing past 98.
Trey I love you man and am overjoyed you passed safely through the eye of the needle that is opiate addiction. But buddy….lesson learned. You just didn’t have what it takes to handle your drugs while performing.
Yeah this is tough to watch. As a fellow drummer I can see Fish struggling like hell to keep up with Trey. Trey's notes are all over the place, his reactions very slow and looks very tired and weak. I know this must have ben a hard night and he was on something heavy just to get through, but it's like they were ending with a whimper. So happy they came back together with a bang, healthy, sober and ready to jam like never before!
I’m a bit confused here, because at the end there Trey talks about how he wants to blow off some steam, and when I first saw this I thought he was alluding to the song, Steam, and that it was a play on, that he was going to figuratively “blow off some steam” while at the same time, or by, playing Steam, but now after I’ve learned a little bit more I’m realizing Steam hadn’t even debuted yet. I wonder if this is where he, perhaps subconsciously, conjured up the idea for Steam, evidencing a resurrection of the band during their “last” show!!! Food for thought.
i think about this often. not to hate on your comment because mike is a self-proclaimed weirdo, but he often does normal things and people still call him weird. like what he said was probably the most normal thing anyone said in this video. he's an introvert in a rock and roll band, and i feel like we give him too hard of a time.
Mike is definitely a weird guy... But without that weirdness he may not have that extreme originally on the bass. Claypool is another pretty good example of what i mean
Yea this song is way hard to play even when sober let alone on opiates and whatever trey was on. It is obvious he was elsewhere during the entire performance. It's almost like one of those shreds videos lol.
Worst outdoor concert conditions ever. I think it was the worst rain Vermont had seen in like 50 years for some stuff like that. They were hauling wood chips in to take care of the Sea of mud that Encompass the concert area
I'm glad, glad, glad Trey survived!!
Amen
A M E N 🙏❤🎶
It's really sad to think that if trey kept going at the rate he was, i most likely would have never seen Phish. Saw my first show in 2015 and was hooked right after that. All i have to say is thank god trey got sober. Phish is literally one of the best things that's happened to me. Sad to think it might have never been a part of my life, so so so grateful that it is.
Yes dude! I saw y first show in 2015 at Blossom and am now hooked, can't get enough!
Blossom was my first too! Fuck ya. I didn't realize truly how good of phish show it was till way later. Definitely the best show i saw up to that point though.
blossom and magnaball were my first shows
Blossom 2015 was my first Phish. Saved my life too brother. Cheers!!!!!
Merriweather 2013 was mine, but didn’t get hooked til this past year. I’m so lucky to have this in my life I could cry, they make me want to be a better person
reminds me of me trying to play Glide on the guitar
Watching this in 2024 after Trey just brought Gamehendge to the Garden. I think we’re truly the luckiest fans on earth. 40 more years of phish.
Revisiting after Mondegreen to say the same thing!
I just watched this for the first time since Coventry.
Thank God today we are all healthy and happy.
Amen.
Me too! What a wild ride that Coventry was. So glad I went
thankful for you
Trey, I'm glad glad glad glad that you're alive
Dylan Morrissey and sober
Myfe
Im so glad Trey got sober....Hes back on top and humble as ever.....grateful
trey telling the audience hes glad theyre alive, while hes actively dying.
saddest piece of live music ever. so thakful for hampton 09 and the progression that came afterwards
When Trey's voice starts really quivering at "...little I knew, you know what I mean? Uh, about music, and um, about friendship," my heart breaks. You can really see and hear it on him. Jeez, what a state he was in.
Happy Birthday, Trey. You turned it around, and we're glad.
I love to revisit this when I’m feeling down, seeing one of your heroes at his lowest and knowing he overcomes it is the most powerful medicine
I was drunk during Trey’s oxy years, and so I missed them. I’m sober now, too, and this really tugged at me. Love these boys. ❤️
I was on oxys during that time. In fact I was in rehab when trey got busted finally. My parents brought me the hometown burlington freepress on family day with the article. I've been clean now since 2009. I've now seen more shows sober than not. Never been more grateful for phish and the music
@@matth268nice work, bro.
Phish is one of the greatest things to happen in my life since finding them in 2019. It never goes over my head how lucky I am that they kept it going.
that was not even a great year like for me 2003 was my finding them lucky intro looking back though 2003 was actually an amazing year it had some 4.2-4.7 even shows It had the 3rd best show of all time behind Sugarbush 1994 Pershing 1995 All of 1998 summer tour and most of 1999 tied for best shows of all time but there are gems in 03 there are no gems in 2019 i can think of Tell me the 4.5 epic shows from 2019 so i can go back and be proven wrong I only remember going to one show that year Peterson Dec 3 and the setlist on paper was gold w Terrapin talk about a Golden Lady encore but the YEM was short and rushed because it went into GTBT which ruined the set 2 closer It should have just had a long bass jam solo or gone back into a jam after vocal jam like 2022 if I recall oh yes The only great songs were Victim and Runaway Jim was really weird in all the right ways I am gonna go back and listen to it right now You can see me twirling and drooling w glowsticks on the middle upper decks on the right Mike's side in this video here during Victim Im sure you know that is me oh yes I am wearing bright neon green shorts and polo like a NIKE both are identical in color and size and design for they are all oh yes what a scritcher
@@justingroff3682 I didn't see them until 2021 because covid but my intro was the deer creek run with the insane Simple so that did it
@@neilrobinson4895I've been seeing them since 99 and I say that all the time. Even though I'm not always a fan of some of the newer songs they can still turn one of said songs into the highlight of the night. This band was almost no more and trey was headed down the same road as Jerry. We are lucky he's still "shitting music" as Fishman has so eloquently put it. Trey has never wanted to be a nostalgia act playing the same songs so we may all yearn for a 96 setlist but if they were playing those every night it would spell the end. Also some of the newer songs are fantastic in my opinion they just aren't batting the same as they used to for me, it used to be like 9 out every 10 songs they released I like it's lower now but that's ok! They are still playing and I just saw them at spac and both shows were phenomenal! Everyone should be thankful for what we have!
glad you found them but suck it wasnt until they were like 60
I know we all hate to see Trey like this, but I really do believe what he said about friendship and how much he valued his bandmates through thick and thin. You can tell they mean the world to each other.
And the Oscar goes to.....Trey Anastasio!
Wow...I've never wanted to watch this because I already knew what it would be, but those opening notes of Glide are probably the most painful moment for me in 25 years of being a fan of this band. I always heard it was bad, but I really couldn't believe my ears. Fish's face at about 2:15 tells the whole story...utter confusion as to what was happening. You came a long way back Trey...thank you!
I was lost in addiction, and damn near lost everything until I cleaned up 6 years ago. This is a painful but important reminder of all the shame and regret at rock bottom, but it's such an important one. Addiction doesn't give a 💩 about your tax bracket or occupation; it will happily eat you alive no matter who or where you are. But people like Trey prove there IS a way back. As dark as this night was, it can be used to bring a hell of a lot of light to 2023 and beyond.
Fuck this. Watching and listening to any part of these 2 nights is like watching some good friends slipping into a dark place that you can't help them get out of. I am SO happy that Trey found sobriety and they are playing such inspired music ever since they came back in '09.
Let us not forget that this moment was simulcast across the nation in theaters. I watch this any time I need to remember that occasionally hard things happen to beautiful ends, and there is no way to know the grand scheme so it is best to surrender to the flow. Thanks for posting! This was a breakup, and had this show been executed seamlessly, forgettably even, the breakup could have lasted longer than 5 years. More importantly the evolution showcased thus far in 3.0 would have certainly been more shallow. Phans know, they're a different band because of this moment, and the work they are doing right now is world class. NYE Petrichor. And the rain came down and washed it all away. Love.
Thank God for the 03/06/09 Fluffhead!
I was at both, cried and hugged strangers (well...phriends) at both for separate reasons. Coming off the great Baker's Dozen summer this seems like bizarro world but...don't ever take it for granted
Yesss!
Thank god for 2009 shoreline divided sky
I was crying when he busted out those opening notes. Such a special moment
We walked in. They were towing cars just to get in the venue. the mud with so bad you guys don't even understand.
At one point someone came on the radio and said. We regret to inform you that if you're not inside the concert venue at this time we asking everybody turn around and go home. Eff that we drove 12 hours for Pennsylvania and then wait another day in line... So everybody else had the same idea we walked the locals had four wheelers that were taking us to and from the concert site
This is so unbelievably hard to watch but important to those of us that have had the same struggles. I'm currently in drug court in Wi. and Trey is right, it truly is a blessing. It makes me sick to put myself back in that place that Trey is in this video, it doesn't matter that he is a huge rock star, others perceptions don't mean a thing when your that far gone. I personally felt like there was nothing left but to die. Thank you Trey and thank god you survived, you are a true inspiration to me at least.
Chad Conrath good luck to you brother. Opiates are hell.
i hope you're well
Hey I hope you're doing well man! I'm in WI too. Recovering opiate addict as well. 6 years or so clean now. Into Phish more than ever these sober days.
It's harder to watch the 3 other guys, be like "ya this is a good idea"
drug court is fucked up....leaves drug addicts penniless, paying 60+ dollars per drug test daily....of course Trey could afford it....drug court is fucking horrible. It's outrageous that Trey went to those depths of defending that bullshit.
It's really not the answer, but whatever works i suppose.
Man. I remember listening from home, and soon as I heard the woodblocks I was like "oh no, this won't be good at all" So grateful that we've had them back and in amazing shape these past 10 years.
He got that dope gravel in his voice.
My god fish's face in this tells the whole story . This is saddest thing I've ever seen musically
You apparently didn't watch the Velvet Sea from a little earlier in the show then. This is bad, but that is so much worse.
Coventry to The Baker's Dozen...we've come full circle phriends!!! Coventry was my first show and worst, the Baker's is the best Phish i've had the pleasure to experience live! Incredible! It's my Phish Bar Mitzvah & the boys have reached a peak I never thought imaginable at Coventry! Miracles do happen!!! #peakphish
Coventry was my 1st show too. But I really consider 7-3-10 my real 1st show bc the music was much better than Coventry
I tried. I can't do it. This hurts. So glad he, we, any of us that found that hole. Has dug him, our, them selves out of it. Because we could all be another regurgitation of deadheads. Missing our fearless leader. Because nobody tried to help. Thankful.
well I've seen way more people OD and get carted off in ambulances at Phish than any dead show. the deadhead scene isn't pretty but Phish shows are disgusting and hopeless
Still miss mikey panic. Not to drugs but losing mike at only 40 years old. Phish is blessed.
His fingers sure didn't brain that night.
Sobriety is a wonderful thing...
I was there. I remember thinking it was a good festival. I was a strange duck back then.
It’s cuz you’re in complete party mode
Now I’m 42 and have real life stress lol
Well, it's relative. For Jim Morrison, this would be seen as a night of immaculate sobriety and artistic command.
Tell me you don’t know much about Jim Morrison and you’ve never listened to the doors live before late 70’s without actually telling me lol. But seriously The Doors have some amazing performances you’re just completely overlooking them because you’ve only witnessed Jim being a drunken wreck
Also - I never got that jealous watching Jerry nod off - prolly bc he always looked like he was hurting / in pain those days, but there’s just something so powerful inside telling myself “See his drooping eyes? Don’t you miss that? See how his mouth hangs open, wasn’t that great? See how he’s all itchy & rubbing his nose? Yeah I miss that. If I started to itch my skin for no reason it was always a sign that “oooh wow! So relieved. I got PROPER high this time!” 🤦♂️
weird to think about how I didn't even know who these guys were when this all took place...and now I can't see my life without them. Struggles like this will make them, and all of us, stronger.
So incredibly sad. My wife and I were attendance. It was at this point, during the show, that we finally realized the end of Phish was necessary for Trey's sake. Again, so heartbreaking.
What a Trey-n wreck
Nooo
yes
I'm one of those who didn't get in to Coventry. We waited on that highway for 2 days and had a blast. I saw the Coney Island shows right before and they were mailing it in. I'm glad they came through it. Baker's Dozen run was unreal.
Cool ass comment to see
I went to college for a year in Northfield VT 2001-2002. Planned to go to Coventry with NJ friends. We waited Thrs night in NJ for friends who'd seen the Philly show. They were going to meet at our place and we were going to drive thru Thurs-Fri night, and arrive in Coventry Fri morning sometime.
Those friends called and said they needed to pull over and sleep. So we slept and woke up Friday morning to a voice message saying they changed their mind and kept driving and were in VT already. Jerks.
So we drove up Friday, and with some experience in Northern VT we knew all along to avoid rt 91. We got in a line of cars on back road rt 100 or 105, around 5pm Friday. 10 miles and 12 hours later, we made it to our campsite... 5 am. Pitched the tent, slept till 10 am. Woke up hearing that people were now being turned away. At 12:30, a college buddy (very close, in our clique) from Connecticut just appeared at our tent. He'd parked on rt 91 and hiked 10 or 20 miles to get there and had basically been walking all night.
We had a great time. Leaving was excruciating... took just as long to exit as it did to enter. One way out for all those cars.
At some point we heard the news that our jerk friends who couldn't be bothered to meet us in NJ, and had been in VT 8 hours earlier than us, had gotten stuck on rt 91, never made it and turned around Saturday when the announcement was made. Serves 'em right, they shouldn't have ditched the two guys who knew their way around northern VT.
It is a real disservice to entitle the latter half of this "Trey Sob Story."
If "sob story" is meant sarcastically then I agree with you. This is a really poignant moment. Page and Mike and Fish were sad and pissed at the same time. Trey was begging for help and didn't even know he was doing it.
Bart Frazier It's a real disservice to entitle the beginning half of this "Glide."
+dra0502 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
I agree
...yet I'm glad this clip is online...
Damn, Trey was close to death. This makes me sad 😔 one of the greatest guitarists ever and coolest, charismatic personalities ever 🙏 🎸
I was just sitting here nursing one of the sucking sores on the bottom of my foot that's been recurring for 14 years since slogging through cowshit mud at this show, thinking about how great Trey was on his very worst day. Cheers, Coventry Survivors! A moment of silence please in memory of all the lost flipflops.
hard to watch. so glad he got pulled over.
Heard a few people share the same sentiment as me. Saw my first show in Summer 2015 (great tour btw) and I know now that if Trey hadn't figured it out and got clean, I never would have been introduced to this band.
(Originally posted on "Velvet", but it belongs on this one too.) I guess I'm a weirdo and a Masochist, but this is my favorite version of this song. I just love the emotion. I know this was to be their last show. No acting hard. Just being human. Brothers. Also, it reminds me of my fallen brother who turned me on to these guys. Changed my life in so many ways. Like so many, taken too soon. Fuck Heroin. If you are struggling, think of all the pain and heartache you will leave behind literally FOREVER when you die. Get clean. Go to a clinic. Whatever it takes! No excuses. I'm among the VERY few left of my huge group of wonderful loyal friends. Most have been gone for many years. It's very lonely and sad. I haven't seen Phish for over 10 years. I wouldn't wish this feeling on anyone. It's what keeps me from slipping. The devastation one leaves behind is unbearable.
Also, for the love of GOD... don't start doing hard drugs in your 30's!!! You either did it too young and that's why you struggle, or just SKIP IT! I mean if you're ANY age leave it alone. Anyway, that's a very rare semi-public soapbox. Peace and Love to all of you. Especially those who understand.
If someone you love is a drug addict it's YOUR responsibility to do EVERYTHING you can to help them. Just don't give up on them. Remember who they WERE before. That's who they ARE! Even if you're mad and they owe you money. Deal with it AFTER.
I was at this show. That whole weekend was kind of a downer. With the rain and mud and the general sad vibe I remember thinking if this really is phish’s last show what an anticlimactic way to go out. So glad Trey got his head straight and they’re playing again.
In was there too. Awful.
Sometimes I come to this when I need a good cry lol
Fucking Trey is such an awesome dude!!I cannot watch this without tearing up everytime!!
This shit broke my heart. I really thought it was over for good. Coventry was a difficult experience in every way.
Trey is so high on dope its so sad. Thank God he got sober he was definitely going down the same path as Jerry so glad he pulled out the tailspin.
Trey Anastasio, man. What an amazing dude
Everyone has a bad night.. Get back on that horse trey! Oh wait... trey just spanked that horse and rode it through Madison 13 nights ! Killing it!!
Yikes! I was there but have never listened to any of that weekend again, til now. I guess I didn't remember how f'ed up Trey was--I was just happy/sad to be able to see them one last time. So glad those days are past. Just was at Alpine and saw my best show ever.
me too... I didn't remember how bad he played. and I was just soaking in the bittersweetness of it all
God I don't want to have to go through this again.
92-93:New Years run, 93-94 centrum….I swear he as a robot…split open, YEM, Harry hood, stash….I have never seen anything and will not see anything that good ever again…..
Its crazy how disconnected and lost Trey is even with all his brothers and fans surrounding him. He was so far gone man, amazong he survived his bout with the beasts. He was on the verge of not gettingniut of the hole he was digging himself. It was painful for everyone involved to be there for those shows.
you know that video thats called "what phish sounds like to people who dont know phish." thats what this sounds like. so sad to see them like this and I am do glad that they are back the way that they are!
I was there and it was excruciatingly sad.
After this they “blew off some steam” with an insane 20 + minute SOAM.
I remember him being really nervous because his parents were there. The rain made it awful regardless omg
Trey’s folks were there?
@@moheganson indeed they were, which I’m sure added to all the issues, being the “final” show etc at the time. If you see videos or were there then you know why there was a hiatus. The mud was so bad someone offered me $200 for my Duck Boots, which was an instant “no” :)
It’s crazy sad. Like right around Coventry is when I started falling into my Oxy/Dope wave. This broke my fuckin heart, man. I’m so incredibly happy that Trey got out alive and the boys got back together kicked it into fucking overdrive since 09. Let’s keep it going boys!!
I dream to play music this well
Thank you boys!
When I heard Vegas 2004, I knew something was really wrong with Trey. He’d been spacey in previous years, but the music got scary. Lots of dark jams that year
2/28/03 my favorite Tweezer is both euphoric and dark. Interesting sound. Great jam
So glad I didn't go to this. I wanted IT to be my final shows. Didn't want to see an 04 show and know it would be my last while I was there
This....like most of of the Coventry vids.....is very hard to watch. As someone who is all too familiar with addiction, i can say this. Treys voice. When hes addressing the crowd. People using opiates have this particular sort of "sound" in their voice. Any current or former opiate addict knows what i mean. Its hard to describe to someone who doesn't know or hasnt been there. But trey definitely had it in this video. Hes very fortunate and so are all of us fans. Fortunate that he survived.
Danny Greene yep I know the " sound".. Also scott weiland on tiny music had this sound..
Daveyboy right. It kind of sounds like they're tired or something. Thats what used to give me away every time i would be trying to hide my using. Sunglasses would cover up the pinned pupils but there was no hiding that dope voice. And I've never heard weiland like that. But i know he had his struggles too. I will have to check that out
All that itching...
And he was itching like shit
Lmfao shut the fuck up dude I'm so sick of ppl on ytube acting like they truly know what shit someone is off of at any given timd. Good for you, I'm addicted to substances too but dont have this magical 'drug telepathy'
Truly the rock bottom Phish.
Very glad Trey survived, and has truly impressed me after such a disappointing slump.
The talent that lies behind Phish is hard to find these days, and although I do believe that the best days of Phish are behind us, I'm grateful they're serious about making music. As long as music is the priority, they will have plenty to offer us.
Luke Warren are you saying they are no longer talented?
How do you feel 6 years after that comment?
We’re glad glad glad that you’re sober
Phish fan in recovery right here I was in rehab when Trey got arrested. Found myself in Rehab when EMINEM went through after almost dying from pills. All 3 of us are sober now thanks to AA.
Aa is the bees knees
It's the ants pants!!
Lost my car that weekend. I'm also glad Trey got it together. I think he thought he was on his way to pop stardom at the time. I think it was drugs and ego.
Yep - Fish’s face says it all. Extremely difficult to watch...as a recovering addict myself I hate to admit this, but truth for truth’s sake: I’m actually jealous of how high he obviously is. 🤦♂️ No lie - when Page chokes up saying “...cuz we might not get a chance...” I started crying. Trey says he “...f***ing hates drugs (& alcohol)” & I don’t know if that’s true but I can say my problem (like, uh, u know, all addicts problems) is this: I love drugs...waaaay too much. If I were satisfied with weed & psychedelics that’d be one thing: but I AM NOT (lol)!!! I had to find complete and total oblivion...& lemme tell ya: Trey & I both found it around the exact same time (2001 - 2002): We loved Opiates (oxy, fentanyl, heroin, norco) & Benzos (Xanax, Klonopin, Ativan, Valium, etc ad nauseum) & probably coke, booze, maybe some nitrous too - but our main jam was not our respective music at the time, it was a good oxy/xanny bar bender. I got my felony DWI (thank god I didn’t kill anyone) in September 2006 in Sacramento, CA. He got his two months later! We both went thru “Drug Court” bc we were 1st time offenders & im sure we were both doing work project or community service at the EXACT same time but in different states.
Ahem! Got a little carried away! lol
Remember folks: avoid the 3 P’s - Pills, Powder & PCP (😉)
Love to all Phamily Members! 🐠
Trey's opiate addiction started waaay before 2000/2001. It just was extremely out of hand at this point. He was going through alot of other things at the time too.
@@bluecollar825 I’ve read more than one interview from recent years where he said he first tried opiates (specifically oxy) in 2000. In that expose of artists in recovery from a few years ago, he specifically said that he was first introduced to oxy backstage at Higher Ground in Winooski in 2000. It’s pretty well documented that, while he struggled with coke addiction in the late 90’s, he didn’t get into opiates until 2000.
@@kevinmurtagh4996 I understand what needed to be said during press junkets and speaking engagements. You have to polish up the truth, but the message wasn't lost. Im not saying Trey was a stone cold junky the years leading up to the public meltdown, but he was definitely familiar. I also love the way everyone says "oxy addiction" like he didn't have heroin on him during the bust.
Look I listen to Phish just about every day, I at least check out the recent downloads they post from current shows. But you don't help write songs like SOAM and Mango without having some relation to the drug. Oxy's were scoffed at on the lot. Something you kept on deck if you needed to take the edge off. Same with subs. Everybody who was cursed by addiction wanted them bundles and bricks. Iykyk.
Im sorry to rant and no ill intent. It just puzzles me that even after all the signs, for years, before Coventry even happened, fans wanna pretend like it wasn't going on well before this. But, I suppose if it doesn't completely sabotage the performance and the fans good time, why address it right? We all weren't praying for Trey's sobriety when he was melting our faces the entire decade of the 90's.
And I love where Phish is at today. Saw 5 shows this summer. Blossom, Pine Knob, and Alpine. But these post 2010 fans with their "Im so glad I didn't have to witness the "oxy years" and Trey survived all that" bs kills me. I hate to break it to them but they missed 85% of the peak runs.
But all the bitching behind lol, I love the boys and its amazing they still at the level that they are.
lol why do you keep saying we
@@kevinmurtagh4996I always thought he was heavy beer drinker and blazed a lot. At least 97 in bittersweet motel he’s crushing cans and seems healthy in sense no opiates
...this is touching and honest...
Shows you even the greatest musicians can have low points in their lives
Man. This is hard to listen to.
I went to college for a year in Northfield VT 2001-2002. Planned to go to Coventry with NJ friends. We waited Thrs night in NJ for friends who'd seen the Philly show. They were going to meet at our place and we were going to drive thru Thurs-Fri night, and arrive in Coventry Fri morning sometime.
Those friends called and said they needed to pull over and sleep. So we slept and woke up Friday morning to a voice message saying they changed their mind and kept driving and were in VT already. Jerks.
So we drove up Friday, and with some experience in Northern VT we knew all along to avoid rt 91. We got in a line of cars on back road rt 100 or 105, around 5pm Friday. 10 miles and 12 hours later, we made it to our campsite... 5 am. Pitched the tent, slept till 10 am. Woke up hearing that people were now being turned away. At 12:30, a college buddy (very close, in our clique) from Connecticut just appeared at our tent. He'd parked on rt 91 and hiked 10 or 20 miles to get there and had basically been walking all night.
We had a great time. Leaving was excruciating... took just as long to exit as it did to enter. One way out for all those cars.
At some point we heard the news that our jerk friends who couldn't be bothered to meet us in NJ, and had been in VT 8 hours earlier than us, had gotten stuck on rt 91, never made it and turned around Saturday when the announcement was made. Serves 'em right, they shouldn't have ditched the two guys who knew their way around northern VT.
Page was literally scared to even talk anout the possibilites of the future with the state trey was in. He couldnt wven finish his sentence man, that hurt to see him in that condition and to know it was his brother causing the hurt.
I’m glad, glad, glad for 2009 🤘
Glad I was in prison for this.
bc buzzards Jeez! It's that bad! 😂
😂
Yeah, wish I was 🤢
you too, huh?
What were u in prison for?
Ooooff.. Trey looks awful. He’s doing the junkie scratch and everything. It’s hard to watch. Him getting arrested definitely saved his life.
I knew theyd come back eventually
thank the heavens that they reunited, cleanly!
The footage turned brown....
The guys did a great job dumbing themselves down to his level.
I remember watching all friends cry during this show. I was vending like a boss and my kitchen ended all over passed out Wookiee website. Personally phish wasn’t my thing past 98.
Trey I love you man and am
overjoyed you passed safely through the eye of the needle that is opiate addiction.
But buddy….lesson learned. You just didn’t have what it takes to handle your drugs while performing.
He handled his drugs and performed out of this world Al 90’s
Esp 97
@@moheganson he hadn’t gotten into drugs yet by then
He knew he was letting them down.
He didn’t let me down
7:56 says it all :(
kriddaz right.
Scary to think it'd be another 2+ years before his arrest...
Ikr he looks like a ghost. Skinny too
So hard to watch…. So glad Trey turned this whole thing around.
This was my first show since 97, needless to say I was underwhelmed
Ya cuz Trey was hooked AF on hard drugs
Yeah this is tough to watch. As a fellow drummer I can see Fish struggling like hell to keep up with Trey. Trey's notes are all over the place, his reactions very slow and looks very tired and weak. I know this must have ben a hard night and he was on something heavy just to get through, but it's like they were ending with a whimper. So happy they came back together with a bang, healthy, sober and ready to jam like never before!
Sob story is a bit much. This was a very difficult time for the band and the whole organization.
The irony of this playing and lyrics. So GLAD that they made it through the nasty times towards the end of 2.0!
2.28.03
Tweezer
🐐
I’m a bit confused here, because at the end there Trey talks about how he wants to blow off some steam, and when I first saw this I thought he was alluding to the song, Steam, and that it was a play on, that he was going to figuratively “blow off some steam” while at the same time, or by, playing Steam, but now after I’ve learned a little bit more I’m realizing Steam hadn’t even debuted yet. I wonder if this is where he, perhaps subconsciously, conjured up the idea for Steam, evidencing a resurrection of the band during their “last” show!!! Food for thought.
They had decided to play Split Open and Melt
I think he just meant they were all upset but were going to play on and put that into the music.
heartbreaking
Just warming up.
Just smack scratchin'
Mike is such a weirdo. Its great.
"its been a wild ride"
i think about this often. not to hate on your comment because mike is a self-proclaimed weirdo, but he often does normal things and people still call him weird. like what he said was probably the most normal thing anyone said in this video. he's an introvert in a rock and roll band, and i feel like we give him too hard of a time.
Shafiq Islam no he's just pretty weird and we love him for it
Mike is definitely a weird guy... But without that weirdness he may not have that extreme originally on the bass. Claypool is another pretty good example of what i mean
Yea this song is way hard to play even when sober let alone on opiates and whatever trey was on. It is obvious he was elsewhere during the entire performance. It's almost like one of those shreds videos lol.
when It was over...
Wish I coulda jumped up on stage and given Trey a hug
Treys got the dope itches
Just watching this for the first time. Holy fuck Trey was fucked! Just saw tab 3 weeks ago. He ripped it! Beautiful! That shit can happen to anybody!
Now they're playing the sphere :)
WHY WOULD TH-cam RECOMMEND THIS TO ME.... FUCKING SADDEST SHIT THAT EVER HAPPENED
If they ever stop touring before they die this will be the ultimate abusive relationship
Worst outdoor concert conditions ever. I think it was the worst rain Vermont had seen in like 50 years for some stuff like that. They were hauling wood chips in to take care of the Sea of mud that Encompass the concert area