Hampton Countdown: Phish Opener Picks
We asked a number of our favorite folks from around the scene for their Phish opener picks and here’s what they came up with…
Name: Joel Cummins
Occupation: Keyboardist – Umphrey’s McGee
Favorite Phish Song: Reba
Number of shows attended: 33
Hampton Opener Pick: You Enjoy Myself
Name: George Miller
Occupation: Drummer – U-Melt
Favorite Phish Song: McGrupp
Number of shows attended: @ 30
Hampton Opener Pick: Destiny Unbound
Name: Marc Brownstein
Occupation: Bassist – The Disco Biscuits
Favorite Phish Song: Down With Disease
Number of Shows Attended: “A fucking boatload”
Hampton Opener Pick: “The new Phish song, ‘Couldn’t Care Less.’ I’m not going to be there & I stopped caring about what Phish played in 1999″
READ ON for more picks from around the scene…
Name: Chris Cartelli
Occupation: Guitarist – Give Us The Money Lebowski
Favorite Phish Song: Lifeboy
Number of Shows Attended: 126
Opener Pick: Fluffhead
Name: Jefferson Waful
Occupation: Lighting Designer – Umphrey’s McGee
Favorite Phish Song: Stash
Number of shows attended: 125 ish
Hampton Opener Pick: Tweezer Reprise
Name: Andy Bernstein
Occupation: Executive Director – HeadCount
Favorite Phish Song: Halley’s Comet
Number of Shows Attended: 195
Opener Pick: Sanity
Name: Nick Setteducato
Occupation: Guitarist – Give Us The Money Lebowski
Favorite Phish Song: Tela
Number of Shows Attended: 15
Opener Pick: Down With Disease
Name: Scott Bernstein
Occupation: Editor-in-Chief – Hidden Track
Favorite Phish Song: Harry Hood
Number of shows attended: 160
Hampton Opener Pick: You Enjoy Myself
March 6th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
I think phish is going to pick up where they left off and open the show with Undermind!!!
March 6th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
fluffhead gets it
March 6th, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Back to the purpose…It has to be YEM. Trey talked in that Rolling Stones interview, or whatever that was, about how he would give his left nut to play YEM, and some people doubted his ability saying he was too fucked up to play it. Well he’s cleaned up his act, so if that was the problem, which I don’t think it was, then YEM would be a statement opener for them.
March 6th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
it will be Golgi.
March 6th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Yo Im With Brownstein…. for Fucks Sake Man, Bisco Is Now Where Phish was in the 90’s. They Bring the Fucking Heat to Every Show, Anybody who doesn’t think so simply doesn’t know, And as far as everyone talking shit about the drug scene that surround Bisco…. Anything that goes on there is Nothing compared to an average Phish Lot scene. People are fuckin’ dumb sometimes. Go Talk Shit about Bisco All you Want but remember—We all Like to dance around to songs about Lizards and Silly Fairytale like shit that most of society would completley think was GAY!!!! I’ve heard the same shit talk over the years about Phish As I hear now about Bisco… I sum it all up to one thing……..People Just don’t Fuckin’ Get it!!!!
March 6th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Name: Ernesto Lasen
Occupation: Guitar Tech-Little Feat
Favorite Phish Song: Tube
Number of Shows Attended: 65
Opener Pick:First Tube
Encore pick: Slave to the Traffic Light
March 6th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
I’m thinking either Chalkdust, AC/DC Bag or DWD opener and closing out the whole weekend with YEM Sunday night.
March 6th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
gotta be You Enjoy. Simple as that!
March 6th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
shit brownie, you should quit while yer a head, before you become a full dick. or is it to late? opener: rock ‘n roll. Sterile Jets fer life!
March 6th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Name: Al
Occupation: Corrupting the youth of tomorrow
Favorite Phish Song: Fee
Number of Shows Attended: 25 (mostly pre-1998), with 4 kickass shows post 1998
Opener Pick: Bouncin’
Encore pick: Tweezer Reprise