Telluride Says Yes: Will Phish?
After an extremely long meeting, the Telluride Town Council has approved AEG’s request to hold a pair of Phish concerts in Town Park on August 9th and 10th by a unanimous vote. Now that the town has given the promoters the green light, we move on to the final piece of the puzzle – the band working out a deal with the promoter to actually play the shows.
One of the biggest complaints from Colorado residents last year was the lack of tickets that went to locals. The Telluride Town Council dealt with this issue by working out a deal in which the promoters would put aside 1,500 tickets for each night for local residents. Are you planning to hit these shows? Let us know by leaving a comment below…
- Previously: Booking Phish 101: Telluride & Wrigley
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UPDATE: Merrick Chase of TelluridePhotography.net wrote about and took photos of the Telluride Town Council’s meeting at Rebekah Hall. Read his complete account and check out his photos HERE.
[AEG Live's Don Strasburg and Planet Bluegrass President and concert promoter Craig Ferguson address the Telluride Town Council Tuesday morning on the topic of the now approved Town Park concert dates for Phish on August 9th and 10th of this year. - Photo by Merrick Chase]
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 11:59 pm
I plan to attend these upcoming rock and roll concerts and I will certainly be accompanied by many of the worlds fire most shards and will be SIITB of any fan requesting it. As a local, I would like to request that they keep those lousy gem and mineral dealers, and especially the homeless, away from our town. I won’t hesitate to give either a swift kick in the bum or an open handed chinslapping.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 11:26 am
1,500 tickets to locals? Soooo 1,500 tickets to scalpers. Smart move
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 5:50 pm
am i planning to go to these shows? it would be nice!!! i live up in fort collins, and i was shut out of all the shows at red rocks last year. i had 4 people do preorder for me, we were all denied, i went to ticketmaster day of public ticket release, and had 2 others at home both on phones and computers….everybody denied!!!
so do i think i will be going to these shows. probably not, but i will be trying very hard. will i be paying scalpers prices for 2010 phish no *ucking way
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 8:18 am
This ticket situation is what always happen when the concerts (Bluegrass, Jazz, Blues & Brews) come into town. It’s because the concerts triple the population of the town in 1 day….’locals tickets’ have been happening for years…no news here…move along.
I’m pretty sure you need to pay your water bill to the city to get access to such tix….
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 12:28 pm
I wonder why locals are so upset over this event. First it will bring revenue to the town and second the moment Phish leaves so will every single phan or “homeless followers”. With all due respect to the town it is beautiful but the visitors are going there to see Phish and that’s it. And they will only be there a few short days. I live at the beach and have tourists year round and I’d be thrilled if they were only there a couple of days.
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 1:04 pm
I havent seen phish since Big Cypress. I will try any means to try and get tickets. I am planning my whole summer arround being able to attend this show.
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 3:35 pm
Those who think the locals tickets will wind up being scalped have no idea what the Telluride community is all about! Everyone likes seeing shows and having a good time! (and there are a lot of phishheads in t-ride!)
Monday, March 15, 2010 at 3:15 pm
I lived in Telluride for 4 years and have seen the boys 60 times. Between Bluegrass, Blues and Brews (my fave out there), and even the lesser known Jazz Festival, Telluride folks are beyond passionate about their music. I would tean to say less than 10% of the local tickets distributed will go to resale. As I’ve said to numerous folks, this is my ultimate non-sexual fantasy, Phish in Telluride.
Monday, March 15, 2010 at 8:15 pm
I have a room at the mountainside inn confirmed and me and a large crew of my closest friends from the Boulder area(we are all 30′s and 40′s) are needing tickets. We are concerned for sure. We hope there will be some love aimed in our direction.
Monday, March 15, 2010 at 11:33 pm
Well, I am 21, I need like 5 tickets for myself, my boyfriend, and a few of his friends. I am from Farmington, New Mexico. I am 3 hours away!!!