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Four years after disbanding, Phish to reunite

Jam band was once among nation’s top touring acts

Image: Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Jon Fishman of Phish
Trey Anastasio, left center, Mike Gordon, right, and Jon Fishman play at the Phish Festival in Coventry, Vt., in 2004. The band is planning a reunion, with three dates next March in Hampton, Va.
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updated 10:36 a.m. ET Oct. 1, 2008

MONTPELIER, Vt. - Phish is getting back together.

The Vermont-bred jam band, which disbanded in 2004, is planning three dates next March in Hampton, Va. A notice posted on the band’s Web site says Phish will play March 6, March 7 and March 8, 2009, at the Hampton Coliseum. The Web site says more 2009 dates will be announced later.

A spokesman for the Coliseum, who wouldn’t give his name, confirmed the booking.

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Phish was among the nation’s top touring acts when it called it quits in 2004. The band received a lifetime achievement award at the Jammy Awards last May.

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