(this just in...)
Phish breaks up with tour, new album approaching
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY
AP Music Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- Phish, the Vermont-based jam band whose legions
of dedicated fans made them one of the nation's top touring acts,
announced Tuesday that they were breaking up.
The surprise announcement came as the band prepared to release a
new album, "Undermind," on June 15 and embark on a summer tour,
which will kick off June 17 at Coney Island in Brooklyn, a borough
of New York City.
Band leader Trey Anastasio made announcement on their Web site.
"Last Friday night, I got together with Mike, Page and Fish to
talk openly about the strong feelings I've been having that Phish
has run its course and that we should end it now while it's still
on a high note," he wrote.
The quartet will end their tour in Vermont.
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