Phish To Bring New Year’s Back To Madison Square Garden

By Scott Bernstein Sep 15, 2015 • 9:00 am PDT

Phish New Year's Eve Madison Square Garden

Today, Phish has revealed this year’s New Year’s Run. The band will return to Madison Square Garden in New York City for a four-night stand December 30 – January 2.

Madison Square Garden first hosted a Phish New Year’s Eve performance on December 31, 1995. The band returned for NYE shows at the venue in 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2010 through 2013. Last year’s New Year’s show took place at American Airlines Arena in Miami. The foursome made their MSG debut on December 30, 1994 and have played a total of 31 prior shows at the venue leading up to this year’s run.

A pre-sale lottery for tickets to each show is currently underway via Phish Ticketing. The entry period ends on Monday, September 28 at noon ET. Public on-sales for each show are scheduled for October 2 at noon ET.

Phish New Year’s Run History

  • 1989: 12/29 @ 23 East Caberet, Philadelphia; 12/30 @ Wetlands Preserve, NYC; 12/31 @ World Trade Center Exposition Hall, Boston
  • 1990: 12/28 @ Marquee, NYC; 12/29 @ Campus Club, Providence; 12/31 @ World Trade Center Exposition Hall, Boston
  • 1991: 12/31 @ Worcester Memorial Auditorium, Worcester
  • 1992: 12/28 & 29 @ Palace Theatre, New Haven; 12/30 @ Symphony Hall, Springfield; 12/31 @ Matthews Arena, Boston
  • 1993: 12/28 @ Bender Arena, Washington D.C.; 12/29 @ New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven; 12/30 @ Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland ME; 12/31 @ Worcester Centrum, Worcester
  • 1994: 12/28 @ Philadelphia Civic Center @ Philadelphia; 12/29 @ Providence Civic Center, Providence; 12/30 @ Madison Square Garden, New York; 12/31 @ Boston Garden, Boston
  • 1995: 12/28 & 29 @ Worcester Centrum, Worcester; 12/30 & 31 @ MSG, NYC
  • 1996: 12/28 & 29 @ Spectrum, Philadelphia; 12/30 & 31 @ Fleet Center, Boston
  • 1997: 12/28 @ USAir Arena, Landover MD; 12/29 & 30 & 31 @ MSG, NYC
  • 1998: 12/28 – 31 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City
  • 1999: 12/30 – 31 @ Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, Big Cypress FL
  • 2002/2003: 12/31 @ MSG, NYC; 1/2 & 3 & 4 – Hampton Coliseum, Hampton VA
  • 2003: 12/28 – 31 @ American Airlines Arena, Miami
  • 2009: 12/28 – 31 @ American Airlines Arena, Miami
  • 2010/2011: 12/27 & 28 @ Worcester Centrum, Worcester; 12/30 & 31 & 1/1 @ MSG, NYC
  • 2011: 12/28 – 12/31 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City
  • 2012: 12/28 – 12/31 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City
  • 2013: 12/28 – 12/31 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City
  • 2014/2015: 12/31 – 1/3 @ American Airlines Arena, Miami
  • 2015/2016: 12/30 – 1/2 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City

Phish New Year’s Eve “Gags”:

  • 1989: Trey, Mike and Page Dressed In Tuxedos, Fish Appeared In Top Hat and G-String w/ Tuxedo Tails for I Didn’t Know
  • 1990: N/A
  • 1991: N/A
  • 1992: Brad Sands Dressed As Famous Mockingbird And Hoisted Above Crowd / Band Gives Out Flyers w/ New Signals to Trick Radio Audience
  • 1993: Band Jams Outro of Never- Before-Played Down With Disease After Auld Lang Syne / Emerges From Aquarium
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  • 1994: Band Tours Rafters of Boston Garden In A Hot Dog
  • 1995: Phish Unveils Time Factory Machine at Start of Set III
  • 1996: Phish Drops Thousands of Balloons + Performs w/ Choir
  • 1997: The Udder Ball
  • 1998: Dancers, Pyrotechnics and Balloon Drop
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  • 1999: Father Time Collapses, Band Takes Hot Dog Ride To Stage
  • 2002: Artificial Snow Falls During Seven Below + Dancers
  • 2003: Cheerleaders and Marching Band Emerge From Mini Cooper
  • 2009: Fishman Cannonball and Sarah Antics
  • 2010: The Meatstick Musical
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  • 2011: Levitating Steam
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  • 2012: Runaway Golf Cart Marathon
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