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On Saturday July 7th SiriusXM Jam ON will simulcast Phish’s entire live performance from the site of the band’s three-night stand to end the first leg of Summer Tour 2012. Concert coverage starts at 6 PM with a special pre-show ‘From The Archives’, hosted by Phish archivist Kevin Shapiro. Kevin will dig into Phish’s collection to play exclusive, unreleased material from the band’s career, leading up to a complete concert performance broadcast live on Sirius XM’s Jam ON.

On July 3rd and 4th, Phish will play two sold out shows in Wantagh, NY. Both shows will be webcast live at LivePhish.com. The webcasts are available for pre-order now, along with a Jones Beach event t-shirt. Individual shows are available for $14.99 and a two-night pass is available for $25.99.

On July 31, Phish will release Chicago ’94, a brand new 6-CD box set, showcasing two complete shows recorded live on June 18, 1994 and November 25, 1994 at UIC Pavilion in Chicago, IL. It is available for pre-order now at Phish Dry Goods. Lightning rarely strikes twice in the same place but Chicago ’94 is an example of just that.

The band’s Summer Tour continues to chug along, and it’s time for “Fan Photo Week” here at From The Road. We’re asking fans to submit their best photos beginning tonight in Portsmouth and continuing through Sunday in Cuyahoga Falls (UPDATE: the photo submission are great, so we’re continuing this through the end of Leg 1). The photos dont need to be limited to the concert itself, although that will end up being our main focus. Photos can be emailed to photos@phish.com or tweeted to @Phish_FTR during the show. Yours could end up at From The Road at Phish.com this week.

Tonight and tomorrow night’s SOLD OUT shows in Portsmouth, VA will be webcast live at LivePhish.com. Both nights are available for pre-order now, along with an event T. LivePhish.com will broadcast a 9-camera, high definition shoot with high quality audio mixed live. You can tune in on their large screen TVs via HDMI-equipped PCs or Macs, as well as on Android devices, Boxee, and Xbox game consoles. To pre-order (along with a Portsmouth event T), click here.

Phish will perform three consecutive nights (June 15th, 16th and 17th) at Atlantic City’s 142-acre Bader Field. Centrally located on the Eastern seaboard, Atlantic City offers a wide range of attractions, beaches, and the city’s historic boardwalk. Here are some updates from Bader Field.

Three-day tickets, single day tickets available now. Tickets for Friday’s show will be available online or charge by phone until June 15 at Noon EST. Saturday tickets will be available in advance until Noon on Saturday and Sunday tickets will be available in advance until (you guessed it) Sunday at Noon. Once advance sales are closed for online and phone purchases, tickets will be available only at the venue box office on site, and prices will increase.

Phish’s entire performance at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival will be webcast live on Bonnaroo’s official YouTube channel on Sunday, June 10th at 8PM at http://www.youtube.com/bonnaroo. As mentioned previously, Phish will play a full two-set performance.

Great Music Saves Lives. We’re auctioning off tickets to Jones Beach, San Francisco and Long Beach to support (RED). Other participating artists include The Black Keys, Leonard Cohen, Coldplay, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, plus many more. For more info, or to bid, click here.

For the first time ever, we’re opening the doors to The Freezer, an official Phish Archive merch store, at Bader Field. The Freezer will feature a number of shirts, hard goods, fleece, tanks and posters from Phish’s past, available for purchase. All are original items from the band’s collection, and not reprints (some fun keywords: Aquaman, Grape Jam, Pollock, Lotus, Udder Ball, Buddha Boy, Robot, Schvice, Oswego) . They include items from 1995-2000 and are extremely limited (we’re talking 4-5 of each style). The WaterWheel Foundation will be the recipient of a percentage of all sales in The Freezer.

Everyone Orchestra’s new album Brooklyn Sessions is available now on Harmonized Records. The CD was recorded over two days in 2011 and features a slew of guest musicians, including Jon Fishman, Marco Benevento, Al Schnier (moe.), Jen Hartswick (Trey Anastasio Band), Jeff Coffin (Dave Mathews Band), Steve Kimock, Reed Mathis (Tea Leaf Green), Jans Ingber (Motet), Jamie Masefield (Jazz Mandolin Project) and EO conductor Matt Butler.

Tickets for the second leg of Phish’s 2012 Summer Tour will go on sale to the general public beginning tomorrow, Friday, April 27th at 10AM PST and continuing on through Saturday, April 28th. Tickets still remain for a number of dates on the first leg.

Of course The Band was a huge influence on Phish and many other bands. But Levon’s own musical career is just so inspiring…. from wanting to leave the Bob Dylan scene in the 60s despite all the success around it in order to follow his own musical tastes to the incredible Midnight Rambles of recent years. I was lucky enough to go to four of the Rambles and play at one, and these were life changing experiences. Jon Fishman called home from the parking lot after the first one I went to, saying it was a top musical experience of his life.

The second leg of Phish’s 2012 summer tour will feature the band’ first appearances at numerous venues beginning August 15 at Long Beach Arena in Southern California to stops at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (8/17, 18 & 19), the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO (8/22), St. Louis’ Chaifetz Arena (8/28) and Phish’s first-ever show in Oklahoma on August 29 at the Zoo Amphitheatre in Oklahoma City. The band will return to the south east and play Birmingham, Atlanta, and Charlotte.

The second leg of Phish’s 2012 summer tour will feature the band’ first appearances at numerous venues beginning August 15 at Long Beach Arena in Southern California to stops at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (8/17, 18 & 19), the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City, MO (8/22), St. Louis’ Chaifetz Arena (8/28) and Phish’s first-ever show in Oklahoma on August 29 at the Zoo Amphitheatre in Oklahoma City. The band will return to the south east and play Birmingham, Atlanta, and Charlotte.

Steamroller Wheelies: A Restoration Convoy is a compilation of collaborations between Mike Gordon and a smattering of fellow musicians; all of whom wanted to contribute to Vermont flood recovery. It is available NOW as a download at LivePhish.com and for pre-order on CD at Phish Dry Goods.