He remained with the band until the breakup in 2004. In October, Paul Languedoc officially joined the band as sound engineer. Holdsworth's retirement solidified the band's classic four-man lineup of Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Mike Gordon, and Jon Fishman, which remained unchanged for the rest of their career. In May 1986, Jeff Holdsworth quit the band he was not replaced. Reagan", "Dog Log", "Prep School Hippie" "Dave's Energy Guide", "Letter To Jimmy Page", and the popular classics "Harry Hood", "Run Like an Antelope", "Mike's Song", and "Possum". More originals began to make their way into Phish's concert repertoire, including "McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters", "Anarchy", "Alumni Blues", "Dear Mrs. Trey Anastasio and Jon Fishman traveled to Europe during the summer and wrote a great deal of the band's early material on the trip. Mike Gordon has often cited the band's November 23 show from Goddard College as a religious experience and the musical highlight of his career. The band's shows during this period featured much improvisation, much of which revolved around new originals and cover songs from The Grateful Dead. By September 26, he was a member of the band.
In the spring of 1985, the band met keyboardist Page McConnell, a student at Goddard College who jammed with the band for a portion of their show on the campus of the University of Vermont. The band debuted many original songs that fall, including "Makisupa Policeman", "Slave to the Traffic Light", "Camel Walk", "Skippy the Wondermouse", and "Fluffhead." All of these songs, with the exception of "Skippy the Wondermouse" (whose music was later used for "McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters"), have remained in the band's live rotation for the duration of their career. For years, the band's performance from 1 December 1984, was their earliest live circulated recording, though a recording of a performance at UVM's Slade Hall, from 3 November 1984 eventually surfaced. For many concerts, Phish was joined by Marc Daubert on percussion and, on occasion, The Dude of Life on vocals. The band continued with live performances when Anastasio returned to the university in the fall, at which point they became officially known as Phish. Phish took a brief hiatus during the first part of 1984 after Anastasio was suspended from UVM. At this point, the band only played other artists' material, including Creedence Clearwater Revival, Wilson Pickett, The Who, and the Grateful Dead. Many speculate that the band played at least two shows under the name Blackwood Convention in 1983, but this stated untrue by Anastasio in 2019. Phish formed in the fall of 1983 at the University of Vermont with co-founders Trey Anastasio and Jeff Holdsworth on guitars, Jon Fishman on drums, and Mike Gordon on bass. The band has a Halloween tradition of "Musical Costumes", when Phish performs an entire album by a different band or artist. Guitarist Trey Anastasio considered it "free advertising" since it enabled the band's music to be distributed and traded all over the United States and, eventually, the rest of the world. Phish is also known for allowing fans to record the concerts and distribute the recordings. Many Phish fans attend multiple nights on a particular tour, much like sports fans buying season tickets, since each concert will be different. Known for its improvisational style, rarely playing a song the same way twice, the band also never played the same set list twice in three decades and more than 1,700 shows.
Phish, at the peak of their popularity in the mid- to late 1990s, consistently ranked as one of the highest-grossing concert tours in the world. It is one of the most successful live acts in popular music history, forging a popularity in concert far greater than their album sales, radio airplay, or music video presence would otherwise indicate. Phish is an American rock band formed in 1983, dissolved in 2004, and reunited in 2009.
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