Editing Phish (section)

===''Farmhouse'' and hiatus: 2000–2002===
Following the Big Cypress festival, the band issued their ninth studio album ''[[Farmhouse (album)|Farmhouse]]'' in May 2000.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Waful |first1=Jefferson |title=Talking 'Farmhouse' with Trey Anastasio in 2000 |url=https://jambands.com/features/2020/05/16/talking-farmhouse-with-trey-anastasio-in-2000/ |website=Jambands |access-date=27 July 2020 |date=16 May 2020}}</ref> "Heavy Things", which was released as the album's first single, became the band's only song to appear on a mainstream pop radio format, reaching #29 on ''Billboard'''s [[Adult Top 40]] chart that July.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Phish Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/phish/chart-history/atf/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=5 September 2018}}</ref> The song also became the band's biggest hit to date on the Adult Alternative Songs chart, reaching #2 there.<ref name="triplea"/> In June 2000, the band embarked on a seven-date headlining tour of Japan.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brasor |first1=Philip |title=All in the Phish Phamily |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2000/06/18/music/all-in-the-phish-phamily/#.XHw1lYhKiM8 |website=The Japan Times |access-date=3 March 2019 |date=18 June 2000}}</ref> In July, they taped an appearance on the PBS music show ''[[Austin City Limits]]'', which was aired in October.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flashback {{!}} Phish On Austin City Limits 2000 |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/flashback-phish-on-austin-city-limits-2000 |website=JamBase |access-date=3 March 2019 |date=16 September 2013}}</ref>

In the summer of 2000, the band announced that they would take their first "extended time-out" following their upcoming fall tour.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seven Significant Musical Hiatuses |url=https://relix.com/articles/detail/seven-significant-musical-hiatuses/ |website=Relix Media |access-date=23 May 2020 |date=14 November 2011}}</ref> Anastasio officially announced the impending hiatus to the band's fans during their September 30 concert at the [[Thomas & Mack Center]] in [[Paradise, Nevada]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Puterbaugh |first1=Parke |title=Phish: The Biography |date=2010 |publisher=Hachette Books |isbn=9780306819209 |page=203 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eXD8AgAAQBAJ&q=phish%20hiatus%202000%20%22las%20vegas%22&pg=PA203  }}</ref> During the tour's last concert on October 7, at the [[Shoreline Amphitheatre]] in [[Mountain View, California]], the band made no reference to the hiatus, and left the stage without saying a word following their encore performance of "You Enjoy Myself", as [[The Beatles]]' "[[Let It Be (song)|Let It Be]]" played over the venue's sound system.<ref>{{cite web |title=October 2000 |url=http://phish.com/band/october-2000/ |website=Phish |access-date=3 March 2019}}</ref>

''[[Bittersweet Motel]]'', a documentary film about the band directed by [[Todd Phillips]], was released in August 2000, shortly before the hiatus began.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |title='Bittersweet Motel:' Love Phlows Between Phish and Phans |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/082500motel-film-review.html |website=New York Times Archive |access-date=28 July 2020 |date=25 August 2000}}</ref> The documentary captures the band's 1997 and 1998 tours, the Great Went festival and the recording of ''The Story of the Ghost''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The B List: 10 Notable Changes Since The Release of Phish Documentary Bittersweet Motel - Glide Magazine |url=https://glidemagazine.com/71072/the-b-list-10-notable-changes-since-the-release-of-phish-documentary-bittersweet-motel/ |website=Glide Magazine |access-date=21 September 2018 |date=17 November 2011}}</ref> Phish were nominated in two categories at the [[43rd Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2001: [[Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package|Best Boxed Recording Package]] for ''Hampton Comes Alive'' and [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance|Best Instrumental Rock Performance]] for "First Tube" from ''Farmhouse''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grammy Nominations |url=https://phish.com/news/grammy-nominations/ |website=Phish |date=3 January 2001 |access-date=5 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=43rd Annual Grammy Nomination List |url=https://variety.com/2001/music/news/43rd-annual-grammy-nomination-list-1117791238/ |website=Variety   |date=3 January 2001}}</ref>

During Phish's hiatus, Elektra Records continued to issue archival releases of the band's concerts on compact disc. Between September 2001 and May 2003, the label released 20 entries in the [[Live Phish Series]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bernstein |first1=Scott |title=Rare Phish videos from '91-'00 surface on Youtube |url=http://glidemagazine.com/96433/rare-phish-videos-from-91-98-surface-on-youtube |website=Glide Magazine |date=28 November 2012 |access-date=28 July 2020}}</ref> These multi-disc sets featured complete [[soundboard recording]]s of concerts that were particularly popular with the band and their fanbase, similar to the [[Grateful Dead]]'s [[Grateful Dead discography#Dick's Picks|Dick's Picks]] archival series.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Parrish |first1=Michael |title=More bands are 'bootlegging' own concerts |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-05-18-0305180395-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=28 July 2020 |date=18 May 2003}}</ref> In November 2002, the label released the band's first concert DVD, ''[[Phish: Live in Vegas]]'', which featured the entirety of the September 2000 concert at which Anastasio announced the hiatus.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Sussman |first1=Gary |title=Phish reunite for tour |url=https://ew.com/article/2002/08/15/phish-reunite-tour/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=28 July 2020   |date=15 August 2002}}</ref>

In April 2002, Phish guest starred on the episode "[[Weekend at Burnsie's]]" of the animated series ''[[The Simpsons]]''.<ref name="simpsons1">{{cite web |last1=D'Angelo |first1=Joe |title=Phish regroup for Springfield gig - on 'Simpsons" |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1451877/phish-regroup-for-springfield-gig-on-simpsons/ |website=MTV News |access-date=25 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814182739/http://www.mtv.com/news/1451877/phish-regroup-for-springfield-gig-on-simpsons/ |archive-date=14 August 2020 |date=22 January 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The episode marked the band's first appearance together, albeit as animated characters, since the hiatus began. Phish provided their own voices for the episode and performed a snippet of "Run Like an Antelope".<ref name="simpsons1"/>