Editing Phish (section)

=== Return, ''Round Room'', ''Undermind'', and disbandment: 2002–2004 ===

In August 2002, Phish's manager John Paluska announced the band planned to end their hiatus that December with a New Year's Eve concert at Madison Square Garden.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Hiatus Is Over: Phish Returns |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/74573/the-hiatus-is-over-phish-returns |magazine=Billboard |date=14 August 2002 |access-date=6 January 2020}}</ref> They also recorded ''[[Round Room]]'' over the course of four days in October and released it on December 10.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Phish Come Back 'Round' For New Studio Set |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73667/phish-come-back-round-for-new-studio-set |magazine=Billboard |date=29 October 2002 |access-date=5 November 2018}}</ref> The band had initially planned to record the new album live at the Madison Square Garden concert, but instead felt that demos they had recorded of the material were strong enough to merit release as a studio album.<ref name="fricke">{{cite magazine |last1=Fricke |first1=David |title=Phish: America's Great Jam Band Returns |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/phish-americas-great-jam-band-returns-177400/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=1 October 2018 |date=6 March 2003}}</ref> Four days after the release of ''Round Room'', the band appeared as a musical guest on the December 14 episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', hosted by former [[Vice President of the United States]] [[Al Gore]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Phish Plays Saturday Night Live On December 14 |url=http://phish.com/news/phish-plays-saturday-night-live-on-december-14/ |website=Phish |date=14 November 2002 |access-date=22 September 2018}}</ref> During the episode, the band debuted the song "46 Days", appeared in a comedy sketch, and their song "You Enjoy Myself" was featured in a ''[[TV Funhouse]]'' cartoon segment.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mason |first1=Pete |title=20 Years Later: Phish perform on Saturday Night Live |url=https://nysmusic.com/2022/12/14/20-years-later-phish-perform-on-saturday-night-live/ |website=NYS Music |access-date=20 April 2024 |language=en-us |date=14 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bernstein |first1=Scott |title=Sunday Cinema {{!}} Animated Phish |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/sunday-cinema-animated-phish |website=JamBase |access-date=22 September 2018 |date=4 May 2014}}</ref> During their return concert on December 31, McConnell's brother was introduced as actor [[Tom Hanks]]. The impostor sang a line of the song "Wilson", prompting some media outlets to report that the actor had appeared at the concert.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mnookin |first1=Seth |title=Phish's wacky New Year's Eve antics. |url=https://slate.com/culture/2003/01/phish-s-wacky-new-year-s-eve-antics.html |website=Slate Magazine |access-date=3 October 2019   |date=3 January 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003045721/https://slate.com/culture/2003/01/phish-s-wacky-new-year-s-eve-antics.html |archive-date=3 October 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Alpine.jpg|thumbnail|Phish in concert at the [[Alpine Valley Music Theatre]] in [[East Troy, Wisconsin]], in July 2003, accompanied by a [[Laser lighting display|light show]] created by Chris Kuroda]]

At the end of the 2003 summer tour, Phish returned to [[Limestone, Maine]] for [[Phish concert tours and festivals#2003|It]], their first festival since Big Cypress.<ref name="bangor">{{cite web |last1=Burnham |first1=Emily |title=A brief history of Phish's 30-year relationship with Maine |url=https://bangordailynews.com/2019/06/24/news/bangor/a-brief-history-of-phishs-30-year-relationship-with-maine/ |website=Bangor Daily News |access-date=28 July 2020 |date=24 June 2019}}</ref> The event drew crowds of over 60,000 fans, and was the band's final festival to be held at Loring Air Force Base.<ref name="bangor"/> Highlights from the festival were released on a DVD set, also called ''It'', in October 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=It |url=http://phish.com/release/it/ |website=Phish |access-date=9 January 2019}}</ref> In November and December 2003, the band celebrated its 20th anniversary with a four-show mini-tour of shows in New York, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. The December 1 show at [[MVP Arena|Pepsi Arena]] featured a guest appearance by former member Jeff Holdsworth, who sat in with the band on five songs, including his compositions "Possum" and "Camel Walk".<ref>{{cite web |title=Flashback: Phish Welcomes Former Guitarist Jeff Holdsworth During 20th Anniversary Run [Full Show] |url=https://liveforlivemusic.com/features/flashback-phish-welcomes-former-guitarist-jeff-holdsworth-during-20th-anniversary-run-full-show/ |website=Live for Live Music |access-date=4 February 2019 |date=1 December 2015}}</ref>

On May 25, 2004, Anastasio announced on the Phish website that the band would disband at the end of their 2004 summer tour.<ref name="breakup1">{{cite web |last1=Anastasio |first1=Trey |title=An Announcement from Trey |url=http://phish.com/news/an-announcement-from-trey/ |website=Phish.com |access-date=28 July 2020 |date=25 May 2004}}</ref> He wrote that he had met with the other members earlier that month to discuss 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."<ref name="breakup1"/> By the end of the meeting, he said, "We realized that after almost twenty-one years together, we were faced with the opportunity to graciously step away in unison, as a group, united in our friendship and our feelings of gratitude."<ref name="breakup1"/> The band's eleventh – and at the time final – studio album ''[[Undermind (album)|Undermind]]'' was released in June 2004.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Udovitch |first1=Mim |title=MUSIC; The Final Word on Phish |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/13/arts/music-the-final-word-on-phish.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=28 July 2020 |date=13 June 2004}}</ref> The band's summer 2004 began with two concerts at [[MCU Park|Keyspan Park]] in [[Brooklyn, New York]]. The first concert was recorded for the live album and concert documentary ''[[Phish: Live in Brooklyn]]'', while the second featured a guest appearance by rapper [[Jay-Z]], who performed two songs with the band.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Greene |first1=Andy |title=Flashback: Phish and Jay Z Join Forces For '99 Problems' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-phish-and-jay-z-join-forces-for-99-problems-119997/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=27 April 2020 |date=2 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Heaton |first1=Dave |title=Phish: Live in Brooklyn |url=https://www.popmatters.com/phish-live-in-brooklyn-2495683926.html |website=PopMatters |access-date=27 April 2020   |date=21 July 2006}}</ref> Later that summer, the band appeared on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' and performed a seven-song set from atop the marquee of the [[Ed Sullivan Theater]] for fans who had gathered on the street.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bernstein |first1=Scott |title=Phish Plays Surprise Show For Letterman Atop NYC's Ed Sullivan Theater In 2004 |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/phish-plays-surprise-show-for-letterman-atop-nycs-ed-sullivan-theater-in-2004 |website=JamBase |access-date=27 April 2019 |date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jun 21, 2004 Setlist - Phish.net |url=http://phish.net/setlists/phish-june-21-2004-ed-sullivan-theater-new-york-ny-usa.html |website=phish.net |access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref>

The 2004 tour finished with the band's seventh summer festival on August 14 and 15, which were billed as their final performances.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rothman |first1=Robin A. |title='A major part of my soul died today' - Phish fans react to split |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1487987/a-major-part-of-my-soul-died-today-phish-fans-react-to-split/ |website=MTV News |access-date=25 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115174615/http://www.mtv.com/news/1487987/a-major-part-of-my-soul-died-today-phish-fans-react-to-split/ |archive-date=15 November 2019 |date=27 May 2004 |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Phish festivals#Coventry|The Coventry festival]] was named for [[Coventry, Vermont|the town in Vermont]] that hosted the event, which was held at the nearby [[Northeast Kingdom International Airport|Newport State Airport]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pharewell My Friend: Phish Says Farewell At Coventry |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/pharewell-my-friend-phish-says-farewell-at-coventry |website=JamBase |access-date=27 April 2020 |date=15 August 2019}}</ref> 
The concerts were simulcast in movie theaters and on [[XM Satellite Radio]].<ref name="curtain1">{{cite magazine |title='Curtain' Falls On Phish's Career |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/curtain-falls-on-phishs-career-66899/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=19 August 2023 |date=16 August 2004}}</ref> "The Curtain With" was the final song the band performed at their then-final concert on August 15.<ref name="curtain1"/> After Coventry, the members of the band admitted they were disappointed with their performance at the festival; In the official book ''Phish: The Biography'', Anastasio expressed that "Coventry itself was a nightmare. It was emotional, but it was not like we were at our finest. I certainly wasn't".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Puterbaugh |first1=Parke |title=Phish: The Biography |date=2010 |publisher=Da Capo Press |isbn=9780306819209 |pages=243 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eXD8AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA243 |language=en}}</ref> The festival weekend was beset by logistical issues, including heavy rain, muddy conditions in the festival area and a traffic jam on [[Interstate 91]].<ref name="curtain1"/>