Editing Phish (section)

===Post-disbandment and interim: 2004–2008===

Following the break-up, the band's members remained in amicable communication with one another.<ref name="toughtime">{{cite news |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=Phish's Breakup? That Was Then. But Tough Times Demand a Reunion. |newspaper=The New York Times |date=4 March 2009 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/05/arts/music/05phish.html |access-date=1 October 2018  }}</ref> The members also occasionally appeared on each other's solo albums and collaborated on side-projects.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bavosa |first1=Brian |title=Page McConnell: On his own two feet |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/page-mcconnell-on-his-own-two-feet |website=JamBase |access-date=21 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fortin |first1=Aaron |title=VIDEO: G.R.A.B (Gordon, Russo, Anastasio, Benevento) from All Good 2006 |url=https://livemusicblog.com/videos/video-g-r-a-b-gordon-russo-anastasio-benevento-from-all-good-2006/ |website=LIVE music blog |access-date=21 December 2020 |date=8 October 2012}}</ref>

In 2005, Phish formed their own record label, [[JEMP Records]], to release archival CD and DVD sets.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Puterbaugh |first1=Parke |title=Phish: The Biography |date=2009 |publisher=Hachette Books |isbn=978-0-306-81947-6 |pages=248 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9zyoeq86UV0C&dq=jemp%20records%202005&pg=PA248 |language=en}}</ref> The label's first release was ''[[Phish: New Year's Eve 1995 – Live at Madison Square Garden]]'', which was released in conjunction with [[Rhino Records]] in December 2005.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Collette |first1=Doug |title=Phish: Phish: New Year's Eve 1995--Live at Madison Square Garden |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/phish-new-years-eve-1995-live-at-madison-square-garden-by-doug-collette.php |website=All About Jazz |date=21 January 2006 |access-date=1 October 2018 |language=en}}</ref> The album was named the 42nd greatest live album of all time by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' in April 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/50-greatest-live-albums-of-all-time-173246/phish-new-years-eve-1995-live-at-madison-square-garden-2005-153107/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=1 October 2018 |date=29 April 2015}}</ref> The label subsequently released several other archival live box sets, including ''[[Colorado '88]]'' (2006), ''[[Vegas 96]]'' (2007), ''[[At the Roxy]]'' (2008) and ''[[The Clifford Ball (DVD)|The Clifford Ball]]'' (2009).

In December 2006, Anastasio was arrested in [[Whitehall, New York]] for drug possession and driving while intoxicated, and was sentenced to 14 months in a [[drug court]] program.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Anastasio Arrested For DWI In Upstate N.Y.|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56432/anastasio-arrested-for-dwi-in-upstate-ny|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 8, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Anastasio Avoids Jail On Drug Charges|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1052782/anastasio-avoids-jail-on-drug-charges|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 8, 2013}}</ref> In 2007, while Anastasio was undergoing rehabilitation, the other members of Phish surprised him on his birthday with an instrumental recording they had made for him to play along with on guitar.<ref name="doylers"/> During his rehabilitation, Anastasio said he "spent 24 hours a day thinking about nothing but Phish" and began discussing a reunion with the other members of the band.<ref name="doylers"/><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Trey Anastasio Opens Up About Past Drug Addiction |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/trey-anastasio-opens-up-about-past-drug-addiction-180149/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=10 October 2018 |date=15 November 2012}}</ref>

Phish received the [[Jammys]] Lifetime Achievement Award on May 7, 2008, at [[The Theater at Madison Square Garden]]. All four members attended the ceremony and gave a speech, and both McConnell and Anastasio performed, although not together.<ref>{{cite web |title=10 Years Ago Today: Phish Reunited at The Jammys (and Chevy Chase Impersonated Keller Williams) - Relix Media |url=https://relix.com/blogs/detail/10_years_ago_today_phish_reunited_at_the_jammys_and_chevy_chase_impersonated_keller_williams/ |website=Relix Media |access-date=5 October 2018 |date=7 May 2018}}</ref>

In response to a June 2008 rumor that Phish had reunited to record a new album, McConnell wrote a letter on the band's website updating fans on the current relations between the band's members.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Webster |first1=Rachael |title=Update: Phish's Page McConnell writes letter to fans |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/06/lillywhite-rumored-to-produce-phish-reunion-disc.html |website=Paste Magazine |access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref> McConnell wrote that while the members remained friends, they were currently busy with other projects and the reunion rumors were premature.<ref name="page08">{{cite web |last1=McConnell |first1=Page |title=A LETTER FROM PAGE |url=http://phish.com/news/a-letter-from-page-2/ |website=Phish |date=26 June 2008 |access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref> He added, "Later this year we hope to spend some time together and take a look at what possible futures we might enjoy."<ref name="page08"/> That September, the band played three songs at the wedding of their former tour manager Brad Sands.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bernstein |first1=Scott |url=http://www.glidemagazine.com/hiddentrack/breaking-phish-reunites-for-sandsios-wedding/ |title=Breaking: Phish Reunites for Sandsio's Wedding &#124; Hidden Track |date=7 September 2008 |publisher=Glide Magazine |access-date=2014-04-11}}</ref> Later in 2008, the band reconvened at [[The Barn (recording studio)|The Barn]], Anastasio's farmhouse studio in [[Burlington, Vermont]], for jamming sessions and rehearsals.<ref name="toughtime"/>