{"id":2219059,"date":"2026-01-01T18:23:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T18:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2219059"},"modified":"2026-01-01T18:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T18:23:10","slug":"watch-phish-ring-in-the-near-year-by-playing-princes-cream-at-msg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/watch-phish-ring-in-the-near-year-by-playing-princes-cream-at-msg\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Phish Ring In The Near Year By Playing Prince&#8217;s &#8216;Cream&#8217; at MSG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tFor hardcore <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/phish-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-1235326274\/\">Phish<\/a> fans, Madison Square Garden is sacred ground on New Year\u2019s Eve. They\u2019ve been ringing in the new year at the New York City arena for the better part of 30 years, and each time they find new ways to stun and delight the audience as the clock starts ticking toward midnight. Over the decades, they\u2019ve attempted everything from a daring aerial ballet where Trey Anastasio hovered over the crowd to a \u201cSoul Planet\u201d routine where the stage was transformed into a pirate ship.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Phish CREAM \" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UQV58Thhmeg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe theme for this year became clear near the end of the second set when the band kicked into their 1992 deep cut \u201cIt\u2019s Ice\u201d and brought out an old-school ice cream man onto the stage with a cowbell in his hand. This led into a cover of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/feature\/a-final-visit-with-prince-rolling-stones-lost-cover-story-61472\/\">Prince\u2019s<\/a> 1991 classic <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/how-princes-kiss-cream-videos-created-the-sex-god-of-erotic-city-47022\/\">\u201cCream\u201d<\/a> as the ice cream man wandered around the arena, ringing his bell. It\u2019s the first time in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/phish\/\" id=\"auto-tag_phish\" data-tag=\"phish\">Phish<\/a>\u2018s history they\u2019ve covered \u201cCream,\u201d though they did \u201cPurple Rain\u201d 32 times between 1993 and 2012. They\u2019ve also performed \u201c1999\u201d on four occasions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Phish - Harry Hood - Madison Square Garden, December 31, 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uOin7kqwpwk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWhen the band reemerged for their third set, they took the cream theme to new heights of absurdity by playing \u201cHarry Hood\u201d as figures in cow costumes walked down the aisles and a parade of dancing milk cartons appeared on the stage. In a bit that must have taken quite a bit of rehearsal, the milk cartons danced in unison to the song until a larger milk carton appeared above the stage that dumped a sheet of milk onto them, freeing the dancers from the containers. The dancers, clad entirely in white, then staged an incredibly elaborate routine with a white sheet at the front of the stage. Trey Anastasio couldn\u2019t hold back a giant grin as the spectacle unfolded right in front of him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Phish 12\/31\/25 \u201c2001-Auld Lang Syne\u201d at Madison Square Garden in NYC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UPHQBMKuGEU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIt was nearly midnight at this point, and they rounded out the year by playing \u201cAlso sprach Zarathustra, op. 30\u201d and \u201cAuld Lang Syne.\u201d By this point, the ice cream men had returned to the stage. And when the new year hit, they launched a popsicle into the air like a rocket ship and shot confetti all over the audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Phish - Sincere - Madison Square Garden, December 31, 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BS_7JeHewaE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tFor the encore, Phish came out dressed as milk men themselves. They delivered an a cappella rendition of \u201cSincere\u201d from <em>The Music Man <\/em>\u2014 another live debut for the band \u2014 before breaking out \u201cSpock\u2019s Brain.\u201d (They teased this earlier in the night by placing a photo of Spock on one of the giant milk cartons, and noting he was last seen on July 14, 2019, which was the last time they\u2019d done the song in concert.) The evening closed out with an epic \u201cTweezer Reprise.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Phish - Spock&#039;s Brain \/ Tweezer Reprise - 12\/31\/25 - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yK0BqegMZ-g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tPhish return to the stage on January 28 when they begin a four-night stand at Quintana Roo, Mexico at their annual Riviera Maya residency. And then in April and May, they\u2019re playing nine nights at Sphere in Las Vegas. Their 2026 plans beyond that aren\u2019t public yet, but odds are practically certain they\u2019ll close out the year at Madison Square Garden. They\u2019ll have to start planning it soon to top this one. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For hardcore Phish fans, Madison Square Garden is sacred ground on New Year\u2019s Eve. They\u2019ve been ringing in the new year at the New York City arena for the better part of 30 years, and each time they find new ways to stun and delight the audience as the clock starts ticking toward midnight. 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