[Hantra]

Phish is calling it quits. . . .

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/25/phish.breakup.ap/index.html

[Marbles]

There are two things that smell like phish, and one of them is phish  

[Rob Babcock]

I'd thought they'd broken up years ago.

[thuway]

I was REALLY upset when the Smashing Pumpkins broke up, NOW that was a band to mourn for.

[cjr888]

I'd thought they'd broken up years ago.

Hiatus to work on individual projects, etc.  Full announcements from Trey is as follows:

Last Friday night, I got together with Mike, Page and Fish to talk
openly about 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.
Once we started talking, it quickly became apparent that the other guys'
feelings, while not all the same as mine, were similar in many ways --
most importantly, that we all love and respect Phish and the Phish
audience far too much to stand by and allow it to drag on beyond the
point of vibrancy and health. We don't want to become caricatures of
ourselves, or worse yet, a nostalgia act. By the end of the meeting, 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.

So Coventry will be the final Phish show. We are proud and thrilled
that it will be in our home state of Vermont. We're also excited for the
June and August shows, our last tour together. For the sake of clarity,
I should say that this is not like the hiatus, which was our last
attempt to revitalize ourselves. We're done. It's been an amazing and
incredible journey. We thank you all for the love and support that
you've shown us.

-- Trey Anastasio

Last time I caught them was I think in 97.  Will most likely catch them at the Vermont shows.

[zybar]

Smashing Pumpkins compared to Phish?

I don't think so...

Guess I better see them this summer for the last time.

George

[mojoman]

Don't worry, now they can do reunion tours.  

[Rob Babcock]

Guess I liked Smashing Pumpkins a lot more than Phish, too.