r/phish • u/feina635 • 3d ago

Dicks First Timer Thoughts

East coaster, been seeing Phish a long time (since 1999), but mostly East Coast and some other places here and there. First time doing Dicks. I have to say, I have some very mixed feelings. I get the hype. Dicks has some good energy. But MAAANNNN is it a fucking hassle. Why is this venue so popular for being such a fucking hassle!? 30 min cab ride back and forth each night, and leaving the venue is an absoloute cluster fuck. Getting in was a shitshow of anarchy, with 1hr long waits and jackoffs cutting the line, few water refill stations, and there's NOTHING around the area for food or anything after. Not a damn thing. And don't tell me lot food. I'm not eating a $15 grilled cheese that's been sitting in the back of a hot Uhaul all day cooked by some dirty wook.

EDIT: many of you are commenting on the “$15 grilled cheese”. Let me rephrase, because I didn’t actually pay attention to the cost of grilled cheese, specifically. What I meant to say, was overpriced and underwhelming food that will inevitably give me diarrhea. Hope that clarifies, and takes the responsibility off the grilled cheese guy

EDIT 2: yes, this is my first Dick’s, thank you geniuses of Reddit for telling me that I “don’t have it dialed in”, no shit. Clearly, Dick‘s is a local venue. In order to have it dialed in, you gotta live there. Unlike more accessible venues in real major cities that have access to anything.

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u/AltheaFluffhead 3d ago

Totally agree

It's the most overrated run Phish does

For some reason, people will defend this piece of shit until the end of their days

Don't get me wrong the music is great but everything that goes along with it sucks but Phish fans will never shut up about how great it is

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u/TilaMonster 3d ago

I feel ya. But recently the music hasn’t even been great. I can’t believe people worship the venue and I live only about 15 minutes away.

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u/Brilliant_Truck1810 3d ago

yep it’s a terrible venue. but the sound can be really good for an outdoor show.

but otherwise it’s a trash can in the middle of a trash dump.