Phish: Catapult / Icculus [HD] 2009-08-14 - Comcast Theatre; Hartford, CT

[rtkramer36a]

This vid is popular on Melekeok

[thisisarkane]

ridiculous. 

[eweykidd13d]

This video went viral on Belgrade

[thrashmetalkills]

He keeps us so anxious about what the damn book is!!!

[washsquad]

Flowers!, Philosophy!!!!

[ViagraRift]

best phish show ive seen so trippy and awesome

[MrNhaida]

3:15 AMAZING

[TheCavern2009]

a Lad.....ha ha love him

[lovestospooch22]

hahaha gordons face looking at fish is priceless

[Adriennenne]

I freakin love these guys!!!!!!!!!

[kricert]

@Adriennenne

+1000

[bpturley]

If you don't make it to the 3:20 mark, then you probably wouldn't like it anyhow. But I say to you, "When is last time you read a phucking a book?!"

[Phished123]

when fish starts dancing...i love the look on mike's face...he's just kinda staring at the floor..totally ready to facepalm...

[samantonio]

flowers!

[bwilde93]

@cspencer420 So your saying that saying "PEACE" at the end of your comment isn't gay? Well if thats not gay then you commenting on a video that has to do with someone being gay is super fucking gay you retarded asswipe dick sucking bitch ass motherfucker, pole greasing, cougar hunting dumb bitch!!! Why dont you go to youtube and type in gay buttsex since you like to comment on gay videos and stop being a stupid cunt to others you retarded bitch!

[iheartmusic9853]

this was so epic. hahah!

[bwilde93]

@cspencer420 You sound like an fucking idiot and the world would be a better place without without close minded ass wipes like you. Why don't you shut your pathetic mouth about people who are actually talented and successful and go suck a dick. Please feel free to go fuck yourself...

[bobbrosenbaum]

when peolpe who dont like phish hear this they are lke -______-

[sestubbe]

In 31 shows since 1994 this was definitely my most glorious Phish moment.

[Adriennenne]

I cannot put into words how much I love this.

[nWbeatty]

THIS ICCULUS WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY.....perfect timing.....medicine for the tweens!!! and yes, i know most of it's a song...Most of it!!!!..read between the lines !!! .................pun intended...respect!!

[nWbeatty]

THIS ICCULUS WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY.....perfect timing.....medicine for the tweens!!! and yes, i know most of it's a song...Most of it!! truth!...respect!!!

[cbmail007]

helping friendly book ;)

[z3nster]

This was like winning the superbowl for us Phishheads...

Thank you Phish : )

[lark77]

epic.



[andificus]

i remember walking through the lot after this show and there was a young female in the back of a truck screaming at the top of her lungs that this show in fact was the worst phish show ever. Obviously fans are wrong too, sometimes. Best Show Ever!!!!

[Rhet0rik]

What a great show this was

[thuuglie27]

I caught them the night before this at darien lake, sooo pissed i missed this show. Its so good seeing them having some fun up there.

[xcall4revolutionx]

I live my life by The Book: The trick is to surrender to the PHLOW!!!!

[redworm89]

When is the last time one of you read a FUCKING BOOK!!!!!!

[Dragforce69]

READ-ICCULUS

[achanook]

I have never been to a phish show. But this song is utterly brilliant. It is meant to sound spontaneous and meaningless, however it was all written out, and has a point: you are supposed to think they are never going to say his name. After drawing it out, and drawing it out, and drawing it out some more, they surprise you and actually say his name.

[deepfriedpankakes]

@cspencer420 go jump off a cliff or something

[eecomputer]

F@king epic. Period. READ THE F@KING BOOK!

[eecomputer]

Fucking epic. Period. READ THE F@KING BOOK!

[eecomputer]

Fucking epic.  Period. READ THE FUCKING BOOK!

[poppaweely]

Read the Helping Friendly Book!

[briandrum1]

Fllloowers!!

[powerbub1228]

GORDO IS NOT AMUSED

[lark77]

@powerbub1228

fail. gordon lives for concert moments just like this.....

[redhouseovayonda]

flowers!

[msantos1116]

Thank you for capturing this! Phish is one ridiculous band and they love their phans so much! I was here!  Catapult -> Icculus????

[ktdiddle1]

have we forgotten what's in the book? :)

[gratefuldead715]

haha my first show

[GoofyOldWizard]

@gratefuldead715

My first show also... AWESOME night

[trifone24]

@GoofyOldWizard my first show as well... got me hooked

[boxingthestars7]

@GoofyOldWizard

my first show, too! what a fun way to start it all.

[MrCinCity1]

ReadIcculus

[YpSiLoN666]

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH

[SydneyBlake008]

OHHH this makes me so happy...seeing Trey so enthusiastic like that!

[75starsuck]

helping benly frook

[24pquiles]

helping phriendly book

[bderwin]

Hahaha wtf, this is Trey & Fish w/ out drugzzz?!

Written by the great and knowledgeable Icculus!!

So sick.

[paulgoldmanmusic]

i hope they play this song alpine valley 8/14 :)

[nortonisnotron]

A rather beautiful concept but unrealistic. Hippies don't really exist in that respect. This is just something we all love. Going to shows, taping them and SHARING them, living off the road.

[nortonisnotron]

Yeah. To respond is almost an encouragement and to ignore is to leave a person feeling alone. See you at Deer Creek and Alpine, where I'll be taking many pictures with my iPhone. Technology is a link to everyone, oh boy, and the original belief of the hippies was, dropping away from mainstream society and ignoring political affiliation and conversation, making a life for themselves living off the land and sharing it all. This being an explanation from the great Doctor HST. A rather beautiful co

[RufusChauncey]

Hey looperz. and other haters....This song is an inside joke and is a rarity. Its supposed to be silly, and the phans consider it to be quite a treat when they get to hear it. I've been going to Phish shows since '96 and have not yet seen Icculus. I'm sure Trey has DVDs and a fancy cell phone. He's making a joke. Humor is often part of a Phish show. BTW, South Park's "Die Hippie, Die" was shown in the movie viewing area during Phish's last festival. They know how to laugh at themselves.

[benchwarmer969]

So awesome.

[jgfunk]

mike's footbell...love that.

[SleazyE08]

Trey, can I read the book on a computer? Is that ok?...even though it wasn't written by candle light, by hand, by pen on paper? Maybe they'll transcript the book into a .txt or .pdf and I can download it on my iphone while listening to your DVDs :)

[imgandhi]

pears...pears...pears...

[permanentvacation6]

Just let me say @mkdevo That you are my favorite youtuber. Thanks so much for these videos.

[sk8er4ever0101]

holy shit, epic

[kimberlykidd1228]

that was a historic show. hartford always gets the throwdown

[westxcoasttoobs]

is it weird that this made me cry?? ...haha

[platoplates]

MKDEVO You deserve a Webby for this!

[PlayItLeo1]

if you don't know what the book is, you don't know.

[2009PhishPhan]

I wonder why Mike doesnt look so happy about this song...I thought it was hilarious!! See you this Summer Phriends!!

[LSommer]

Funny thing... I don't remember posting that.

[toujourslouer]

WOW!!!

[WoodstockHippie1969]

mkdevo Rocks !!!

[lonewolf2495]

goosebumps... such a great first show <3

[crashmin64]

I love this, phish never ceases to amaze me

[brainmucas]

I love all the people who don't know what the fuck they're talking about. I feel sorry for them. Sorry for the lack of verse>chorus>verse....fool. Pure fucking rock n mother fucking roll!

[LSommer]

What did the phish head say when he ran out of pot?

... Man this music stinks!

:)

[LSommer]

@LSommer ok so its an old GD joke.

[LedZeppelin362]

@LSommer also a telemark skier joke

[clamberrt]

Hey I'm going to the 6/17/10 show at the Comcast Theater. I got lawn seats from the lottery. Do you know if lawn seats are ridiculously far away, or are they fine?

[Praying4tidalWaves]

@clamberrt got both nights, and depends if you get to the bottom section of the lawn which i image will be totally packed you're not that far away, the top of the lawn is to distant to really see the band but they have some pretty big tv's there at the front and do a good job of showing the band.

[LucyPelt]

j-5r8YNSgG8

[phishphreak247]

straight up if u dont like this dont watch it and dont coment about it cuz every1 like sertant music so let the people who love this shit enjoy it keep your negitivity to yourself we dont knock your music, there's a reason why these 4 guys have been around 4 27year once youve rock sold out crowds for that many years keep your mouth shut your just mad they make more money then you a year 4 doing what they love to do so until u can get that many people to follow ur career FUCK OFF AND LET US ENJOY

[maccabee36]

As a pompous Northeasterner, I enjoy a good autotuned book as much as the next guy.

[NR2112]

Great video quality! Enjoyed it Mucho!

[redsoxnation34]

things thoughts feelings love hate war hunger starvation happiness.. flowers.. philosophy

[PS3FANBOY305]

some one took a lil acid

[mtlax12345]

PHUCKING INSPIRATIONAL

[indianajonesfan87]

I hate it when people compare the dead to Phish when really they sound nothing alike IMO the only similarity is that they are both jam bands!

[TreydarLove]

@indianajonesfan87 Mike's style is very informed by Phil Lesh, the whole wandering Bass thing you can't deny it.

[DIY3x3x3Cube]

im not going around bashing the doors. am i?

[DIY3x3x3Cube]

@thelooperz44 i dont like the doors

[Phishphan83]

oh man you gotta love the people that come on these videos and tell everyone how bad the bands are. i could sit here and tell this "looperz" joker that phish is the best band ever and that the music he listens to sucks but i wont because it completely depends on the person. so how about instead of bashing music you dont like, you go listen to whatever it is you like and let everyone else do the same. in short...quit being a dick please

[taylor410ce]

@Phishphan83 dude you're so right!

[GuelahPapyrus84]

Fantastic show...wish people wouldn't take the time to rip on bands they don't like...maybe the loopy guy is a Juggalo isn't that what they call fans of ICP. He's jealous that Phish beat ICP out in the Carson Daily poll on who has more dedicated fans. Sorry guy. Also... yeah I'm with Phishesdied cause' I have a good job and really don't getting lumped in with that "we go to Phish for the drugs" crew...I hate them and they ruin the lots!

[prsce22100]

what is going on

[phishesdied]

that looper guy sure doesnt like phish.. makes me wonder how he found his way to this video. he also takes things very litterally. interesting.. my favorite thing was saying the doors are more origanal than phish.. hahaha must not listen to their studio albums. hmm, anywho trey parker (created south park), also a total fan of phish. true story.

[dev18bmx]

dude looperz shut the fuck up. ur the fuckin douche bag that seems to enjoy going to videos u obviously dont like and u sit here and criticize them. what kind of stupid ignorant piece of shit are you? you dont like phish...okay we understand that. why are u commenting on the video, let alone watching it? ur a fucking idiot and ur probably 10 years old, and u like to criticize videos just to make people mad to read their comments back about it. uve got a sweet life man.

[thelooperz44]

and the last and final thing im gonna say is, is that this is the lamest thing ever. "put down ur dvds." r u kidding me? so trey doesnt own one dvd? so he's saying that owning dvds means ur a moronic member of the establishment? what a tool. just becuase he group up in rural vermont doesnt mean he is more knowledgable than any of us. pompous douche. "pick up the book?" nothing original about these guys and nothing good either. please watch south park episode entitled "die hippie, die."

[RighKey]

I think it is pretty obvious to phish fans that the whole DVD iphone thing is all just going with the theme of the song. Obviously phish has put out many dvds that most phish fans probably own. And the book he's talking about is from the game henge story, so you sort of need to know the story to understand the song.

[28140420]

id like to gouge out your eardrums you dont even deserve to hear icculus

[IArePhluffhead]

when did he claim to be more knowledgeable than anyone else in the world? Icculus is the knowledgeable one haha. All together Trey is basically just encouraging kid's to read, and doing it through a story line already built into the current song. what's so bad about that?

[TwilitParade]

uh he's from new jersey... and as a person who grew up in jersey i promise you we're more hicks of nyc than pompous northeasterners. and not to push any points with an instigater, but more information can be gained by reading; aside from augmenting your vocabulary, it often transmits more ideas in greater detail, the proof being any book that has ever been made into a movie. and he didn't say moronic, just illiterate. on top of that, its a joke dude like haha you whippersnappers. sheesh.

[rrtierney]

this post is so retarded i'm not even going to come up with a decent response

[Rome012]

@rrtierney you obviously dont like phish keep your negativity to yourself

[rrtierney]

i love phish, you may have misunderstand. that wasn't directed toward this video. ROCK AND ROLL READ THE BOOK

[mutoneon]

@thelooperz44 The song Icculus is a spoof of hyper-aggressive, hyper-judgmental bible-thumpers. Listen to the lyrics, "Yeah, my children are old enough to read Icculus!" It's supposed to be funny and absurd, what with the melodramatic music. Sorry it went over your head.

[slurppypurr]

get em trey!

[thelooperz44]

and guitar effects pedals? arent those machines as well?

[thelooperz44]

arent guitar amplifiers machines too?

[dev18bmx]

wtf

[KSmoothSaxG]

audo-tuned music

[quadruplewide]

everytime i hear this icculus i am almost brought to tears. so emotional and climactic. beautiful.

[StinglyJ]

this was the best show of the year hands down....went to hampton and 6 others

[tdg521]

hahahahahah farmhouse....

[phishphreak247]

theloopersz44 is a loser

[dano1881]

"When was the last time one of you picked up a fuckin book?"

lmao true, needs to be said.

love the rip on auto-tune too.....

[Fluffyfluffyhead]

I love Phish. antics, dancing, philosophy, shit....

don't be, read Icculus

[thelooperz44]

none of u r hippies. ok? as much as ud like to be. ur not. phish are great musicians, but a shitty band with shitty songs and a shitty purpose. nothing original about them. they're posers, just like every single phish fan on the planet. sorry u missed the 60s. stop trying to reinvent it. get over it. i like the song farmhouse though. happy new year

[panteys]

lol farmhouse

[phishphreak247]

hey if u think these guys suck so much and that there fans r a bunch of posers why do u care if they say there hippies or what they think is good music times change so do hippies if u dont like this music stop coming back to see what people r saying u fuckin hater people r free to have there own opinion of what music they like this is a good band wheather u like it or not there part of American music history take it or leave it you cant change it

[funkymanswizzle]

Wow. Your just an idiot man. Obviously you know nothing about this band or music in general. The Communication between this band is amazing, including the foundation of songs that hold them together. They aren't trying to recreate the 60's. It's called influence and inspiration. Zappa, The Dead, Hendrix, Santana, Zeppelin and even jazz pioneers such as Miles and Coltrane were very big influences to this band.

[funkymanswizzle]

With that, many who enjoyed those artists enjoyed phish due to the merging of those many influences. just because a scene was created that is very similar to the cultural movement of the 60's doesn't mean they are trying to reinvent it. But I guess it's easy to pick apart good art when yours lacks. Because if that is you on your homepage doing standup (with two people in the background) then good luck. It must really get to you when people have artistic talent when you don't.

[thelooperz44]

well i am getting paid in new york. the greatest city in the world. but thats fine. see, i dont cry when someone doesnt enjoy my stuff, like you are doing with someone who hates phish. you'll be ok. phish is terrible. try listening to original bands like the doors, just a band that arent posers and have something interesting to say instead of playing to wannabe hippies living off of their parents wallet.

[Camero7157]

you are so fucking ignorant

[acdcbag69]

@thelooperz44 dude, just shut up. let us enjoy what dumb people can't

[hyden234]

your a douche, anyone whos been to a phish show knows that you are a tool

[easy2foley]

@thelooperz44 feeeel the energy

[yougonndie]

the looperz44 has no future

ass picker and eater

[miket5567]

put down your iphone and DVD's

[gdbrowne85]

I don't get it... Are they retarded or something?

[thelooperz44]

they suck

[richiemabie]

you suck, go listen to some P -Diddy it might be a little more of something you can handle. This show was the balls and this was so much fun right here. It might be weird but it is phat all over

[thelooperz44]

p-diddy sucks, and so does phish. phish is trying to re-invent the hippie music movement. there are no such things as hippies. "hippies" today claim to be in touch with nature though they have cell phones, gas guzzling cars and clothes that already look old for alot of money which is the lamest thing any one can do. you guys arent hippies. you're posers. fuck phish and fuck p-diddy.

[yougonndie]

@thelooperz44 you suck testicle juices

[phishesdied]

i love phish, i drive an suv, i hate barrack obama, i love psycodelics, i wear normal clothes, i have a job, i have a blackberry, i spend some time in nature.. you really love to generalize people.... but on the note of yuppies (fake ass hippies), you find them at coachella. but ive seen quite a bit of live music, from many big time acts, and genres. phish blew em all out of the park. hahah, loved your comment about the doors being more creative than phish.hahaha..you must not listen too closely

[richiemabie]

I am in the same catagory as you man, Love phish, suv, Obama is a purplelippedcoon. Phish is most def 1 of the best live acts in this country period, eve non a bad night. Where you at this show ? It was phat

[mutoneon]

@thelooperz44 Lots of brilliant ideas there, mate. I love how you tied P-Diddy, Phish and cellular phone technology together into one cohesive paragraph. Three cheers!

[metrostationrocks]

fucking weirdo's, i love them.

[bosco258]

hahaha this is so great, only phish could do this type of delivery

[metome142]

Pick up "the" fucking book! lmao

[elimaurer]

this is garbage

[richiemabie]

your motha was a snowblowa !

[patiencecoral]

i love how much fun they're having!

[peterscotburrage]

awesome!

[danofdc]

that....was...awesome.

[tirank9]

reading rainbow

[Royerskater1015]

Wow...im barely getting into this band...this is eccentric in a good way :)

[magin9131]

i love how he asked if they love the song...while theyre playing it! lmao

[thebuzzman13]

I've never heard this song before.

[chasemonday]

great great video...thanks for this post

[BevTown88]

0:06

[Sparks420]

when was the last time any of you picked up a fuckin book?

[5boro87]

i think i cried during this moment. what a night!

[ksolo613]

Lucky duck!

[GPhunky]

readicculus!

[dano1881]

wow it'[s been a long time since i saw phish do something that wierd. trey used to tell some crazy assed stories during iculus. i just love that they all seem to be enjoying themselves in all these clips. they look like they are having gun

[jazzmandolin4u]

BLAH BLAH BLAH were is the jam freak the dump shat

[SandmanSu]

"Some people . . . some people like cupcakes exclusively, While I myself say there is not nor ought there be Nothing so exalted on the face of God's grey earth As that prince of foods . . . The Muffin!"

This type of shit live is just awesome man...

[mumbyphish]

Hadn't heard of this hilariousness at Hartford!!! THANKS! GREAT QUALITY!!!!!!!!!!!

[jmckin76]

loved pong :)

[ILMofCEFistillLOVEU]

..."BUT I WANNA ASK YOU IS WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WHEN U PICKED UP A F****** BOOK! " ... I LOVE this song!!!!! brings me to tears! ... thanks again

[75starsuck]

lookin er face tonight

[ILMofCEFistillLOVEU]

wow! what an AWESOME show! & I LOVE this song: Icculus... Loved it ... thanks for sharing.

[duffman012393]

he used a sweet camera, jeez triplepete use your head

[triplepete999]

howd u record the audio so well?

[iamcool15]

he always wears dresses when he plays shows

[powerkor]

is he normal?

[rachybaby365]

am i the only one who noticed the sunflower dress on the drummer dude?

[TheOpiateGiants]

THIS IS RED ROCKS!!

THIS IS THE EDGE!!

[StinglyJ]

if you didn't catch this one, you missed the best show of 09...one of the best shows ever for that matter

[headquarters712]

I love that you were filming now, with no idea that icculus was coming up still. So many videos of icculus once it started but good job bravo!

[LSDandDMTargoodforme]

i remember when this came on at this show. i was like " HOLY FUCK ARE THEY REALLY PLAYING ICCULUS!!!!!!"

[Ishearn]

let me tell you something about you kids with your videogames.... classic.