The Burlington-born jam-rock band Phish will perform a trio of concerts in late October to benefit the Divided Sky Residential Recovery Program in Ludlow founded by the band’s guitarist , Trey Anastasio.
The concerts will take place Friday, Oct. 25, through Sunday, Oct. 27, at the MVP Arena in Albany, New York. Considering that the band that began at the University of Vermont in 1983 almost never plays in the state of its origin – no Vermont venues are as large as the MVP Arena, which can hold more than 17,000 patrons – the Albany shows are as close as Phish will come to Vermont in 2024.
A “ticket request period” continues until noon Monday, Sept. 16, at the band’s website, www.phish.com . Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 20.
According to a news release from the band, net proceeds from all concert tickets and event merchandise sales will go to the nonprofit Divided Sky Foundation, which is dedicated to addiction recovery. The foundation opened its residential recovery program late last year in the shadow of Okemo Mountain in Ludlow.