Phish Hampton: The Dudes in the Front Row

I was at these shows and trying to get down front was pretty tough. Hampton, Phish, first shows in 5 years, you have to be pretty tough and willing to do whatever it takes to get on the rail at Hampton. The rail at Hampton is like the world series and the super bowl combined for Phish fans. So I am not surprised to see that there weren’t a lot of girls in the picture, they are too smart for that shit. I’m sure most of them were sitting with their boyfriends and husbands in a location that was more comfortable and accessible to the bathroom.

Years back I did 3 tours in a row and finally scored a front row center ticket for Toronto. I was so excited going in, and was able to yell out my “I Love a Whistler” to Trey during Guyute. But the joy was hard to keep hold of while I was being continually squeezed out by a crowd of dudes. If I let go of the railing for 1 second, that side of my body no longer even fit up there. I finally had just had enough, and wanted to enjoy the show versus fighting for my spot, so I backed off and faded off to where all the other chicks go: out of the aggressive dude zone.

I (male) was at Hampton with two women.  I was not unhappy with that ratio.

obviously going to shows is not to pick up a guy, but to go for the show!  although it’s not a terrible place to meet someone of the opposite sex as they may have a lot in common, starting w/Phish. having those kind of odds definitely works in a chick’s favor.  not all female phans are unkempt, stinky, need a hand held to go to the restroom, talk during the show or get wicked pissed w/whatever is ingested by their guy.  wonder if the majority of guy phans will get that through their thick skulls?

how does a chick tell a guy that she’s not “that kind of chick” described above?  i’ve found it very difficult.  too many fellas have had such bad experiences that they nearly always assume the worst.  not all chicks at shows are “bad ones.”

It occurs to me this is just a funny, if a bit overstated, post of the obvious.  There are virtually always more guys at Phish shows than women.  As someone who loves to go up front, though I pick and choose based on mood/fluidity of the moment I, like virtually everyone else, can not make it to all shows.  Frankly, I like 1) the scenery and 2) in newer venues, the short bathroom lines.  Kinda like an ice hockey game.

PT

@BushWah.  I have tons of time.  I’m rich BITCH!

Obviously Trey needs to take off his shirt more and reveal his hair necklace, chicks dig hair necklaces.
Ever been to a Buckethead show? Now THATS a sausage festival!

@BushWah: Over 3,000 people on Digg thought it was funny. I’m sure at least a few of them aren’t in 7th grade.

Really !!?! somebody took the time to do this? Gotta be the dumbest thing ever on Jamtopia. How do people have time to do this sh*t and still make money to go to shows? More troubling, what kinda dude decided to spend his evening counting dudes .  I have never experienced a shortage of beautiful ladies at any show in any section!
I know its supposed to be funny, but what if your not in 7th grade, is it still funny?

Please give me the last two minutes of my life back.

homos.

first of all girls are not hardcore enough to push to the front which is why you only see guys up front.  there were plenty of woman at this show.  This article and everything related to it are completely retarded.

Todd Levy -  You suck at writing articles.  Slow mind/news day for you obviously if this is what your writing about.  Seriously you suck dude.

Thank you

HIPPIE CHICKS ARE FAT, STINKY, GROSS, UNATTRACTIVE, AND HAIRY!!!! WHO THE FUCK CARES IF THEY ARE AT THE SHOW?!?!?!

I DON’T GO TO PHISH SHOWS TO PICK UP DIRTY HIPPIE CHICKS!!!!

check out all those shit eating grins!!

Hilarious!  I’m proud to say I’m one of the chicks in the front row:)  I’m the one towards the middle of the picture with the tan headband.

I am untagged chic on the floor, obscured by the bald dude closest to the keyboard, hands extended in praise, purple headband barely visable. I practically had to take it up the butt to get those tickets, and seeing the joy on their faces up close made it all worth it! There’s no where else I would’ve been.

There’s no arrow above my head cause the bald dude in the front row is blocking me, but you can see my purple headband and my arms raised in praise on either side of Q Ball. As always, Trey side.

You missed David Cross on the left facing the wrong way with his hands in the air.

Damn, it is funny how many people are taking offense and defending that there were girls there…to funny, I don’t think anyone is calling Phish fans gay here, although .....

Wow, worse ratio than a Les Claypool show!  That is hard to believe, but I have only seen Phish once since 93, 50+ times before that…...the ratio doesn’t keep me away, I have seen Claypool 60 times, over 19 years.

find a photograph of the seats right off the floor 50/50

Dude not to many chicks can hang on the floor through a SOAP or a BBFCFM..haaa…yes the woman stand in the back;;lol;;;but we love the ladies…just 4 guys when they’re on stage:)

No one is saying that there aren’t chicks at phish shows, obviously there are. I think the point of this pic is to show that there aren’t as many chicks brave enough (like me!) or deadicated enough to rage it in the front row, because it is a sausage phest up there!

How exciting!!! There I am Page side : )

I’m sure the ratio was *lower* here than normal: lots of dudes got married, girlfriended, etc. and came with someone, whereas they came solo years ago (and might again this summer, lol). If it was 72:1 at Hampton, I’ll be it’s 110:1 normally - especially on the rail!

To quote the Dead—“that’s right, the women are smarter…”  Yep. Smart enough to know that PHISH SUCKS.

I saw a black dude in the back and he had like 4 chicks dancin with him!

I found about four more…

I had the best show of my life on 3/6. I was on the floor as well, all three nights. You can see my husband in that shot but you can’t see me. And yes, I did meet him after a Phish show in 2000.

Well, you know how they say girls/women mature faster than men—perhaps they’ve finally realized that Phish is a has-been, mind-numbingly bad band that only sounds remotely good when your head is completely filled with Marijuana fumes. To be fair, a chainsaw sounds good to potheads, too, so Phish should be honored anyone wandered into this stink-fest.

Three cheers for progress!

PS, Dan had the best comment—it’s the same way I respond when I hear the phrase, “There’s this band called ‘Phish.’”

Now look at that picture again and try to find a black person.  Go ahead, take a look.

there are two, both security..

Even with a cursory glance I can see there are a whole bunch of women you missed!

You just gotta have the eye!

What people don’t know unless they actually went to the show:  The ENTIRE venue was General Admission, which includes the ring of seats around the floor.  There were far more women sitting in seats than on the floor, as they wanted to actually be able to see the stage, and in general don’t want to deal with the hassle of a mass of people crushed against each other.

WHO THE FUCK CARES

Hilarious.  I’m a chick, and if I had of stayed on the floor I would have been staring at the dude’s back in front of me the whole time!

This ratio was also made clear everytime I saw the dude’s bathroom line.

Not many girls?  Thanks interesting I guess.

Now look at that picture again and try to find a black person.  Go ahead, take a look.

Some of you don’t seem to understand that this picture captures a mere 1/60th of a second of the show on Friday night. There were plenty of women at the shows and plenty made it to the floor…

Just as one flub in the middle of YEM is not completely indicative of the band’s performance, one picture, although possibly worth a thousand words, is not indicative of the entire weekend.

(ps - Yes, pun intended by using indicative as many times as I did)

that picture is only half the floor.

Editor’s Note: Yes, and the other half presumably has 4,000 chicks and 40 dudes.

do post-op transvestites count? how can you tell if those are really chicks and not frock wearing fishman fans who had their junk split like a bannana and put up in their pelvis? I think all of those chicks just dig the stink wafting off the floor from the unwashed scrotes around them. I see at least 15 dudes that look like they used to be chicks who are named “pat”.

I think rodney moore will be filming his next installment of “horny hairy girls” (part 47) at upcoming phish shows this summer. So ladies, or guys who used to be ladies, be sure not to shave between now and summer tour for a shot at superstardom.

It was a dude-fest, yes, but I don’t really care… I went for the music not to meet girls. There are plenty of places which don’t involve shelling out $600 where there are plenty of females.

Best thread ever - hillarity in both the topic and in the defensive reaction by a few who seem a bit on the sensitive side…..........

I am a chica, and I was there all 3 nights, but I was certainly one of the few!  Maybe I shoud have been ushered up front!  I can see my hubby in the pic, but not myself because I am short and probably boogieing on:)  See you this summer.

there are a shitload of chicks that you didn’t mark I saw at least 10 just in a quick look.

Right away I see 2 more girls above the center cluster of 4 arrows.  One with her head mostly obscured, then a yellow headband two rows back.

This is like playing Where’s Waldo.

In the band’s defense, the front of the floor at a GA show is not where I would want to be if I were a short, small person.

the floor is full of dudes because girls are shorter and cant see shit from down there. i was up in the seats and there were a lot more chicks up there.

It’s easily explainable at Hampton: you won’t find as many girls who were willing to shell out the cash for these shows as dudes.  Besides, I was on the floor second night and met a couple hotties, including Julie, a gorgeous 22 yo celebrating her birthday and first phish show (3/7).

All 3 nights there were plenty more women page side off the floor.  I’d estimate the ratio was closer to 30-40:1, not that it’s very impressive.

Come summer tour there will be more chicas present.  And nothing, NOTHING, beats that UM pic.  At least the dudes in this pic aren’t all of high school age!