hailey

Probably drinking wine. #GoCougs

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

Phish performed at Las Vegas Sphere this past weekend (2nd act at the venue after U2).

Never heard a Phish song in my life but found this impressive stat: the group’s lifetime tour ticket sales are $600m+.

My buddy who went to the Sphere show explained to me why the group is so popular:

▫️ “They are the best improvisational band out there because they’ve played together for ~40 years.”
▫️ “Music selection is super diverse and they blend every genre together (classic rock, jazz, funk, reggae, pop).”
▫️ “No two shows are ever the same.”
▫️ “They create fandom with inside jokes and band lore.”
▫️ “The band interaction with the audience is unmatched…they’ll get you to laugh, cry and scream in one go.”

He also said a reason non-fans (like me) don’t know their music is because they’re recorded stuff is not as good as the live (making it harder for casual fans to get into it).

The band has also been financially independent since the 90s and there’s no pressure to make “pop” music for radio plays or streaming.

They mint from live shows and super fans that will travel to wherever they are and see 100s of shows in their life (similar to Deadheads with the Grateful Dead).

Phish sold ~$30m in tickets for 4 shows at the Sphere (~$400 ticket x 18,000 seats x 4 shows) with some fans paying $10k+ in secondary markets.

Of note: U2 did 40 shows at the Sphere but Phish only did these 4 and one reason why is that the band wants to keep its promise of every live show being different.

It’s hard to make dozens of different live shows for the Sphere because of how much effort and data is required to fill the largest LED screen in the world (160k sq ft):

▫️12k resolutions
▫️ 268,435,456 pixels
▫️a minute of content for the Sphere is comparable to an hour of streaming video

Super impressive and — after watching official drone footage of the concert — feel compelled to watch them live (which also makes sense since my last name makes a glorious Phish pun).

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

One final thank you to the Washington State faithful 🫶

#MarchMadness @WSUCougarsMBB

[hailey @hfeider]

I don’t tweet very often but when I do, it’s to wish @freiguy a happy birthday!!

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Justice Alito accepted tens of thousands of dollars in lavish vacation gifts from a billionaire who lobbied to cancel the student loan forgiveness.

After the gifts, Alito voted to overturn. This SCOTUS’ corruption undercuts its own legitimacy by putting its rulings up for sale.

[Karen Finney @finneyk]

That part:

[WSU Office of the President @WSU_Cougar_Pres]

Cougs, please take a moment to read my full message regarding today's Supreme Court ruling ➡ 
https://t.co/sGXj6ZMseR

[hailey @hfeider]

👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

[Taylor Kay Phillips @TayKayPhillips]

Literally no one understands something more completely than a woman in a meeting who starts a question with “Just so I understand…”

[Mark Hamill @MarkHamill]

May The Fourth Be Carrie Frances Fisher Day As She Receives Her Richly-Deserved⭐️ On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame

[hailey @hfeider]

🤩

[The Associated Press @AP]

An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the night sky next to grain elevators near Washtucna, Washington.

[hailey @hfeider]

@freiguy happy birthday! 8 year tradition going strong 🙌🏻

[hailey @hfeider]

@EsssssJayyy Lol absolutely not. Lottery request for just Hollywood Bowl! #bucketlist

[hailey @hfeider]

Hollywood Bowl 🤞🏻

[Phish @phish]

This April, Phish will embark on an 8-date Spring Tour beginning with two shows at Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena, followed by three-nights at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, and culminating with the band's first three-night run at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

[hailey @hfeider]

Relatable af

[STS9 @STS9]

JUST THANKS! We appreciate all of your love, support, participation, and enthusiasm over the past 25 years ❤️✨ LOTS to look forward to in the future... here's to 2023 and beyond!!!

[hailey @hfeider]

How this World Cup should have ended 💯 #KingMessi

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

LIONEL MESSI FINALLY GETS HIS WORLD CUP! 🐐🏆

[Washington State Football @WSUCougarFB]

ꜰᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀ ᴄᴏᴜɢ 🏴‍☠️🗡️

#SwingYourSword

[SportsCenter @SportsCenter]

There will never be another one quite like Mike Leach.

A true college football original.

[City of Boise @CityOfBoise]

Happy Snow Day, Boise ☃️

[hailey @hfeider]

🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷 #WorldCup2022

[hailey @hfeider]

The #WorldCup2022 is so fucking good ahhhhhhh 🇭🇷