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On Sunday, August 18, Phish concluded its 11th festival weekend. Dubbed Mondegreen, the four-day event, which began on August 14 at The Woodlands in Dover, Del., offered fans the distinct pleasure of observing eight distinctive sets, including a run of 75 different songs (no repeats), totaling 14 hours of music. Following the completion of the festival weekend, Phish shared an overview of their gathering and images capturing stills from the action-packed event. View below.
In addition to four outstanding Phish concerts, Mondegreen boasted other forms of entertainment across the venue grounds, including interactive art installations and live performances, which drew on themes and events from the Phish universe. Amongst the offerings were pop-up on-site DJ sets from Made Of Oak (Nick Sanborn of Sylvan Esso) and DJ Questlove.
To make the event possible, TRIADIC was called in to assist with Mondegreen’s site-specific commissions and the construction of other large-scale installations. Amongst the draws was a circus-like tent and theater called Leigh Fordham Hall, which transformed into a game show setting, inviting folks to test their lyrical knowledge during the day and transforming into a comedy hub by night.
Amongst the trees, The Cerealist Bowl functioned as a speakeasy that offered costume-clad entertainment that leaned into the strange and surreal realms. Nova Heat served as a parallel reality from the imagination of artists Jonah Freeman and Justin Lowe, taking views on a trip through space and time using their specialty film project, shown within the planetarium-centered structure.
Other installations included Luke Jerram’s Museum Of The Moon, a 21-foot recreation of the Moon. Moreover, Lars Fisk’s Dodge Ball and Dutch artist Henk Hofstra’s Eggcident were used as conversation starters, igniting topics about climate change. Olivier Grossetête’s contribution was a cardboard reconstruction of Baltimore’s City Hall, another central feature of the festival grounds. The space was powered by Ben & Jerry’s, built with help from festival volunteers, and later dismantled and recycled again.
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