Sunrise Big Cypress.
What I wouldn’t give to have that experience again.
The largest millenium party in the world (in paid attendance) and quite possibly one of the greatest rock concerts ever performed. I’m not even sure if playing there again would be a good idea given the epic nature of this show.
Big Cypress was the fifth and largest of seven weekend-long festivals hosted by the rock band Phish. The event took place on the eve of the millennium - December 30 and 31, 1999, at the Big Cypress Indian Reservation near the Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida. 85,000 people attended, making it the largest Millennium Eve concert on earth that night, surpassing shows by Sting, Barbra Streisand, Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, The Eagles, Eminem, Jimmy Buffett, KISS, Metallica, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Elton John.
In a 2000 cover story for Entertainment Weekly, three of the four Phish members declared Big Cypress to be the greatest Phish concert ever. It was also voted as the most popular Phish show ever by fans in the final volume of The Pharmer’s Almanac. It was also the longest Phish concert ever, culminating in a seven-and-a-half hour second set from midnight on New Year’s Eve to sunrise New Year’s Day . Phish was the only band at the event, performing five sets of music (nearly sixteen hours) over two nights. As fans left the concert area at sunrise, The Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun” played over the PA speakers.
