Also I have to say the vast majority of Phish's fan base are grown ups in their 30s and 40s who are responsible and have families and jobs and stuff. It is not a rave and your kid will not get a contact high. Some of the responses in this thread are really laughable.
OP if you bring your kid you'll be in good company and your child will remain sober and not be abducted by a wandering hippie. I promise.
I noticed this at the last show I went to. I remember thinking everyone looked so old (like me). lol
Almost everyone we spoke to at the last shows had kids (at home, not at the show).
I have never been to a Phish show, but I'm going to chime in anyway.
I went to Lollapalooza last year and it was not a place I would bring a child to.
I went to Newport Folk Festival this year and it was very kid-friendly and next year H and I are going to bring our kids with us.
So it depends on the atmosphere and your comfort level. Even at NewportFF, there was one stage that was loud and I would not have let my children be around that level of noise; the crowd was very kid-friendly though.
I have never been to a Phish show, but I'm going to chime in anyway.
I went to Lollapalooza last year and it was not a place I would bring a child to.
I went to Newport Folk Festival this year and it was very kid-friendly and next year H and I are going to bring our kids with us.
So it depends on the atmosphere and your comfort level. Even at NewportFF, there was one stage that was loud and I would not have let my children be around that level of noise; the crowd was very kid-friendly though.
Yeah I wouldn't take a child to Lollapalooza either. That's a way worse crowd. There were twice as many arrests at Lollapalooza as there were at Phish's three day Magnaball festival, and all of the Magna arrests were non-violent drug arrests. No battery, no one rushing the stage in disregard of security. In fact, the sheriff at Manga said phish fans were "very respectful".
I took my 5 year old last summer after my friend bailed on me. She had an amazing time. It was an outdoor show and she made little hippie friends and danced the whole show.