The band has two sets of four shows on the docks. First up is a Thanksgiving run, which finds them celebrating around the East Coast November 28 through December 2.

That last show will be a very special performance as 20 years to the day of their first performance – at an ROTC dance, nonetheless – Phish return to the site of their spawning for a 20th anniversary performance. The party goes down December 2 at Boston’s FleetCenter, though their first gig actually happened on the campus of the University of Vermont. My – how time flies.

Then, it’s time to usher in 2004. Phish head South to Miami for another batch of four shows that will happen December 28-31 at the American Airlines Arena. They expect to pack three sets in for New Year’s Eve.

The shows will be extra special for Floridians as they mark Phish’s first performances there since their big millennium fest back in 1999.

Tickets go up for grabs September 22 through Phish’s system at phishtickets.rlc.net. The public will get their chance on October 17, should there be any left. There’s no word yet on how much they will cost.