Venue Preview: Dick's SGP, Commerce City, CO w/Stacie Ledden

Hi everybody and welcome to Attendance Bias. I am your host Brian Weinstein. Today, we conclude our venue preview miniseries for Phish’s 2026 summer tour at the place where fans will be thrilled to return: Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado. Last year was Folsom Field in Boulder, but after months or even a year of speculation, most Phish fans were thrilled to hear a return to normalcy where the band will spend the traditional Labor Day Weekend for three nights: September 4, 5, and 6, this summer.

When I decided to put this miniseries together, the idea of previewing Dick’s was a bit of a challenge. The band has been playing the venue for so long, and it’s such a fan favorite, what is there to actually preview about it? Luckily, today’s guest, Stacie Ledden, has seen almost every Colorado Phish show, going back to 1997. That’s an achievement in itself, but she ALSO has a great memory and picks out her favorite moments of seeing Phish at Dick’s, going back 15 years and 42 shows. 

As a result, this episode does provide the basics about Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, and the surrounding area, but it’s also a retrospective of the band’s high points, provided by Stacie. And man, there are plenty of high points to review, whether it’s a themed show, a jam of the year, or a standout version of The Squirming Coil. 

But let’s hear it from Stacie as we wrap up the 2026 summer tour at Dick’s on September 4, 5, and 6th.