Phish to Stream New Year's Concerts Via Pay-Per-View

With demand for Phish tickets for their New Year's concerts at Madison Square Garden at such a fever pitch, secondary-market prices have climbed as high as $14,207 on StubHub. The majority of Phish fans have accepted the fact that they would be left out in the cold for those shows, but that doesn't have to be the case anymore, thanks to a win-win scenario the fan-friendly band has come up with: all three shows will be available in any living room in the world, via pay-per-view.

The New York, New Year's shows, which take place on three consecutive nights beginning Dec. 30, will be bundled as a pay-per-view package for $39.99 and will also be available for individual purchase ranging in price from $14.99 (for Dec. 30 and Jan. 1) to $19.99 (for New Year's Eve). Home viewers have the option of watching on a PC, Mac or home theater via their computer. As with all Phish shows these days, the audio will also be available for purchase in a variety of formats -- including MP3 and lossless -- shortly after the respective concert's curtain call. The pay-per-view and other options are available for pre-order now via the band's Live Phish web portal.

And for those who just can't wait until the end of the month to get their Phish fix, the band released a 2-DVD, 2-CD set earlier this week, entitled 'Alpine Valley 2010,' which captures their entire performance at that storied Wisconsin venue from August 14, 2010. But, of course, if you're a Phish kid... you already know that.