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Hmm. Can you think of any reason why the fans of a popular jam band might enjoy the experience of seeing their favorite musicians in a movie presented in 3-D? Off the top of our heads, we couldn’t, but we’re still reasonably certain that a new 3-D film featuring Phish will find its audience.

On April 20th, fans in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Washington, D.C., Raleigh and, of course, Phish’s native Burlington, Vermont, will be the first to experience Phish 3D, with a rollout to other markets starting April 30th. Phish 3D will only be in theaters for one week.

The film will mark Phish’s first time on the big screen since 2004, when the band offered a live simulcast of their Coventry Festival — the group’s final show before taking a five-year break.

While it seems a little juvenile to hold the screenings on 4/20, c’mon—Phish is a stoner’s band, man, and the mix of their tunes, a 3-D stage show, and nine cities worth of pot consumers all coming together in nine small rooms… it’s either the coolest pot holiday ever, or the Republicans have finally found a way to herd together a large chunk of today’s drug culture/ population for “reeducation.” Cue really paranoid conspiracy theory, man – and bring the Cheetos.

As we first reported in October, Phish’s Festival 8 was filmed in 3D for a theatrical release and we finally have the details on just when we can catch Phish 3D. The film will run in theaters nationwide for one week starting on Friday, April 30. The movie will run just over two hours in total.

Phish 3D, filmed at Festival 8 - the band’s three-day festival which took place on October 30th, 31st and November 1st at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California - will be in theatres nationwide in 3D on April 30th. The band performed 8 sets over the course of the weekend, including a special Acoustic Set on Sunday afternoon. Keeping the tradition of past Halloween shows, they donned a musical costume on Halloween night, covering The Rolling Stones’ album Exile On Main Street.