Phish’s Trey Anastasio Was Fallon ’s First In-Studio Guest Since March: Watch
Phish frontman Trey Anastasio is scheduled to appear on tonight’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He’s Fallon’s first in-person guest since the show halted studio production in March due to COVID-19. “First live in studio guest for us,” Jimmy Fallon tweeted. “All done safely and carefully. We are so psyched!!! Tonight!!” Watch the performance, featuring the Roots, below.
In a statement to Pitchfork, Anastasio said, “I’m still buzzing after playing with the Roots. Man, I needed that. I don’t know what was better, feeling Questlove’s drums shaking my whole body or watching the crew in the back of the room dancing around while we played.”
Jimmy Fallon returned to the Tonight Show studio in July, with hygiene and social distancing measures implemented to ensure the safety of the crew. The new episodes have been filmed without an audience.
Phish released Sigma Oasis earlier this year. Trey Anastasio recently shared the quarantine album Lonely Trip.
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