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Phish began headlining major amphitheaters in the summer of 1993.

That year, the group released Rift packaged as a concept album and with heavy promotion from Elektra including artwork by David Welker.

In 1994, the band released Hoist.

To promote the album, the band made their only video for MTV, " Down With Disease ", airing in June of that year.

Foreshadowing their future tradition of festivals, Phish coupled camping with their Summer tour finale at Sugarbush North in in July 1994, that show eventually being released as Live Phish Volume 2.

On Halloween of that year, the group promised to don a fan-selected " musical costume " by playing an entire album from another band.

After an extensive mail-based poll, Phish performed The Beatles ' self-titled album — as the second of their three sets at the Glens Falls Civic Center in upstate New York.

For their 1994 New Years Run, Phish played two sold out shows at Madison Square Garden and Boston Garden, which were their debuts at both venues.

Following the death of Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia in the summer of 1995 and the appearance of " Down With Disease " on Beavis and Butthead, the band experienced a surge in the growth of their fan base and an increased awareness in popular culture.