Followers of Phish have taken to social media to react to the band being snubbed by the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame.
Yesterday (April 28), the Rock Corridor introduced the inductees into the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame class of 2025. Whereas the likes of The White Stripes, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, Soundgarden and extra are being honoured later this yr, followers have been shocked to find that Phish is not going to be inducted this yr.
Phish’s snub is all of the extra shocking, because the band led the Rock Corridor’s fan vote by an enormous lead, scoring a whopping 330,000 votes in comparison with runner-up Unhealthy Firm, who scored 281,000 votes. Nonetheless, Unhealthy Firm have been yesterday named as one of many a number of acts to be inducted this November.
Whereas Phish gained the fan ballot by a large margin, all fan votes collectively solely account for one single poll, with a complete of 1,200 ballots making up the Rock Corridor’s choice committee. The stay ballots are made up of artists and business professionals.
Following the inductees being introduced yesterday, followers took to social media to air their grievances – take a look at just a few reactions beneath.
One fan wrote: “Phish is the one fan vote winner not within the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame. An all-time snub. Few bands have been as profitable and culturally related for therefore lengthy… it’ll occur at some point, we’re in every single place.”
One other wrote: “The audacity of @rockhall denying @phish their rightful spot within the corridor of fame, whereas their well-known scorching canine is on show within the LOBBY is past comprehension”.
Phish is the one fan vote winner not within the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame.
An all-time snub. Few bands are have been as profitable and culturally related for therefore lengthy.
It is at all times been political; it, I do know it, the critics understand it.
It will occur at some point, we’re in every single place. pic.twitter.com/GSELg3KhZZ
— Poaster Fluffhead (@MinnieFluff) April 28, 2025
The audacity of @rockhall denying @phish their rightful spot within the corridor of fame, whereas their notorious scorching canine is on show within the LOBBY is past comprehension. pic.twitter.com/b6x4OmsBko
— HOT LIKE MARS (@HotLikeMarsBand) April 28, 2025
Additionally commenting on Phish’s iconic scorching canine float being on show on the Rock Corridor constructing, one other fan wrote: “The rock & roll corridor of fame needs to be required to present the new canine again in the event that they aren’t going to truly induct phish in”.
the rock & roll corridor of fame needs to be required to present the new canine again in the event that they aren’t going to truly induct phish in
— ash 🍒 (@__yelhsa_) April 28, 2025
One other hit out on the music business: “A reminder that we don’t want to hunt validation from an business that by no means understood phish or took them critically within the first place. WE know they’re the best band on the planet, that’s all that issues. Its a membership and so they ain’t in it.”
Others have known as the rock corridor’s choice “bullshit”, an “absolute joke” and “mockery of your entire establishment”, and “piss poor judgement”. See extra reactions beneath.
a reminder that we need not search validation from an business that by no means understood phish or took them critically within the first place. WE know they’re the best band on the planet, that is all that issues.
its a membership and so they ain’t in it.
— maggie (@riverportgin) April 28, 2025
#phish missed out on the rock and roll corridor of fame after profitable the fan vote by a mile is bullshit
— divided sky, the (@windblowshigh) April 28, 2025
I don’t care what you consider Phish. They didn’t get into the ROCK Corridor of Fame earlier than OutKast and Salt N Pepa? To not point out different snubbed however extra deserving bands like Jethro Tull or Tommy James. It’s an absolute joke. A mockery of your entire establishment.
— R-Squared (@MinglewoodRR) April 28, 2025
I’m undecided if there’s ever been a much less knowledgeable choice in historical past than not permitting @phish into the rock and roll corridor of fame. Particularly after profitable the fan vote with probably the most votes ever on document? It’s piss poor judgement by the rock and roll corridor of fame. Horrible job.
— TeddyCovers (@teddycovers42) April 29, 2025
In order that fan ballot for the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame is simply lip service to appease the followers, proper?
I am not a Phish fan, however they led the rattling factor for everything of the fan vote and did not get in.
— Thomas McGuinness (@TomMcGuinness) April 28, 2025
Among the many different high-profile acts who made the longlist however in the end didn’t make the minimize for induction in 2025 are Oasis, Mariah Carey, Phish, Billy Idol, The Black Crowes and Pleasure Division/New Order. It marks the second time that Oasis and Pleasure Division/New Order have been snubbed from induction.
Equally, Oasis followers took to social media to touch upon the Britpop icons’ snub: “Typical, innit? Outkast’s good, however Oasis virtually invented Britpop—missed a trick there.” Some additionally prompt that the band wouldn’t care about their omission anyway, with one writing: “I feel Noel is much extra involved about Man United to be trustworthy.” Try extra reactions beneath.
Regardless of being snubbed for the second time, it doesn’t seem as if Oasis will actually thoughts, as frontman Liam Gallagher reacted to the information of Oasis’ nomination this yr saying: “RNR corridor of fame is for WANKERS,” in a put up on X/Twitter. One fan replied to his tweet and requested: “What are you gonna do when you win?,” with the ‘Wonderwall’ hitmaker saying: “Obv go and say it’s one of the best factor EVER”.
It echoes feedback he made after being nominated for the primary time in 2024: “Fuck the Rock n Roll corridor of fame its stuffed with BUMBACLARTS,” he wrote on X, happening to inform a fan who was planning on voting to not “waste your time”, including that “as a lot because it’s appreciated it’s all a load of bollox”.
As for Phish, they simply wrapped up a tour of the US on April 27 with a trio of exhibits on the Hollywood Bowl. A vocal supporter of the band has been US recreation present host Drew Carey, who final yr in contrast Phish’s Las Vegas Sphere to U2’s history-making residency on the venue: “It blew my thoughts how nice it was… three songs into Thursday night time with Phish on the Sphere, I truthfully was kinda mad. I needed to name U2 and get my a refund. It made them appear to be a bar band.”
Carey’s comparability of U2 and Phish on the Sphere comes after he beforehand proclaimed final month that he would “stick his dick in a blender” after seeing Phish. After being launched to the band on the Sphere, Phish took the freedom of sending him a blender and signed it too.
