Its four-night stand at the Mercury Lounge last week announced that the group is planning to break out of its in-crowd.
The band's greatest achievement was a total attendance of 74,404 during a four-night stand at Blossom Music Center on August 25, 26, 30 and 31, 1982.
On this evening, one night of a four-night stand, he will earn several thousand dollars.
There were sellouts throughout North America, including a four-night stand at Giants Stadium.
Beginning a four-night stand at the Knitting Factory on Thursday night, he played two duet sets that proceeded differently by virtue of his partners.
But this weekend, finishing a four-night stand on a rare New York visit, he'll play with other acoustic instrumentalists, old-guard members of the downtown-improv scene.
The tour also included a four-night stand at the Music Hall in Boston.
Yet Sting showed signs of it when he started his sold-out four-night stand at the Beacon Theater on Tuesday night.
Phish closed out the year with a four-night stand at New York's Madison Square Garden.
He begins a four-night stand, kicking off the Knitting Factory's 20th-anniversary celebration.