The room
Low end is the first thing a building eats. Sheds leak it out the back, arenas smear it into mud, and the mix is built for the whole room at once. The whole room is not where you are standing.
A public service announcement from the floor
TurnMikeUp
Mike Gordon plays bass in Phish. Somewhere between his amp and your chest, a few decibels go missing. We would like them back.
This is not a complaint about the band, the crew, or the room. It is one request, said politely, by a lot of people at once: a nudge on one fader. The hands are already doing the work. Let the room hear it.
CH 4
MIKE
BASS · DI + MIC
This is about where it sits most nights.
Fans who have said it
6
One tap, one voice, once a day. No account, no email, no list.
The Mike Meter
How did the low end read in the room? One reading per show, per device, while the show is on and for two weeks after. The night's number posts as it comes in, so the next room can see the last one. The next one opens at song one.
- 1BuriedSaw his hands move. Heard nothing.
- 2FaintA rumor of bass, somewhere behind the kick.
- 3PresentAudible. Polite. Could use a nudge.
- 4ThumpingFelt it in the ribs. Close.
- 5Turned upThere it is. Whoever did that: thank you.
- October 11th, 2026Orion Amphitheater · Huntsville, ALHow was the low end?
- October 9th, 2026VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena · Jacksonville, FLHow was the low end?
- October 7th, 2026Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront · Richmond, VAHow was the low end?
- October 6th, 2026Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront · Richmond, VAHow was the low end?
- October 4th, 2026Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall · Atlantic City, NJHow was the low end?
- October 3rd, 2026Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall · Atlantic City, NJHow was the low end?
- October 2nd, 2026Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall · Atlantic City, NJHow was the low end?
- September 6th, 2026Dick's Sporting Goods Park · Commerce City, COin the books
- September 5th, 2026Dick's Sporting Goods Park · Commerce City, COin the books
- September 4th, 2026Dick's Sporting Goods Park · Commerce City, COin the books
Next on the books: July 3rd, 2026 · Test Venue. The meter opens at song one.
Why this keeps happening
The mix
Four people, one stereo picture. When the midrange gets crowded, the bass is the one that gets tucked. It is a reasonable instinct that produces an unreasonable amount of air guitar.
The fix
A few dB. That is the entire ask. Not a remix, not a reunion, not a rig change. One fader, a finger's width, and a room full of people who suddenly know what the bass line to Ghost does.
What you can do
- 1Say it. Tap the button above. No account, no email, no list. The number is the whole point.
- 2Bring the sign. Print it on anything, hold it up during the jam, not the ballad. Lot-legal and FOH-friendly.
- 3Read the room. After the show, cast your reading on the meter. Over a tour it adds up to the one chart nobody else is keeping.
- 4Be cool about it. Nobody at the board owes us anything, and they can hear more than we can. Ask in a tone that would survive being overheard. Then dance.