Phish's 4-night Madison Square Garden concert series leading up to New Year's Eve bash ended with hundred of fans arrested on drug charges

Phish is a band that is easily and constantly associated with drug use, whether it be at the jam band's concerts or if fans just partake in the activity more often than others. That said, the band's four-night stint at New York City's Madison Square Garden was clearly rife with said drug use, resulting in a total of 238 arrests over the course of the concert series. Luckily, the New Year's Eve concert was still a hit!

According to the New York Times, one arrest on a street outside of the concert involved 424 capsules of MDMA, 71 strips of LSD and 14 bags of mushrooms being confiscated from one person. Other arrests were a little more tame than this, including marijuana usage and possession.

The Hollywood Reporter broke this story. Here is an excerpt from this source:

Known for their NYE antics, Phish played atop a flatbed truck parked at center ice for the second set, which lasted an hour ... The band came back five minutes before midnight and launched into fan-favorite "Character Zero." The 2013 countdown was followed by a brief "Auld Lang Syne" and a spectacular balloon drop. With neon glow sticks flying and balloons bouncing in relentless waves, it was a playful welcome to the New Year. Unfortunately, the same could not be said for those who were locked up by NYPD and likely held overnight.

The members of Phish have yet to make a statement about the high number of arrests during this concert series.