A two-day event, the final set lasted from the evening of December 31 st, 1999, well into the morning of January 1st, 2000. A 2020 Seminole Tribune article commemorating the 20 th anniversary stated that an estimated 80,000 people attended the event. To celebrate New Year’s 2000, the Seminole Tribe of Florida hosted the “largest concert on Earth to usher in the new millennium.” Held in John Motlow’s pasture, this seemingly innocuous event quickly blew up into one of the largest events ever seen in the Everglades. The image is a Seminole Tribune file photo, via the Seminole Tribune. The triumph of the Phish concert would be a precursor to how the Seminole Tribe rocked this decade and expanded their gaming empire into the international sphere. During the New Year’s 2000 concert, Phish performed to an estimated 80,000 screaming fans. In our featured image this week, the rock band Phish performs on the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation. This week, join us for the triumphs of 2000s, as the Seminole Tribe rocks through Y2K.
Over the last year, we have traced the triumphs and struggles of Seminole tourism, economic independence, and survival since 1900.
Welcome back to the latest installment in our Decades of Seminole Tourism series.
