Phish fans want the Rock Hall to return the band's hot dog
Not everyone is celebrating the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's recently announced class of 2025.
Catch up quick: Earlier this week, the museum revealed this year's inductees, who will be celebrated at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Nov. 8.
The list includes Outkast, the White Stripes, Cyndi Lauper, Soundgarden, Bad Company, Chubby Checker and Joe Cocker.
The other side: Among the acts nominated that didn't make the cut was the prolific jam band Phish, who won the year's Fan Vote.
Phish is the second act — along with Dave Matthews Band in 2020 — to win the annual poll and not earn induction that year.
What they're saying:"Phish is the only Fan Vote winner not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. An all-time snub," one fan wrote on X. "Few bands [have been] as successful and culturally relevant for so long. It's always been political; you know it, I know it, the critics know it."
Between the lines: A Phish news Reddit page demands the Rock Hall return the band's 15-foot-long flying hot dog stage prop located on the museum's bottom floor.
The band debuted the hot dog in 1994 and it's been hanging from the museum's ceiling since 2000 and is one of the first things visitors see upon entry.
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