This could be the most difficult piece of news we have ever had to post. Sadly, Phantom Planet will be playing our last show, December 12, at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, the same venue that we played our very first live all ages gig, back in 1994. We have had an amazing time playing together for 15 years, but we have officially decided to go on hiatus, and will not be playing any more live shows or making any new records, indefinitely. There is so much more to write, but at this time, we just want to say thank you, to everyone, for their support, friendship, inspiration, attendance, and love.
-alex, darren, jeff and sam.
<3
I love you guys and I support your desicion, 15 years is a long time! Good luck with all that follows.
November 25th, 2008 at 6:48 am
……..I just wish I knew why…and that there may be some glimmer of hope that you’ll reform.
November 25th, 2008 at 6:54 am
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO , PLEASEEEEEEEEEEE, NOO
November 25th, 2008 at 7:28 am
OMG no.
November 25th, 2008 at 7:50 am
omg im going to cry =[
im crying =[
you can not doo this!!
November 25th, 2008 at 7:50 am
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I felt like you guys were just getting ready to go big. So glad I got to meet you and see you back in Oct. in st pete. I hope Alex keeps releasing music. Sam, you’re still beautiful. <3 you guys!
November 25th, 2008 at 7:51 am
Guys
(((( You’re making me cry.
November 25th, 2008 at 7:54 am
I was hoping this wasn’t true.
I really wish I knew why, but I trust that you guys know what’s best for you right now. Good luck with everything, whatever you do. You gave us some really incredible music in those fifteen years, and we will always have that.
<3333
November 25th, 2008 at 8:00 am
you cannot does this, im crying. you guys are amazing.
please dont.
PLEASE.
i CANT BIELEVE HOW MUCH MONEY I WASTED ON YOU GUYS.
and now your breaking up,
GREAT.
November 25th, 2008 at 8:02 am
This is the worst week of my life…
November 25th, 2008 at 8:16 am
I’m going to miss you guys so much.
I’m like literally crying.
You have been a great inspiration in my life.
Much love.
November 25th, 2008 at 8:18 am
Is this a joke? In my mind, “Raise the Dead” is arguably the best album you guys have put out to date. It’s the first album I’ve really connected with in recent memory. Everything you guys have put out has been incredible and consistently getting better. You guys need to get over whatever fucking little baby reasons you have for breaking up and look at all the fans you have and, more importantly the lives that you have managed to permanently affect with your music. If I knew I could affect one person the way you guys have affected my own life, I would not only be overwhelmed but, I’d know what I was doing was worth a damn. There are millions of people in the world who don’t do shit or, worse, actively work to degrade the world. You have managed to become such a positive force in so many people’s lives, it makes me sick to think that you are just going to quit. This is the reason why the world is not a better place, because while all of the awful people and forces relentlessly strive toward their broken ideals, most of the people who have the ability to create and promote a positive change just give up when things get a little rough. However, having said that, you remain my favorite band and I still passionately love your music. PLEASE, just keep doing what you do.
November 25th, 2008 at 8:26 am
This makes me so sad!! I really love you guys. I hope everything is all right for all of you. I’m really going to miss you, your music, your silly videos. Hope to see you again eventually. <3
November 25th, 2008 at 8:30 am
Why… you guys are the best band ever… what about the song… “we’re the best fucking band in the world”. you guys breaking up is like elvis dying. so… any solo records?
November 25th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Nonono! Not allowed you guys!
November 25th, 2008 at 8:41 am
Seriously? But you guys were suppose to come back to Chicago in February for your headlining tour?? And I was using that as my motivation for my badly needed weightloss program. OMG! That’s it! I’m having pancakes hashbrowns AND a side of waffles for dinner!
November 25th, 2008 at 8:52 am
AH SHITE!!!!! but im going to go into denial and assume the exact opposite and think you are coming to omaha for another show… hint hint
November 25th, 2008 at 8:54 am
That was out of nowhere.
November 25th, 2008 at 8:56 am
fuck buddy holly, ritchie valens, and j. p. richardson, THIS is the day the music died.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:04 am
Yeah really
November 25th, 2008 at 9:09 am
this has to be a bad dream.
I can’t believe this. I love you guys, I hope everything is ok, and everyone is ok. I don’t understand….it’s so sudden. I hope this isn’t forever, it can’t be. I wish there was something we could do to help or change things.
I hope you all know just how loved you are by all of us, and how much your music has literally changed lives for so many, thank you for that. you’re the band that influenced me to get over my fears and start my own band, after seeing you live as a teen in the 90’s. every step of the way through life, your music has been there. phantom planet just cannot be over, ever.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:14 am
I’d really just like an explanation. I hope everything is okay with you all, I wish you nothing but the best.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:27 am
It’s a sad day when a great band stops making music. I’m glad I got to see you guys a few times over the years. For the first time ever I wish I lived in LA instead of Chicago.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:38 am
oh noooooooooooooooooo and such, im in denial caus ethat cant happen yo
November 25th, 2008 at 9:39 am
i had a feeling this was coming. i’m sooo sad.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:45 am
I never got a chance to see y’all live. But Phantom Planet is one of my favorite bands, and your music is truly amazing.
I guess this is why your last video said ‘last blog’, but I was hoping this wasn’t what it meant. You guys have been so inspirational, and so I just want to say thanks, and I wish you all the best of luck in life. And I’ll probably keep listening to your music for years to come. Even if it is the same songs over and over again…. They’re just that good.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:58 am
This is the saddest news i have heard in a long time!
This can’t be true!! I love Phantom soo much!!!
pinch me, this really can’e be happening!
November 25th, 2008 at 10:02 am
This is literally one of the saddest things ever. I’m in shock right now.
shock. I hope all is well with you guys and you continue to rock out, even if you’re not all together.
much love.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:14 am
why? is everything alright? this makes me really sad and i can’t say i understand why you’re doing this but i’ll support anything the four of you choose to do.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Saddest news to ever hit the music scene.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:23 am
This is so unexpected
This is really sad and I don’t understand. I will miss you and your so much.
But thank you for all the lovely music you have made and all the happiness it have brought into my life.
I hope to see you make music again some day.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:36 am
This is so unexpected
This is really sad and I don’t understand. I will miss you and your music so much.
But thank you for all the lovely music you have made and all the happiness it have brought into my life.
I hope to see you make music again some day.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:37 am
what about that headlining tour in feb?
November 25th, 2008 at 10:38 am
This is a very sad day for us fans, but all we can do is continue to love and support you all. I hope that you are all ok and that this is a step toward even better things in your futures. You’re all amazing and I have so many memories of each of you, jokes and hugs and casino lobbies…I don’t even know what to say. I’m starting to ear up so I’ll stop and say see you at the Troubadour, for now.
November 25th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Q____Q
Why?
November 25th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Why? i thought you were gonna do another headlining tour…?
Well at least got to see you with Maroon 5.
but i really wanted to see you again.
i wish i could go to your last show….maybe i will…
Its sad because i just started listening to you guys like not that long ago….and you quickly became one of my favorite bands. Well at least the music lives on….
November 25th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
All the good bands are dying out. This makes me beyond depressed.
November 25th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
That’s horrible! I never got to see you perform, and now I possibly NEVER will! ::cries::
This is so sad…. ;0(
November 25th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
You’re my favorite band in the whole world.
This is unbelievable. I’m crying.
I support every choice you guys make. Thank you for making me so happy.
I’ll miss you so much.
November 25th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
it really sucks that after all these years of being your fans, this is all the explanation you give us. wow.
November 25th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
im crying.. this sucks
please dont do this =[
if you do...
alex - solo record
darren - become an artist
sam - love you wife =]
jeff – grow your hair reallllllllly long (like down to your butt so you can really be like Tarzan,)
but really.. you can do this.. love you guys sooo much
November 25th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
A part of my friend and I just died today. You guys are one of our FAVORITE BANDS OF ALL TIME! You guys were some of the nicest people that we’ve ever had the pleasure to meet. You guys said you’d do a tour in January/February! You seemed so excited about it. Me and my friend are both crying so much, right now.
SAVE PHANTOM PLANET!!!!!! D’:
November 25th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
awh. man i met you alex! you we’re quite tipsay and said “hello my name is alex wonderbrrrrrraaaaaaaa”
November 25th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
NOOOO!!! YOU CAN’T DO THIS.
November 25th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
this isn’t fair guys! we love you all so much and it’s painful that you’re breaking up….i can’t believe it, a part of me just died right now. what a sad, sad day for us.
November 25th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
I am the friend that SuperJade is talking about and when she told me i could contain myself. and darren if you read this we were the people who sang bumper to bumper and it was videotaped (if you even remember….) i even just got my friend into you and he was excited to see you guys. sorry if it seems like you are being guilt-tripped into playing again but it is true and i am sorry if i am making you feel bad.
just know i love you guys and hope you dont split up forever.
Love Always
November 25th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
This really sucks…I’ve been listening to you guys for years and I can’t believe it. I wish you guys the best of luck in whatever you do away from the band.
November 25th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
i am crying right now but
you guys were incredibly awsome and still my favorite band
like everyone has been saying a part of me has died
hopefully we will hear from your beautiful music some day agian
always with love<3
November 25th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
I can’t even belive it. I just saw you guys in May. I just can’t…..
November 25th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
I am patiently waiting for the rest of “what is to be written,” I’m wondering whether it’s solo stuff, or being tired or what. I am hoping at the VERY LEAST, we get a negatives three, since you recorded so many songs between the last record and this one. But I guess considering you wrote a song the whole world fell in love with (anthem, not california) a very popular song(california) and a song about rough sex, there’s not a lot else =P.
I implore you, get back together and make more music, someday. Thanks for all the great tunes!
November 25th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
I will terribly miss you! I never got a chance to see you live, though I always wanted to. It’s strange, you never quite appreciate the chance till you no longer have it. It was so sad when I first started listening to you guys because Jason had just left and he was why I found you. Then I listened for years, 5 to be exact. And have loved it. My favorite song has always been Don’t get Down and how fitting it is at this moment!
November 25th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
boyssss
this is pretty upsetting
and i already commented on darrens blog
but i just wanted to say it again…
good luck to all of you and i cant wait for future stuff from you all individually
maybe make a video all together about this?
just a suggestion
xo
November 25th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
*”…..individually. Maybe….”
November 25th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I can’t believe I won’t get to see you guys live again. I’m heartbroken. My favorite band is no more.
November 25th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
I’m heartbroken, this cannot be happening. I’m in denial. someone just wake me up from this nightmare. Never even saw you guys live, i hope my friend in LA can see you guys.
I still love Phantom Planet, and I’ll miss you. It was fun while it lasted. <3
November 25th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
My friend Logan is devasted! you don;t understand!! she used to send me videos of Alex in his Pacman helmet she loves you guys and never got to see you live. She was teary telling me! you are her favourite band and she will really miss you!!
November 25th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Phantom Planet has been amazing. I grew up listening to you guys and you’ve always been incredible; no one has your sound or your affinity with the undead. Thank you for those 15 years and good luck in everything you all do! Hopefully, one day Phantom Planet will come back from the dead!
PS sam is my bass hero
November 25th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
I’m so sad. When i read Darren’s myspace i was in shock. I didn’t believe that it was real. I love you all and I’m so glad that i got to meet you and hangout the few times we did. WE will always have Sombrero’s Alex! Bean and lettuce burritos. I will be there for teh last show. I will miss you all so much. Take care and keep in touch.
November 25th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I’m really sad. Everyone is going to miss you, in case you can’t tell from all the response on here. We all love you guys so much.
November 25th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
I’m going to be really really sad the following days… or weeks. Hm.. life will be less fun without Phantom Planet. Thank you for everything: You were great! I love you guys and I already miss you.
November 25th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Please let this be a super mean joke… I can’t even like… believe this…. at all. I hope so so much that this is only temporary. I am going to miss you guys more than anything.
November 25th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
wow, this is sad. I remember going to my first Phantom Planet concert back in high school (yikes…I think it was in 1999). Whiskey A Go Go…I got my picture taken with Alex and Darren. I was so excited. I spent the next few years riding the bus all over LA trying to go to your shows. I even have a collection of pictures of your guy’s shoes. Why? I don’t know. Man…I’m going to have to go through all my old Phantom Planet things I’ve collected over the years (jason’s “sex puppet” drum stick, signed t-shirts, super old stickers, official fan club ID cards) and relive my phantom planet days.
November 25th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Well… The last time I left a message like this was on Friendster when Jason left (Shit… Remember Friendster?!)
What can I say?…
I’m feeling a little weird and sick from the news.
I’m gutted you didn’t make it back to London in recent years.
I’m glad that I did see you guys play twice.
I’m hopeful that I’ll recover.
I’m excited for what you guys might do next.
And I’m still in love and so appreciative for everything that you have contributed to music… And especially to the way I now see music.
In my opinion… You guys will always win!
All the best … x
November 25th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
aw, fuck no!!
you guys can’t do this! your amazing!
ok now i’m getting depressed…
best of luck but now i hate you.
not really, i love you guys!
shit…
November 25th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
My friend died this week in a car wreck, now my favorite band is breaking up.. Wow, what else could go wrong?
November 25th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Ten years ago this past fall, I discovered Phantom Planet Is Missing in a Blockbuster Music store in Auburn, AL. Phantom Planet has been my favorite band since. I remember chatting with Sam, Jason, and Jacques on AOL back in the pre-Rushmore days. You guys were always great – Sam even let me mail him my band’s first demo back then (and even listened to it!) and gave us the booking info for the Whiskey (we never followed up on that – LA is along way from Alabama). Phantom Planet played in Alabama for the first time in 2004, and that show will probably always stand as the best show I’ve ever been to. I wish you guys all the best in your future endeavors!
P.S. Re-release Polaroid – I’ve been trying to get my hands on that for YEARS!!!
November 25th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
OH NO!
sawds well ok i respect your decision
but still you guys are amazing and wish
i could see you one last time :/
best of luck
November 25th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
This is sad news. You guys certainly deserve some time after all of the touring you’ve been doing. Did you even take a break this year? I hope that all is well with each one of you and that you enjoy life off the road and out of the studio. Just know that we will continue to support each of you and will be here should you decide to return. Thanks for the great shows (you guys are amazing on stage), the incredible music and taking time to get to know your fans. God Bless!
November 25th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
The amount of upset I feel is so great that only time will be able to heal it. I will miss you guys so much. I only wish I had started listening to you sooner to have a chance to appreciate everything you’ve done for longer. I wish you all the best but hope that make-up show is always in the back of your mind. I love you guys so much and will miss the hope for another chance to listen to you play new music.
November 25th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
I can’t believe it!!! no. you guys were frickin amazing when you were on tour with paramore! you can’t break up!
November 25th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
oh my god. i read this and started crying…in class..i’m still cyring…why are is this happening?! what happened?!…i just want to know why…you guys are the most amazing musicians ever and your songs from every single one of your albums have meant so much to me…your concerts were the best concerts of my life and thank you guys so much for doing all that you have for us. …i love alex, sam, darren and jeff and i know everyone else feels the same way…i’m going to hope for a reforming but…..
November 25th, 2008 at 4:01 pm
): This sucks.
Glad to have gotten to see you live in this time though.
November 25th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
Oh thats the saddest news ever! Now im glad i changed my flights from sydney to be able to catch that show now, but its sad that it will be the last. Thanks for the amazing music and see you guys in december!
November 25th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
still, the best fuckin’ band in the world…
November 25th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Aww, when I heard the news I froze up in a snap.
I saw you guys with Paramore and you guys were the bet set ive seen. You guys are just so amazing.
I felt bad cause you guys were playing in Vegas, Henderson heat and that must have been hot. lol.
): I just hate that you guys are gonna be no more.
I remember when I first herd you guys were touring with Paramore I jumped at the tickets and screamed out ‘ily Phantom Planet” all the time you guys played your set.
I wished you guys played longer… As long as Paramore.
D: Ill miss you guys dearly.
Like more than youll ever know.
<3 you guys.
November 25th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Well, I’m truly sorry to hear this. I really enjoyed seeing you perform on the Honda Civic Tour. I’m happy I had that opportunity. I wish you all well and hope that things just get better for you.
November 25th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
This is sad news. Sadly I wasnt able to see you guys recently, but I still listen to the music. Darren this is Kevin from Chicago. Usually at shows with my tall friend Tom. We were the ones in the Chicagoing DVD that you were talking to by the bus and they put us on the dvd. Good luck with your future endeavors.
November 25th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
BIG MISTAKE!
November 25th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
no this is a joke right? some kind of april fools that happens to be early? oh no….my heart is breaking as i speak.
i never even got to see you guys live, and now your breaking up.
im sobbing so hard right now. I LOVE YOU GUYS.
November 25th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Nooooooo!! Im crying! I can’t belive this
you guys are so amazing
what is this?
NO
i just had a dream about you guys last night and ive never been more excited to go to one of your shows
this bombs!
November 25th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
FHSAKFHASFKSA.
you don’t even know how many times i regret not even trying to see you guys, even though i really wanted to.
i only got to see you once.
November 25th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
I feel like such a drama queen, and I never knew such simple words could hurt so much. I’m hoping the, “there is so much more to write,” says that this was all a joke. I can’t believe it. I never pictured myself crying over such a thing, but this is truly awful. Wish I could come see you guys play your last show. Hope everything works out in the end, though.
November 25th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
i love you guys, but you’re the last people i’d ever think would do this to your fans. kinda sucks.
November 25th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
OMFG!!!
how could this happen?!?! damn, you guys were seriously my favorite band!
im really really really hoping this is just some cruel sick joke
now i for sure need 2 get tickets to the LA show
November 25th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Bad Phantom Planet, but if it’s what you want to do I’m fine with it, I’m gonna miss you guys though
I love you guys, bye bye
November 25th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
wow that is heartbreaking i am so glad i got to meet you
i know what i want to do in life because of you
thankyou for the inspiration
i am so lucky even now as the tears spill
THANKYOU
and I LOVE YOU
November 25th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Damn guys… hope you had fun.
November 25th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
I love you guys so much and I’m very sad that I wasn’t able to see you in concert ever. But thank you for your great music.
November 25th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
No, this can’t be happening! Raise the Dead, in my opinion, was the best album ever released. And now you’re just quitting? You guys are so close to stardom! You were so close to making it. I can’t believe this. And please, at least go on a farewell tour. I want to see you again, but I can’t make it to LA with less than a month’s notice. You have to come back to Chicago one last time… please. Or just don’t break-up. That would work as well… God, this is the worst day of my life.
November 25th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
You win again, motherfuckers.
Can’t believe this. I’m in my late 20s and this still made me cry! I’m hoping this is just some PP joke … but I’m scared that it’s not. You guys really should’ve come back to Melbourne before doing this!
lovelovelove
November 25th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
im soooosoooosoooo
upet this is happening :’[
November 25th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
i guess i understand that u guys broke up… but i really hope u get back together…. ur guysss songs are so freaking amazing, and even when im sad they make me sooo happy… love u guys
November 25th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
i cant believe this. yes i seriously started crying. wat happened to headlining in Feb. i was looking forward to that since august since i couldnt see u on ur last tour because of fucking marching band. i met my new good friend angela at your show over summer. no more phantom planet shows
i rlly wish this was some sorta sick joke
November 25th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
noooo. i never got to see you guys live. i feel like crying. you guys were my favourite band….
November 25th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Just want to say thanks for all of the great music and that I hope everything is okay. I only got to see you once, this past year in Philly and was REALLY looking forward to hearing more Raise The Dead songs live when you guys were supposed to do your headlining tour next year. A friend of mine and I went to the show for you guys alone amongst a ton of little girls and their mothers (it was one of the Paramore shows), and even though you could only do a criminally short set, it was still TOTALLY worth it. And on top of that you guys came out and met a bunch of us who had waited for an hour or so after the set. What I said to each of you was along the lines of “Thanks for playing Dropped and for all the great music. Don’t ever stop.” Well, if you feel you must stop, then I wish you all the best with whatever you choose to do with yourselves. You’ve given us three great albums of music, countless b-sides, and a ton of hilarious moments and memories. Thanks again!
November 25th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
hey at least it’s hiatus, that’s not as bad as breaking up
BUT STILLLLLL
November 25th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
omg nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
this sucks sooooooooooooo baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaadddddddddddddd
WHY?!
November 25th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
This is so sad! I really started crying. The news was really unexpected. You guys were such an amazing band and I regret not ever going to any of your guys’ shows/concerts. A lot of your songs gave me inspiration to create new artworks. I will always love your music, I will always fall in love all over again everytime I read your lyrics, my feels will never die for this band. Man, I’d really go to your last show but Los Angeles is 7-8hrs away. I hope the best for you guys.
November 25th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Really sad to hear this news. I thought the band was really hitting full stride with Raise The Dead. It was really the best record put out by the band to date. You guys were definitely one of my favorite bands, and will definitely be missed. Hopefully you guys will get back together somewhere down the road.
Until that time comes, best of luck to all of you!
November 25th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
no…
i’m crying…
this can’t happen…
what happened to you guys?
you’re amazing song writers, and amazing players, and you guys’ve been one of my favorite bands for as long as i can remember…
:’(
i never did get to see you live
come back soon, we’ll all miss you
i miss you already.
:’(
November 25th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
I guess, we can’t be mad if you guys have decided as a band to go on hiatus, but if I had known that I would have gotten pictures with you guys at your orlando show in october! (dang…)
my friends and i make it a point to see you everytime you guys are in town, you guys are, in all honesty, one of my top 5 favorite bands. I’m really sad that I only just learned of your amazing music less than a year ago (on my birthday, actually, and it was an amazing birthday indeed, meeting you guys after you played was the best birthday present I could have ever imagined).
You’re also a hell of a lot better than half of the bands that go on tour. I’d much rather pay money to see you guys headline than to pay to see you open for someone who isn’t as good as you guys! however, i have done it before…
waitttttt…..
Sam said you guys might be headlining a tour and coming back to orlando in february!?!?
I guess he was wrong?
I hope this hiatus doesnt last long, and that you guys are back on tour again soon.
<3 you guys
November 25th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
omg. i am totally shocked. i love all of your albums and i loved watching you live. thanks for coming to milwaukee, and you guys will be welcomed back here if you ever decide to get back together
November 25th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
Also, I screwed up and said 3 great albums of music. I do indeed believe all 4 are great, just a typo. Oops.
November 25th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
WOW. This is all a shock too me. Literally just a month ago you guys made my Top 5 favorite bands. You guys are seriously one of the best in the business. However, I support your choice and I respect you guys. I do predict though that you will regroup soon. Hopefully. =] Your music is great and please, stay friends so more Phantom Planet music can be produced. Thanks for your great 15 years together and the music you have made. Best of luck.
November 25th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
When my sister called me in a panic I couldn’t believe the news. I am heartbroken.
Thank you guys for making such AMAZING music!!!! We will miss you SO much. I’m glad we got to see you at least once in San Francisco this past August. We fell on love with Phantom Planet all over again after that show. That is hands down the best concert I have EVER been too. And your acoustic set after the show made that experience unforgettable. You are all so nice! And not only are you a wonderful band, but you are some of the most amusing individuals. Thank you for all those brilliant videos you have posted for our viewing pleasure. Once again we’ll miss you, but wish you all the best.
November 25th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
best of luck boys.
you guys are amazing
November 25th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
I am hereby dubbing November 25 the worst day in the world. but, I support you decision and I wish you all the best of luck. Thank you for making great music for the past 15 years.
November 25th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
I’m guessing you guys have some idea how sad this has made so many of us fans…of course I’m no exception.
If this is everyone’s decision, I can accept it and wish each of you the very best of luck in whatever you choose to pursue now.
However, I’m so glad for all the amazing songs you’ve churned out over the years, and the amazing shows I got to see you play.
Don’t stop being amazing! We all love ya!
November 25th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
though I know it would be useless to try to change the band’s mind but please please please dont..
November 25th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Well, that is sad news, but it does make me feel better about the fact that I’m going to see you guys at the Troubadour. I’m trying to save my money, but now I know that getting tickets for the show was definitely a good idea. I cannot wait. I just feel really bad for my friend who is studying abroad for the semester and will not be able to go. She is a bigger fan than I am and was really looking to the headlining tour in February since she was out of the country the last two times I saw you guys. :-/ Oh well. I guess I can call her from the show. Good luck with everything! I can’t wait to see you in December.
November 25th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
I want to thank you first because you saved my life… your music was with me all the time for a so long time. You made the smile on my face, gave me butterflies when I saw you live twice. You are amazing, you have so much of this talent a lot wants, but can’t find. You are the reason I am still here. Why I had so much hope on this life that is so hard to live, actually. I’m… really devastated by this new, but I’ll try to keep it up. Thank you for the 15 years of amazing work. You had done so much, you are what I can call genius. I’ll always keep your music in my heart. It will be like you never been gone. I planned to get a tattoo of one sentence of your lyrics… You really have been there for me while I was changing, while I took the decision to be strong. You gave me power, you made me fierce. I could say this a million time… but I really loved your music. You are history to me. You’ll never really go. Thank you and stay strong. I’m sorry for crying, I’m probably weak. I hope I would be able to managed the plane ’til California. I got no money, but I will still try…
November 25th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
I had been planning to go for like the last month and i went on to buy tickets today and it was SOLD OUT! woe is me
November 25th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
TT~TT …no way… I heard about this through my friends on the phone! I was ready to cry when they told me… and now my parents are being butts and saying that I can’t see you guys in December… I’m crying right now… Please don’t. I met you guys on April 11, 2008, on Honda Civic in San Francisco. I didn’t get a chance to see you live because the woman driving us said “Only the crappy bands go first.” Heh. How wrong she was… And all four of you were sitting on those steps. I was watching you from the balcony with my friend, and we were trying to guess which one of you was which. Immediately, we identified Alex as being the lead singer. We found that Sam was the bassist. And sorry, Darren and Jeff, but we kinda mixed you up, because I strictly believe that it is always the drummer with lots of facial hair. (Kinda funny, because I’m a girl and a drummer.) And ever since I talked a bit to Sam and actually learned that his name was Sam, I have been hooked. I broke the bank to buy all your CDs and a Phantom Planet hoodie. This is a complete tragedy, and hopefully, my parents won’t be jackholes and tell me that I can’t go. Goddamnit, L.A. is six hours from where I live, but even if it kills me, I am going to that show! I hope you guys will later give us an explanation for all this madness, but for now, good luck and keep on being awesome!
~Micky
November 25th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
heck no, techno!
seriously?
i’m sad now.
but i’m pretty sure there’s a reason for it, so i’ll find a way to cope.
:[
November 25th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
you guys are one of my favorite bands. i love your music and love seeing you live. it’ll be so sad not to see you play again.
November 25th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
are you serious? oh no!! i mean, 15 years of awesomeness is great, but i havent even gotten to see ya yet! i just became a fan!
i wish you guys luck in everything!! <3
November 25th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Man, you guys are amazing. How sad that we won’t hear anything new from you guys together, but we all love and appreciate what you guys have made. I’m glad we get to see you play once more before it’s all over for good. Take care guys, you are all so talented and I’m excited to see what you to indvidually.
November 25th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
wwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyy???
D; you guys will still continue to be – and always be – my all time favorite band.
i’m sooo uppsettt.. i only got to enjoy you guys once live. and i never got
to got to a sit down acoustic show. D; i will still be hoping deep down that
you will form together again in the future. I love you guys, and this is very disappointing.
:[[ verma♥
November 25th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
wow, i really can’t believe this! i’m so sad mainly because i’ve just gotten into you guys as of May 2008
since i found out about you when i saw you play on the HCT… and i fell in love with you guys!
and i had the pleasure of seeing you guys with Paramore..
you put on the best live shows!!
so now at least i can still get/listen/enjoy your old albums and songs!
seirously you guys are amazing! & i wish you all the best!!
<3333
November 25th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
GUYS NO WAY IM CRYING!!!
WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS???
I’ve only been to one of your concerts.. You have no idea how many fans you have that love you soooo much, including me!!
:’[
I guess overall its your decision…
this is my first time I’ve had to deal with a band breaking up…. wow.. I’m balling right now…
what ever the reason you guys split up for, I really hope things work out. I love you all so much, (this is cliche, but…) you guys saved my life over and over with your music, especially “raise the dead”, it released so much of my anger and sadness every time I listened to it. I may not have been a fan for long, But I will always keep your record, I will always have your albums on my ipod, I will always wear your shirts, and I will always love and miss you.
I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!! D’:
Jessica
November 25th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
no….no no no no no!!!!!! no!!!!! YOU CANT BREAK UP!!!! please dont!!! i will cry like a baby!!!! life will have no more meaning if you break up. this is not funny if its a joke. you guys are amazing. so so amazing. i cant stand how amazing you guys are. I love you. no pleaseeeee dontt!!! no! I……i dont no what i will do…..i will not talk to ppl anymore. or do anything. NO! Please! you are amazing.!!!! you make such amazing music and every mood im in i can listen too you and its sooo nice! please dont. please. i will do anything. you are amazing. i love you and i wear ur shirts and have all ur songs and no. I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! please…..dont….
xoxox
Sara
Really dont break up. i will not live. life will have no meaning anymore
November 25th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
posting part two. its necessary for me to say that you are my favorite band and have been. youre the best live band ive ever heard. i love you guys to death. i wish i couldve seen you play more live but time and money dont always allow for such things but ive been ready for u guys to come back and now you arent. you are some of the funniest, down to earth guys i met in my life. most bands dont pay respect to their fans in the same way you have which i think is why you have such a strong dedicated fan base. its really sad to hear about this ‘hiatus’ but i wish all of you luck and hope to see you guys again in the future. please, please keep in touch. u can still post the blog videos, they always make my day even if that sounds kinda silly. i love you guys and you are all amazing musicians.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
i’m so sad! you guys have been my favorite band for long time! I saw you guys 4 times and I loved every moment- alex climbing the walls and personally singing to me at a show was one of the best. I hope you guys come back soon! You are all so talented and awesome people! please come back soon! good luck
November 25th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
I’m tearing up. We’ll all miss you guys. I swear you will stick in my mind as the most legitimately talented and friendly bands I know. I wish you all the best.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
It will be a lonely lonely lonely lonely day without you guys. Luckily I have a 145 phantom planet songs on my ipod to keep me company. I love you guys and will continue to support what ever solo projects you decide to do.
November 25th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
:/ indefinite hiatus…
its like blink all over again
i’ll miss you guys :[
November 25th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
I’m gonna miss you guys. You are the greatest musicians iv’e ever heard. I get depressed now when I listen to your music. I support what you do solo.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
I will always wear you over where my heart is.
The hour’s upon us now,
But none of us could have ever felt it coming…
November 25th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
omg this sucks i love you guys. i will miss going to your shows=( .
November 25th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
I’ll miss you guys a hell of alot.
And I’ll never see you live.
I never saw that coming.
I cried, but I’ll support you guys whatever you decide to do.
But whatever each of you decide, please don’t stop being amazingly creative with the things you do.
I’ll miss Phantom Planet, it will take me some time to get over it, but good luck with your future careers and don’t stop being the amazing, awesome people you are.
Thank you for all the amazing music, I’m sad that I never got to meet you to tell you that in person.
Take care, and remember rule No. 5.
November 25th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
This breaks my heart, not gonna lie, but
“there are things we cannot save
No matter how hard we try”
Love you boys.
November 25th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
oh man, and my plans to go to that show have been canceled.
what is the “so much more to write” eh???
November 25th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
That explains why the Troubadour show sold out.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:06 am
I love you guys. It’s all been great. Hope you reunite. LOVE.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:55 am
I will always love you.
November 26th, 2008 at 1:04 am
OOHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
i need you guys
thanks for all the great music though
got me a through a lot of days
and i never even got to see you live
you guys were on my list of bands to see before i die
so please come back
coz ill miss you!!!!!
=(
November 26th, 2008 at 1:26 am
umm…welll you guys are brilliant people, i just got the news from my friend… kinda sad…. but i believe it’s for a good reason, no? i guess it’s annoying cause it was only a while ago i got really into the music, and i wanted to see u livefor a while lol =] i really like phantom planet soooo… try not to stop the music for tooo long. ummm hope to see you in melbourne in at least a couple years? =] good luck !
November 26th, 2008 at 3:48 am
Will the website, your myspace and youtube stay up? OH PLEASE SAY THEY WILL.
November 26th, 2008 at 3:59 am
This band has been through so many ups and downs, ins and outs. You’re music has evolved and with it your sense of understanding.
I can understand that it’s gone for so long, and it really is something to be cherished for what it was and what it’s worth.
Your role in my life will always be a grand one. I’ve grown up listening to your music and loving every second of it. A bit broken hearted when Jason and Jacques left, but nonetheless still faithful to the music produced and the amazingness that my ears heard.
I will never stop listening to your albums, all the b-sides, the oldies, the newbies, and all the in betweens.
“One ray of sunlight” and “Sleep Machine” are two of your best songs.. as well as “By the bed” and “I don’t mind” in 3rd and fourth.
I love everything about you four, so loveable, so awesome, so open to discussion about anything. You spend time with your fans so acceptingly, and never let status get to your heads. Sarcastic, funny, witty, and talented, i know each and every one of you have an awesome life ahead of you.
I’m sad.
But all good things must come to an end.
More good things will come of it.
Thank you so much for your amazing journey. Videos and all, I will never forget the day I met you four.
Much love,
Gina
November 26th, 2008 at 5:01 am
I posted something yesterday and there were only about 18 comments… I guess the word spred
well I must have cried out loud
November 26th, 2008 at 6:47 am
you’re the nicest and the coolest band possible! i give you all my love and support =)
November 26th, 2008 at 7:26 am
Man you guys really bummed me out.
November 26th, 2008 at 8:03 am
CRAP. alex you better keep making music dammit.
November 26th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Fuck you guys! j/k.
I love you guys. Seen you for the first time in October after listening to you guys for 6 years. It was amazing. Truely epic. I thank you guys for all the memories and all the beautiful music that helped us all get through the good times and the bad. We all love you and you will truely be missed. There will never be another band like Phantom Planet. Mark my words. 23 Year old dude here on the verge of tears. lol. Anyway, Thank you once again. For everything.. Keep on keeping on. And good luck with all your future goals and dreams.
Lets continue to Raise The Dead.
Much love
Chuck Callaway
November 26th, 2008 at 9:10 am
noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
November 26th, 2008 at 9:16 am
You guys have had such a big impact on me. This tears me to shreds it does. I love you and your music, and was glad to have met you at least once. You truly are the best.
November 26th, 2008 at 10:25 am
always up and down
never down and out
im gonna miss u guys! :[
November 26th, 2008 at 10:28 am
No guy, please, don’t!!!
fuck… why all the bands that i love break up THIS YEAR?!
thanks guys for your music u____________u
i will never forget you !!
*10 years later…*
Phantom Who??
November 26th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Nooooo, it can’t be =(. You’re my favorite band. Sadly, you never came to Argentina =(.
November 26th, 2008 at 10:53 am
SEEE HOW MANY PEOPLE COMMENTED THIS!!!
YOU GUYS HAVE SOO MANY FANS
I AM SOO UPSET ABOUT THIS AND SO ARE THESE PEOPLE
YOU SHOULD NOT DO THIS =[
November 26th, 2008 at 11:22 am
I’m glad I got to see you guys perform at least once. I was THE BEST show I have ever been to. Best of luck.
November 26th, 2008 at 11:47 am
This is so unfortunate. I understand your decision and I hope for the best. Much love
November 26th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
I woke up today, and it is a nice sunny day, kinda warm for november, and I was in a Phantom Planet mood. So, I decided, which is strange cause I haven’t put you guys on in awhile, it is a Phantom Planet day. I listened to my fav. song, Anthem and then The Guest. I got on your website to see when some new stuff was coming out, and I read some terrible news..the jig is up? You guys rocked. Today is truly a sad day, I’ll be spinning your records all day. We should all come together, as the beatles said, and get a petition signed maybe that would bring the music back, or atleast put you guys on a leave knowing you have lots of fans and we all digged you guys. Good skill and God Speed.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Well, this is disappointing. It seems good things never last, even though you guys did for fifteen years. I’m glad I got to see you twice, and meet Alex and Sam back in August. Now my only regret is not staying for the acoustic session behind the pageant; I’ll never see Alex play the mandolin… I’m pretty bummed now, but good luck. I’ll always love Phantom Planet even when you don’t exist anymore.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
NOOOOOOOOO YOU GUYS CANT DO THIS!!!!
I never got to see you guys in the uk
November 26th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Oh my god. This is so sad.
I respect your descision.
I love you all.
November 26th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Oh my god I’m soooo sad. I was just telling my sister how I have to see you play and now I can’t because I live in Virginia. My life sucks right know. I totally understand, 15 years is a long time to be making music, but still I’m dissappointed. I just can’t believe it. You’ll always be my favorite band because listening to The Guest record in my stereo when I was 10 launched my music interest. Keep on rockin’
November 26th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
So yesterday i went on youtube to see any Phantom Planet music video and see the acoustic they put up and read the description and it said last show Dec 12th. I wasn’t sure exactly what it meant so i came to your website and see my worse fears confirmed. I didn’t believe it at all, but was on the verge of tears anyway. Then today in the hopes that it was a cruel joke came back to the website and there’s still no new post. So you can pretty much say my Thanksgiving Break is ruined. I don’t understand why your doing this but wish you guys the best of luck with everything that you do because you truly deserve the best of lives. I think you guys should know how appreciated you are since there’s no other band that treats there fans the way you do with the acoustic sets after the shows. (please reconsider, i don’t mind)
November 26th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Thanks for the good times. You may not be making any new music, but that doesn’t mean I can’t visit you guys in my headphones. I wish you guys all the best and hope to hear great things from each of you in the future.
November 26th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
My biggest regret is that I will never see you live because you’ve never played in Italy.I hope that in the future you’ll reform.
Wish you the best
November 26th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
but…..why? you guys are so cool and you’ve been together forever.
can you really do this to your fans?
November 26th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Absolutely love you guys. I’ve been to yours shows about 6 times over a span of seven years and they have always been the most energetic and exciting shows ever. I will be waiting for the day when you guys get back together
November 26th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
I am completely crushed, I don’t even know what to say. I’m sure you guys have good reasons for the hiatus, 15 years is a long time to be together and make music and I’m sure it has taken its toll but can i just be completely selfish for a bit when I say that I feel like I’ll be lost without your music. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to connect to a band and their music the way a have with you guys. Your music has really affected me, and I appreciate every song that I hear. To say I’m a fan would be an understatement, and I just want to thank you for putting out such wonderful and amazing cd’s. My cd collection is definately going to be lacking until you guys come back from hiatus (hopefully!!) but I wish you all the best with whatever you guys have in store. I love you all and the world won’t be the same without a little Phantom Planet in it!! <3
November 26th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
I’m so sorry to hear that, guys, I hope everything is ok. I’m really glad now that I decided to drive up to Toronto for that last show in September, even though I had just seen you a month before. You guys have been so nice every time I’ve met you (even on that street corner in Detroit
), and you are terrific musicians and performers. Have a nice break after all that touring, and best of luck in the future.
November 26th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
well, Im not going to yell or get angry although i am upset. I love you all, and will always be a fen. If you return I will continue to love your music and crazy personalities.
You have your reasons, I wont be one of those fans to be like: DONT DO THIS TO US!
I cant stop you.
But i was looking forward to seeing you in february. I wish you all the best!
November 26th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
I’m so sad right now. I went to my first show when I was 15 and am 26 now. I remember waiting in line for hours, helping Suzanne and some other fans out at the car wash for you guys and road trips to San Fransisco to see the shows. The guys always were so grateful for their fans. This is a sad day for all of us long time fans. I love you guys and always will, memories that have lasted so long. And yes, never forgetting Alex’s birthday gifts. You guys will truly be missed.
November 26th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
this makes me sad but i respect and understand your decision.
thank you so much for making amazing music <3
November 26th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
I don’t really know what to say to this.
Other then I guess I never will get Sam’s signature on my yellow converse along with the rest of Phantom Planet.
And that you guys promised in Philly you’d be back in February.
And that I guess we’ll never know the secret message on Raise The Dead (or maybe all your other fans have figured it out and I’m just dumb. :’D ).
And that my mom will be as sad as me when I tell her this…
(Okay. Maybe I do know a few things to say.)
You all are amazing guys. I hope all of you continue to make music and if not… I wish you luck in all your future endeavors. (:
November 26th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
I fully support your decision if you all fell that it is the right thing to do. I will miss you all as I will miss Phantom Planet, I just wish that you were doing one final tour, headlining in February and a b-side recorded I’d been awaiting. Right now I’m just glad I was able to meet you all watch you in Denver, seen the best after show ever played in Denver as well, but most of all I’m glad I was able to know your music while you were/are still together, and gain inspiration happiness and entertainment from all of you, so thank you. We all love you and hope that you go down the path that you all want, together of separate. All though I want you all to be happy I wish that this decision could be avoided, on November 25th you, Phantom Planet, announced our “braking up” and my Great Aunt died almost exactly one hour after I found out. I have made a choice myself though, I have decided to celebrate the existence of Phantom Planet rather than morn the passing of Phantom Planet. Alex, Darren, Jeff, and Sam thank you and good luck with what ever you life will bring you now.
November 26th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
i wish i didnt live on the east coast.
i think were all going to miss you, and im sure everyones going through the 5 stages of grief as my friend just informed me i was. who knew? anyways, thanks for all those years of incredible music and just being absolutely beast in general.
lots of love to all of you, and i mean that
you stay sexy phantom planet.
November 26th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
what can i say? you guys are so amazing and i support your decision, but im just sad i never got to see you guys in concert. you look so freaking amazing in concert! it gives me goosebumps in the best way possible
. i just wish you guys all the best of luck, hope you guys are happy. watching your vlogs made me so happy, you are hilarious! ill miss that! maybe you’re all haunted. anyways, wish you the best of luck. hope you had fun as a band, i know i sure did 
much love.
p.s i like ten men, say it again!
November 26th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
AHH! This breaks me heart!
I’m almost to the point of crying, to be totally honest!
I just found out about you guys once you joined with Fueled By Ramen,
And you’re now my favorite band! You’re music is amazing!
Everything about your band is absolutely positively amazing
My heart honestly is paining me right now
AWWW, noooooo.
So, this is really depressing
Well, I hope you guys are very happy in the times to come
I wish you all the best
And please come back together sometime . . .
In the meantime I’ll be sure to collect all your merchandise!
Anddd . . . do everything a fan could possibly do!
I will stay loyal!
Well, I guess that’s all.
Sorry for my ranting
Love you guys!
November 26th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Uh…first of all NOOO!!! [Insert more ooo's and !!!!'s and throw in a couple 1's while your at it.]
Second of all, if your first show was in 94, it’d be 14 years, not 15. *nod*
November 26th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
everything said above, below, and more.
i can’t wait to see what you guys can accomplish, no matter who it’s with. I’ll never forgot the five months I obsessed over you guys, and i still will be months and years from now. I was sad, but hey, life goes on, and I can’t help but say I admire this choice.
I love you guys, good luck, and i send my best wishes to all four of you, and I hope each of you can still effect me the way you guys did together.
Remember one thing, WE love you, and we’ll miss you.
November 26th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
I’ll miss everything about Phantom Planet, the mindblowing amazing music, the hilarious videos, your slapfights, all the great things about each of you guys. I can’t help but come back here everyday even though it makes me sad.
Your music has opened up so many new things to me in life and I want to thank you so much for that.
I’ll cherish your music for the rest of my life.
I’ll always miss you guys, and don’t ever stop making music.
Sending love and luck,
Alice
November 27th, 2008 at 12:46 am
It can’t be!!!!!!!!!! Please tell me it’s not true….OMG…!! I miss you already. you guys, please remember this, we’ll never forget you and your music and we love you forever. you and your music are in my heart and will always be in my heart forever.
November 27th, 2008 at 3:21 am
I wrote the following to my friend, and it’s truly from my heart; I’m teary eyed as I type this. I can only hope that one of you boys will happen across it. I know there are a lot of comments here.
“They were such a huge part of my adolescence. It really is the end of an era for me. I think we are some of the very few and proud fans who have stuck it out and understand how bittersweet this is.
They never did get the true recognition they deserved for being…what? A great pop band. Just that. Nothing more, nothing less. A bunch of goofy guys with something genuine to share. And all these shitty bands passed them by, and catapulted to undeserved fame, while they stayed true to themselves and never just coasted by on their 15 minutes of Jason Schwartzman fame or California hype. They reinvented and reimagined, and faded in and out of obscurity, and it wasn’t ever fair, but they stuck it out for FIFTEEN YEARS and kept doing what they loved.
It might be time. It might be the best thing. But goddamn if it doesn’t hurt.”
Good luck, and don’t be strangers, guys. We’ll miss you terribly.
November 27th, 2008 at 4:22 am
As probably the oldest guy to appreciate your music, I am saddened by the news. I understand the need to move on professionally and personally completely, however I share the emotions of your audience. Your music was exceptional and fresh. Best to all of you.
November 27th, 2008 at 5:35 am
The code???
I like Ten Men…
This is some fucking funny shit…..
You want me unconscious…
If I get one ray of sunlight to hold in my hand maybe we can be happy and then…….
I could tell from the minute I woke up
It was gonna be a lonely lonely lonely lonely day……….
November 27th, 2008 at 6:45 am
Well, I’m not gonna cry (though I think I will soon) but I am gonna say OK. I respect that you guys have your reasons, and I respect that this is what you think is for the best. I’m also gonna say I’ll miss you.
You guys are amazing.
<3
November 27th, 2008 at 7:09 am
Aww.. I’m really going to miss you guys. Your music is fantastic! I was hoping for Phantom Planet to come back to philly, thats when i first saw you at the paramore concert. Right then and there i fell in love with phantom planet.. Were all going to miss you!
November 27th, 2008 at 9:09 am
this is sad. i saw you guys twice this year (w/ paramore and on honda civic) i loved raise the dead. and i support your desicion, although i will miss you because you put on a kick ass live show. hope all is well for the future, i will treasure the moments ive spent listening to gerenimo on the loudest volume ever getting weird looks from other people in cars. phantom planet rocks
November 27th, 2008 at 9:23 am
This is not good news. However I do agree that 15 years is a long time, and I respect your guys’ decision; We’re all gonna keep listening to your music anyway. Good luck with everything! We love you!
November 27th, 2008 at 9:58 am
ive been looking forward to the next philly show in february since october…
this sucks.
November 27th, 2008 at 10:15 am
gonna miss you guys…
have fun with whatever you do.
xx
November 27th, 2008 at 11:47 am
This is like the worst day of my life, worse than when my grandma died. LOve you guys and always will.
November 27th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
BUZZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IF YOUR HERE!!!!!!!!!!! READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t want to leave you hate mail. but my bestfriend is going to die because of this. we watched you in your acoustic show and she was over flowing with excitment!! i love to make her happy cuz shes on the verge of emo. she made alex a birthday presnet and wrote him freaky cards, she loves him. you guys made a HUGE difference in her life. and she had to find out on THanks Giving?!?!?!!?! she is SO not thankful!!!!!! i really like you guys too. and it makes me really sad cuz i remember that i met the whole band and i hugged you guys and you signed my tshirt and stuff. and now i have this really disappointed feeling cuz you guys probly don’t remember me at all and im just some girl who says that shes seen you before. i love you guys though:) but why are breaking up and not even tell your fans why? that really hurts. i hope you guys do something about everything. happy thanksgiving:)
Your deeply concerned fan,
Gabriela
November 27th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
I don’t believe this… I will die without going to any shows… worse day of my life, i love this band, and i’ll always love.^^
Thanks for everything
November 27th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
*sniffle* …
November 27th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
are you serious? i just dont understand. im not sure its fair to take away one of america’s only good bands.
November 27th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Most people quit before great things happen. Don’t be that. Be great. Please!
xoxo…I will be at the Troubadour…so ya better snap a pic with me! *wink
November 27th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
I had to take a few days before I replied. A few days to think. I respect your decision even though it’s probably one of the worst things that have happened to me. Thank you for everything. Your music means more to me than you can possibly know. It’s helped me through a lot of bad stuff that’s happening. And we will always have to wonderful music you’ve created.
Have fun and good luck with whatever comes next, and thank you, so, so much for everything.
November 28th, 2008 at 7:21 am
aww…that’s very sad. I saw you guys opening for Panic at the disco. You guys were really good. I am not the biggest fan of you guys but I am sorry to hear this. 15 years is a long time though. :]
<33333
November 28th, 2008 at 9:21 am
Man, sucks for us. At least we still have 15 years’ worth of your music to love.
I almost saw you guys in Connecticut this year, but ended up not going. I really regret it now, seeing as I’ll probably never get a chance to see you again.
This is so sad, but I support your decision and wish you all the best of luck.
November 28th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
I heard about the news yesterday. It made me so sad , you couldn’t believe. I got drunk tonight. Not entirely because of it. To say “you are my favourite band” sound stupid , to hate you because you want an end to a beautiful story…That is stupid. But every time I was happy, sad or angry…I had you guys. I mean your music! I know you made the best decision you can. But I can t stop feeling sad about it. You re people I don’t know and I don’t care to not have you as my best friend. But you are people who s music and feeling were there for the last 10 years…I can believe this could be the end… I don’t have very much money but I get a Christmas bonus and I am really thinking about spend it to see you last concert…I never was the kind of girl to do stuff like that. I mean spend, don’t think…but you and I mean all the member of phantom planet…from the beginning. love Jason and Jacques and love Jeff…no differences! I am sorry for writing you these drunken stuff…but I am going to miss you. More than you think…your music was my friend. it made me happy or help me get away with the tears…it s like loosing a friend. my best friend. I am wishing you the best…but you have to know it hurts more than I wish it would!
November 28th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
thanks for ruining my holidays….not a good time to announce this!!!
November 28th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
F THIS! I dont think you realize how much of a lifeline to our happiness you were for the past seven years. You really were. We’ve traveled cross country to see you and every place in between and there was always a reason that we did. Each album that you guys have put out has been better and better- not many bands can say that. We’re at a loss right now for exactly how we feel, but we do wish you all individually the best BUT NOTHING WILL EVER COMPARE TO PHANTOM PLANET!
Love,
Lisa and Sarah
November 28th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
I just..wow.
I love you guys, and it’s so freaking sad to hear this.
But if you guys feel like you need to, then okay. As fans we have to trust you on this.
I’m really pissed at the fact I live in Florida and know no one in LA right now though. >.<
And at the fact that I didn’t get to see you the last time you were down here.
The last time I saw you guys was with Panic for the Honda Civic Tour.
I wish the best for all of you.
[i lovelovelovelovelovelovelovelovelovelove you all. no matter what.]
November 29th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
I’ll catch you later kids
November 30th, 2008 at 7:31 am
you cannot do this to me ;__; im from mexico ,i have 16 years.. you are my favorite music bad since i have 10 years ;__; y never had the opportunity yo see you on a live show ;__;… and now i cantgo to los angels
, i cry so much the last 3 days, and seriously i really cry.. i bought a ticket with a friend living in USA, even if i didnt had the opportunity to saw you i had the ticket from your last show ;__; i love you guys seriously
November 30th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
This is a bummer, but I’m glad you released Raise the Dead and toured on it for a bit. I haven’t missed a show in Philly, NJ, or NYC since 2004 and I wouldn’t trade the memories I made with my friends for another show. Thanks for some great times.
December 1st, 2008 at 10:56 am
*Epic Sadface* Noooooooooooooooooooooooes! ):
December 1st, 2008 at 3:34 pm
ummmmm i’m really sad
what am i gonna do without phantom planet?
like why can’t you guys just take a temporary break why does it have to be indefinite?
raise the dead is one of my favorite albums.
thanks.
December 2nd, 2008 at 1:08 pm
oh my god noooooooooooo! i heard that you guys would be doing a headlining tour in february, so i came on here to see if you posted any dates yet and found this posting instead!! i am truly sad right now. you guys are one of my FAVORITE bands of all time, and seriously one of the BEST bands out there now. you are unique and original. you know how to make a great album, not just how to make a great song. and you guys put on a sick show. oh man. wish i was able to make that last show
December 2nd, 2008 at 3:03 pm
i actually started crying when i saw this. im so upset because i couldnt go to your show in nyc cuz i was one month from being 16. urghhhhhh. but your music is great and just because you wont be making any more, doesnt mean i will stop listening to it. thank you for my favorite songs!!!
December 2nd, 2008 at 5:37 pm
hey so that really sucks that its over but it was great while it lasted. so i have a funny question to ask…im positive at a conor oberst show in october during the likes set alex was standing behind me and darren infront of me but i didnt say anything cuz, ya know, what do you say? anyway, heres the random question, alex, do you by any chance have a smaller size dog named lincon? cuz if you dont, theres a guy that looks just like you with a dog named lincon going to the dog park in fullerton….
December 2nd, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Well, good luck with other things, but i am crying
frick i wanted to see an acoustic show so bad. i even worked on tabs so i could play with you alex 
i love you guys anyway.
-Erin
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:28 pm
I love you all, and I hope the ending of the band was a peaceful break up between you. Your music is amazing (even my teacher thinks you all are beastly). Be proud of all that you have accomplished and all the lives you have touched!
With love,
Alice.
December 2nd, 2008 at 10:50 pm
I heard the rumors and i wanted to believe that it wasnt true but it unfortunantly was…!!! i am sooooo sad, i only got to go to 2-3 of your concerts and i was looking forward to more…even tho yall are not going to be doing anymore live concerts i am and always will be a HUGE PHANTOM PLANET PHAN!!!!
December 3rd, 2008 at 10:46 am
I’m so sad
But I wish good luck to all of you. Phantom Planet was and will ever be my favorite Band! You gave me something wonderful and changed my life postively.
my wish was to see a live performance of you guys
i’ll remember you guys! you’re so great!!!!
December 3rd, 2008 at 11:29 am
okay funny story in a time of sadness.
the day i read this blog was the same day my boyfriend broke up with me…
and i didnt cry when we broke up
but i cried when i read this
thats how much i love you guys
December 3rd, 2008 at 8:01 pm
I can’t help but wonder if this is because Alex is going to do that solo album. Which, honestly, I wouldn’t particularly mind. I’ve been following you guys for like, 6 years now. You’re one of my favorite bands, ever. And we’ve all had a great time together over the years, and yeah, it’s sad that you’re ending this now, especially since you guys had FINALLY made it to the “big time”. A strange decision, definitely. Keep us posted, guys. -Raven from Seattle
December 5th, 2008 at 12:22 am
omg!
why ae you doing this?
i need answers.
this is horrible.
xo
taylor and tori
December 5th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
……….that just TOTALLLY ruined my day……….awwwwwwwwwww………ive seen you guys twice and youre reallllly amazing……….thats so sad! well i still love you guys….
December 5th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
……….i cant believe this……..that totally sucks, i really love you guys. i saw you twice and you were always the best band of the night. which is why im pretty upset you guys are breaking up. well i love you guys anyway……..
December 5th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
I saw you open for Paramore twice in August – and you were really good. I’m happy I was able to see you live – and you made a new fan not only in me, but in my girlfriend Ashley as well. Thanks for some good music to listen to in the car or on my iPOD, and thanks for the 2 really good sets.
-Ryan
December 6th, 2008 at 10:18 am
I am going to go to sleep now and hope and pray that this is a bad dream.
December 9th, 2008 at 2:21 am
why? why does the best band end write music?
I still love you forever!
(sorry for bad english, i´m from austria! ^^)
December 9th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Well I hope you guys are all okay and I support your decision. Thanks for all the years of great music! xoxo
December 10th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Oh my God I Just heard about you guys like 2 months ago and now its over. You are the best you booted Jonas brothers out of my top rated. i cant believe this you are my favorite band. i really love you guys and i’m going to buy all of your cds. thank you soooooooooooooooooooo much for playing at all. il really miss you and i wish you could keep playing i havent even been to one of your concerts but i wish you luck and i hope you have a lot of fun and keep playing even if its nt in concert or anything you are reall y great.
December 12th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
i miss u guys. california here we come =) i realised the band when i watchin THE O.C. may be i dont love the oc that much if i dont listen california… good luck all. life goes on.
December 15th, 2008 at 10:12 am
why…WHY the hell is this happening? is there even a reason for it? i’m so sad. you guys were awesome and now you’re ending it? way to disappoint all the people who looked up to you..
December 16th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
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December 16th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
You guys are amazing and played for an amazing 14 years. i love you all so much and I have turned so many people in fans of yall. Best wishes for whatever you plan to do with your lives. I support you all the way tho. Atlanta and the Masquerade will miss you.. i will miss the videos on youtube tho haha they never fail to make me crack up:) HADOUKEN!!! anyways please post a goodbye video that would be awesome!:) wow i dont even know what to say.. i am vey sad about you ending it but youll rock out on whatever you decide to do haha i just want to let you know that i love you guys so much:) darren you have the funniest laugh haha sam i like the breakdancing and being bored stuck in the crevice, alex you have great hair haha and an AMAZING singer! jeff your a great filmer and a great drummer
you will always be on my ipod and im my head haha accually im listening to quarantine right now. I know this was long but i LOVE and respect you guys so much. i guess what im trying to say is it wont be the same without you but just know that were all still HARDCORE fans–i love you and will miss you
–love dani
December 17th, 2008 at 11:00 am
I’ve only seen you guys once, but when I did it was one of the best nights of my life.
Thank you so much, for just doing what you guys do best.
I wish all of you guys the best.
December 17th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
It’s sad to lose you guys, my favorite song is “BEST BAND” because you are the “BEST F…..N BAND IN THE WORLD!”
I wish you the best, thank you for all the great music
December 18th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Awwwwwwwwww. I’ll still love you guyss. It makes me sad though.
December 18th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
Well,
You guys rock and I wish you all the best.
And I really hope that it is not a hiatus that will turn into a break up in 3 months.
December 18th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Wow.I’m so sad! :’( You guys will be greatly missed.I’ve only seen you guys once,but it was UH-MAZING.I love you guys!
December 19th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Whoa! I randomly come n check up on this site n it stinks that I missed the last show! I’ve been a fan since I was 15 n now I’m 23. My first show was at the glasshouse where maroon 5 opened for u guys!!! I mean schwartman was still in the band! It was pretty cool. Its unfortunate but hey obla di! It was fun while it lasted n its still going when I’m on the freeway listening to music or when my I pod lands on a phantom planet song or when I gotta hear one ray of sunlight to remind me of my teens! Thanks u guys have held a place in my heart! Oh n u peeps need to really respect the bands decision some of u guys are pretty irrational if ur a true fan u all would be understand where these guys are coming from. I mean I was laughing at the comment stated by one fan mentioning they “wasted” money on albums!?! N a psychological analysis on why bands break up! What is that?
December 20th, 2008 at 4:58 am
N for the record my favorite phantom planet memory is when I was 17 my friend jen n I went to sunset Junction n our asses got there late cuz my dumb ass didn’t know where junction was. The fortunate part is I was near Jacques in the dandy warhols crowd, donated 5 bucks to charity even tho at the time I was a charity case myself and now know the correct way to junction since I live in Hollywood now. Like pocahontas said ill c u just around the river bend or in our case the other side of the 101 freeway u Angelenos!
December 20th, 2008 at 5:16 am
DAMNIT!!!!! YOU MADE ME CRY!!!!! WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO US!?!?!? WAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
December 21st, 2008 at 10:02 am
HI:
I bought your tour ep and album and liked it . Then I saw you on tour with Paramore on a few dates and thought you were breaking up, guess I was right!
John
December 22nd, 2008 at 2:01 pm
love you guys.
i’m so sad i got into you guys so late that i couldnt see you guys play live! i completely support your decision and all of your fans will miss you a lot. keep on doing what you love!!!
December 22nd, 2008 at 7:47 pm
this is really saddening, but we’ll all still have 15 years worth of music to enjoy from you guys.
and it really bothers me that people are getting mad at you guys. seriously, calm down people.
December 22nd, 2008 at 10:41 pm
my friend told me this while we were caroling. I thing I said back to her was, “i am gonna forget you said that.”
it’s sad and sucky :\
You guys rock just to let cha’ know
December 23rd, 2008 at 2:51 pm
I’m so bummed I didn’t know about you guys earlier.
Seriously, you are the most entertaining/amazing band.
Come back to us soon
*sniffle*
December 23rd, 2008 at 5:20 pm
This is of course, horrible news.
I heard through a friend, who is very upset over the issue.
Now, I could waste this time with a bunch of pleading and begging and groveling…etc etc.
But I won’t.
What I will do is say:
Thank you so much for everything you have done so far.
I will still support the group and each person within the band, even when things end.
I am so glad I got to hear you play in Maine. We are a “small” state, so to have an amazing group perform here was quite outstanding.
No matter the reason, Phantom Planet will go on surviving in many, many hearts.
December 25th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Guys my names Garrett. Im 12 and i really really like your songs. I wish you guys would come back. I got a guitar for my birthday and started to play. I hope someday i become a great guitarist like Alex or Samm. i haven’t herd any other song than California. But once i listend i knew the All American Rejects stunk. And that you guys are and will be forever my favorite band ever. I hope that you guys will stay and become a band again. You guys should make more songs like California. Now im not one of those fans who are all moshy. I want you to be my friend and help me with advice to become a better guitar player. If i become a really good guitar player im going to have a show and dedicate that song to you. I hope this inspires you. i really like you guys bye
May 11th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Oh no D: i only just heard about this.please dont do it. is there a hope you will regroup? please tell me there is because you are one of the most inspirational bands ive ever heard.i love you guys.
i hope you get everything you want from this, x
May 12th, 2009 at 4:43 am