Summer Tour 2nd Leg Announced

FINALLY! The 2nd half of the summer tour has been announced. Included in the dates is the much rumored headlining slot at San Francisco's Outside Lands Festival. Also of note is the lack of Red Rocks dates that many fans thought would be coming. This short second leg that wraps up in less than 2 weeks has me leaning to two thoughts here.
1) Phish is hitting the studio and will take the fall/winter to record
2.) Summer ticket sales have been so lackluster they don't want to risk a low yielding tour.

Phish Summer Tour (2nd Leg)
8/05 - The Gorge Amphitheater, George, WA
8/06 - The Gorge Amphitheater, George, WA
8/08 - Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA
8/09 - Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harvey's, Lake Tahoe, CA
8/10 - Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harvey's, Lake Tahoe, CA
8/12 - Outside Lands Festival, San Francisco, CA
8/15 - UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL
8/16 - UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL
8/17 - UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL