Colonel Forbin's Ascent
Played 131 times. Current gap: 5 shows. · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1993-05-03 | Set 1 | 15:24 |
| 2000-09-30 | Set 2 | 14:22 |
| 1993-02-07 | Set 1 | 14:16 |
| 1992-12-31 | Set 2 | 13:37 |
| 1993-04-13 | Set 1 | 13:20 |
Length by set
Where a song lands changes what it is: a Set 2 version of a jam vehicle runs far longer than the same song opening Set 1. One catalogue-wide average would hide exactly that.
| Set | Versions | Median | Average | Longest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | 75 | 6:39 | 7:51 | 15:24 |
| Set 2 | 19 | 7:45 | 8:51 | 14:22 |
| Set 3 | 2 | 7:25 | 7:25 | 9:04 |
Based on 96 of 131 performances — only phish.in tracks that map to exactly one song are counted, so bundled segues and in-set repeats are left out rather than guessed at.
Every performance
| Date | Set | Venue | Gap | Length | Before | After |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 21 | — | Bold As Love | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 2026-04-18 | Set 1 | SPHERE, Las Vegas | 96 bustout | — | Reba | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 2023-12-31 | Set 3 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 112 bustout | — | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 2021-08-31 | Set 1 | SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE, Mountain View | 113 bustout | — | Glide | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 2017-07-30 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 76 bustout | — | Nellie Kane | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 2015-08-09 | Set 1 | ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE, East Troy | 57 bustout | — | The Very Long Fuse | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 2013-12-31 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 85 bustout | — | Llama | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 2011-08-17 | Set 1 | UIC PAVILION, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Chicago | 8 | — | (opens set) | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 2011-07-03 | Set 1 | WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL, Watkins Glen | 4 | — | The Curtain | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 2011-06-17 | Set 1 | VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE - CHARLOTTE, Charlotte | 47 | — | Sample in a Jar | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 2010-07-04 | Set 1 | VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK, Alpharetta | 42 | — | Punch You in the Eye | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 2009-08-14 | Set 1 | THE COMCAST THEATRE, Hartford | 104 bustout | — | NICU | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 2000-09-30 | Set 2 | THOMAS & MACK CENTER, Las Vegas | 155 bustout | — | AC/DC Bag | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1998-08-07 | Set 1 | WALNUT CREEK AMPHITHEATER, Raleigh | 58 bustout | — | Ghost | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1997-08-14 | Set 2 | DARIEN LAKE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Darien Center | 82 bustout | — | Jam | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1996-10-31 | Set 1 | THE OMNI, Atlanta | 17 | — | Reba | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1996-08-07 | Set 2 | RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE, Morrison | 24 | — | Free | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1995-12-31 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 15 | — | Maze | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1995-12-01 | Set 1 | HERSHEYPARK ARENA, Hershey | 34 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1995-10-05 | Set 2 | MEMORIAL COLISEUM, Portland | 44 | — | Runaway Jim | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1994-11-30 | Set 1 | CAMPUS RECREATION CENTER, EVERGREEN COLLEGE, Olympia | 8 | — | Reba | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1994-11-17 | Set 1 | HARA ARENA, Dayton | 4 | — | Dog Faced Boy | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1994-11-04 | Set 1 | ONONDAGA WAR MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, Syracuse | 5 | — | David Bowie | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1994-10-27 | Set 1 | UNIVERSITY HALL, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, Charlottesville | 9 | — | Maze | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1994-10-14 | Set 1 | MCALISTER AUDITORIUM, TULANE UNIVERSITY, New Orleans | 12 | — | Rift | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1994-07-08 | Set 1 | GREAT WOODS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, Mansfield | 7 | — | AC/DC Bag | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1994-06-26 | Set 1 | MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, Charleston | 8 | — | AC/DC Bag | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1994-06-16 | Set 2 | STATE THEATRE, Minneapolis | 9 | — | Run Like an Antelope | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1994-05-25 | Set 1 | WARFIELD THEATRE, San Francisco | 22 | — | Stash | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1994-04-24 | Set 2 | GRADY COLE CENTER, Charlotte | 10 | — | Julius | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1994-04-11 | Set 2 | SNIVELY ARENA, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham | 7 | — | Maze | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1993-12-30 | Set 1 | CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIC CENTER, Portland | 10 | — | Paul and Silas | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1993-08-15 | Set 1 | THE MACAULEY THEATER, Louisville | 6 | — | Stash | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1993-08-07 | Set 1 | DARIEN LAKE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Darien Center | 5 | — | Maze | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1993-07-29 | Set 1 | TENNESSEE THEATRE, Knoxville | 17 | — | My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1993-05-03 | Set 1 | STATE THEATRE, New Brunswick | 5 | — | Split Open and Melt | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1993-04-25 | Set 1 | KUHL GYM, SUNY GENESEO, Geneseo | 3 | — | Runaway Jim | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1993-04-21 | Set 1 | NEWPORT MUSIC HALL, Columbus | 5 | — | Maze | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1993-04-13 | Set 1 | MEMORIAL HALL, Kansas City | 4 | — | Possum | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1993-04-05 | Set 1 | HUB BALLROOM, Seattle | 8 | — | Stash | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1993-03-25 | Set 2 | SANTA CRUZ CIVIC AUDITORIUM, Santa Cruz | 1 | — | Uncle Pen | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1993-03-22 | Set 2 | CREST THEATRE, Sacramento | 2 | — | AC/DC Bag | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1993-03-18 | Set 1 | THE PALACE, Hollywood | 6 | — | Maze | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1993-03-08 | Set 1 | SWEENEY CENTER, Santa Fe | 6 | — | Llama | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1993-02-25 | Set 1 | THE CAMEO THEATRE, Miami Beach | 4 | — | Maze | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1993-02-19 | Set 1 | ROXY THEATRE, Atlanta | 8 | — | Maze | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1993-02-07 | Set 1 | LISNER AUDITORIUM, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Washington | 5 | — | Sparkle | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1992-12-31 | Set 2 | MATTHEWS ARENA, NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Boston | 7 | — | Sparkle | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1992-12-08 | Set 1 | BARRYMORE THEATRE, Madison | 3 | — | Llama | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1992-12-04 | Set 1 | MISSISSIPPI NIGHTS, St. Louis | 5 | — | Maze | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1992-11-27 | Set 1 | THE CAPITOL THEATRE, Port Chester | 3 | — | Divided Sky | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1992-11-21 | Set 1 | PRITCHARD GYM, SB SPORTS COMPLEX, SUNY STONY BROOK, Stony Brook | 47 | — | Maze | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1992-05-17 | Set 1 | ACHILLES RINK, UNION COLLEGE, Schenectady | 8 | — | Llama | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1992-05-06 | Set 1 | ST. ANDREW'S HALL, Detroit | 2 | — | Brother | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1992-05-02 | Set 1 | CABARET METRO, Chicago | 4 | — | Runaway Jim | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1992-04-24 | Set 1 | ROSELAND THEATER, Portland | 2 | — | Runaway Jim | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1992-04-21 | Set 2 | REDWOOD ACRES FAIRGROUNDS, Eureka | 3 | — | Dinner and a Movie | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1992-04-16 | Set 1 | ANACONDA THEATRE, Isla Vista | 10 | — | Maze | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1992-03-31 | Set 1 | THE BLUE NOTE, Columbia | 5 | — | Llama | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1992-03-24 | Set 1 | FLOOD ZONE, Richmond | 3 | — | Llama | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1992-03-19 | Set 1 | PALACE THEATRE, New Haven | 9 | — | Dinner and a Movie | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1991-12-07 | Set 1 | THE MUSIC HALL, Portsmouth | 8 | — | Foam | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1991-11-20 | Set 1 | CAMPUS CLUB, Providence | 4 | — | Possum | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1991-11-13 | Set 2 | LOVE AUDITORIUM, DAVIDSON COLLEGE, Davidson | 5 | — | David Bowie | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1991-11-02 | Set 1 | LORY STUDENT CENTER THEATRE, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, Fort Collins | 4 | — | Bouncing Around the Room | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1991-10-27 | Set 2 | ELK BALLROOM, Telluride | 7 | — | Llama | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1991-10-13 | Set 1 | NORTH SHORE SURF CLUB, Olympia | 7 | — | The Landlady | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1991-09-30 | Set 1 | THE DUGOUT LOUNGE, OHIO UNIVERSITY, Athens | 17 | — | Stash | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1991-07-14 | Set 1 | TOWNSHEND FAMILY PARK, Townshend | 6 | — | My Sweet One | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1991-05-16 | Set 1 | THE STING, New Britain | 4 | — | Divided Sky | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1991-05-04 | Set 2 | SOMERVILLE THEATRE, Somerville | 1 | — | Llama | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1991-05-02 | Set 1 | THE CHANCE, Poughkeepsie | 4 | — | The Landlady | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1991-04-21 | Set 2 | SUNY POTSDAM, Potsdam | 4 | — | The Landlady | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1991-04-15 | Set 1 | THE GATHERING PLACE, NORRIS UNIVERSITY CENTER, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Evanston | 5 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1991-04-04 | Set 1 | WOW HALL, Eugene | 2 | — | Llama | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1991-03-31 | Set 1 | BERKELEY SQUARE, Berkeley | 2 | — | Runaway Jim | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1991-03-23 | Set 1 | THE INFERNO, Steamboat Springs | 2 | — | Possum | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1991-03-16 | Set 1 | TEN MILE ROOM, Breckenridge | 18 | — | Rocky Top | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1991-02-08 | Set 1 | THE MUSIC HALL, Portsmouth | 7 | — | Buried Alive | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1990-12-28 | Set 1 | THE MARQUEE, New York | 2 | — | Llama | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1990-12-02 | Set 1 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 3 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1990-11-26 | Set 2 | THE HAUNT, Ithaca | 10 | — | Uncle Pen | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1990-11-02 | Set 2 | GLENN MILLER BALLROOM, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, Boulder | 15 | — | Suzy Greenberg | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1990-10-07 | Set 1 | CLUB BENE, Sayreville | 9 | — | Destiny Unbound | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1990-09-21 | Set 2 | SOMERVILLE THEATRE, Somerville | 14 | — | Stash | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1990-06-01 | Set 1 | THE COTTON CLUB, Atlanta | 22 | — | Reba | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1990-04-20 | Set 1 | RAMSKELLER, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, Fort Collins | 2 | — | Bouncing Around the Room | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1990-04-14 | Set 1 | THE INFERNO, Steamboat Springs | 4 | — | Divided Sky | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1990-04-07 | Set 2 | EL DORADO CAFé, Crested Butte | 8 | — | Golgi Apparatus | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1990-03-09 | Set 1 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 4 | — | Bouncing Around the Room | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1990-03-02 | Set 1 | THE CHANCE, Poughkeepsie | 1 | — | Take the 'A' Train | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1990-02-25 | Set 1 | 8X10 CLUB, Baltimore | 13 | — | My Sweet One | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1990-01-28 | Set 1 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 14 | — | Carolina | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1989-11-30 | Set 2 | THE PARADISE, Boston | 5 | — | Possum | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1989-11-03 | Set 1 | TREE CAFE, Portland | 1 | — | (opens set) | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1989-10-31 | Set 2 | GODDARD COLLEGE, Plainfield | 0 | — | Reba | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1989-10-28 | Set 1 | THE CHANCE, Poughkeepsie | 1 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1989-10-22 | Set 1 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 1 | — | La Grange | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1989-10-20 | Set 1 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 1 | — | Bundle of Joy | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1989-10-13 | Set 2 | COPPERFIELD'S, Syracuse | 0 | — | AC/DC Bag | (closes set) |
| 1989-10-12 | Set 1 | MABEL BROWN ROOM, KEENE STATE COLLEGE, Keene | 6 | — | AC/DC Bag | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1989-09-14 | Set 1 | MACPHIE PUB, TUFTS UNIVERSITY, Medford | 1 | — | Foam | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1989-08-26 | Set 1 | TOWNSHEND FAMILY PARK, Townshend | 10 | — | Fluffhead | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1989-05-28 | Set 1 | IAN MCLEAN'S PARTY, CONNIE CONDON'S FARM, Hebron | 8 | — | Run Like an Antelope | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1989-05-06 | Set 1 | COLLIS CENTER, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Hanover | 2 | — | AC/DC Bag | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1989-05-01 | Set 2 | PEARL STREET BALLROOM, Northampton | 8 | — | Icculus | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1989-04-07 | Set 1 | OLD STONE CHURCH, Newmarket | 9 | — | (opens set) | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1989-03-03 | Set 2 | LIVING AND LEARNING CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Burlington | 1 | — | Walk Away | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1989-02-24 | Set 1 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 1 | — | Foam | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1989-02-18 | Set 1 | OLD STONE CHURCH, Newmarket | 3 | — | I Didn't Know | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1989-02-06 | Set 3 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 0 | — | The Ballad of Curtis Loew | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1989-01-26 | Set 2 | THE PARADISE, Boston | 1 | — | Icculus | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1988-12-17 | Set 1 | OLD STONE CHURCH, Newmarket | 0 | — | Possum | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1988-12-10 | Set 1 | THE RED BARN, HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE, Amherst | 1 | — | Wilson | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1988-12-02 | Set 2 | MOLLY'S CAFE, Boston | 0 | — | Dinner and a Movie | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1988-11-11 | Set 2 | OLD STONE CHURCH, Newmarket | 8 | — | Golgi Apparatus | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1988-09-08 | Set 1 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 1 | — | AC/DC Bag | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1988-08-22 | Set 1 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 0 | — | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1988-08-13 | Set 1 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 2 | — | Take the 'A' Train | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1988-08-03 | Set 1 | FLY ME TO THE MOON SALOON, Telluride | 1 | — | Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1988-07-29 | Set 2 | THE ROMA, Telluride | 2 | — | Icculus | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1988-07-24 | Set 1 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 0 | — | Funky Bitch | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1988-07-23 | Set 1 | PETE'S PHABULOUS PHISH PHEST, Underhill | 1 | — | Jam | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1988-07-11 | Set 1 | SAM'S TAVERN, Burlington | 0 | — | Bold As Love | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1988-07-07 | Set 2 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 10 | — | (opens set) | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1988-04-22 | Set 2 | UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Burlington | 1 | — | (opens set) | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1988-03-31 | Set 1 | KENNY'S CASTAWAYS, New York | 0 | — | The Lizards | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1988-03-22 | Set 1 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 0 | — | Happy Birthday to You | Icculus |
| 1988-03-22 | Set 1 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 0 | — | Icculus | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1988-03-21 | Set 2 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 0 | — | I Didn't Know | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1988-03-12 | Set 1 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | debut | — | AC/DC Bag | Fly Famous Mockingbird |