The Curtain
Played 123 times. Current gap: 194 shows bustout candidate. · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1989-12-16 | Set 1 | 8:52 |
| 1995-11-12 | Set 2 | 7:48 |
| 1999-09-14 | Set 1 | 7:38 |
| 2022-07-26 | Set 1 | 7:22 |
| 1997-11-28 | Set 1 | 7:14 |
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 | 59 | 6:24 | 6:27 | 8:52 |
| Set 2 | 56 | 6:24 | 6:28 | 7:48 |
| Set 3 | 1 | 6:17 | 6:17 | 6:17 |
Based on 116 of 123 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-26 | Set 1 | NORTHWELL HEALTH AT JONES BEACH THEATER, Wantagh | 51 bustout | — | (opens set) | Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S. |
| 2021-08-08 | Set 1 | RUOFF MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 16 | — | Sigma Oasis | Mike's Song |
| 2019-12-08 | Set 1 | NORTH CHARLESTON COLISEUM, North Charleston | 271 bustout | — | Everything is Hollow | Mound |
| 2012-08-28 | Set 1 | CHAIFETZ ARENA, SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY, St. Louis | 45 | — | I Didn't Know | Peaches en Regalia |
| 2011-07-03 | Set 1 | WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL, Watkins Glen | 214 bustout | — | AC/DC Bag | Colonel Forbin's Ascent |
| 2000-09-09 | Set 2 | PEPSI ARENA, Albany | 8 | — | Gotta Jibboo | Sand |
| 2000-07-07 | Set 1 | STAR LAKE AMPHITHEATRE, Burgettstown | 14 | — | Back on the Train | Character Zero |
| 2000-06-14 | Set 1 | Drum Logos, Chuo Ward | 12 | — | Carini | Cities |
| 1999-12-30 | Set 2 | BIG CYPRESS SEMINOLE INDIAN RESERVATION, Big Cypress | 33 | — | Wilson | Tweezer |
| 1999-09-14 | Set 1 | BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY PAVILION, Boise | 19 | — | The Sloth | Waste |
| 1999-07-13 | Set 1 | TWEETER CENTER, Mansfield | 22 | — | NICU | Halley's Comet |
| 1998-11-19 | Set 1 | LAWRENCE JOEL VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, Winston-Salem | 32 | — | Cities | Sample in a Jar |
| 1998-07-31 | Set 2 | POLARIS AMPHITHEATER, Columbus | 27 | — | (opens set) | Free |
| 1997-12-28 | Set 1 | USAIR ARENA, Landover | 12 | — | Cities | Sample in a Jar |
| 1997-11-28 | Set 1 | WORCESTER CENTRUM CENTRE, Worcester | 60 bustout | — | (opens set) | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1997-02-20 | Set 1 | TEATRO SMERALDO, Milan | 13 | — | (opens set) | Tweezer |
| 1996-12-01 | Set 1 | PAULEY PAVILION, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, Los Angeles | 4 | — | Character Zero | Down with Disease |
| 1996-11-23 | Set 2 | PACIFIC COLISEUM, Vancouver | 8 | — | (opens set) | Mike's Song |
| 1996-11-11 | Set 2 | VAN ANDEL ARENA, Grand Rapids | 3 | — | Gumbo | Sample in a Jar |
| 1996-11-06 | Set 2 | KNOXVILLE CIVIC COLISEUM, Knoxville | 8 | — | Wilson | Mike's Song |
| 1996-10-22 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 5 | — | (opens set) | Runaway Jim |
| 1996-08-17 | Set 2 | PLATTSBURGH AIR FORCE BASE, Plattsburgh | 6 | — | (opens set) | Runaway Jim |
| 1996-08-06 | Set 2 | RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE, Morrison | 17 | — | (opens set) | Tweezer |
| 1996-07-07 | Set 1 | PARCO AQUATICA, Milan | 8 | — | Bouncing Around the Room | Tweezer |
| 1995-12-28 | Set 1 | WORCESTER CENTRUM CENTRE, Worcester | 3 | — | Gumbo | Julius |
| 1995-12-14 | Set 2 | BROOME COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL ARENA, Binghamton | 1 | — | (opens set) | Tweezer |
| 1995-12-11 | Set 2 | CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIC CENTER, Portland | 2 | — | (opens set) | David Bowie |
| 1995-12-07 | Set 1 | NIAGARA FALLS CONVENTION CENTER, Niagara Falls | 4 | — | The Old Home Place | AC/DC Bag |
| 1995-11-30 | Set 1 | ERVIN J. NUTTER CENTER, WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY, Dayton | 3 | — | Sample in a Jar | Ha Ha Ha |
| 1995-11-24 | Set 1 | CIVIC ARENA, Pittsburgh | 2 | — | AC/DC Bag | Sparkle |
| 1995-11-19 | Set 2 | CHARLOTTE COLISEUM, Charlotte | 4 | — | Also Sprach Zarathustra | Tweezer |
| 1995-11-12 | Set 2 | O'CONNELL CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville | 9 | — | (opens set) | Tweezer |
| 1995-10-22 | Set 2 | ASSEMBLY HALL, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Champaign | 20 | — | Catapult | Tweezer |
| 1995-07-02 | Set 1 | SUMMERSTAGE AT SUGARBUSH NORTH, Fayston | 11 | — | Gumbo | Julius |
| 1995-06-17 | Set 1 | NISSAN PAVILION AT STONE RIDGE, Bristow | 18 | — | Lawn Boy | Stash |
| 1994-12-06 | Set 2 | UCSB EVENTS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA, Goleta | 9 | — | (opens set) | Sample in a Jar |
| 1994-11-22 | Set 2 | JESSE AUDITORIUM, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, Columbia | 8 | — | Cry Baby Cry | Blackbird |
| 1994-11-04 | Set 2 | ONONDAGA WAR MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, Syracuse | 10 | — | (opens set) | Mike's Song |
| 1994-10-21 | Set 2 | SUNRISE MUSICAL THEATRE, Sunrise | 4 | — | Sleeping Monkey | Fast Enough for You |
| 1994-10-14 | Set 2 | MCALISTER AUDITORIUM, TULANE UNIVERSITY, New Orleans | 3 | — | (opens set) | Tweezer |
| 1994-10-09 | Set 1 | A. J. PALUMBO CENTER, Pittsburgh | 10 | — | Fast Enough for You | Dog Faced Boy |
| 1994-07-05 | Set 1 | CONGRESS CENTER, Ottawa | 4 | — | Sample in a Jar | Letter to Jimmy Page |
| 1994-06-29 | Set 1 | WALNUT CREEK AMPHITHEATER, Raleigh | 2 | — | (opens set) | Sample in a Jar |
| 1994-06-24 | Set 2 | MURAT THEATRE, Indianapolis | 3 | — | Halley's Comet | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters |
| 1994-06-19 | Set 1 | STATE THEATER, Kalamazoo | 2 | — | Axilla (Part II) | Fast Enough for You |
| 1994-06-16 | Set 1 | STATE THEATRE, Minneapolis | 3 | — | Gumbo | Dog Faced Boy |
| 1994-06-10 | Set 2 | RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE, Morrison | 5 | — | Axilla (Part II) | Tweezer |
| 1994-05-25 | Set 1 | WARFIELD THEATRE, San Francisco | 7 | — | (opens set) | Sample in a Jar |
| 1994-05-14 | Set 2 | MONTEZUMA HALL, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, San Diego | 13 | — | (opens set) | Mike's Song |
| 1994-04-25 | Set 2 | CIVIC AUDITORIUM, Knoxville | 10 | — | (opens set) | Sample in a Jar |
| 1994-04-13 | Set 2 | BEACON THEATRE, New York | 4 | — | Faht | Sample in a Jar |
| 1994-04-06 | Set 2 | CONCERT HALL, Toronto | 3 | — | (opens set) | Down with Disease |
| 1993-12-30 | Set 1 | CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIC CENTER, Portland | 18 | — | Weigh | Sample in a Jar |
| 1993-08-06 | Set 1 | CINCINNATI ZOO PEACOCK PAVILION, Cincinnati | 22 | — | Poor Heart | Sample in a Jar |
| 1993-05-03 | Set 2 | STATE THEATRE, New Brunswick | 5 | — | AC/DC Bag | Tweezer |
| 1993-04-25 | Set 2 | KUHL GYM, SUNY GENESEO, Geneseo | 7 | — | Wilson | Tweezer |
| 1993-04-16 | Set 2 | THE MACAULEY THEATER, Louisville | 9 | — | Axilla | Maze |
| 1993-04-01 | Set 2 | ROSELAND THEATER, Portland | 5 | — | Axilla | Possum |
| 1993-03-25 | Set 2 | SANTA CRUZ CIVIC AUDITORIUM, Santa Cruz | 6 | — | Axilla | Sample in a Jar |
| 1993-03-16 | Set 2 | CELEBRITY THEATRE, Phoenix | 5 | — | My Friend, My Friend | Tweezer |
| 1993-03-06 | Set 1 | LIBERTY LUNCH, Austin | 1 | — | Horn | Split Open and Melt |
| 1993-03-03 | Set 2 | TIPITINA'S, New Orleans | 1 | — | Axilla | Split Open and Melt |
| 1993-02-27 | Set 2 | FLORIDA THEATRE, Gainesville | 4 | — | (opens set) | Stash |
| 1993-02-21 | Set 2 | ROXY THEATRE, Atlanta | 12 | — | Axilla | Stash |
| 1993-02-05 | Set 2 | ROSELAND BALLROOM, New York | 5 | — | (opens set) | Tweezer |
| 1992-12-29 | Set 2 | PALACE THEATRE, New Haven | 2 | — | (opens set) | Tweezer |
| 1992-12-12 | Set 2 | THE SPECTRUM, Toronto | 4 | — | Glide | Tweezer |
| 1992-12-06 | Set 2 | THE VIC THEATRE, Chicago | 4 | — | Suzy Greenberg | Stash |
| 1992-12-01 | Set 2 | LIVINGSTON GYMNASIUM, DENISON UNIVERSITY, Granville | 6 | — | Axilla | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1992-11-21 | Set 2 | PRITCHARD GYM, SB SPORTS COMPLEX, SUNY STONY BROOK, Stony Brook | 33 | — | Carolina | Mike's Song |
| 1992-07-14 | Set 2 | THE BOATHOUSE, Norfolk | 5 | — | (opens set) | Tweezer |
| 1992-07-01 | Set 1 | ANCIENNE BELGIQUE, Brussels | 7 | — | (opens set) | Cavern |
| 1992-05-17 | Set 2 | ACHILLES RINK, UNION COLLEGE, Schenectady | 6 | — | (opens set) | Possum |
| 1992-05-08 | Set 1 | THE RIVIERA THEATRE, North Tonawanda | 2 | — | (opens set) | Cavern |
| 1992-05-05 | Set 1 | BOGART'S, Cincinnati | 3 | — | Golgi Apparatus | Sparkle |
| 1992-04-30 | Set 1 | BARRYMORE THEATRE, Madison | 3 | — | (opens set) | Split Open and Melt |
| 1992-04-23 | Set 1 | OZ NIGHTCLUB, Seattle | 2 | — | Cavern | Split Open and Melt |
| 1992-04-19 | Set 2 | THE CATALYST, Santa Cruz | 11 | — | (opens set) | Mike's Song |
| 1992-04-03 | Set 2 | SAWATCH HALL, PARK HYATT BEAVER CREEK, Avon | 7 | — | (opens set) | The Sloth |
| 1992-03-24 | Set 2 | FLOOD ZONE, Richmond | 6 | — | (opens set) | Mike's Song |
| 1992-03-13 | Set 1 | CAMPUS CLUB, Providence | 6 | — | (opens set) | Split Open and Melt |
| 1991-12-07 | Set 1 | THE MUSIC HALL, Portsmouth | 5 | — | Stash | Cavern |
| 1991-11-23 | Set 2 | ALUMNI HALL, Barre | 5 | — | (opens set) | Mike's Song |
| 1991-11-15 | Set 1 | TRAX, Charlottesville | 4 | — | Cavern | Split Open and Melt |
| 1991-11-09 | Set 1 | VARIETY PLAYHOUSE, Atlanta | 2 | — | (opens set) | Runaway Jim |
| 1991-11-02 | Set 1 | LORY STUDENT CENTER THEATRE, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, Fort Collins | 3 | — | Suzy Greenberg | Llama |
| 1991-10-28 | Set 1 | ELK BALLROOM, Telluride | 6 | — | (opens set) | Runaway Jim |
| 1991-10-17 | Set 2 | GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL, San Francisco | 3 | — | (opens set) | The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony |
| 1991-10-11 | Set 2 | BACKSTAGE, Seattle | 12 | — | (opens set) | Cavern |
| 1991-08-03 | Set 2 | LARRABEE FARM, A.K.A. AMY’S FARM, Auburn | 11 | — | (opens set) | Reba |
| 1991-07-13 | Set 1 | BERKSHIRE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Lenox | 3 | — | (opens set) | Runaway Jim |
| 1991-05-18 | Set 2 | THE MARQUEE, New York | 2 | — | Suzy Greenberg | Stash |
| 1991-05-12 | Set 2 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 2 | — | Poor Heart | Golgi Apparatus |
| 1991-05-09 | Set 2 | PORTLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Portland | 1 | — | My Sweet One | Fluffhead |
| 1991-05-03 | Set 2 | SOMERVILLE THEATRE, Somerville | 1 | — | AC/DC Bag | The Sloth |
| 1991-04-27 | Set 2 | THE CAPITOL THEATRE, Port Chester | 1 | — | (opens set) | Possum |
| 1991-04-25 | Set 1 | FIELD HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham | 0 | — | Runaway Jim | Cavern |
| 1991-04-22 | Set 1 | BILLINGS LOUNGE, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Burlington | 2 | — | (opens set) | Runaway Jim |
| 1991-04-19 | Set 2 | NIETZSCHE’S, Buffalo | 8 | — | Fee | Golgi Apparatus |
| 1991-04-04 | Set 2 | WOW HALL, Eugene | 5 | — | (opens set) | Runaway Jim |
| 1991-03-23 | Set 1 | THE INFERNO, Steamboat Springs | 2 | — | I Didn't Know | Possum |
| 1991-03-16 | Set 1 | TEN MILE ROOM, Breckenridge | 13 | — | Bathtub Gin | Rocky Top |
| 1991-02-19 | Set 1 | THE BAYOU, Washington | 1 | — | Llama | Golgi Apparatus |
| 1991-02-15 | Set 1 | THE COLONIAL THEATRE, Keene | 26 | — | (opens set) | Wilson |
| 1990-11-04 | Set 1 | FORT RAM, Fort Collins | 19 | — | AC/DC Bag | Bouncing Around the Room |
| 1990-10-05 | Set 2 | SKIDMORE GYMNASIUM, SKIDMORE COLLEGE, Saratoga Springs | 47 | — | Golgi Apparatus | Ya Mar |
| 1990-04-18 | Set 1 | HERMAN'S HIDEAWAY, Denver | 14 | — | Uncle Pen | Foam |
| 1990-03-09 | Set 2 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 28 | — | AC/DC Bag | Dog Log |
| 1989-12-16 | Set 1 | CONTOIS AUDITORIUM, CITY HALL, Burlington | 11 | — | (opens set) | AC/DC Bag |
| 1989-11-09 | Set 1 | MISSION PARK DINING HALL, WILLIAMS COLLEGE, Williamstown | 1 | — | Ya Mar | My Sweet One |
| 1989-11-02 | Set 1 | MEMORIAL UNION BUILDING, GRANITE STATE ROOM, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham | 18 | — | Fee | Reba |
| 1989-08-23 | Set 2 | THE LIVING ROOM, Providence | 4 | — | David Bowie | AC/DC Bag |
| 1989-06-30 | Set 2 | PEARL STREET BALLROOM, Northampton | 30 | — | AC/DC Bag | Slave to the Traffic Light |
| 1989-03-14 | Set 1 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 4 | — | (opens set) | Ya Mar |
| 1989-03-03 | Set 1 | LIVING AND LEARNING CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Burlington | 1 | — | AC/DC Bag | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1989-02-24 | Set 1 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 1 | — | The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday | Foam |
| 1989-02-18 | Set 1 | OLD STONE CHURCH, Newmarket | 3 | — | Divided Sky | I Didn't Know |
| 1989-02-06 | Set 1 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 11 | — | Suzy Greenberg | Wilson |
| 1988-09-24 | Set 3 | HUMPHRIES HOUSE (THE ZOO), AMHERST COLLEGE, Amherst | 8 | — | Fluffhead | AC/DC Bag |
| 1988-08-04 | Set 2 | THE ROMA, Telluride | 11 | — | Camel Walk | Wilson |
| 1988-06-21 | Set 1 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 15 | — | Suzy Greenberg | The Lizards |
| 1988-02-26 | Set 1 | LIVING AND LEARNING CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Burlington | 0 | — | (opens set) | Suzy Greenberg |
| 1988-02-24 | Set 1 | GALLAGHER'S, Waitsfield | debut | — | Fluffhead | You Enjoy Myself |