Esther
Played 139 times. Current gap: 5 shows. · 25 jam-charted · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-18 | Set 2 | 11:41 |
| 2009-08-15 | Set 1 | 10:45 |
| 1993-02-21 | Set 1 | 10:43 |
| 1994-05-06 | Set 1 | 10:20 |
| 1989-05-28 | Set 1 | 10:17 |
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 | 89 | 9:12 | 9:17 | 10:45 |
| Set 2 | 39 | 9:06 | 8:59 | 11:41 |
| Set 3 | 1 | 8:59 | 8:59 | 8:59 |
| Encore | 3 | 9:32 | 9:29 | 9:37 |
Based on 132 of 139 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 | 20 | — | Axilla (Part II) | Guyute |
| 2026-04-23 | Set 1 | SPHERE, Las Vegas | 12 | — | Maze | Gumbo |
| 2025-09-20 | Set 1 | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 67 bustout | — | Birds of a Feather | Funky Bitch |
| 2024-07-27 | Encore | ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE, East Troy | 30 | — | (opens set) | Character Zero |
| 2023-09-01 | Set 1 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 18 | — | Stash | David Bowie |
| 2023-07-15 | Set 1 | AMERIS BANK AMPHITHEATRE, Alpharetta | 4 | — | Everything's Right | Golgi Apparatus |
| 2023-04-22 | Set 1 | HOLLYWOOD BOWL, Hollywood | 13 | — | David Bowie | Harry Hood |
| 2022-12-28 | Encore | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 12 | — | (opens set) | 46 Days |
| 2022-08-02 | Set 2 | BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER, Cuyahoga Falls | 15 | — | Free | Blaze On |
| 2022-06-03 | Set 1 | RUOFF MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 7 | — | Everything's Right | Buried Alive |
| 2022-04-21 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 25 | — | Wolfman's Brother | Ghost |
| 2021-08-28 | Set 1 | GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, George | 111 bustout | — | 46 Days | 555 |
| 2017-07-30 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 76 bustout | — | Waking Up Dead | Home |
| 2015-08-09 | Set 1 | ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE, East Troy | 75 bustout | — | Saw It Again | Weigh |
| 2013-08-30 | Set 1 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 80 bustout | — | Theme from the Bottom | The Moma Dance |
| 2011-06-18 | Set 2 | TIME WARNER CABLE MUSIC PAVILION AT WALNUT CREEK, Raleigh | 61 bustout | — | Prince Caspian | Been Caught Stealing |
| 2010-06-17 | Set 1 | THE COMCAST THEATRE, Hartford | 17 | — | Stash | Walk Away |
| 2009-11-25 | Set 2 | WACHOVIA CENTER, Philadelphia | 5 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Time Turns Elastic |
| 2009-11-01 | Encore | EMPIRE POLO CLUB, Indio | 4 | — | Grind | Tweezer Reprise |
| 2009-08-15 | Set 1 | MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, Columbia | 7 | — | Foam | Ha Ha Ha |
| 2009-08-01 | Set 2 | RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE, Morrison | 97 bustout | — | Free | Dirt |
| 2000-09-30 | Set 1 jam chart | THOMAS & MACK CENTER, Las Vegas | 153 bustout | — | Saw It Again | Weekapaug Groove |
| 1998-08-09 | Set 1 jam chart | GTE VIRGINIA BEACH AMPHITHEATER, Virginia Beach | 5 | — | Birds of a Feather | Roggae |
| 1998-08-01 | Set 1 | ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE, East Troy | 145 bustout | — | Mike's Song | Weekapaug Groove |
| 1996-10-19 | Set 1 | MARINE MIDLAND ARENA, Buffalo | 4 | — | Free | Llama |
| 1996-08-16 | Set 1 jam chart | PLATTSBURGH AIR FORCE BASE, Plattsburgh | 2 | — | AC/DC Bag | Divided Sky |
| 1996-08-12 | Set 1 jam chart | DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 39 | — | Split Open and Melt | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1995-12-05 | Set 1 | MULLINS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst | 14 | — | Free | David Bowie |
| 1995-11-14 | Set 1 | UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA ARENA, Orlando | 13 | — | Divided Sky | Free |
| 1995-10-19 | Set 1 | MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, Kansas City | 30 | — | Punch You in the Eye | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1995-06-16 | Set 1 jam chart | WALNUT CREEK AMPHITHEATER, Raleigh | 25 | — | Down with Disease | Ya Mar |
| 1994-11-25 | Set 1 | UIC PAVILION, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Chicago | 9 | — | Split Open and Melt | Julius |
| 1994-11-12 | Set 1 | MAC CENTER, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, Kent | 12 | — | Stash | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1994-10-20 | Set 1 | MAHAFFEY THEATRE, St. Petersburg | 6 | — | Split Open and Melt | Julius |
| 1994-10-10 | Set 2 | PALACE THEATRE, Louisville | 11 | — | Maze | Tweezer |
| 1994-07-05 | Set 1 jam chart | CONGRESS CENTER, Ottawa | 10 | — | Stash | Down with Disease |
| 1994-06-21 | Set 2 jam chart | CINCINNATI MUSIC HALL, Cincinnati | 5 | — | Split Open and Melt | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1994-06-13 | Set 2 jam chart | MEMORIAL HALL, Kansas City | 3 | — | Weekapaug Groove | Cavern |
| 1994-05-29 | Set 2 jam chart | LAGUNA SECA RACEWAY, Monterey | 17 | — | Split Open and Melt | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1994-05-06 | Set 1 | TOWER THEATER, Houston | 9 | — | Stash | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1994-04-23 | Set 1 jam chart | THE FOX THEATRE, Atlanta | 10 | — | Stash | Down with Disease |
| 1994-04-10 | Set 1 | ALUMNI ARENA, SUNY BUFFALO, Buffalo | 8 | — | Split Open and Melt | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1993-12-28 | Set 1 | BENDER ARENA, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, Washington | 1 | — | Split Open and Melt | The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony |
| 1993-08-26 | Set 1 jam chart | ARLENE SCHNITZER CONCERT HALL, Portland | 7 | — | Split Open and Melt | It's Ice |
| 1993-08-14 | Set 1 | WORLD MUSIC THEATRE, Tinley Park | 2 | — | Split Open and Melt | Poor Heart |
| 1993-08-11 | Set 2 | EASTBROOK THEATRE, Grand Rapids | 7 | — | Weekapaug Groove | All Things Reconsidered |
| 1993-07-30 | Set 1 | THE VERANDA AT STARWOOD, Antioch | 8 | — | Stash | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1993-07-18 | Set 1 | IC LIGHT AMPHITHEATER, Pittsburgh | 9 | — | Maze | Divided Sky |
| 1993-05-03 | Set 1 jam chart | STATE THEATRE, New Brunswick | 8 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | Split Open and Melt |
| 1993-04-22 | Set 1 | THE AGORA THEATRE, Cleveland | 4 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | Stash |
| 1993-04-16 | Set 1 | THE MACAULEY THEATER, Louisville | 11 | — | Split Open and Melt | Llama |
| 1993-03-30 | Set 1 | HILTON BALLROOM, Eugene | 6 | — | Llama | Stash |
| 1993-03-21 | Set 1 | VENTURA THEATRE, Ventura | 3 | — | Divided Sky | All Things Reconsidered |
| 1993-03-16 | Set 2 | CELEBRITY THEATRE, Phoenix | 3 | — | Bathtub Gin | Secret Language Instructions |
| 1993-03-16 | Set 2 | CELEBRITY THEATRE, Phoenix | 0 | — | Secret Language Instructions | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1993-03-09 | Set 1 | PIKE'S PEAK CENTER, Colorado Springs | 10 | — | Maze | Divided Sky |
| 1993-02-21 | Set 1 jam chart | ROXY THEATRE, Atlanta | 4 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | Dinner and a Movie |
| 1993-02-15 | Set 1 | MEMORIAL HALL, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, Chapel Hill | 1 | — | Divided Sky | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1993-02-12 | Set 1 | MID-HUDSON CIVIC CENTER, Poughkeepsie | 2 | — | Split Open and Melt | The Wedge |
| 1993-02-09 | Set 1 jam chart | AUDITORIUM THEATRE, Rochester | 7 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | Maze |
| 1992-12-30 | Set 1 | SYMPHONY HALL, Springfield | 4 | — | Split Open and Melt | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1992-12-11 | Set 2 | MICHIGAN THEATER, Ann Arbor | 5 | — | Weekapaug Groove | Axilla |
| 1992-12-04 | Set 2 | MISSISSIPPI NIGHTS, St. Louis | 4 | — | David Bowie | Possum |
| 1992-11-28 | Set 1 | THE CAPITOL THEATRE, Port Chester | 6 | — | Stash | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1992-11-19 | Set 1 | ROSS ARENA, ST. MICHAEL'S COLLEGE, Colchester | 10 | — | Divided Sky | Axilla |
| 1992-08-17 | Set 2 jam chart | THE COACH HOUSE, San Juan Capistrano | 19 | — | Tweezer | Mike's Song |
| 1992-07-15 | Set 2 | TRAX, Charlottesville | 22 | — | Divided Sky | My Sweet One |
| 1992-05-07 | Set 1 | THE AGORA THEATRE, Cleveland | 5 | — | Runaway Jim | Split Open and Melt |
| 1992-04-30 | Set 1 | BARRYMORE THEATRE, Madison | 7 | — | Rift | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1992-04-18 | Set 1 jam chart | WILBUR FIELD, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Palo Alto | 7 | — | Split Open and Melt | Possum |
| 1992-04-06 | Set 1 | PAUL WRIGHT GYM, WESTERN STATE COLLEGE, Gunnison | 15 | — | Brother | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1992-03-17 | Set 2 | LISNER AUDITORIUM, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Washington | 7 | — | Tweezer | Mike's Song |
| 1991-12-31 | Set 1 | WORCESTER MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, Worcester | 8 | — | Divided Sky | Llama |
| 1991-11-21 | Set 1 jam chart | SOMERVILLE THEATRE, Somerville | 5 | — | Split Open and Melt | Mike's Song |
| 1991-11-13 | Set 1 | LOVE AUDITORIUM, DAVIDSON COLLEGE, Davidson | 16 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | Cavern |
| 1991-10-17 | Set 1 | GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL, San Francisco | 2 | — | Stash | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1991-10-12 | Set 1 | ROSELAND THEATER, Portland | 4 | — | Stash | Divided Sky |
| 1991-10-03 | Set 2 | MABEL'S, Champaign | 4 | — | Weekapaug Groove | The Landlady |
| 1991-09-27 | Set 1 | THE WAREHOUSE, Rochester | 3 | — | Buried Alive | Tweezer |
| 1991-08-03 | Set 2 | LARRABEE FARM, A.K.A. AMY’S FARM, Auburn | 5 | — | Tweezer | Cavern |
| 1991-07-21 | Set 2 | ARROWHEAD RANCH, Parksville | 4 | — | The Sloth | AC/DC Bag |
| 1991-07-14 | Set 3 | TOWNSHEND FAMILY PARK, Townshend | 10 | — | The Landlady | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1991-05-09 | Set 2 | PORTLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Portland | 8 | — | Stash | Split Open and Melt |
| 1991-04-20 | Set 1 | DOUGLASS DINING CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, Rochester | 1 | — | The Landlady | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1991-04-18 | Set 1 | DIONYSUS CLUB, THE 'SCO, OBERLIN COLLEGE, Oberlin | 5 | — | My Sweet One | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1991-04-06 | Set 1 | THE LIBRARY BUILDING, EVERGREEN COLLEGE, Olympia | 2 | — | Tweezer | The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony |
| 1991-04-03 | Set 2 | BRITT BALLROOM, SOUTHERN OREGON STATE COLLEGE, Ashland | 1 | — | Stash | The Landlady |
| 1991-03-31 | Set 1 | BERKELEY SQUARE, Berkeley | 4 | — | My Sweet One | Possum |
| 1991-03-17 | Set 2 jam chart | WHEELER OPERA HOUSE, Aspen | 2 | — | Runaway Jim | My Sweet One |
| 1991-03-13 | Set 1 | BOULDER THEATER, Boulder | 5 | — | Divided Sky | Llama |
| 1991-02-28 | Set 1 | SARRATT STUDENT CENTER, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville | 5 | — | Foam | Mike's Song |
| 1991-02-19 | Set 2 | THE BAYOU, Washington | 2 | — | The Landlady | Split Open and Melt |
| 1991-02-14 | Set 2 | STATE THEATRE OF ITHACA, Ithaca | 4 | — | Runaway Jim | Alumni Blues |
| 1991-02-03 | Set 1 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 0 | — | Tweezer | Destiny Unbound |
| 1991-02-02 | Set 1 | ALUMNI GYMNASIUM, BATES COLLEGE, Lewiston | 2 | — | Dinner and a Movie | Stash |
| 1990-12-29 | Set 1 | CAMPUS CLUB, Providence | 5 | — | You Enjoy Myself | David Bowie |
| 1990-11-30 | Set 1 | THE COLONIAL THEATRE, Keene | 3 | — | Weekapaug Groove | Dinner and a Movie |
| 1990-11-17 | Set 2 | SOMERVILLE THEATRE, Somerville | 8 | — | Weekapaug Groove | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1990-11-02 | Set 1 | GLENN MILLER BALLROOM, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, Boulder | 4 | — | Weekapaug Groove | Cavern |
| 1990-10-25 | Set 1 | THE SHOWBAR, Houston | 6 | — | Carolina | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1990-10-12 | Set 1 | CAT'S CRADLE, Chapel Hill | 4 | — | Cavern | Tweezer |
| 1990-10-06 | Set 1 | THE CAPITOL THEATRE, Port Chester | 1 | — | Suzy Greenberg | Possum |
| 1990-10-04 | Set 1 jam chart | FIELD HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham | 4 | — | The Landlady | Possum |
| 1990-09-28 | Set 2 | THE CHANCE, Poughkeepsie | 1 | — | AC/DC Bag | Gumbo |
| 1990-09-21 | Set 1 | SOMERVILLE THEATRE, Somerville | 7 | — | Foam | The Landlady |
| 1990-06-16 | Set 2 | TOWNSHEND FAMILY PARK, Townshend | 7 | — | Golgi Apparatus | Tweezer |
| 1990-05-31 | Set 1 | THE GEORGIA THEATRE, Athens | 13 | — | Caravan | Tweezer |
| 1990-05-06 | Set 2 | TOAD'S PLACE, New Haven | 3 | — | Harry Hood | David Bowie |
| 1990-04-26 | Set 2 | DIONYSUS CLUB, THE 'SCO, OBERLIN COLLEGE, Oberlin | 0 | — | How High the Moon | Bathtub Gin |
| 1990-04-25 | Set 1 | THE CLARKE MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN, NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY, Notre Dame | 0 | — | You Enjoy Myself | La Grange |
| 1990-04-22 | Set 2 jam chart | CUTLER QUAD, COLORADO COLLEGE, Colorado Springs | 0 | — | How High the Moon | Big Black Furry Creature from Mars |
| 1990-04-21 | Set 1 | CANYON WEST ROOM, LINCOLN CENTER, Fort Collins | 4 | — | Funky Bitch | Foam |
| 1990-04-13 | Set 1 | THE INFERNO, Steamboat Springs | 1 | — | Fluffhead | La Grange |
| 1990-04-09 | Set 2 | FLY ME TO THE MOON SALOON, Telluride | 2 | — | Funky Bitch | Uncle Pen |
| 1990-04-06 | Set 2 | EL DORADO CAFé, Crested Butte | 1 | — | La Grange | The Sloth |
| 1990-04-04 | Set 2 | QUIGLEY'S, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, Boulder | 2 | — | Weekapaug Groove | Uncle Pen |
| 1990-03-17 | Set 1 | 23 EAST CABARET, Ardmore | 1 | — | Golgi Apparatus | Dinner and a Movie |
| 1990-03-10 | Set 1 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 2 | — | Wilson | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters |
| 1990-03-07 | Set 1 | MEMORIAL UNION BUILDING, GRANITE STATE ROOM, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham | 1 | — | Possum | Caravan |
| 1990-03-03 | Set 2 jam chart | THE WETLANDS PRESERVE, New York | 0 | — | Fluffhead | Funky Bitch |
| 1990-03-02 | Set 1 | THE CHANCE, Poughkeepsie | 2 | — | Possum | The Squirming Coil |
| 1990-02-24 | Set 1 | THE BAYOU, Washington | 3 | — | Divided Sky | Possum |
| 1990-02-16 | Set 1 | THE PARADISE, Boston | 1 | — | Fluffhead | Mike's Song |
| 1990-02-10 | Set 2 | 23 EAST CABARET, Ardmore | 8 | — | La Grange | AC/DC Bag |
| 1990-01-26 | Set 2 | TREE CAFE, Portland | 1 | — | Split Open and Melt | Reba |
| 1990-01-20 | Set 2 | WEBSTER HALL, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Hanover | 5 | — | Lawn Boy | Mike's Song |
| 1989-12-09 | Set 2 | HUDEN DINING HALL, CASTLETON STATE COLLEGE, Castleton | 2 | — | Fluffhead | Alumni Blues |
| 1989-12-03 | Set 2 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 8 | — | AC/DC Bag | The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony |
| 1989-11-02 | Set 1 | MEMORIAL UNION BUILDING, GRANITE STATE ROOM, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham | 8 | — | Split Open and Melt | Good Times Bad Times |
| 1989-10-12 | Set 2 | MABEL BROWN ROOM, KEENE STATE COLLEGE, Keene | 19 | — | Weekapaug Groove | Walk Away |
| 1989-05-28 | Set 1 jam chart | IAN MCLEAN'S PARTY, CONNIE CONDON'S FARM, Hebron | 7 | — | Slave to the Traffic Light | Suzy Greenberg |
| 1989-05-09 | Set 2 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 0 | — | Slave to the Traffic Light | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1989-05-06 | Set 1 | COLLIS CENTER, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Hanover | 2 | — | Weekapaug Groove | The Sloth |
| 1989-05-01 | Set 1 | PEARL STREET BALLROOM, Northampton | 3 | — | You Enjoy Myself | AC/DC Bag |
| 1989-04-20 | Set 1 | HUMPHRIES HOUSE (THE ZOO), AMHERST COLLEGE, Amherst | 1 | — | Fire | Suzy Greenberg |
| 1989-04-15 | Set 1 | BILLINGS LOUNGE, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Burlington | 0 | — | Weekapaug Groove | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1989-04-14 | Set 2 jam chart | THE BASE LODGE, STEARNS HALL, JOHNSON STATE COLLEGE, Johnson | 18 | — | Weekapaug Groove | (closes set) |
| 1989-02-07 | Set 1 jam chart | THE FRONT, Burlington | 15 | — | (opens set) | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters |
| 1988-09-12 | Set 2 jam chart | SAM'S TAVERN, Burlington | debut | — | Harry Hood | (closes set) |