Highway to Hell
Played 78 times. Current gap: 7 shows. · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1993-04-23 | Set 2 | 6:01 |
| 1993-05-07 | Set 2 | 5:54 |
| 1990-04-19 | Set 2 | 5:20 |
| 1989-10-14 | Set 2 | 4:42 |
| 1991-04-22 | Set 2 | 4:38 |
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 | 6 | 3:45 | 3:45 | 3:59 |
| Set 2 | 30 | 3:54 | 4:07 | 6:01 |
| Encore | 32 | 3:50 | 3:52 | 4:37 |
| Encore 2 | 1 | 3:36 | 3:36 | 3:36 |
Based on 69 of 78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 667 bustout | — | (opens set) | Down with Disease |
| 2009-08-16 | Encore | SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Saratoga Springs | 17 | — | I Been Around | (closes set) |
| 2009-06-12 | Set 1 | BONNAROO MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL, Manchester | 346 bustout | — | Harry Hood | Also Sprach Zarathustra |
| 1997-02-26 | Encore | LONGHORN, Stuttgart | 18 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1996-12-01 | Encore | PAULEY PAVILION, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, Los Angeles | 20 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1996-10-31 | Set 1 | THE OMNI, Atlanta | 40 | — | Sanity | Down with Disease |
| 1996-06-06 | Set 1 | JOYOUS LAKE, Woodstock | 41 | — | Scent of a Mule | (closes set) |
| 1995-10-21 | Encore | PERSHING AUDITORIUM, Lincoln | 29 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1995-06-20 | Set 2 | BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER, Cuyahoga Falls | 30 | — | Hold Your Head Up | (closes set) |
| 1994-11-22 | Set 2 | JESSE AUDITORIUM, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, Columbia | 9 | — | Harry Hood | (closes set) |
| 1994-11-03 | Encore | MULLINS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst | 3 | — | Amazing Grace | (closes set) |
| 1994-10-28 | Encore | GAILLARD AUDITORIUM, Charleston | 4 | — | Fee | (closes set) |
| 1994-10-22 | Set 2 | THE EDGE CONCERT FIELD, Orlando | 3 | — | AC/DC Bag | (closes set) |
| 1994-10-16 | Encore | SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, Chattanooga | 10 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1994-07-14 | Set 2 | FINGER LAKES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Canandaigua | 7 | — | Harry Hood | (closes set) |
| 1994-07-02 | Set 2 | GARDEN STATE ARTS CENTER, Holmdel | 4 | — | Slave to the Traffic Light | (closes set) |
| 1994-06-25 | Encore | NAUTICA STAGE, Cleveland | 4 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1994-06-19 | Set 2 | STATE THEATER, Kalamazoo | 7 | — | My Sweet One | (closes set) |
| 1994-06-09 | Encore | TRIAD AMPHITHEATER, Salt Lake City | 5 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1994-05-23 | Encore | CIVIC AUDITORIUM, Portland | 4 | — | Amazing Grace | (closes set) |
| 1994-05-17 | Encore | THE ARLINGTON THEATRE, Santa Barbara | 11 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1994-04-30 | Encore | THE EDGE NIGHT CLUB, Orlando | 8 | — | Sleeping Monkey | (closes set) |
| 1994-04-20 | Encore | VIRGINIA HORSE CENTER, Lexington | 8 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1994-04-09 | Encore | BROOME COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL ARENA, Binghamton | 7 | — | Amazing Grace | (closes set) |
| 1993-12-28 | Set 2 | BENDER ARENA, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, Washington | 10 | — | Harry Hood | (closes set) |
| 1993-08-13 | Encore | MURAT THEATRE, Indianapolis | 8 | — | Amazing Grace | (closes set) |
| 1993-07-31 | Set 2 | MASQUERADE MUSIC PARK, Atlanta | 6 | — | Daniel Saw the Stone | (closes set) |
| 1993-07-23 | Set 2 | JONES BEACH AMPHITHEATER, Wantagh | 9 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | (closes set) |
| 1993-05-07 | Set 2 | BANGOR AUDITORIUM, Bangor | 2 | — | Harpua | (closes set) |
| 1993-05-03 | Encore | STATE THEATRE, New Brunswick | 7 | — | Amazing Grace | (closes set) |
| 1993-04-23 | Set 2 | COTTERELL COURT, REID ATHLETIC CENTER, COLGATE UNIVERSITY, Hamilton | 5 | — | The Squirming Coil | (closes set) |
| 1993-04-16 | Set 2 | THE MACAULEY THEATER, Louisville | 2 | — | Hold Your Head Up | (closes set) |
| 1993-04-12 | Encore | IOWA MEMORIAL UNION MAIN LOUNGE, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, Iowa City | 188 bustout | — | Amazing Grace | (closes set) |
| 1991-11-15 | Encore | TRAX, Charlottesville | 11 | — | (opens set) | Suzy Greenberg |
| 1991-10-28 | Set 2 | ELK BALLROOM, Telluride | 44 | — | Hold Your Head Up | (closes set) |
| 1991-05-10 | Encore | PAGE COMMONS ROOM, STUDENT CENTER, COLBY COLLEGE, Waterville | 6 | — | Take the 'A' Train | (closes set) |
| 1991-04-25 | Encore | FIELD HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham | 0 | — | Take the 'A' Train | (closes set) |
| 1991-04-22 | Set 2 | BILLINGS LOUNGE, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Burlington | 6 | — | The Lizards | (closes set) |
| 1991-04-13 | Encore | BIDDY MULLIGAN’S, Chicago | 4 | — | Lawn Boy | (closes set) |
| 1991-04-04 | Encore | WOW HALL, Eugene | 2 | — | Magilla | (closes set) |
| 1991-03-31 | Encore | BERKELEY SQUARE, Berkeley | 32 | — | Reba | (closes set) |
| 1990-12-28 | Encore | THE MARQUEE, New York | 0 | — | Bouncing Around the Room | (closes set) |
| 1990-12-08 | Encore 2 | THE CHANCE, Poughkeepsie | 5 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1990-11-26 | Encore | THE HAUNT, Ithaca | 7 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1990-11-06 | Set 2 | THE CABOOZE, Minneapolis | 0 | — | Possum | (closes set) |
| 1990-11-04 | Encore | FORT RAM, Fort Collins | 7 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1990-10-22 | Set 2 | TIPITINA'S, New Orleans | 14 | — | Contact | Mike's Song |
| 1990-10-01 | Encore | THE HAUNT, Ithaca | 4 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1990-09-21 | Set 2 | SOMERVILLE THEATRE, Somerville | 19 | — | You Enjoy Myself | (closes set) |
| 1990-05-24 | Set 2 | THE BREWERY, Raleigh | 1 | — | Harry Hood | Contact |
| 1990-05-19 | Set 1 | THE UPPER, ST. PAUL'S SCHOOL, Concord | 3 | — | The Lizards | (closes set) |
| 1990-05-11 | Set 1 | THE LIVING ROOM, Providence | 4 | — | Reba | (closes set) |
| 1990-05-04 | Set 2 | THE COLONIAL THEATRE, Keene | 2 | — | If I Only Had a Brain | (closes set) |
| 1990-04-26 | Encore | DIONYSUS CLUB, THE 'SCO, OBERLIN COLLEGE, Oberlin | 2 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1990-04-21 | Set 2 | CANYON WEST ROOM, LINCOLN CENTER, Fort Collins | 1 | — | Fluffhead | Tela |
| 1990-04-19 | Set 2 | BOULDER THEATER, Boulder | 2 | — | Love You | Carolina |
| 1990-04-13 | Set 2 | THE INFERNO, Steamboat Springs | 4 | — | Possum | (closes set) |
| 1990-04-06 | Encore | EL DORADO CAFé, Crested Butte | 1 | — | Jesus Just Left Chicago | (closes set) |
| 1990-04-04 | Encore | QUIGLEY'S, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, Boulder | 1 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1990-03-28 | Set 2 | BETA THETA PI FRAT HOUSE PARTY, DENISON UNIVERSITY, Granville | 3 | — | Cavern | If I Only Had a Brain |
| 1990-03-09 | Set 2 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 8 | — | Slave to the Traffic Light | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1990-02-23 | Set 2 | DINING CENTER, HAVERFORD COLLEGE, Haverford | 3 | — | Weekapaug Groove | (closes set) |
| 1990-02-15 | Set 2 | THE LIVING ROOM, Providence | 0 | — | Foam | (closes set) |
| 1990-02-10 | Encore | 23 EAST CABARET, Ardmore | 5 | — | I Didn't Know | (closes set) |
| 1990-01-29 | Set 2 | THE HAUNT, Ithaca | 5 | — | Possum | (closes set) |
| 1989-12-31 | Set 1 | BOSTON WORLD TRADE CENTER EXHIBITION HALL, Boston | 8 | — | Satin Doll | (closes set) |
| 1989-12-01 | Set 2 | THE PARADISE, Boston | 4 | — | If I Only Had a Brain | (closes set) |
| 1989-11-10 | Encore | SIGMA PHI HOUSE, HAMILTON COLLEGE, Clinton | 0 | — | Harpua | (closes set) |
| 1989-11-09 | Encore | MISSION PARK DINING HALL, WILLIAMS COLLEGE, Williamstown | 1 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1989-11-02 | Set 2 | MEMORIAL UNION BUILDING, GRANITE STATE ROOM, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham | 0 | — | My Sweet One | (closes set) |
| 1989-10-31 | Set 2 | GODDARD COLLEGE, Plainfield | 0 | — | The Lizards | (closes set) |
| 1989-10-28 | Set 1 | THE CHANCE, Poughkeepsie | 2 | — | Fly Famous Mockingbird | Good Times Bad Times |
| 1989-10-21 | Set 2 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 1 | — | You Enjoy Myself | (closes set) |
| 1989-10-14 | Set 2 | THE BARN, HOBART COLLEGE, Geneva | 1 | — | Anarchy | Possum |
| 1989-10-12 | Encore | MABEL BROWN ROOM, KEENE STATE COLLEGE, Keene | 1 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1989-10-07 | Set 2 | CHASE HALL, BATES COLLEGE, Lewiston | 0 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1989-10-06 | Set 2 | THE PARADISE, Boston | 0 | — | Possum | Big Black Furry Creature from Mars |
| 1989-10-01 | Encore | THE FRONT, Burlington | debut | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |