Paul and Silas
Played 92 times. Current gap: 65 shows bustout candidate. · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1990-09-15 | Set 1 | 4:38 |
| 1990-09-16 | Set 1 | 4:32 |
| 1991-04-19 | Encore | 4:32 |
| 1990-09-14 | Set 1 | 4:30 |
| 1993-12-30 | Set 1 | 4:19 |
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 | 51 | 3:13 | 3:18 | 4:38 |
| Set 2 | 30 | 3:09 | 3:14 | 4:03 |
| Encore | 5 | 4:00 | 3:37 | 4:32 |
Based on 86 of 92 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-24 | Set 1 | PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER, Pittsburgh | 325 bustout | — | Dogs Stole Things | I Always Wanted It This Way |
| 2016-07-22 | Set 1 | THE FORUM, Inglewood | 107 bustout | — | Sample in a Jar | Yarmouth Road |
| 2013-10-20 | Set 2 | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 46 | — | (opens set) | Tweezer |
| 2012-07-06 | Set 1 | SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Saratoga Springs | 40 | — | Bouncing Around the Room | Horn |
| 2011-06-15 | Set 1 | VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK, Alpharetta | 91 bustout | — | (opens set) | Back on the Train |
| 2009-08-11 | Set 1 | TOYOTA PARK, Bridgeview | 223 bustout | — | Ocelot | Windy City |
| 1998-11-29 | Set 1 | WORCESTER CENTRUM CENTRE, Worcester | 13 | — | (opens set) | Axilla |
| 1998-11-08 | Set 1 | UIC PAVILION, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Chicago | 121 bustout | — | Fee | Roggae |
| 1997-02-28 | Set 1 | HUXLEY’S NEUE WELT, Berlin | 121 bustout | — | Carini | My Soul |
| 1995-10-24 | Set 1 | DANE COUNTY COLISEUM, Madison | 64 bustout | — | My Friend, My Friend | Taste That Surrounds |
| 1994-11-19 | Set 1 | INDIANA UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM, Bloomington | 45 | — | Guyute | Axilla (Part II) |
| 1994-06-24 | Set 1 | MURAT THEATRE, Indianapolis | 39 | — | The Sloth | Horn |
| 1994-04-24 | Set 1 | GRADY COLE CENTER, Charlotte | 3 | — | Dog Faced Boy | It's Ice |
| 1994-04-20 | Set 2 | VIRGINIA HORSE CENTER, Lexington | 3 | — | Magilla | Sample in a Jar |
| 1994-04-15 | Set 1 | BEACON THEATRE, New York | 10 | — | Guelah Papyrus | Harry Hood |
| 1993-12-30 | Set 1 | CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIC CENTER, Portland | 4 | — | Sample in a Jar | Colonel Forbin's Ascent |
| 1993-08-25 | Set 2 | PARAMOUNT THEATRE, Seattle | 5 | — | My Friend, My Friend | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1993-08-15 | Set 1 | THE MACAULEY THEATER, Louisville | 5 | — | Fee | Stash |
| 1993-08-08 | Set 1 | NAUTICA STAGE, Cleveland | 12 | — | Fast Enough for You | I Didn't Know |
| 1993-07-22 | Set 2 | STOWE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Stowe | 13 | — | Possum | The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday |
| 1993-05-01 | Set 2 | TOWER THEATRE, Upper Darby | 5 | — | Halley's Comet | Mike's Song |
| 1993-04-23 | Set 2 | COTTERELL COURT, REID ATHLETIC CENTER, COLGATE UNIVERSITY, Hamilton | 8 | — | It's Ice | Big Ball Jam |
| 1993-04-12 | Set 2 | IOWA MEMORIAL UNION MAIN LOUNGE, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, Iowa City | 3 | — | Fee | It's Ice |
| 1993-04-05 | Set 1 | HUB BALLROOM, Seattle | 2 | — | Fluffhead | Stash |
| 1993-04-01 | Set 1 | ROSELAND THEATER, Portland | 2 | — | My Friend, My Friend | Fluffhead |
| 1993-03-28 | Set 2 | EAST GYM, HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY, Arcata | 8 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-03-17 | Set 1 | THE PALACE, Hollywood | 1 | — | Amazing Grace | It's Ice |
| 1993-03-14 | Set 1 | PAUL WRIGHT GYM, WESTERN STATE COLLEGE, Gunnison | 4 | — | Stash | Sample in a Jar |
| 1993-03-06 | Set 2 | LIBERTY LUNCH, Austin | 1 | — | Reba | Big Ball Jam |
| 1993-03-03 | Set 1 | TIPITINA'S, New Orleans | 2 | — | Guelah Papyrus | Sample in a Jar |
| 1993-02-26 | Set 2 | RITZ THEATRE, Tampa | 1 | — | Loving Cup | Tweezer |
| 1993-02-23 | Set 1 | THE EDGE NIGHT CLUB, Orlando | 1 | — | The Wedge | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1993-02-21 | Encore | ROXY THEATRE, Atlanta | 1 | — | Good Times Bad Times | Pig in a Pen |
| 1993-02-19 | Set 2 | ROXY THEATRE, Atlanta | 10 | — | It's Ice | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1993-02-05 | Set 2 | ROSELAND BALLROOM, New York | 4 | — | Silent in the Morning | It's Ice |
| 1992-12-30 | Set 1 | SYMPHONY HALL, Springfield | 4 | — | Fluffhead | Reba |
| 1992-12-11 | Set 2 | MICHIGAN THEATER, Ann Arbor | 3 | — | Bouncing Around the Room | Big Ball Jam |
| 1992-12-06 | Set 2 | THE VIC THEATRE, Chicago | 6 | — | Stash | Big Ball Jam |
| 1992-11-28 | Set 2 | THE CAPITOL THEATRE, Port Chester | 36 | — | Suzy Greenberg | Tweezer |
| 1992-07-16 | Set 2 | FLOOD ZONE, Richmond | 1 | — | Glide | Mike's Song |
| 1992-07-14 | Set 2 | THE BOATHOUSE, Norfolk | 14 | — | The Squirming Coil | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1992-05-16 | Set 2 | THE ORPHEUM THEATRE, Boston | 14 | — | It's Ice | Tweezer |
| 1992-04-25 | Set 1 | CAMPUS RECREATION CENTER, EVERGREEN COLLEGE, Olympia | 4 | — | My Friend, My Friend | Reba |
| 1992-04-19 | Set 1 | THE CATALYST, Santa Cruz | 8 | — | Stash | My Friend, My Friend |
| 1992-04-06 | Set 2 | PAUL WRIGHT GYM, WESTERN STATE COLLEGE, Gunnison | 7 | — | Bathtub Gin | Mike's Song |
| 1992-03-27 | Set 1 | 1313 CLUB, Charlotte | 11 | — | Reba | The Sloth |
| 1992-03-11 | Set 1 | THE COLONIAL THEATRE, Keene | 6 | — | My Friend, My Friend | Reba |
| 1991-12-05 | Set 1 | GREENFIELD ARMORY CASTLE, Greenfield | 1 | — | Golgi Apparatus | Split Open and Melt |
| 1991-11-30 | Set 1 | THE CAPITOL THEATRE, Port Chester | 0 | — | Brother | Guelah Papyrus |
| 1991-11-24 | Set 1 | WEBSTER HALL, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Hanover | 3 | — | The Sloth | Stash |
| 1991-11-20 | Set 1 | CAMPUS CLUB, Providence | 3 | — | Stash | Bathtub Gin |
| 1991-11-14 | Set 2 | CAT'S CRADLE, Chapel Hill | 1 | — | Fee | It's Ice |
| 1991-11-12 | Set 2 | THE GEORGIA THEATRE, Athens | 2 | — | The Squirming Coil | Mike's Song |
| 1991-11-08 | Set 1 | IVORY TUSK, Tuscaloosa | 1 | — | Stash | Divided Sky |
| 1991-11-02 | Set 1 | LORY STUDENT CENTER THEATRE, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, Fort Collins | 1 | — | Reba | Foam |
| 1991-10-31 | Set 1 | ARMSTRONG HALL, COLORADO COLLEGE, Colorado Springs | 1 | — | Bathtub Gin | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1991-10-28 | Set 2 | ELK BALLROOM, Telluride | 1 | — | Stash | Bathtub Gin |
| 1991-10-26 | Set 2 | CLUB WEST, Santa Fe | 1 | — | I Didn't Know | Jesus Just Left Chicago |
| 1991-10-23 | Set 1 | CHUY'S, Tempe | 1 | — | Destiny Unbound | It's Ice |
| 1991-10-18 | Set 1 | GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL, San Francisco | 5 | — | Foam | Reba |
| 1991-10-10 | Set 1 | EMU BALLROOM, UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene | 2 | — | Foam | Split Open and Melt |
| 1991-10-03 | Set 2 | MABEL'S, Champaign | 1 | — | (opens set) | Mike's Song |
| 1991-09-30 | Set 1 | THE DUGOUT LOUNGE, OHIO UNIVERSITY, Athens | 2 | — | Fee | Stash |
| 1991-09-27 | Set 1 | THE WAREHOUSE, Rochester | 15 | — | Tweezer | It's Ice |
| 1991-07-13 | Set 2 | BERKSHIRE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Lenox | 3 | — | Flat Fee | The Lizards |
| 1991-05-18 | Set 1 | THE MARQUEE, New York | 5 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Foam |
| 1991-05-09 | Set 1 | PORTLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Portland | 1 | — | Foam | Guelah Papyrus |
| 1991-05-03 | Set 1 | SOMERVILLE THEATRE, Somerville | 6 | — | Fee | Tweezer |
| 1991-04-20 | Set 2 | DOUGLASS DINING CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, Rochester | 0 | — | The Squirming Coil | Cavern |
| 1991-04-19 | Encore | NIETZSCHE’S, Buffalo | 0 | — | (opens set) | Big Black Furry Creature from Mars |
| 1991-04-18 | Set 2 | DIONYSUS CLUB, THE 'SCO, OBERLIN COLLEGE, Oberlin | 0 | — | The Sloth | Horn |
| 1991-04-16 | Set 1 | RICK'S CAFé, Ann Arbor | 3 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Cavern |
| 1991-04-11 | Set 1 | THE CAVE, CARLETON COLLEGE, Northfield | 3 | — | Cavern | Tweezer |
| 1991-04-03 | Set 1 | BRITT BALLROOM, SOUTHERN OREGON STATE COLLEGE, Ashland | 5 | — | The Lizards | Foam |
| 1991-03-22 | Set 2 | THE INFERNO, Steamboat Springs | 2 | — | Foam | Stash |
| 1991-03-15 | Set 2 | GOTHIC THEATRE, Englewood | 19 | — | Horn | Cavern |
| 1991-02-04 | Encore | THE FRONT, Burlington | 12 | — | My Sweet One | La Grange |
| 1990-11-26 | Set 1 | THE HAUNT, Ithaca | 2 | — | You Enjoy Myself | David Bowie |
| 1990-11-16 | Set 2 | CAMPUS CLUB, Providence | 0 | — | Tube | The Lizards |
| 1990-11-15 | Set 1 | LENGYEL GYM, UNIVERSITY OF MAINE, Orono | 5 | — | Buried Alive | Carolina |
| 1990-11-03 | Set 2 | BOULDER THEATER, Boulder | 2 | — | Weekapaug Groove | Stash |
| 1990-10-30 | Encore | EL DORADO CAFé, Crested Butte | 4 | — | (opens set) | The Lizards |
| 1990-10-20 | Set 2 | SOLOMON'S, Tuscaloosa | 0 | — | Communication Breakdown | Bouncing Around the Room |
| 1990-10-19 | Encore 2 | THE COTTON CLUB, Atlanta | 3 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1990-10-12 | Set 2 | CAT'S CRADLE, Chapel Hill | 7 | — | Divided Sky | Magilla |
| 1990-10-03 | Set 1 | THUNDERBIRD'S, Portland | 3 | — | The Squirming Coil | The Asse Festival |
| 1990-09-28 | Encore | THE CHANCE, Poughkeepsie | 1 | — | Black and Tan Fantasy | (closes set) |
| 1990-09-21 | Set 1 | SOMERVILLE THEATRE, Somerville | 1 | — | Reba | The Asse Festival |
| 1990-09-16 | Set 1 | WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, Middletown | 0 | — | Tweezer | Mike's Song |
| 1990-09-15 | Set 1 | THE COLONIAL THEATRE, Keene | 0 | — | Divided Sky | The Landlady |
| 1990-09-14 | Set 1 | THE LIVING ROOM, Providence | 0 | — | Reba | Stash |
| 1990-09-13 | Set 1 | THE WETLANDS PRESERVE, New York | debut | — | Buried Alive | Bouncing Around the Room |