Big Ball Jam
Played 104 times. Current gap: 8 shows. · 3 jam-charted · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1992-12-11 | Set 2 | 8:44 |
| 1993-04-17 | Set 2 | 4:08 |
| 1992-12-10 | Set 2 | 3:48 |
| 1993-02-15 | Set 2 | 3:42 |
| 1993-02-09 | Set 2 | 3:37 |
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 | 2 | 1:54 | 1:54 | 2:33 |
| Set 2 | 89 | 2:44 | 2:48 | 8:44 |
| Encore | 1 | 3:08 | 3:08 | 3:08 |
Based on 92 of 104 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 1202 bustout | — | Tube | Tube |
| 1994-12-09 | Set 2 | MESA AMPHITHEATRE, Mesa | 29 | — | Julius | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1994-10-25 | Set 2 | ATLANTA CIVIC CENTER, Atlanta | 5 | — | Jesus Just Left Chicago | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1994-10-16 | Set 2 | SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, Chattanooga | 10 | — | Fluffhead | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1994-07-14 | Set 2 | FINGER LAKES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Canandaigua | 2 | — | Sparkle | Harry Hood |
| 1994-07-09 | Set 2 | GREAT WOODS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, Mansfield | 12 | — | Sparkle | Harry Hood |
| 1994-06-22 | Set 2 | VETERANS MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, Columbus | 3 | — | My Sweet One | Jesus Just Left Chicago |
| 1994-06-17 | Set 2 | EAGLES BALLROOM, Milwaukee | 0 | — | Sparkle | Julius |
| 1994-06-16 | Set 2 | STATE THEATRE, Minneapolis | 1 | — | Fly Famous Mockingbird | Down with Disease |
| 1994-06-13 | Set 2 | MEMORIAL HALL, Kansas City | 7 | — | Scent of a Mule | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1994-05-25 | Set 2 | WARFIELD THEATRE, San Francisco | 2 | — | Contact | Julius |
| 1994-05-21 | Set 2 | THE MOORE THEATRE, Seattle | 1 | — | Contact | Julius |
| 1994-05-19 | Set 2 | SILVA CONCERT HALL, HULT CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, Eugene | 0 | — | Julius | Harry Hood |
| 1994-05-17 | Set 2 | THE ARLINGTON THEATRE, Santa Barbara | 15 | — | Uncle Pen | Sample in a Jar |
| 1994-04-25 | Set 2 | CIVIC AUDITORIUM, Knoxville | 3 | — | Bouncing Around the Room | Big Black Furry Creature from Mars |
| 1994-04-21 | Set 2 | LAWRENCE JOEL VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, Winston-Salem | 0 | — | Scent of a Mule | Possum |
| 1994-04-20 | Set 2 | VIRGINIA HORSE CENTER, Lexington | 0 | — | Sample in a Jar | Harry Hood |
| 1994-04-18 | Set 2 | BOB CARPENTER CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, Newark | 0 | — | Bathtub Gin | Ya Mar |
| 1994-04-17 | Set 2 | PATRIOT CENTER, GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, Fairfax | 3 | — | Reba | Maze |
| 1994-04-13 | Set 2 | BEACON THEATRE, New York | 0 | — | Reba | Fee |
| 1994-04-11 | Set 2 | SNIVELY ARENA, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham | 1 | — | Sample in a Jar | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1994-04-09 | Set 2 | BROOME COUNTY VETERANS MEMORIAL ARENA, Binghamton | 0 | — | Peaches en Regalia | Demand |
| 1994-04-08 | Set 2 | RECREATION HALL, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, State College | 5 | — | Bouncing Around the Room | David Bowie |
| 1993-12-29 | Set 2 | NEW HAVEN VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, New Haven | 1 | — | Walk Away | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-08-28 | Set 2 | WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST GREEK THEATRE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, Berkeley | 6 | — | It's Ice | Purple Rain |
| 1993-08-16 | Set 2 | AMERICAN THEATER, St. Louis | 3 | — | Poor Heart | Take the 'A' Train |
| 1993-08-12 | Set 2 | MEADOW BROOK MUSIC FESTIVAL, Rochester Hills | 2 | — | Lawn Boy | Golgi Apparatus |
| 1993-08-08 | Set 2 | NAUTICA STAGE, Cleveland | 9 | — | Possum | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-07-25 | Set 2 | WATERLOO VILLAGE, Stanhope | 1 | — | The Lizards | Purple Rain |
| 1993-07-23 | Set 2 | JONES BEACH AMPHITHEATER, Wantagh | 1 | — | Uncle Pen | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1993-07-21 | Set 1 | ORANGE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, Middletown | 1 | — | Runaway Jim | Purple Rain |
| 1993-07-17 | Set 2 | THE FILENE CENTER AT WOLF TRAP, Vienna | 3 | — | Sparkle | Mike's Song |
| 1993-05-29 | Set 1 | LAGUNA SECA RACEWAY, Monterey | 0 | — | Cavern | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1993-05-08 | Set 2 | FIELD HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham | 0 | — | Jam | Mike's Song |
| 1993-05-07 | Set 2 | BANGOR AUDITORIUM, Bangor | 0 | — | Fee | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1993-05-06 | Set 2 | PALACE THEATRE, Albany | 0 | — | Uncle Pen | The Squirming Coil |
| 1993-05-05 | Set 2 | PALACE THEATRE, Albany | 0 | — | Weigh | Ya Mar |
| 1993-05-03 | Set 2 | STATE THEATRE, New Brunswick | 0 | — | Runaway Jim | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-05-02 | Set 2 | TOWER THEATRE, Upper Darby | 0 | — | The Lizards | Uncle Pen |
| 1993-05-01 | Set 2 | TOWER THEATRE, Upper Darby | 0 | — | The Squirming Coil | Halley's Comet |
| 1993-04-30 | Set 2 | SPORTS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD, West Hartford | 0 | — | Mound | Harry Hood |
| 1993-04-29 | Set 2 | LE SPECTRUM, Montréal | 0 | — | Mound | Reba |
| 1993-04-27 | Set 2 | CONCERT HALL, Toronto | 0 | — | The Lizards | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1993-04-25 | Set 2 | KUHL GYM, SUNY GENESEO, Geneseo | 0 | — | Uncle Pen | Mike's Song |
| 1993-04-24 | Set 2 | CHEEL ARENA, CLARKSON UNIVERSITY, Potsdam | 0 | — | Mound | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1993-04-23 | Set 2 | COTTERELL COURT, REID ATHLETIC CENTER, COLGATE UNIVERSITY, Hamilton | 0 | — | Paul and Silas | Mike's Song |
| 1993-04-22 | Set 2 | THE AGORA THEATRE, Cleveland | 0 | — | The Lizards | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1993-04-21 | Set 2 | NEWPORT MUSIC HALL, Columbus | 0 | — | Silent in the Morning | Mike's Song |
| 1993-04-20 | Set 2 | NEWPORT MUSIC HALL, Columbus | 0 | — | Sample in a Jar | The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday |
| 1993-04-18 | Set 2 | MICHIGAN THEATER, Ann Arbor | 0 | — | Mound | Mike's Song |
| 1993-04-17 | Set 2 | MICHIGAN THEATER, Ann Arbor | 0 | — | Hold Your Head Up | The Squirming Coil |
| 1993-04-16 | Set 2 | THE MACAULEY THEATER, Louisville | 0 | — | Uncle Pen | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-04-14 | Set 2 | AMERICAN THEATER, St. Louis | 0 | — | Mound | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1993-04-13 | Set 2 | MEMORIAL HALL, Kansas City | 0 | — | Fast Enough for You | Mike's Song |
| 1993-04-12 | Set 2 | IOWA MEMORIAL UNION MAIN LOUNGE, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, Iowa City | 0 | — | It's Ice | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1993-04-10 | Set 2 | ARAGON BALLROOM, Chicago | 0 | — | Glide | Mike's Song |
| 1993-04-09 | Set 2 | STATE THEATRE, Minneapolis | 3 | — | My Sweet One | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-04-02 | Set 2 | MT. BAKER THEATRE, Bellingham | 0 | — | The Lizards | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-04-01 | Set 2 | ROSELAND THEATER, Portland | 0 | — | Poor Heart | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-03-31 | Set 2 | ROSELAND THEATER, Portland | 0 | — | Harry Hood | It's Ice |
| 1993-03-30 | Set 2 | HILTON BALLROOM, Eugene | 0 | — | Lifeboy | Weigh |
| 1993-03-28 | Set 2 | EAST GYM, HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY, Arcata | 1 | — | Bathtub Gin | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1993-03-26 | Set 2 | WARFIELD THEATRE, San Francisco | 0 | — | Silent in the Morning | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1993-03-25 | Encore | SANTA CRUZ CIVIC AUDITORIUM, Santa Cruz | 0 | — | My Sweet One | Sweet Adeline |
| 1993-03-24 | Set 2 | LUTHER BURBANK CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Santa Rosa | 1 | — | Mound | Fast Enough for You |
| 1993-03-21 | Set 2 | VENTURA THEATRE, Ventura | 1 | — | My Sweet One | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-03-18 | Set 2 | THE PALACE, Hollywood | 2 | — | Uncle Pen | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-03-14 | Set 2 | PAUL WRIGHT GYM, WESTERN STATE COLLEGE, Gunnison | 0 | — | Rift | The Great Gig in the Sky |
| 1993-03-13 | Set 2 | BALCH FIELDHOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, Boulder | 0 | — | Uncle Pen | Mike's Song |
| 1993-03-12 | Set 2 | DOBSON ARENA, Vail | 0 | — | Mound | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1993-03-09 | Set 2 | PIKE'S PEAK CENTER, Colorado Springs | 0 | — | Silent in the Morning | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-03-08 | Set 2 | SWEENEY CENTER, Santa Fe | 0 | — | Stash | My Friend, My Friend |
| 1993-03-06 | Set 2 | LIBERTY LUNCH, Austin | 0 | — | Paul and Silas | Fast Enough for You |
| 1993-03-05 | Set 2 | DEEP ELLUM LIVE, Dallas | 2 | — | My Sweet One | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-02-27 | Set 2 | FLORIDA THEATRE, Gainesville | 0 | — | Sample in a Jar | Ya Mar |
| 1993-02-26 | Set 2 | RITZ THEATRE, Tampa | 0 | — | Mound | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1993-02-25 | Set 2 | THE CAMEO THEATRE, Miami Beach | 3 | — | Uncle Pen | Fast Enough for You |
| 1993-02-20 | Set 2 | ROXY THEATRE, Atlanta | 0 | — | Fast Enough for You | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-02-19 | Set 2 | ROXY THEATRE, Atlanta | 1 | — | Ya Mar | Lawn Boy |
| 1993-02-17 | Set 2 | BENTON CONVENTION CENTER, Winston-Salem | 0 | — | My Friend, My Friend | My Sweet One |
| 1993-02-15 | Set 2 | MEMORIAL HALL, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, Chapel Hill | 0 | — | Poor Heart | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-02-13 | Set 2 | BOB CARPENTER CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, Newark | 0 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-02-12 | Set 2 | MID-HUDSON CIVIC CENTER, Poughkeepsie | 0 | — | Poor Heart | Fast Enough for You |
| 1993-02-11 | Set 2 | HAAS CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Bloomsburg | 1 | — | Mound | Bouncing Around the Room |
| 1993-02-09 | Set 2 | AUDITORIUM THEATRE, Rochester | 0 | — | Sample in a Jar | Stash |
| 1993-02-07 | Set 2 | LISNER AUDITORIUM, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Washington | 0 | — | Tweezer | Glide |
| 1993-02-06 | Set 2 | ROSELAND BALLROOM, New York | 1 | — | Uncle Pen | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-02-04 | Set 2 | PROVIDENCE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Providence | 0 | — | Uncle Pen | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-02-03 | Set 2 | PORTLAND EXPO, Portland | 1 | — | Terrapin | Terrapin |
| 1992-12-31 | Set 2 | MATTHEWS ARENA, NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, Boston | 0 | — | My Sweet One | Stash |
| 1992-12-30 | Set 2 | SYMPHONY HALL, Springfield | 0 | — | Possum | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1992-12-29 | Set 2 | PALACE THEATRE, New Haven | 1 | — | My Sweet One | Fast Enough for You |
| 1992-12-29 | Encore | PALACE THEATRE, New Haven | 0 | — | (opens set) | Carolina |
| 1992-12-13 | Set 2 | LE SPECTRUM, Montréal | 1 | — | My Sweet One | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1992-12-11 | Set 2 | MICHIGAN THEATER, Ann Arbor | 0 | — | Paul and Silas | Faht |
| 1992-12-10 | Set 2 | STATE THEATER, Kalamazoo | 0 | — | My Sweet One | Maze |
| 1992-12-08 | Set 2 | BARRYMORE THEATRE, Madison | 1 | — | My Sweet One | Sleeping Monkey |
| 1992-12-06 | Set 2 | THE VIC THEATRE, Chicago | 2 | — | Paul and Silas | Bathtub Gin |
| 1992-12-03 | Set 2 | BOGART'S, Cincinnati | 3 | — | My Sweet One | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1992-11-28 | Set 2 | THE CAPITOL THEATRE, Port Chester | 2 | — | Tweezer | The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday |
| 1992-11-23 | Set 2 | BROOME COUNTY FORUM, Binghamton | 0 | — | Weekapaug Groove | Weekapaug Groove |
| 1992-11-22 | Set 2 jam chart | BAILEY HALL, CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca | 0 | — | Tweezer | Tweezer |
| 1992-11-21 | Set 2 | PRITCHARD GYM, SB SPORTS COMPLEX, SUNY STONY BROOK, Stony Brook | 1 | — | Llama | Llama |
| 1992-11-19 | Set 2 | ROSS ARENA, ST. MICHAEL'S COLLEGE, Colchester | debut | — | Tweezer | Poor Heart |