The Vibration of Life
Played 23 times. Current gap: 9 shows. · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-10-27 | Set 1 | 5:07 |
| 1992-11-23 | Set 1 | 3:46 |
| 2026-07-22 | Set 1 | 2:54 |
| 1996-11-19 | Set 2 | 0:49 |
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 | 3 | 3:46 | 3:56 | 5:07 |
| Set 2 | 1 | 0:49 | 0:49 | 0:49 |
Based on 4 of 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 1056 bustout | — | David Bowie | David Bowie |
| 1996-11-19 | Set 2 | MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, Kansas City | 1 | — | Bathtub Gin | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1996-11-16 | Set 2 | CIVIC AUDITORIUM, Omaha | 150 bustout | — | Runaway Jim | Kung |
| 1994-11-30 | Set 1 | CAMPUS RECREATION CENTER, EVERGREEN COLLEGE, Olympia | 3 | — | Fly Famous Mockingbird | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1994-11-23 | Set 2 jam chart | THE FOX THEATRE, St. Louis | 2 | — | You Enjoy Myself | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1994-11-19 | Set 2 jam chart | INDIANA UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM, Bloomington | 1 | — | You Enjoy Myself | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1994-11-17 | Set 1 | HARA ARENA, Dayton | 2 | — | Fly Famous Mockingbird | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1994-11-13 | Set 1 | WARNER THEATRE, Erie | 1 | — | It's Ice | The Horse |
| 1994-11-04 | Set 1 | ONONDAGA WAR MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, Syracuse | 0 | — | Fly Famous Mockingbird | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1994-11-03 | Set 2 | MULLINS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst | 1 | — | You Enjoy Myself | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1994-10-31 | Set 1 | GLENS FALLS CIVIC CENTER, Glens Falls | 2 | — | Harpua | Harpua |
| 1994-10-27 | Set 1 | UNIVERSITY HALL, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, Charlottesville | 0 | — | Fly Famous Mockingbird | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1994-10-26 | Set 2 | VARSITY GYM, APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY, Boone | 1 | — | You Enjoy Myself | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1994-10-23 | Set 2 jam chart | BAND SHELL, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville | 76 bustout | — | You Enjoy Myself | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1994-04-16 | Set 2 | MULLINS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst | 53 bustout | — | You Enjoy Myself | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1993-05-03 | Set 1 | STATE THEATRE, New Brunswick | 8 | — | Fly Famous Mockingbird | Fly Famous Mockingbird |
| 1993-04-22 | Set 2 | THE AGORA THEATRE, Cleveland | 43 | — | You Enjoy Myself | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1993-02-20 | Set 2 jam chart | ROXY THEATRE, Atlanta | 11 | — | I Am Hydrogen | Kung |
| 1993-02-05 | Set 1 jam chart | ROSELAND BALLROOM, New York | 9 | — | David Bowie | David Bowie |
| 1992-12-11 | Set 2 | MICHIGAN THEATER, Ann Arbor | 2 | — | I Am Hydrogen | I Am Hydrogen |
| 1992-12-07 | Set 2 | FIRST AVENUE, Minneapolis | 0 | — | My Sweet One | My Sweet One |
| 1992-12-06 | Encore jam chart | THE VIC THEATRE, Chicago | 9 | — | Possum | Possum |
| 1992-11-23 | Set 1 | BROOME COUNTY FORUM, Binghamton | debut | — | David Bowie | David Bowie |