Purple Rain
Played 33 times. Current gap: 7 shows. · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | Encore | 9:14 |
| 1993-07-18 | Set 2 | 6:31 |
| 1993-08-03 | Set 2 | 6:15 |
| 1993-07-25 | Set 2 | 6:14 |
| 1993-07-16 | Set 2 | 6:08 |
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 2 | 12 | 5:48 | 5:49 | 6:31 |
| Encore | 1 | 9:14 | 9:14 | 9:14 |
Based on 13 of 33 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 | Encore | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 539 bustout | — | (opens set) | Tweezer Reprise |
| 2012-07-04 | Set 1 | NIKON AT JONES BEACH THEATER, Wantagh | 330 bustout | — | Hold Your Head Up | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1999-07-25 | Set 2 | DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 220 bustout | — | Hold Your Head Up | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1996-08-06 | Set 2 | RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE, Morrison | 11 | — | Hold Your Head Up | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1996-07-15 | Set 2 | LA MARNA, Sesto Calende | 1 | — | Hold Your Head Up | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1996-07-12 | Set 2 | MELKWEG, Amsterdam | 49 | — | Run Like an Antelope | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1995-10-21 | Set 2 | PERSHING AUDITORIUM, Lincoln | 43 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1994-12-30 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 7 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1994-12-04 | Set 2 | ACKER GYM, CHICO STATE UNIVERSITY, Chico | 6 | — | Hold Your Head Up | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1994-11-25 | Set 2 | UIC PAVILION, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Chicago | 19 | — | The Mango Song | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1994-10-23 | Set 2 | BAND SHELL, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville | 11 | — | Down with Disease | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1994-10-08 | Set 2 | PATRIOT CENTER, GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, Fairfax | 24 | — | Fluffhead | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1994-06-16 | Set 2 | STATE THEATRE, Minneapolis | 9 | — | Big Black Furry Creature from Mars | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1994-05-25 | Set 2 | WARFIELD THEATRE, San Francisco | 8 | — | Hold Your Head Up | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1994-05-13 | Set 2 | HAYDEN SQUARE, Tempe | 3 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1994-05-07 | Set 2 | THE BOMB FACTORY, Dallas | 4 | — | Cannonball | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1994-04-30 | Set 2 | THE EDGE NIGHT CLUB, Orlando | 14 | — | Possum | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1994-04-13 | Set 2 | BEACON THEATRE, New York | 8 | — | David Bowie | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-12-30 | Set 2 | CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIC CENTER, Portland | 2 | — | Weekapaug Groove | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-08-28 | Set 2 | WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST GREEK THEATRE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, Berkeley | 4 | — | Big Ball Jam | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-08-20 | Set 2 | RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE, Morrison | 0 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-08-17 | Set 2 | MEMORIAL HALL, Kansas City | 2 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-08-14 | Set 2 | WORLD MUSIC THEATRE, Tinley Park | 5 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-08-07 | Set 2 | DARIEN LAKE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Darien Center | 1 | — | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-08-03 | Set 2 | BAYFRONT PARK AMPHITHEATER, Miami | 1 | — | Sparkle | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-07-31 | Set 2 | MASQUERADE MUSIC PARK, Atlanta | 1 | — | Weekapaug Groove | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-07-29 | Set 2 | TENNESSEE THEATRE, Knoxville | 1 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-07-27 | Set 1 | CLASSIC AMPHITHEATER, Richmond | 0 | — | It's Ice | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-07-25 | Set 2 | WATERLOO VILLAGE, Stanhope | 0 | — | Big Ball Jam | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-07-24 | Set 2 | GREAT WOODS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, Mansfield | 2 | — | Weekapaug Groove | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-07-21 | Set 1 | ORANGE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, Middletown | 0 | — | Big Ball Jam | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-07-18 | Set 2 | IC LIGHT AMPHITHEATER, Pittsburgh | 1 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1993-07-16 | Set 2 | THE MANN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, Philadelphia | debut | — | Poor Heart | Hold Your Head Up |