A Day in the Life
Played 76 times. Current gap: 5 shows. · 1 jam-charted · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1996-11-14 | Set 2 | 8:08 |
| 2009-06-12 | Encore | 7:39 |
| 1997-02-14 | Set 2 | 7:25 |
| 1995-06-29 | Set 2 | 7:14 |
| 2009-07-31 | Set 2 | 6:50 |
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 | 11 | 4:44 | 4:59 | 6:22 |
| Set 2 | 31 | 5:02 | 5:25 | 8:08 |
| Set 3 | 3 | 5:36 | 5:17 | 5:41 |
| Encore | 30 | 5:13 | 5:27 | 7:39 |
Based on 75 of 76 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | Encore | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 39 | — | (opens set) | Backwards Down the Number Line |
| 2025-09-12 | Set 1 | HIGHLAND FESTIVAL GROUNDS AT KENTUCKY EXPO CENTER, Louisville | 14 | — | Evolve | Possum |
| 2025-07-05 | Set 1 | FOLSOM FIELD, Boulder | 42 | — | The Lizards | (closes set) |
| 2024-08-02 | Set 1 jam chart | RUOFF MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 163 bustout | — | Runaway Jim | (closes set) |
| 2019-12-03 | Set 2 | MET PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia | 42 | — | Twist | Also Sprach Zarathustra |
| 2018-10-26 | Set 2 | ALLSTATE ARENA, Rosemont | 12 | — | Sand | Possum |
| 2018-08-10 | Encore | COASTAL CREDIT UNION MUSIC PARK AT WALNUT CREEK, Raleigh | 25 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2017-08-02 | Encore | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 22 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2016-10-30 | Set 2 | MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, Las Vegas | 29 | — | Harry Hood | (closes set) |
| 2016-07-02 | Set 2 | SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Saratoga Springs | 15 | — | Julius | (closes set) |
| 2015-09-05 | Encore | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 14 | — | Harry Hood | (closes set) |
| 2015-08-02 | Encore | TUSCALOOSA AMPHITHEATER, Tuscaloosa | 17 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2014-10-27 | Encore | BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM, San Francisco | 47 | — | Winterqueen | (closes set) |
| 2013-10-20 | Encore | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 18 | — | (opens set) | Tweezer Reprise |
| 2013-07-16 | Encore | VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK, Alpharetta | 18 | — | (opens set) | Tweezer Reprise |
| 2012-08-25 | Encore | AARON'S AMPHITHEATRE AT LAKEWOOD, Atlanta | 20 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2012-06-17 | Set 2 | BADER FIELD, Atlantic City | 14 | — | Bug | Down with Disease |
| 2011-08-16 | Set 2 | UIC PAVILION, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Chicago | 8 | — | Golden Age | You Enjoy Myself |
| 2011-07-02 | Set 3 | WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL, Watkins Glen | 5 | — | Golgi Apparatus | (closes set) |
| 2011-06-14 | Set 2 | VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK, Alpharetta | 11 | — | Bug | Run Like an Antelope |
| 2011-05-28 | Encore | BETHEL WOODS CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Bethel | 15 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2010-10-19 | Set 2 | AUGUSTA CIVIC CENTER, Augusta | 13 | — | Golgi Apparatus | (closes set) |
| 2010-08-09 | Set 2 | TELLURIDE TOWN PARK, Telluride | 5 | — | David Bowie | (closes set) |
| 2010-07-02 | Encore | VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE - CHARLOTTE, Charlotte | 11 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2010-06-15 | Set 2 | NTELOS PAVILION, Portsmouth | 12 | — | Theme from the Bottom | (closes set) |
| 2009-12-02 | Encore | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 4 | — | (opens set) | Tweezer Reprise |
| 2009-11-24 | Encore | WACHOVIA CENTER, Philadelphia | 18 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2009-07-31 | Set 2 | RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE, Morrison | 7 | — | Piper | (closes set) |
| 2009-06-12 | Encore | BONNAROO MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL, Manchester | 4 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2009-06-05 | Encore | NIKON AT JONES BEACH THEATER, Wantagh | 4 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2009-03-07 | Encore | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 78 bustout | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2000-09-30 | Set 2 | THOMAS & MACK CENTER, Las Vegas | 177 bustout | — | Sand | (closes set) |
| 1998-07-03 | Set 1 | DYRSKUEPLADSEN, Ringe | 8 | — | You Enjoy Myself | (closes set) |
| 1997-12-30 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 6 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | (closes set) |
| 1997-12-07 | Encore | ERVIN J. NUTTER CENTER, WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY, Dayton | 62 bustout | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1997-02-28 | Encore | HUXLEY’S NEUE WELT, Berlin | 5 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1997-02-20 | Set 2 | TEATRO SMERALDO, Milan | 3 | — | Steep | Runaway Jim |
| 1997-02-14 | Set 2 | LE BOTANIQUE, Brussels | 3 | — | Scent of a Mule | (closes set) |
| 1996-12-29 | Set 2 | CORESTATES SPECTRUM, Philadelphia | 5 | — | David Bowie | Bathtub Gin |
| 1996-12-01 | Set 2 | PAULEY PAVILION, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, Los Angeles | 3 | — | Simple | Reba |
| 1996-11-24 | Set 2 | MEMORIAL COLISEUM, Portland | 2 | — | David Bowie | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1996-11-19 | Set 2 | MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, Kansas City | 3 | — | David Bowie | Bathtub Gin |
| 1996-11-14 | Set 2 | HILTON COLISEUM, Ames | 3 | — | Run Like an Antelope | (closes set) |
| 1996-11-09 | Set 2 | THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS, Auburn Hills | 4 | — | David Bowie | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1996-11-02 | Set 2 | CORAL SKY AMPHITHEATER, West Palm Beach | 10 | — | Harry Hood | Sweet Adeline |
| 1996-10-17 | Set 1 | BRYCE JORDAN CENTER, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, State College | 1 | — | Character Zero | Tweezer Reprise |
| 1996-08-17 | Set 3 | PLATTSBURGH AIR FORCE BASE, Plattsburgh | 4 | — | Tweezer | Possum |
| 1996-08-10 | Set 2 | ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE, East Troy | 1 | — | Harry Hood | (closes set) |
| 1996-08-06 | Set 2 | RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE, Morrison | 6 | — | Prince Caspian | Big Black Furry Creature from Mars |
| 1996-07-22 | Set 1 | TANZBRUNNEN, Cologne | 7 | — | Stash | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1996-07-11 | Encore | SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRE, London | 3 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1996-07-06 | Set 1 | PIAZZA DEL DUOMO, Pistoia | 3 | — | Poor Heart | Maze |
| 1996-04-26 | Set 1 | NEW ORLEANS FAIRGROUNDS, New Orleans | 1 | — | Sample in a Jar | David Bowie |
| 1995-12-30 | Encore | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 2 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1995-12-17 | Set 1 | OLYMPIC CENTER, Lake Placid | 6 | — | Poor Heart | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1995-12-08 | Encore | CSU CONVOCATION CENTER, Cleveland | 3 | — | Come Together | (closes set) |
| 1995-12-02 | Set 2 | NEW HAVEN VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, New Haven | 2 | — | Tweezer | Golgi Apparatus |
| 1995-11-29 | Encore | MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, Nashville | 1 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1995-11-25 | Set 1 | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 2 | — | Poor Heart | David Bowie |
| 1995-11-21 | Set 2 | LAWRENCE JOEL VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, Winston-Salem | 2 | — | Carolina | (closes set) |
| 1995-11-16 | Set 2 | WEST PALM BEACH AUDITORIUM, West Palm Beach | 3 | — | (opens set) | David Bowie |
| 1995-11-11 | Set 1 | THE FOX THEATRE, Atlanta | 2 | — | Mike's Song | Poor Heart |
| 1995-10-31 | Set 3 | ROSEMONT HORIZON, Rosemont | 4 | — | Jesus Just Left Chicago | Suzy Greenberg |
| 1995-10-24 | Encore | DANE COUNTY COLISEUM, Madison | 3 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1995-10-19 | Encore | MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, Kansas City | 2 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1995-10-14 | Encore | AUSTIN MUSIC HALL, Austin | 1 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1995-10-11 | Set 2 | COMPTON TERRACE AMPHITHEATER, Chandler | 2 | — | Hello My Baby | (closes set) |
| 1995-10-06 | Encore | THE ORPHEUM THEATRE, Vancouver | 2 | — | Hello My Baby | (closes set) |
| 1995-10-02 | Encore | SEATTLE CENTER ARENA, Seattle | 1 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1995-09-29 | Set 2 | GREEK THEATRE, Los Angeles | 1 | — | Hold Your Head Up | (closes set) |
| 1995-09-27 | Set 2 | CAL EXPO AMPHITHEATER, Sacramento | 1 | — | Hello My Baby | (closes set) |
| 1995-07-03 | Set 2 | SUMMERSTAGE AT SUGARBUSH NORTH, Fayston | 3 | — | Big Black Furry Creature from Mars | Possum |
| 1995-06-29 | Set 2 | JONES BEACH AMPHITHEATER, Wantagh | 4 | — | Acoustic Army | (closes set) |
| 1995-06-23 | Encore | WATERLOO VILLAGE, Stanhope | 2 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1995-06-19 | Encore | DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 5 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1995-06-10 | Encore | RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE, Morrison | debut | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |