Billy Breathes
Played 68 times. Current gap: 6 shows. · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-15 | Set 2 | 8:06 |
| 1999-07-16 | Set 1 | 8:01 |
| 2000-10-01 | Set 1 | 7:48 |
| 2019-06-22 | Set 2 | 7:44 |
| 2000-06-09 | Set 1 | 7:43 |
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 | 45 | 6:30 | 6:22 | 8:01 |
| Set 2 | 21 | 5:37 | 6:01 | 8:06 |
| Encore | 1 | 6:37 | 6:37 | 6:37 |
Based on 67 of 68 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 18 | — | Drowned | It's Ice |
| 2026-04-24 | Set 1 | SPHERE, Las Vegas | 41 | — | The Dogs | It's Ice |
| 2025-06-21 | Set 2 | SNHU ARENA, Manchester | 33 | — | A Wave of Hope | Also Sprach Zarathustra |
| 2024-08-04 | Set 2 | RUOFF MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 130 bustout | — | Soul Planet | Split Open and Melt |
| 2021-10-15 | Set 2 | GOLDEN 1 CENTER, Sacramento | 0 | — | Free | Piper |
| 2021-09-05 | Set 2 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 55 bustout | — | Bliss | Most Events Aren't Planned |
| 2019-06-22 | Set 2 | MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, Columbia | 11 | — | What's the Use? | Death Don't Hurt Very Long |
| 2018-12-30 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 56 bustout | — | Bliss | No Men In No Man's Land |
| 2017-07-21 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 41 | — | Seven Below | Sparkle |
| 2016-07-06 | Set 1 | CROSS INSURANCE ARENA, Portland | 8 | — | The Sloth | My Friend, My Friend |
| 2016-06-22 | Set 2 | XCEL ENERGY CENTER, St. Paul | 54 bustout | — | No Men In No Man's Land | Bathtub Gin |
| 2014-07-30 | Set 2 | NTELOS PAVILION, Portsmouth | 95 bustout | — | Piper | Seven Below |
| 2012-06-15 | Set 2 | BADER FIELD, Atlantic City | 85 bustout | — | Piper | Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley |
| 2010-06-18 | Set 2 | THE COMCAST THEATRE, Hartford | 39 | — | Light | Tweezer |
| 2009-07-30 | Set 2 | RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE, Morrison | 55 bustout | — | Limb By Limb | The Squirming Coil |
| 2003-07-23 | Set 1 | VERIZON WIRELESS MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 11 | — | Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley | Seven Below |
| 2003-07-07 | Set 1 | CRICKET PAVILION, Phoenix | 26 | — | Sample in a Jar | Waves |
| 2000-10-01 | Set 1 | BLOCKBUSTER DESERT SKY PAVILION, Phoenix | 19 | — | The Inlaw Josie Wales | Llama |
| 2000-07-12 | Set 1 | DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 22 | — | Heavy Things | Beauty of My Dreams |
| 2000-06-09 | Set 1 | On Air East, Shibuya City | 1 | — | Taste | Poor Heart |
| 2000-05-22 | Set 1 | RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, New York | 19 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | Heavy Things |
| 1999-12-03 | Set 1 | FIRSTAR CENTER, Cincinnati | 9 | — | Back on the Train | AC/DC Bag |
| 1999-09-29 | Set 2 | PYRAMID ARENA, Memphis | 9 | — | Down with Disease | Back on the Train |
| 1999-09-16 | Set 1 | SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE, Mountain View | 2 | — | Train Song | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1999-09-11 | Set 1 | GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, George | 15 | — | Punch You in the Eye | Heavy Things |
| 1999-07-16 | Set 1 | PNC BANK ARTS CENTER, Holmdel | 6 | — | Limb By Limb | Vultures |
| 1999-07-07 | Set 1 | BLOCKBUSTER PAVILION, Charlotte | 2 | — | What's the Use? | My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own |
| 1999-07-01 | Set 1 | FIRST AMERICAN MUSIC CENTER, Antioch | 22 | — | Punch You in the Eye | Guyute |
| 1998-11-07 | Set 1 | UIC PAVILION, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Chicago | 9 | — | Fikus | Beauty of My Dreams |
| 1998-10-18 | Set 1 | SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE, Mountain View | 10 | — | Hello My Baby | Piper |
| 1998-08-06 | Set 1 | LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRE, Atlanta | 26 | — | Train Song | Fluffhead |
| 1998-04-03 | Set 1 | NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, Uniondale | 20 | — | Train Song | Beauty of My Dreams |
| 1997-11-22 | Set 1 | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 3 | — | Train Song | Frankenstein |
| 1997-11-16 | Set 1 | MCNICHOLS ARENA, Denver | 5 | — | The Old Home Place | Cars Trucks Buses |
| 1997-08-14 | Set 1 | DARIEN LAKE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Darien Center | 2 | — | Train Song | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1997-08-10 | Set 1 | DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 8 | — | Cars Trucks Buses | Split Open and Melt |
| 1997-07-26 | Set 1 | SOUTH PARK MEADOWS, Austin | 1 | — | Stash | Cars Trucks Buses |
| 1997-07-23 | Set 1 | LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRE, Atlanta | 7 | — | Split Open and Melt | Possum |
| 1997-07-03 | Set 2 | SERENADENHOF, Nüremberg | 4 | — | Cars Trucks Buses | Sparkle |
| 1997-06-25 | Set 1 | L’AERONEF, Lille | 7 | — | Taste | AC/DC Bag |
| 1997-06-13 | Set 1 | THE S.F.X. CENTRE, Dublin | 5 | — | Beauty of My Dreams | Limb By Limb |
| 1997-03-01 | Set 2 | MARKTHALLE, Hamburg | 3 | — | The Mango Song | Theme from the Bottom |
| 1997-02-23 | Encore | FILLMORE, Cortemaggiore | 1 | — | (opens set) | Rocky Top |
| 1997-02-21 | Set 2 | TENAX, Florence | 2 | — | AC/DC Bag | Reba |
| 1997-02-17 | Set 1 | PARADISO, Amsterdam | 1 | — | Timber (Jerry the Mule) | Llama |
| 1997-02-14 | Set 1 | LE BOTANIQUE, Brussels | 4 | — | It's Ice | Uncle Pen |
| 1996-12-28 | Set 1 | CORESTATES SPECTRUM, Philadelphia | 10 | — | It's Ice | Ginseng Sullivan |
| 1996-11-22 | Set 2 | SPOKANE ARENA, Spokane | 1 | — | Maze | Swept Away |
| 1996-11-18 | Set 1 | MID-SOUTH COLISEUM, Memphis | 9 | — | Taste | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1996-11-06 | Set 1 | KNOXVILLE CIVIC COLISEUM, Knoxville | 0 | — | Punch You in the Eye | David Bowie |
| 1996-11-03 | Set 1 | O'CONNELL CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville | 2 | — | Runaway Jim | The Sloth |
| 1996-10-29 | Set 1 | LEON COUNTY CIVIC CENTER, Tallahassee | 2 | — | Train Song | Poor Heart |
| 1996-10-25 | Set 1 | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 4 | — | Maze | Mound |
| 1996-10-18 | Set 1 | CIVIC ARENA, Pittsburgh | 1 | — | Divided Sky | Taste |
| 1996-10-16 | Set 1 | OLYMPIC CENTER, Lake Placid | 41 | — | Poor Heart | Mound |
| 1995-12-09 | Set 1 | KNICKERBOCKER ARENA, Albany | 3 | — | Free | Dog Faced Boy |
| 1995-12-04 | Set 2 | MULLINS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst | 5 | — | Run Like an Antelope | Cars Trucks Buses |
| 1995-11-25 | Set 1 | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 3 | — | David Bowie | Taste That Surrounds |
| 1995-11-19 | Set 2 | CHARLOTTE COLISEUM, Charlotte | 3 | — | Tweezer | Scent of a Mule |
| 1995-11-14 | Set 1 | UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA ARENA, Orlando | 6 | — | Foam | Divided Sky |
| 1995-10-28 | Set 1 | THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS, Auburn Hills | 6 | — | The Lizards | Acoustic Army |
| 1995-10-19 | Set 1 | MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, Kansas City | 3 | — | Split Open and Melt | Cavern |
| 1995-10-13 | Set 1 | WILL ROGERS AUDITORIUM, Fort Worth | 3 | — | Maze | I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome |
| 1995-10-06 | Set 1 | THE ORPHEUM THEATRE, Vancouver | 1 | — | Stash | Reba |
| 1995-10-03 | Set 2 | SEATTLE CENTER ARENA, Seattle | 2 | — | Harry Hood | Faht |
| 1995-09-29 | Set 2 | GREEK THEATRE, Los Angeles | 0 | — | Split Open and Melt | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1995-09-28 | Set 1 | SUMMER POPS, EMBARCADERO CENTER, San Diego | 0 | — | Runaway Jim | Scent of a Mule |
| 1995-09-27 | Set 2 | CAL EXPO AMPHITHEATER, Sacramento | debut | — | David Bowie | Keyboard Army |