Life on Mars?
Played 23 times. Current gap: 551 shows bustout candidate. · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1995-10-27 | Encore | 4:59 |
| 1995-11-09 | Set 2 | 4:25 |
| 2003-02-15 | Set 1 | 4:00 |
| 1996-11-03 | Set 2 | 3:57 |
| 1995-10-13 | Set 1 | 3:46 |
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 | 7 | 3:32 | 3:36 | 4:00 |
| Set 2 | 12 | 3:26 | 3:32 | 4:25 |
| Set 3 | 1 | 3:20 | 3:20 | 3:20 |
| Encore | 3 | 3:28 | 3:58 | 4:59 |
Based on 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-29 | Set 1 | KLIPSCH MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 23 | — | Mound | The Mango Song |
| 2011-08-12 | Set 2 | POLO FIELDS, GOLDEN GATE PARK, San Francisco | 7 | — | Julius | Birds of a Feather |
| 2011-07-01 | Set 1 | WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL, Watkins Glen | 183 bustout | — | Bathtub Gin | My Friend, My Friend |
| 2003-02-15 | Set 1 | THOMAS & MACK CENTER, Las Vegas | 269 bustout | — | Reba | 46 Days |
| 1997-03-02 | Set 1 | PUMPEHUSET, Copenhagen | 18 | — | Catapult | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1996-12-04 | Set 2 | SPORTS ARENA, San Diego | 4 | — | Punch You in the Eye | Reba |
| 1996-11-29 | Set 1 | THE COW PALACE, Daly City | 8 | — | Bathtub Gin | Maze |
| 1996-11-14 | Set 2 | HILTON COLISEUM, Ames | 7 | — | Scent of a Mule | Demand |
| 1996-11-03 | Set 2 | O'CONNELL CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, Gainesville | 3 | — | Tweezer | Possum |
| 1996-10-27 | Set 2 | NORTH CHARLESTON COLISEUM, North Charleston | 4 | — | Fluffhead | Tweezer Reprise |
| 1996-10-21 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 5 | — | Maze | Simple |
| 1996-08-16 | Set 3 | PLATTSBURGH AIR FORCE BASE, Plattsburgh | 4 | — | NICU | Harry Hood |
| 1996-08-07 | Set 2 | RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE, Morrison | 4 | — | Possum | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1996-07-25 | Set 1 | STADTPARK, Hamburg | 3 | — | Run Like an Antelope | Harry Hood |
| 1996-07-21 | Set 2 | THE FORUM, Nüremberg | 36 | — | Reba | Free |
| 1995-11-24 | Encore | CIVIC ARENA, Pittsburgh | 2 | — | (opens set) | Rocky Top |
| 1995-11-19 | Encore | CHARLOTTE COLISEUM, Charlotte | 2 | — | (opens set) | Tweezer Reprise |
| 1995-11-15 | Set 2 | SUN DOME, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, Tampa | 4 | — | Mike's Song | Weekapaug Groove |
| 1995-11-09 | Set 2 | THE FOX THEATRE, Atlanta | 3 | — | The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday | Hello My Baby |
| 1995-10-27 | Encore | WING'S STADIUM, Kalamazoo | 0 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1995-10-25 | Set 2 | ST. PAUL CIVIC CENTER, St. Paul | 1 | — | Reba | Cars Trucks Buses |
| 1995-10-22 | Set 2 | ASSEMBLY HALL, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Champaign | 6 | — | Big Black Furry Creature from Mars | Uncle Pen |
| 1995-10-13 | Set 1 | WILL ROGERS AUDITORIUM, Fort Worth | debut | — | Fluffhead | (closes set) |