Roses Are Free
Played 53 times. Current gap: 46 shows. · 5 jam-charted · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1999-12-31 | Set 2 | 35:30 |
| 1998-04-03 | Set 2 | 27:26 |
| 2025-07-27 | Set 1 | 17:06 |
| 2012-06-08 | Set 1 | 10:12 |
| 2025-07-03 | Set 1 | 8:46 |
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 | 38 | 5:27 | 6:01 | 17:06 |
| Set 2 | 13 | 5:43 | 9:36 | 35:30 |
| Encore | 2 | 5:04 | 5:04 | 5:10 |
Based on 53 of 53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-27 | Set 1 jam chart | BROADVIEW STAGE AT SPAC, Saratoga Springs | 15 | — | Funky Bitch | Tweezer Reprise |
| 2025-07-03 | Set 1 jam chart | FOLSOM FIELD, Boulder | 137 bustout | — | Tube | Maze |
| 2022-07-16 | Encore | MAINE SAVINGS AMPHITHEATER, Bangor | 19 | — | (opens set) | First Tube |
| 2021-10-31 | Set 1 | MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, Las Vegas | 47 | — | Buried Alive | Ghost |
| 2019-12-01 | Encore | NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, Uniondale | 7 | — | (opens set) | Slave to the Traffic Light |
| 2019-07-12 | Set 2 | ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE, East Troy | 32 | — | Everything's Right | Also Sprach Zarathustra |
| 2018-10-27 | Set 1 | ALLSTATE ARENA, Rosemont | 44 | — | Vultures | 46 Days |
| 2017-07-26 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 14 | — | My Soul | The Very Long Fuse |
| 2016-12-29 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 49 | — | Weekapaug Groove | Poor Heart |
| 2015-09-04 | Set 2 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 10 | — | Golden Age | Fuego |
| 2015-08-07 | Set 1 | BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER, Cuyahoga Falls | 16 | — | Timber (Jerry the Mule) | Rift |
| 2014-11-01 | Set 1 | MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, Las Vegas | 51 bustout | — | My Friend, My Friend | Roggae |
| 2013-10-20 | Set 1 | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 5 | — | Back on the Train | Sample in a Jar |
| 2013-08-05 | Set 1 | HOLLYWOOD BOWL, Hollywood | 5 | — | Wolfman's Brother | Scent of a Mule |
| 2013-07-27 | Set 1 | GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, George | 7 | — | Beauty of a Broken Heart | Say Something |
| 2013-07-14 | Set 1 | MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, Columbia | 5 | — | NICU | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 2013-07-05 | Set 1 | SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Saratoga Springs | 1 | — | Sample in a Jar | Birds of a Feather |
| 2012-12-31 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 4 | — | Possum | Rift |
| 2012-09-01 | Set 1 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 4 | — | Fluffhead | Funky Bitch |
| 2012-08-25 | Set 1 | AARON'S AMPHITHEATRE AT LAKEWOOD, Atlanta | 4 | — | Maze | Backwards Down the Number Line |
| 2012-08-17 | Set 1 | BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM, San Francisco | 3 | — | Sample in a Jar | My Friend, My Friend |
| 2012-07-06 | Set 2 | SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Saratoga Springs | 6 | — | Sand | Punch You in the Eye |
| 2012-06-24 | Set 1 | BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER, Cuyahoga Falls | 4 | — | Bathtub Gin | Limb By Limb |
| 2012-06-17 | Set 2 | BADER FIELD, Atlantic City | 3 | — | Reba | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 2012-06-08 | Set 1 jam chart | DCU CENTER, Worcester | 3 | — | Kill Devil Falls | Theme from the Bottom |
| 2011-12-29 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 2 | — | Maze | Halley's Comet |
| 2011-09-04 | Set 1 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 5 | — | Timber (Jerry the Mule) | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 2011-08-12 | Set 2 | POLO FIELDS, GOLDEN GATE PARK, San Francisco | 4 | — | Piper | Julius |
| 2011-08-05 | Set 1 | GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, George | 2 | — | Funky Bitch | David Bowie |
| 2011-07-01 | Set 1 | WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL, Watkins Glen | 3 | — | Wolfman's Brother | Funky Bitch |
| 2011-06-15 | Set 1 | VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK, Alpharetta | 2 | — | Army of One | Timber (Jerry the Mule) |
| 2011-06-11 | Set 1 | MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, Columbia | 10 | — | Sand | Reba |
| 2011-05-27 | Set 1 | BETHEL WOODS CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Bethel | 5 | — | Poor Heart | Funky Bitch |
| 2010-12-27 | Set 1 | DCU CENTER, Worcester | 0 | — | What Things Seem | It's Ice |
| 2010-10-31 | Set 1 | BOARDWALK HALL, Atlantic City | 5 | — | Divided Sky | Funky Bitch |
| 2010-10-22 | Set 1 | DUNKIN' DONUTS CENTER, Providence | 3 | — | Fluffhead | Rift |
| 2010-10-15 | Set 2 | NORTH CHARLESTON COLISEUM, North Charleston | 10 | — | Twist | My Friend, My Friend |
| 2010-08-10 | Set 1 | TELLURIDE TOWN PARK, Telluride | 7 | — | Walk Away | Limb By Limb |
| 2010-07-01 | Set 1 | TIME WARNER CABLE MUSIC PAVILION AT WALNUT CREEK, Raleigh | 45 | — | Llama | Kill Devil Falls |
| 2009-08-02 | Set 1 | RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE, Morrison | 29 | — | (opens set) | Wilson |
| 2004-06-25 | Set 1 | ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE, East Troy | 67 bustout | — | Julius | AC/DC Bag |
| 2000-10-01 | Set 2 | BLOCKBUSTER DESERT SKY PAVILION, Phoenix | 17 | — | (opens set) | Piper |
| 2000-07-15 | Set 1 | POLARIS AMPHITHEATER, Columbus | 32 | — | Dirt | Wolfman's Brother |
| 1999-12-31 | Set 2 jam chart | BIG CYPRESS SEMINOLE INDIAN RESERVATION, Big Cypress | 31 | — | Hold Your Head Up | Bug |
| 1999-09-18 | Set 1 | COORS AMPHITHEATRE, Chula Vista | 22 | — | Tweezer | Wilson |
| 1999-07-13 | Set 1 | TWEETER CENTER, Mansfield | 15 | — | Halley's Comet | NO2 |
| 1998-11-29 | Set 2 | WORCESTER CENTRUM CENTRE, Worcester | 5 | — | (opens set) | Simple |
| 1998-11-20 | Set 2 | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 29 | — | Axilla | Farmhouse |
| 1998-08-06 | Set 1 | LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRE, Atlanta | 7 | — | Suzy Greenberg | Roggae |
| 1998-07-25 | Set 1 | SOUTH PARK MEADOWS, Austin | 18 | — | (opens set) | Down with Disease |
| 1998-04-03 | Set 2 jam chart | NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, Uniondale | 1 | — | (opens set) | Piper |
| 1997-12-31 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 5 | — | When the Circus Comes | Weekapaug Groove |
| 1997-12-11 | Set 2 | ROCHESTER WAR MEMORIAL, Rochester | debut | — | Drowned | Big Black Furry Creature from Mars |