Water in the Sky
Played 90 times. Current gap: 31 shows. · 3 jam-charted · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-07-12 | Set 2 | 7:47 |
| 2003-12-02 | Set 1 | 5:59 |
| 1999-07-10 | Set 1 | 5:57 |
| 2025-06-24 | Set 1 | 5:56 |
| 2003-12-28 | Set 2 | 5:48 |
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 | 79 | 3:43 | 3:56 | 5:59 |
| Set 2 | 7 | 3:36 | 4:30 | 7:47 |
| Encore | 1 | 3:03 | 3:03 | 3:03 |
Based on 87 of 90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | Set 1 | MOON PALACE, Cancun | 33 | — | Tube | Free |
| 2025-06-24 | Set 1 jam chart | PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER, Pittsburgh | 135 bustout | — | I Always Wanted It This Way | Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan |
| 2022-07-15 | Set 1 | XFINITY CENTER, Mansfield | 47 | — | 46 Days | Everything's Right |
| 2021-08-04 | Set 1 | ASCEND AMPHITHEATER, Nashville | 16 | — | Halfway to the Moon | Theme from the Bottom |
| 2019-12-04 | Set 1 | PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER, Pittsburgh | 20 | — | Cars Trucks Buses | Sample in a Jar |
| 2019-06-25 | Set 1 | DARLING'S WATERFRONT PAVILION, Bangor | 16 | — | Mike's Song | Limb By Limb |
| 2018-11-03 | Set 1 | MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, Las Vegas | 4 | — | Roggae | 555 |
| 2018-10-27 | Set 1 | ALLSTATE ARENA, Rosemont | 21 | — | Blaze On | Ya Mar |
| 2018-07-27 | Set 1 | THE FORUM, Inglewood | 20 | — | Horn | Twenty Years Later |
| 2017-07-29 | Set 1 jam chart | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 23 | — | The Line | Vultures |
| 2016-10-24 | Set 1 | VERIZON THEATRE AT GRAND PRAIRIE, Grand Prairie | 13 | — | Wolfman's Brother | My Soul |
| 2016-07-23 | Set 1 | SLEEP TRAIN AMPHITHEATRE, Chula Vista | 11 | — | 555 | Ghost |
| 2016-07-02 | Set 1 | SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Saratoga Springs | 6 | — | Rift | 46 Days |
| 2016-06-22 | Encore | XCEL ENERGY CENTER, St. Paul | 27 | — | (opens set) | Character Zero |
| 2015-07-28 | Set 1 | AUSTIN360 AMPHITHEATER, Del Valle | 4 | — | Bouncing Around the Room | Dirt |
| 2015-01-03 | Set 1 | AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA, Miami | 7 | — | Devotion to a Dream | Split Open and Melt |
| 2014-10-28 | Set 1 | BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM, San Francisco | 24 | — | Wingsuit | Plasma |
| 2014-07-13 | Set 1 | RANDALL'S ISLAND, New York | 14 | — | Birds of a Feather | Possum |
| 2013-11-02 | Set 1 | BOARDWALK HALL, Atlantic City | 6 | — | Ocelot | Sample in a Jar |
| 2013-10-23 | Set 1 | GLENS FALLS CIVIC CENTER, Glens Falls | 16 | — | Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan | Undermind |
| 2013-07-21 | Set 1 | FIRSTMERIT BANK PAVILION AT NORTHERLY ISLAND, Chicago | 2 | — | Wilson | Boogie On Reggae Woman |
| 2013-07-17 | Set 2 | VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK, Alpharetta | 3 | — | Drowned | Energy |
| 2013-07-12 | Set 1 | NIKON AT JONES BEACH THEATER, Wantagh | 35 | — | A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing | The Sloth |
| 2012-06-19 | Set 1 | NTELOS PAVILION, Portsmouth | 19 | — | Kill Devil Falls | Horn |
| 2011-08-09 | Set 1 | LAKE TAHOE OUTDOOR ARENA AT HARVEYS, Stateline | 9 | — | Horn | 46 Days |
| 2011-06-15 | Set 1 | VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK, Alpharetta | 37 | — | Foam | Runaway Jim |
| 2010-08-15 | Set 1 | ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE, East Troy | 11 | — | Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan | The Moma Dance |
| 2010-07-01 | Set 1 | TIME WARNER CABLE MUSIC PAVILION AT WALNUT CREEK, Raleigh | 4 | — | Alaska | Runaway Jim |
| 2010-06-24 | Set 1 | SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER, Camden | 7 | — | Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan | Ocelot |
| 2010-06-12 | Set 1 | BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER, Cuyahoga Falls | 3 | — | Ocelot | Stash |
| 2009-12-31 | Set 1 | AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA, Miami | 7 | — | 46 Days | Bathtub Gin |
| 2009-11-29 | Set 1 | CUMBERLAND COUNTY CIVIC CENTER, Portland | 6 | — | Kill Devil Falls | Stash |
| 2009-11-20 | Set 1 | U.S. BANK ARENA, Cincinnati | 1 | — | Alaska | Fast Enough for You |
| 2009-11-01 | Set 1 | EMPIRE POLO CLUB, Indio | 2 | — | (opens set) | Back on the Train |
| 2009-10-29 | Set 1 | EMPIRE POLO CLUB, Indio | 2 | — | (opens set) | Sleep Again |
| 2009-08-14 | Set 2 | THE COMCAST THEATRE, Hartford | 7 | — | Piper | Ghost |
| 2009-07-31 | Set 1 | RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE, Morrison | 3 | — | Lawn Boy | Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan |
| 2009-06-19 | Set 1 | VERIZON WIRELESS MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 9 | — | The Moma Dance | Split Open and Melt |
| 2009-06-04 | Set 2 | NIKON AT JONES BEACH THEATER, Wantagh | 4 | — | (opens set) | Birds of a Feather |
| 2009-03-06 | Set 1 | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 12 | — | Train Song | The Squirming Coil |
| 2004-06-20 | Set 1 | SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Saratoga Springs | 5 | — | Gumbo | Horn |
| 2004-04-15 | Set 1 | THOMAS & MACK CENTER, Las Vegas | 5 | — | Roggae | All of These Dreams |
| 2003-12-28 | Set 2 | AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA, Miami | 0 | — | Theme from the Bottom | Friday |
| 2003-12-02 | Set 1 | FLEETCENTER, Boston | 5 | — | Anything But Me | Down with Disease |
| 2003-07-31 | Set 1 | TWEETER CENTER AT THE WATERFRONT, Camden | 7 | — | The Sloth | Wolfman's Brother |
| 2003-07-21 | Set 1 | VERIZON WIRELESS MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 5 | — | Meat | Stash |
| 2003-07-12 | Set 2 | GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, George | 9 | — | Dogs Stole Things | Ghost |
| 2003-02-25 | Set 1 | FIRST UNION SPECTRUM, Philadelphia | 4 | — | Slave to the Traffic Light | Walls of the Cave |
| 2003-02-18 | Set 1 | PEPSI CENTER, Denver | 5 | — | Runaway Jim | Twist |
| 2003-01-02 | Set 1 | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 13 | — | Stash | Character Zero |
| 2000-09-25 | Set 1 | SANDSTONE AMPHITHEATRE, Bonner Springs | 28 | — | Back on the Train | Bug |
| 2000-06-25 | Set 1 | ALLTEL PAVILION AT WALNUT CREEK, Raleigh | 18 | — | Punch You in the Eye | Funky Bitch |
| 1999-12-30 | Set 1 | BIG CYPRESS SEMINOLE INDIAN RESERVATION, Big Cypress | 1 | — | (opens set) | Light Up Or Leave Me Alone |
| 1999-12-17 | Set 1 | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 24 | — | When the Circus Comes | Twist |
| 1999-09-24 | Set 1 | SOUTH PARK MEADOWS, Austin | 4 | — | Farmhouse | The Moma Dance |
| 1999-09-17 | Set 1 | SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE, Mountain View | 6 | — | The Moma Dance | When the Circus Comes |
| 1999-09-04 | Set 1 | CHRIS KURODA'S WEDDING, Stowe | 10 | — | Back on the Train | Possum |
| 1999-07-18 | Set 1 | OSWEGO COUNTY AIRPORT, Volney | 4 | — | Farmhouse | Bathtub Gin |
| 1999-07-12 | Set 1 | TWEETER CENTER, Mansfield | 0 | — | Split Open and Melt | Character Zero |
| 1999-07-10 | Set 1 jam chart | E CENTRE, Camden | 5 | — | Roggae | Back at the Chicken Shack |
| 1999-07-01 | Set 1 | FIRST AMERICAN MUSIC CENTER, Antioch | 18 | — | Roggae | Back on the Train |
| 1998-11-13 | Set 1 | CSU CONVOCATION CENTER, Cleveland | 2 | — | Farmhouse | The Sloth |
| 1998-11-08 | Set 1 | UIC PAVILION, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Chicago | 12 | — | Roggae | Stash |
| 1998-10-15 | Set 1 | THE FILLMORE, San Francisco | 2 | — | Ghost | Wolfman's Brother |
| 1998-08-15 | Set 1 | LORING COMMERCE CENTRE, Limestone | 4 | — | Divided Sky | Funky Bitch |
| 1998-08-07 | Set 1 | WALNUT CREEK AMPHITHEATER, Raleigh | 4 | — | (opens set) | Drowned |
| 1998-07-31 | Set 1 | POLARIS AMPHITHEATER, Columbus | 6 | — | Cities | Stash |
| 1998-07-20 | Set 1 | VENTURA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, Ventura | 3 | — | Theme from the Bottom | The Moma Dance |
| 1998-07-15 | Set 1 | PORTLAND MEADOWS, Portland | 4 | — | Wolfman's Brother | The Moma Dance |
| 1998-07-05 | Set 1 | LUCERNA THEATRE, Prague | 0 | — | Fee | Lawn Boy |
| 1998-07-03 | Set 1 | DYRSKUEPLADSEN, Ringe | 2 | — | Limb By Limb | My Soul |
| 1998-06-30 | Set 1 | THE GREY HALL, Copenhagen | 5 | — | Ghost | Bouncing Around the Room |
| 1997-12-30 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 13 | — | Taste | Punch You in the Eye |
| 1997-11-29 | Set 1 | WORCESTER CENTRUM CENTRE, Worcester | 11 | — | Horn | David Bowie |
| 1997-08-17 | Set 1 | LORING COMMERCE CENTRE, Limestone | 2 | — | Vultures | Maze |
| 1997-08-13 | Set 1 | STAR LAKE AMPHITHEATRE, Burgettstown | 0 | — | Stash | Gumbo |
| 1997-08-11 | Set 1 | DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 2 | — | Maze | Guyute |
| 1997-08-08 | Set 1 | NEW WORLD MUSIC THEATRE, Tinley Park | 2 | — | It's Ice | Character Zero |
| 1997-08-02 | Set 1 | GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, George | 1 | — | Wolfman's Brother | Split Open and Melt |
| 1997-07-30 | Set 1 | VENTURA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, Ventura | 2 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | Stash |
| 1997-07-25 | Set 1 | STARPLEX AMPHITHEATRE, Dallas | 0 | — | Maze | Bathtub Gin |
| 1997-07-23 | Set 1 | LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRE, Atlanta | 0 | — | Ginseng Sullivan | Limb By Limb |
| 1997-07-22 | Set 1 | WALNUT CREEK AMPHITHEATER, Raleigh | 7 | — | My Soul | Stash |
| 1997-07-02 | Set 1 | PARADISO, Amsterdam | 5 | — | Vultures | Weekapaug Groove |
| 1997-06-22 | Set 1 | LORELEY, St. Goarshausen | 2 | — | Taste | Stash |
| 1997-06-19 | Set 1 | ARENA WIEN, Vienna | 0 | — | Punch You in the Eye | Maze |
| 1997-06-16 | Set 1 | ROYAL ALBERT HALL, London | 1 | — | Taste | Sample in a Jar |
| 1997-06-13 | Set 2 | THE S.F.X. CENTRE, Dublin | 0 | — | Maze | Vultures |
| 1997-06-06 | Set 1 | BRAD SANDS'S AND PETE CARINI'S HOUSE, Charlotte | debut | — | Ghost | Vultures |
| 1997-06-06 | Set 2 | BRAD SANDS'S AND PETE CARINI'S HOUSE, Charlotte | 0 | — | Vultures | Twist |