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Played 41 times. Current gap: 84 shows bustout candidate. · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-31 | Encore | 6:09 |
| 1998-12-28 | Set 1 | 4:56 |
| 2009-11-27 | Set 1 | 4:45 |
| 1998-10-29 | Set 1 | 4:41 |
| 1998-10-30 | Encore | 4:39 |
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 | 27 | 4:00 | 4:02 | 4:56 |
| Set 2 | 3 | 3:39 | 3:38 | 3:42 |
| Encore | 7 | 3:53 | 4:15 | 6:09 |
Based on 37 of 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-28 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 14 | — | Kill Devil Falls | Reba |
| 2024-08-07 | Set 1 | VAN ANDEL ARENA, Grand Rapids | 22 | — | Oblivion | 555 |
| 2024-02-22 | Set 1 | MOON PALACE, Cancun | 130 bustout | — | Roggae | Hey Stranger |
| 2021-07-30 | Set 1 | OAK MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATRE, Pelham | 16 | — | Ghost | The Wedge |
| 2019-11-29 | Encore | DUNKIN' DONUTS CENTER, Providence | 12 | — | Sleep | Bug |
| 2019-06-30 | Set 1 | BB&T PAVILION, Camden | 48 | — | The Mango Song | David Bowie |
| 2018-07-25 | Set 1 | BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM, San Francisco | 62 bustout | — | Keeping It Real | Saw It Again |
| 2016-07-16 | Set 1 | GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, George | 111 bustout | — | It's Ice | Sand |
| 2013-08-03 | Set 1 | BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM, San Francisco | 19 | — | Jesus Just Left Chicago | Timber (Jerry the Mule) |
| 2012-12-31 | Encore | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 16 | — | (opens set) | Iron Man |
| 2012-07-08 | Set 1 | SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Saratoga Springs | 60 bustout | — | Nellie Kane | Foam |
| 2010-12-30 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 50 bustout | — | Maze | Bathtub Gin |
| 2009-12-29 | Set 1 | AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA, Miami | 7 | — | Maze | The Connection |
| 2009-11-27 | Set 1 | TIMES UNION CENTER, Albany | 6 | — | Maze | My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own |
| 2009-11-01 | Encore | EMPIRE POLO CLUB, Indio | 2 | — | (opens set) | Talk |
| 2009-10-29 | Set 1 | EMPIRE POLO CLUB, Indio | 5 | — | Back on the Train | (closes set) |
| 2009-08-08 | Set 1 | GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, George | 19 | — | Tweezer | Twenty Years Later |
| 2009-06-02 | Set 1 | NIKON AT JONES BEACH THEATER, Wantagh | 44 | — | Cities | Reba |
| 2003-07-19 | Set 1 | ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE, East Troy | 18 | — | Maze | NICU |
| 2003-02-20 | Set 1 | ALLSTATE ARENA, Rosemont | 16 | — | Guyute | Waves |
| 2000-10-01 | Set 2 | BLOCKBUSTER DESERT SKY PAVILION, Phoenix | 3 | — | Camel Walk | David Bowie |
| 2000-09-25 | Encore | SANDSTONE AMPHITHEATRE, Bonner Springs | 7 | — | Boogie On Reggae Woman | Tweezer Reprise |
| 2000-09-14 | Encore | DARIEN LAKE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Darien Center | 4 | — | (opens set) | The Inlaw Josie Wales |
| 2000-07-17 | Set 1 | KLRU STUDIOS, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, Austin | 1 | — | The Inlaw Josie Wales | When the Circus Comes |
| 2000-07-14 | Encore | POLARIS AMPHITHEATER, Columbus | 5 | — | The Inlaw Josie Wales | Guyute |
| 2000-07-06 | Set 2 | MOLSON AMPHITHEATRE, Toronto | 8 | — | Piper | Harry Hood |
| 2000-06-24 | Encore | LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRE, Atlanta | 2 | — | The Inlaw Josie Wales | Tweezer Reprise |
| 2000-06-16 | Set 2 | Zepp, Suminoe Ward | 37 | — | Dog Faced Boy | Slave to the Traffic Light |
| 1999-09-29 | Set 1 | PYRAMID ARENA, Memphis | 33 | — | Free | Taste |
| 1999-07-09 | Set 1 | MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, Columbia | 11 | — | Llama | Runaway Jim |
| 1998-12-28 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 3 | — | Albuquerque | Tube |
| 1998-11-25 | Set 1 | PEPSI ARENA, Albany | 2 | — | Sleep | Good Times Bad Times |
| 1998-11-20 | Set 1 | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 2 | — | Roggae | Split Open and Melt |
| 1998-11-15 | Set 1 | MURPHY CENTER, MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, Murfreesboro | 5 | — | Ghost | Scent of a Mule |
| 1998-11-07 | Set 1 | UIC PAVILION, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Chicago | 2 | — | Mike's Song | Brian and Robert |
| 1998-11-03 | Set 1 | KBCO STUDIO C, Boulder | 0 | — | (opens set) | Wading in the Velvet Sea |
| 1998-11-02 | Set 1 | THE “E” CENTER, West Valley City | 1 | — | Jesus Just Left Chicago | Bittersweet Motel |
| 1998-10-30 | Encore | THOMAS & MACK CENTER, Las Vegas | 0 | — | (opens set) | Free Bird |
| 1998-10-29 | Set 1 | GREEK THEATRE, Los Angeles | 1 | — | Limb By Limb | Sleep |
| 1998-10-20 | Set 1 | SONY MUSIC STUDIOS, New York | 1 | — | Wading in the Velvet Sea | Albuquerque |
| 1998-10-17 | Set 1 | SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE, Mountain View | debut | — | Free Bird | Wading in the Velvet Sea |