Happy Birthday to You
Played 23 times. Current gap: 151 shows bustout candidate. · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-26 | Set 1 | 2:59 |
| 1990-02-10 | Set 2 | 2:50 |
| 1988-02-07 | Set 2 | 2:49 |
| 2015-08-21 | Set 1 | 2:30 |
| 1987-03-06 | Set 2 | 2:15 |
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 | 1:32 | 1:37 | 2:59 |
| Set 2 | 6 | 2:14 | 2:13 | 2:50 |
| Set 3 | 1 | 1:02 | 1:02 | 1:02 |
| Encore | 1 | 2:10 | 2:10 | 2:10 |
Based on 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-23 | Set 1 | ST. JOSEPH'S HEALTH AMPHITHEATER AT LAKEVIEW, Syracuse | 3 | — | (opens set) | Free |
| 2023-07-18 | Set 1 | LIVE OAK BANK PAVILION AT RIVERFRONT PARK, Wilmington | 251 bustout | — | (opens set) | Simple |
| 2016-06-25 | Set 1 | WRIGLEY FIELD, Chicago | 7 | — | Heavy Things | 46 Days |
| 2015-12-31 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 6 | — | I Didn't Know | Martian Monster |
| 2015-08-21 | Set 1 | WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL, Watkins Glen | 89 bustout | — | Free | The Wedge |
| 2013-07-26 | Set 1 | GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, George | 189 bustout | — | Funky Bitch | Wilson |
| 2009-03-08 | Encore | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 175 bustout | — | (opens set) | Contact |
| 1999-07-25 | Set 1 jam chart | DEER CREEK MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 729 bustout | — | Makisupa Policeman | Makisupa Policeman |
| 1991-09-30 | Set 2 | THE DUGOUT LOUNGE, OHIO UNIVERSITY, Athens | 8 | — | Tweezer Reprise | Love You |
| 1991-07-26 | Set 2 | THE GEORGIA THEATRE, Athens | 14 | — | The Lizards | Tweezer Reprise |
| 1991-05-17 | Set 2 | CAMPUS CLUB, Providence | 100 bustout | — | Fluffhead | Magilla |
| 1991-05-17 | Set 2 | CAMPUS CLUB, Providence | 0 | — | Big Black Furry Creature from Mars | Big Black Furry Creature from Mars |
| 1990-09-29 | Set 1 | 23 EAST CABARET, Ardmore | 71 bustout | — | David Bowie | David Bowie |
| 1990-02-10 | Set 2 | 23 EAST CABARET, Ardmore | 39 | — | Rocky Top | Donna Lee |
| 1989-10-07 | Set 2 | CHASE HALL, BATES COLLEGE, Lewiston | 0 | — | Possum | The Lizards |
| 1989-10-06 | Set 2 | THE PARADISE, Boston | 84 bustout | — | Dinner and a Movie | Harry Hood |
| 1988-07-12 | Set 1 | SAM'S TAVERN, Burlington | 9 | — | Good Times Bad Times | Peaches en Regalia |
| 1988-05-22 | Set 2 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 5 | — | Tela | Fluffhead |
| 1988-03-22 | Set 1 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 7 | — | Good Times Bad Times | Colonel Forbin's Ascent |
| 1988-02-07 | Set 2 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 8 | — | (opens set) | AC/DC Bag |
| 1987-09-21 | Set 3 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 10 | — | (opens set) | Good Times Bad Times |
| 1987-03-06 | Set 2 | GODDARD COLLEGE, Plainfield | 28 | — | Free Bird | Harry Hood |
| 1983-12-02 | Set 1 | HARRIS-MILLIS CAFETERIA - UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Burlington | debut | — | Roadhouse Blues | (closes set) |