The Little Drummer Boy
Played 5 times. Current gap: 722 shows bustout candidate. · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1986-12-06 | Set 3 | 3:54 |
| 1999-07-03 | Set 2 | 2:32 |
| 1999-07-03 | Encore | 2:31 |
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 2 | 1 | 2:32 | 2:32 | 2:32 |
| Set 3 | 1 | 3:54 | 3:54 | 3:54 |
| Encore | 1 | 2:31 | 2:31 | 2:31 |
Based on 3 of 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-16 | Set 2 jam chart | THOMAS & MACK CENTER, Las Vegas | 124 bustout | — | Wilson | Wilson |
| 1999-12-02 | Set 2 jam chart | THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS, Auburn Hills | 46 | — | You Enjoy Myself | (closes set) |
| 1999-07-03 | Set 2 | LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRE, Atlanta | 1084 bustout | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1999-07-03 | Encore | LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRE, Atlanta | 0 | — | (opens set) | Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home? |
| 1986-12-06 | Set 3 | THE RANCH, Shelburne | debut | — | Mike's Song | Whipping Post |