A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing
Played 53 times. Current gap: 14 shows. · 20 jam-charted · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | Set 2 | 39:52 |
| 2004-06-19 | Set 2 | 19:24 |
| 2017-12-31 | Set 3 | 18:53 |
| 2023-07-18 | Set 2 | 18:40 |
| 2022-07-24 | Set 2 | 18:18 |
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 | 22 | 6:38 | 7:17 | 15:26 |
| Set 2 | 27 | 10:06 | 12:23 | 39:52 |
| Set 3 | 2 | 14:31 | 14:31 | 18:53 |
Based on 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-15 | Set 2 | ENMARKET ARENA, Savannah | 8 | — | Sightless Escape | Crosseyed and Painless |
| 2026-04-30 | Set 2 jam chart | SPHERE, Las Vegas | 6 | — | (opens set) | A Wave of Hope |
| 2026-01-31 | Set 2 jam chart | MOON PALACE, Cancun | 21 | — | (opens set) | Beneath a Sea of Stars Part 1 |
| 2025-07-19 | Set 2 jam chart | UNITED CENTER, Chicago | 53 bustout | — | Tube | Down with Disease |
| 2024-07-28 | Set 1 jam chart | ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE, East Troy | 11 | — | (opens set) | Tube |
| 2024-04-19 | Set 2 | SPHERE, Las Vegas | 3 | — | Lonely Trip | Prince Caspian |
| 2024-02-22 | Set 2 jam chart | MOON PALACE, Cancun | 5 | — | (opens set) | A Wave of Hope |
| 2023-10-15 | Set 2 | UNITED CENTER, Chicago | 26 | — | Drowned | Tweezer |
| 2023-07-18 | Set 2 jam chart | LIVE OAK BANK PAVILION AT RIVERFRONT PARK, Wilmington | 5 | — | Timber (Jerry the Mule) | Light |
| 2023-04-23 | Set 2 jam chart | HOLLYWOOD BOWL, Hollywood | 33 | — | Mr. Completely | Mr. Completely |
| 2022-07-24 | Set 2 jam chart | XFINITY THEATRE, Hartford | 21 | — | A Wave of Hope | Blaze On |
| 2022-02-25 | Set 2 jam chart | MOON PALACE, Cancun | 17 | — | Carini | (closes set) |
| 2021-09-03 | Set 2 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 8 | — | Rise/Come Together | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 2021-08-11 | Set 1 | HERSHEYPARK STADIUM, Hershey | 21 | — | Free | Halley's Comet |
| 2019-12-04 | Set 2 | PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER, Pittsburgh | 8 | — | Ghosts of the Forest | Prince Caspian |
| 2019-07-13 | Set 2 | ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE, East Troy | 14 | — | Halley's Comet | Runaway Jim |
| 2019-06-21 | Set 2 jam chart | PNC MUSIC PAVILION, Charlotte | 16 | — | Lifeboy | Taste |
| 2018-10-31 | Set 3 jam chart | MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, Las Vegas | 10 | — | Tweezer | Backwards Down the Number Line |
| 2018-09-02 | Set 2 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 8 | — | Steam | Gotta Jibboo |
| 2018-08-04 | Set 2 | VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK, Alpharetta | 5 | — | Soul Planet | Piper |
| 2018-07-24 | Set 2 jam chart | BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM, San Francisco | 5 | — | The Moma Dance | Mercury |
| 2017-12-31 | Set 3 jam chart | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 11 | — | Free | The Moma Dance |
| 2017-07-30 | Set 2 jam chart | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 14 | — | Drowned | Harpua |
| 2017-01-13 | Set 2 | BARCELó MAYA BEACH, Riviera Maya | 11 | — | (opens set) | The Wedge |
| 2016-10-21 | Set 1 | VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK, Alpharetta | 14 | — | (opens set) | AC/DC Bag |
| 2016-07-19 | Set 1 | BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM, San Francisco | 12 | — | Sparkle | Space Oddity |
| 2016-06-26 | Set 1 | KLIPSCH MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 5 | — | Camel Walk | Poor Heart |
| 2016-01-15 | Set 1 | BARCELó MAYA BEACH, Riviera Maya | 2 | — | (opens set) | My Soul |
| 2015-12-31 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 2 | — | Wilson | Yarmouth Road |
| 2015-09-05 | Set 2 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 1 | — | (opens set) | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 2015-08-23 | Set 1 | WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL, Watkins Glen | 9 | — | Buffalo Bill | Limb By Limb |
| 2015-08-07 | Set 1 | BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER, Cuyahoga Falls | 9 | — | (opens set) | My Sweet One |
| 2015-07-22 | Set 2 jam chart | LES SCHWAB AMPHITHEATER, Bend | 4 | — | (opens set) | Waves |
| 2014-12-31 | Set 1 | AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA, Miami | 0 | — | Axilla | (closes set) |
| 2014-11-02 | Set 1 | MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, Las Vegas | 7 | — | Sugar Shack | Halfway to the Moon |
| 2014-10-22 | Set 1 | SANTA BARBARA BOWL, Santa Barbara | 3 | — | Jesus Just Left Chicago | Winterqueen |
| 2014-08-31 | Set 1 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 6 | — | Poor Heart | Lawn Boy |
| 2014-07-29 | Set 2 jam chart | NTELOS PAVILION, Portsmouth | 5 | — | Birds of a Feather | Mike's Song |
| 2014-07-18 | Set 1 | FIRSTMERIT BANK PAVILION AT NORTHERLY ISLAND, Chicago | 4 | — | Sample in a Jar | Stash |
| 2014-07-12 | Set 1 | RANDALL'S ISLAND, New York | 3 | — | Sparkle | The Line |
| 2014-07-05 | Set 1 | SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Saratoga Springs | 5 | — | Undermind | I Didn't Know |
| 2013-12-31 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 7 | — | AC/DC Bag | Wilson |
| 2013-10-27 | Set 1 | XL CENTER, Hartford | 7 | — | NICU | Walls of the Cave |
| 2013-09-01 | Set 1 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 18 | — | (opens set) | Kill Devil Falls |
| 2013-07-12 | Set 1 | NIKON AT JONES BEACH THEATER, Wantagh | 27 | — | My Sweet One | Water in the Sky |
| 2012-07-01 | Set 1 | ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE, East Troy | 31 | — | Dirt | Access Me |
| 2011-07-03 | Set 1 jam chart | WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL, Watkins Glen | 29 | — | Mound | Time Loves a Hero |
| 2010-10-26 | Set 1 jam chart | VERIZON WIRELESS ARENA, Manchester | 77 bustout | — | Scent of a Mule | It's Ice |
| 2009-06-19 | Set 2 jam chart | VERIZON WIRELESS MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 4 | — | (opens set) | Drowned |
| 2009-06-10 | Set 2 | THOMPSON-BOLING ARENA, Knoxville | 15 | — | Waves | David Bowie |
| 2004-08-10 | Set 2 | TWEETER CENTER, Mansfield | 7 | — | Weekapaug Groove | Piper |
| 2004-06-19 | Set 2 jam chart | SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Saratoga Springs | 1 | — | (opens set) | Piper |
| 2004-06-17 | Set 1 jam chart | KEYSPAN PARK, Brooklyn | debut | — | (opens set) | Dinner and a Movie |