Shine a Light
Played 30 times. Current gap: 44 shows. · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-19 | Set 2 | 8:17 |
| 2016-07-16 | Set 2 | 7:31 |
| 2017-07-22 | Set 2 | 7:30 |
| 2022-07-29 | Set 2 | 6:52 |
| 2023-09-01 | Set 2 | 6:50 |
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 | 2 | 5:37 | 5:37 | 6:38 |
| Set 2 | 14 | 5:45 | 5:54 | 8:17 |
| Encore | 13 | 5:33 | 5:26 | 6:37 |
Based on 29 of 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-13 | Encore | COCA-COLA AMPHITHEATER, Birmingham | 6 | — | (opens set) | Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S. |
| 2025-07-20 | Set 2 | UNITED CENTER, Chicago | 46 | — | The Lizards | Kill Devil Falls |
| 2024-08-09 | Set 2 | BETHEL WOODS CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Bethel | 39 | — | Tweezer | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 2023-09-01 | Set 2 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 53 bustout | — | Scents and Subtle Sounds | (closes set) |
| 2022-07-29 | Set 2 | COASTAL CREDIT UNION MUSIC PARK AT WALNUT CREEK, Raleigh | 45 | — | Light | (closes set) |
| 2021-08-29 | Encore | GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, George | 63 bustout | — | (opens set) | First Tube |
| 2018-12-29 | Encore | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 11 | — | (opens set) | Tweezer Reprise |
| 2018-10-20 | Encore | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 42 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2017-07-22 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 5 | — | Down with Disease | (closes set) |
| 2017-07-14 | Set 2 | HUNTINGTON BANK PAVILION AT NORTHERLY ISLAND, Chicago | 9 | — | Harry Hood | Julius |
| 2016-10-29 | Encore | MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, Las Vegas | 5 | — | (opens set) | Tweezer Reprise |
| 2016-10-19 | Set 1 | ASCEND AMPHITHEATER, Nashville | 15 | — | Tube | (closes set) |
| 2016-07-16 | Set 2 | GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, George | 7 | — | Weekapaug Groove | (closes set) |
| 2016-07-01 | Set 2 | SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Saratoga Springs | 8 | — | Bug | My Sweet One |
| 2016-01-15 | Set 2 | BARCELó MAYA BEACH, Riviera Maya | 10 | — | Possum | (closes set) |
| 2015-08-16 | Set 2 | MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, Columbia | 91 bustout | — | Twist | Fuego |
| 2013-07-20 | Encore | FIRSTMERIT BANK PAVILION AT NORTHERLY ISLAND, Chicago | 19 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2012-08-28 | Encore | CHAIFETZ ARENA, SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY, St. Louis | 6 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2012-08-17 | Set 2 | BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM, San Francisco | 4 | — | Run Like an Antelope | (closes set) |
| 2012-07-04 | Set 2 | NIKON AT JONES BEACH THEATER, Wantagh | 9 | — | Harry Hood | Show of Life |
| 2012-06-19 | Set 2 | NTELOS PAVILION, Portsmouth | 13 | — | Limb By Limb | Lengthwise |
| 2011-09-02 | Set 1 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 34 | — | Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan | Split Open and Melt |
| 2010-12-28 | Encore | DCU CENTER, Worcester | 6 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2010-10-23 | Encore | MULLINS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst | 15 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2010-08-10 | Encore | TELLURIDE TOWN PARK, Telluride | 11 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2010-06-25 | Encore | SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER, Camden | 5 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2010-06-17 | Encore | THE COMCAST THEATRE, Hartford | 6 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2009-12-31 | Set 2 | AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA, Miami | 4 | — | Theme from the Bottom | Ghost |
| 2009-12-04 | Encore | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 12 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2009-10-31 | Set 2 | EMPIRE POLO CLUB, Indio | debut | — | Stop Breaking Down | Soul Survivor |