Joy
Played 59 times. Current gap: 28 shows. · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | Set 2 | 6:43 |
| 2009-06-07 | Encore | 6:39 |
| 2019-11-29 | Set 2 | 6:37 |
| 2017-08-05 | Encore | 6:37 |
| 2015-07-24 | Set 2 | 6:34 |
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 | 10 | 6:01 | 5:53 | 6:17 |
| Set 2 | 38 | 5:48 | 5:51 | 6:43 |
| Set 3 | 1 | 4:53 | 4:53 | 4:53 |
| Encore | 8 | 5:45 | 5:52 | 6:39 |
Based on 57 of 59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | Set 2 | SPHERE, Las Vegas | 28 | — | Light | Mike's Song |
| 2025-07-12 | Set 2 | NORTH CHARLESTON COLISEUM, North Charleston | 11 | — | Soul Planet | Harry Hood |
| 2025-04-27 | Set 1 | HOLLYWOOD BOWL, Hollywood | 41 | — | Timber (Jerry the Mule) | Most Events Aren't Planned |
| 2024-07-21 | Set 1 | XFINITY CENTER, Mansfield | 20 | — | Thread | Runaway Jim |
| 2023-10-10 | Encore | ERVIN J. NUTTER CENTER, WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY, Dayton | 16 | — | (opens set) | Buffalo Bill |
| 2023-07-26 | Set 2 | TD PAVILION AT THE MANN, Philadelphia | 21 | — | Carini | Golden Age |
| 2023-02-24 | Set 1 | MOON PALACE, Cancun | 18 | — | Axilla (Part II) | Split Open and Melt |
| 2022-07-31 | Set 2 | MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, Columbia | 6 | — | Birds of a Feather | Taste |
| 2022-07-22 | Set 2 | BETHEL WOODS CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Bethel | 7 | — | Fuego | Boogie On Reggae Woman |
| 2022-06-03 | Set 2 | RUOFF MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 20 | — | Down with Disease | Ruby Waves |
| 2021-10-23 | Set 2 | NORTH ISLAND CREDIT UNION AMPHITHEATRE, Chula Vista | 18 | — | Free | Sand |
| 2021-08-10 | Set 2 | HERSHEYPARK STADIUM, Hershey | 24 | — | NICU | Scent of a Mule |
| 2019-11-29 | Set 2 | DUNKIN' DONUTS CENTER, Providence | 25 | — | Birds of a Feather | Simple |
| 2019-06-11 | Set 2 | CHAIFETZ ARENA, SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY, St. Louis | 9 | — | Blaze On | Simple |
| 2018-11-01 | Set 1 | MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, Las Vegas | 2 | — | I Been Around | Walls of the Cave |
| 2018-10-27 | Set 2 | ALLSTATE ARENA, Rosemont | 12 | — | Fuego | Suzy Greenberg |
| 2018-08-11 | Set 1 | MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, Columbia | 14 | — | Home | Stash |
| 2018-07-18 | Set 2 | LAKE TAHOE OUTDOOR ARENA AT HARVEYS, Stateline | 9 | — | I Always Wanted It This Way | Limb By Limb |
| 2017-08-05 | Encore | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 34 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 2016-10-15 | Set 2 | NORTH CHARLESTON COLISEUM, North Charleston | 8 | — | Sand | Possum |
| 2016-07-22 | Set 2 | THE FORUM, Inglewood | 9 | — | Waves | The Wedge |
| 2016-07-03 | Set 2 | SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Saratoga Springs | 9 | — | Twist | Breath and Burning |
| 2016-01-16 | Set 2 | BARCELó MAYA BEACH, Riviera Maya | 19 | — | Halfway to the Moon | 46 Days |
| 2015-08-05 | Set 2 | STARLIGHT THEATRE, Kansas City | 7 | — | Sand | You Enjoy Myself |
| 2015-07-24 | Set 2 | SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE, Mountain View | 18 | — | Light | Harry Hood |
| 2014-08-31 | Set 2 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 3 | — | Piper | Mike's Song |
| 2014-08-02 | Set 2 | OAK MOUNTAIN AMPHITHEATRE, Pelham | 13 | — | Simple | Weekapaug Groove |
| 2014-07-12 | Encore | RANDALL'S ISLAND, New York | 21 | — | Tube | First Tube |
| 2013-10-22 | Encore | BLUECROSS ARENA, Rochester | 4 | — | (opens set) | First Tube |
| 2013-08-31 | Set 2 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 3 | — | Free | Also Sprach Zarathustra |
| 2013-08-03 | Set 2 | BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM, San Francisco | 10 | — | Weekapaug Groove | Fluffhead |
| 2013-07-16 | Set 2 | VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK, Alpharetta | 18 | — | Birds of a Feather | Harry Hood |
| 2012-08-25 | Set 2 | AARON'S AMPHITHEATRE AT LAKEWOOD, Atlanta | 4 | — | What's the Use? | Run Like an Antelope |
| 2012-08-17 | Set 2 | BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM, San Francisco | 5 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | Run Like an Antelope |
| 2012-07-03 | Set 1 | NIKON AT JONES BEACH THEATER, Wantagh | 0 | — | Ya Mar | Jesus Just Left Chicago |
| 2012-07-01 | Set 2 | ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE, East Troy | 15 | — | Heavy Things | Julius |
| 2011-12-30 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 12 | — | Rift | Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) |
| 2011-08-08 | Set 2 | HOLLYWOOD BOWL, Hollywood | 4 | — | Mike's Song | Weekapaug Groove |
| 2011-07-01 | Set 2 | WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL, Watkins Glen | 7 | — | Weekapaug Groove | Character Zero |
| 2011-06-10 | Set 2 | SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER, Camden | 7 | — | Fluffhead | (closes set) |
| 2011-05-29 | Set 2 | BETHEL WOODS CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Bethel | 18 | — | Fluffhead | Also Sprach Zarathustra |
| 2010-10-15 | Set 1 | NORTH CHARLESTON COLISEUM, North Charleston | 0 | — | Stash | Buffalo Bill |
| 2010-10-12 | Set 2 | 1STBANK CENTER, Broomfield | 3 | — | Free | Halfway to the Moon |
| 2010-08-18 | Set 1 | NIKON AT JONES BEACH THEATER, Wantagh | 1 | — | Destiny Unbound | Run Like an Antelope |
| 2010-08-15 | Encore | ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE, East Troy | 7 | — | Cavern | Tweezer Reprise |
| 2010-08-05 | Set 2 | WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST GREEK THEATRE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, Berkeley | 4 | — | Maze | Tweezer |
| 2010-06-29 | Set 2 | CMAC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Canandaigua | 6 | — | Limb By Limb | Harry Hood |
| 2010-06-19 | Set 2 | SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Saratoga Springs | 2 | — | Prince Caspian | David Bowie |
| 2010-06-15 | Set 2 | NTELOS PAVILION, Portsmouth | 5 | — | Simple | Taste |
| 2009-12-31 | Set 3 | AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA, Miami | 6 | — | Fluffhead | The Squirming Coil |
| 2009-12-02 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 1 | — | Tweezer | Sparkle |
| 2009-11-28 | Set 1 | TIMES UNION CENTER, Albany | 5 | — | Split Open and Melt | Vultures |
| 2009-11-20 | Encore | U.S. BANK ARENA, Cincinnati | 3 | — | (opens set) | Golgi Apparatus |
| 2009-10-30 | Set 2 | EMPIRE POLO CLUB, Indio | 4 | — | Piper | David Bowie |
| 2009-08-13 | Encore | DARIEN LAKE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Darien Center | 2 | — | (opens set) | First Tube |
| 2009-08-07 | Set 2 | GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, George | 3 | — | Fluffhead | Bathtub Gin |
| 2009-07-31 | Set 2 | RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE, Morrison | 1 | — | Crosseyed and Painless | Tweezer |
| 2009-06-21 | Set 1 | ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE, East Troy | 8 | — | Divided Sky | Back on the Train |
| 2009-06-07 | Encore | SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER, Camden | debut | — | (opens set) | Bouncing Around the Room |