The Line
Played 36 times. Current gap: 52 shows bustout candidate. · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-14 | Set 1 | 8:03 |
| 2013-10-31 | Set 2 | 7:50 |
| 2014-10-18 | Set 1 | 7:32 |
| 2014-07-29 | Set 2 | 7:27 |
| 2017-07-29 | Set 1 | 7:12 |
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 | 25 | 6:16 | 6:20 | 8:03 |
| Set 2 | 11 | 6:40 | 6:47 | 7:50 |
Based on 36 of 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-19 | Set 1 | UNITED CENTER, Chicago | 260 bustout | — | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters | Seven Below |
| 2018-10-21 | Set 2 | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 15 | — | Light | Wingsuit |
| 2018-07-31 | Set 1 | AUSTIN360 AMPHITHEATER, Del Valle | 22 | — | Halfway to the Moon | I Didn't Know |
| 2017-07-29 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 8 | — | The Birds | Water in the Sky |
| 2017-07-16 | Set 1 | HUNTINGTON BANK PAVILION AT NORTHERLY ISLAND, Chicago | 3 | — | Stash | Birds of a Feather |
| 2017-01-14 | Set 1 | BARCELó MAYA BEACH, Riviera Maya | 9 | — | Halfway to the Moon | Waking Up Dead |
| 2016-10-25 | Set 2 | VERIZON THEATRE AT GRAND PRAIRIE, Grand Prairie | 12 | — | Meatstick | Tide Turns |
| 2016-08-28 | Set 1 | OAK RIDGE FARM, Arrington | 5 | — | 46 Days | Limb By Limb |
| 2016-07-18 | Set 2 | BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM, San Francisco | 1 | — | My Sweet One | Simple |
| 2016-07-15 | Set 1 | GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, George | 3 | — | Party Time | Tide Turns |
| 2016-07-06 | Set 1 | CROSS INSURANCE ARENA, Portland | 3 | — | Things People Do | Stash |
| 2016-06-29 | Set 2 | THE MANN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, Philadelphia | 4 | — | Meatstick | Tide Turns |
| 2016-06-22 | Set 2 | XCEL ENERGY CENTER, St. Paul | 7 | — | Ghost | Simple |
| 2015-09-06 | Set 1 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 2 | — | Backwards Down the Number Line | Scent of a Mule |
| 2015-08-23 | Set 1 | WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL, Watkins Glen | 5 | — | Maze | Stash |
| 2015-08-12 | Set 1 | THE MANN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, Philadelphia | 6 | — | Birds of a Feather | It's Ice |
| 2015-08-02 | Set 1 | TUSCALOOSA AMPHITHEATER, Tuscaloosa | 2 | — | Maze | Roggae |
| 2015-07-29 | Set 2 | VERIZON THEATRE AT GRAND PRAIRIE, Grand Prairie | 2 | — | Silent in the Morning | Birds of a Feather |
| 2015-07-24 | Set 1 | SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE, Mountain View | 3 | — | (opens set) | The Moma Dance |
| 2015-01-02 | Set 1 | AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA, Miami | 2 | — | Sugar Shack | Ocelot |
| 2014-11-02 | Set 2 | MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, Las Vegas | 2 | — | David Bowie | You Enjoy Myself |
| 2014-10-29 | Set 1 | BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM, San Francisco | 3 | — | The Wedge | Wolfman's Brother |
| 2014-10-24 | Set 1 | THE FORUM, Inglewood | 2 | — | Divided Sky | It's Ice |
| 2014-10-18 | Set 1 | KEY ARENA, Seattle | 3 | — | The Moma Dance | Sugar Shack |
| 2014-08-29 | Set 1 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 0 | — | Guyute | Ocelot |
| 2014-08-03 | Set 1 | VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE AT ENCORE PARK, Alpharetta | 3 | — | Pebbles and Marbles | Vultures |
| 2014-07-29 | Set 2 | NTELOS PAVILION, Portsmouth | 1 | — | If I Could | Birds of a Feather |
| 2014-07-26 | Set 1 | MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, Columbia | 1 | — | Lawn Boy | Stash |
| 2014-07-20 | Set 1 | FIRSTMERIT BANK PAVILION AT NORTHERLY ISLAND, Chicago | 2 | — | Tela | Scent of a Mule |
| 2014-07-16 | Set 1 | DTE ENERGY MUSIC THEATRE, Clarkston | 3 | — | Rift | It's Ice |
| 2014-07-12 | Set 1 | RANDALL'S ISLAND, New York | 2 | — | A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing | Run Like an Antelope |
| 2014-07-08 | Set 2 | THE MANN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, Philadelphia | 2 | — | Fuego | Backwards Down the Number Line |
| 2014-07-03 | Set 2 | SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Saratoga Springs | 2 | — | Winterqueen | Tweezer |
| 2014-04-26 | Set 1 | NEW ORLEANS FAIRGROUNDS, New Orleans | 2 | — | 46 Days | Character Zero |
| 2013-12-29 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 3 | — | Sparkle | Stash |
| 2013-10-31 | Set 2 | BOARDWALK HALL, Atlantic City | debut | — | Fuego | Sing Monica |