The Birds
Played 5 times. Current gap: 334 shows bustout candidate. · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2014-10-31 | Set 2 | 9:23 |
| 2016-10-29 | Set 1 | 5:05 |
| 2018-07-22 | Set 1 | 4:30 |
| 2017-07-29 | Set 1 | 4:20 |
| 2016-07-01 | Set 1 | 3:04 |
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 | 4 | 4:25 | 4:15 | 5:05 |
| Set 2 | 1 | 9:23 | 9:23 | 9:23 |
Based on 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-22 | Set 1 | GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, George | 17 | — | The Curtain With | Birds of a Feather |
| 2017-07-29 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 20 | — | Tela | The Line |
| 2016-10-29 | Set 1 | MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, Las Vegas | 29 | — | (opens set) | Kill Devil Falls |
| 2016-07-01 | Set 1 | SARATOGA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Saratoga Springs | 44 | — | Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan | NICU |
| 2014-10-31 | Set 2 | MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, Las Vegas | debut | — | The Chinese Water Torture | Martian Monster |