I Always Wanted It This Way
Played 23 times. Current gap: 65 shows bustout candidate. · 4 jam-charted · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-21 | Set 2 | 20:23 |
| 2023-07-15 | Set 2 | 14:42 |
| 2021-10-29 | Set 1 | 13:37 |
| 2022-12-30 | Set 2 | 13:32 |
| 2016-10-24 | Set 2 | 12:46 |
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 | 11:08 | 11:30 | 13:37 |
| Set 2 | 19 | 10:01 | 10:42 | 20:23 |
Based on 23 of 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-24 | Set 1 | PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER, Pittsburgh | 10 | — | Paul and Silas | Water in the Sky |
| 2025-04-18 | Set 2 | CLIMATE PLEDGE ARENA, Seattle | 7 | — | What's Going Through Your Mind | Ghost |
| 2024-12-28 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 18 | — | Round Room | Twist |
| 2024-08-02 | Set 2 | RUOFF MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 30 | — | Golden Age | Down with Disease |
| 2023-10-07 | Set 2 | BRIDGESTONE ARENA, Nashville | 22 | — | Llama | Bug |
| 2023-07-15 | Set 2 jam chart | AMERIS BANK AMPHITHEATRE, Alpharetta | 16 | — | Golden Age | Tweezer |
| 2022-12-30 | Set 2 jam chart | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 36 | — | If I Could | (closes set) |
| 2022-04-23 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 10 | — | Gotta Jibboo | Lonely Trip |
| 2021-10-29 | Set 1 jam chart | MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, Las Vegas | 15 | — | Shade | (closes set) |
| 2021-08-29 | Set 2 | GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, George | 18 | — | Beneath a Sea of Stars Part 1 | (closes set) |
| 2020-02-21 | Set 2 | MOON PALACE, Cancun | 5 | — | Lifeboy | No Men In No Man's Land |
| 2019-12-08 | Set 2 | NORTH CHARLESTON COLISEUM, North Charleston | 13 | — | Wingsuit | Petrichor |
| 2019-07-10 | Set 2 | MOHEGAN SUN ARENA, Uncasville | 14 | — | Ruby Waves | Drift While You're Sleeping |
| 2019-06-18 | Set 2 | BUDWEISER STAGE, Toronto | 6 | — | Golden Age | Prince Caspian |
| 2019-02-21 | Set 2 jam chart | BARCELó MAYA BEACH, Riviera Maya | 8 | — | Spanish Moon | Death Don't Hurt Very Long |
| 2018-10-28 | Set 1 | ALLSTATE ARENA, Rosemont | 16 | — | Petrichor | Grind |
| 2018-08-07 | Set 2 | BB&T PAVILION, Camden | 11 | — | Backwards Down the Number Line | Miss You |
| 2018-07-18 | Set 2 | LAKE TAHOE OUTDOOR ARENA AT HARVEYS, Stateline | 3 | — | Blaze On | Joy |
| 2017-12-29 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 15 | — | 555 | Martian Monster |
| 2017-07-22 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 15 | — | Birds of a Feather | All of These Dreams |
| 2016-10-29 | Set 2 | MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, Las Vegas | 2 | — | Tweezer | The Horse |
| 2016-10-24 | Set 2 | VERIZON THEATRE AT GRAND PRAIRIE, Grand Prairie | 5 | — | Dirt | Piper |
| 2016-10-15 | Set 2 | NORTH CHARLESTON COLISEUM, North Charleston | debut | — | Twist | Miss You |