Sparks
Played 15 times. Current gap: 8 shows. · 3 jam-charted · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1987-08-21 | Set 2 | 6:13 |
| 1994-10-29 | Set 2 | 4:21 |
| 1987-11-19 | Set 1 | 3:13 |
| 1994-05-07 | Set 2 | 3:13 |
| 2026-07-24 | Set 2 | 3:08 |
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 | 3 | 2:46 | 2:48 | 3:13 |
| Set 2 | 10 | 2:48 | 3:12 | 6:13 |
| Set 3 | 2 | 2:35 | 2:35 | 2:37 |
Based on 15 of 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 359 bustout | — | Chalk Dust Torture | Slave to the Traffic Light |
| 2016-12-30 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 202 bustout | — | Tweezer | Ghost |
| 2011-09-02 | Set 1 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 489 bustout | — | Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley | Scent of a Mule |
| 1996-11-29 | Set 2 | THE COW PALACE, Daly City | 175 bustout | — | Simple | Sparkle |
| 1994-10-29 | Set 2 jam chart | SPARTANBURG MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, Spartanburg | 64 bustout | — | The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday | Uncle Pen |
| 1994-05-07 | Set 2 jam chart | THE BOMB FACTORY, Dallas | 40 | — | Mind Left Body Jam | Makisupa Policeman |
| 1993-08-14 | Set 2 jam chart | WORLD MUSIC THEATRE, Tinley Park | 8 | — | Run Like an Antelope | Walk Away |
| 1993-08-02 | Set 2 | RITZ THEATRE, Tampa | 388 bustout | — | Mike's Song | The Ballad of Curtis Loew |
| 1990-09-13 | Set 2 | THE WETLANDS PRESERVE, New York | 168 bustout | — | Take the 'A' Train | Reba |
| 1988-11-05 | Set 3 | SIGMA PHI FRATERNITY, HAMILTON COLLEGE, Clinton | 3 | — | Suzy Greenberg | Divided Sky |
| 1988-09-24 | Set 2 | HUMPHRIES HOUSE (THE ZOO), AMHERST COLLEGE, Amherst | 43 | — | Fee | Whipping Post |
| 1987-11-19 | Set 1 | HUNT'S, Burlington | 8 | — | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters | Funky Bitch |
| 1987-08-21 | Set 2 | IAN MCLEAN'S FARM, Hebron | 4 | — | Golgi Apparatus | Flat Fee |
| 1987-04-29 | Set 3 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 1 | — | Slave to the Traffic Light | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters |
| 1987-03-23 | Set 1 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | debut | — | You Enjoy Myself | (closes set) |