Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
Played 145 times. Current gap: 9 shows. · 10 jam-charted · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1993-04-17 | Encore | 11:20 |
| 2009-11-22 | Set 2 | 8:56 |
| 1993-05-02 | Set 2 | 8:02 |
| 1994-11-22 | Set 2 | 7:55 |
| 1991-04-12 | Encore | 7:52 |
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 | 24 | 3:52 | 3:45 | 5:09 |
| Set 2 | 57 | 4:34 | 4:27 | 8:56 |
| Set 3 | 9 | 3:17 | 3:43 | 5:40 |
| Encore | 38 | 5:14 | 5:14 | 11:20 |
Based on 128 of 145 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-22 | Encore | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 88 bustout | — | Silent in the Morning | Run Like an Antelope |
| 2024-08-09 | Encore | BETHEL WOODS CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Bethel | 58 bustout | — | (opens set) | Gotta Jibboo |
| 2023-07-15 | Encore | AMERIS BANK AMPHITHEATRE, Alpharetta | 34 | — | Tweezer Reprise | (closes set) |
| 2022-07-29 | Set 2 jam chart | COASTAL CREDIT UNION MUSIC PARK AT WALNUT CREEK, Raleigh | 28 | — | (opens set) | Carini |
| 2021-10-30 | Set 1 | MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, Las Vegas | 47 | — | Guyute | Shaggy Dog |
| 2019-11-30 | Encore | DUNKIN' DONUTS CENTER, Providence | 13 | — | (opens set) | Kung |
| 2019-06-30 | Set 2 | BB&T PAVILION, Camden | 13 | — | Twenty Years Later | Tweezer |
| 2019-02-23 | Encore | BARCELó MAYA BEACH, Riviera Maya | 23 | — | Kung | Sleeping Monkey |
| 2018-08-12 | Set 1 | MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, Columbia | 26 | — | Llama | Meat |
| 2017-08-04 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 43 | — | Party Time | Dinner and a Movie |
| 2016-07-20 | Set 1 | BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM, San Francisco | 31 | — | The Very Long Fuse | Walk Away |
| 2015-08-15 | Set 1 | MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, Columbia | 23 | — | Limb By Limb | Your Pet Cat |
| 2015-08-15 | Set 1 | MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, Columbia | 0 | — | Your Pet Cat | Horn |
| 2014-10-31 | Set 1 | MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, Las Vegas | 87 bustout | — | 46 Days | Lawn Boy |
| 2012-08-26 | Encore | VERIZON WIRELESS AMPHITHEATRE - CHARLOTTE, Charlotte | 14 | — | (opens set) | Tweezer Reprise |
| 2012-06-29 | Set 1 | KLIPSCH MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 29 | — | The Mango Song | Strange Design |
| 2011-07-03 | Set 1 | WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL, Watkins Glen | 9 | — | Destiny Unbound | Wilson |
| 2011-06-10 | Set 2 | SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER, Camden | 16 | — | Possum | Swept Away |
| 2010-10-31 | Set 1 | BOARDWALK HALL, Atlantic City | 4 | — | Frankenstein | Ghost |
| 2010-10-23 | Set 1 | MULLINS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst | 11 | — | Sparkle | Hold Your Head Up |
| 2010-08-15 | Set 2 | ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE, East Troy | 15 | — | Theme from the Bottom | You Enjoy Myself |
| 2010-06-25 | Set 1 | SUSQUEHANNA BANK CENTER, Camden | 25 | — | Alumni Blues | Runaway Jim |
| 2009-11-22 | Set 2 | WAR MEMORIAL AT ONCENTER, Syracuse | 80 bustout | — | Piper | Tube |
| 2003-07-15 | Set 2 jam chart | USANA AMPHITHEATRE, West Valley City | 40 | — | Low Rider | Buried Alive |
| 2003-07-15 | Set 2 jam chart | USANA AMPHITHEATRE, West Valley City | 0 | — | Buried Alive | Ha Ha Ha |
| 2003-07-15 | Set 2 jam chart | USANA AMPHITHEATRE, West Valley City | 0 | — | Ha Ha Ha | Mr. Completely |
| 2000-09-20 | Set 2 | RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER, Cincinnati | 63 bustout | — | Guyute | Drowned |
| 1999-10-03 | Set 2 | ALLSTATE ARENA, Rosemont | 46 | — | Avenu Malkenu | David Bowie |
| 1998-12-30 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 7 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | Wilson |
| 1998-11-21 | Set 1 | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 65 bustout | — | Wilson | Lawn Boy |
| 1997-12-11 | Set 2 jam chart | ROCHESTER WAR MEMORIAL, Rochester | 124 bustout | — | Roses Are Free | Ghost |
| 1996-08-06 | Set 2 | RED ROCKS AMPHITHEATRE, Morrison | 21 | — | A Day in the Life | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1996-06-06 | Set 1 | JOYOUS LAKE, Woodstock | 3 | — | Theme from the Bottom | Scent of a Mule |
| 1995-12-29 | Set 2 | WORCESTER CENTRUM CENTRE, Worcester | 16 | — | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters | Jam |
| 1995-11-28 | Set 2 | KNOXVILLE CIVIC COLISEUM, Knoxville | 5 | — | Contact | Funky Bitch |
| 1995-11-18 | Set 2 | NORTH CHARLESTON COLISEUM, North Charleston | 13 | — | Contact | Acoustic Army |
| 1995-11-18 | Set 2 | NORTH CHARLESTON COLISEUM, North Charleston | 0 | — | Acoustic Army | Cavern |
| 1995-10-22 | Set 2 | ASSEMBLY HALL, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Champaign | 2 | — | Makisupa Policeman | Life on Mars? |
| 1995-10-19 | Set 2 | MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, Kansas City | 16 | — | Lawn Boy | Kung |
| 1995-07-03 | Set 2 | SUMMERSTAGE AT SUGARBUSH NORTH, Fayston | 35 | — | The Lizards | A Day in the Life |
| 1994-12-01 | Set 2 jam chart | SALEM ARMORY, Salem | 5 | — | Tweezer | Makisupa Policeman |
| 1994-11-22 | Set 2 jam chart | JESSE AUDITORIUM, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, Columbia | 6 | — | Runaway Jim | I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome |
| 1994-11-13 | Set 2 | WARNER THEATRE, Erie | 2 | — | The Mango Song | Amazing Grace |
| 1994-11-03 | Set 2 | MULLINS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst | 4 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Harry Hood |
| 1994-10-27 | Set 2 | UNIVERSITY HALL, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, Charlottesville | 19 | — | Contact | Down with Disease |
| 1994-07-13 | Set 2 jam chart | BIG BIRCH CONCERT PAVILION, Patterson | 3 | — | Tweezer | Tweezer |
| 1994-07-06 | Set 2 | THEATRE ST. DENIS, Montréal | 11 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | Sample in a Jar |
| 1994-07-06 | Set 2 | THEATRE ST. DENIS, Montréal | 0 | — | Sample in a Jar | Harry Hood |
| 1994-06-21 | Set 2 | CINCINNATI MUSIC HALL, Cincinnati | 3 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | Ginseng Sullivan |
| 1994-06-21 | Set 2 | CINCINNATI MUSIC HALL, Cincinnati | 0 | — | Ginseng Sullivan | Dog Faced Boy |
| 1994-06-16 | Set 2 | STATE THEATRE, Minneapolis | 16 | — | Contact | Purple Rain |
| 1994-05-16 | Set 2 jam chart | THE WILTERN THEATRE, Los Angeles | 2 | — | Run Like an Antelope | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1994-05-16 | Set 2 | THE WILTERN THEATRE, Los Angeles | 0 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Amazing Grace |
| 1994-05-16 | Set 2 | THE WILTERN THEATRE, Los Angeles | 0 | — | Amazing Grace | (closes set) |
| 1994-05-12 | Set 2 | BUENA VISTA THEATER, Tucson | 7 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1994-04-30 | Set 2 | THE EDGE NIGHT CLUB, Orlando | 3 | — | Hold Your Head Up | (closes set) |
| 1994-04-25 | Set 2 | CIVIC AUDITORIUM, Knoxville | 14 | — | Big Ball Jam | (closes set) |
| 1994-04-08 | Encore | RECREATION HALL, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, State College | 5 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1993-12-29 | Set 2 | NEW HAVEN VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, New Haven | 15 | — | Contact | Walk Away |
| 1993-08-08 | Set 1 | NAUTICA STAGE, Cleveland | 11 | — | (opens set) | Foam |
| 1993-07-23 | Set 2 | JONES BEACH AMPHITHEATER, Wantagh | 13 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 1993-05-02 | Set 2 | TOWER THEATRE, Upper Darby | 11 | — | Hold Your Head Up | (closes set) |
| 1993-04-17 | Encore | MICHIGAN THEATER, Ann Arbor | 13 | — | Sweet Adeline | (closes set) |
| 1993-03-28 | Encore | EAST GYM, HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY, Arcata | 11 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1993-03-13 | Encore | BALCH FIELDHOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, Boulder | 3 | — | Amazing Grace | (closes set) |
| 1993-03-06 | Set 2 | LIBERTY LUNCH, Austin | 5 | — | Hold Your Head Up | (closes set) |
| 1993-02-25 | Set 2 | THE CAMEO THEATRE, Miami Beach | 2 | — | Golgi Apparatus | (closes set) |
| 1993-02-21 | Set 2 | ROXY THEATRE, Atlanta | 10 | — | The Squirming Coil | (closes set) |
| 1993-02-07 | Encore | LISNER AUDITORIUM, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Washington | 27 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1992-11-21 | Encore | PRITCHARD GYM, SB SPORTS COMPLEX, SUNY STONY BROOK, Stony Brook | 1 | — | Buffalo Bill | (closes set) |
| 1992-11-19 | Set 2 | ROSS ARENA, ST. MICHAEL'S COLLEGE, Colchester | 23 | — | Tweezer | Tweezer |
| 1992-07-23 | Set 1 | MTV STUDIOS, New York | 17 | — | Poor Heart | Guelah Papyrus |
| 1992-06-23 | Set 1 | PHILIPSHALLE, Düsseldorf | 10 | — | Uncle Pen | If I Only Had a Brain |
| 1992-05-08 | Encore | THE RIVIERA THEATRE, North Tonawanda | 4 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1992-05-02 | Encore | CABARET METRO, Chicago | 4 | — | Sleeping Monkey | (closes set) |
| 1992-04-24 | Encore | ROSELAND THEATER, Portland | 4 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1992-04-18 | Encore | WILBUR FIELD, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Palo Alto | 7 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1992-04-06 | Encore | PAUL WRIGHT GYM, WESTERN STATE COLLEGE, Gunnison | 5 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1992-03-30 | Set 2 | MISSISSIPPI NIGHTS, St. Louis | 11 | — | Vacuum Solo | The Squirming Coil |
| 1992-03-13 | Set 1 jam chart | CAMPUS CLUB, Providence | 12 | — | Run Like an Antelope | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1991-11-23 | Encore | ALUMNI HALL, Barre | 8 | — | Jesus Just Left Chicago | (closes set) |
| 1991-11-12 | Encore | THE GEORGIA THEATRE, Athens | 4 | — | Ya Mar | (closes set) |
| 1991-11-02 | Encore | LORY STUDENT CENTER THEATRE, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, Fort Collins | 14 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1991-10-11 | Encore | BACKSTAGE, Seattle | 7 | — | Sweet Adeline | (closes set) |
| 1991-09-28 | Encore | THE RINK, Buffalo | 2 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1991-09-25 | Encore | THE COLONIAL THEATRE, Keene | 5 | — | All Things Reconsidered | (closes set) |
| 1991-07-24 | Encore | TRAX, Charlottesville | 3 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1991-07-19 | Set 2 | SOMERVILLE THEATRE, Somerville | 2 | — | The Mango Song | (closes set) |
| 1991-07-14 | Encore | TOWNSHEND FAMILY PARK, Townshend | 2 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1991-07-11 | Encore | BATTERY PARK, Burlington | 2 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1991-05-17 | Set 2 | CAMPUS CLUB, Providence | 2 | — | Hold Your Head Up | Happy Birthday to You |
| 1991-05-17 | Set 2 | CAMPUS CLUB, Providence | 0 | — | Happy Birthday to You | (closes set) |
| 1991-05-11 | Encore | THE FRONT, Burlington | 3 | — | Terrapin | (closes set) |
| 1991-05-03 | Encore | SOMERVILLE THEATRE, Somerville | 3 | — | Take the 'A' Train | (closes set) |
| 1991-04-25 | Set 2 | FIELD HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham | 3 | — | Divided Sky | (closes set) |
| 1991-04-19 | Encore | NIETZSCHE’S, Buffalo | 4 | — | Paul and Silas | (closes set) |
| 1991-04-12 | Encore | BARRYMORE THEATRE, Madison | 3 | — | Contact | The Squirming Coil |
| 1991-04-04 | Set 2 | WOW HALL, Eugene | 3 | — | Hold Your Head Up | (closes set) |
| 1991-03-29 | Set 2 | DNA LOUNGE, San Francisco | 1 | — | Bouncing Around the Room | (closes set) |
| 1991-03-23 | Encore | THE INFERNO, Steamboat Springs | 4 | — | Take the 'A' Train | (closes set) |
| 1991-03-13 | Encore | BOULDER THEATER, Boulder | 1 | — | Take the 'A' Train | (closes set) |
| 1991-03-08 | Set 1 | COLLEGE STATION THEATER, Tuscaloosa | 11 | — | Tweezer | (closes set) |
| 1991-02-15 | Encore | THE COLONIAL THEATRE, Keene | 5 | — | Caravan | (closes set) |
| 1991-02-03 | Encore | THE FRONT, Burlington | 12 | — | Jesus Just Left Chicago | (closes set) |
| 1990-11-24 | Set 2 | THE CAPITOL THEATRE, Port Chester | 5 | — | Good Times Bad Times | (closes set) |
| 1990-11-08 | Set 2 | THE GREAT HALL, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, Madison | 4 | — | You Enjoy Myself | (closes set) |
| 1990-10-31 | Encore | ARMSTRONG HALL, COLORADO COLLEGE, Colorado Springs | 32 | — | Uncle Pen | (closes set) |
| 1990-06-16 | Encore | TOWNSHEND FAMILY PARK, Townshend | 2 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1990-06-07 | Encore | THE BAYOU, Washington | 3 | — | Lawn Boy | (closes set) |
| 1990-06-01 | Set 2 | THE COTTON CLUB, Atlanta | 10 | — | Fee | Contact |
| 1990-05-11 | Encore | THE LIVING ROOM, Providence | 6 | — | Take the 'A' Train | (closes set) |
| 1990-04-28 | Encore | THE STRAND THEATER, Dorchester | 2 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1990-04-22 | Set 2 | CUTLER QUAD, COLORADO COLLEGE, Colorado Springs | 9 | — | Esther | Harry Hood |
| 1990-04-07 | Encore | EL DORADO CAFé, Crested Butte | 8 | — | (opens set) | Contact |
| 1990-03-09 | Set 2 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 6 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1990-02-25 | Set 2 | 8X10 CLUB, Baltimore | 13 | — | Fluffhead | (closes set) |
| 1990-01-28 | Encore | THE FRONT, Burlington | 9 | — | Lawn Boy | (closes set) |
| 1989-12-09 | Encore | HUDEN DINING HALL, CASTLETON STATE COLLEGE, Castleton | 23 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1989-10-06 | Set 2 | THE PARADISE, Boston | 40 | — | Highway to Hell | (closes set) |
| 1989-03-30 | Set 3 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 2 | — | AC/DC Bag | Satin Doll |
| 1989-03-13 | Set 1 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 4 | — | Ya Mar | David Bowie |
| 1989-03-01 | Set 2 | GALLAGHER'S, Waitsfield | 6 | — | Light Up Or Leave Me Alone | (closes set) |
| 1989-02-06 | Set 3 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 0 | — | Harry Hood | The Ballad of Curtis Loew |
| 1989-01-26 | Set 2 | THE PARADISE, Boston | 8 | — | Contact | Foam |
| 1988-11-03 | Set 3 | MOLLY'S CAFE, Boston | 0 | — | I Didn't Know | Harpua |
| 1988-10-29 | Set 3 | SCULPTURE ROOM, GODDARD COLLEGE, Plainfield | 0 | — | Terrapin | Timber (Jerry the Mule) |
| 1988-09-24 | Set 3 | HUMPHRIES HOUSE (THE ZOO), AMHERST COLLEGE, Amherst | 1 | — | Contact | (closes set) |
| 1988-09-13 | Set 3 | SAM'S TAVERN, Burlington | 5 | — | Andy's Chest | Dave's Energy Guide |
| 1988-09-13 | Set 3 | SAM'S TAVERN, Burlington | 0 | — | Dave's Energy Guide | Sanity |
| 1988-08-05 | Set 2 | THE ROMA, Telluride | 4 | — | Sanity | Slave to the Traffic Light |
| 1988-07-28 | Set 2 | THE ROMA, Telluride | 0 | — | Fee | (closes set) |
| 1988-07-25 | Set 2 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 8 | — | Harpua | Sanity |
| 1988-06-19 | Set 2 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 1 | — | Alumni Blues | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot |
| 1988-05-24 | Set 3 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 3 | — | I Know a Little | Corinna |
| 1988-05-14 | Set 1 | GODDARD COLLEGE, Plainfield | 0 | — | The Lizards | Jesus Just Left Chicago |
| 1988-04-22 | Set 1 | UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Burlington | 8 | — | Shaggy Dog | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1988-02-20 | Encore | ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY, Canton | 0 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1988-02-08 | Set 3 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 2 | — | Jesus Just Left Chicago | (closes set) |
| 1988-01-27 | Set 3 | GALLAGHER'S, Waitsfield | 0 | — | Bike | Camel Walk |
| 1987-11-19 | Set 3 | HUNT'S, Burlington | 1 | — | Divided Sky | Dinner and a Movie |
| 1987-10-31 | Set 1 | SCULPTURE ROOM, GODDARD COLLEGE, Plainfield | 3 | — | You Enjoy Myself | (closes set) |
| 1987-09-21 | Set 2 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 0 | — | The Curtain With | Suzy Greenberg |
| 1987-09-02 | Set 1 | HUNT'S, Burlington | 0 | — | Possum | Makisupa Policeman |
| 1987-08-29 | Set 1 | THE RANCH, South Burlington | 0 | — | Makisupa Policeman | Flat Fee |
| 1987-08-21 | Set 3 | IAN MCLEAN'S FARM, Hebron | debut | — | (opens set) | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters |