The Howling
Played 22 times. Current gap: 42 shows. · 2 jam-charted · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-16 | Set 2 | 12:46 |
| 2023-09-02 | Set 2 | 12:39 |
| 2021-10-31 | Set 2 | 9:59 |
| 2022-06-04 | Set 2 | 9:31 |
| 2023-07-18 | Encore | 8:53 |
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 | 2 | 7:21 | 7:21 | 7:48 |
| Set 2 | 16 | 7:05 | 7:49 | 12:46 |
| Encore | 3 | 8:26 | 8:19 | 8:53 |
Based on 21 of 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-16 | Set 2 jam chart | AMERIS BANK AMPHITHEATRE, Alpharetta | 22 | — | Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley | Backwards Down the Number Line |
| 2025-06-24 | Encore | PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER, Pittsburgh | 4 | — | (opens set) | Ghost |
| 2025-04-26 | Set 2 | HOLLYWOOD BOWL, Hollywood | 16 | — | Life Saving Gun | Oblivion |
| 2024-10-25 | Set 2 | MVP ARENA, Albany | 0 | — | The Wedge | Monsters |
| 2024-09-01 | Set 2 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 18 | — | A Life Beyond The Dream | More |
| 2024-07-27 | Set 2 | ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE, East Troy | 12 | — | Simple | A Wave of Hope |
| 2024-02-24 | Set 2 | MOON PALACE, Cancun | 6 | — | (opens set) | No Men In No Man's Land |
| 2023-12-28 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 5 | — | (opens set) | A Wave of Hope |
| 2023-10-08 | Encore | BRIDGESTONE ARENA, Nashville | 3 | — | (opens set) | Suzy Greenberg |
| 2023-09-02 | Set 2 jam chart | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 6 | — | 46 Days | Piper |
| 2023-08-02 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 10 | — | The Well | Taste |
| 2023-07-18 | Encore | LIVE OAK BANK PAVILION AT RIVERFRONT PARK, Wilmington | 9 | — | (opens set) | Suzy Greenberg |
| 2023-04-18 | Set 2 | WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST GREEK THEATRE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, Berkeley | 8 | — | Lonely Trip | Farmhouse |
| 2022-12-30 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 5 | — | Reba | Foam |
| 2022-09-01 | Set 2 | DICK'S SPORTING GOODS PARK, Commerce City | 2 | — | A Wave of Hope | Piper |
| 2022-08-12 | Set 2 | ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC THEATRE, East Troy | 6 | — | Ghost | Simple |
| 2022-07-31 | Set 2 | MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, Columbia | 10 | — | What's the Use? | Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S. |
| 2022-07-15 | Set 2 | XFINITY CENTER, Mansfield | 2 | — | Golden Age | A Wave of Hope |
| 2022-06-04 | Set 2 | RUOFF MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 9 | — | Gotta Jibboo | Good Times Bad Times |
| 2022-04-20 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 3 | — | Down with Disease | Twist |
| 2022-02-24 | Set 1 | MOON PALACE, Cancun | 1 | — | Meat | Shade |
| 2021-10-31 | Set 2 | MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, Las Vegas | debut | — | Something Living Here | I Am in Miami |