The Ballad of Curtis Loew
Played 47 times. Current gap: 260 shows bustout candidate. · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1988-07-29 | Set 3 | 6:18 |
| 2010-06-29 | Set 1 | 6:02 |
| 1988-04-22 | Set 1 | 5:45 |
| 2011-12-28 | Set 1 | 5:39 |
| 1990-04-13 | Set 2 | 5:34 |
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 | 15 | 5:03 | 5:10 | 6:02 |
| Set 2 | 15 | 5:15 | 5:12 | 5:34 |
| Set 3 | 9 | 5:14 | 5:21 | 6:18 |
| Encore | 1 | 5:02 | 5:02 | 5:02 |
Based on 40 of 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-30 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 120 bustout | — | 46 Days | Blaze On |
| 2016-10-16 | Encore | JACKSONVILLE VETERANS MEMORIAL ARENA, Jacksonville | 15 | — | (opens set) | Character Zero |
| 2016-07-10 | Set 1 | LAKEVIEW AMPHITHEATER, Syracuse | 65 bustout | — | Timber | Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan |
| 2014-08-01 | Set 1 | AMPHITHEATER AT THE WHARF, Orange Beach | 36 | — | Wolfman's Brother | Free |
| 2013-10-19 | Set 1 | HAMPTON COLISEUM, Hampton | 11 | — | Fast Enough for You | Ya Mar |
| 2013-07-26 | Set 1 | GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, George | 26 | — | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters | Split Open and Melt |
| 2012-08-22 | Set 1 | STARLIGHT THEATRE, Kansas City | 27 | — | Stash | Kill Devil Falls |
| 2011-12-28 | Set 1 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 17 | — | Cities | Stash |
| 2011-06-18 | Set 1 | TIME WARNER CABLE MUSIC PAVILION AT WALNUT CREEK, Raleigh | 13 | — | Divided Sky | Run Like an Antelope |
| 2011-05-29 | Set 1 | BETHEL WOODS CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Bethel | 27 | — | Twenty Years Later | Run Like an Antelope |
| 2010-08-13 | Set 1 | VERIZON WIRELESS MUSIC CENTER, Noblesville | 10 | — | Ocelot | Wilson |
| 2010-06-29 | Set 1 | CMAC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Canandaigua | 11 | — | Undermind | David Bowie |
| 2010-06-12 | Set 1 | BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER, Cuyahoga Falls | 50 bustout | — | Stash | Sample in a Jar |
| 2009-05-31 | Set 2 | FENWAY PARK, Boston | 650 bustout | — | Free | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1993-08-02 | Set 2 | RITZ THEATRE, Tampa | 28 | — | Sparks | Rift |
| 1993-04-23 | Set 2 | COTTERELL COURT, REID ATHLETIC CENTER, COLGATE UNIVERSITY, Hamilton | 29 | — | Maze | It's Ice |
| 1993-03-14 | Set 2 | PAUL WRIGHT GYM, WESTERN STATE COLLEGE, Gunnison | 300 bustout | — | David Bowie | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1990-10-30 | Set 2 | EL DORADO CAFé, Crested Butte | 0 | — | Llama | Fluffhead |
| 1990-10-27 | Set 2 | RHYTHM ROOM, Dallas | 3 | — | Llama | Mike's Song |
| 1990-10-20 | Set 2 | SOLOMON'S, Tuscaloosa | 24 | — | Golgi Apparatus | The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony |
| 1990-08-04 | Set 1 | THE RED BARN, Hinesburg | 6 | — | Communication Breakdown | (closes set) |
| 1990-06-05 | Set 2 | CAT'S CRADLE, Chapel Hill | 20 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Good Times Bad Times |
| 1990-04-26 | Set 2 | DIONYSUS CLUB, THE 'SCO, OBERLIN COLLEGE, Oberlin | 7 | — | Sweet Adeline | Mike's Song |
| 1990-04-13 | Set 2 | THE INFERNO, Steamboat Springs | 13 | — | You Enjoy Myself | The Sloth |
| 1990-03-08 | Set 2 | AIKO'S, Saratoga Springs | 10 | — | Weekapaug Groove | Golgi Apparatus |
| 1990-02-16 | Set 2 | THE PARADISE, Boston | 2 | — | Possum | The Lizards |
| 1990-02-09 | Set 2 | CHAMELEON CLUB, Lancaster | 8 | — | Foam | David Bowie |
| 1990-01-25 | Set 2 | PENNY POST, Old Town | 28 | — | Possum | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1989-10-10 | Set 1 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 9 | — | (opens set) | Alumni Blues |
| 1989-08-19 | Set 2 | COLLIS CENTER, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Hanover | 10 | — | Funky Bitch | David Bowie |
| 1989-05-26 | Set 3 | VALLEY CLUB CAFE, Rutland | 36 | — | Funky Bitch | Possum |
| 1989-02-06 | Set 3 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 5 | — | Big Black Furry Creature from Mars | Colonel Forbin's Ascent |
| 1988-12-02 | Set 2 | MOLLY'S CAFE, Boston | 4 | — | Fly Famous Mockingbird | Possum |
| 1988-10-29 | Set 2 | SCULPTURE ROOM, GODDARD COLLEGE, Plainfield | 12 | — | Divided Sky | Mike's Song |
| 1988-07-29 | Set 3 | THE ROMA, Telluride | 3 | — | Whipping Post | Take the 'A' Train |
| 1988-07-23 | Set 3 | PETE'S PHABULOUS PHISH PHEST, Underhill | 3 | — | Slave to the Traffic Light | Good Times Bad Times |
| 1988-06-24 | Set 1 | HALVERSON'S, Burlington | 1 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Fluffhead |
| 1988-06-20 | Set 3 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 7 | — | Possum | David Bowie |
| 1988-04-22 | Set 1 | UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Burlington | 5 | — | Possum | David Bowie |
| 1988-03-11 | Set 2 | THE BASE LODGE, STEARNS HALL, JOHNSON STATE COLLEGE, Johnson | 0 | — | Harry Hood | Harpua |
| 1988-02-26 | Set 2 | LIVING AND LEARNING CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Burlington | 3 | — | David Bowie | Fee |
| 1988-02-07 | Set 3 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 1 | — | The Curtain With | Good Times Bad Times |
| 1988-01-27 | Set 2 | GALLAGHER'S, Waitsfield | 0 | — | Divided Sky | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1987-11-19 | Set 3 | HUNT'S, Burlington | 5 | — | Dinner and a Movie | Whipping Post |
| 1987-09-21 | Set 3 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 1 | — | Dog Log | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1987-08-29 | Set 1 | THE RANCH, South Burlington | 5 | — | Alumni Blues | Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley |
| 1987-04-29 | Set 3 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | debut | — | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters | Come On (Part One) |