Take the 'A' Train
Played 122 times. Current gap: 1322 shows bustout candidate. · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1989-05-28 | Set 2 | 10:13 |
| 1988-05-14 | Set 1 | 9:30 |
| 1988-08-27 | Set 1 | 9:10 |
| 1988-07-12 | Set 2 | 8:47 |
| 1988-06-15 | Set 2 | 8:21 |
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 | 41 | 5:23 | 5:35 | 9:30 |
| Set 2 | 39 | 5:10 | 5:26 | 10:13 |
| Set 3 | 4 | 6:20 | 6:20 | 7:08 |
| Encore | 9 | 5:02 | 4:57 | 6:05 |
| Encore 2 | 1 | 5:44 | 5:44 | 5:44 |
Based on 94 of 122 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-04-13 | Set 2 | BEACON THEATRE, New York | 18 | — | Fee | David Bowie |
| 1993-08-16 | Set 2 | AMERICAN THEATER, St. Louis | 30 | — | Big Ball Jam | Good Times Bad Times |
| 1993-05-05 | Encore | PALACE THEATRE, Albany | 59 bustout | — | Cavern | Cavern |
| 1993-02-12 | Set 1 | MID-HUDSON CIVIC CENTER, Poughkeepsie | 10 | — | I Didn't Know | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1992-12-30 | Set 2 | SYMPHONY HALL, Springfield | 11 | — | Hold Your Head Up | Llama |
| 1992-12-03 | Set 2 | BOGART'S, Cincinnati | 4 | — | Hold Your Head Up | Cavern |
| 1992-11-27 | Set 2 | THE CAPITOL THEATRE, Port Chester | 3 | — | Faht | Cavern |
| 1992-11-21 | Set 2 | PRITCHARD GYM, SB SPORTS COMPLEX, SUNY STONY BROOK, Stony Brook | 12 | — | Hold Your Head Up | Llama |
| 1992-08-17 | Set 2 | THE COACH HOUSE, San Juan Capistrano | 20 | — | Hold Your Head Up | Over the Rainbow |
| 1992-07-14 | Set 2 | THE BOATHOUSE, Norfolk | 22 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Tweezer Reprise |
| 1992-05-06 | Set 2 | ST. ANDREW'S HALL, Detroit | 5 | — | Hold Your Head Up | Golgi Apparatus |
| 1992-04-29 | Set 1 | FIRST AVENUE, Minneapolis | 3 | — | Bouncing Around the Room | David Bowie |
| 1992-04-22 | Encore | HILTON BALLROOM, Eugene | 6 | — | (opens set) | Rocky Top |
| 1992-04-13 | Set 1 | AFTER THE GOLD RUSH, Tempe | 4 | — | Foam | David Bowie |
| 1992-04-05 | Set 2 | THE FOX THEATRE, Boulder | 3 | — | Cold as Ice | Runaway Jim |
| 1992-03-31 | Set 1 | THE BLUE NOTE, Columbia | 7 | — | Reba | Llama |
| 1992-03-21 | Set 2 | CHESTNUT CABARET, Philadelphia | 3 | — | Suzy Greenberg | My Friend, My Friend |
| 1992-03-14 | Set 1 | ROSELAND BALLROOM, New York | 12 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | Mike's Song |
| 1991-11-24 | Set 2 | WEBSTER HALL, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Hanover | 7 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1991-11-14 | Set 2 | CAT'S CRADLE, Chapel Hill | 2 | — | Tweezer | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1991-11-10 | Set 2 | MUSIC FARM, Charleston | 2 | — | Suzy Greenberg | Split Open and Melt |
| 1991-11-07 | Set 2 | TIPITINA'S, New Orleans | 1 | — | David Bowie | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1991-11-01 | Set 2 | GOTHIC THEATRE, Englewood | 3 | — | Weekapaug Groove | Tela |
| 1991-10-27 | Set 2 | ELK BALLROOM, Telluride | 2 | — | Destiny Unbound | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1991-10-23 | Encore | CHUY'S, Tempe | 5 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1991-10-12 | Set 2 | ROSELAND THEATER, Portland | 6 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | Dinner and a Movie |
| 1991-09-30 | Set 1 | THE DUGOUT LOUNGE, OHIO UNIVERSITY, Athens | 5 | — | Sparkle | Llama |
| 1991-09-01 | Set 1 | ANASTASIO'S HOUSE, Unknown | 9 | — | My Sweet One | Donna Lee |
| 1991-07-18 | Set 1 | HAMPTON CASINO BALLROOM, Hampton Beach | 6 | — | Stash | Cavern |
| 1991-05-18 | Set 2 | THE MARQUEE, New York | 0 | — | Stash | My Sweet One |
| 1991-05-17 | Set 1 | CAMPUS CLUB, Providence | 3 | — | Weekapaug Groove | (closes set) |
| 1991-05-10 | Encore | PAGE COMMONS ROOM, STUDENT CENTER, COLBY COLLEGE, Waterville | 2 | — | (opens set) | Highway to Hell |
| 1991-05-03 | Encore | SOMERVILLE THEATRE, Somerville | 3 | — | (opens set) | Big Black Furry Creature from Mars |
| 1991-04-25 | Encore | FIELD HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham | 3 | — | (opens set) | Highway to Hell |
| 1991-04-19 | Set 2 | NIETZSCHE’S, Buffalo | 7 | — | The Squirming Coil | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1991-04-05 | Set 1 | STARRY NIGHT, Portland | 1 | — | Cavern | Reba |
| 1991-04-03 | Set 2 | BRITT BALLROOM, SOUTHERN OREGON STATE COLLEGE, Ashland | 2 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | My Sweet One |
| 1991-03-29 | Set 1 | DNA LOUNGE, San Francisco | 1 | — | The Lizards | Mike's Song |
| 1991-03-23 | Encore | THE INFERNO, Steamboat Springs | 4 | — | (opens set) | Big Black Furry Creature from Mars |
| 1991-03-13 | Encore | BOULDER THEATER, Boulder | 12 | — | (opens set) | Big Black Furry Creature from Mars |
| 1991-02-16 | Set 1 | THE MARQUEE, New York | 17 | — | Cavern | The Landlady |
| 1990-11-28 | Set 2 | CLEMENT'S BREW PUB, Syracuse | 22 | — | Possum | Mike's Song |
| 1990-10-13 | Set 1 | GREENSTREETS, Columbia | 19 | — | Uncle Pen | Carolina |
| 1990-09-13 | Set 2 | THE WETLANDS PRESERVE, New York | 1 | — | Buried Alive | Sparks |
| 1990-06-17 | Set 1 | WENDELL RECORDING STUDIO, Wendell | 1 | — | Alumni Blues | In a Mellow Tone |
| 1990-06-09 | Encore | THE WETLANDS PRESERVE, New York | 3 | — | (opens set) | Contact |
| 1990-06-05 | Set 1 | CAT'S CRADLE, Chapel Hill | 1 | — | Suzy Greenberg | David Bowie |
| 1990-06-01 | Set 1 | THE COTTON CLUB, Atlanta | 2 | — | (opens set) | Reba |
| 1990-05-28 | Set 1 | JACK MCCONNELL'S HOUSE, Hilton Head | 2 | — | My Funny Valentine | Sweet Adeline |
| 1990-05-23 | Set 2 | THE LIBRARY, Richmond | 1 | — | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1990-05-15 | Set 2 | HAMILTON COLLEGE, Clinton | 2 | — | (opens set) | Tweezer |
| 1990-05-11 | Encore | THE LIVING ROOM, Providence | 11 | — | (opens set) | Big Black Furry Creature from Mars |
| 1990-04-20 | Set 1 | RAMSKELLER, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, Fort Collins | 1 | — | (opens set) | Divided Sky |
| 1990-04-18 | Set 1 | HERMAN'S HIDEAWAY, Denver | 2 | — | My Sweet One | Possum |
| 1990-04-12 | Set 1 | THE INFERNO, Steamboat Springs | 2 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Cavern |
| 1990-04-07 | Set 2 | EL DORADO CAFé, Crested Butte | 2 | — | Funky Bitch | Bold As Love |
| 1990-04-04 | Set 1 | QUIGLEY'S, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, Boulder | 1 | — | Walk Away | Possum |
| 1990-03-28 | Set 1 | BETA THETA PI FRAT HOUSE PARTY, DENISON UNIVERSITY, Granville | 1 | — | Suzy Greenberg | Runaway Jim |
| 1990-03-11 | Set 2 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 2 | — | Dinner and a Movie | The Sloth |
| 1990-03-08 | Set 1 | AIKO'S, Saratoga Springs | 3 | — | Suzy Greenberg | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1990-03-02 | Set 1 | THE CHANCE, Poughkeepsie | 2 | — | Foam | Colonel Forbin's Ascent |
| 1990-02-24 | Set 1 | THE BAYOU, Washington | 6 | — | Run Like an Antelope | (closes set) |
| 1990-02-09 | Set 2 | CHAMELEON CLUB, Lancaster | 0 | — | Wilson | Alumni Blues |
| 1990-02-08 | Set 1 | THE JADE ELEPHANT, Richmond | 13 | — | Walk Away | (closes set) |
| 1989-12-15 | Set 1 | UKRAINIAN NATIONAL HOME, New York | 0 | — | (opens set) | Golgi Apparatus |
| 1989-12-09 | Set 2 | HUDEN DINING HALL, CASTLETON STATE COLLEGE, Castleton | 1 | — | (opens set) | Fluffhead |
| 1989-12-07 | Set 1 | 8X10 CLUB, Baltimore | 2 | — | You Enjoy Myself | AC/DC Bag |
| 1989-11-30 | Set 2 | THE PARADISE, Boston | 0 | — | Split Open and Melt | Suzy Greenberg |
| 1989-11-18 | Set 1 | 23 EAST CABARET, Ardmore | 2 | — | You Enjoy Myself | AC/DC Bag |
| 1989-11-10 | Encore 2 | SIGMA PHI HOUSE, HAMILTON COLLEGE, Clinton | 0 | — | (opens set) | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1989-11-09 | Set 1 | MISSION PARK DINING HALL, WILLIAMS COLLEGE, Williamstown | 21 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Good Times Bad Times |
| 1989-08-19 | Set 2 | COLLIS CENTER, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Hanover | 1 | — | Split Open and Melt | Divided Sky |
| 1989-08-12 | Set 1 | BURLINGTON BOATHOUSE, Burlington | 6 | — | Donna Lee | (closes set) |
| 1989-05-28 | Set 2 | IAN MCLEAN'S PARTY, CONNIE CONDON'S FARM, Hebron | 0 | — | Peaches en Regalia | Possum |
| 1989-05-27 | Set 1 | ALPHA DELTA PHI FRATERNITY, TRINITY COLLEGE, Hartford | 2 | — | You Enjoy Myself | Fluffhead |
| 1989-05-20 | Set 2 | NORTHFIELD/MT. HERMON SCHOOL GYMNASIUM, Northfield | 2 | — | Contact | David Bowie |
| 1989-05-13 | Set 1 | THE ORANGE GROVE, Syracuse | 2 | — | Walk Away | Split Open and Melt |
| 1989-05-05 | Set 2 | SIGMA PHI HOUSE, HAMILTON COLLEGE, Clinton | 1 | — | I Didn't Know | Good Times Bad Times |
| 1989-05-01 | Set 1 | PEARL STREET BALLROOM, Northampton | 12 | — | Alumni Blues | Split Open and Melt |
| 1989-03-24 | Set 1 | THE PARADISE, Boston | 1 | — | If I Only Had a Brain | David Bowie |
| 1989-03-13 | Set 2 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 1 | — | Sanity | Possum |
| 1989-03-05 | Set 1 | ANASTASIO'S HOUSE, Unknown | 0 | — | My Favorite Things | (closes set) |
| 1989-03-04 | Set 1 | THE WETLANDS PRESERVE, New York | 0 | — | (opens set) | I Didn't Know |
| 1989-03-03 | Set 2 | LIVING AND LEARNING CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Burlington | 4 | — | Split Open and Melt | David Bowie |
| 1989-02-17 | Set 1 | OLD STONE CHURCH, Newmarket | 0 | — | Golgi Apparatus | Alumni Blues |
| 1989-02-11 | Set 1 | SHEEHAN'S, Northampton | 1 | — | The Sloth | (closes set) |
| 1989-02-06 | Set 2 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 0 | — | Sanity | Golgi Apparatus |
| 1989-01-26 | Set 1 | THE PARADISE, Boston | 3 | — | The Lizards | Sanity |
| 1988-12-09 | Set 1 | SHEEHAN'S, Northampton | 0 | — | (opens set) | (closes set) |
| 1988-12-02 | Set 1 | MOLLY'S CAFE, Boston | 0 | — | Bold As Love | Divided Sky |
| 1988-11-11 | Set 1 | OLD STONE CHURCH, Newmarket | 0 | — | Fluffhead | David Bowie |
| 1988-11-05 | Set 1 | SIGMA PHI FRATERNITY, HAMILTON COLLEGE, Clinton | 1 | — | Possum | Golgi Apparatus |
| 1988-11-03 | Set 2 | MOLLY'S CAFE, Boston | 0 | — | Bold As Love | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1988-10-29 | Set 2 | SCULPTURE ROOM, GODDARD COLLEGE, Plainfield | 0 | — | Mike's Song | Fire |
| 1988-09-24 | Set 1 | HUMPHRIES HOUSE (THE ZOO), AMHERST COLLEGE, Amherst | 0 | — | La Grange | Divided Sky |
| 1988-09-22 | Set 1 | CAMPUS PUB, BINGHAMTON COLLEGE, Binghamton | 1 | — | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters | Fluffhead |
| 1988-09-12 | Set 1 | SAM'S TAVERN, Burlington | 1 | — | Shaggy Dog | Fee |
| 1988-08-27 | Set 1 | FOOD COURT, MONT ALTO CAMPUS, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, Mont Alto | 0 | — | Mike's Song | Golgi Apparatus |
| 1988-08-22 | Set 1 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 0 | — | (opens set) | Satin Doll |
| 1988-08-13 | Set 1 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 0 | — | AC/DC Bag | Colonel Forbin's Ascent |
| 1988-08-05 | Set 1 | THE ROMA, Telluride | 0 | — | Cities | Funky Bitch |
| 1988-08-04 | Set 1 | THE ROMA, Telluride | 0 | — | The Sloth | Poor Heart |
| 1988-08-03 | Set 2 | FLY ME TO THE MOON SALOON, Telluride | 1 | — | La Grange | Whipping Post |
| 1988-07-29 | Set 3 | THE ROMA, Telluride | 0 | — | The Ballad of Curtis Loew | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters |
| 1988-07-28 | Set 2 | THE ROMA, Telluride | 3 | — | The Lizards | Corinna |
| 1988-07-12 | Set 2 | SAM'S TAVERN, Burlington | 4 | — | Blue Bossa | Timber (Jerry the Mule) |
| 1988-06-20 | Set 3 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 1 | — | Satin Doll | Possum |
| 1988-06-15 | Set 2 | THE FRONT, Burlington | 1 | — | Dinner and a Movie | Good Times Bad Times |
| 1988-05-23 | Set 1 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 0 | — | (opens set) | Golgi Apparatus |
| 1988-05-22 | Set 3 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 0 | — | Cities | The Curtain With |
| 1988-05-15 | Set 2 | BEECHER HILL FARM, Hinesburg | 0 | — | Peaches en Regalia | Jesus Just Left Chicago |
| 1988-05-14 | Set 1 | GODDARD COLLEGE, Plainfield | 2 | — | Alumni Blues | (closes set) |
| 1988-03-31 | Set 1 | KENNY'S CASTAWAYS, New York | 3 | — | Fly Famous Mockingbird | Fire |
| 1988-03-11 | Set 1 | THE BASE LODGE, STEARNS HALL, JOHNSON STATE COLLEGE, Johnson | 2 | — | Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1988-02-20 | Set 1 | ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY, Canton | 0 | — | Peaches en Regalia | Possum |
| 1988-02-08 | Set 1 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | 2 | — | Funky Bitch | Golgi Apparatus |
| 1988-01-27 | Set 1 | GALLAGHER'S, Waitsfield | 0 | — | Alumni Blues | Good Times Bad Times |
| 1987-11-19 | Set 3 | HUNT'S, Burlington | 0 | — | Harpua | Camel Walk |
| 1987-11-18 | Set 1 | HUNT'S, Burlington | 0 | — | Peaches en Regalia | Golgi Apparatus |
| 1987-10-31 | Set 2 | SCULPTURE ROOM, GODDARD COLLEGE, Plainfield | 0 | — | Peaches en Regalia | Timber (Jerry the Mule) |
| 1987-10-14 | Set 1 | HUNT'S, Burlington | 10 | — | Peaches en Regalia | You Enjoy Myself |
| 1987-04-29 | Set 2 | NECTAR'S, Burlington | debut | — | Dave's Energy Guide | Halley's Comet |