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1985, counted

Setlists from Phish.net, timings and tags from phish.in, albums and writing credits hand-curated. Numbers marked “all time” are Phish.net’s across every show ever played; everything else is counted from the shows in this scope. For official play counts and gap charts, Phish.net is the authority.

The road

Where the 26 shows in this scope happened.

39+
miles, as the crow flies
2
cities
1
states & countries
10
venues

Every city, 1985

Dot size is shows played there. Drag to turn it, pinch or + / − to zoom; hover a dot for the count.

Plainfield, VT — 1 showBurlington, VT — 12 showsBurlington ×12Plainfield ×1

1985 Tour

2 stops · 24 shows

Burlington, VT — 22 nights (1985-02-01, 1985-02-15, 1985-02-22, 1985-02-25, 1985-03-02, 1985-03-04, 1985-03-08, 1985-03-16, 1985-03-29, 1985-04-06, 1985-04-19, 1985-05-01, 1985-05-03, 1985-05-07, 1985-05-31, 1985-09-27, 1985-10-17, 1985-10-20, 1985-10-30, 1985-11-02, 1985-11-14, 1985-12-13)1Burlington ×22Plainfield, VT — 2 nights (1985-04-21, 1985-11-23)2Plainfield ×2
  1. 1Burlington, VT22 nights
  2. 2Plainfield, VT2 nights

Not Part of a Tour

2 stops · 2 shows

Burlington, VT — 1 night (1985-09-26)1BurlingtonPlainfield, VT — 1 night (1985-10-26)2Plainfield
  1. 1Burlington, VT1 night
  2. 2Plainfield, VT1 night

Miles are straight lines between city points in date order, so this is a floor, not an odometer. Longest hop: Burlington, VT → Plainfield, VT, roughly 39 miles. Every stop is on the map; a city the map could not place is still listed under it.

The basics

Counted from every setlist in this scope.

13
Shows
116
Song performances
45
Different songs
9
Venues
6
Sandwiches
1 of 13
Shows timed
8.9
Songs per show
30
Songs debuted

The songs

What they played, what they led with, what they left you with.

Most played

Performances in this scope · the second number, where shown, is the song’s all-time count on Phish.net.

  1. Alumni Blues10 · 113 all time
  2. Anarchy6 · 11 all time
  3. Mike's Song6 · 549 all time
  4. Dave's Energy Guide6 · 20 all time
  5. Camel Walk5 · 65 all time
  6. Slave to the Traffic Light5 · 301 all time
  7. Run Like an Antelope5 · 497 all time
  8. McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters5 · 124 all time
  9. Makisupa Policeman5 · 109 all time
  10. Jam4 · 73 all time
  11. Big Leg Emma4 · 7 all time
  12. Revolution4 · 3 all time

Show openers

First song of the night.

  1. Slave to the Traffic Light2
  2. Anarchy1
  3. Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley1
  4. Alumni Blues1
  5. I Am Hydrogen1
  6. Big Leg Emma1
  7. Dog Log1
  8. Low Rider1
  9. T.V. Theme1
  10. Harry Hood1

Second-set openers

What they came back out with.

  1. McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters1
  2. Alumni Blues1
  3. Melt the Guns1
  4. Mike's Song1

Set closers

Last song of a set, encores excluded.

  1. In the Midnight Hour2
  2. Makisupa Policeman2
  3. Big Leg Emma2
  4. McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters2
  5. Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley1
  6. Mike's Song1
  7. Run Like an Antelope1
  8. Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)1
  9. Bring It On Home1
  10. The Other One1

Encores

Every song played in an encore slot.

  1. Anarchy1

Rare and new

Bustouts, debuts, and songs almost nobody has heard live.

First times

Songs played for the first time ever in this scope, per Phish.net’s gap.

  1. Anarchy · March 4, 1985 · Hunt's
  2. Fire Up the Ganja · March 4, 1985 · Hunt's
  3. Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley · March 8, 1985 · Doolin's
  4. Alumni Blues · March 16, 1985 · Doolin's
  5. Mike's Song · March 16, 1985 · Doolin's
  6. I Am Hydrogen · April 6, 1985 · Finbar's
  7. Letter to Jimmy Page · April 6, 1985 · Finbar's
  8. Dave's Energy Guide · April 6, 1985 · Finbar's
  9. Big Leg Emma · April 6, 1985 · Finbar's
  10. Revolution · April 6, 1985 · Finbar's
  11. I Wish · April 6, 1985 · Finbar's
  12. Run Like an Antelope · April 6, 1985 · Finbar's

+18 more

Rarities

Songs with ten or fewer performances ever, per Phish.net — and they played them here.

  1. Fire Up the Ganja debuted March 4, 1985 at Hunt's, Burlington, VT1 ever
  2. Bring It On Home debuted May 3, 1985 at University of Vermont, Burlington, VT1 ever
  3. The Other One debuted May 3, 1985 at University of Vermont, Burlington, VT1 ever
  4. Revival debuted October 30, 1985 at Hunt's, Burlington, VT1 ever
  5. Hurricane debuted November 14, 1985 at Memorial Auditorium Basement, Burlington, VT1 ever
  6. Wild Thing debuted November 23, 1985 at Goddard College, Plainfield, VT1 ever
  7. Don't Want You No More debuted December 1, 1984 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT2 ever
  8. I Wish debuted April 6, 1985 at Finbar's, Burlington, VT2 ever
  9. T.V. Theme debuted September 27, 1985 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT2 ever
  10. Piggies debuted November 14, 1985 at Memorial Auditorium Basement, Burlington, VT2 ever
  11. Bertha debuted November 3, 1984 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT3 ever
  12. Revolution debuted April 6, 1985 at Finbar's, Burlington, VT3 ever

The jams

Lengths come from phish.in’s recordings — 3 of 13 shows here are timed.

Longest performances

Timed from phish.in’s recordings.

  1. Whipping Post · 1985-11-2327:27
  2. Whipping Post · 1985-05-0318:16
  3. Eyes of the World · 1985-05-0315:52
  4. Fire Up the Ganja · 1985-03-0415:16
  5. The Other One · 1985-05-0314:54
  6. Skippy the Wondermouse · 1985-03-0412:21
  7. McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters · 1985-05-0312:02
  8. Scarlet Begonias · 1985-05-0310:49
  9. Run Like an Antelope · 1985-11-239:06
  10. Mike's Song · 1985-05-037:29
  11. Makisupa Policeman · 1985-05-037:21
  12. Camel Walk · 1985-03-046:48

The covers

Whose songs they borrowed.

Originals vs covers

41 of 116 performances were covers.

Originals — 75Covers — 41116PERFORMANCES
  • Originals75
  • Covers41

Most covered

Counted per performance.

  1. Unknown artist5
  2. Grateful Dead4
  3. The Mothers of Invention4
  4. Lee Dorsey3
  5. Talking Heads3
  6. Lou Reed3
  7. The Allman Brothers Band3
  8. Wilson Pickett2
  9. Stevie Wonder2
  10. Bob Dylan2
  11. Spencer Davis Group1
  12. The Rolling Stones1

Shapes of a night

How the songs were stitched together.

2.2
segues per show
6
sandwiches
0
fests

Longest segue runs

Consecutive songs joined by “>” without a full stop. Four or more.

  1. Scarlet Begonias → The Other One · 1985-05-03 · Set 37 songs
  2. Makisupa Policeman → Dear Mrs. Reagan · 1985-11-14 · Set 16 songs
  3. Alumni Blues → Dave's Energy Guide · 1985-04-06 · Set 15 songs
  4. Alumni Blues → Mike's Song · 1985-10-17 · Set 14 songs

Deeper cuts

For the reader who scrolled this far on purpose.

Where songs land

Performances by set.

Set 1 — 82Set 3 — 17Set 2 — 16Encore — 1116PERFORMANCES
  • Set 182
  • Set 317
  • Set 216
  • Encore1

Where the time goes

Timed minutes by set.

Set 3 — 85Set 1 — 52Set 2 — 44181MINUTES
  • Set 385
  • Set 152
  • Set 244

Gap since last played

Shows since each song’s previous appearance, banded. Far right is a bustout.

  1. 1–2 · rotation59
  2. 3–523
  3. 6–1528
  4. 16–506

When it debuted

Performances by the era Phish first played the song.

  1. ’83–’89116

What they played, by album

Hand-curated album membership per performance.

  1. Not in the song file yet51
  2. Cover41
  3. The White Tape10
  4. Lawn Boy5
  5. TMWSIY (Gamehendge)5
  6. Unreleased4

What the recording was tagged

phish.in’s editorial tags across recorded performances.

  1. SBD18
  2. Jamcharts5
  3. Alt Lyric3
  4. Guest3
  5. Tease1

Day of the week

Shows by weekday.

  1. Monday1
  2. Wednesday1
  3. Thursday3
  4. Friday5
  5. Saturday3

Rooms played

Shows per venue, every show in scope.

  1. Doolin's6
  2. Hunt's4
  3. Slade Hall, University of Vermont4
  4. Finbar's3
  5. Goddard College3
  6. University of Vermont2
  7. Private Party1
  8. WRUV Radio1
  9. Memorial Auditorium Basement1
  10. The Little Red House1

The odd stuff

Outlandish, and here because somebody will ask.

Songwriters, by credits

Over 24 original performances with a known credit; a co-write counts once per writer.

  1. Anastasio22
  2. Marshall11
  3. Pollak10
  4. Abrahams5
  5. Holdsworth2
  6. Daubert1
  7. Fishman1
  8. Gordon1
  9. McConnell1
  10. Long1

The Marshall factor

Originals co-written with Tom Marshall vs the rest.

Without Marshall — 13With Tom Marshall — 1124ORIGINALS
  • Without Marshall13
  • With Tom Marshall11

Who wrote it

Originals by writing-credit bucket.

  1. Cover41
  2. Anastasio + friends11
  3. Anastasio / Marshall5
  4. Anastasio solo5
  5. Holdsworth2
  6. Full band1

The rarity index

How rare a song really is: not how many times it has been played, but how often the band reaches for it relative to how long they have had it.

Odds are shows Phish has played since the song’s debut, divided by its all-time play count — “1 in 40” means it turns up once every forty shows on average. Every input is Phish.net’s: the debut date, the play count, and the full show list since. A rotation song sits near 1 in 3; a once-a-tour song near 1 in 30; the unicorns at 1 in 200 and up. 💎💎 1 in 10 · 💎💎💎 1 in 20 · 💎💎💎💎 1 in 50 · 💎💎💎💎💎 1 in 100. Ranked over the songs played in this scope.

  1. 💎💎💎💎💎Fire Up the Ganjadebuted March 4, 1985 at Hunt's, Burlington, VT · last played March 4, 19851 in 22391 plays in 2,239 shows
  2. 💎💎💎💎💎Bring It On Homedebuted May 3, 1985 at University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played May 3, 19851 in 22311 plays in 2,231 shows
  3. 💎💎💎💎💎The Other Onedebuted May 3, 1985 at University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played May 3, 19851 in 22311 plays in 2,231 shows
  4. 💎💎💎💎💎Revivaldebuted October 30, 1985 at Hunt's, Burlington, VT · last played October 30, 19851 in 22231 plays in 2,223 shows
  5. 💎💎💎💎💎Hurricanedebuted November 14, 1985 at Memorial Auditorium Basement, Burlington, VT · last played November 14, 19851 in 22211 plays in 2,221 shows
  6. 💎💎💎💎💎Wild Thingdebuted November 23, 1985 at Goddard College, Plainfield, VT · last played November 23, 19851 in 22201 plays in 2,220 shows
  7. 💎💎💎💎💎Don't Want You No Moredebuted December 1, 1984 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT · last played April 6, 19851 in 11222 plays in 2,245 shows
  8. 💎💎💎💎💎I Wishdebuted April 6, 1985 at Finbar's, Burlington, VT · last played October 30, 19851 in 11182 plays in 2,235 shows
  9. 💎💎💎💎💎T.V. Themedebuted September 27, 1985 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played October 17, 19851 in 11142 plays in 2,227 shows
  10. 💎💎💎💎💎Piggiesdebuted November 14, 1985 at Memorial Auditorium Basement, Burlington, VT · last played October 31, 19941 in 11102 plays in 2,221 shows
  11. 💎💎💎💎💎Scarlet Begoniasdebuted December 2, 1983 at Harris-Millis Cafeteria - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played May 3, 19851 in 7503 plays in 2,249 shows
  12. 💎💎💎💎💎Berthadebuted November 3, 1984 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played March 16, 19851 in 7493 plays in 2,246 shows
  13. 💎💎💎💎💎Can't You Hear Me Knockingdebuted November 3, 1984 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played May 3, 19851 in 7493 plays in 2,246 shows
  14. 💎💎💎💎💎Eyes of the Worlddebuted November 3, 1984 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played May 3, 19851 in 7493 plays in 2,246 shows
  15. 💎💎💎💎💎Revolutiondebuted April 6, 1985 at Finbar's, Burlington, VT · last played October 17, 19851 in 7453 plays in 2,235 shows
  16. 💎💎💎💎💎Skippy the Wondermousedebuted December 1, 1984 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT · last played October 30, 19851 in 5614 plays in 2,245 shows
  17. 💎💎💎💎💎In the Midnight Hourdebuted December 2, 1983 at Harris-Millis Cafeteria - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played September 27, 19851 in 4505 plays in 2,249 shows
  18. 💎💎💎💎💎Wild Childdebuted November 3, 1984 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played September 8, 19881 in 3746 plays in 2,246 shows
  19. 💎💎💎💎💎Prep School Hippiedebuted September 27, 1985 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played October 10, 19871 in 3716 plays in 2,227 shows
  20. 💎💎💎💎💎Melt the Gunsdebuted September 27, 1985 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played September 6, 20261 in 3716 plays in 2,227 shows
  21. 💎💎💎💎💎Big Leg Emmadebuted April 6, 1985 at Finbar's, Burlington, VT · last played August 4, 19881 in 3197 plays in 2,235 shows
  22. 💎💎💎💎💎Low Riderdebuted September 27, 1985 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played July 15, 20031 in 3187 plays in 2,227 shows
  23. 💎💎💎💎💎Back Porch Boogie Bluesdebuted September 27, 1985 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played October 31, 19871 in 2479 plays in 2,227 shows
  24. 💎💎💎💎💎Drumsdebuted November 3, 1984 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played August 2, 20091 in 20411 plays in 2,246 shows
  25. 💎💎💎💎💎Anarchydebuted March 4, 1985 at Hunt's, Burlington, VT · last played October 14, 19891 in 20411 plays in 2,239 shows
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