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1988, 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 99 shows in this scope happened.

7,784+
miles, as the crow flies
28
cities
8
states & countries
44
venues

Every city, 1988

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

Canton, NY — 1 showJohnson, VT — 1 showNew York, NY — 1 showHinesburg, VT — 1 showUnderhill, VT — 1 showMont Alto, PA — 1 showBinghamton, NY — 1 showNorthampton, MA — 1 showPlainfield, VT — 2 showsBoston, MA — 2 showsClinton, NY — 2 showsNewmarket, NH — 2 showsWaitsfield, VT — 3 showsAmherst, MA — 3 showsTelluride, CO — 6 showsBurlington, VT — 25 showsBurlington ×25Telluride ×6Waitsfield ×3Amherst ×3Boston ×2Clinton ×2Newmarket ×2Canton ×1New York ×1

1988 Tour

26 stops · 95 shows

Waitsfield, VT — 9 nights (1988-01-27, 1988-02-03, 1988-02-10, 1988-02-24, 1988-03-09, 1988-04-06, 1988-04-27, 1988-05-28, 1988-08-17)1Waitsfield ×9Burlington, VT — 46 nights (1988-02-07, 1988-02-08, 1988-02-26, 1988-03-12, 1988-03-20, 1988-03-21, 1988-03-22, 1988-04-17, 1988-04-18, 1988-04-19, 1988-04-22, 1988-05-05, 1988-05-21, 1988-05-22, 1988-05-23, 1988-05-24, 1988-05-27, 1988-06-15, 1988-06-19, 1988-06-20, 1988-06-21, 1988-06-24, 1988-07-07, 1988-07-08, 1988-07-11, 1988-07-12, 1988-07-24, 1988-07-25, 1988-08-11, 1988-08-12, 1988-08-13, 1988-08-18, 1988-08-21, 1988-08-22, 1988-08-24, 1988-08-29, 1988-08-30, 1988-09-08, 1988-09-09, 1988-09-10, 1988-09-12, 1988-09-13, 1988-12-11, 1988-12-12, 1988-12-15, 1988-12-16)2Burlington ×46Canton, NY — 1 night (1988-02-20)3CantonJohnson, VT — 1 night (1988-03-11)4New York, NY — 3 nights (1988-03-31, 1988-05-12, 1988-06-23)5New York ×3Amherst, MA — 3 nights (1988-04-02, 1988-09-24, 1988-12-10)6Hamilton, NY — 1 night (1988-04-30)7Ithaca, NY — 3 nights (1988-05-01, 1988-05-02, 1988-05-03)8Ithaca ×3Norwalk, CT — 1 night (1988-05-08)9NorwalkPlainfield, VT — 2 nights (1988-05-14, 1988-10-29)10Hinesburg, VT — 1 night (1988-05-15)11Squam Lake, NH — 2 nights (1988-06-03, 1988-06-04)12Squam Lake ×2Morrisville, VT — 1 night (1988-06-17)13Cossayuna, NY — 1 night (1988-06-27)14Underhill, VT — 1 night (1988-07-23)15Telluride, CO — 6 nights (1988-07-28, 1988-07-29, 1988-07-30, 1988-08-03, 1988-08-04, 1988-08-05)16Telluride ×6Aspen, CO — 1 night (1988-08-06)17AspenNew Hope, PA — 1 night (1988-08-09)18New HopeMont Alto, PA — 1 night (1988-08-27)19Mont AltoDurham, NH — 1 night (1988-09-16)20DurhamBinghamton, NY — 1 night (1988-09-22)21Middlebury, VT — 1 night (1988-10-28)22Boston, MA — 2 nights (1988-11-03, 1988-12-02)23Boston ×2Clinton, NY — 2 nights (1988-11-04, 1988-11-05)24Newmarket, NH — 2 nights (1988-11-11, 1988-12-17)25Northampton, MA — 1 night (1988-12-09)26
  1. 1Waitsfield, VT9 nights
  2. 2Burlington, VT46 nights
  3. 3Canton, NY1 night
  4. 4Johnson, VT1 night
  5. 5New York, NY3 nights
  6. 6Amherst, MA3 nights
  7. 7Hamilton, NY1 night
  8. 8Ithaca, NY3 nights
  9. 9Norwalk, CT1 night
  10. 10Plainfield, VT2 nights
  11. 11Hinesburg, VT1 night
  12. 12Squam Lake, NH2 nights
  13. 13Morrisville, VT1 night
  14. 14Cossayuna, NY1 night
  15. 15Underhill, VT1 night
  16. 16Telluride, CO6 nights
  17. 17Aspen, CO1 night
  18. 18New Hope, PA1 night
  19. 19Mont Alto, PA1 night
  20. 20Durham, NH1 night
  21. 21Binghamton, NY1 night
  22. 22Middlebury, VT1 night
  23. 23Boston, MA2 nights
  24. 24Clinton, NY2 nights
  25. 25Newmarket, NH2 nights
  26. 26Northampton, MA1 night

Not Part of a Tour

3 stops · 4 shows

Burlington, VT — 2 nights (1988-04-28, 1988-06-25)1Burlington ×2Enosburg, VT — 1 night (1988-08-25)2EnosburgPortland, ME — 1 night (1988-12-28)3Portland
  1. 1Burlington, VT2 nights
  2. 2Enosburg, VT1 night
  3. 3Portland, ME1 night

Miles are straight lines between city points in date order, so this is a floor, not an odometer. Longest hop: Underhill, VT → Telluride, CO, roughly 1,854 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.

53
Shows
973
Song performances
101
Different songs
25
Venues
35
Sandwiches
7 of 53
Shows timed
18.4
Songs per show
29
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 Blues50 · 113 all time
  2. You Enjoy Myself33 · 628 all time
  3. The Lizards33 · 337 all time
  4. Golgi Apparatus32 · 486 all time
  5. Fluffhead31 · 294 all time
  6. Take the 'A' Train29 · 118 all time
  7. Possum27 · 585 all time
  8. Good Times Bad Times26 · 232 all time
  9. AC/DC Bag25 · 344 all time
  10. Letter to Jimmy Page24 · 98 all time
  11. Fee24 · 290 all time
  12. Fire23 · 139 all time

Show openers

First song of the night.

  1. Funky Bitch4
  2. Fire4
  3. I Didn't Know4
  4. Slave to the Traffic Light3
  5. Suzy Greenberg3
  6. Take the 'A' Train3
  7. The Curtain With2
  8. Satin Doll2
  9. Walk Away2
  10. Mike's Song2

Second-set openers

What they came back out with.

  1. Wilson4
  2. Fluffhead4
  3. Colonel Forbin's Ascent2
  4. La Grange2
  5. Halley's Comet2
  6. Suzy Greenberg2
  7. Golgi Apparatus2
  8. Alumni Blues2
  9. Sympathy for the Devil1
  10. Happy Birthday to You1

Set closers

Last song of a set, encores excluded.

  1. Good Times Bad Times16
  2. David Bowie14
  3. Whipping Post10
  4. Fire9
  5. Run Like an Antelope8
  6. Bold As Love6
  7. Possum4
  8. The Lizards4
  9. Harry Hood3
  10. Big Black Furry Creature from Mars3

Encores

Every song played in an encore slot.

  1. Fire2
  2. Big Black Furry Creature from Mars1
  3. Jesus Just Left Chicago1
  4. McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters1
  5. La Grange1
  6. Icculus1
  7. Camel Walk1
  8. Fluffhead1
  9. Harpua1
  10. Run Like an Antelope1

Rare and new

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

Biggest bustouts

Songs that came back after the longest absence. The gap is Phish.net’s, counted in shows.

  1. Wild Child · 1988-09-08147 shows
  2. All Blues · 1988-07-30117 shows
  3. Ride Captain Ride · 1988-09-13113 shows
  4. Big Leg Emma · 1988-05-22106 shows
  5. Roll Like a Cantaloupe · 1988-07-12101 shows
  6. Sparks · 1988-09-2484 shows
  7. Anarchy · 1988-07-3082 shows
  8. She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride · 1988-07-3079 shows
  9. Dog Log · 1988-08-0475 shows
  10. Bundle of Joy · 1988-09-1274 shows
  11. Terrapin · 1988-07-2368 shows
  12. Cities · 1988-05-2265 shows

First times

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

  1. The Lizards · January 27, 1988 · Gallagher's
  2. Sympathy for the Devil · February 3, 1988 · Gallagher's
  3. Phase Dance · February 7, 1988 · Nectar's
  4. Fly Famous Mockingbird · February 7, 1988 · Nectar's
  5. The Curtain · February 24, 1988 · Gallagher's
  6. The Chicken · March 11, 1988 · The Base Lodge, Stearns Hall, Johnson State College
  7. Jump Monk · March 12, 1988 · Nectar's
  8. Tela · March 12, 1988 · Nectar's
  9. Colonel Forbin's Ascent · March 12, 1988 · Nectar's
  10. St. Thomas · May 22, 1988 · Nectar's
  11. Contact · June 15, 1988 · The Front
  12. Satin Doll · June 20, 1988 · Nectar's

+17 more

Rarities

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

  1. Sympathy for the Devil debuted February 3, 1988 at Gallagher's, Waitsfield, VT1 ever
  2. The Chicken debuted March 11, 1988 at The Base Lodge, Stearns Hall, Johnson State College, Johnson, VT1 ever
  3. St. Thomas debuted May 22, 1988 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT1 ever
  4. Sweet Georgia Brown debuted July 7, 1988 at The Front, Burlington, VT1 ever
  5. Maiden Voyage debuted July 30, 1988 at The Roma, Telluride, CO1 ever
  6. Andy's Chest debuted September 13, 1988 at Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT1 ever
  7. Jump Monk debuted March 12, 1988 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT2 ever
  8. Blue Bossa debuted July 12, 1988 at Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT2 ever
  9. The Practical Song debuted September 12, 1988 at Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT2 ever
  10. All Blues debuted April 25, 1986 at University of Vermont, Burlington, VT3 ever
  11. Mr. P.C. debuted July 30, 1988 at The Roma, Telluride, CO3 ever
  12. Costume Contest debuted October 29, 1988 at Sculpture Room, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT3 ever

The jams

Lengths come from phish.in’s recordings — 40 of 53 shows here are timed.

Longest performances

Timed from phish.in’s recordings.

  1. Whipping Post · 1988-05-2426:03
  2. Whipping Post · 1988-06-2125:48
  3. You Enjoy Myself · 1988-07-2320:27
  4. Whipping Post · 1988-08-0520:09
  5. You Enjoy Myself · 1988-05-2319:51
  6. Jam · 1988-06-2019:28
  7. You Enjoy Myself · 1988-09-1319:03
  8. David Bowie · 1988-02-0318:16
  9. You Enjoy Myself · 1988-09-0817:55
  10. You Enjoy Myself · 1988-08-0517:36
  11. Whipping Post · 1988-06-1517:29
  12. You Enjoy Myself · 1988-06-2016:53

Longest on average

Mean length, songs with three or more timed versions in scope.

  1. You Enjoy Myself · 14 versions16:25
  2. Whipping Post · 13 versions15:34
  3. Fluffhead · 14 versions13:55
  4. David Bowie · 7 versions13:13
  5. Harry Hood · 7 versions13:02
  6. Harpua · 7 versions12:04
  7. Jesus Just Left Chicago · 8 versions11:17
  8. Run Like an Antelope · 11 versions10:00
  9. The Lizards · 18 versions9:56
  10. McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters · 6 versions9:33
  11. Timber (Jerry the Mule) · 5 versions8:31
  12. Slave to the Traffic Light · 9 versions8:28

Show lengths

Every fully-timed show, in order. Hover for the night, click for the setlist. Untimed shows are absent, not zero.

1h2h3h1988-02-03 · Gallagher's — 47:011988-03-12 · Nectar's — 1:22:331988-03-22 · Nectar's — 1:29:261988-05-23 · Nectar's — 1:03:371988-09-08 · The Front — 1:46:251988-09-12 · Sam's Tavern — 1:17:161988-12-17 · Old Stone Church — 1:18:13

The covers

Whose songs they borrowed.

Originals vs covers

344 of 973 performances were covers.

Originals — 629Covers — 344973PERFORMANCES
  • Originals629
  • Covers344

Most covered

Counted per performance.

  1. Duke Ellington39
  2. The Jimi Hendrix Experience37
  3. ZZ Top28
  4. Led Zeppelin26
  5. Frank Zappa21
  6. Son Seals17
  7. The Allman Brothers Band17
  8. Lee Dorsey14
  9. Lynyrd Skynyrd14
  10. James Gang13
  11. Talking Heads12
  12. Taj Mahal10

Shapes of a night

How the songs were stitched together.

4.2
segues per show
35
sandwiches
0
fests

Longest segue runs

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

  1. McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters → Possum · 1988-03-12 · Set 19 songs
  2. The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday → Possum · 1988-02-26 · Set 15 songs
  3. Colonel Forbin's Ascent → AC/DC Bag · 1988-03-22 · Set 15 songs
  4. Golgi Apparatus → Alumni Blues · 1988-02-07 · Set 14 songs
  5. Suzy Greenberg → The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday · 1988-02-07 · Set 34 songs
  6. Alumni Blues → Run Like an Antelope · 1988-04-22 · Set 24 songs
  7. Fluffhead → Alumni Blues · 1988-05-14 · Set 14 songs
  8. Ya Mar → The Sloth · 1988-05-24 · Set 34 songs
  9. You Enjoy Myself → Cities · 1988-08-05 · Set 14 songs
  10. Slave to the Traffic Light → Alumni Blues · 1988-08-05 · Set 24 songs

Deeper cuts

For the reader who scrolled this far on purpose.

Where songs land

Performances by set.

Set 1 — 467Set 2 — 334Set 3 — 156Encore — 11Set 4 — 5973PERFORMANCES
  • Set 1467
  • Set 2334
  • Set 3156
  • Encore11
  • Set 45

Where the time goes

Timed minutes by set.

Set 2 — 1266Set 1 — 1188Set 3 — 675Encore — 79Set 4 — 323240MINUTES
  • Set 21266
  • Set 11188
  • Set 3675
  • Encore79
  • Set 432

Gap since last played

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

  1. 1–2 · rotation445
  2. 3–5224
  3. 6–15185
  4. 16–5099
  5. 51+ · bustout20

When it debuted

Performances by the era Phish first played the song.

  1. ’83–’89973

What they played, by album

Hand-curated album membership per performance.

  1. Cover344
  2. Not in the song file yet206
  3. Junta163
  4. Unreleased139
  5. TMWSIY (Gamehendge)89
  6. The White Tape17
  7. Lawn Boy15

What the recording was tagged

phish.in’s editorial tags across recorded performances.

  1. SBD345
  2. Tease40
  3. Jamcharts36
  4. Alt Rig27
  5. Narration21
  6. A Cappella13
  7. Guest13
  8. Gamehendge9
  9. Debut8
  10. Alt Lyric7
  11. Bustout4
  12. CUT4

Day of the week

Shows by weekday.

  1. Monday8
  2. Tuesday5
  3. Wednesday5
  4. Thursday7
  5. Friday10
  6. Saturday13
  7. Sunday5

Rooms played

Shows per venue, every show in scope.

  1. Nectar's20
  2. The Front13
  3. Gallagher's8
  4. Sam's Tavern7
  5. The Roma5
  6. The Haunt3
  7. Kenny's Castaways2
  8. Humphries House (The Zoo), Amherst College2
  9. Squam Lake Steak House2
  10. Molly's Cafe2
  11. Old Stone Church2
  12. St. Lawrence University1

The odd stuff

Outlandish, and here because somebody will ask.

Songwriters, by credits

Over 382 original performances with a known credit; a co-write counts once per writer.

  1. Anastasio340
  2. Pollak92
  3. Marshall88
  4. Woolf51
  5. Szuter32
  6. Gordon31
  7. Holdsworth27
  8. Fishman16
  9. McConnell16
  10. Abrahams14
  11. Long9
  12. Daubert8

The Marshall factor

Originals co-written with Tom Marshall vs the rest.

Without Marshall — 335With Tom Marshall — 88423ORIGINALS
  • Without Marshall335
  • With Tom Marshall88

Who wrote it

Originals by writing-credit bucket.

  1. Cover344
  2. Anastasio solo159
  3. Anastasio + friends151
  4. Holdsworth27
  5. Full band16
  6. Gordon15
  7. Anastasio / Marshall14

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. 💎💎💎💎💎Sympathy for the Devildebuted February 3, 1988 at Gallagher's, Waitsfield, VT · last played February 3, 19881 in 21451 plays in 2,145 shows
  2. 💎💎💎💎💎The Chickendebuted March 11, 1988 at The Base Lodge, Stearns Hall, Johnson State College, Johnson, VT · last played March 11, 19881 in 21371 plays in 2,137 shows
  3. 💎💎💎💎💎St. Thomasdebuted May 22, 1988 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT · last played May 22, 19881 in 21131 plays in 2,113 shows
  4. 💎💎💎💎💎Sweet Georgia Browndebuted July 7, 1988 at The Front, Burlington, VT · last played July 7, 19881 in 20971 plays in 2,097 shows
  5. 💎💎💎💎💎Maiden Voyagedebuted July 30, 1988 at The Roma, Telluride, CO · last played July 30, 19881 in 20881 plays in 2,088 shows
  6. 💎💎💎💎💎Andy's Chestdebuted September 13, 1988 at Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT · last played September 13, 19881 in 20661 plays in 2,066 shows
  7. 💎💎💎💎💎Jump Monkdebuted March 12, 1988 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT · last played April 24, 19941 in 10682 plays in 2,136 shows
  8. 💎💎💎💎💎Blue Bossadebuted July 12, 1988 at Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT · last played July 23, 19881 in 10472 plays in 2,094 shows
  9. 💎💎💎💎💎The Practical Songdebuted September 12, 1988 at Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT · last played May 26, 19891 in 10342 plays in 2,067 shows
  10. 💎💎💎💎💎All Bluesdebuted April 25, 1986 at University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played February 6, 19891 in 7373 plays in 2,212 shows
  11. 💎💎💎💎💎Mr. P.C.debuted July 30, 1988 at The Roma, Telluride, CO · last played May 17, 19911 in 6963 plays in 2,088 shows
  12. 💎💎💎💎💎Costume Contestdebuted October 29, 1988 at Sculpture Room, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT · last played October 31, 19941 in 6873 plays in 2,061 shows
  13. 💎💎💎💎💎Roll Like a Cantaloupedebuted October 15, 1986 at Hunt's, Burlington, VT · last played November 14, 19911 in 5504 plays in 2,201 shows
  14. 💎💎💎💎💎Phase Dancedebuted February 7, 1988 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT · last played February 26, 19881 in 5364 plays in 2,144 shows
  15. 💎💎💎💎💎I Know a Littledebuted December 6, 1986 at The Ranch, Shelburne, VT · last played August 3, 19881 in 4395 plays in 2,195 shows
  16. 💎💎💎💎💎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
  17. 💎💎💎💎💎She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ridedebuted December 6, 1986 at The Ranch, Shelburne, VT · last played December 28, 20101 in 3666 plays in 2,195 shows
  18. 💎💎💎💎💎No Dogs Alloweddebuted July 23, 1988 at Pete's Phabulous Phish Phest, Underhill, VT · last played April 21, 19901 in 3496 plays in 2,093 shows
  19. 💎💎💎💎💎Big Leg Emmadebuted April 6, 1985 at Finbar's, Burlington, VT · last played August 4, 19881 in 3197 plays in 2,235 shows
  20. 💎💎💎💎💎The Chasedebuted October 14, 1987 at Hunt's, Burlington, VT · last played June 7, 19901 in 3097 plays in 2,161 shows
  21. 💎💎💎💎💎Time Loves a Herodebuted October 29, 1988 at Sculpture Room, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT · last played July 3, 20111 in 2588 plays in 2,061 shows
  22. 💎💎💎💎💎Mustang Sallydebuted October 15, 1986 at Hunt's, Burlington, VT · last played June 14, 20091 in 2459 plays in 2,201 shows
  23. 💎💎💎💎💎Bundle of Joydebuted May 11, 1987 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT · last played November 3, 19891 in 21810 plays in 2,179 shows
  24. 💎💎💎💎💎Anarchydebuted March 4, 1985 at Hunt's, Burlington, VT · last played October 14, 19891 in 20411 plays in 2,239 shows
  25. 💎💎💎💎💎Cloddebuted October 15, 1986 at Hunt's, Burlington, VT · last played November 10, 19891 in 20011 plays in 2,201 shows
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