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1989, 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 127 shows in this scope happened.

6,255+
miles, as the crow flies
46
cities
12
states & countries
66
venues

Every city, 1989

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

Johnson, VT — 1 showSomerville, MA — 1 showCambridge, MA — 1 showLancaster, PA — 1 showNewport, RI — 1 showNorthfield, MA — 1 showHartford, CT — 1 showHebron, NY — 1 showTownshend, VT — 1 showBennington, VT — 1 showMedford, MA — 1 showLewiston, ME — 1 showKeene, NH — 1 showGeneva, NY — 1 showPoughkeepsie, NY — 1 showPlainfield, VT — 1 showWilliamstown, MA — 1 showBaltimore, MD — 1 showPoultney, VT — 1 showCastleton, VT — 1 showWaitsfield, VT — 2 showsRutland, VT — 2 showsAmherst, MA — 2 showsDurham, NH — 2 showsClinton, NY — 2 showsHanover, NH — 2 showsSyracuse, NY — 2 showsProvidence, RI — 2 showsPortland, ME — 2 showsArdmore, PA — 2 showsNewmarket, NH — 3 showsNew York, NY — 4 showsNorthampton, MA — 6 showsBoston, MA — 7 showsBurlington, VT — 26 showsBurlington ×26Boston ×7Northampton ×6New York ×4Newmarket ×3Waitsfield ×2Rutland ×2Amherst ×2Durham ×2Clinton ×2Hanover ×2Syracuse ×2

1989 Tour

45 stops · 125 shows

Waitsfield, VT — 3 nights (1989-01-18, 1989-02-01, 1989-03-01)1Bar Harbor, ME — 2 nights (1989-01-20, 1989-11-04)2Bar Harbor ×2Orono, ME — 1 night (1989-01-21)3OronoOld Town, ME — 1 night (1989-01-25)4Old TownBoston, MA — 7 nights (1989-01-26, 1989-03-24, 1989-06-23, 1989-10-06, 1989-11-30, 1989-12-01, 1989-12-31)5Boston ×7Hanover, NH — 3 nights (1989-01-28, 1989-05-06, 1989-08-19)6Hanover ×3Burlington, VT — 34 nights (1989-02-05, 1989-02-06, 1989-02-07, 1989-02-23, 1989-02-24, 1989-02-25, 1989-03-03, 1989-03-12, 1989-03-13, 1989-03-14, 1989-03-30, 1989-03-31, 1989-04-15, 1989-04-21, 1989-04-22, 1989-05-07, 1989-05-08, 1989-05-09, 1989-05-21, 1989-06-14, 1989-06-29, 1989-08-12, 1989-08-17, 1989-09-07, 1989-09-08, 1989-10-01, 1989-10-10, 1989-10-20, 1989-10-21, 1989-10-22, 1989-11-11, 1989-12-03, 1989-12-04, 1989-12-16)7Burlington ×34Amherst, MA — 3 nights (1989-02-10, 1989-04-20, 1989-05-14)8Northampton, MA — 9 nights (1989-02-11, 1989-03-11, 1989-04-01, 1989-05-01, 1989-05-30, 1989-06-30, 1989-08-18, 1989-09-21, 1989-11-16)9Newmarket, NH — 3 nights (1989-02-17, 1989-02-18, 1989-04-07)10New York, NY — 6 nights (1989-03-04, 1989-06-03, 1989-09-02, 1989-10-26, 1989-12-15, 1989-12-30)11New York ×6Portland, ME — 7 nights (1989-03-25, 1989-05-18, 1989-06-16, 1989-06-17, 1989-08-11, 1989-09-16, 1989-11-03)12Portland ×7Naugatuck, CT — 1 night (1989-04-02)13Rutland, VT — 2 nights (1989-04-13, 1989-05-26)14Johnson, VT — 1 night (1989-04-14)15JohnsonSomerville, MA — 1 night (1989-04-19)16Durham, NH — 2 nights (1989-04-27, 1989-11-02)17Brunswick, ME — 2 nights (1989-04-28, 1989-09-01)18Providence, RI — 6 nights (1989-04-29, 1989-06-10, 1989-08-23, 1989-09-06, 1989-09-13, 1989-09-20)19Providence ×6Cambridge, MA — 1 night (1989-04-30)20Lancaster, PA — 1 night (1989-05-03)21LancasterClinton, NY — 2 nights (1989-05-05, 1989-11-10)22Clinton ×2Albany, NY — 1 night (1989-05-11)23AlbanySyracuse, NY — 2 nights (1989-05-13, 1989-10-13)24Newport, RI — 2 nights (1989-05-19, 1989-08-25)25Newport ×2Northfield, MA — 1 night (1989-05-20)26Hartford, CT — 1 night (1989-05-27)27Hebron, NY — 1 night (1989-05-28)28HebronGeneva, NY — 2 nights (1989-06-08, 1989-10-14)29Geneva ×2Townshend, VT — 1 night (1989-08-26)30Bennington, VT — 1 night (1989-09-09)31Medford, MA — 1 night (1989-09-14)32Lewiston, ME — 1 night (1989-10-07)33LewistonKeene, NH — 1 night (1989-10-12)34Poughkeepsie, NY — 1 night (1989-10-28)35PoughkeepsiePlainfield, VT — 1 night (1989-10-31)36Williamstown, MA — 1 night (1989-11-09)37Ardmore, PA — 2 nights (1989-11-18, 1989-12-29)38Ardmore ×2Lyndonville, VT — 1 night (1989-12-02)39Washington, DC — 1 night (1989-12-06)40WashingtonBaltimore, MD — 1 night (1989-12-07)41BaltimorePoultney, VT — 1 night (1989-12-08)42Castleton, VT — 1 night (1989-12-09)43
  1. 1Waitsfield, VT3 nights
  2. 2Bar Harbor, ME2 nights
  3. 3Orono, ME1 night
  4. 4Old Town, ME1 night
  5. 5Boston, MA7 nights
  6. 6Hanover, NH3 nights
  7. 7Burlington, VT34 nights
  8. 8Amherst, MA3 nights
  9. 9Northampton, MA9 nights
  10. 10Newmarket, NH3 nights
  11. 11New York, NY6 nights
  12. 12Portland, ME7 nights
  13. 13Naugatuck, CT1 night
  14. 14Rutland, VT2 nights
  15. 15Johnson, VT1 night
  16. 16Somerville, MA1 night
  17. 17Durham, NH2 nights
  18. 18Brunswick, ME2 nights
  19. 19Providence, RI6 nights
  20. 20Cambridge, MA1 night
  21. 21Lancaster, PA1 night
  22. 22Clinton, NY2 nights
  23. 23Albany, NY1 night
  24. 24Syracuse, NY2 nights
  25. 25Newport, RI2 nights
  26. 26Northfield, MA1 night
  27. 27Hartford, CT1 night
  28. 28Hebron, NY1 night
  29. 29Geneva, NY2 nights
  30. •Montréal, Quebec1 night
  31. •Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, MA1 night
  32. 30Townshend, VT1 night
  33. 31Bennington, VT1 night
  34. 32Medford, MA1 night
  35. 33Lewiston, ME1 night
  36. 34Keene, NH1 night
  37. 35Poughkeepsie, NY1 night
  38. 36Plainfield, VT1 night
  39. 37Williamstown, MA1 night
  40. 38Ardmore, PA2 nights
  41. 39Lyndonville, VT1 night
  42. 40Washington, DC1 night
  43. 41Baltimore, MD1 night
  44. 42Poultney, VT1 night
  45. 43Castleton, VT1 night

Miles are straight lines between city points in date order, so this is a floor, not an odometer. Longest hop: Lyndonville, VT → Washington, DC, roughly 466 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.

88
Shows
1412
Song performances
128
Different songs
51
Venues
29
Sandwiches
26 of 88
Shows timed
16.0
Songs per show
50
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. You Enjoy Myself60 · 628 all time
  2. AC/DC Bag53 · 344 all time
  3. Alumni Blues50 · 113 all time
  4. Possum50 · 585 all time
  5. Weekapaug Groove45 · 523 all time
  6. Mike's Song44 · 549 all time
  7. I Am Hydrogen44 · 354 all time
  8. Divided Sky42 · 448 all time
  9. Golgi Apparatus41 · 486 all time
  10. The Lizards41 · 337 all time
  11. David Bowie35 · 482 all time
  12. Run Like an Antelope32 · 497 all time

Show openers

First song of the night.

  1. AC/DC Bag9
  2. I Didn't Know8
  3. The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony7
  4. Possum4
  5. Golgi Apparatus4
  6. Mike's Song3
  7. You Enjoy Myself3
  8. Bathtub Gin3
  9. The Sloth2
  10. Satin Doll2

Second-set openers

What they came back out with.

  1. Mike's Song4
  2. David Bowie4
  3. Harry Hood4
  4. I Didn't Know3
  5. The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony3
  6. Suzy Greenberg2
  7. You Enjoy Myself2
  8. Divided Sky2
  9. Alumni Blues2
  10. The Sloth2

Set closers

Last song of a set, encores excluded.

  1. David Bowie21
  2. Good Times Bad Times16
  3. Possum13
  4. Golgi Apparatus11
  5. Run Like an Antelope11
  6. Weekapaug Groove11
  7. Contact6
  8. Highway to Hell6
  9. Divided Sky5
  10. You Enjoy Myself4

Encores

Every song played in an encore slot.

  1. Contact7
  2. Fire6
  3. Golgi Apparatus5
  4. Good Times Bad Times4
  5. Highway to Hell4
  6. Run Like an Antelope4
  7. Possum3
  8. David Bowie2
  9. The Lizards2
  10. Lawn Boy2

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. Blue Monk · 1989-08-12203 shows
  2. Clod · 1989-11-10198 shows
  3. Who Do? We Do! · 1989-09-21191 shows
  4. The Chase · 1989-09-21170 shows
  5. Free Bird · 1989-03-13154 shows
  6. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot · 1989-10-10146 shows
  7. Love You · 1989-04-20138 shows
  8. Hold Your Head Up · 1989-03-01134 shows
  9. Happy Birthday to You · 1989-10-06134 shows
  10. Anarchy · 1989-10-14133 shows
  11. No Dogs Allowed · 1989-10-20132 shows
  12. Tela · 1989-10-22122 shows

First times

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

  1. Split Open and Melt · February 17, 1989 · Old Stone Church
  2. Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad) · February 23, 1989 · The Front
  3. The Fishin' Hole · March 1, 1989 · Gallagher's
  4. Green Onions · March 1, 1989 · Gallagher's
  5. Cinnamon Girl · March 1, 1989 · Gallagher's
  6. American Woman · March 1, 1989 · Gallagher's
  7. Autumn Leaves · March 5, 1989 · Anastasio's House
  8. Unknown · March 5, 1989 · Anastasio's House
  9. My Favorite Things · March 5, 1989 · Anastasio's House
  10. Take the 'A' Train · March 5, 1989 · Anastasio's House
  11. On Green Dolphin Street · March 5, 1989 · Anastasio's House
  12. Contact · March 5, 1989 · Anastasio's House

+38 more

Rarities

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

  1. Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad) debuted February 23, 1989 at The Front, Burlington, VT1 ever
  2. Green Onions debuted March 1, 1989 at Gallagher's, Waitsfield, VT1 ever
  3. American Woman debuted March 1, 1989 at Gallagher's, Waitsfield, VT1 ever
  4. Autumn Leaves debuted August 12, 1989 at Burlington Boathouse, Burlington, VT1 ever
  5. St. Thomas debuted May 22, 1988 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT1 ever
  6. My Favorite Things debuted August 12, 1989 at Burlington Boathouse, Burlington, VT1 ever
  7. On Green Dolphin Street debuted August 12, 1989 at Burlington Boathouse, Burlington, VT1 ever
  8. Le Freak debuted April 13, 1989 at Valley Club Cafe, Rutland, VT1 ever
  9. If I Don't Be There By Morning debuted May 9, 1989 at The Front, Burlington, VT1 ever
  10. Nowhere Fast debuted May 9, 1989 at The Front, Burlington, VT1 ever
  11. I've Turned Bad debuted May 9, 1989 at The Front, Burlington, VT1 ever
  12. Dazed and Confused debuted May 21, 1989 at 320 Spear Street, Burlington, VT1 ever

The jams

Lengths come from phish.in’s recordings — 60 of 88 shows here are timed.

Longest performances

Timed from phish.in’s recordings.

  1. David Bowie · 1989-05-2621:01
  2. You Enjoy Myself · 1989-05-2619:15
  3. You Enjoy Myself · 1989-06-1019:12
  4. You Enjoy Myself · 1989-03-1418:18
  5. You Enjoy Myself · 1989-08-2318:15
  6. You Enjoy Myself · 1989-11-1617:56
  7. David Bowie · 1989-10-2617:50
  8. You Enjoy Myself · 1989-10-0117:30
  9. You Enjoy Myself · 1989-02-1817:29
  10. You Enjoy Myself · 1989-10-3117:26
  11. You Enjoy Myself · 1989-12-1517:09
  12. You Enjoy Myself · 1989-10-0717:04

Longest on average

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

  1. You Enjoy Myself · 35 versions15:53
  2. David Bowie · 21 versions13:25
  3. Fluffhead · 10 versions13:20
  4. Reba · 11 versions12:19
  5. Divided Sky · 23 versions12:17
  6. Harry Hood · 10 versions11:23
  7. The Lizards · 20 versions10:11
  8. Harpua · 5 versions10:05
  9. Run Like an Antelope · 18 versions10:04
  10. Esther · 7 versions9:28
  11. Possum · 29 versions8:23
  12. McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters · 14 versions8:19

The covers

Whose songs they borrowed.

Originals vs covers

305 of 1412 performances were covers.

Originals — 1107Covers — 3051412PERFORMANCES
  • Originals1107
  • Covers305

Most covered

Counted per performance.

  1. Duke Ellington31
  2. The Mustangs28
  3. Led Zeppelin25
  4. The Jimi Hendrix Experience25
  5. ZZ Top21
  6. James Gang16
  7. AC/DC14
  8. Traditional11
  9. Son Seals11
  10. Unknown artist11
  11. Frank Zappa9
  12. The Allman Brothers Band9

Shapes of a night

How the songs were stitched together.

5.0
segues per show
29
sandwiches
1
fests

Longest segue runs

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

  1. Who Knows → Possum · 1989-10-26 · Set 210 songs
  2. Harpua → Divided Sky · 1989-10-20 · Set 18 songs
  3. Alumni Blues → Golgi Apparatus · 1989-10-01 · Set 16 songs
  4. The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday → Suzy Greenberg · 1989-12-03 · Set 26 songs
  5. Cinnamon Girl → Peaches en Regalia · 1989-03-01 · Encore5 songs
  6. You Enjoy Myself → Split Open and Melt · 1989-09-09 · Set 25 songs
  7. Divided Sky → Possum · 1989-09-21 · Set 25 songs
  8. The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday → Weekapaug Groove · 1989-10-13 · Set 25 songs
  9. McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters → The Lizards · 1989-10-21 · Set 15 songs
  10. Colonel Forbin's Ascent → Suzy Greenberg · 1989-10-22 · Set 15 songs

Deeper cuts

For the reader who scrolled this far on purpose.

Where songs land

Performances by set.

Set 1 — 752Set 2 — 520Set 3 — 74Encore — 64Encore 2 — 21412PERFORMANCES
  • Set 1752
  • Set 2520
  • Set 374
  • Encore64
  • Encore 22

Where the time goes

Timed minutes by set.

Set 1 — 2832Set 2 — 2203Encore — 227Set 3 — 218Encore 2 — 175497MINUTES
  • Set 12832
  • Set 22203
  • Encore227
  • Set 3218
  • Encore 217

Gap since last played

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

  1. 1–2 · rotation637
  2. 3–5381
  3. 6–15254
  4. 16–50107
  5. 51+ · bustout33

When it debuted

Performances by the era Phish first played the song.

  1. ’83–’891403

What they played, by album

Hand-curated album membership per performance.

  1. Not in the song file yet340
  2. Cover305
  3. Junta278
  4. Unreleased264
  5. TMWSIY (Gamehendge)111
  6. Lawn Boy96
  7. The White Tape18

What the recording was tagged

phish.in’s editorial tags across recorded performances.

  1. SBD662
  2. Tease94
  3. Jamcharts39
  4. RMSTR26
  5. Guest17
  6. Alt Lyric14
  7. Narration14
  8. A Cappella13
  9. Alt Rig12
  10. Debut10
  11. Bustout9
  12. CUT8

Day of the week

Shows by weekday.

  1. Monday3
  2. Tuesday5
  3. Wednesday6
  4. Thursday17
  5. Friday22
  6. Saturday25
  7. Sunday10

Rooms played

Shows per venue, every show in scope.

  1. The Front24
  2. Tree Cafe7
  3. Pearl Street Ballroom7
  4. The Paradise6
  5. The Living Room6
  6. The Wetlands Preserve5
  7. Gallagher's3
  8. Old Stone Church3
  9. Nectar's3
  10. Sheehan's2
  11. Valley Club Cafe2
  12. Sigma Phi House, Hamilton College2

The odd stuff

Outlandish, and here because somebody will ask.

Songwriters, by credits

Over 712 original performances with a known credit; a co-write counts once per writer.

  1. Anastasio653
  2. Marshall155
  3. Pollak104
  4. Gordon74
  5. Fishman65
  6. McConnell65
  7. Woolf59
  8. Holdsworth50
  9. Daubert44
  10. Szuter41
  11. Goodman23
  12. Long20

The Marshall factor

Originals co-written with Tom Marshall vs the rest.

Without Marshall — 612With Tom Marshall — 155767ORIGINALS
  • Without Marshall612
  • With Tom Marshall155

Who wrote it

Originals by writing-credit bucket.

  1. Anastasio solo338
  2. Cover305
  3. Anastasio + friends230
  4. Full band65
  5. Holdsworth50
  6. Anastasio / Marshall20
  7. Gordon9

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. 💎💎💎💎💎St. Thomasdebuted May 22, 1988 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT · last played May 22, 19881 in 21131 plays in 2,113 shows
  2. 💎💎💎💎💎Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)debuted February 23, 1989 at The Front, Burlington, VT · last played February 23, 19891 in 20321 plays in 2,032 shows
  3. 💎💎💎💎💎Green Onionsdebuted March 1, 1989 at Gallagher's, Waitsfield, VT · last played March 1, 19891 in 20291 plays in 2,029 shows
  4. 💎💎💎💎💎American Womandebuted March 1, 1989 at Gallagher's, Waitsfield, VT · last played March 1, 19891 in 20291 plays in 2,029 shows
  5. 💎💎💎💎💎Le Freakdebuted April 13, 1989 at Valley Club Cafe, Rutland, VT · last played April 13, 19891 in 20141 plays in 2,014 shows
  6. 💎💎💎💎💎If I Don't Be There By Morningdebuted May 9, 1989 at The Front, Burlington, VT · last played May 9, 19891 in 19971 plays in 1,997 shows
  7. 💎💎💎💎💎Nowhere Fastdebuted May 9, 1989 at The Front, Burlington, VT · last played May 9, 19891 in 19971 plays in 1,997 shows
  8. 💎💎💎💎💎I've Turned Baddebuted May 9, 1989 at The Front, Burlington, VT · last played May 9, 19891 in 19971 plays in 1,997 shows
  9. 💎💎💎💎💎Dazed and Confuseddebuted May 21, 1989 at 320 Spear Street, Burlington, VT · last played May 21, 19891 in 19901 plays in 1,990 shows
  10. 💎💎💎💎💎Funky (Breakdown)debuted May 28, 1989 at Ian McLean's Party, Connie Condon's Farm, Hebron, NY · last played May 28, 19891 in 19871 plays in 1,987 shows
  11. 💎💎💎💎💎Autumn Leavesdebuted August 12, 1989 at Burlington Boathouse, Burlington, VT · last played August 12, 19891 in 19741 plays in 1,974 shows
  12. 💎💎💎💎💎My Favorite Thingsdebuted August 12, 1989 at Burlington Boathouse, Burlington, VT · last played August 12, 19891 in 19741 plays in 1,974 shows
  13. 💎💎💎💎💎On Green Dolphin Streetdebuted August 12, 1989 at Burlington Boathouse, Burlington, VT · last played August 12, 19891 in 19741 plays in 1,974 shows
  14. 💎💎💎💎💎In a Mellow Tonedebuted August 12, 1989 at Burlington Boathouse, Burlington, VT · last played August 12, 19891 in 19741 plays in 1,974 shows
  15. 💎💎💎💎💎Fourdebuted August 12, 1989 at Burlington Boathouse, Burlington, VT · last played August 12, 19891 in 19741 plays in 1,974 shows
  16. 💎💎💎💎💎Lucky Sevendebuted August 12, 1989 at Burlington Boathouse, Burlington, VT · last played August 12, 19891 in 19741 plays in 1,974 shows
  17. 💎💎💎💎💎Blue Skydebuted August 12, 1989 at Burlington Boathouse, Burlington, VT · last played August 12, 19891 in 19741 plays in 1,974 shows
  18. 💎💎💎💎💎Night and Daydebuted August 12, 1989 at Burlington Boathouse, Burlington, VT · last played August 12, 19891 in 19741 plays in 1,974 shows
  19. 💎💎💎💎💎Gaul Swerves and the Rest is Everything Elsedebuted October 26, 1989 at The Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY · last played October 26, 19891 in 19451 plays in 1,945 shows
  20. 💎💎💎💎💎Fluff's Travelsdebuted December 30, 1989 at The Wetlands Preserve, New York, NY · last played December 30, 19891 in 19221 plays in 1,922 shows
  21. 💎💎💎💎💎Blue Monkdebuted February 21, 1987 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played August 12, 19891 in 10942 plays in 2,188 shows
  22. 💎💎💎💎💎The Practical Songdebuted September 12, 1988 at Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT · last played May 26, 19891 in 10342 plays in 2,067 shows
  23. 💎💎💎💎💎The Fishin' Holedebuted March 1, 1989 at Gallagher's, Waitsfield, VT · last played August 26, 19891 in 10142 plays in 2,029 shows
  24. 💎💎💎💎💎The Price of Lovedebuted March 30, 1989 at The Front, Burlington, VT · last played May 28, 19891 in 10102 plays in 2,019 shows
  25. 💎💎💎💎💎You Shook Me All Night Longdebuted April 20, 1989 at Humphries House (The Zoo), Amherst College, Amherst, MA · last played September 29, 20001 in 10052 plays in 2,010 shows
Data: Phish.net · Lengths: phish.in · What’s new