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Nectar's, Burlington, VT, 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 47 shows in this scope happened.

—
miles, as the crow flies
1
cities
1
states & countries
1
venues

Miles are straight lines between city points in date order, so this is a floor, not an odometer. 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.

24
Shows
493
Song performances
105
Different songs
1
Venues
19
Sandwiches
3 of 24
Shows timed
20.5
Songs per show
35
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 Blues25 · 113 all time
  2. Golgi Apparatus19 · 486 all time
  3. Fluffhead17 · 294 all time
  4. You Enjoy Myself14 · 628 all time
  5. Letter to Jimmy Page13 · 98 all time
  6. Peaches en Regalia13 · 89 all time
  7. Fire12 · 139 all time
  8. Good Times Bad Times12 · 232 all time
  9. Possum12 · 585 all time
  10. The Lizards12 · 337 all time
  11. AC/DC Bag11 · 344 all time
  12. Funky Bitch10 · 237 all time

Show openers

First song of the night.

  1. Funky Bitch2
  2. You Enjoy Myself2
  3. Slave to the Traffic Light2
  4. Take the 'A' Train2
  5. The Curtain With2
  6. Mike's Song2
  7. Jam1
  8. She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride1
  9. Golgi Apparatus1
  10. Peaches en Regalia1

Second-set openers

What they came back out with.

  1. Fluffhead2
  2. Fire2
  3. Dog Log1
  4. Divided Sky1
  5. The Curtain With1
  6. You Enjoy Myself1
  7. Happy Birthday to You1
  8. La Grange1
  9. Jesus Just Left Chicago1
  10. Good Times Bad Times1

Set closers

Last song of a set, encores excluded.

  1. Good Times Bad Times6
  2. Run Like an Antelope5
  3. Fluffhead4
  4. David Bowie4
  5. Fire4
  6. Whipping Post3
  7. The Lizards3
  8. AC/DC Bag2
  9. Suzy Greenberg2
  10. You Enjoy Myself2

Encores

Every song played in an encore slot.

  1. Golgi Apparatus2
  2. Eyes of the World1
  3. Fuck Your Face1
  4. Corinna1
  5. Letter to Jimmy Page1
  6. Jesus Just Left Chicago1
  7. Icculus1
  8. Camel Walk1
  9. Halley's Comet1

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. Free Bird · 1989-03-13154 shows
  2. Big Leg Emma · 1988-05-22106 shows
  3. Ya Mar · 1989-03-1375 shows
  4. Cities · 1988-05-2265 shows
  5. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot · 1988-06-1963 shows
  6. Mike's Song · 1988-06-1963 shows
  7. I Know a Little · 1988-05-2460 shows
  8. Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley · 1989-03-1460 shows
  9. Camel Walk · 1988-07-2553 shows

First times

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

  1. Fire · December 1, 1984 · Nectar's
  2. Slave to the Traffic Light · December 1, 1984 · Nectar's
  3. Spanish Flea · December 1, 1984 · Nectar's
  4. Don't Want You No More · December 1, 1984 · Nectar's
  5. Cities · December 1, 1984 · Nectar's
  6. Skippy the Wondermouse · December 1, 1984 · Nectar's
  7. Fluffhead · December 1, 1984 · Nectar's
  8. Sparks · March 23, 1987 · Nectar's
  9. Ride Captain Ride · March 23, 1987 · Nectar's
  10. Take the 'A' Train · April 29, 1987 · Nectar's
  11. Timber (Jerry the Mule) · April 29, 1987 · Nectar's
  12. The Ballad of Curtis Loew · April 29, 1987 · Nectar's

+23 more

Rarities

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

  1. Spanish Flea debuted December 1, 1984 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT1 ever
  2. Come On (Part One) debuted April 29, 1987 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT1 ever
  3. St. Thomas debuted May 22, 1988 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT1 ever
  4. Fire on the Mountain debuted December 2, 1983 at Harris-Millis Cafeteria - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT2 ever
  5. Don't Want You No More debuted December 1, 1984 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT2 ever
  6. Why Don't You Love Me? debuted February 21, 1987 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT2 ever
  7. Tush debuted December 6, 1986 at The Ranch, Shelburne, VT2 ever
  8. Jump Monk debuted March 12, 1988 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT2 ever
  9. Bertha debuted November 3, 1984 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT3 ever
  10. Can't You Hear Me Knocking debuted November 3, 1984 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT3 ever
  11. Scarlet Begonias debuted December 2, 1983 at Harris-Millis Cafeteria - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT3 ever
  12. Eyes of the World debuted November 3, 1984 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT3 ever

The jams

Lengths come from phish.in’s recordings — 20 of 24 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 · 1988-05-2319:51
  4. Jam · 1988-06-2019:28
  5. You Enjoy Myself · 1989-03-1418:18
  6. You Enjoy Myself · 1988-06-2016:53
  7. David Bowie · 1987-08-1015:57
  8. Fluffhead · 1988-02-0815:45
  9. Fluffhead · 1988-05-2415:19
  10. Jesus Just Left Chicago · 1988-05-2415:17
  11. You Enjoy Myself · 1988-02-0815:11
  12. Fluffhead · 1988-06-2014:59

Longest on average

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

  1. Whipping Post · 4 versions18:46
  2. You Enjoy Myself · 6 versions16:12
  3. Fluffhead · 9 versions12:31
  4. Jesus Just Left Chicago · 4 versions11:54
  5. The Curtain With · 3 versions11:49
  6. The Lizards · 6 versions10:34
  7. Run Like an Antelope · 4 versions10:30
  8. Harpua · 6 versions9:03
  9. McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters · 3 versions8:22
  10. Slave to the Traffic Light · 3 versions7:21
  11. Possum · 5 versions7:04
  12. Fly Famous Mockingbird · 5 versions7:04

Show lengths

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

1h2h3h1988-03-12 · Nectar's — 1:22:331988-03-22 · Nectar's — 1:29:261988-05-23 · Nectar's — 1:03:37

The covers

Whose songs they borrowed.

Originals vs covers

184 of 493 performances were covers.

Originals — 309Covers — 184493PERFORMANCES
  • Originals309
  • Covers184

Most covered

Counted per performance.

  1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience15
  2. ZZ Top15
  3. Frank Zappa13
  4. Traditional12
  5. Led Zeppelin12
  6. Son Seals10
  7. Duke Ellington9
  8. Lee Dorsey9
  9. Lynyrd Skynyrd8
  10. Talking Heads7
  11. Taj Mahal6
  12. The Mustangs6

Shapes of a night

How the songs were stitched together.

5.0
segues per show
19
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. Colonel Forbin's Ascent → AC/DC Bag · 1988-03-22 · Set 15 songs
  3. Scarlet Begonias → Makisupa Policeman · 1984-12-01 · Set 14 songs
  4. Don't Want You No More → Skippy the Wondermouse · 1984-12-01 · Set 14 songs
  5. Mike's Song → Alumni Blues · 1987-03-23 · Set 14 songs
  6. Slave to the Traffic Light → The Ballad of Curtis Loew · 1987-04-29 · Set 34 songs
  7. Peaches en Regalia → The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday · 1987-05-11 · Set 14 songs
  8. Harpua → Fluffhead · 1987-05-11 · Set 24 songs
  9. Suzy Greenberg → Alumni Blues · 1987-09-21 · Set 24 songs
  10. Golgi Apparatus → Alumni Blues · 1988-02-07 · Set 14 songs

Deeper cuts

For the reader who scrolled this far on purpose.

Where songs land

Performances by set.

Set 1 — 236Set 2 — 132Set 3 — 115Encore — 10493PERFORMANCES
  • Set 1236
  • Set 2132
  • Set 3115
  • Encore10

Where the time goes

Timed minutes by set.

Set 2 — 507Set 1 — 504Set 3 — 249Encore — 371297MINUTES
  • Set 2507
  • Set 1504
  • Set 3249
  • Encore37

Gap since last played

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

  1. 1–2 · rotation243
  2. 3–5102
  3. 6–1596
  4. 16–5043
  5. 51+ · bustout9

When it debuted

Performances by the era Phish first played the song.

  1. ’83–’89493

What they played, by album

Hand-curated album membership per performance.

  1. Cover184
  2. Not in the song file yet110
  3. Junta75
  4. Unreleased64
  5. TMWSIY (Gamehendge)42
  6. The White Tape11
  7. Lawn Boy7

What the recording was tagged

phish.in’s editorial tags across recorded performances.

  1. SBD105
  2. Jamcharts21
  3. Narration15
  4. Gamehendge9
  5. Tease7
  6. Alt Rig6
  7. A Cappella4
  8. Alt Lyric4
  9. Debut3
  10. RMSTR3
  11. CUT2
  12. Guest2

Day of the week

Shows by weekday.

  1. Monday11
  2. Tuesday4
  3. Wednesday1
  4. Saturday2
  5. Sunday6

Rooms played

Shows per venue, every show in scope.

  1. Nectar's47

The odd stuff

Outlandish, and here because somebody will ask.

Songwriters, by credits

Over 181 original performances with a known credit; a co-write counts once per writer.

  1. Anastasio163
  2. Marshall47
  3. Pollak43
  4. Woolf27
  5. Szuter19
  6. Holdsworth12
  7. Gordon12
  8. Abrahams7
  9. Fishman6
  10. McConnell6
  11. Daubert5
  12. Long2

The Marshall factor

Originals co-written with Tom Marshall vs the rest.

Without Marshall — 152With Tom Marshall — 47199ORIGINALS
  • Without Marshall152
  • With Tom Marshall47

Who wrote it

Originals by writing-credit bucket.

  1. Cover184
  2. Anastasio + friends75
  3. Anastasio solo74
  4. Holdsworth12
  5. Anastasio / Marshall8
  6. Full band6
  7. Gordon6

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. 💎💎💎💎💎Spanish Fleadebuted December 1, 1984 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT · last played December 1, 19841 in 22451 plays in 2,245 shows
  2. 💎💎💎💎💎Come On (Part One)debuted April 29, 1987 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT · last played April 29, 19871 in 21811 plays in 2,181 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. 💎💎💎💎💎Fire on the Mountaindebuted December 2, 1983 at Harris-Millis Cafeteria - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played December 1, 19841 in 11242 plays in 2,249 shows
  5. 💎💎💎💎💎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
  6. 💎💎💎💎💎Tushdebuted December 6, 1986 at The Ranch, Shelburne, VT · last played August 10, 19871 in 10982 plays in 2,195 shows
  7. 💎💎💎💎💎Why Don't You Love Me?debuted February 21, 1987 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played March 23, 19871 in 10942 plays in 2,188 shows
  8. 💎💎💎💎💎Jump Monkdebuted March 12, 1988 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT · last played April 24, 19941 in 10682 plays in 2,136 shows
  9. 💎💎💎💎💎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
  10. 💎💎💎💎💎Berthadebuted November 3, 1984 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played March 16, 19851 in 7493 plays in 2,246 shows
  11. 💎💎💎💎💎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
  12. 💎💎💎💎💎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
  13. 💎💎💎💎💎Skippy the Wondermousedebuted December 1, 1984 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT · last played October 30, 19851 in 5614 plays in 2,245 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. 💎💎💎💎💎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
  16. 💎💎💎💎💎I Know a Littledebuted December 6, 1986 at The Ranch, Shelburne, VT · last played August 3, 19881 in 4395 plays in 2,195 shows
  17. 💎💎💎💎💎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
  18. 💎💎💎💎💎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
  19. 💎💎💎💎💎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
  20. 💎💎💎💎💎Big Leg Emmadebuted April 6, 1985 at Finbar's, Burlington, VT · last played August 4, 19881 in 3197 plays in 2,235 shows
  21. 💎💎💎💎💎The Chasedebuted October 14, 1987 at Hunt's, Burlington, VT · last played June 7, 19901 in 3097 plays in 2,161 shows
  22. 💎💎💎💎💎Lushingtondebuted October 15, 1986 at Hunt's, Burlington, VT · last played September 2, 19871 in 2758 plays in 2,201 shows
  23. 💎💎💎💎💎Mustang Sallydebuted October 15, 1986 at Hunt's, Burlington, VT · last played June 14, 20091 in 2459 plays in 2,201 shows
  24. 💎💎💎💎💎Bundle of Joydebuted May 11, 1987 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT · last played November 3, 19891 in 21810 plays in 2,179 shows
  25. 💎💎💎💎💎Drumsdebuted November 3, 1984 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played August 2, 20091 in 20411 plays in 2,246 shows
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