The Front, 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 53 shows in this scope happened.
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.
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.
Show openers
First song of the night.
Second-set openers
What they came back out with.
Set closers
Last song of a set, encores excluded.
Encores
Every song played in an encore slot.
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.
First times
Songs played for the first time ever in this scope, per Phish.net’s gap.
+3 more
Rarities
Songs with ten or fewer performances ever, per Phish.net — and they played them here.
The jams
Lengths come from phish.in’s recordings — 27 of 33 shows here are timed.
Longest performances
Timed from phish.in’s recordings.
Longest on average
Mean length, songs with three or more timed versions in scope.
Show lengths
Every fully-timed show, in order. Hover for the night, click for the setlist. Untimed shows are absent, not zero.
The covers
Whose songs they borrowed.
Originals vs covers
135 of 614 performances were covers.
- Originals479
- Covers135
Most covered
Counted per performance.
Shapes of a night
How the songs were stitched together.
Longest segue runs
Consecutive songs joined by “>” without a full stop. Four or more.
Deeper cuts
For the reader who scrolled this far on purpose.
Where songs land
Performances by set.
- Set 1294
- Set 2255
- Set 335
- Encore29
- Encore 21
Where the time goes
Timed minutes by set.
- Set 21298
- Set 11226
- Set 3138
- Encore123
Gap since last played
Shows since each song’s previous appearance, banded. Far right is a bustout.
When it debuted
Performances by the era Phish first played the song.
What they played, by album
Hand-curated album membership per performance.
What the recording was tagged
phish.in’s editorial tags across recorded performances.
Day of the week
Shows by weekday.
Rooms played
Shows per venue, every show in scope.
The odd stuff
Outlandish, and here because somebody will ask.
Songwriters, by credits
Over 318 original performances with a known credit; a co-write counts once per writer.
The Marshall factor
Originals co-written with Tom Marshall vs the rest.
- Without Marshall242
- With Tom Marshall99
Who wrote it
Originals by writing-credit bucket.
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.
- 💎💎💎💎💎Sweet Georgia Browndebuted July 7, 1988 at The Front, Burlington, VT · last played July 7, 19881 in 20971 plays in 2,097 shows
- 💎💎💎💎💎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
- 💎💎💎💎💎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
- 💎💎💎💎💎Nowhere Fastdebuted May 9, 1989 at The Front, Burlington, VT · last played May 9, 19891 in 19971 plays in 1,997 shows
- 💎💎💎💎💎I've Turned Baddebuted May 9, 1989 at The Front, Burlington, VT · last played May 9, 19891 in 19971 plays in 1,997 shows
- 💎💎💎💎💎The Price of Lovedebuted March 30, 1989 at The Front, Burlington, VT · last played May 28, 19891 in 10102 plays in 2,019 shows
- 💎💎💎💎💎All Bluesdebuted April 25, 1986 at University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played February 6, 19891 in 7373 plays in 2,212 shows
- 💎💎💎💎💎Roll Like a Cantaloupedebuted October 15, 1986 at Hunt's, Burlington, VT · last played November 14, 19911 in 5504 plays in 2,201 shows
- 💎💎💎💎💎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
- 💎💎💎💎💎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
- 💎💎💎💎💎Undundebuted March 30, 1989 at The Front, Burlington, VT · last played December 7, 19891 in 3366 plays in 2,019 shows
- 💎💎💎💎💎The Chasedebuted October 14, 1987 at Hunt's, Burlington, VT · last played June 7, 19901 in 3097 plays in 2,161 shows
- 💎💎💎💎💎Let's Godebuted February 4, 1991 at The Front, Burlington, VT · last played March 22, 19911 in 2946 plays in 1,766 shows
- 💎💎💎💎💎Communication Breakdowndebuted January 25, 1990 at Penny Post, Old Town, ME · last played October 20, 19901 in 2747 plays in 1,916 shows
- 💎💎💎💎💎In a Holedebuted October 20, 1989 at The Front, Burlington, VT · last played December 16, 19891 in 2448 plays in 1,948 shows
- 💎💎💎💎💎Bundle of Joydebuted May 11, 1987 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT · last played November 3, 19891 in 21810 plays in 2,179 shows
- 💎💎💎💎💎Dear Mrs. Reagandebuted November 14, 1985 at Memorial Auditorium Basement, Burlington, VT · last played January 18, 19891 in 17113 plays in 2,221 shows
- 💎💎💎💎💎Swing Low, Sweet Chariotdebuted October 15, 1986 at Hunt's, Burlington, VT · last played November 16, 19941 in 16913 plays in 2,201 shows
- 💎💎💎💎💎Who Do? We Do!debuted April 24, 1987 at Billings Lounge, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT · last played March 10, 19901 in 14615 plays in 2,183 shows
- 💎💎💎💎💎Shaggy Dogdebuted October 15, 1986 at Hunt's, Burlington, VT · last played October 30, 20211 in 12917 plays in 2,201 shows
- 💎💎💎💎💎Satin Dolldebuted June 20, 1988 at Nectar's, Burlington, VT · last played May 8, 19931 in 11718 plays in 2,103 shows
- 💎💎💎💎💎Light Up Or Leave Me Alonedebuted December 6, 1986 at The Ranch, Shelburne, VT · last played July 6, 20121 in 11619 plays in 2,195 shows
- 💎💎💎💎💎Dave's Energy Guidedebuted April 6, 1985 at Finbar's, Burlington, VT · last played June 28, 19951 in 11220 plays in 2,235 shows
- 💎💎💎💎Dog Logdebuted October 30, 1985 at Hunt's, Burlington, VT · last played September 1, 20241 in 9324 plays in 2,223 shows
- 💎💎💎💎On Your Way Downdebuted June 24, 1988 at Halverson's, Burlington, VT · last played July 18, 20251 in 9123 plays in 2,100 shows
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