How many times has Phish played A Day in the Life?

Phish has performed "A Day in the Life" 75 times since June 10, 1995.

What is the longest version of A Day in the Life by Phish?

The longest version of "A Day in the Life" was 8:08 long, performed at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA on November 14, 1996.

When was the last time Phish played A Day in the Life?

Phish last played "A Day in the Life" on September 12, 2025. The current gap is 25 shows.

When did Phish first play A Day in the Life?

"A Day in the Life" debuted on June 10, 1995 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO.

What songs does Phish commonly play with A Day in the Life?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "A Day in the Life" are: Chalk Dust Torture, Run Like an Antelope, Free, Harry Hood, Also Sprach Zarathustra.

← BACK·SONGS·A Day in the Life

LIVE · 75 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · The Beatles

A Day in the Life

75 performances since 1995, with 74 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 77 on 2024-08-02.

DEBUT · 1995-06-10 · Morrison·LAST · 2025-09-12 · Louisville·LONGEST GAP · 183 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1995–2025INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’95’00’05’10’15’20’25

BEST · 2024-08-02 · 77LONGEST · 8:08 · 1996-11-14SHORTEST · 4:19YEARS · 30

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN74 OF 75 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 45 plays69

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 27 plays70

v4.02021–present · 3 plays77

BARS REPRESENT THE BEST-SCORING VERSION IN EACH ERAOPEN METHODOLOGY →

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 74 · BY SCORE74 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0177#1 / 74Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN · #1

2024-08-026:22

#0270#2 / 74Bonnaroo Music & Arts FestivalManchester, TN

2009-06-127:39

#0369#3 / 74Le BotaniqueBrussels

1997-02-147:25

#0466#4 / 74Jones Beach AmphitheaterWantagh, NY

1995-06-297:14

#0565#5 / 74Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, CO

2009-07-316:50

#0662#6 / 74Augusta Civic CenterAugusta, ME

2010-10-194:54

#0761#7 / 74Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, NY

2011-07-025:41

#0861#8 / 74Thomas & Mack CenterLas Vegas, NV

2000-09-306:21

#0961#9 / 74Hilton ColiseumAmes, IA

1996-11-148:08

#1061#10 / 74Waterloo VillageStanhope, NJ

1995-06-235:19

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#01—Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Expo CenterLouisville, KY

2025-09-12—

#0260#11 / 74Folsom FieldBoulder, CO

2025-07-055:45

#0377#1 / 74Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN · #1

2024-08-026:22

#0449#26 / 74Met PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

2019-12-034:44

#0550#22 / 74Allstate ArenaRosemont, IL

2018-10-264:56

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS75

DEBUT1995

LAST2025

AVG LEN5:22

CHARTED1

GAP MAX183

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1995–2025 · 45 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25

DURATION· LENGTH SHAPEINPUT · TRACKS.DURATION + SETLIST_ENTRIES.DURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE74 VERSIONS

1020305m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 5–6m (33)RANGE · 4–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1995–2025

4:305:005:306:006:30

TOPOLOGY· WHERE IN THE SHOWINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.SET + .POSITION + .TRANSITION

SET MIX & ROLE75 PLAYS

SET 1 · 16%SET 2 · 41%ENCORE · 39%

SET 1 12SET 2 31SET 3 3ENCORE 29

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE4

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE15

ENCORE51

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 4

510152025

GEOGRAPHY· PLACE & TIMINGINPUT · SHOWS.VENUE + .STATE + .DATE

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY4 02Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA3 03Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison · CO3 04Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore ParkAlpharetta · GA2 05Municipal AuditoriumKansas City · MO2 06Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Expo CenterLouisville · KY1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY11

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Chalk Dust Torture27 02Run Like an Antelope26 03Free25 04Harry Hood25 05Also Sprach Zarathustra24 06You Enjoy Myself23 07Runaway Jim23 08Cavern23 09Stash22

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Nellie Kane76 When the Circus Comes

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN37 TOURS · 75 PLAYS · 75 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011995 Fall Tour1717Sep 27, 1995·Dec 17, 1995 021996 Fall Tour77Oct 17, 1996·Dec 1, 1996 031995 Summer Tour55Jun 10, 1995·Jul 3, 1995 041996 Summer U.S. Tour33Aug 6, 1996·Aug 17, 1996 051997 Winter European Tour33Feb 14, 1997·Feb 28, 1997 061996 Summer European Tour33Jul 6, 1996·Jul 22, 1996 07Not Part of a Tour22Apr 26, 1996·Jul 2, 2011 082009 Early Summer Tour22Jun 5, 2009·Jun 12, 2009 092009 Fall Tour22Nov 24, 2009·Dec 2, 2009 102010 Early Summer Tour22Jun 15, 2010·Jul 2, 2010

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1255· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

A Day in the Life

Cover of The Beatles·debuted 06.10.95·Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison

75 PLAYS·74 ANALYZED·3 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

77BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 75

08.02.24Ruoff Music

Noblesville, IN · 6:22

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Year by year18 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1995–2026v3.2

2024 · 77.4

'95'02'10'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20241 VERS · BEST 77.4

By era4 ERAS · 75 PLAYS

1.0 · 452.03.0 · 274.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS45

AVG · BEST43·69

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS27

AVG · BEST48·70

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS3

AVG · BEST69·77

BEST VERSION→

Versions74 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

08.02.24 Ruoff Music · Noblesville, INCHARTED

—6:2277 #02

06.12.09 Bonnaroo Music & Arts · Manchester, TN

—7:3970 #03

02.14.97 Le Botanique · Brussels

—7:2569 #04

06.29.95 Jones Beach · Wantagh, NY

—7:1466 #05

07.31.09 Red Rocks · Morrison, CO

—6:5065 #06

10.19.10 Augusta Civic · Augusta, ME

—4:5462 #07

07.02.11 Watkins Glen Internati · Watkins Glen, NY

—5:4161 #08

09.30.00 Thomas & Mack · Las Vegas, NV

—6:2161 #09

11.14.96 Hilton · Ames, IA

—8:0861 #10

06.23.95 Waterloo Village · Stanhope, NJ

—5:1961

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS75across 3 eras

ANALYZED7499% of all

AVG DURATION5:221 charted

LONGEST8:0811.14.96 HILTON

SHORTEST4:1904.26.96 NEW ORLEANS FAIRGROUND

LONGEST GAP183 SH.1998 → 2000

JAM CHART1CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT06.10.95MORRISON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1995–202575 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'95'97'99'01'03'05'07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25

MAX · 7 /MO·TOTAL · 75

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS74 PERFS

LONGEST · 183 SH.·MEDIAN · 6 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE74 VERSIONS

4m9m

MEDIAN · 5:30·PEAK · 5–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1995–2025

SHORT · 4:44 · 2019·LONG · 6:22 · 2024

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX75 PLAYS

S1 16%S2 41%ENCORE 39%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE4

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE15

ENCORE51

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#13

TRANSITION OUT75 PLAYS

61%28%

STOP · 8END · 46SEGUE · 21

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY11CO6PA4CA4VA4GA4

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN9

MON6

TUE13

WED5

THU7

FRI16

SAT19

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.03.6%

v3.06.0%

v4.01.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Chalk Dust Torture27 02Run Like an Antelope26 03Free25 04Harry Hood25 05Also Sprach Zarathustra24 06You Enjoy Myself23

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Nellie Kane76 When the Circus Comes76 What's the Use?74 Everything's Right73 Highway to Hell77 Magilla72 Crosseyed and Painless71 Meatstick79

By tour37 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS75 TOTAL

011995 Fall Tour1995 · 17 sh17 021996 Fall Tour1996 · 7 sh7 031995 Summer Tour1995 · 5 sh5 041996 Summer U.S. Tour1996 · 3 sh3 051997 Winter European Tour1997 · 3 sh3 061996 Summer European Tour1996 · 3 sh3 07Not Part of a Tour1996–2011 · 2 sh2 082009 Early Summer Tour2009 · 2 sh2

Charted appearances1 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

08.02.24·Ruoff Music · Noblesville

Worth the wait (162 shows), Phish explodes. Everything about this version is excellent, including those in attendance (listen to the AUD).

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Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER A DAY IN THE LIFESWIPE →

21.05%Possum4× →→21.05%Tweezer Reprise4× →→21.05%You Enjoy Myself4× →→15.79%David Bowie3× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE A DAY IN THE LIFESWIPE →

26.32%David Bowie5× ←→21.05%Harry Hood4× ←→15.79%Hello My Baby3× ←→15.79%Poor Heart3× ←→

Top venues3 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Red Rocks AmphitheatreMORRISON, CO

PLAYSAVG351

51 Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG442

42 Hampton ColiseumHAMPTON, VA

PLAYSAVG334

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