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

Phish has performed "A Day in the Life" 76 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 July 29, 2026. The current gap is 2 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, You Enjoy Myself.

← BACK·SONGS·A Day in the Life

LIVE · 76 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · The Beatles

A Day in the Life

76 performances since 1995, with 75 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 78 on 2024-08-02.

DEBUT · 1995-06-10 · Morrison·LAST · 2026-07-29 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 183 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1995–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2024-08-02 · 78LONGEST · 8:08 · 1996-11-14SHORTEST · 4:19YEARS · 31

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN75 OF 76 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 45 plays69

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 27 plays70

v4.02021–present · 4 plays78

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 75 · BY SCORE75 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0178#1 / 75Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN · #1

2024-08-026:22

#0270#2 / 75Bonnaroo Music & Arts FestivalManchester, TN

2009-06-127:39

#0369#3 / 75Le BotaniqueBrussels

1997-02-147:25

#0466#4 / 75Jones Beach AmphitheaterWantagh, NY

1995-06-297:14

#0565#5 / 75Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, CO

2009-07-316:50

#0662#6 / 75Augusta Civic CenterAugusta, ME

2010-10-194:54

#0761#7 / 75Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, NY

2011-07-025:41

#0861#8 / 75Thomas & Mack CenterLas Vegas, NV

2000-09-306:21

#0961#9 / 75Hilton ColiseumAmes, IA

1996-11-148:08

#1061#10 / 75Waterloo VillageStanhope, NJ

1995-06-235:19

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0157#12 / 75Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-295:01

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

2025-09-12—

#0341#50 / 75Folsom FieldBoulder, CO

2025-07-055:45

#0478#1 / 75Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN · #1

2024-08-026:22

#0549#26 / 75Met PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

2019-12-034:44

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS76

DEBUT1995

LAST2026

AVG LEN5:22

CHARTED1

GAP MAX183

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1995–2026 · 46 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE75 VERSIONS

1020305m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 5–6m (34)RANGE · 4–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1995–2026

4:305:005:306:006:30

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

SET MIX & ROLE76 PLAYS

SET 1 · 16%SET 2 · 41%ENCORE · 39%

SET 1 12SET 2 31SET 3 3ENCORE 30

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE4

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE15

ENCORE52

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 3

510152025

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY5 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

01NY12

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Chalk Dust Torture27 02Run Like an Antelope26 03Free25 04Harry Hood25 05You Enjoy Myself24 06Also Sprach Zarathustra24 07Runaway Jim23 08Cavern23 09Stash22

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

When the Circus Comes76

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN38 TOURS · 76 PLAYS · 76 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

76 PLAYS·75 ANALYZED·3 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

78BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 76

08.02.24Ruoff Music

Noblesville, IN · 6:22

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Year by year19 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1995–2026v3.2

2024 · 77.6

'95'02'10'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20241 VERS · BEST 77.6

By era4 ERAS · 76 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

PLAYS4

AVG · BEST59·78

BEST VERSION→

Versions75 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

08.02.24 Ruoff Music · Noblesville, INCHARTED

—6:2278 #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 PLAYS76across 3 eras

ANALYZED7599% 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 · 1995–202676 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'95'97'99'01'03'05'07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25'26

MAX · 7 /MO·TOTAL · 76

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS75 PERFS

LONGEST · 183 SH.·MEDIAN · 6 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE75 VERSIONS

4m9m

MEDIAN · 5:30·PEAK · 5–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1995–2026

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

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX76 PLAYS

S1 16%S2 41%ENCORE 39%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE4

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE15

ENCORE52

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#13

TRANSITION OUT76 PLAYS

61%28%

STOP · 9END · 46SEGUE · 21

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY12CO6PA4CA4VA4GA4

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN9

MON6

TUE13

WED6

THU7

FRI16

SAT19

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.03.6%

v3.06.0%

v4.01.5%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Chalk Dust Torture27 02Run Like an Antelope26 03Free25 04Harry Hood25 05You Enjoy Myself24 06Also Sprach Zarathustra24

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

When the Circus Comes76 Nellie Kane76 Everything's Right76 What's the Use?75 Highway to Hell78 Crosseyed and Painless73 Magilla72 Meatstick80

By tour38 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS76 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%You Enjoy Myself4× →→21.05%Tweezer Reprise4× →→21.05%Possum4× →→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

PLAYSAVG545

45 Hampton ColiseumHAMPTON, VA

PLAYSAVG334

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