How many times has Phish played Alumni Blues?

Phish has performed "Alumni Blues" 211 times since February 1, 1985.

What is the longest version of Alumni Blues by Phish?

The longest version of "Alumni Blues" was 11:05 long, performed at The Ranch in South Burlington, VT on May 20, 1987.

When was the last time Phish played Alumni Blues?

Phish last played "Alumni Blues" on July 12, 2023. The current gap is 142 shows.

When did Phish first play Alumni Blues?

"Alumni Blues" debuted on February 1, 1985 at Doolin's in Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Alumni Blues?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Alumni Blues" are: Letter to Jimmy Page, You Enjoy Myself, Golgi Apparatus, Possum, AC/DC Bag.

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LIVE · 211 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Alumni Blues

211 performances since 1985, with 129 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 70 on 1989-05-13.

DEBUT · 1985-02-01 · Burlington·LAST · 2023-07-12 · Huntsville·LONGEST GAP · 342 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1985–2023INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’85’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’23

BEST · 1989-05-13 · 70LONGEST · 11:05 · 1987-05-20SHORTEST · 0:31YEARS · 38

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN129 OF 211 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 125 plays70

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 19 plays67

v4.02021–present · 4 plays64

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 129 · BY SCORE129 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0170#1 / 129The Orange GroveSyracuse, NY

1989-05-133:21

#0268#2 / 129Dining Center, Haverford CollegeHaverford, PA

1990-02-236:00

#0367#3 / 129Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh, NY

2012-07-047:38

#0467#4 / 129Finbar'sBurlington, VT

1985-10-1710:12

#0566#5 / 129Humphries House (The Zoo), Amherst CollegeAmherst, MA

1988-09-246:13

#0664#6 / 129Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2021-09-043:11

#0762#7 / 129Beecher Hill FarmHinesburg, VT

1988-05-158:13

#0862#8 / 129The RanchSouth Burlington, VT

1987-08-297:01

#0962#9 / 129Hunt'sBurlington, VT

1986-02-037:02

#1061#10 / 129Northfield/Mt. Hermon School GymnasiumNorthfield, MA

1989-05-205:34

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0149#56 / 129Orion AmphitheaterHuntsville, AL

2023-07-125:04

#0239#85 / 129Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia, MD

2022-07-307:05

#0364#6 / 129Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2021-09-043:11

#0446#63 / 129Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2021-09-043:29

#0536#106 / 129North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2019-12-080:34

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS211

DEBUT1985

LAST2023

AVG LEN4:57

CHARTED0

GAP MAX342

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1985–2023 · 64 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'85'86'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE173 VERSIONS

102030400m5m10m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 5–6m (40)RANGE · 0–12m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1985–2023

3:004:005:006:007:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE211 PLAYS

SET 1 · 60%SET 2 · 30%ENCORE · 7%

SET 1 127SET 2 64SET 3 5ENCORE 15

S1 OPEN13

S1 CLOSE5

S2 OPEN5

S2 CLOSE6

ENCORE9

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

102030

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT25 02The FrontBurlington · VT13 03Hunt'sBurlington · VT11 04Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield · VT5 05University of VermontBurlington · VT5 06Madison Square GardenNew York · NY4

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01VT102 02MA26

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Letter to Jimmy Page96 02You Enjoy Myself64 03Golgi Apparatus59 04Possum55 05AC/DC Bag51 06Suzy Greenberg51 07Mike's Song47 08The Lizards45 09Fluffhead42

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Glide116 Axilla

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN25 TOURS · 211 PLAYS · 115 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011989 Tour5027Jan 26, 1989·Dec 9, 1989 021988 Tour5026Jan 27, 1988·Dec 10, 1988 031990 Tour2614Feb 5, 1990·Dec 7, 1990 041987 Tour2312Feb 13, 1987·Nov 19, 1987 051985 Tour117Feb 1, 1985·Nov 14, 1985 061991 Winter/Spring Tour74Feb 1, 1991·Apr 20, 1991 071986 Tour64Feb 3, 1986·Oct 31, 1986 081991 Giant Country Horns Summer Tour63Jul 13, 1991·Jul 18, 1991 09Not Part of a Tour32Sep 26, 1985·Apr 25, 1986 102022 Summer Tour21Jul 30, 2022

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 33· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Alumni Blues

Phish original·debuted 02.01.85·Doolin's, Burlington

211 PLAYS·129 ANALYZED·3 ERASRARITY · COMMON

70BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 211

05.13.89The Orange Grove

Syracuse, NY · 3:21

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Year by year20 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1985–2026v3.2

1989 · 70.2

'85'95'05'15'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 198935 VERS · BEST 70.2

By era4 ERAS · 148 PLAYS

1.0 · 1252.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS125

AVG · BEST46·70

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS19

AVG · BEST41·67

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS4

AVG · BEST49·64

BEST VERSION→

Versions129 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

05.13.89 The Orange Grove · Syracuse, NY

—3:2170 #02

02.23.90 Dining , Haverford Col · Haverford, PA

—6:0068 #03

07.04.12 Nikon at Jones Beach · Wantagh, NY

—7:3867 #04

10.17.85 Finbar's · Burlington, VT

—10:1267 #05

09.24.88 Humphries House (The Z · Amherst, MA

—6:1366 #06

09.04.21 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—3:1164 #07

05.15.88 Beecher Hill Farm · Hinesburg, VT

—8:1362 #08

08.29.87 The Ranch · South Burlington, VT

—7:0162 #09

02.03.86 Hunt's · Burlington, VT

—7:0262 #10

05.20.89 Northfield/Mt. Hermon · Northfield, MA

—5:3461

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS211across 3 eras

ANALYZED12961% of all

AVG DURATION4:57duration

LONGEST11:0505.20.87 THE RANCH

SHORTEST0:3110.31.87 SCULPTURE ROOM, GODDAR

LONGEST GAP342 SH.1994 → 1999

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT02.01.85BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1985–2023211 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'85'90'95'00'05'10'15'20'23

MAX · 10 /MO·TOTAL · 211

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS114 PERFS

LONGEST · 342 SH.·MEDIAN · 2 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE173 VERSIONS

0m12m

MEDIAN · 5:30·PEAK · 5–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1985–2023

SHORT · 2:56 · 2013·LONG · 7:27 · 1985

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX211 PLAYS

S1 60%S2 30%

S1 OPEN13

S1 CLOSE5

S2 OPEN5

S2 CLOSE6

ENCORE9

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #3

#1#18

TRANSITION OUT211 PLAYS

38%55%

STOP · 80END · 16SEGUE · 115

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT25 02The FrontBurlington · VT13 03Hunt'sBurlington · VT11 04Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield · VT5 05University of VermontBurlington · VT5

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

VT102MA26NY25CO14NH11CA5

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN23

MON22

TUE17

WED18

THU27

FRI45

SAT59

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.08.2%

v3.02.2%

v4.01.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Letter to Jimmy Page96 02You Enjoy Myself64 03Golgi Apparatus59 04Possum55 05AC/DC Bag51 06Suzy Greenberg51

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Glide116 Axilla113 Wading in the Velvet Sea112 Mound119 Cities111 Roggae119 Amazing Grace110 Waste110

By tour25 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS211 TOTAL

011989 Tour1989 · 27 sh50 021988 Tour1988 · 26 sh50 031990 Tour1990 · 14 sh26 041987 Tour1987 · 12 sh23 051985 Tour1985 · 7 sh11 061991 Winter/Spring Tour1991 · 4 sh7 071986 Tour1986 · 4 sh6 081991 Giant Country Horns Summer Tour1991 · 3 sh6

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER ALUMNI BLUESSWIPE →

75%Letter to Jimmy Page96× →→9.38%You Enjoy Myself12× →→4.69%The Lizards6× →→3.91%Run Like an Antelope5× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE ALUMNI BLUESSWIPE →

82.05%Letter to Jimmy Page96× ←→4.27%Fluffhead5× ←→3.42%Suzy Greenberg4× ←→3.42%Fee4× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

University of VermontBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG350

50 Hunt'sBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG647

47 Nectar'sBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG1343

43 The FrontBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG743

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