How many times has Phish played Avenu Malkenu?

Phish has performed "Avenu Malkenu" 86 times since May 11, 1987.

What is the longest version of Avenu Malkenu by Phish?

The longest version of "Avenu Malkenu" was 11:00 long, performed at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, WI on July 24, 1999.

When was the last time Phish played Avenu Malkenu?

Phish last played "Avenu Malkenu" on July 27, 2026. The current gap is 3 shows.

When did Phish first play Avenu Malkenu?

"Avenu Malkenu" debuted on May 11, 1987 at Nectar's in Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Avenu Malkenu?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Avenu Malkenu" are: The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, Possum, Suzy Greenberg, Mike's Song, Weekapaug Groove.

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LIVE · 86 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · Traditional

Avenu Malkenu

86 performances since 1987, with 81 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 75 on 1992-12-30.

DEBUT · 1987-05-11 · Burlington·LAST · 2026-07-27 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 197 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1987–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’87’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 1992-12-30 · 75LONGEST · 10:60 · 1999-07-24SHORTEST · 2:53YEARS · 39

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN81 OF 86 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 73 plays75

v2.02002–2004 · 1 play40

v3.02009–2020 · 4 plays71

v4.02021–present · 4 plays64

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 81 · BY SCORE81 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0175#1 / 81Symphony HallSpringfield, MA

1992-12-309:36

#0271#2 / 81Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh, NY

2012-07-048:40

#0365#3 / 81Great Woods Center for the Performing ArtsMansfield, MA

1995-06-307:22

#0464#4 / 81Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-273:13

#0564#5 / 81Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI

1999-07-2410:60

#0664#6 / 81The Capitol TheatrePort Chester, NY

1991-04-278:09

#0762#7 / 81Firstar CenterCincinnati, OH

1999-12-048:50

#0862#8 / 81E CentreCamden, NJ

2000-07-048:47

#0960#9 / 81The Fox TheatreAtlanta, GA

1995-11-098:30

#1058#10 / 81Stowe Performing Arts CenterStowe, VT

1993-07-226:22

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0164#4 / 81Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-273:13

#0257#11 / 81Kohl CenterMadison, WI

2026-07-073:20

#0334#72 / 81Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2022-04-213:20

#0449#29 / 81Shoreline AmphitheatreMountain View, CA

2021-09-013:23

#0550#25 / 81Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI

2019-07-143:23

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS86

DEBUT1987

LAST2026

AVG LEN4:00

CHARTED1

GAP MAX197

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1987–2026 · 64 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE80 VERSIONS

1020304050605m10m

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (63)RANGE · 2–12m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1987–2026

3:004:005:006:007:008:009:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE86 PLAYS

SET 1 · 48%SET 2 · 49%

SET 1 41SET 2 42SET 3 3

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

510

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01The FrontBurlington · VT4 02Nectar'sBurlington · VT4 03Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 04Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI3 05The Capitol TheatrePort Chester · NY2 06Somerville TheatreSomerville · MA2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01VT18 02NY14

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday86 02Possum37 03Suzy Greenberg37 04Mike's Song34 05Weekapaug Groove31 06Bouncing Around the Room30 07You Enjoy Myself30 08Cavern28 09Foam28

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Bold As Love

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN38 TOURS · 86 PLAYS · 86 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011991 Winter/Spring Tour1010Feb 7, 1991·May 17, 1991 021989 Tour55Feb 24, 1989·Dec 3, 1989 031990 Tour55Mar 9, 1990·Jun 17, 1990 041988 Tour55Feb 7, 1988·Sep 12, 1988 051991 Giant Country Horns Summer Tour55Jul 11, 1991·Jul 27, 1991 061987 Tour55May 11, 1987·Nov 18, 1987 071992 Spring Tour44Mar 26, 1992·May 18, 1992 081991 Fall Tour44Oct 6, 1991·Nov 21, 1991 091994 Fall Tour33Oct 16, 1994·Nov 19, 1994 101992 Fall Tour33Nov 28, 1992·Dec 13, 1992

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 188· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Avenu Malkenu

Cover of Traditional·debuted 05.11.87·Nectar's, Burlington

86 PLAYS·81 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

75BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 86

12.30.92Symphony Hall

Springfield, MA · 9:36

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Year by year22 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1987–2026v3.2

1992 · 74.7

'87'96'06'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19929 VERS · BEST 74.7

By era4 ERAS · 82 PLAYS

1.0 · 732.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS73

AVG · BEST45·75

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST40·40

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS4

AVG · BEST54·71

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS4

AVG · BEST51·64

BEST VERSION→

Versions81 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

12.30.92 Symphony Hall · Springfield, MA

—9:3675 #02

07.04.12 Nikon at Jones Beach · Wantagh, NY

—8:4071 #03

06.30.95 Great Woods for the Pe · Mansfield, MA

—7:2265 #04

07.27.26 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—3:1364 #05

07.24.99 Alpine Valley Music · East Troy, WI

—10:6064 #06

04.27.91 The Capitol · Port Chester, NY

—8:0964 #07

12.04.99 Firstar · Cincinnati, OH

—8:5062 #08

07.04.00 E · Camden, NJ

—8:4762 #09

11.09.95 The Fox · Atlanta, GA

—8:3060 #10

07.22.93 Stowe Performing Arts · Stowe, VT

—6:2258

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS86across 4 eras

ANALYZED8194% of all

AVG DURATION4:001 charted

LONGEST10:6007.24.99 ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC

SHORTEST2:5302.24.89 THE FRONT

LONGEST GAP197 SH.2022 → 2026

JAM CHART1CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT05.11.87BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1987–202686 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'87'92'97'02'07'12'17'22'26

MAX · 5 /MO·TOTAL · 86

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS85 PERFS

LONGEST · 197 SH.·MEDIAN · 12 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE80 VERSIONS

2m12m

MEDIAN · 3:30·PEAK · 3–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1987–2026

SHORT · 3:09 · 1994·LONG · 8:40 · 2012

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX86 PLAYS

S1 48%S2 49%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #4

#2#16

TRANSITION OUT86 PLAYS

91%

STOP · 8SEGUE · 78

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01The FrontBurlington · VT4 02Nectar'sBurlington · VT4 03Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 04Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI3 05The Capitol TheatrePort Chester · NY2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

VT18NY14MA8OH5WI4CA4

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN13

MON8

TUE4

WED7

THU14

FRI14

SAT26

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.06.1%

v2.01.5%

v3.01.1%

v4.01.5%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday86 02Possum37 03Suzy Greenberg37 04Mike's Song34 05Weekapaug Groove31 06Bouncing Around the Room30

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Bold As Love86 Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley86 Ginseng Sullivan87 Carolina85 The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday88 La Grange83 Cars Trucks Buses89 Peaches en Regalia89

By tour38 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS86 TOTAL

011991 Winter/Spring Tour1991 · 10 sh10 021989 Tour1989 · 5 sh5 031990 Tour1990 · 5 sh5 041988 Tour1988 · 5 sh5 051991 Giant Country Horns Summer Tour1991 · 5 sh5 061987 Tour1987 · 5 sh5 071992 Spring Tour1992 · 4 sh4 081991 Fall Tour1991 · 4 sh4

Charted appearances1 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

11.28.92·The Capitol · Port Chester

Blistering, ripping version. Trey is sick!

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Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER AVENU MALKENUSWIPE →

86.11%The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday62× →→4.17%Weekapaug Groove3× →→4.17%Mike's Song3× →→2.78%AC/DC Bag2× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE AVENU MALKENUSWIPE →

100%The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday86× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Alpine Valley Music TheatreEAST TROY, WI

PLAYSAVG353

53 Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG349

49 The FrontBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG447

47 Nectar'sBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG445

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