How many times has Phish played Axilla?

Phish has performed "Axilla" 113 times since November 19, 1992.

What is the longest version of Axilla by Phish?

The longest version of "Axilla" was 7:32 long, performed at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN on October 6, 2023.

When was the last time Phish played Axilla?

Phish last played "Axilla" on August 18, 2024. The current gap is 73 shows.

When did Phish first play Axilla?

"Axilla" debuted on November 19, 1992 at Ross Arena, St. Michael's College in Colchester, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Axilla?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Axilla" are: Chalk Dust Torture, Sample in a Jar, Run Like an Antelope, Harry Hood, Possum.

← BACK·SONGS·Axilla

LIVE · 113 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Axilla

113 performances since 1992, with 112 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 86 on 1997-12-28.

DEBUT · 1992-11-19 · Colchester·LAST · 2024-08-18 · Dover·LONGEST GAP · 175 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1992–2024INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’92’95’00’05’10’15’20’24

BEST · 1997-12-28 · 86LONGEST · 9:37 · 1997-12-28SHORTEST · 3:11YEARS · 32

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN112 OF 113 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 56 plays86

v2.02002–2004 · 5 plays49

v3.02009–2020 · 47 plays59

v4.02021–present · 5 plays57

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 112 · BY SCORE112 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0186#1 / 112USAir ArenaLandover, MD · #1

1997-12-289:37

#0265#2 / 112First AvenueMinneapolis, MN

1992-12-073:49

#0359#3 / 112Bonnaroo Music & Arts FestivalManchester, TN

2012-06-104:56

#0459#4 / 112Benton Convention CenterWinston-Salem, NC

1993-02-174:19

#0558#5 / 112Pike's Peak CenterColorado Springs, CO

1993-03-094:04

#0657#6 / 112Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2022-02-267:07

#0755#7 / 112Lucerna TheatrePrague

1998-07-056:42

#0854#8 / 112The ForumInglewood, CA

2016-07-224:16

#0954#9 / 112The WoodlandsDover, DE

2024-08-186:03

#1053#10 / 112Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

1998-12-285:48

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0154#9 / 112The WoodlandsDover, DE

2024-08-186:03

#0227#108 / 112Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsBethel, NY

2024-08-113:20

#0352#12 / 112Bridgestone ArenaNashville, TN

2023-10-067:32

#0457#6 / 112Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2022-02-267:07

#0545#29 / 112Hersheypark StadiumHershey, PA

2021-08-103:35

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS113

DEBUT1992

LAST2024

AVG LEN3:59

CHARTED1

GAP MAX175

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1992–2024 · 67 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE110 VERSIONS

102030405060705m

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (73)RANGE · 3–8m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1992–2024

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

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

SET MIX & ROLE113 PLAYS

SET 1 · 59%SET 2 · 39%

SET 1 67SET 2 44ENCORE 2

S1 OPEN12

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN19

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE2

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 3

102030

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY9 02Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco · CA4 03Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY3 04PNC Bank Arts CenterHolmdel · NJ3 05Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville · IN3 06Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia · MD2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY25 02

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Chalk Dust Torture35 02Sample in a Jar34 03Run Like an Antelope32 04Harry Hood31 05Possum31 06Maze31 07Tweezer Reprise29 08David Bowie29 09Mike's Song28

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Wading in the Velvet Sea112

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN56 TOURS · 113 PLAYS · 113 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011993 Winter/Spring Tour1212Feb 4, 1993·May 2, 1993 021992 Fall Tour77Nov 19, 1992·Dec 11, 1992 032012 Early Summer Tour66Jun 8, 2012·Jul 8, 2012 041996 Fall Tour44Nov 8, 1996·Nov 23, 1996 052000 Fall Tour44Sep 8, 2000·Oct 5, 2000 061999 Summer U.S. Tour44Jul 7, 1999·Jul 26, 1999 072016 Summer Tour33Jul 3, 2016·Aug 28, 2016 08Not Part of a Tour33Dec 31, 1999·Sep 3, 2011 092012 Late Summer Tour33Aug 19, 2012·Aug 29, 2012 101997 Winter European Tour33Feb 14, 1997·Feb 28, 1997

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 796· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Axilla

Phish original·debuted 11.19.92·Ross Arena, St. Michael's College, Colchester

113 PLAYS·112 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

86BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 113

12.28.97USAir Arena

Landover, MD · 9:37

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Year by year25 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1992–2026v3.2

1997 · 85.8

'92'00'09'17'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19976 VERS · BEST 85.8

By era4 ERAS · 113 PLAYS

1.0 · 562.03.0 · 474.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS56

AVG · BEST41·86

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS5

AVG · BEST37·49

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS47

AVG · BEST38·59

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS5

AVG · BEST47·57

BEST VERSION→

Versions112 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

12.28.97 USAir Arena · Landover, MDCHARTED

—9:3786 #02

12.07.92 First Avenue · Minneapolis, MN

—3:4965 #03

06.10.12 Bonnaroo Music & Arts · Manchester, TN

—4:5659 #04

02.17.93 Benton Convention · Winston-Salem, NC

—4:1959 #05

03.09.93 Pike's Peak · Colorado Springs, CO

—4:0458 #06

02.26.22 Moon Palace · Cancun, Quintana Roo

—7:0757 #07

07.05.98 Lucerna · Prague

—6:4255 #08

07.22.16 The Forum · Inglewood, CA

—4:1654 #09

08.18.24 The Woodlands · Dover, DE

—6:0354 #10

12.28.98 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—5:4853

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS113across 4 eras

ANALYZED11299% of all

AVG DURATION3:591 charted

LONGEST9:3712.28.97 USAIR ARENA

SHORTEST3:1110.29.10 BOARDWALK HALL

LONGEST GAP175 SH.1994 → 1996

JAM CHART1CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT11.19.92COLCHESTER

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1992–2024113 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'92'94'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24

MAX · 5 /MO·TOTAL · 113

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS112 PERFS

LONGEST · 175 SH.·MEDIAN · 7 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE110 VERSIONS

3m8m

MEDIAN · 3:30·PEAK · 3–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1992–2024

SHORT · 3:23 · 2010·LONG · 7:32 · 2023

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX113 PLAYS

S1 59%S2 39%

S1 OPEN12

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN19

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE2

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#18

TRANSITION OUT113 PLAYS

35%62%

STOP · 40END · 2SEGUE · 70HARD · 1

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY25CA11PA6MA5NC5VA4

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN20

MON11

TUE13

WED15

THU11

FRI26

SAT17

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.04.5%

v2.07.4%

v3.010.4%

v4.02.0%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Chalk Dust Torture35 02Sample in a Jar34 03Run Like an Antelope32 04Harry Hood31 05Possum31 06Maze31

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Wading in the Velvet Sea112 Cities111 Alumni Blues115 Amazing Grace110 Waste110 Glide116 The Mango Song109 Timber (Jerry the Mule)109

By tour56 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS113 TOTAL

011993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 12 sh12 021992 Fall Tour1992 · 7 sh7 032012 Early Summer Tour2012 · 6 sh6 041996 Fall Tour1996 · 4 sh4 052000 Fall Tour2000 · 4 sh4 061999 Summer U.S. Tour1999 · 4 sh4 072016 Summer Tour2016 · 3 sh3 08Not Part of a Tour1999–2011 · 3 sh3

Charted appearances1 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

12.28.97·USAir Arena · Landover

A low-key and at times melodic and serene outro jam emerges from the standard before > to a solid "Simple."

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Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER AXILLASWIPE →

20.69%The Curtain6× →→20.69%Rift6× →→17.24%Poor Heart5× →→13.79%Maze4× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE AXILLASWIPE →

25%Martian Monster4× ←→18.75%Sample in a Jar3× ←→18.75%Theme from the Bottom3× ←→12.5%Guyute2× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Deer Creek Music CenterNOBLESVILLE, IN

PLAYSAVG344

44 Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSARATOGA SPRINGS, NY

PLAYSAVG338

38 Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG938

38 PNC Bank Arts CenterHOLMDEL, NJ

PLAYSAVG337

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