How many times has Phish played Beauty of a Broken Heart?

Phish has performed "Beauty of a Broken Heart" 15 times since March 7, 2009.

What is the longest version of Beauty of a Broken Heart by Phish?

The longest version of "Beauty of a Broken Heart" was 6:45 long, performed at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, NY on July 12, 2013.

When was the last time Phish played Beauty of a Broken Heart?

Phish last played "Beauty of a Broken Heart" on October 8, 2023. The current gap is 116 shows.

When did Phish first play Beauty of a Broken Heart?

"Beauty of a Broken Heart" debuted on March 7, 2009 at Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Beauty of a Broken Heart?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Beauty of a Broken Heart" are: Character Zero, Harry Hood, Ocelot, Piper, Back on the Train.

← BACK·SONGS·Beauty of a Broken Heart

LIVE · 15 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Beauty of a Broken Heart

15 performances since 2009, with 15 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 53 on 2009-10-30.

DEBUT · 2009-03-07 · Hampton·LAST · 2023-10-08 · Nashville·LONGEST GAP · 110 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 2009–2023INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’09’10’15’20’23

BEST · 2009-10-30 · 53LONGEST · 6:45 · 2013-07-12SHORTEST · 4:58YEARS · 14

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN15 OF 15 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 0 plays—

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 13 plays53

v4.02021–present · 2 plays44

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 15 · BY SCORE15 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0153#1 / 15Empire Polo ClubIndio, CA

2009-10-306:43

#0248#2 / 15Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh, NY

2013-07-126:45

#0344#3 / 15Bridgestone ArenaNashville, TN

2023-10-085:37

#0441#4 / 15Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2019-12-295:29

#0540#5 / 15Chase CenterSan Francisco, CA

2021-10-175:13

#0638#6 / 15American Airlines ArenaMiami, FL

2009-12-285:41

#0736#7 / 15Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, CO

2009-08-025:25

#0832#8 / 15Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WA

2013-07-275:01

#0932#9 / 15Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA

2009-03-075:46

#1031#10 / 15DCU CenterWorcester, MA

2012-06-075:09

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0144#3 / 15Bridgestone ArenaNashville, TN

2023-10-085:37

#0240#5 / 15Chase CenterSan Francisco, CA

2021-10-175:13

#0341#4 / 15Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2019-12-295:29

#0429#12 / 15Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2016-12-295:40

#0528#14 / 15PNC Music PavilionCharlotte, NC

2014-07-255:08

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS15

DEBUT2009

LAST2023

AVG LEN5:35

CHARTED0

GAP MAX110

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH2009–2023 · 13 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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 MINUTE15 VERSIONS

5105m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 5–6m (12)RANGE · 4–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2009–2023

5:005:306:00’10’15’20

SHORTEST · 5:04 · 2012LONGEST · 5:53 · 2013

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

SET MIX & ROLE15 PLAYS

SET 1 · 100%

SET 1 15

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 8

1234681012

TRANSITION OUT15 PLAYS

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2 02Bridgestone ArenaNashville · TN1 03Chase CenterSan Francisco · CA1 04PNC Music PavilionCharlotte · NC1 05Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA1 06Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh · NY1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY4 02CA3

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Character Zero8 02Harry Hood6 03Ocelot5 04Piper5 05Back on the Train5 06Reba5 07Also Sprach Zarathustra5 08Mike's Song5 09Weekapaug Groove5

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Mr. Completely15 Manteca

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN13 TOURS · 15 PLAYS · 15 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

012009 Late Summer Tour22Aug 2, 2009·Aug 15, 2009 022013 Summer Tour22Jul 12, 2013·Jul 27, 2013 032009 NYE Run11Dec 28, 2009 042012 Early Summer Tour11Jun 7, 2012 052012 Late Summer Tour11Aug 18, 2012 062014 Summer11Jul 25, 2014 072016 NYE Run11Dec 29, 2016 082019 NYE Run11Dec 29, 2019 092021 Fall Tour11Oct 17, 2021 102023 Fall Tour11Oct 8, 2023

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 2795· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Beauty of a Broken Heart

Phish original·debuted 03.07.09·Hampton Coliseum, Hampton

15 PLAYS·15 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

53BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 15

10.30.09Empire Polo Club

Indio, CA · 6:43

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Year by year8 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 2009–2026v3.2

2009 · 52.7

'09'13'17'21'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20096 VERS · BEST 52.7

By era4 ERAS · 15 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS13

AVG · BEST35·53

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST42·44

BEST VERSION→

Versions15 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

10.30.09 Empire Polo Club · Indio, CA

—6:4353 #02

07.12.13 Nikon at Jones Beach · Wantagh, NY

—6:4548 #03

10.08.23 Bridgestone Arena · Nashville, TN

—5:3744 #04

12.29.19 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—5:2941 #05

10.17.21 Chase · San Francisco, CA

—5:1340 #06

12.28.09 American Airlines Aren · Miami, FL

—5:4138 #07

08.02.09 Red Rocks · Morrison, CO

—5:2536 #08

07.27.13 Gorge · George, WA

—5:0132 #09

03.07.09 Hampton · Hampton, VA

—5:4632 #10

06.07.12 DCU · Worcester, MA

—5:0931

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS15across 2 eras

ANALYZED15100% of all

AVG DURATION5:35duration

LONGEST6:4507.12.13 NIKON AT JONES BEACH

SHORTEST4:5808.18.12 BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDI

LONGEST GAP110 SH.2016 → 2019

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT03.07.09HAMPTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 2009–202315 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23

MAX · 2 /MO·TOTAL · 15

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS14 PERFS

LONGEST · 110 SH.·MEDIAN · 22 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE15 VERSIONS

4m7m

MEDIAN · 5:30·PEAK · 5–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2009–2023

SHORT · 5:04 · 2012·LONG · 5:53 · 2013

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX15 PLAYS

S1 100%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #7

#4#12

TRANSITION OUT15 PLAYS

100%

STOP · 15

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2 02Bridgestone ArenaNashville · TN1 03Chase CenterSan Francisco · CA1 04PNC Music PavilionCharlotte · NC1 05Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY4CA3TN1NC1WA1MA1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SUN

SUN5

MON1

TUE0

WED0

THU2

FRI3

SAT4

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v3.02.9%

v4.00.8%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Character Zero8 02Harry Hood6 03Ocelot5 04Piper5 05Back on the Train5 06Reba5

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Mr. Completely15 Manteca15 Skin It Back15 Who Do? We Do!15 Mexican Cousin15 Keyboard Army14 Ether Edge14 Demand16

By tour13 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS15 TOTAL

012009 Late Summer Tour2009 · 2 sh2 022013 Summer Tour2013 · 2 sh2 032009 NYE Run2009 · 1 sh1 042012 Early Summer Tour2012 · 1 sh1 052012 Late Summer Tour2012 · 1 sh1 062014 Summer2014 · 1 sh1 072016 NYE Run2016 · 1 sh1 082019 NYE Run2019 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER BEAUTY OF A BROKEN HEARTSWIPE →

25%Ocelot2× →→25%Possum2× →→12.5%Fuego1× →→12.5%Hey Stranger1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE BEAUTY OF A BROKEN HEARTSWIPE →

28.57%The Sloth2× ←→14.29%Destiny Unbound1× ←→14.29%Grind1× ←→14.29%Halley's Comet1× ←→

SONG ●/songs/beauty-of-a-broken-heartSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

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