How many times has Phish played Big Ball Jam?

Phish has performed "Big Ball Jam" 103 times since November 19, 1992.

What is the longest version of Big Ball Jam by Phish?

The longest version of "Big Ball Jam" was 8:44 long, performed at Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, MI on December 11, 1992.

When was the last time Phish played Big Ball Jam?

Phish last played "Big Ball Jam" on December 9, 1994. The current gap is 1213 shows.

When did Phish first play Big Ball Jam?

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

What songs does Phish commonly play with Big Ball Jam?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Big Ball Jam" are: Hold Your Head Up, Rift, Maze, Sparkle, Stash.

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LIVE · 103 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Big Ball Jam

103 performances since 1992, with 95 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 70 on 1992-11-22.

DEBUT · 1992-11-19 · Colchester·LAST · 1994-12-09 · Mesa·LONGEST GAP · 31 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1992–1994INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’92’94

BEST · 1992-11-22 · 70LONGEST · 8:44 · 1992-12-11SHORTEST · 0:28YEARS · 2

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN95 OF 103 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 96 plays70

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 0 plays—

v4.02021–present · 0 plays—

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 95 · BY SCORE95 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0170#1 / 95Bailey Hall, Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY · #1

1992-11-222:21

#0268#2 / 95Michigan TheaterAnn Arbor, MI

1993-04-174:08

#0367#3 / 95Palace TheatreNew Haven, CT

1992-12-295:28

#0461#4 / 95Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge, University of IowaIowa City, IA

1993-04-123:24

#0559#5 / 95Field House, University of New HampshireDurham, NH

1993-05-088:39

#0658#6 / 95Michigan TheaterAnn Arbor, MI

1993-04-183:31

#0756#7 / 95Nautica StageCleveland, OH

1993-08-082:15

#0856#8 / 95Snively Arena, University of New HampshireDurham, NH

1994-04-112:27

#0956#9 / 95Roxy TheatreAtlanta, GA

1993-02-193:24

#1055#10 / 95The Moore TheatreSeattle, WA

1994-05-212:39

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0145#48 / 95Mesa AmphitheatreMesa, AZ

1994-12-092:29

#0250#25 / 95Atlanta Civic CenterAtlanta, GA

1994-10-251:49

#0344#52 / 95Soldiers and Sailors Memorial AuditoriumChattanooga, TN

1994-10-162:34

#0430#92 / 95Finger Lakes Performing Arts CenterCanandaigua, NY

1994-07-142:47

#0540#69 / 95Great Woods Center for the Performing ArtsMansfield, MA

1994-07-092:21

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS103

DEBUT1992

LAST1994

AVG LEN2:50

CHARTED1

GAP MAX31

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1992–1994 · 15 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'92'93'94

TOTAL · 103 PLAYSMAX · 19 IN ONE MONTHLESS

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE94 VERSIONS

1020304050600m5m

MEDIAN · 2:30PEAK · 2–3m (64)RANGE · 0–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1992–1994

2:002:303:003:30

SHORTEST · 2:28 · 1994

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

SET MIX & ROLE103 PLAYS

SET 2 · 96%

SET 1 2SET 2 99ENCORE 2

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 7

5101520

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Michigan TheaterAnn Arbor · MI3 02State TheatreMinneapolis · MN2 03Memorial HallKansas City · KS2 04Warfield TheatreSan Francisco · CA2 05Bob Carpenter Center, University of DelawareNewark · DE2 06American TheaterSt. Louis · MO2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY17 02CA

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Hold Your Head Up71 02Rift55 03Maze55 04Sparkle52 05Stash50 06Cavern49 07Poor Heart49 08Amazing Grace44 09Bouncing Around the Room43

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Bug102 My Soul101 Heavy Things

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN9 TOURS · 103 PLAYS · 102 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011993 Winter/Spring Tour5656Feb 3, 1993·May 8, 1993 021994 Spring Tour1313Apr 8, 1994·May 25, 1994 031992 Fall Tour1111Nov 19, 1992·Dec 13, 1992 041993 Summer Tour88Jul 17, 1993·Aug 28, 1993 051994 Summer Tour66Jun 13, 1994·Jul 14, 1994 061992 NYE Run43Dec 29, 1992·Dec 31, 1992 071994 Fall Tour33Oct 16, 1994·Dec 9, 1994 081993 NYE Run11Dec 29, 1993 09Not Part of a Tour11May 29, 1993

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 798· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Big Ball Jam

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

103 PLAYS·95 ANALYZED·1 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

70BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 103

11.22.92Bailey Hall, Cornell U

Ithaca, NY · 2:21

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Year by year3 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1992–2026v3.2

1992 · 69.9

'92'00'09'17'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 199211 VERS · BEST 69.9

By era4 ERAS · 96 PLAYS

1.0 · 962.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS96

AVG · BEST45·70

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions95 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

11.22.92 Bailey Hall, Cornell U · Ithaca, NYCHARTED

—2:2170 #02

04.17.93 Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI

—4:0868 #03

12.29.92 Palace · New Haven, CT

—5:2867 #04

04.12.93 Iowa Memorial Union Ma · Iowa City, IA

—3:2461 #05

05.08.93 Field House, Universit · Durham, NH

—8:3959 #06

04.18.93 Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI

—3:3158 #07

08.08.93 Nautica Stage · Cleveland, OH

—2:1556 #08

04.11.94 Snively Arena, Univers · Durham, NH

—2:2756 #09

02.19.93 Roxy · Atlanta, GA

—3:2456 #10

05.21.94 The Moore · Seattle, WA

—2:3955

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS103across 1 eras

ANALYZED9592% of all

AVG DURATION2:501 charted

LONGEST8:4412.11.92 MICHIGAN

SHORTEST0:2804.10.93 ARAGON BALLROOM

LONGEST GAP31 SH.1994 → 1994

JAM CHART1CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT11.19.92COLCHESTER

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1992–1994103 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'92'94

MAX · 19 /MO·TOTAL · 103

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS101 PERFS

LONGEST · 31 SH.·MEDIAN · 1 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE94 VERSIONS

0m9m

MEDIAN · 2:30·PEAK · 2–3m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1992–1994

SHORT · 2:28 · 1994·LONG · 3:24 · 1992

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX103 PLAYS

S2 96%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #6

#1#20

TRANSITION OUT103 PLAYS

60%35%

STOP · 62SEGUE · 36HARD · 5

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY17CA10OH6MI5OR4PA4

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN14

MON10

TUE11

WED14

THU18

FRI17

SAT19

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.08.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Hold Your Head Up71 02Rift55 03Maze55 04Sparkle52 05Stash50 06Cavern49

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Bug102 My Soul101 Heavy Things103 Fuego100 Letter to Jimmy Page99 Ocelot105 Boogie On Reggae Woman98 Blaze On98

By tour9 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS103 TOTAL

011993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 56 sh56 021994 Spring Tour1994 · 13 sh13 031992 Fall Tour1992 · 11 sh11 041993 Summer Tour1993 · 8 sh8 051994 Summer Tour1994 · 6 sh6 061992 NYE Run1992 · 3 sh4 071994 Fall Tour1994 · 3 sh3 081993 NYE Run1993 · 1 sh1

Charted appearances1 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

11.22.92·Bailey Hall, Cornell U · Ithaca

-> in from "Tweezer." "BBJ" is sandwiched in the "Tweezer" jam.

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Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER BIG BALL JAMSWIPE →

39.29%Hold Your Head Up22× →→21.43%You Enjoy Myself12× →→16.07%Mike's Song9× →→8.93%Harry Hood5× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE BIG BALL JAMSWIPE →

25%My Sweet One11× ←→22.73%Uncle Pen10× ←→20.45%Mound9× ←→11.36%Sample in a Jar5× ←→

Top venues1 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Michigan TheaterANN ARBOR, MI

PLAYSAVG360

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