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37,025

Tracks

2,012

Shows

1983–2026

Years

4,759

Hours of audio

Score formula

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Phish concert analytics, setlist data, and audio analysis across 40+ years of touring. Fan-built & not affiliated with Phish; audience recordings follow the official taping policy.

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37,025Tracks

2,012Shows

1983–26Years

4,759Hours · audio

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Best Big Leg Emma Versions - Every Phish Big Leg Emma Ranked | Foul Domain

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LIVE · 7 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · The Mothers of Invention

Big Leg Emma

7 performances since 1985, with 3 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 52 on 1988-06-19.

DEBUT · 1985-04-06 · Burlington·LAST · 1988-08-04 · Telluride·LONGEST GAP · 52 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1985–1988INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’85’88

BEST · 1988-06-19 · 52LONGEST · 5:38 · 1988-06-19SHORTEST · 4:22YEARS · 3

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN3 OF 7 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 7 plays52

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· 3 OF 3 · BY SCORE3 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0152#1 / 3Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1988-06-195:38

#0240#2 / 3The RomaTelluride, CO

1988-08-044:22

#0329#3 / 3Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1988-05-224:22

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0140#2 / 3The RomaTelluride, CO

1988-08-044:22

#0252#1 / 3Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1988-06-195:38

#0329#3 / 3Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1988-05-224:22

#04—Slade Hall, University of VermontBurlington, VT

1985-09-27—

#05—Slade Hall, University of VermontBurlington, VT

1985-05-31—

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS7

DEBUT1985

LAST1988

AVG LEN4:47

CHARTED0

GAP MAX52

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1985–1988 · 6 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'85'86'87'88

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE3 VERSIONS

125m

MEDIAN · 4:30PEAK · 4–5m (2)RANGE · 4–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1988–1988

4:305:00

SHORTEST · 4:47 · 1988LONGEST · 4:47 · 1988

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

SET MIX & ROLE7 PLAYS

SET 1 · 71%SET 3 · 29%

SET 1 5SET 3 2

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE2

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 2

123136

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 5

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT2 02Slade Hall, University of VermontBurlington · VT2 03The RomaTelluride · CO1 04University of VermontBurlington · VT1 05Finbar'sBurlington · VT1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 2

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN2

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Cities5 02McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters5 03Alumni Blues5 04Mike's Song5 05Possum4 06Run Like an Antelope4 07Letter to Jimmy Page4 08Slave to the Traffic Light3 09Anarchy3

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN2 TOURS · 7 PLAYS · 7 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011985 Tour44Apr 6, 1985·Sep 27, 1985 021988 Tour33May 22, 1988·Aug 4, 1988

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

CHARTEDPEER-RECOGNIZED · 0

No charted versions

FOLLOWS WITHSEGUE / NEXT · TOP 4

Fee20% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Revolution20% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Rocky Top20% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Wild Child20% OF FOLLOW-UPS

PRECEDED BYSETS UP · TOP 3

Dave's Energy Guide50% OF LEAD-INS

2

Low Rider25% OF LEAD-INS

1

Suzy Greenberg25% OF LEAD-INS

VENUESSTRONGEST AVG · TOP 0

No venue data

SONG ID · 49· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Big Leg Emma

Cover of The Mothers of Invention·debuted 04.06.85·Finbar's, Burlington

7 PLAYS·3 ANALYZED·1 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

52BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 7

06.19.88Nectar's

Burlington, VT · 5:38

Year by year2 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1985–2026v3.2

1988 · 51.9

'85'95'05'15'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19883 VERS · BEST 51.9

By era4 ERAS · 7 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS7

AVG · BEST40·52

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions3 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

06.19.88 Nectar's · Burlington, VT

08.04.88 The Roma · Telluride, CO

05.22.88 Nectar's · Burlington, VT

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS7across 1 eras

ANALYZED343% of all

AVG DURATION4:47duration

LONGEST5:3806.19.88 NECTAR'S

SHORTEST4:2205.22.88 NECTAR'S

LONGEST GAP52 SH.1985 → 1988

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT04.06.85BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1985–19887 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'85'87'88

MAX · 2 /MO·TOTAL · 7

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS6 PERFS

LONGEST · 52 SH.·MEDIAN · 3 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE3 VERSIONS

4m6m

MEDIAN · 4:30·PEAK · 4–5m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1988–1988

SHORT · 4:47 · 1988·LONG · 4:47 · 1988

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX7 PLAYS

S1 71%S3 29%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE2

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#12

TRANSITION OUT7 PLAYS

71%29%

STOP · 5END · 2

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 5

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT2 02Slade Hall, University of VermontBurlington · VT2 03The RomaTelluride · CO1 04University of VermontBurlington · VT1 05Finbar'sBurlington · VT1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 2

VT6CO1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN2

MON0

TUE0

WED0

THU1

FRI3

SAT1

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.6%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Cities5 02McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters5 03Alumni Blues5 04Mike's Song5 05Possum4 06Run Like an Antelope4

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Low Rider7 Access Me7 Home7 Black-Eyed Katy7 Bye Bye Foot7 Communication Breakdown7 After Midnight7 Mercy7

By tour2 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS7 TOTAL

011985 Tour1985 · 4 sh4 021988 Tour1988 · 3 sh3

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER BIG LEG EMMASWIPE →

20%Fee1× →→20%Revolution1× →→20%Rocky Top1× →→20%Wild Child1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE BIG LEG EMMASWIPE →

50%Dave's Energy Guide2× ←→25%Low Rider1× ←→25%Suzy Greenberg1× ←→

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TOTAL · 7 PLAYSMAX · 2 IN ONE MONTHLESSMORE

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN CONSECUTIVE PLAYSEACH DOT IS ONE PERFORMANCE · 6 TOTAL

1020304050

LONGEST · 52 SHOWSMEDIAN · 3 SHOWSTYPICAL·FALLOW

9

12

TRANSITION OUT7 PLAYS

STOP · 71%END · 29%

STOP ( , ) 5END OF SET 2

MON

0

TUE0

WED0

THU1

FRI3

SAT1

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.6%(7/1243)

7

Black-Eyed Katy7

Communication Breakdown7

After Midnight7