How many times has Phish played Billy Breathes?

Phish has performed "Billy Breathes" 68 times since September 27, 1995.

What is the longest version of Billy Breathes by Phish?

The longest version of "Billy Breathes" was 8:06 long, performed at Bader Field in Atlantic City, NJ on June 15, 2012.

When was the last time Phish played Billy Breathes?

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

When did Phish first play Billy Breathes?

"Billy Breathes" debuted on September 27, 1995 at Cal Expo Amphitheater in Sacramento, CA.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Billy Breathes?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Billy Breathes" are: Stash, Wolfman's Brother, Harry Hood, Mike's Song, Theme from the Bottom.

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LIVE · 68 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Billy Breathes

68 performances since 1995, with 68 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 78 on 2026-07-27.

DEBUT · 1995-09-27 · Sacramento·LAST · 2026-07-27 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 133 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1995–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2026-07-27 · 78LONGEST · 8:06 · 2012-06-15SHORTEST · 4:55YEARS · 31

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN68 OF 68 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 51 plays69

v2.02002–2004 · 2 plays53

v3.02009–2020 · 9 plays68

v4.02021–present · 6 plays78

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 68 · BY SCORE68 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0178#1 / 68Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-275:04

#0269#2 / 68SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-245:39

#0369#3 / 68On Air EastShibuya-ku, Tokyo

2000-06-097:43

#0468#4 / 68Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WA

1999-09-117:42

#0568#5 / 68Bader FieldAtlantic City, NJ

2012-06-158:06

#0666#6 / 68Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia, MD

2019-06-227:44

#0766#7 / 68Shoreline AmphitheatreMountain View, CA

1998-10-186:17

#0865#8 / 68Radio City Music HallNew York, NY

2000-05-227:16

#0965#9 / 68Pyramid ArenaMemphis, TN

1999-09-297:12

#1063#10 / 68Summer Pops, Embarcadero CenterSan Diego, CA

1995-09-285:29

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0178#1 / 68Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-275:04

#0269#2 / 68SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-245:39

#0343#45 / 68SNHU ArenaManchester, NH

2025-06-215:20

#0441#50 / 68Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2024-08-045:30

#0553#25 / 68Golden 1 CenterSacramento, CA

2021-10-154:55

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS68

DEBUT1995

LAST2026

AVG LEN6:15

CHARTED0

GAP MAX133

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1995–2026 · 40 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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 MINUTE68 VERSIONS

1020305m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 5–6m (34)RANGE · 4–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1995–2026

5:005:306:006:307:007:308:008:30

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

SET MIX & ROLE68 PLAYS

SET 1 · 66%SET 2 · 32%

SET 1 45SET 2 22ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

51013

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA3 03Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville · IN2 04Shoreline AmphitheatreMountain View · CA2 05Lakewood AmphitheatreAtlanta · GA2 06SphereLas Vegas · NV1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY8 02CA6

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Stash19 02Wolfman's Brother18 03Harry Hood18 04Mike's Song17 05Theme from the Bottom17 06Maze17 07Taste17 08Weekapaug Groove16 09Cars Trucks Buses16

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Harpua67 Steam69

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN33 TOURS · 68 PLAYS · 68 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011995 Fall Tour1313Sep 27, 1995·Dec 9, 1995 021996 Fall Tour88Oct 16, 1996·Nov 22, 1996 031997 Winter European Tour55Feb 14, 1997·Mar 1, 1997 041997 Summer U.S. Tour44Jul 23, 1997·Aug 14, 1997 051999 Summer U.S. Tour33Jul 1, 1999·Jul 16, 1999 061997 Summer European Tour33Jun 13, 1997·Jul 3, 1997 071999 Fall Tour33Sep 11, 1999·Sep 29, 1999 082003 Summer Tour22Jul 7, 2003·Jul 23, 2003 092016 Summer Tour22Jun 22, 2016·Jul 6, 2016 101997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)22Nov 16, 1997·Nov 22, 1997

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1314· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Billy Breathes

Phish original·debuted 09.27.95·Cal Expo Amphitheater, Sacramento

68 PLAYS·68 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

78BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 68

07.27.26Madison Square Garden

New York, NY · 5:04

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Year by year19 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1995–2026v3.2

2026 · 78.1

'95'02'10'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20262 VERS · BEST 78.1

By era4 ERAS · 68 PLAYS

1.0 · 512.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS51

AVG · BEST47·69

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST51·53

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS9

AVG · BEST55·68

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS6

AVG · BEST58·78

BEST VERSION→

Versions68 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.27.26 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—5:0478 #02

04.24.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—5:3969 #03

06.09.00 On Air East · Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

—7:4369 #04

09.11.99 Gorge · George, WA

—7:4268 #05

06.15.12 Bader Field · Atlantic City, NJ

—8:0668 #06

06.22.19 Merriweather Post · Columbia, MD

—7:4466 #07

10.18.98 Shoreline · Mountain View, CA

—6:1766 #08

05.22.00 Radio City Music Hall · New York, NY

—7:1665 #09

09.29.99 Pyramid Arena · Memphis, TN

—7:1265 #10

09.28.95 Summer Pops, Embarcade · San Diego, CA

—5:2963

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS68across 4 eras

ANALYZED68100% of all

AVG DURATION6:15duration

LONGEST8:0606.15.12 BADER FIELD

SHORTEST4:5510.15.21 GOLDEN 1

LONGEST GAP133 SH.2021 → 2024

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT09.27.95SACRAMENTO

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1995–202668 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'95'97'99'01'03'05'07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25'26

MAX · 5 /MO·TOTAL · 68

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS67 PERFS

LONGEST · 133 SH.·MEDIAN · 7 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE68 VERSIONS

4m9m

MEDIAN · 5:30·PEAK · 5–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1995–2026

SHORT · 5:10 · 2021·LONG · 8:06 · 2012

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX68 PLAYS

S1 66%S2 32%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #5

#1#13

TRANSITION OUT68 PLAYS

87%

STOP · 59SEGUE · 9

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA3 03Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville · IN2 04Shoreline AmphitheatreMountain View · CA2 05Lakewood AmphitheatreAtlanta · GA2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY8CA6IN4VA4TN4CO3

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN10

MON6

TUE3

WED12

THU8

FRI18

SAT11

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.04.1%

v2.02.9%

v3.02.0%

v4.02.3%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Stash19 02Wolfman's Brother18 03Harry Hood18 04Mike's Song17 05Theme from the Bottom17 06Maze17

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Harpua67 Steam69 Terrapin66 Camel Walk66 Strange Design70 If I Could70 Axilla (Part II)66 Lifeboy65

By tour33 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS68 TOTAL

011995 Fall Tour1995 · 13 sh13 021996 Fall Tour1996 · 8 sh8 031997 Winter European Tour1997 · 5 sh5 041997 Summer U.S. Tour1997 · 4 sh4 051999 Summer U.S. Tour1999 · 3 sh3 061997 Summer European Tour1997 · 3 sh3 071999 Fall Tour1999 · 3 sh3 082003 Summer Tour2003 · 2 sh2

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER BILLY BREATHESSWIPE →

21.43%Cars Trucks Buses3× →→21.43%Beauty of My Dreams3× →→14.29%It's Ice2× →→14.29%AC/DC Bag2× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE BILLY BREATHESSWIPE →

30%Train Song6× ←→15%Taste3× ←→15%Maze3× ←→15%Punch You in the Eye3× ←→

Top venues2 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG364

64 Hampton ColiseumHAMPTON, VA

PLAYSAVG343

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