How many times has Phish played Billy Breathes?

Phish has performed "Billy Breathes" 67 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 April 24, 2026. The current gap is 4 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, Maze.

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LIVE · 67 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Billy Breathes

67 performances since 1995, with 67 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 70 on 2000-06-09.

DEBUT · 1995-09-27 · Sacramento·LAST · 2026-04-24 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 133 SHOWS

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

’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2000-06-09 · 70LONGEST · 8:06 · 2012-06-15SHORTEST · 4:55YEARS · 31

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN67 OF 67 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 51 plays70

v2.02002–2004 · 2 plays53

v3.02009–2020 · 9 plays68

v4.02021–present · 5 plays69

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 67 · BY SCORE67 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0170#1 / 67On Air EastShibuya-ku, Tokyo

2000-06-097:43

#0269#2 / 67SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-245:39

#0368#3 / 67Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WA

1999-09-117:42

#0468#4 / 67Bader FieldAtlantic City, NJ

2012-06-158:06

#0566#5 / 67Shoreline AmphitheatreMountain View, CA

1998-10-186:17

#0666#6 / 67Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia, MD

2019-06-227:44

#0766#7 / 67Radio City Music HallNew York, NY

2000-05-227:16

#0865#8 / 67Pyramid ArenaMemphis, TN

1999-09-297:12

#0963#9 / 67Summer Pops, Embarcadero CenterSan Diego, CA

1995-09-285:29

#1062#10 / 67Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2021-09-055:25

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0169#2 / 67SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-245:39

#0244#44 / 67SNHU ArenaManchester, NH

2025-06-215:20

#0341#49 / 67Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2024-08-045:30

#0454#24 / 67Golden 1 CenterSacramento, CA

2021-10-154:55

#0562#10 / 67Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2021-09-055:25

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS67

DEBUT1995

LAST2026

AVG LEN6:16

CHARTED0

GAP MAX133

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1995–2026 · 39 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 MINUTE67 VERSIONS

1020305m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 5–6m (33)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 & ROLE67 PLAYS

SET 1 · 67%SET 2 · 31%

SET 1 45SET 2 21ENCORE 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

01Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA3 02Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2 03Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville · IN2 04Shoreline AmphitheatreMountain View · CA2 05Lakewood AmphitheatreAtlanta · GA2 06SphereLas Vegas · NV1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY7 02CA6

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Stash19 02Wolfman's Brother18 03Harry Hood18 04Mike's Song17 05Maze17 06David Bowie16 07Cars Trucks Buses16 08Taste16 09Theme from the Bottom16

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Camel Walk66 Steam68

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN32 TOURS · 67 PLAYS · 67 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 Fall Tour33Sep 11, 1999·Sep 29, 1999 061997 Summer European Tour33Jun 13, 1997·Jul 3, 1997 071999 Summer U.S. Tour33Jul 1, 1999·Jul 16, 1999 082016 Summer Tour22Jun 22, 2016·Jul 6, 2016 092003 Summer Tour22Jul 7, 2003·Jul 23, 2003 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

67 PLAYS·67 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

70BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 67

06.09.00On Air East

Shibuya-ku, Tokyo · 7:43

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Year by year19 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1995–2026v3.2

2000 · 69.6

'95'02'10'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20004 VERS · BEST 69.6

By era4 ERAS · 67 PLAYS

1.0 · 512.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS51

AVG · BEST47·70

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

PLAYS5

AVG · BEST54·69

BEST VERSION→

Versions67 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

06.09.00 On Air East · Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

—7:4370 #02

04.24.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—5:3969 #03

09.11.99 Gorge · George, WA

—7:4268 #04

06.15.12 Bader Field · Atlantic City, NJ

—8:0668 #05

10.18.98 Shoreline · Mountain View, CA

—6:1766 #06

06.22.19 Merriweather Post · Columbia, MD

—7:4466 #07

05.22.00 Radio City Music Hall · New York, NY

—7:1666 #08

09.29.99 Pyramid Arena · Memphis, TN

—7:1265 #09

09.28.95 Summer Pops, Embarcade · San Diego, CA

—5:2963 #10

09.05.21 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—5:2562

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS67across 4 eras

ANALYZED67100% of all

AVG DURATION6:16duration

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 · 1995–202667 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

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

MAX · 5 /MO·TOTAL · 67

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS66 PERFS

LONGEST · 133 SH.·MEDIAN · 7 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE67 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 MIX67 PLAYS

S1 67%S2 31%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #5

#1#13

TRANSITION OUT67 PLAYS

88%

STOP · 59SEGUE · 8

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA3 02Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2 03Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville · IN2 04Shoreline AmphitheatreMountain View · CA2 05Lakewood AmphitheatreAtlanta · GA2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY7CA6IN4VA4TN4CO3

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN10

MON5

TUE3

WED12

THU8

FRI18

SAT11

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.04.1%

v2.02.9%

v3.02.0%

v4.02.0%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Stash19 02Wolfman's Brother18 03Harry Hood18 04Mike's Song17 05Maze17 06David Bowie16

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Camel Walk66 Steam68 Terrapin66 Harpua66 If I Could68 Strange Design69 Axilla (Part II)64 Undermind64

By tour32 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS67 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 Fall Tour1999 · 3 sh3 061997 Summer European Tour1997 · 3 sh3 071999 Summer U.S. Tour1999 · 3 sh3 082016 Summer Tour2016 · 2 sh2

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER BILLY BREATHESSWIPE →

21.43%Cars Trucks Buses3× →→21.43%Beauty of My Dreams3× →→14.29%Llama2× →→14.29%AC/DC Bag2× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE BILLY BREATHESSWIPE →

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

Top venues1 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Hampton ColiseumHAMPTON, VA

PLAYSAVG343

SONG ●/songs/billy-breathesSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

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