How many times has Phish played Bittersweet Motel?

Phish has performed "Bittersweet Motel" 19 times since July 21, 1998.

What is the longest version of Bittersweet Motel by Phish?

The longest version of "Bittersweet Motel" was 7:19 long, performed at Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation in Big Cypress, FL on December 31, 1999.

When was the last time Phish played Bittersweet Motel?

Phish last played "Bittersweet Motel" on August 28, 2021. The current gap is 223 shows.

When did Phish first play Bittersweet Motel?

"Bittersweet Motel" debuted on July 21, 1998 at Desert Sky Pavilion in Phoenix, AZ.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Bittersweet Motel?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Bittersweet Motel" are: When the Circus Comes, David Bowie, Down with Disease, Limb By Limb, Wading in the Velvet Sea.

← BACK·SONGS·Bittersweet Motel

LIVE · 19 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Bittersweet Motel

19 performances since 1998, with 19 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 76 on 1999-12-31.

DEBUT · 1998-07-21 · Phoenix·LAST · 2021-08-28 · George·LONGEST GAP · 149 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1998–2021INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’98’00’05’10’15’20’21

BEST · 1999-12-31 · 76LONGEST · 7:19 · 1999-12-31SHORTEST · 2:29YEARS · 23

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN19 OF 19 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 13 plays76

v2.02002–2004 · 1 play62

v3.02009–2020 · 4 plays63

v4.02021–present · 1 play47

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 19 · BY SCORE19 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0176#1 / 19Big Cypress Seminole Indian ReservationBig Cypress, FL

1999-12-317:19

#0263#2 / 19Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, CO

2009-08-026:40

#0362#3 / 19Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star LakeBurgettstown, PA

2003-07-292:44

#0459#4 / 19Cross Insurance ArenaPortland, ME

2016-07-062:39

#0558#5 / 19Star Lake AmphitheatreBurgettstown, PA

1999-07-214:48

#0658#6 / 19Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh, NY

2012-07-043:14

#0758#7 / 19The "E" CenterWest Valley City, UT

1998-11-024:53

#0856#8 / 19Hersheypark StadiumHershey, PA

2000-09-153:54

#0954#9 / 19Star Lake AmphitheatreBurgettstown, PA

1998-08-114:15

#1052#10 / 19Reynolds ColiseumRaleigh, NC

1999-12-163:43

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0147#16 / 19Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WA

2021-08-283:09

#0250#11 / 19North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2019-12-063:03

#0359#4 / 19Cross Insurance ArenaPortland, ME

2016-07-062:39

#0458#6 / 19Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh, NY

2012-07-043:14

#0563#2 / 19Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, CO

2009-08-026:40

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS19

DEBUT1998

LAST2021

AVG LEN4:00

CHARTED0

GAP MAX149

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1998–2021 · 13 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE19 VERSIONS

24685m

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (8)RANGE · 2–8m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1998–2021

3:004:005:006:007:00’00

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

SET MIX & ROLE19 PLAYS

SET 1 · 32%SET 2 · 26%ENCORE · 37%

SET 1 6SET 2 5SET 3 1ENCORE 7

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE2

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE7

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

1234

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Star Lake AmphitheatreBurgettstown · PA2 02Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA1 03North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston · SC1 04Cross Insurance ArenaPortland · ME1 05Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh · NY1 06Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison · CO1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01PA4 02ME

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01When the Circus Comes6 02David Bowie6 03Down with Disease6 04Limb By Limb6 05Wading in the Velvet Sea5 06Golgi Apparatus5 07Heavy Things5 08Reba5 09Run Like an Antelope5

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Sleep

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN13 TOURS · 19 PLAYS · 19 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011998 Summer U.S. Tour77Jul 21, 1998·Aug 16, 1998 021999 Summer U.S. Tour11Jul 21, 1999 031999 Winter Tour11Dec 16, 1999 042000 Fall Tour11Sep 15, 2000 052000 Summer U.S. Tour11Jul 3, 2000 062003 Summer Tour11Jul 29, 2003 072009 Late Summer Tour11Aug 2, 2009 082012 Early Summer Tour11Jul 4, 2012 092016 Summer Tour11Jul 6, 2016 102019 Fall Tour11Dec 6, 2019

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1859· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Bittersweet Motel

Phish original·debuted 07.21.98·Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix

19 PLAYS·19 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

76BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 19

12.31.99Big Cypress Seminole I

Big Cypress, FL · 7:19

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Year by year9 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1998–2026v3.2

1999 · 75.7

'98'05'12'19'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19993 VERS · BEST 75.7

By era4 ERAS · 19 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS13

AVG · BEST53·76

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST62·62

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS4

AVG · BEST57·63

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST47·47

BEST VERSION→

Versions19 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

12.31.99 Big Cypress Seminole I · Big Cypress, FL

—7:1976 #02

08.02.09 Red Rocks · Morrison, CO

—6:4063 #03

07.29.03 Post-Gazette at Star L · Burgettstown, PA

—2:4462 #04

07.06.16 Cross Insurance Arena · Portland, ME

—2:3959 #05

07.21.99 Star Lake · Burgettstown, PA

—4:4858 #06

07.04.12 Nikon at Jones Beach · Wantagh, NY

—3:1458 #07

11.02.98 The "E" · West Valley City, UT

—4:5358 #08

09.15.00 Hersheypark · Hershey, PA

—3:5456 #09

08.11.98 Star Lake · Burgettstown, PA

—4:1554 #10

12.16.99 Reynolds · Raleigh, NC

—3:4352

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS19across 4 eras

ANALYZED19100% of all

AVG DURATION4:00duration

LONGEST7:1912.31.99 BIG CYPRESS SEMINOLE I

SHORTEST2:2907.21.98 DESERT SKY

LONGEST GAP149 SH.2012 → 2016

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT07.21.98PHOENIX

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1998–202119 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'21

MAX · 4 /MO·TOTAL · 19

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS18 PERFS

LONGEST · 149 SH.·MEDIAN · 21 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE19 VERSIONS

2m8m

MEDIAN · 3:30·PEAK · 3–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1998–2021

SHORT · 2:39 · 2016·LONG · 6:40 · 2009

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX19 PLAYS

S1 32%S2 26%ENCORE 37%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE2

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE7

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#26

TRANSITION OUT19 PLAYS

37%32%32%

STOP · 7END · 6SEGUE · 6

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

PA4ME2NC2WA1SC1NY1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SUN

SUN4

MON2

TUE3

WED4

THU1

FRI4

SAT1

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.01.0%

v2.01.5%

v3.00.9%

v4.00.4%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01When the Circus Comes6 02David Bowie6 03Down with Disease6 04Limb By Limb6 05Wading in the Velvet Sea5 06Golgi Apparatus5

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Sleep19 Breath and Burning19 Rise/Come Together19 Leaves19 The Dogs19 Fuck Your Face20 Ass Handed18 Light Up Or Leave Me Alone20

By tour13 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS19 TOTAL

011998 Summer U.S. Tour1998 · 7 sh7 021999 Summer U.S. Tour1999 · 1 sh1 031999 Winter Tour1999 · 1 sh1 042000 Fall Tour2000 · 1 sh1 052000 Summer U.S. Tour2000 · 1 sh1 062003 Summer Tour2003 · 1 sh1 072009 Late Summer Tour2009 · 1 sh1 082012 Early Summer Tour2012 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER BITTERSWEET MOTELSWIPE →

16.67%Death Don't Hurt Very Long1× →→16.67%Fluffhead1× →→16.67%Ghost1× →→16.67%Harpua1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE BITTERSWEET MOTELSWIPE →

28.57%Golgi Apparatus2× ←→14.29%Driver1× ←→14.29%Foam1× ←→14.29%Character Zero1× ←→

SONG ●/songs/bittersweet-motelSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

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