How many times has Phish played Brian and Robert?

Phish has performed "Brian and Robert" 55 times since June 30, 1998.

What is the longest version of Brian and Robert by Phish?

The longest version of "Brian and Robert" was 5:41 long, performed at The Grey Hall in Copenhagen on July 2, 1998.

When was the last time Phish played Brian and Robert?

Phish last played "Brian and Robert" on April 23, 2026. The current gap is 5 shows.

When did Phish first play Brian and Robert?

"Brian and Robert" debuted on June 30, 1998 at The Grey Hall in Copenhagen.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Brian and Robert?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Brian and Robert" are: Mike's Song, Weekapaug Groove, Chalk Dust Torture, The Moma Dance, Limb By Limb.

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LIVE · 55 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Brian and Robert

55 performances since 1998, with 56 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 76 on 2026-01-29.

DEBUT · 1998-06-30 · Copenhagen·LAST · 2026-04-23 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 84 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1998–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’98’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2026-01-29 · 76LONGEST · 5:41 · 1998-07-02SHORTEST · 3:18YEARS · 28

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN56 OF 55 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 27 plays71

v2.02002–2004 · 3 plays51

v3.02009–2020 · 18 plays58

v4.02021–present · 8 plays76

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 56 · BY SCORE56 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0176#1 / 56Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2026-01-293:33

#0272#2 / 56SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-234:18

#0371#3 / 56The FillmoreSan Francisco, CA

1998-10-155:15

#0466#4 / 56Star Lake AmphitheatreBurgettstown, PA

1999-07-215:31

#0565#5 / 56PNC Bank Arts CenterHolmdel, NJ

1999-07-155:22

#0664#6 / 56Coors AmphitheatreChula Vista, CA

1999-09-185:12

#0764#7 / 56BlueCross ArenaRochester, NY

1999-12-055:29

#0863#8 / 56Naeba Ski ResortNiigata

1999-07-314:44

#0962#9 / 56Club QuattroNaka-ku, Nagoya

2000-06-134:36

#1061#10 / 56Pan American CenterLas Cruces, NM

1999-09-224:27

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0172#2 / 56SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-234:18

#0276#1 / 56Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2026-01-293:33

#0339#46 / 56Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI

2024-07-263:20

#0434#52 / 56Broadview Stage at SPACSaratoga Springs, NY

2023-08-253:18

#0530#55 / 56Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2023-07-283:26

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS55

DEBUT1998

LAST2026

AVG LEN4:05

CHARTED0

GAP MAX84

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1998–2026 · 41 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE54 VERSIONS

5101520255m

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (28)RANGE · 3–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1998–2026

3:003:304:004:305:005:30

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

SET MIX & ROLE55 PLAYS

SET 1 · 67%SET 2 · 13%ENCORE · 18%

SET 1 37SET 2 7SET 3 1ENCORE 10

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE9

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

5101

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY5 02Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI3 03Shoreline AmphitheatreMountain View · CA3 04Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA2 05Darien Lake Performing Arts CenterDarien Center · NY2 06The Grey HallCopenhagen2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY9 02CA

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Mike's Song19 02Weekapaug Groove18 03Chalk Dust Torture17 04The Moma Dance17 05Limb By Limb16 06Run Like an Antelope15 07Ghost14 08Character Zero13 09Simple12

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Halfway to the Moon56

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN38 TOURS · 55 PLAYS · 55 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011998 Summer U.S. Tour66Jul 15, 1998·Aug 15, 1998 021998 Fall Tour44Nov 4, 1998·Nov 24, 1998 03Not Part of a Tour44Oct 15, 1998·Nov 1, 2009 041998 Summer European Tour33Jun 30, 1998·Jul 10, 1998 052019 Summer Tour22Jul 5, 2019·Aug 31, 2019 062000 Fall Tour22Sep 11, 2000·Oct 6, 2000 071999 Summer U.S. Tour22Jul 15, 1999·Jul 21, 1999 081999 Fall Tour22Sep 18, 1999·Sep 22, 1999 092003 Winter Tour11Feb 18, 2003 102004 Early Summer Tour11Jun 23, 2004

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1816· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Brian and Robert

Phish original·debuted 06.30.98·The Grey Hall, Copenhagen

55 PLAYS·56 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

76BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 55

01.29.26Moon Palace

Cancun, Quintana Roo · 3:33

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Year by year20 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1998–2026v3.2

2026 · 76.1

'98'05'12'19'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20262 VERS · BEST 76.1

By era4 ERAS · 56 PLAYS

1.0 · 272.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS27

AVG · BEST52·71

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS3

AVG · BEST49·51

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS18

AVG · BEST47·58

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS8

AVG · BEST50·76

BEST VERSION→

Versions56 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

01.29.26 Moon Palace · Cancun, Quintana Roo

—3:3376 #02

04.23.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—4:1872 #03

10.15.98 The Fillmore · San Francisco, CA

—5:1571 #04

07.21.99 Star Lake · Burgettstown, PA

—5:3166 #05

07.15.99 PNC Bank Arts · Holmdel, NJ

—5:2265 #06

09.18.99 Coors · Chula Vista, CA

—5:1264 #07

12.05.99 BlueCross Arena · Rochester, NY

—5:2964 #08

07.31.99 Naeba Ski Resort · Niigata

—4:4463 #09

06.13.00 Club Quattro · Naka-ku, Nagoya

—4:3662 #10

09.22.99 Pan American · Las Cruces, NM

—4:2761

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS55across 4 eras

ANALYZED56102% of all

AVG DURATION4:05duration

LONGEST5:4107.02.98 THE GREY HALL

SHORTEST3:1808.25.23 BROADVIEW STAGE AT SPA

LONGEST GAP84 SH.2011 → 2013

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT06.30.98COPENHAGEN

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1998–202655 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24'26

MAX · 4 /MO·TOTAL · 55

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS54 PERFS

LONGEST · 84 SH.·MEDIAN · 11 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE54 VERSIONS

3m6m

MEDIAN · 3:30·PEAK · 3–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1998–2026

SHORT · 3:18 · 2017·LONG · 5:07 · 1999

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX55 PLAYS

S1 67%S2 13%ENCORE 18%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE9

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #5

#1#11

TRANSITION OUT55 PLAYS

91%

STOP · 50END · 1SEGUE · 4

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY9CA8NV3WI3CO3VA3

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · WED

SUN9

MON2

TUE8

WED10

THU7

FRI10

SAT9

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.02.2%

v2.04.4%

v3.04.0%

v4.02.9%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Mike's Song19 02Weekapaug Groove18 03Chalk Dust Torture17 04The Moma Dance17 05Limb By Limb16 06Run Like an Antelope15

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Halfway to the Moon56 Dog Faced Boy56 More54 Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S.54 Destiny Unbound56 Roses Are Free53 Hello My Baby57 Beauty of My Dreams57

By tour38 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS55 TOTAL

011998 Summer U.S. Tour1998 · 6 sh6 021998 Fall Tour1998 · 4 sh4 03Not Part of a Tour1998–2009 · 4 sh4 041998 Summer European Tour1998 · 3 sh3 052019 Summer Tour2019 · 2 sh2 062000 Fall Tour2000 · 2 sh2 071999 Summer U.S. Tour1999 · 2 sh2 081999 Fall Tour1999 · 2 sh2

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER BRIAN AND ROBERTSWIPE →

35.71%Stash5× →→14.29%Taste2× →→14.29%Halfway to the Moon2× →→14.29%Bold As Love2× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE BRIAN AND ROBERTSWIPE →

23.08%Weekapaug Groove3× ←→15.38%Theme from the Bottom2× ←→15.38%Gumbo2× ←→15.38%Maze2× ←→

Top venues3 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Shoreline AmphitheatreMOUNTAIN VIEW, CA

PLAYSAVG349

49 Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG544

44 Alpine Valley Music TheatreEAST TROY, WI

PLAYSAVG343

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