How many times has Phish played Bug?

Phish has performed "Bug" 102 times since June 24, 1999.

What is the longest version of Bug by Phish?

The longest version of "Bug" was 11:44 long, performed at Sandstone Amphitheatre in Bonner Springs, KS on September 25, 2000.

When was the last time Phish played Bug?

Phish last played "Bug" on April 25, 2026. The current gap is 3 shows.

When did Phish first play Bug?

"Bug" debuted on June 24, 1999 at The Barn in Outer Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Bug?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Bug" are: Back on the Train, Chalk Dust Torture, First Tube, Harry Hood, Free.

← BACK·SONGS·Bug

LIVE · 102 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Bug

102 performances since 1999, with 99 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 71 on 2000-09-25.

DEBUT · 1999-06-24 · Outer Burlington·LAST · 2026-04-25 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 28 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1999–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’99’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2000-09-25 · 71LONGEST · 11:43 · 2000-09-25SHORTEST · 5:36YEARS · 27

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN99 OF 102 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 26 plays71

v2.02002–2004 · 9 plays60

v3.02009–2020 · 44 plays64

v4.02021–present · 22 plays66

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 99 · BY SCORE99 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0171#1 / 99Sandstone AmphitheatreBonner Springs, KS

2000-09-2511:43

#0266#2 / 99Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA

2025-09-197:32

#0365#3 / 99Jerome Schottenstein CenterColumbus, OH

2025-07-095:41

#0465#4 / 99SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-256:13

#0564#5 / 99Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, NY

2011-07-019:50

#0663#6 / 99Molson AmphitheatreToronto, Ontario

2000-07-0611:17

#0762#7 / 99Coors AmphitheatreChula Vista, CA

2000-10-049:34

#0860#8 / 99KeySpan ParkBrooklyn, NY

2004-06-187:13

#0959#9 / 99Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2016-09-026:04

#1059#10 / 99Loring Commerce CentreLimestone, ME

2003-08-029:35

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0165#4 / 99SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-256:13

#0266#2 / 99Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA

2025-09-197:32

#0365#3 / 99Jerome Schottenstein CenterColumbus, OH

2025-07-095:41

#0437#84 / 99SNHU ArenaManchester, NH

2025-06-226:15

#0543#59 / 99Climate Pledge ArenaSeattle, WA

2025-04-185:53

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS102

DEBUT1999

LAST2026

AVG LEN7:59

CHARTED0

GAP MAX28

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1999–2026 · 70 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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 MINUTE99 VERSIONS

5101520255m10m

MEDIAN · 7:30PEAK · 7–8m (28)RANGE · 5–12m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1999–2026

6:007:008:009:0010:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE102 PLAYS

SET 1 · 16%SET 2 · 54%ENCORE · 26%

SET 1 16SET 2 55SET 3 4ENCORE 27

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE9

ENCORE24

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

51015

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA5 02Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO4 03Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI4 04Madison Square GardenNew York · NY4 05Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco · CA4 06Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA3

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY16 02CA

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Back on the Train30 02Chalk Dust Torture28 03First Tube25 04Harry Hood24 05Free22 06Wolfman's Brother22 07Piper22 08Heavy Things21 09Tweezer Reprise21

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Big Ball Jam102 Heavy Things

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN54 TOURS · 102 PLAYS · 102 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

01Not Part of a Tour77Jun 24, 1999·Oct 27, 2024 021999 Winter Tour55Dec 3, 1999·Dec 17, 1999 032000 Summer U.S. Tour55Jun 22, 2000·Jul 15, 2000 042003 Summer Tour44Jul 18, 2003·Aug 2, 2003 052013 Summer Tour33Jul 6, 2013·Aug 3, 2013 062012 Early Summer Tour33Jun 17, 2012·Jul 3, 2012 072024 Summer Tour33Jul 28, 2024·Aug 31, 2024 081999 Summer U.S. Tour33Jun 30, 1999·Jul 13, 1999 092022 Summer Tour33Jul 14, 2022·Sep 3, 2022 101999 Fall Tour33Sep 9, 1999·Oct 8, 1999

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1998· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Bug

Phish original·debuted 06.24.99·The Barn, Outer Burlington

102 PLAYS·99 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

71BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 102

09.25.00Sandstone

Bonner Springs, KS · 11:43

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Year by year21 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1999–2026v3.2

2000 · 70.5

'99'05'12'19'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 200014 VERS · BEST 70.5

By era4 ERAS · 101 PLAYS

1.0 · 262.03.0 · 444.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS26

AVG · BEST48·71

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS9

AVG · BEST48·60

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS44

AVG · BEST45·64

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS22

AVG · BEST46·66

BEST VERSION→

Versions99 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

09.25.00 Sandstone · Bonner Springs, KS

—11:4371 #02

09.19.25 Hampton · Hampton, VA

—7:3266 #03

07.09.25 Jerome Schottenstein · Columbus, OH

—5:4165 #04

04.25.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—6:1365 #05

07.01.11 Watkins Glen Internati · Watkins Glen, NY

—9:5064 #06

07.06.00 Molson · Toronto, Ontario

—11:1763 #07

10.04.00 Coors · Chula Vista, CA

—9:3462 #08

06.18.04 KeySpan Park · Brooklyn, NY

—7:1360 #09

09.02.16 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—6:0459 #10

08.02.03 Loring Commerce · Limestone, ME

—9:3559

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS102across 4 eras

ANALYZED9997% of all

AVG DURATION7:59duration

LONGEST11:4309.25.00 SANDSTONE

SHORTEST5:3607.18.23 LIVE OAK BANK AT RIVER

LONGEST GAP28 SH.2009 → 2010

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT06.24.99OUTER BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1999–2026102 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

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

MAX · 6 /MO·TOTAL · 102

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS101 PERFS

LONGEST · 28 SH.·MEDIAN · 8 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE99 VERSIONS

5m12m

MEDIAN · 7:30·PEAK · 7–8m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1999–2026

SHORT · 6:13 · 2026·LONG · 9:45 · 2000

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX102 PLAYS

S1 16%S2 54%ENCORE 26%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE9

ENCORE24

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#34

TRANSITION OUT102 PLAYS

33%17%49%

STOP · 34END · 17SEGUE · 50HARD · 1

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY16CA8MA7NV5VA5WA5

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN14

MON6

TUE14

WED13

THU10

FRI20

SAT25

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.02.2%

v2.013.2%

v3.09.7%

v4.09.0%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Back on the Train30 02Chalk Dust Torture28 03First Tube25 04Harry Hood24 05Free22 06Wolfman's Brother22

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Big Ball Jam102 Heavy Things103 My Soul101 Fuego100 Letter to Jimmy Page99 Ocelot105 Blaze On98 Boogie On Reggae Woman98

By tour54 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS102 TOTAL

01Not Part of a Tour1999–2024 · 7 sh7 021999 Winter Tour1999 · 5 sh5 032000 Summer U.S. Tour2000 · 5 sh5 042003 Summer Tour2003 · 4 sh4 052013 Summer Tour2013 · 3 sh3 062012 Early Summer Tour2012 · 3 sh3 072024 Summer Tour2024 · 3 sh3 081999 Summer U.S. Tour1999 · 3 sh3

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER BUGSWIPE →

28.57%Tweezer Reprise8× →→17.86%You Enjoy Myself5× →→17.86%Possum5× →→14.29%First Tube4× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE BUGSWIPE →

17.65%Limb By Limb3× ←→17.65%The Mango Song3× ←→17.65%Harry Hood3× ←→17.65%Heavy Things3× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Gorge AmphitheatreGEORGE, WA

PLAYSAVG350

50 Merriweather Post PavilionCOLUMBIA, MD

PLAYSAVG350

50 Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCOMMERCE CITY, CO

PLAYSAVG449

49 Alpine Valley Music TheatreEAST TROY, WI

PLAYSAVG448

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