How many times has Phish played Bug?

Phish has performed "Bug" 103 times since June 24, 1999.

What is the longest version of Bug by Phish?

The longest version of "Bug" was 12:48 long, performed at Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview in Syracuse, NY on July 21, 2026.

When was the last time Phish played Bug?

Phish last played "Bug" on July 21, 2026. The current gap is 7 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, Piper.

← BACK·SONGS·Bug

LIVE · 103 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Bug

103 performances since 1999, with 100 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 76 on 2026-07-21.

DEBUT · 1999-06-24 · Outer Burlington·LAST · 2026-07-21 · Syracuse·LONGEST GAP · 28 SHOWS

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

’99’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2026-07-21 · 76LONGEST · 12:48 · 2026-07-21SHORTEST · 5:36YEARS · 27

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN100 OF 103 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 26 plays70

v2.02002–2004 · 9 plays61

v3.02009–2020 · 44 plays64

v4.02021–present · 23 plays76

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 100 · BY SCORE100 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0176#1 / 100Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at LakeviewSyracuse, NY

2026-07-2112:48

#0270#2 / 100Sandstone AmphitheatreBonner Springs, KS

2000-09-2511:43

#0366#3 / 100Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA

2025-09-197:32

#0465#4 / 100SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-256:13

#0564#5 / 100Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, NY

2011-07-019:50

#0663#6 / 100Molson AmphitheatreToronto, Ontario

2000-07-0611:17

#0762#7 / 100Coors AmphitheatreChula Vista, CA

2000-10-049:34

#0861#8 / 100KeySpan ParkBrooklyn, NY

2004-06-187:13

#0959#9 / 100Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2016-09-026:04

#1059#10 / 100Loring Commerce CentreLimestone, ME

2003-08-029:35

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0176#1 / 100Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at LakeviewSyracuse, NY

2026-07-2112:48

#0265#4 / 100SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-256:13

#0366#3 / 100Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA

2025-09-197:32

#0445#51 / 100Jerome Schottenstein CenterColumbus, OH

2025-07-095:41

#0537#85 / 100SNHU ArenaManchester, NH

2025-06-226:15

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS103

DEBUT1999

LAST2026

AVG LEN8:02

CHARTED0

GAP MAX28

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1999–2026 · 71 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 MINUTE100 VERSIONS

5101520255m10m

MEDIAN · 7:30PEAK · 7–8m (28)RANGE · 5–13m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1999–2026

6:007:008:009:0010:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE103 PLAYS

SET 1 · 17%SET 2 · 53%ENCORE · 26%

SET 1 17SET 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

01NY17 02CA

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Back on the Train30 02Chalk Dust Torture28 03First Tube25 04Harry Hood24 05Piper22 06Free22 07Wolfman's Brother22 08Heavy Things21 09Character Zero21

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Heavy Things103 Big Ball Jam

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN55 TOURS · 103 PLAYS · 103 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

01Not Part of a Tour77Jun 24, 1999·Oct 27, 2024 022000 Summer U.S. Tour55Jun 22, 2000·Jul 15, 2000 031999 Winter Tour55Dec 3, 1999·Dec 17, 1999 042003 Summer Tour44Jul 18, 2003·Aug 2, 2003 051999 Fall Tour33Sep 9, 1999·Oct 8, 1999 061999 Summer U.S. Tour33Jun 30, 1999·Jul 13, 1999 072012 Early Summer Tour33Jun 17, 2012·Jul 3, 2012 082013 Summer Tour33Jul 6, 2013·Aug 3, 2013 092016 Summer Tour33Jul 1, 2016·Sep 2, 2016 102019 Summer Tour33Jun 22, 2019·Aug 31, 2019

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

103 PLAYS·100 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

76BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 103

07.21.26Empower Federal Credit

Syracuse, NY · 12:48

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Year by year21 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1999–2026v3.2

2026 · 76.4

'99'05'12'19'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20262 VERS · BEST 76.4

By era4 ERAS · 102 PLAYS

1.0 · 262.03.0 · 444.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS26

AVG · BEST47·70

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS9

AVG · BEST48·61

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS44

AVG · BEST45·64

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS23

AVG · BEST47·76

BEST VERSION→

Versions100 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.21.26 Empower Federal Credit · Syracuse, NY

—12:4876 #02

09.25.00 Sandstone · Bonner Springs, KS

—11:4370 #03

09.19.25 Hampton · Hampton, VA

—7:3266 #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

—7:1361 #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 PLAYS103across 4 eras

ANALYZED10097% of all

AVG DURATION8:02duration

LONGEST12:4807.21.26 EMPOWER FEDERAL CREDIT

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 · 1999–2026103 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

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

MAX · 6 /MO·TOTAL · 103

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS102 PERFS

LONGEST · 28 SH.·MEDIAN · 8 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE100 VERSIONS

5m13m

MEDIAN · 7:30·PEAK · 7–8m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1999–2026

SHORT · 6:20 · 2025·LONG · 9:45 · 2000

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX103 PLAYS

S1 17%S2 53%ENCORE 26%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE9

ENCORE24

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#34

TRANSITION OUT103 PLAYS

33%17%49%

STOP · 34END · 17SEGUE · 50HARD · 2

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY17CA8MA7NV5VA5WA5

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN14

MON6

TUE15

WED13

THU10

FRI20

SAT25

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.02.2%

v2.013.2%

v3.09.7%

v4.08.8%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Back on the Train30 02Chalk Dust Torture28 03First Tube25 04Harry Hood24 05Piper22 06Free22

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Heavy Things103 Big Ball Jam103 Fuego103 My Soul101 Blaze On100 Ocelot106 Boogie On Reggae Woman99 Letter to Jimmy Page99

By tour55 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS103 TOTAL

01Not Part of a Tour1999–2024 · 7 sh7 022000 Summer U.S. Tour2000 · 5 sh5 031999 Winter Tour1999 · 5 sh5 042003 Summer Tour2003 · 4 sh4 051999 Fall Tour1999 · 3 sh3 061999 Summer U.S. Tour1999 · 3 sh3 072012 Early Summer Tour2012 · 3 sh3 082013 Summer Tour2013 · 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

PLAYSAVG447

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