How many times has Phish played Carolina?

Phish has performed "Carolina" 85 times since January 20, 1990.

What is the longest version of Carolina by Phish?

The longest version of "Carolina" was 5:37 long, performed at The Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL on December 6, 1992.

When was the last time Phish played Carolina?

Phish last played "Carolina" on July 12, 2025. The current gap is 37 shows.

When did Phish first play Carolina?

"Carolina" debuted on January 20, 1990 at Webster Hall, Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Carolina?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Carolina" are: You Enjoy Myself, Mike's Song, Bouncing Around the Room, Weekapaug Groove, The Squirming Coil.

← BACK·SONGS·Carolina

LIVE · 85 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · Traditional

Carolina

85 performances since 1990, with 72 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 69 on 2025-07-12.

DEBUT · 1990-01-20 · Hanover·LAST · 2025-07-12 · North Charleston·LONGEST GAP · 395 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1990–2025INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’25

BEST · 2025-07-12 · 69LONGEST · 5:37 · 1992-12-06SHORTEST · 0:08YEARS · 35

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN72 OF 85 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 81 plays69

v2.02002–2004 · 1 play65

v3.02009–2020 · 2 plays53

v4.02021–present · 1 play69

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 72 · BY SCORE72 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0169#1 / 72North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2025-07-121:33

#0269#2 / 72The Vic TheatreChicago, IL

1992-12-065:37

#0367#3 / 72Warfield TheatreSan Francisco, CA

1993-03-274:04

#0465#4 / 72Greensboro ColiseumGreensboro, NC

2003-03-014:15

#0564#5 / 72The Cave, Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN

1991-04-112:59

#0663#6 / 72Dobson ArenaVail, CO

1993-03-121:14

#0761#7 / 72Walnut Creek AmphitheaterRaleigh, NC

1995-06-162:44

#0860#8 / 72The FrontBurlington, VT

1990-03-111:12

#0960#9 / 72Beta Theta Pi Frat House Party, Denison UniversityGranville, OH

1990-03-281:59

#1058#10 / 72Tree CafePortland, ME

1990-01-261:36

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0169#1 / 72North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2025-07-121:33

#0253#32 / 72North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2019-12-061:52

#0349#49 / 72Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2016-12-301:39

#0465#4 / 72Greensboro ColiseumGreensboro, NC

2003-03-014:15

#0551#37 / 72BI-LO CenterGreenville, SC

1998-11-183:17

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS85

DEBUT1990

LAST2025

AVG LEN1:52

CHARTED0

GAP MAX395

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1990–2025 · 36 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE69 VERSIONS

102030400m5m

MEDIAN · 1:30PEAK · 1–2m (49)RANGE · 0–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1990–2025

1:001:302:002:303:003:304:004:30

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

SET MIX & ROLE85 PLAYS

SET 1 · 44%SET 2 · 19%ENCORE · 38%

SET 1 37SET 2 16ENCORE 32

S1 OPEN12

S1 CLOSE9

S2 OPEN3

S2 CLOSE3

ENCORE30

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 2

102030

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01The FrontBurlington · VT5 02North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston · SC3 03Barrymore TheatreMadison · WI2 04El Dorado CaféCrested Butte · CO2 05Madison Square GardenNew York · NY1 06Greensboro ColiseumGreensboro · NC1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01CO10 02NY9

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01You Enjoy Myself50 02Mike's Song42 03Bouncing Around the Room40 04Weekapaug Groove40 05The Squirming Coil39 06I Am Hydrogen38 07Possum38 08Foam33 09Suzy Greenberg33

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Bold As Love85

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN21 TOURS · 85 PLAYS · 85 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011990 Tour3737Jan 20, 1990·Dec 1, 1990 021993 Winter/Spring Tour88Feb 17, 1993·May 1, 1993 031991 Winter/Spring Tour77Feb 1, 1991·Apr 16, 1991 041992 Fall Tour77Nov 21, 1992·Dec 10, 1992 051992 Spring Tour66Mar 11, 1992·May 6, 1992 061994 Summer Tour33Jun 22, 1994·Jul 6, 1994 071992 NYE Run22Dec 29, 1992·Dec 31, 1992 081995 Summer Tour22Jun 16, 1995·Jun 29, 1995 091994 Spring Tour11May 20, 1994 101991 Fall Tour11Oct 13, 1991

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 448· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Carolina

Cover of Traditional·debuted 01.20.90·Webster Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover

85 PLAYS·72 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

69BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 85

07.12.25North Charleston

North Charleston, SC · 1:33

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Year by year13 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1990–2026v3.2

1992 · 68.9

'90'99'08'17'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 199214 VERS · BEST 68.9

By era4 ERAS · 85 PLAYS

1.0 · 812.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS81

AVG · BEST51·69

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST65·65

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST51·53

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST69·69

BEST VERSION→

Versions72 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.12.25 North Charleston · North Charleston, SC

—1:3369 #02

12.06.92 The Vic · Chicago, IL

—5:3769 #03

03.27.93 Warfield · San Francisco, CA

—4:0467 #04

03.01.03 Greensboro · Greensboro, NC

—4:1565 #05

04.11.91 The Cave, Carleton Col · Northfield, MN

—2:5964 #06

03.12.93 Dobson Arena · Vail, CO

—1:1463 #07

06.16.95 Walnut Creek · Raleigh, NC

—2:4461 #08

03.11.90 The Front · Burlington, VT

—1:1260 #09

03.28.90 Beta Theta Pi Frat Hou · Granville, OH

—1:5960 #10

01.26.90 Tree Cafe · Portland, ME

—1:3658

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS85across 4 eras

ANALYZED7285% of all

AVG DURATION1:52duration

LONGEST5:3712.06.92 THE VIC

SHORTEST0:0802.17.93 BENTON CONVENTION

LONGEST GAP395 SH.2003 → 2016

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT01.20.90HANOVER

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1990–202585 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'90'95'00'05'10'15'20'25

MAX · 8 /MO·TOTAL · 85

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS84 PERFS

LONGEST · 395 SH.·MEDIAN · 4 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE69 VERSIONS

0m6m

MEDIAN · 1:30·PEAK · 1–2m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1990–2025

SHORT · 1:25 · 1996·LONG · 4:15 · 2003

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX85 PLAYS

S1 44%S2 19%ENCORE 38%

S1 OPEN12

S1 CLOSE9

S2 OPEN3

S2 CLOSE3

ENCORE30

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#15

TRANSITION OUT85 PLAYS

75%25%

STOP · 64END · 21

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01The FrontBurlington · VT5 02North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston · SC3 03Barrymore TheatreMadison · WI2 04El Dorado CaféCrested Butte · CO2 05Madison Square GardenNew York · NY1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

CO10NY9SC8NC5CA5PA5

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN12

MON3

TUE5

WED12

THU17

FRI17

SAT19

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.06.5%

v2.01.5%

v3.00.4%

v4.00.4%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01You Enjoy Myself50 02Mike's Song42 03Bouncing Around the Room40 04Weekapaug Groove40 05The Squirming Coil39 06I Am Hydrogen38

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Bold As Love85 Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley86 The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday86 Avenu Malkenu84 Ginseng Sullivan87 Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan83 No Men In No Man's Land87 La Grange82

By tour21 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS85 TOTAL

011990 Tour1990 · 37 sh37 021993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 8 sh8 031991 Winter/Spring Tour1991 · 7 sh7 041992 Fall Tour1992 · 7 sh7 051992 Spring Tour1992 · 6 sh6 061994 Summer Tour1994 · 3 sh3 071992 NYE Run1992 · 2 sh2 081995 Summer Tour1995 · 2 sh2

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER CAROLINASWIPE →

22.73%Rocky Top5× →→18.18%Fire4× →→18.18%Tweezer Reprise4× →→13.64%Cavern3× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE CAROLINASWIPE →

23.53%David Bowie4× ←→17.65%Weekapaug Groove3× ←→17.65%Possum3× ←→17.65%Foam3× ←→

Top venues2 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

North Charleston ColiseumNORTH CHARLESTON, SC

PLAYSAVG356

56 The FrontBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG553

SONG ●/songs/carolinaSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

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