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Phish cover · Foreigner

Cold as Ice

86 performances since 1992, with 67 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 71 on 1992-04-23.

DEBUT · 1992-01-14 · Winooski·LAST · 2026-07-22 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 1529 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1992–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’92’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 1992-04-23 · 71LONGEST · 9:57 · 1992-05-17SHORTEST · 0:26YEARS · 34

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN67 OF 86 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 70 plays71

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 0 plays—

v4.02021–present · 1 play51

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 67 · BY SCORE67 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0171#1 / 67Oz NightclubSeattle, WA

1992-04-234:41

#0270#2 / 67Campus Recreation Center, Evergreen CollegeOlympia, WA

1992-04-257:40

#0369#3 / 67First AvenueMinneapolis, MN

1992-04-298:28

#0468#4 / 67The Riviera TheatreNorth Tonawanda, NY

1992-05-089:12

#0566#5 / 67Anaconda TheatreIsla Vista, CA

1992-04-168:54

#0666#6 / 67The Music HallPortsmouth, NH

1992-03-075:44

#0765#7 / 67Achilles Rink, Union CollegeSchenectady, NY

1992-05-179:57

#0864#8 / 67Campus ClubProvidence, RI

1992-03-137:60

#0964#9 / 67Redwood Acres FairgroundsEureka, CA

1992-04-216:47

#1064#10 / 67Roseland TheaterPortland, OR

1992-04-247:28

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0151#37 / 67Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-220:34

#0229#67 / 67The Flynn TheatreBurlington, VT

1992-05-181:16

#0365#7 / 67Achilles Rink, Union CollegeSchenectady, NY

1992-05-179:57

#0432#63 / 67The Orpheum TheatreBoston, MA

1992-05-161:17

#05—Lonestar RoadhouseNew York, NY

1992-05-15—

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS86

DEBUT1992

LAST2026

AVG LEN3:26

CHARTED0

GAP MAX1529

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1992–2026 · 5 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE77 VERSIONS

1020300m5m

MEDIAN · 1:30PEAK · 1–2m (33)RANGE · 0–10m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1992–2026

0:301:001:302:002:303:003:30’95

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

SET MIX & ROLE86 PLAYS

SET 2 · 95%

SET 1 4SET 2 82

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 11

510152069

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01The Flynn TheatreBurlington · VT3 02Redwood Acres FairgroundsEureka · CA3 03Lonestar RoadhouseNew York · NY2 04Bogart'sCincinnati · OH2 05Michigan State University Union BallroomEast Lansing · MI2 06Cabaret MetroChicago · IL2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Cavern29 02Sparkle29 03Llama27 04Rift27 05Runaway Jim26 06Bouncing Around the Room26 07Golgi Apparatus24 08Maze24 09Foam24

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Whipping Post49 Twenty Years Later49

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN3 TOURS · 86 PLAYS · 49 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011992 Spring Tour8447Mar 7, 1992·May 18, 1992 022026 Summer Tour11Jul 22, 2026 03Not Part of a Tour11Jan 14, 1992

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 699· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Cold as Ice

Cover of Foreigner·debuted 01.14.92·The Band House, Winooski

86 PLAYS·67 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

71BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 86

04.23.92Oz Nightclub

Seattle, WA · 4:41

Year by year2 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1992–2026v3.2

1992 · 70.7

'92'00'09'17'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 199270 VERS · BEST 70.7

By era4 ERAS · 71 PLAYS

1.0 · 702.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS70

AVG · BEST52·71

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST51·51

BEST VERSION→

Versions67 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

04.23.92 Oz Nightclub · Seattle, WA

04.25.92 Campus Recreation , Ev · Olympia, WA

04.29.92 First Avenue · Minneapolis, MN

05.08.92 The Riviera · North Tonawanda, NY

04.16.92 Anaconda · Isla Vista, CA

03.07.92 The Music Hall · Portsmouth, NH

05.17.92 Achilles Rink, Union C · Schenectady, NY

03.13.92 Campus Club · Providence, RI

04.21.92 Redwood Acres Fairgrou · Eureka, CA

04.24.92 Roseland · Portland, OR

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS86across 2 eras

ANALYZED6778% of all

AVG DURATION3:26duration

LONGEST9:5705.17.92 ACHILLES RINK, UNION C

SHORTEST0:2604.17.92 WARFIELD

LONGEST GAP1529 SH.1992 → 2026

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT01.14.92WINOOSKI

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1992–202686 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'92'94'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24'26

MAX · 40 /MO·TOTAL · 86

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS48 PERFS

LONGEST · 1529 SH.·MEDIAN · 1 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE77 VERSIONS

0m10m

MEDIAN · 1:30·PEAK · 1–2m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1992–2026

SHORT · 0:34 · 2026·LONG · 3:28 · 1992

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX86 PLAYS

S2 95%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #12

#6#18

TRANSITION OUT86 PLAYS

47%53%

STOP · 40SEGUE · 46

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01The Flynn TheatreBurlington · VT3 02Redwood Acres FairgroundsEureka · CA3 03Lonestar RoadhouseNew York · NY2 04Bogart'sCincinnati · OH2 05Michigan State University Union BallroomEast Lansing · MI2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

CA13NY12CO7VT4WI4WA4

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN8

MON6

TUE13

WED15

THU13

FRI15

SAT16

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.03.9%

v4.00.4%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Cavern29 02Sparkle29 03Llama27 04Rift27 05Runaway Jim26 06Bouncing Around the Room26

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Whipping Post49 Twenty Years Later49 Mountains in the Mist49 Drowned49 Weigh48 Set Your Soul Free48 The Ballad of Curtis Loew48 My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own47

By tour3 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS86 TOTAL

011992 Spring Tour1992 · 47 sh84 022026 Summer Tour2026 · 1 sh1 03Not Part of a Tour1992 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER COLD AS ICESWIPE →

37.74%Cracklin' Rosie20× →→24.53%Love You13× →→13.21%Terrapin7× →→11.32%Possum6× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE COLD AS ICESWIPE →

40%Cracklin' Rosie20× ←→22%Love You11× ←→14%Chalk Dust Torture7× ←→10%Terrapin5× ←→

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