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Costume Contest

3 performances since 1988, with 3 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 57 on 1991-10-31.

DEBUT · 1988-10-29 · Plainfield·LAST · 1994-10-31 · Glens Falls·LONGEST GAP · 356 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1988–1994INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’88’90’94

BEST · 1991-10-31 · 57LONGEST · 19:15 · 1991-10-31SHORTEST · 4:35YEARS · 6

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN3 OF 3 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 3 plays57

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 0 plays—

v4.02021–present · 0 plays—

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

TOP VERSIONS· 3 OF 3 · BY SCORE3 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0157#1 / 3Armstrong Hall, Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO

1991-10-3119:15

#0252#2 / 3Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield, VT

1988-10-294:35

#0347#3 / 3Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls, NY

1994-10-317:25

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 3 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0147#3 / 3Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls, NY

1994-10-317:25

#0257#1 / 3Armstrong Hall, Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO

1991-10-3119:15

#0352#2 / 3Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield, VT

1988-10-294:35

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS3

DEBUT1988

LAST1994

AVG LEN10:25

CHARTED0

GAP MAX356

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1988–1994 · 3 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'88'89'90'91'92'93'94

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE3 VERSIONS

15m10m15m

MEDIAN · 7:30PEAK · 4–5m (1)RANGE · 4–20m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1988–1994

6:009:0012:0015:0018:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE3 PLAYS

SET 1 · 33%SET 2 · 33%ENCORE · 33%

SET 1 1SET 2 1ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 2

122468

TRANSITION OUT

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 3

01Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls · NY1 02Armstrong Hall, Colorado CollegeColorado Springs · CO1 03Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield · VT1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 3

01NY1 02CO1 03VT1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · MON

SUN0

MON1

TUE0

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Run Like an Antelope2 02Slave to the Traffic Light2 03Foam2 04I Didn't Know2 05David Bowie2 06Sparkle2 07Divided Sky2 08Fee2 09Golgi Apparatus2

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Babylon Baby3 Back in the U.S.S.R.

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN3 TOURS · 3 PLAYS · 3 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011988 Tour11Oct 29, 1988 021991 Fall Tour11Oct 31, 1991 031994 Fall Tour11Oct 31, 1994

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 316· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Costume Contest

Phish original·debuted 10.29.88·Sculpture Room, Goddard College, Plainfield

3 PLAYS·3 ANALYZED·1 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

57BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 3

10.31.91Armstrong Hall, Colora

Colorado Springs, CO · 19:15

Year by year3 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1988–2026v3.2

1991 · 57

'88'97'07'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19911 VERS · BEST 57

By era4 ERAS · 3 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS3

AVG · BEST52·57

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions3 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

10.31.91 Armstrong Hall, Colora · Colorado Springs, CO

10.29.88 Sculpture Room, Goddar · Plainfield, VT

10.31.94 Glens Falls Civic · Glens Falls, NY

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS3across 1 eras

ANALYZED3100% of all

AVG DURATION10:25duration

LONGEST19:1510.31.91 ARMSTRONG HALL, COLORA

SHORTEST4:3510.29.88 SCULPTURE ROOM, GODDAR

LONGEST GAP356 SH.1991 → 1994

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT10.29.88PLAINFIELD

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1988–19943 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'88'90'92'94

MAX · 1 /MO·TOTAL · 3

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS2 PERFS

LONGEST · 356 SH.·MEDIAN · 340 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE3 VERSIONS

4m20m

MEDIAN · 7:30·PEAK · 4–5m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1988–1994

SHORT · 4:35 · 1988·LONG · 19:15 · 1991

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX3 PLAYS

S1 33%S2 33%ENCORE 33%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #2

#2#8

TRANSITION OUT3 PLAYS

67%33%

STOP · 2HARD · 1

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 3

01Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls · NY1 02Armstrong Hall, Colorado CollegeColorado Springs · CO1 03Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield · VT1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 3

NY1CO1VT1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · MON

SUN0

MON1

TUE0

WED0

THU1

FRI0

SAT1

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Run Like an Antelope2 02Slave to the Traffic Light2 03Foam2 04I Didn't Know2 05David Bowie2 06Sparkle2

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Babylon Baby3 Back in the U.S.S.R.3 Bertha3 Blister in the Sun3 Blue Monk3 Can't You Hear Me Knocking3 Casual Enlightenment3 Autumn Leaves3

By tour3 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS3 TOTAL

011988 Tour1988 · 1 sh1 021991 Fall Tour1991 · 1 sh1 031994 Fall Tour1994 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER COSTUME CONTESTSWIPE →

33.33%Harry Hood1× →→33.33%The Squirming Coil1× →→33.33%Wait1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE COSTUME CONTESTSWIPE →

33.33%Amazing Grace1× ←→33.33%Contact1× ←→33.33%The Landlady1× ←→

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