How many times has Phish played Dirt?

Phish has performed "Dirt" 83 times since June 6, 1997.

What is the longest version of Dirt by Phish?

The longest version of "Dirt" was 6:05 long, performed at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY on October 7, 1999.

When was the last time Phish played Dirt?

Phish last played "Dirt" on July 11, 2026. The current gap is 14 shows.

When did Phish first play Dirt?

"Dirt" debuted on June 6, 1997 at Brad Sands's and Pete Carini's House in Charlotte, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Dirt?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Dirt" are: Limb By Limb, Ghost, Wolfman's Brother, Down with Disease, Run Like an Antelope.

← BACK·SONGS·Dirt

LIVE · 83 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Dirt

83 performances since 1997, with 81 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 81 on 1999-10-07.

DEBUT · 1997-06-06 · Charlotte·LAST · 2026-07-11 · Noblesville·LONGEST GAP · 72 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1997–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’97’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 1999-10-07 · 81LONGEST · 6:05 · 1999-10-07SHORTEST · 3:43YEARS · 29

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN81 OF 83 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 45 plays81

v2.02002–2004 · 5 plays61

v3.02009–2020 · 22 plays68

v4.02021–present · 9 plays72

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 81 · BY SCORE81 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0181#1 / 81Nassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumUniondale, NY

1999-10-076:05

#0272#2 / 81SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-304:48

#0371#3 / 81Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2026-07-114:21

#0470#4 / 81Pyramid ArenaMemphis, TN

1999-09-295:19

#0568#5 / 81Comcast CenterMansfield, MA

2010-06-225:09

#0668#6 / 81Pima County FairgroundsTucson, AZ

1999-09-215:15

#0768#7 / 81Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2017-07-294:32

#0867#8 / 81Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI

2012-07-015:15

#0966#9 / 81Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, NY

2015-08-234:44

#1064#10 / 81Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2016-01-015:22

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0171#3 / 81Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2026-07-114:21

#0272#2 / 81SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-304:48

#0330#80 / 81Moody CenterAustin, TX

2025-06-274:26

#0447#49 / 81MVP ArenaAlbany, NY

2024-10-254:35

#0556#27 / 81Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI

2024-07-284:16

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS83

DEBUT1997

LAST2026

AVG LEN4:32

CHARTED0

GAP MAX72

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1997–2026 · 49 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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 MINUTE82 VERSIONS

10203040505m

MEDIAN · 4:30PEAK · 4–5m (56)RANGE · 3–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1997–2026

4:004:305:005:30

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

SET MIX & ROLE83 PLAYS

SET 1 · 65%SET 2 · 33%

SET 1 54SET 2 27SET 3 1ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

510151

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI4 02Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 03SphereLas Vegas · NV2 04North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston · SC2 05Austin360 AmphitheaterDel Valle · TX2 06U.S. Bank ArenaCincinnati · OH2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY11 02CA

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Limb By Limb29 02Ghost23 03Wolfman's Brother22 04Down with Disease21 05Run Like an Antelope21 06Harry Hood20 07Character Zero18 08Prince Caspian17 09Piper17

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Jesus Just Left Chicago82

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN45 TOURS · 83 PLAYS · 82 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011997 Summer U.S. Tour99Jul 21, 1997·Aug 17, 1997 02Not Part of a Tour76Jun 6, 1997·Oct 25, 2024 031997 Summer European Tour66Jun 14, 1997·Jul 9, 1997 041999 Fall Tour66Sep 16, 1999·Oct 10, 1999 051997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)44Nov 19, 1997·Dec 11, 1997 062000 Summer U.S. Tour33Jun 25, 2000·Jul 15, 2000 072015 Summer33Jul 28, 2015·Aug 23, 2015 082003 Summer Tour33Jul 7, 2003·Jul 31, 2003 091999 Winter Tour33Dec 4, 1999·Dec 15, 1999 102018 Summer Tour22Jul 24, 2018·Jul 31, 2018

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1676· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Dirt

Phish original·debuted 06.06.97·Brad Sands's and Pete Carini's House, Charlotte

83 PLAYS·81 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

81BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 83

10.07.99Nassau Veterans Memori

Uniondale, NY · 6:05

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Year by year21 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1997–2026v3.2

1999 · 81.1

'97'04'11'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 199910 VERS · BEST 81.1

By era4 ERAS · 81 PLAYS

1.0 · 452.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS45

AVG · BEST46·81

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS5

AVG · BEST55·61

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS22

AVG · BEST54·68

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS9

AVG · BEST55·72

BEST VERSION→

Versions81 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

10.07.99 Nassau Veterans Memori · Uniondale, NY

—6:0581 #02

04.30.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—4:4872 #03

07.11.26 Ruoff Music · Noblesville, IN

—4:2171 #04

09.29.99 Pyramid Arena · Memphis, TN

—5:1970 #05

06.22.10 Comcast · Mansfield, MA

—5:0968 #06

09.21.99 Pima County Fairground · Tucson, AZ

—5:1568 #07

07.29.17 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—4:3268 #08

07.01.12 Alpine Valley Music · East Troy, WI

—5:1567 #09

08.23.15 Watkins Glen Internati · Watkins Glen, NY

—4:4466 #10

01.01.16 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—5:2264

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS83across 4 eras

ANALYZED8198% of all

AVG DURATION4:32duration

LONGEST6:0510.07.99 NASSAU VETERANS MEMORI

SHORTEST3:4307.29.97 DESERT SKY

LONGEST GAP72 SH.2022 → 2023

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT06.06.97CHARLOTTE

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1997–202683 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'97'99'01'03'05'07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25'26

MAX · 7 /MO·TOTAL · 83

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS81 PERFS

LONGEST · 72 SH.·MEDIAN · 6 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE82 VERSIONS

3m7m

MEDIAN · 4:30·PEAK · 4–5m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1997–2026

SHORT · 4:02 · 1997·LONG · 5:11 · 2013

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX83 PLAYS

S1 65%S2 33%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #4

#1#10

TRANSITION OUT83 PLAYS

72%28%

STOP · 60SEGUE · 23

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY11CA7OH6TX5WI4SC3

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN13

MON8

TUE9

WED13

THU13

FRI10

SAT17

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.03.7%

v2.07.4%

v3.04.9%

v4.03.4%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Limb By Limb29 02Ghost23 03Wolfman's Brother22 04Down with Disease21 05Run Like an Antelope21 06Harry Hood20

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Jesus Just Left Chicago82 Walls of the Cave82 Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan83 La Grange83 All Things Reconsidered81 Fast Enough for You80 Meatstick80 Carolina85

By tour45 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS83 TOTAL

011997 Summer U.S. Tour1997 · 9 sh9 02Not Part of a Tour1997–2024 · 6 sh7 031997 Summer European Tour1997 · 6 sh6 041999 Fall Tour1999 · 6 sh6 051997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)1997 · 4 sh4 062000 Summer U.S. Tour2000 · 3 sh3 072015 Summer2015 · 3 sh3 082003 Summer Tour2003 · 3 sh3

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER DIRTSWIPE →

22.73%Harry Hood5× →→18.18%Vultures4× →→18.18%Split Open and Melt4× →→18.18%Limb By Limb4× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE DIRTSWIPE →

23.81%Limb By Limb5× ←→19.05%Maze4× ←→14.29%Down with Disease3× ←→14.29%Divided Sky3× ←→

Top venues2 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG358

58 Alpine Valley Music TheatreEAST TROY, WI

PLAYSAVG457

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

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