How many times has Phish played Drift While You're Sleeping?

Phish has performed "Drift While You're Sleeping" 35 times since June 11, 2019.

What is the longest version of Drift While You're Sleeping by Phish?

The longest version of "Drift While You're Sleeping" was 13:37 long, performed at Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, IN on June 4, 2022.

When was the last time Phish played Drift While You're Sleeping?

Phish last played "Drift While You're Sleeping" on April 30, 2026. The current gap is 2 shows.

When did Phish first play Drift While You're Sleeping?

"Drift While You're Sleeping" debuted on June 11, 2019 at Chaifetz Arena, Saint Louis University in St. Louis, MO.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Drift While You're Sleeping?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Drift While You're Sleeping" are: Stash, Blaze On, Slave to the Traffic Light, David Bowie, The Moma Dance.

← BACK·SONGS·Drift While You're Sleeping

LIVE · 35 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · Ghosts of the Forest

Drift While You're Sleeping

35 performances since 2019, with 35 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 78 on 2026-04-30.

DEBUT · 2019-06-11 · St. Louis·LAST · 2026-04-30 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 37 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 2019–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’19’20’25’26

BEST · 2026-04-30 · 78LONGEST · 13:37 · 2022-06-04SHORTEST · 11:02YEARS · 7

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN35 OF 35 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 0 plays—

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 9 plays61

v4.02021–present · 26 plays78

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 35 · BY SCORE35 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0178#1 / 35SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-3013:18

#0274#2 / 35Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2026-01-3111:47

#0370#3 / 35Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2025-12-3012:06

#0463#4 / 35Ameris Bank AmphitheatreAlpharetta, GA

2025-09-1611:49

#0561#5 / 35Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2020-02-2112:52

#0655#6 / 35North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2025-07-1312:45

#0755#7 / 35Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2022-04-2012:44

#0854#8 / 35Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2019-08-3113:12

#0952#9 / 35Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2019-12-3112:46

#1048#10 / 35MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, NV

2021-10-3112:07

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0178#1 / 35SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-3013:18

#0274#2 / 35Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2026-01-3111:47

#0370#3 / 35Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2025-12-3012:06

#0463#4 / 35Ameris Bank AmphitheatreAlpharetta, GA

2025-09-1611:49

#0555#6 / 35North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2025-07-1312:45

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS35

DEBUT2019

LAST2026

AVG LEN12:15

CHARTED0

GAP MAX37

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH2019–2026 · 28 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE35 VERSIONS

51015

MEDIAN · 12:30PEAK · 12–13m (19)RANGE · 11–14m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2019–2026

11:3012:0012:3013:00’20’25

SHORTEST · 11:36 · 2023LONGEST · 12:52 · 2020

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

SET MIX & ROLE35 PLAYS

SET 1 · 51%SET 2 · 23%ENCORE · 20%

SET 1 18SET 2 8SET 3 2ENCORE 7

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE15

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE4

ENCORE13

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 7

2468

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY6 02Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville · IN3 03Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO3 04Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo2 05SphereLas Vegas · NV1 06Ameris Bank AmphitheatreAlpharetta · GA1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY7 02IN

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Stash11 02Blaze On10 03Slave to the Traffic Light10 04David Bowie9 05The Moma Dance9 06Halley's Comet9 07Ghost9 08Also Sprach Zarathustra8 09Twist8

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Waiting All Night35

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN20 TOURS · 35 PLAYS · 35 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

012019 Summer Tour66Jun 11, 2019·Aug 31, 2019 022022 Summer Tour44Jul 19, 2022·Sep 4, 2022 032021 Summer Tour44Jul 28, 2021·Sep 4, 2021 042023 Summer Tour22Jul 18, 2023·Aug 5, 2023 052024 Summer Tour22Jul 20, 2024·Aug 3, 2024 062021 Fall Tour22Oct 19, 2021·Oct 31, 2021 072025 Early Summer Tour22Jun 21, 2025·Jul 13, 2025 082023 NYE Run11Dec 29, 2023 092023 Spring Tour11Apr 21, 2023 102025 Late Summer Tour11Sep 16, 2025

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 5082· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Drift While You're Sleeping

Cover of Ghosts of the Forest·debuted 06.11.19·Chaifetz Arena, Saint Louis University, St. Louis

35 PLAYS·35 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

78BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 35

04.30.26Sphere

Las Vegas, NV · 13:18

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Year by year8 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 2019–2026v3.2

2026 · 78.3

'19'20'22'24'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20262 VERS · BEST 78.3

By era4 ERAS · 35 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0 · 26

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS9

AVG · BEST45·61

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS26

AVG · BEST46·78

BEST VERSION→

Versions35 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

04.30.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—13:1878 #02

01.31.26 Moon Palace · Cancun, Quintana Roo

—11:4774 #03

12.30.25 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—12:0670 #04

09.16.25 Ameris Bank · Alpharetta, GA

—11:4963 #05

02.21.20 Moon Palace · Cancun, Quintana Roo

—12:5261 #06

07.13.25 North Charleston · North Charleston, SC

—12:4555 #07

04.20.22 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—12:4455 #08

08.31.19 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—13:1254 #09

12.31.19 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—12:4652 #10

10.31.21 MGM Grand Garden Arena · Las Vegas, NV

—12:0748

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS35across 2 eras

ANALYZED35100% of all

AVG DURATION12:15duration

LONGEST13:3706.04.22 RUOFF MUSIC

SHORTEST11:0212.31.22 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

LONGEST GAP37 SH.2024 → 2025

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT06.11.19ST. LOUIS

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 2019–202635 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'19'21'23'25'26

MAX · 3 /MO·TOTAL · 35

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS34 PERFS

LONGEST · 37 SH.·MEDIAN · 7 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE35 VERSIONS

11m14m

MEDIAN · 12:30·PEAK · 12–13m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2019–2026

SHORT · 11:36 · 2023·LONG · 12:52 · 2020

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX35 PLAYS

S1 51%S2 23%ENCORE 20%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE15

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE4

ENCORE13

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#12

TRANSITION OUT35 PLAYS

14%74%

STOP · 5END · 26SEGUE · 4

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY6 02Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville · IN3 03Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO3 04Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo2 05SphereLas Vegas · NV1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY7IN3CO3NV2PA2GA1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN3

MON0

TUE9

WED5

THU1

FRI7

SAT10

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v3.01.8%

v4.011.1%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Stash11 02Blaze On10 03Slave to the Traffic Light10 04David Bowie9 05The Moma Dance9 06Halley's Comet9

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Waiting All Night35 Ha Ha Ha34 Sugar Shack34 Pebbles and Marbles34 Catapult36 Steep33 Frankie Says33 Shade33

By tour20 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS35 TOTAL

012019 Summer Tour2019 · 6 sh6 022022 Summer Tour2022 · 4 sh4 032021 Summer Tour2021 · 4 sh4 042023 Summer Tour2023 · 2 sh2 052024 Summer Tour2024 · 2 sh2 062021 Fall Tour2021 · 2 sh2 072025 Early Summer Tour2025 · 2 sh2 082023 NYE Run2023 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER DRIFT WHILE YOU'RE SLEEPINGSWIPE →

16.67%Backwards Down the Number Line1× →→16.67%Carini1× →→16.67%Halley's Comet1× →→16.67%Lifeboy1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE DRIFT WHILE YOU'RE SLEEPINGSWIPE →

22.22%Undermind2× ←→22.22%Twist2× ←→22.22%Also Sprach Zarathustra2× ←→11.11%Backwards Down the Number Line1× ←→

Top venues3 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG651

51 Ruoff Music CenterNOBLESVILLE, IN

PLAYSAVG346

46 Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCOMMERCE CITY, CO

PLAYSAVG345

SONG ●/songs/drift-while-youre-sleepingSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

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