How many times has Phish played Driver?

Phish has performed "Driver" 41 times since October 17, 1998.

What is the longest version of Driver by Phish?

The longest version of "Driver" was 6:09 long, performed at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on December 31, 2012.

When was the last time Phish played Driver?

Phish last played "Driver" on December 28, 2024. The current gap is 65 shows.

When did Phish first play Driver?

"Driver" debuted on October 17, 1998 at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Driver?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Driver" are: Reba, Piper, Tweezer Reprise, Mike's Song, Harry Hood.

← BACK·SONGS·Driver

LIVE · 41 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Driver

41 performances since 1998, with 40 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 63 on 2016-07-16.

DEBUT · 1998-10-17 · Mountain View·LAST · 2024-12-28 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 133 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1998–2024INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’98’00’05’10’15’20’24

BEST · 2016-07-16 · 63LONGEST · 18:34 · 2000-05-23SHORTEST · 3:17YEARS · 26

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN40 OF 41 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 21 plays63

v2.02002–2004 · 2 plays48

v3.02009–2020 · 13 plays63

v4.02021–present · 5 plays56

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 40 · BY SCORE40 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0163#1 / 40Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WA

2016-07-164:15

#0263#2 / 40Sony Music StudiosNew York, NY

1998-10-204:25

#0362#3 / 40Roseland BallroomNew York, NY

2000-05-2318:34

#0462#4 / 40Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WA

2009-08-084:02

#0560#5 / 40Pyramid ArenaMemphis, TN

1999-09-293:25

#0656#6 / 40Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2024-12-283:45

#0754#7 / 40Greek TheatreLos Angeles, CA

1998-10-294:42

#0853#8 / 40Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2012-12-316:09

#0953#9 / 40Dunkin' Donuts CenterProvidence, RI

2019-11-293:53

#1053#10 / 40Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

1998-12-284:56

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0156#6 / 40Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2024-12-283:45

#0251#15 / 40Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids, MI

2024-08-073:44

#03—Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2024-02-223:37

#0443#31 / 40Broadview Stage at SPACSaratoga Springs, NY

2023-08-263:37

#0548#23 / 40Oak Mountain AmphitheatrePelham, AL

2021-07-303:33

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS41

DEBUT1998

LAST2024

AVG LEN4:02

CHARTED0

GAP MAX133

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1998–2024 · 28 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE39 VERSIONS

51015205m

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (23)RANGE · 3–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1998–2024

3:003:304:004:305:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE41 PLAYS

SET 1 · 73%SET 2 · 7%ENCORE · 20%

SET 1 30SET 2 3ENCORE 8

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE4

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

2461

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY4 02Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco · CA2 03Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA2 04Empire Polo ClubIndio · CA2 05Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids · MI1 06Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY10 02CA6

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Reba11 02Piper11 03Tweezer Reprise11 04Mike's Song11 05Harry Hood11 06Back on the Train11 07Tweezer10 08Weekapaug Groove10 09Limb By Limb10

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

If I Only Had a Brain41 Bike

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN26 TOURS · 41 PLAYS · 41 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011998 Fall Tour77Oct 29, 1998·Nov 25, 1998 02Not Part of a Tour66Oct 17, 1998·Nov 1, 2009 032000 Summer U.S. Tour33Jun 24, 2000·Jul 14, 2000 042000 Fall Tour33Sep 14, 2000·Oct 1, 2000 052000 Summer Japan Tour11Jun 16, 2000 062003 Summer Tour11Jul 19, 2003 072003 Winter Tour11Feb 20, 2003 082009 Early Summer Tour11Jun 2, 2009 092009 Fall Tour11Nov 27, 2009 102009 Late Summer Tour11Aug 8, 2009

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1932· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Driver

Phish original·debuted 10.17.98·Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View

41 PLAYS·40 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

63BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 41

07.16.16Gorge

George, WA · 4:15

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Year by year14 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1998–2026v3.2

1998 · 63.4

'98'05'12'19'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 199811 VERS · BEST 63.4

By era4 ERAS · 41 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS21

AVG · BEST49·63

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST45·48

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS13

AVG · BEST48·63

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS5

AVG · BEST50·56

BEST VERSION→

Versions40 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.16.16 Gorge · George, WA

—4:1563 #02

10.20.98 Sony Music Studios · New York, NY

—4:2563 #03

05.23.00 Roseland Ballroom · New York, NY

—18:3462 #04

08.08.09 Gorge · George, WA

—4:0262 #05

09.29.99 Pyramid Arena · Memphis, TN

—3:2560 #06

12.28.24 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—3:4556 #07

10.29.98 Greek · Los Angeles, CA

—4:4254 #08

12.31.12 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—6:0953 #09

11.29.19 Dunkin' Donuts · Providence, RI

—3:5353 #10

12.28.98 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—4:5653

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS41across 4 eras

ANALYZED4098% of all

AVG DURATION4:02duration

LONGEST18:3405.23.00 ROSELAND BALLROOM

SHORTEST3:1708.03.13 BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDI

LONGEST GAP133 SH.2021 → 2024

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT10.17.98MOUNTAIN VIEW

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1998–202441 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24

MAX · 6 /MO·TOTAL · 41

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS40 PERFS

LONGEST · 133 SH.·MEDIAN · 9 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE39 VERSIONS

3m7m

MEDIAN · 3:30·PEAK · 3–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1998–2024

SHORT · 3:17 · 2013·LONG · 4:55 · 2012

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX41 PLAYS

S1 73%ENCORE 20%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE4

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #3

#1#12

TRANSITION OUT41 PLAYS

90%

STOP · 37END · 1SEGUE · 3

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY4 02Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco · CA2 03Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA2 04Empire Polo ClubIndio · CA2 05Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids · MI1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY10CA6WA2IL2TN2MI1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN5

MON5

TUE4

WED4

THU7

FRI8

SAT8

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.01.7%

v2.02.9%

v3.03.1%

v4.01.6%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Reba11 02Piper11 03Tweezer Reprise11 04Mike's Song11 05Harry Hood11 06Back on the Train11

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

If I Only Had a Brain41 Bike42 Memories42 A Wave of Hope40 Ruby Waves42 A Life Beyond The Dream43 Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)39 Dogs Stole Things43

By tour26 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS41 TOTAL

011998 Fall Tour1998 · 7 sh7 02Not Part of a Tour1998–2009 · 6 sh6 032000 Summer U.S. Tour2000 · 3 sh3 042000 Fall Tour2000 · 3 sh3 052000 Summer Japan Tour2000 · 1 sh1 062003 Summer Tour2003 · 1 sh1 072003 Winter Tour2003 · 1 sh1 082009 Early Summer Tour2009 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER DRIVERSWIPE →

20%Tweezer Reprise2× →→20%Wading in the Velvet Sea2× →→20%David Bowie2× →→20%Reba2× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE DRIVERSWIPE →

26.67%Maze4× ←→20%The Inlaw Josie Wales3× ←→13.33%Sleep2× ←→13.33%Jesus Just Left Chicago2× ←→

Top venues1 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG452

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