How many times has Phish played Drums?

Phish has performed "Drums" 11 times since November 3, 1984.

What is the longest version of Drums by Phish?

The longest version of "Drums" was 16:01 long, performed at Slade Hall, University of Vermont in Burlington, VT on November 3, 1984.

When was the last time Phish played Drums?

Phish last played "Drums" on August 2, 2009. The current gap is 673 shows.

When did Phish first play Drums?

"Drums" debuted on November 3, 1984 at Slade Hall, University of Vermont in Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Drums?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Drums" are: Bouncing Around the Room, Reba, Possum, Also Sprach Zarathustra, Chalk Dust Torture.

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LIVE · 11 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · Traditional

Drums

11 performances since 1984, with 9 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 60 on 1991-05-17.

DEBUT · 1984-11-03 · Burlington·LAST · 2009-08-02 · Morrison·LONGEST GAP · 319 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1984–2009INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’84’85’90’95’00’05’09

BEST · 1991-05-17 · 60LONGEST · 16:01 · 1984-11-03SHORTEST · 1:42YEARS · 25

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN9 OF 11 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 8 plays60

v2.02002–2004 · 1 play56

v3.02009–2020 · 1 play50

v4.02021–present · 0 plays—

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

TOP VERSIONS· 9 OF 9 · BY SCORE9 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0160#1 / 9Campus ClubProvidence, RI

1991-05-176:07

#0258#2 / 9The ChancePoughkeepsie, NY

1991-05-025:57

#0356#3 / 9Tweeter CenterMansfield, MA

2004-08-115:07

#0455#4 / 9Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial ColiseumWinston-Salem, NC

1994-04-2110:41

#0552#5 / 9Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1984-12-019:57

#0650#6 / 9Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, CO

2009-08-022:27

#0747#7 / 9Slade Hall, University of VermontBurlington, VT

1984-11-0316:01

#0845#8 / 9Oak Mountain AmphitheatrePelham, AL

1994-10-156:06

#0936#9 / 9Memorial Auditorium BasementBurlington, VT

1985-11-141:42

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0150#6 / 9Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, CO

2009-08-022:27

#0256#3 / 9Tweeter CenterMansfield, MA

2004-08-115:07

#0345#8 / 9Oak Mountain AmphitheatrePelham, AL

1994-10-156:06

#0455#4 / 9Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial ColiseumWinston-Salem, NC

1994-04-2110:41

#0560#1 / 9Campus ClubProvidence, RI

1991-05-176:07

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS11

DEBUT1984

LAST2009

AVG LEN7:07

CHARTED0

GAP MAX319

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1984–2009 · 10 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'84'85'86'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE9 VERSIONS

125m10m15m

MEDIAN · 6:30PEAK · 5–6m (2)RANGE · 1–17m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1984–2009

3:006:009:0012:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE11 PLAYS

SET 1 · 55%SET 2 · 27%ENCORE · 18%

SET 1 6SET 2 3ENCORE 2

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE2

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 4

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison · CO1 02Tweeter CenterMansfield · MA1 03Starplex AmphitheatreDallas · TX1 04Oak Mountain AmphitheatrePelham · AL1 05Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial ColiseumWinston-Salem · NC1 06Campus ClubProvidence · RI1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01VT3 02CO

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Bouncing Around the Room5 02Reba4 03Possum4 04Also Sprach Zarathustra4 05Chalk Dust Torture4 06Cavern4 07Makisupa Policeman3 08Jam3 09Maze3

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Olivia's Pool11 Anarchy

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN9 TOURS · 11 PLAYS · 11 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011991 Winter/Spring Tour22May 2, 1991·May 17, 1991 021984 Tour22Nov 3, 1984·Dec 1, 1984 031990 Tour11Oct 18, 1990 041994 Fall Tour11Oct 15, 1994 051994 Spring Tour11Apr 21, 1994 061997 Summer U.S. Tour11Jul 25, 1997 072004 Late Summer Tour11Aug 11, 2004 082009 Late Summer Tour11Aug 2, 2009 091985 Tour11Nov 14, 1985

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 19· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Drums

Cover of Traditional·debuted 11.03.84·Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington

11 PLAYS·9 ANALYZED·3 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

60BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 11

05.17.91Campus Club

Providence, RI · 6:07

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Year by year7 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1984–2026v3.2

1991 · 60.2

'84'94'05'15'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19912 VERS · BEST 60.2

By era4 ERAS · 10 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS8

AVG · BEST50·60

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST56·56

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST50·50

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions9 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

05.17.91 Campus Club · Providence, RI

—6:0760 #02

05.02.91 The Chance · Poughkeepsie, NY

—5:5758 #03

08.11.04 Tweeter · Mansfield, MA

—5:0756 #04

04.21.94 Lawrence Joel Veterans · Winston-Salem, NC

—10:4155 #05

12.01.84 Nectar's · Burlington, VT

—9:5752 #06

08.02.09 Red Rocks · Morrison, CO

—2:2750 #07

11.03.84 Slade Hall, University · Burlington, VT

—16:0147 #08

10.15.94 Oak Mountain · Pelham, AL

—6:0645 #09

11.14.85 Memorial Auditorium Ba · Burlington, VT

—1:4236

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS11across 3 eras

ANALYZED982% of all

AVG DURATION7:07duration

LONGEST16:0111.03.84 SLADE HALL, UNIVERSITY

SHORTEST1:4211.14.85 MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM BA

LONGEST GAP319 SH.1991 → 1994

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT11.03.84BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1984–200911 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'84'86'88'90'92'94'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'09

MAX · 2 /MO·TOTAL · 11

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS10 PERFS

LONGEST · 319 SH.·MEDIAN · 74 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE9 VERSIONS

1m17m

MEDIAN · 6:30·PEAK · 5–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1984–2009

SHORT · 1:42 · 1985·LONG · 12:59 · 1984

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX11 PLAYS

S1 55%S2 27%ENCORE 18%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE2

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#16

TRANSITION OUT11 PLAYS

18%64%

STOP · 1END · 1SEGUE · 2HARD · 7

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

VT3CO1MA1TX1AL1NC1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · THU

SUN1

MON0

TUE0

WED1

THU4

FRI2

SAT3

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.7%

v2.01.5%

v3.00.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Bouncing Around the Room5 02Reba4 03Possum4 04Also Sprach Zarathustra4 05Chalk Dust Torture4 06Cavern4

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Olivia's Pool11 Anarchy11 Energy11 Let Me Lie11 Clod11 The Well11 Cool It Down12 Anything But Me12

By tour9 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS11 TOTAL

011991 Winter/Spring Tour1991 · 2 sh2 021984 Tour1984 · 2 sh2 031990 Tour1990 · 1 sh1 041994 Fall Tour1994 · 1 sh1 051994 Spring Tour1994 · 1 sh1 061997 Summer U.S. Tour1997 · 1 sh1 072004 Late Summer Tour2004 · 1 sh1 082009 Late Summer Tour2009 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER DRUMSSWIPE →

16.67%Alumni Blues1× →→16.67%Foam1× →→16.67%Ghost1× →→16.67%Jam1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE DRUMSSWIPE →

16.67%Chalk Dust Torture1× ←→16.67%Cities1× ←→16.67%Hold Your Head Up1× ←→16.67%I Didn't Know1× ←→

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