How many times has Phish played Fire?

Phish has performed "Fire" 138 times since December 1, 1984.

What is the longest version of Fire by Phish?

The longest version of "Fire" was 10:01 long, performed at UIC Pavilion, University of Illinois in Chicago, IL on August 15, 2011.

When was the last time Phish played Fire?

Phish last played "Fire" on July 25, 2023. The current gap is 133 shows.

When did Phish first play Fire?

"Fire" debuted on December 1, 1984 at Nectar's in Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Fire?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Fire" are: You Enjoy Myself, Possum, Suzy Greenberg, The Lizards, Golgi Apparatus.

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LIVE · 138 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · Jimi Hendrix Experience

Fire

138 performances since 1984, with 120 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 83 on 2022-07-23.

DEBUT · 1984-12-01 · Burlington·LAST · 2023-07-25 · Philadelphia·LONGEST GAP · 90 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1984–2023INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’84’85’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’23

BEST · 2022-07-23 · 83LONGEST · 10:01 · 2011-08-15SHORTEST · 0:45YEARS · 39

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN120 OF 138 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 120 plays74

v2.02002–2004 · 3 plays58

v3.02009–2020 · 12 plays54

v4.02021–present · 2 plays83

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 120 · BY SCORE120 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0183#1 / 120Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsBethel, NY · #1

2022-07-236:03

#0274#2 / 120Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1988-06-219:51

#0363#3 / 120Ian McLean's Party, Connie Condon's FarmHebron, NY

1989-05-286:53

#0458#4 / 120Newport State AirportCoventry, VT

2004-08-147:60

#0554#5 / 120Gallagher'sWaitsfield, VT

1988-01-276:33

#0654#6 / 120UIC Pavilion, University of IllinoisChicago, IL

2011-08-1510:01

#0754#7 / 120The Great Hall, University of WisconsinMadison, WI

1990-11-084:55

#0854#8 / 120The Base Lodge, Stearns Hall, Johnson State CollegeJohnson, VT

1989-04-146:15

#0953#9 / 120Beecher Hill FarmHinesburg, VT

1988-05-156:00

#1053#10 / 120Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1988-02-075:18

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0134#78 / 120TD Pavilion at the MannPhiladelphia, PA

2023-07-254:19

#0283#1 / 120Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsBethel, NY · #1

2022-07-236:03

#0330#97 / 120Dunkin' Donuts CenterProvidence, RI

2019-11-294:44

#0444#32 / 120Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2017-08-054:10

#0535#76 / 120Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs, NY

2016-07-014:16

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS138

DEBUT1984

LAST2023

AVG LEN5:08

CHARTED1

GAP MAX90

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1984–2023 · 83 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'84'85'86'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE120 VERSIONS

102030405060700m5m10m

MEDIAN · 4:30PEAK · 4–5m (71)RANGE · 0–11m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1984–2023

4:005:006:007:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE138 PLAYS

SET 1 · 25%SET 2 · 20%ENCORE · 53%

SET 1 34SET 2 28SET 3 3ENCORE 73

S1 OPEN4

S1 CLOSE20

S2 OPEN5

S2 CLOSE19

ENCORE99

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 2

10203040

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT12 02Tipitina'sNew Orleans · LA3 03The FrontBurlington · VT3 04The RomaTelluride · CO3 05Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2 06Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01VT31 02NY20 03

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01You Enjoy Myself64 02Possum61 03Suzy Greenberg54 04The Lizards52 05Golgi Apparatus52 06Divided Sky50 07Mike's Song48 08Weekapaug Groove45 09Run Like an Antelope43

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Scent of a Mule138

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN44 TOURS · 138 PLAYS · 138 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011988 Tour2323Jan 27, 1988·Nov 5, 1988 021990 Tour1313Jan 29, 1990·Nov 26, 1990 031989 Tour1313Jan 26, 1989·Dec 8, 1989 041991 Winter/Spring Tour88Feb 16, 1991·Apr 26, 1991 051995 Fall Tour88Sep 28, 1995·Dec 16, 1995 061993 Winter/Spring Tour77Feb 6, 1993·Apr 23, 1993 071987 Tour66Feb 21, 1987·Nov 19, 1987 081994 Spring Tour55Apr 16, 1994·May 27, 1994 091996 Fall Tour55Oct 26, 1996·Dec 2, 1996 101991 Fall Tour44Oct 10, 1991·Nov 7, 1991

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 21· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Fire

Cover of Jimi Hendrix Experience·debuted 12.01.84·Nectar's, Burlington

138 PLAYS·120 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · COMMON

83BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 138

07.23.22Bethel Woods for the A

Bethel, NY · 6:03

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Year by year28 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1984–2026v3.2

2022 · 82.6

'84'94'05'15'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20221 VERS · BEST 82.6

By era4 ERAS · 137 PLAYS

1.0 · 1202.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS120

AVG · BEST38·74

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS3

AVG · BEST47·58

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS12

AVG · BEST37·54

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST58·83

BEST VERSION→

Versions120 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.23.22 Bethel Woods for the A · Bethel, NYCHARTED

—6:0383 #02

06.21.88 Nectar's · Burlington, VT

—9:5174 #03

05.28.89 Ian McLean's Party, Co · Hebron, NY

—6:5363 #04

08.14.04 Newport State Airport · Coventry, VT

—7:6058 #05

01.27.88 Gallagher's · Waitsfield, VT

—6:3354 #06

08.15.11 UIC , University of Il · Chicago, IL

—10:0154 #07

11.08.90 The Great Hall, Univer · Madison, WI

—4:5554 #08

04.14.89 The Base Lodge, Stearn · Johnson, VT

—6:1554 #09

05.15.88 Beecher Hill Farm · Hinesburg, VT

—6:0053 #10

02.07.88 Nectar's · Burlington, VT

—5:1853

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS138across 4 eras

ANALYZED12087% of all

AVG DURATION5:081 charted

LONGEST10:0108.15.11 UIC , UNIVERSITY OF IL

SHORTEST0:4507.29.88 THE ROMA

LONGEST GAP90 SH.1997 → 1999

JAM CHART1CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT12.01.84BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1984–2023138 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'84'89'94'99'04'09'14'19'23

MAX · 5 /MO·TOTAL · 138

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS137 PERFS

LONGEST · 90 SH.·MEDIAN · 7 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE120 VERSIONS

0m11m

MEDIAN · 4:30·PEAK · 4–5m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1984–2023

SHORT · 4:10 · 2017·LONG · 8:00 · 2004

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX138 PLAYS

S1 25%S2 20%ENCORE 53%

S1 OPEN4

S1 CLOSE20

S2 OPEN5

S2 CLOSE19

ENCORE99

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#15

TRANSITION OUT138 PLAYS

18%81%

STOP · 25END · 112SEGUE · 1

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT12 02Tipitina'sNew Orleans · LA3 03The FrontBurlington · VT3 04The RomaTelluride · CO3 05Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

VT31NY20CO11MA8RI5WI5

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN15

MON20

TUE17

WED11

THU20

FRI24

SAT31

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.09.7%

v2.04.4%

v3.02.7%

v4.00.8%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01You Enjoy Myself64 02Possum61 03Suzy Greenberg54 04The Lizards52 05Golgi Apparatus52 06Divided Sky50

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Scent of a Mule138 Esther137 Guyute136 Light135 The Wedge134 Big Black Furry Creature from Mars134 Birds of a Feather143 Fly Famous Mockingbird130

By tour44 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS138 TOTAL

011988 Tour1988 · 23 sh23 021990 Tour1990 · 13 sh13 031989 Tour1989 · 13 sh13 041991 Winter/Spring Tour1991 · 8 sh8 051995 Fall Tour1995 · 8 sh8 061993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 7 sh7 071987 Tour1987 · 6 sh6 081994 Spring Tour1994 · 5 sh5

Charted appearances1 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

07.23.22·Bethel Woods for the A · Bethel

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Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER FIRESWIPE →

33.33%You Enjoy Myself3× →→22.22%AC/DC Bag2× →→11.11%Alumni Blues1× →→11.11%Esther1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE FIRESWIPE →

24.14%Lawn Boy7× ←→24.14%Contact7× ←→17.24%The Lizards5× ←→13.79%Carolina4× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Nectar'sBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG1243

43 The FrontBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG334

34 Tipitina'sNEW ORLEANS, LA

PLAYSAVG333

33 The RomaTELLURIDE, CO

PLAYSAVG330

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