How many times has Phish played Fly Famous Mockingbird?

Phish has performed "Fly Famous Mockingbird" 143 times since February 7, 1988.

What is the longest version of Fly Famous Mockingbird by Phish?

The longest version of "Fly Famous Mockingbird" was 13:20 long, performed at The Sting in New Britain, CT on May 16, 1991.

When was the last time Phish played Fly Famous Mockingbird?

Phish last played "Fly Famous Mockingbird" on July 29, 2026. The current gap is 2 shows.

When did Phish first play Fly Famous Mockingbird?

"Fly Famous Mockingbird" debuted on February 7, 1988 at Nectar's in Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Fly Famous Mockingbird?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Fly Famous Mockingbird" are: Colonel Forbin's Ascent, You Enjoy Myself, Possum, Golgi Apparatus, David Bowie.

← BACK·SONGS·Fly Famous Mockingbird

LIVE · 143 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Fly Famous Mockingbird

143 performances since 1988, with 109 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 74 on 2026-07-29.

DEBUT · 1988-02-07 · Burlington·LAST · 2026-07-29 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 161 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1988–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’88’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2026-07-29 · 74LONGEST · 13:20 · 1991-05-16SHORTEST · 1:11YEARS · 38

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN109 OF 143 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 115 plays74

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 8 plays71

v4.02021–present · 4 plays74

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 109 · BY SCORE109 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0174#1 / 109Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-297:21

#0274#2 / 109The Cameo TheatreMiami Beach, FL

1993-02-2513:12

#0372#3 / 109Tennessee TheatreKnoxville, TN

1993-07-2912:50

#0471#4 / 109Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI

2015-08-0911:02

#0567#5 / 109The InfernoSteamboat Springs, CO

1990-04-1412:42

#0666#6 / 109SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-187:57

#0765#7 / 109The StingNew Britain, CT

1991-05-1613:20

#0864#8 / 109The RomaTelluride, CO

1988-07-299:15

#0963#9 / 109The FrontBurlington, VT

1990-01-286:06

#1061#10 / 109Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2017-07-302:29

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0174#1 / 109Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-297:21

#0266#6 / 109SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-187:57

#0358#13 / 109Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2023-12-317:08

#0450#42 / 109Shoreline AmphitheatreMountain View, CA

2021-08-316:08

#0561#10 / 109Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2017-07-302:29

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS143

DEBUT1988

LAST2026

AVG LEN6:35

CHARTED0

GAP MAX161

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1988–2026 · 73 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE117 VERSIONS

102030405060705m10m

MEDIAN · 6:30PEAK · 6–7m (72)RANGE · 1–14m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1988–2026

3:006:009:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE143 PLAYS

SET 1 · 75%SET 2 · 24%

SET 1 107SET 2 34SET 3 2

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE4

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 7

5101520

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01The FrontBurlington · VT10 02Nectar'sBurlington · VT7 03Madison Square GardenNew York · NY6 04Old Stone ChurchNewmarket · NH4 05The ChancePoughkeepsie · NY3 06Darien Lake Performing Arts CenterDarien Center · NY2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01VT24 02NY23

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Colonel Forbin's Ascent129 02You Enjoy Myself65 03Possum65 04Golgi Apparatus57 05David Bowie53 06Mike's Song53 07Weekapaug Groove50 08Divided Sky46 09Suzy Greenberg45

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Colonel Forbin's Ascent

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN34 TOURS · 143 PLAYS · 131 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011988 Tour2020Feb 7, 1988·Dec 17, 1988 021989 Tour1818Jan 26, 1989·Nov 30, 1989 031993 Winter/Spring Tour1512Feb 7, 1993·May 3, 1993 041990 Tour1414Jan 28, 1990·Dec 28, 1990 051992 Spring Tour129Mar 19, 1992·May 17, 1992 061991 Winter/Spring Tour1010Feb 8, 1991·May 16, 1991 071994 Fall Tour95Oct 14, 1994·Nov 30, 1994 081991 Fall Tour77Sep 30, 1991·Dec 7, 1991 091994 Summer Tour43Jun 16, 1994·Jul 8, 1994 101992 Fall Tour44Nov 21, 1992·Dec 8, 1992

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 258· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Fly Famous Mockingbird

Phish original·debuted 02.07.88·Nectar's, Burlington

143 PLAYS·109 ANALYZED·3 ERASRARITY · COMMON

74BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 143

07.29.26Madison Square Garden

New York, NY · 7:21

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Year by year20 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1988–2026v3.2

1993 · 74

'88'97'07'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 199317 VERS · BEST 74

By era4 ERAS · 127 PLAYS

1.0 · 1152.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS115

AVG · BEST48·74

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS8

AVG · BEST50·71

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS4

AVG · BEST62·74

BEST VERSION→

Versions109 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.29.26 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—7:2174 #02

02.25.93 The Cameo · Miami Beach, FL

—13:1274 #03

07.29.93 Tennessee · Knoxville, TN

—12:5072 #04

08.09.15 Alpine Valley Music · East Troy, WI

—11:0271 #05

04.14.90 The Inferno · Steamboat Springs, CO

—12:4267 #06

04.18.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—7:5766 #07

05.16.91 The Sting · New Britain, CT

—13:2065 #08

07.29.88 The Roma · Telluride, CO

—9:1564 #09

01.28.90 The Front · Burlington, VT

—6:0663 #10

07.30.17 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—2:2961

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS143across 3 eras

ANALYZED10976% of all

AVG DURATION6:35duration

LONGEST13:2005.16.91 THE STING

SHORTEST1:1112.31.95 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

LONGEST GAP161 SH.1998 → 2000

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT02.07.88BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1988–2026143 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'88'93'98'03'08'13'18'23'26

MAX · 6 /MO·TOTAL · 143

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS130 PERFS

LONGEST · 161 SH.·MEDIAN · 6 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE117 VERSIONS

1m14m

MEDIAN · 6:30·PEAK · 6–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1988–2026

SHORT · 2:29 · 2017·LONG · 11:02 · 2015

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX143 PLAYS

S1 75%S2 24%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE4

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #7

#2#14

TRANSITION OUT143 PLAYS

41%50%

STOP · 59END · 5SEGUE · 72HARD · 7

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01The FrontBurlington · VT10 02Nectar'sBurlington · VT7 03Madison Square GardenNew York · NY6 04Old Stone ChurchNewmarket · NH4 05The ChancePoughkeepsie · NY3

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

VT24NY23CO11CA10MA10NH9

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN26

MON15

TUE10

WED11

THU29

FRI30

SAT22

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.09.6%

v3.01.8%

v4.01.5%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Colonel Forbin's Ascent129 02You Enjoy Myself65 03Possum65 04Golgi Apparatus57 05David Bowie53 06Mike's Song53

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Colonel Forbin's Ascent130 Gumbo129 Kill Devil Falls127 Big Black Furry Creature from Mars135 The Wedge136 McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters125 Guyute138 Light138

By tour34 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS143 TOTAL

011988 Tour1988 · 20 sh20 021989 Tour1989 · 18 sh18 031993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 12 sh15 041990 Tour1990 · 14 sh14 051992 Spring Tour1992 · 9 sh12 061991 Winter/Spring Tour1991 · 10 sh10 071994 Fall Tour1994 · 5 sh9 081991 Fall Tour1991 · 7 sh7

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER FLY FAMOUS MOCKINGBIRDSWIPE →

23.68%Sparkle9× →→18.42%The Sloth7× →→18.42%Possum7× →→13.16%Rift5× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE FLY FAMOUS MOCKINGBIRDSWIPE →

90.85%Colonel Forbin's Ascent129× ←→3.52%The Vibration of Life5× ←→2.82%Icculus4× ←→1.41%The Lizards2× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

The ChancePOUGHKEEPSIE, NY

PLAYSAVG355

55 Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG552

52 The FrontBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG1049

49 Nectar'sBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG747

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