How many times has Phish played Frankenstein?

Phish has performed "Frankenstein" 95 times since November 11, 1989.

What is the longest version of Frankenstein by Phish?

The longest version of "Frankenstein" was 10:49 long, performed at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on December 30, 1997.

When was the last time Phish played Frankenstein?

Phish last played "Frankenstein" on May 2, 2026. The current gap is 0 shows.

When did Phish first play Frankenstein?

"Frankenstein" debuted on November 11, 1989 at Patrick Gymnasium, University of Vermont in Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Frankenstein?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Frankenstein" are: You Enjoy Myself, Run Like an Antelope, Wilson, Chalk Dust Torture, Mike's Song.

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LIVE · 95 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · The Edgar Winter Group

Frankenstein

95 performances since 1989, with 94 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 80 on 1997-12-30.

DEBUT · 1989-11-11 · Burlington·LAST · 2026-05-02 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 337 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1989–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’89’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 1997-12-30 · 80LONGEST · 10:49 · 1997-12-30SHORTEST · 1:21YEARS · 37

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN94 OF 95 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 66 plays80

v2.02002–2004 · 11 plays55

v3.02009–2020 · 14 plays53

v4.02021–present · 3 plays72

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 94 · BY SCORE94 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0180#1 / 94Madison Square GardenNew York, NY · #2

1997-12-3010:49

#0280#2 / 94The Palace of Auburn HillsAuburn Hills, MI · #3

1995-10-285:55

#0372#3 / 94Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids, MI · #1

2024-08-074:56

#0472#4 / 94SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-05-025:14

#0567#5 / 94Great Woods Center for the Performing ArtsMansfield, MA · #4

1994-07-085:09

#0663#6 / 94Patrick Gymnasium, University of VermontBurlington, VT

1989-11-114:45

#0761#7 / 94Phoenix Plaza TheatrePontiac, MI

1994-06-234:49

#0860#8 / 94Civic CenterDes Moines, IA

1994-06-145:00

#0958#9 / 94GTE Virginia Beach AmphitheaterVirginia Beach, VA

1998-08-096:22

#1058#10 / 94TraxCharlottesville, VA

1991-07-244:38

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0172#4 / 94SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-05-025:14

#0272#3 / 94Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids, MI · #1

2024-08-074:56

#0350#35 / 94Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2023-08-025:45

#0451#28 / 94North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2019-12-074:54

#0546#47 / 94Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2017-08-047:03

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS95

DEBUT1989

LAST2026

AVG LEN5:21

CHARTED4

GAP MAX337

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1989–2026 · 54 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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 MINUTE93 VERSIONS

102030405m10m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 4–5m (43)RANGE · 4–11m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1989–2026

4:305:005:306:006:307:007:30

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

SET MIX & ROLE95 PLAYS

SET 1 · 28%SET 2 · 39%ENCORE · 31%

SET 1 27SET 2 37SET 3 2ENCORE 29

S1 OPEN4

S1 CLOSE15

S2 OPEN5

S2 CLOSE13

ENCORE40

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

5101520

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY7 02Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI4 03American Airlines ArenaMiami · FL2 04Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA2 05Tweeter Center at the WaterfrontCamden · NJ2 06Thomas & Mack CenterLas Vegas · NV2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY17 02MA

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01You Enjoy Myself33 02Run Like an Antelope27 03Wilson26 04Chalk Dust Torture25 05Mike's Song24 06Suzy Greenberg23 07Maze23 08Split Open and Melt23 09Bouncing Around the Room22

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Farmhouse

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN46 TOURS · 95 PLAYS · 94 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011995 Fall Tour77Oct 7, 1995·Dec 14, 1995 021991 Giant Country Horns Summer Tour66Jul 11, 1991·Jul 26, 1991 031994 Summer Tour66Jun 11, 1994·Jul 8, 1994 041996 Fall Tour66Oct 19, 1996·Dec 6, 1996 051999 Fall Tour44Sep 14, 1999·Oct 2, 1999 061997 Summer U.S. Tour44Jul 23, 1997·Aug 14, 1997 071989 Tour44Nov 11, 1989·Dec 3, 1989 081997 Winter European Tour44Feb 13, 1997·Feb 28, 1997 091994 Fall Tour44Oct 31, 1994·Dec 7, 1994 101998 Summer U.S. Tour33Jul 25, 1998·Aug 9, 1998

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 444· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Frankenstein

Cover of The Edgar Winter Group·debuted 11.11.89·Patrick Gymnasium, University of Vermont, Burlington

95 PLAYS·94 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

80BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 95

12.30.97Madison Square Garden

New York, NY · 10:49

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Year by year23 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1989–2026v3.2

1997 · 80.3

'89'98'07'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 199710 VERS · BEST 80.3

By era4 ERAS · 94 PLAYS

1.0 · 662.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS66

AVG · BEST47·80

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS11

AVG · BEST42·55

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS14

AVG · BEST43·53

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS3

AVG · BEST64·72

BEST VERSION→

Versions94 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

12.30.97 Madison Square Garden · New York, NYCHARTED

—10:4980 #02

10.28.95 The Palace of Auburn H · Auburn Hills, MICHARTED

—5:5580 #03

08.07.24 Van Andel Arena · Grand Rapids, MICHARTED

—4:5672 #04

05.02.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—5:1472 #05

07.08.94 Great Woods for the Pe · Mansfield, MACHARTED

—5:0967 #06

11.11.89 Patrick Gymnasium, Uni · Burlington, VT

—4:4563 #07

06.23.94 Phoenix Plaza · Pontiac, MI

—4:4961 #08

06.14.94 Civic · Des Moines, IA

—5:0060 #09

08.09.98 GTE Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach, VA

—6:2258 #10

07.24.91 Trax · Charlottesville, VA

—4:3858

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS95across 4 eras

ANALYZED9499% of all

AVG DURATION5:214 charted

LONGEST10:4912.30.97 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

SHORTEST1:2112.02.03 FLEETCENTER

LONGEST GAP337 SH.1991 → 1994

JAM CHART4CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT11.11.89BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1989–202695 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'89'94'99'04'09'14'19'24'26

MAX · 6 /MO·TOTAL · 95

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS93 PERFS

LONGEST · 337 SH.·MEDIAN · 7 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE93 VERSIONS

4m11m

MEDIAN · 5:30·PEAK · 4–5m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1989–2026

SHORT · 4:50 · 1989·LONG · 7:03 · 2017

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX95 PLAYS

S1 28%S2 39%ENCORE 31%

S1 OPEN4

S1 CLOSE15

S2 OPEN5

S2 CLOSE13

ENCORE40

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#16

TRANSITION OUT95 PLAYS

26%57%15%

STOP · 25END · 54SEGUE · 14HARD · 2

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY17MA8NV5WI5NJ5VA5

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN14

MON4

TUE7

WED15

THU19

FRI13

SAT23

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.05.4%

v2.014.7%

v3.03.1%

v4.01.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01You Enjoy Myself33 02Run Like an Antelope27 03Wilson26 04Chalk Dust Torture25 05Mike's Song24 06Suzy Greenberg23

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Farmhouse94 Tela93 Jam93 Love You93 Walk Away93 Paul and Silas92 Rock and Roll97 Sleeping Monkey97

By tour46 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS95 TOTAL

011995 Fall Tour1995 · 7 sh7 021991 Giant Country Horns Summer Tour1991 · 6 sh6 031994 Summer Tour1994 · 6 sh6 041996 Fall Tour1996 · 6 sh6 051999 Fall Tour1999 · 4 sh4 061997 Summer U.S. Tour1997 · 4 sh4 071989 Tour1989 · 4 sh4 081997 Winter European Tour1997 · 4 sh4

Charted appearances4 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

08.07.24·Van Andel Arena · Grand Rapids

Story goes, Billy heard "Frankenstein's" riff while rehearsing for the sit-in, and asks to play the song. Trey says, "Sure." They run it through. Humorous banter and a great version ensues, night two.…

→CHRT#2

12.30.97·Madison Square Garden · New York

> in from "Sneakin' Sally." Part 4 of an incredible 4-song encore, and this "Frankenstein" is jammed-out, taboot!

→CHRT#3

10.28.95·The Palace of Auburn H · Auburn Hills

On the heels of a strong "Mule" and crazed "YEM," beautiful play straddles the line between "Jam" and a perfect -> as "Strange Design" bleeds to breathe life into a wonderfully executed "Frankenstein.…

→CHRT#4

07.08.94·Great Woods for the Pe · Mansfield

-> in from "YEM." "Frankenstein" is sandwiched in the "YEM" jam.

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Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER FRANKENSTEINSWIPE →