How many times has Phish played Free?

Phish has performed "Free" 242 times since May 14, 1995.

What is the longest version of Free by Phish?

The longest version of "Free" was 33:10 long, performed at USAir Arena in Landover, MD on November 22, 1995.

When was the last time Phish played Free?

Phish last played "Free" on April 17, 2026. The current gap is 7 shows.

When did Phish first play Free?

"Free" debuted on May 14, 1995 at Fish's House in Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Free?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Free" are: Harry Hood, Down with Disease, Chalk Dust Torture, Bouncing Around the Room, Run Like an Antelope.

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LIVE · 242 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Free

242 performances since 1995, with 233 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 91 on 1995-11-22.

DEBUT · 1995-05-14 · Burlington·LAST · 2026-04-17 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 29 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1995–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 1995-11-22 · 91LONGEST · 33:10 · 1995-11-22SHORTEST · 2:21YEARS · 31

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN233 OF 242 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 84 plays91

v2.02002–2004 · 12 plays86

v3.02009–2020 · 97 plays91

v4.02021–present · 47 plays85

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 233 · BY SCORE233 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0191#1 / 233USAir ArenaLandover, MD · #28

1995-11-2233:10

#0291#2 / 233Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo · #5

2020-02-2015:08

#0390#3 / 233Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs, NY · #29

1995-06-2616:16

#0488#4 / 233South Park MeadowsAustin, TX · #23

1997-07-2612:39

#0586#5 / 233Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI · #10

2004-06-2613:10

#0686#6 / 233Portland MeadowsPortland, OR · #20

1998-07-1511:30

#0785#7 / 233Blossom Music CenterCuyahoga Falls, OH · #2

2022-08-0224:48

#0885#8 / 233KeySpan ParkBrooklyn, NY · #11

2004-06-1710:34

#0985#9 / 233American Airlines ArenaMiami, FL · #12

2003-12-2912:46

#1084#10 / 233The Wharf AmphitheaterOrange Beach, AL · #3

2022-05-2810:41

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0163#32 / 233SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-1710:34

#0275#27 / 233Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2026-01-308:34

#0363#34 / 233Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2025-12-318:27

#04—Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Expo CenterLouisville, KY

2025-09-12—

#0563#35 / 233Forest Hills StadiumForest Hills, NY

2025-07-238:19

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS242

DEBUT1995

LAST2026

AVG LEN9:04

CHARTED30

GAP MAX29

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1995–2026 · 123 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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 MINUTE236 VERSIONS

10203040506070

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

SET MIX & ROLE242 PLAYS

SET 1 · 55%SET 2 · 42%

SET 1 133SET 2 101SET 3 6ENCORE 2

S1 OPEN21

S1 CLOSE5

S2 OPEN11

S2 CLOSE4

ENCORE3

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 4

10203040

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY20 02Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO10 03Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo7 04Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia · MD6 05Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA6 06Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY5

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY44 02CO

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Harry Hood75 02Down with Disease63 03Chalk Dust Torture62 04Bouncing Around the Room58 05Run Like an Antelope54 06Wolfman's Brother54 07Bathtub Gin54 08You Enjoy Myself53 09Stash53

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Ya Mar

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN91 TOURS · 242 PLAYS · 239 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011995 Fall Tour2222Sep 27, 1995·Dec 17, 1995 021996 Fall Tour1010Oct 17, 1996·Dec 2, 1996 03Not Part of a Tour88May 14, 1995·Oct 25, 2024 041995 Summer Tour77Jun 8, 1995·Jul 3, 1995 052014 Summer76Jul 1, 2014·Aug 30, 2014 062015 Summer66Jul 24, 2015·Sep 6, 2015 072019 Summer Tour66Jun 11, 2019·Aug 30, 2019 082022 Summer Tour66Jul 16, 2022·Sep 3, 2022 092024 Summer Tour55Jul 21, 2024·Aug 31, 2024 102013 Summer Tour55Jul 7, 2013·Aug 31, 2013

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1198· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Free

Phish original·debuted 05.14.95·Fish's House, Burlington

242 PLAYS·233 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · COMMON

91BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 242

11.22.95USAir Arena

Landover, MD · 33:10

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Year by year26 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1995–2026v3.2

1995 · 91.1

'95'02'10'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 199531 VERS · BEST 91.1

By era4 ERAS · 240 PLAYS

1.0 · 842.03.0 · 974.0 · 47

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS84

AVG · BEST45·91

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS12

AVG · BEST54·86

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS97

AVG · BEST46·91

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS47

AVG · BEST51·85

BEST VERSION→

Versions233 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

11.22.95 USAir Arena · Landover, MDCHARTED

—33:1091 #02

02.20.20 Moon Palace · Cancun, Quintana RooCHARTED

—15:0891 #03

06.26.95 Saratoga Performing Ar · Saratoga Springs, NYCHARTED

—16:1690 #04

07.26.97 South Park Meadows · Austin, TXCHARTED

—12:3988 #05

06.26.04 Alpine Valley Music · East Troy, WICHARTED

—13:1086 #06

07.15.98 Portland Meadows · Portland, ORCHARTED

—11:3086 #07

08.02.22 Blossom Music · Cuyahoga Falls, OHCHARTED

—24:4885 #08

06.17.04 KeySpan Park · Brooklyn, NYCHARTED

—10:3485 #09

12.29.03 American Airlines Aren · Miami, FLCHARTED

—12:4685 #10

05.28.22 The Wharf · Orange Beach, ALCHARTED

—10:4184

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS242across 4 eras

ANALYZED23396% of all

AVG DURATION9:0430 charted

LONGEST33:1011.22.95 USAIR ARENA

SHORTEST2:2107.27.14 MERRIWEATHER POST

LONGEST GAP29 SH.1997 → 1998

JAM CHART30CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT05.14.95BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1995–2026242 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'95'97'99'01'03'05'07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25'26

MAX · 8 /MO·TOTAL · 242

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS238 PERFS

LONGEST · 29 SH.·MEDIAN · 4 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE236 VERSIONS

4m34m

MEDIAN · 8:30·PEAK · 8–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1995–2026

SHORT · 6:39 · 2014·LONG · 15:08 · 2020

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX242 PLAYS

S1 55%S2 42%

S1 OPEN21

S1 CLOSE5

S2 OPEN11

S2 CLOSE4

ENCORE3

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #2

#1#28

TRANSITION OUT242 PLAYS

58%36%

STOP · 141END · 11SEGUE · 86HARD · 4

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY44CO15CA15NV10MA10TN9

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN38

MON7

TUE30

WED32

THU23

FRI63

SAT49

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.06.8%

v2.017.6%

v3.021.0%

v4.019.7%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Harry Hood75 02Down with Disease63 03Chalk Dust Torture62 04Bouncing Around the Room58 05Run Like an Antelope54 06Wolfman's Brother54

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Ya Mar239 Funky Bitch238 Julius243 Ghost234 Good Times Bad Times231 Wolfman's Brother252 It's Ice253 My Sweet One254

By tour91 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS242 TOTAL

011995 Fall Tour1995 · 22 sh22 021996 Fall Tour1996 · 10 sh10 03Not Part of a Tour1995–2024 · 8 sh8 041995 Summer Tour1995 · 7 sh7 052014 Summer2014 · 6 sh7 062015 Summer2015 · 6 sh6 072019 Summer Tour2019 · 6 sh6 082022 Summer Tour2022 · 6 sh6

Charted appearances30 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

08.05.22·Atlantic City Beach · Atlantic City

"Free's" second encore and first-ever show-closing appearance comes loaded with heaps of extra synthy spank and filthy wah guitar.

→CHRT#2

08.02.22·Blossom Music · Cuyahoga Falls

The usual jam section is perfunctory, but improv continues after the normal ending and soon ascends to a more ethereal plane with thick bass counterpointing magisterial guitar and piano leads. Around…

→CHRT#3

05.28.22·The Wharf · Orange Beach

Some dirty chord work from Trey nudges the jam out of the usual bass-guitar duel into a into a full-on barrage of synths and effects creating a killer atmospheric groove. Filthy, filthy version.

→CHRT#4

10.23.21·North Island Credit Un · Chula Vista

> out of "NMINML". Trey weaves in one of the many "NICU" teases from this show into the first jam, then he suggests minor-key and Page follows him on synths, leading to a lower-boil groove replete wit…

→CHRT#5

02.20.20·Moon Palace · Cancun, Quintana Roo

Builds on Free's recent uptick (12/28/19) in a big way with extra attention being given to the usual funky jam section (watch out for Mike's thumping bass) and then > into the always-welcome "Shipwrec…

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Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER FREESWIPE →