How many times has Phish played Free Bird?

Phish has performed "Free Bird" 28 times since March 6, 1987.

What is the longest version of Free Bird by Phish?

The longest version of "Free Bird" was 13:46 long, performed at AmSouth Amphitheatre in Antioch, TN on June 22, 2000.

When was the last time Phish played Free Bird?

Phish last played "Free Bird" on November 29, 2009. The current gap is 652 shows.

When did Phish first play Free Bird?

"Free Bird" debuted on March 6, 1987 at Goddard College in Plainfield, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Free Bird?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Free Bird" are: Golgi Apparatus, Also Sprach Zarathustra, Rift, Hold Your Head Up, You Enjoy Myself.

← BACK·SONGS·Free Bird

LIVE · 28 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · Lynyrd Skynyrd

Free Bird

28 performances since 1987, with 26 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 67 on 2000-06-22.

DEBUT · 1987-03-06 · Plainfield·LAST · 2009-11-29 · Portland·LONGEST GAP · 525 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1987–2009INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’87’90’95’00’05’09

BEST · 2000-06-22 · 67LONGEST · 13:46 · 2000-06-22SHORTEST · 4:10YEARS · 22

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN26 OF 28 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 27 plays67

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 1 play56

v4.02021–present · 0 plays—

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 26 · BY SCORE26 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0167#1 / 26AmSouth AmphitheatreAntioch, TN

2000-06-2213:46

#0262#2 / 26Masquerade Music ParkAtlanta, GA

1993-07-315:21

#0361#3 / 26Hayden SquareTempe, AZ

1994-05-136:58

#0458#4 / 26The Mann Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia, PA

1993-07-164:24

#0556#5 / 26Cumberland County Civic CenterPortland, ME

2009-11-294:38

#0655#6 / 26Shoreline AmphitheatreMountain View, CA

1998-10-174:24

#0755#7 / 26Arlene Schnitzer Concert HallPortland, OR

1993-08-264:29

#0855#8 / 26IC Light AmphitheaterPittsburgh, PA

1993-07-184:13

#0954#9 / 26The Macauley TheaterLouisville, KY

1993-08-154:42

#1054#10 / 26Tennessee TheatreKnoxville, TN

1993-07-294:12

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0156#5 / 26Cumberland County Civic CenterPortland, ME

2009-11-294:38

#0267#1 / 26AmSouth AmphitheatreAntioch, TN

2000-06-2213:46

#0351#16 / 26Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

1998-12-294:10

#0445#24 / 26Pepsi ArenaAlbany, NY

1998-11-254:11

#0551#17 / 26UIC Pavilion, University of IllinoisChicago, IL

1998-11-094:31

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS28

DEBUT1987

LAST2009

AVG LEN5:10

CHARTED0

GAP MAX525

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1987–2009 · 13 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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 MINUTE26 VERSIONS

51015205m10m

MEDIAN · 4:30PEAK · 4–5m (20)RANGE · 4–14m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1987–2009

6:009:0012:00’90

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

SET MIX & ROLE28 PLAYS

SET 1 · 11%SET 2 · 14%ENCORE · 71%

SET 1 3SET 2 4SET 3 1ENCORE 20

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE2

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE3

ENCORE25

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 2

5101

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Cumberland County Civic CenterPortland · ME2 02AmSouth AmphitheatreAntioch · TN1 03Madison Square GardenNew York · NY1 04Pepsi ArenaAlbany · NY1 05UIC Pavilion, University of IllinoisChicago · IL1 06Thomas & Mack CenterLas Vegas · NV1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY3 02VT

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Golgi Apparatus17 02Also Sprach Zarathustra13 03Rift12 04Hold Your Head Up12 05You Enjoy Myself12 06Stash11 07Divided Sky11 08Poor Heart10 09Maze10

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Army of One28 Donna Lee

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN11 TOURS · 28 PLAYS · 28 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011993 Summer Tour1313Jul 15, 1993·Aug 26, 1993 021994 Spring Tour44Apr 23, 1994·May 29, 1994 031998 Fall Tour33Oct 30, 1998·Nov 25, 1998 041994 Summer Tour11Jun 19, 1994 051998 NYE Run11Dec 29, 1998 062000 Summer U.S. Tour11Jun 22, 2000 072009 Fall Tour11Nov 29, 2009 081987 Tour11Mar 6, 1987 09Not Part of a Tour11Oct 17, 1998 101989 Tour11Mar 13, 1989

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 165· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Free Bird

Cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd·debuted 03.06.87·Goddard College, Plainfield

28 PLAYS·26 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

67BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 28

06.22.00AmSouth

Antioch, TN · 13:46

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Year by year7 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1987–2026v3.2

2000 · 67.3

'87'96'06'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20001 VERS · BEST 67.3

By era4 ERAS · 28 PLAYS

1.0 · 272.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS27

AVG · BEST52·67

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST56·56

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions26 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

06.22.00 AmSouth · Antioch, TN

—13:4667 #02

07.31.93 Masquerade Music Park · Atlanta, GA

—5:2162 #03

05.13.94 Hayden Square · Tempe, AZ

—6:5861 #04

07.16.93 The Mann for the Perfo · Philadelphia, PA

—4:2458 #05

11.29.09 Cumberland County Civi · Portland, ME

—4:3856 #06

10.17.98 Shoreline · Mountain View, CA

—4:2455 #07

08.26.93 Arlene Schnitzer Conce · Portland, OR

—4:2955 #08

07.18.93 IC Light · Pittsburgh, PA

—4:1355 #09

08.15.93 The Macauley · Louisville, KY

—4:4254 #10

07.29.93 Tennessee · Knoxville, TN

—4:1254

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS28across 2 eras

ANALYZED2693% of all

AVG DURATION5:10duration

LONGEST13:4606.22.00 AMSOUTH

SHORTEST4:1012.29.98 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

LONGEST GAP525 SH.1989 → 1993

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT03.06.87PLAINFIELD

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1987–200928 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'87'89'91'93'95'97'99'01'03'05'07'09

MAX · 7 /MO·TOTAL · 28

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS27 PERFS

LONGEST · 525 SH.·MEDIAN · 5 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE26 VERSIONS

4m14m

MEDIAN · 4:30·PEAK · 4–5m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1987–2009

SHORT · 4:30 · 1993·LONG · 13:46 · 2000

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX28 PLAYS

S2 14%ENCORE 71%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE2

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE3

ENCORE25

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #2

#1#11

TRANSITION OUT28 PLAYS

89%

STOP · 3END · 25

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY3VT3ME2TN2CA2MI2

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · THU

SUN6

MON2

TUE2

WED1

THU7

FRI6

SAT4

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.02.2%

v3.00.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Golgi Apparatus17 02Also Sprach Zarathustra13 03Rift12 04Hold Your Head Up12 05You Enjoy Myself12 06Stash11

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Army of One28 Donna Lee28 Lonely Trip27 Acoustic Army27 About to Run29 Dog Log29 Auld Lang Syne29 The Star-Spangled Banner27

By tour11 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS28 TOTAL

011993 Summer Tour1993 · 13 sh13 021994 Spring Tour1994 · 4 sh4 031998 Fall Tour1998 · 3 sh3 041994 Summer Tour1994 · 1 sh1 051998 NYE Run1998 · 1 sh1 062000 Summer U.S. Tour2000 · 1 sh1 072009 Fall Tour2009 · 1 sh1 081987 Tour1987 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER FREE BIRDSWIPE →

33.33%Carini1× →→33.33%Driver1× →→33.33%Happy Birthday to You1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE FREE BIRDSWIPE →

28.57%Rocky Top2× ←→14.29%Chalk Dust Torture1× ←→14.29%Driver1× ←→14.29%Fire1× ←→

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Common questions

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