How many times has Phish played Ginseng Sullivan?

Phish has performed "Ginseng Sullivan" 87 times since August 11, 1993.

What is the longest version of Ginseng Sullivan by Phish?

The longest version of "Ginseng Sullivan" was 5:06 long, performed at The Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA on April 23, 1994.

When was the last time Phish played Ginseng Sullivan?

Phish last played "Ginseng Sullivan" on September 14, 2025. The current gap is 23 shows.

When did Phish first play Ginseng Sullivan?

"Ginseng Sullivan" debuted on August 11, 1993 at Eastbrook Theatre in Grand Rapids, MI.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Ginseng Sullivan?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Ginseng Sullivan" are: Sample in a Jar, Down with Disease, Chalk Dust Torture, Split Open and Melt, Maze.

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LIVE · 87 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · Norman Blake

Ginseng Sullivan

87 performances since 1993, with 92 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 70 on 2013-09-01.

DEBUT · 1993-08-11 · Grand Rapids·LAST · 2025-09-14 · Birmingham·LONGEST GAP · 194 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1993–2025INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’93’95’00’05’10’15’20’25

BEST · 2013-09-01 · 70LONGEST · 9:35 · 2013-09-01SHORTEST · 0:55YEARS · 32

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN92 OF 87 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 73 plays62

v2.02002–2004 · 2 plays49

v3.02009–2020 · 15 plays70

v4.02021–present · 4 plays63

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 92 · BY SCORE92 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0170#1 / 92Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2013-09-019:35

#0263#2 / 92TD Pavilion at the MannPhiladelphia, PA

2025-07-163:08

#0362#3 / 92Concert HallToronto, Ontario

1994-04-064:40

#0460#4 / 92Montezuma Hall, San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA

1994-05-143:45

#0560#5 / 92The Fox TheatreAtlanta, GA

1994-04-235:06

#0659#6 / 92The Edge Night ClubOrlando, FL

1994-04-303:42

#0759#7 / 92William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA

2023-04-194:54

#0858#8 / 92Roseland BallroomNew York, NY

2000-05-235:54

#0957#9 / 92The Arlington TheatreSanta Barbara, CA

1994-05-174:16

#1057#10 / 92Worcester Centrum CentreWorcester, MA

1998-11-273:46

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0145#44 / 92Coca-Cola AmphitheaterBirmingham, AL

2025-09-143:15

#0263#2 / 92TD Pavilion at the MannPhiladelphia, PA

2025-07-163:08

#0335#77 / 92Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids, MI

2024-08-073:22

#0459#7 / 92William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA

2023-04-194:54

#0538#63 / 92PNC Music PavilionCharlotte, NC

2019-06-213:00

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS87

DEBUT1993

LAST2025

AVG LEN3:43

CHARTED0

GAP MAX194

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1993–2025 · 44 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE83 VERSIONS

10203040505m

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (56)RANGE · 2–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1993–2025

2:303:003:304:004:30

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

SET MIX & ROLE87 PLAYS

SET 1 · 79%SET 2 · 11%ENCORE · 9%

SET 1 69SET 2 10ENCORE 8

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE8

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 6

5101246

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02Loring Commerce CentreLimestone · ME3 03Blossom Music CenterCuyahoga Falls · OH2 04Oak Mountain AmphitheatrePelham · AL2 05Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA2 06Star Lake AmphitheatreBurgettstown · PA2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY8 02PA

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Sample in a Jar33 02Down with Disease30 03Chalk Dust Torture27 04Split Open and Melt25 05Maze24 06Stash24 07Run Like an Antelope23 08You Enjoy Myself22 09Julius21

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

No Men In No Man's Land

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN40 TOURS · 87 PLAYS · 87 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011994 Spring Tour1414Apr 6, 1994·May 26, 1994 021993 Summer Tour77Aug 11, 1993·Aug 28, 1993 031996 Fall Tour55Oct 21, 1996·Nov 24, 1996 041994 Summer Tour55Jun 9, 1994·Jul 5, 1994 051997 Summer U.S. Tour55Jul 21, 1997·Aug 16, 1997 061997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)55Nov 19, 1997·Dec 13, 1997 071997 Summer European Tour44Jun 20, 1997·Jul 10, 1997 081998 Fall Tour33Nov 13, 1998·Nov 24, 1998 091999 Fall Tour33Sep 10, 1999·Oct 3, 1999 102011 Early Summer Tour22Jun 14, 2011·Jun 30, 2011

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 973· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Ginseng Sullivan

Cover of Norman Blake·debuted 08.11.93·Eastbrook Theatre, Grand Rapids

87 PLAYS·92 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

70BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 87

09.01.13Dick's Sporting Goods

Commerce City, CO · 9:35

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Year by year20 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1993–2026v3.2

2013 · 69.6

'93'01'09'17'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20134 VERS · BEST 69.6

By era4 ERAS · 94 PLAYS

1.0 · 732.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS73

AVG · BEST44·62

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST43·49

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS15

AVG · BEST44·70

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS4

AVG · BEST50·63

BEST VERSION→

Versions92 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

09.01.13 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—9:3570 #02

07.16.25 TD at the Mann · Philadelphia, PA

—3:0863 #03

04.06.94 Concert Hall · Toronto, Ontario

—4:4062 #04

05.14.94 Montezuma Hall, San Di · San Diego, CA

—3:4560 #05

04.23.94 The Fox · Atlanta, GA

—5:0660 #06

04.30.94 The Edge Night Club · Orlando, FL

—3:4259 #07

04.19.23 William Randolph Hears · Berkeley, CA

—4:5459 #08

05.23.00 Roseland Ballroom · New York, NY

—5:5458 #09

05.17.94 The Arlington · Santa Barbara, CA

—4:1657 #10

11.27.98 Worcester Centrum · Worcester, MA

—3:4657

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS87across 4 eras

ANALYZED92106% of all

AVG DURATION3:43duration

LONGEST9:3509.01.13 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS

SHORTEST0:5506.13.00 CLUB QUATTRO

LONGEST GAP194 SH.2019 → 2024

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT08.11.93GRAND RAPIDS

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1993–202587 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'93'95'97'99'01'03'05'07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25

MAX · 8 /MO·TOTAL · 87

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS86 PERFS

LONGEST · 194 SH.·MEDIAN · 6 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE83 VERSIONS

2m6m

MEDIAN · 3:30·PEAK · 3–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1993–2025

SHORT · 2:59 · 2009·LONG · 4:22 · 2015

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX87 PLAYS

S1 79%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE8

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #5

#1#10

TRANSITION OUT87 PLAYS

79%20%

STOP · 69END · 1SEGUE · 17

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02Loring Commerce CentreLimestone · ME3 03Blossom Music CenterCuyahoga Falls · OH2 04Oak Mountain AmphitheatrePelham · AL2 05Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY8PA6OH6WA4CA4AL3

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN13

MON7

TUE15

WED13

THU9

FRI18

SAT12

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.05.6%

v2.02.9%

v3.02.9%

v4.01.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Sample in a Jar33 02Down with Disease30 03Chalk Dust Torture27 04Split Open and Melt25 05Maze24 06Stash24

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

No Men In No Man's Land87 The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday86 Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley86 Peaches en Regalia89 Golden Age89 Bold As Love85 Carolina85 Cars Trucks Buses89

By tour40 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS87 TOTAL

011994 Spring Tour1994 · 14 sh14 021993 Summer Tour1993 · 7 sh7 031996 Fall Tour1996 · 5 sh5 041994 Summer Tour1994 · 5 sh5 051997 Summer U.S. Tour1997 · 5 sh5 061997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)1997 · 5 sh5 071997 Summer European Tour1997 · 4 sh4 081998 Fall Tour1998 · 3 sh3

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER GINSENG SULLIVANSWIPE →

25%Nellie Kane6× →→20.83%Dog Faced Boy5× →→16.67%Stash4× →→12.5%Sample in a Jar3× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE GINSENG SULLIVANSWIPE →

20%Theme from the Bottom3× ←→20%Stash3× ←→20%My Soul3× ←→13.33%Harry Hood2× ←→

Top venues2 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Loring Commerce CentreLIMESTONE, ME

PLAYSAVG344

44 Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG336

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