How many times has Phish played Grind?

Phish has performed "Grind" 31 times since December 30, 1998.

What is the longest version of Grind by Phish?

The longest version of "Grind" was 2:43 long, performed at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on December 31, 2024.

When was the last time Phish played Grind?

Phish last played "Grind" on December 31, 2024. The current gap is 62 shows.

When did Phish first play Grind?

"Grind" debuted on December 30, 1998 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Grind?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Grind" are: You Enjoy Myself, Backwards Down the Number Line, The Squirming Coil, First Tube, 46 Days.

← BACK·SONGS·Grind

LIVE · 31 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Grind

31 performances since 1998, with 31 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 67 on 2024-12-31.

DEBUT · 1998-12-30 · New York·LAST · 2024-12-31 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 93 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1998–2024INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’98’00’05’10’15’20’24

BEST · 2024-12-31 · 67LONGEST · 2:43 · 2024-12-31SHORTEST · 1:16YEARS · 26

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN31 OF 31 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 1 play60

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 24 plays66

v4.02021–present · 6 plays67

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 31 · BY SCORE31 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0167#1 / 31Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2024-12-312:43

#0266#2 / 31Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA

2009-03-062:22

#0365#3 / 31Post-Gazette PavilionBurgettstown, PA

2009-06-181:33

#0465#4 / 31FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly IslandChicago, IL

2014-07-192:16

#0564#5 / 31Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, CO

2009-08-022:34

#0663#6 / 31New Orleans FairgroundsNew Orleans, LA

2014-04-261:36

#0760#7 / 31Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI

2009-06-212:33

#0860#8 / 31Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

1998-12-301:16

#0959#9 / 31Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco, CA

2013-08-032:37

#1058#10 / 31Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2022-06-051:51

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0167#1 / 31Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2024-12-312:43

#0252#19 / 31Chaifetz Arena, Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO

2024-07-312:16

#0353#17 / 31The Pavilion at Star LakeBurgettstown, PA

2023-07-222:19

#0458#10 / 31Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2022-06-051:51

#0548#27 / 31MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, NV

2021-10-281:50

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS31

DEBUT1998

LAST2024

AVG LEN2:00

CHARTED0

GAP MAX93

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1998–2024 · 26 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE31 VERSIONS

51015

MEDIAN · 1:30PEAK · 1–2m (17)RANGE · 1–3m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1998–2024

1:001:302:002:303:00’00’05

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

SET MIX & ROLE31 PLAYS

SET 1 · 23%SET 2 · 10%ENCORE · 65%

SET 1 7SET 2 3SET 3 1ENCORE 20

S1 OPEN4

S1 CLOSE2

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE3

ENCORE18

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 1

51015

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY5 02The ForumInglewood · CA2 03Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI2 04Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY2 05Chaifetz Arena, Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis · MO1 06The Pavilion at Star LakeBurgettstown · PA1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY8 02

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01You Enjoy Myself12 02Backwards Down the Number Line12 03The Squirming Coil9 04First Tube9 0546 Days9 06Bouncing Around the Room9 07Slave to the Traffic Light8 08Rock and Roll8 09The Moma Dance8

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN24 TOURS · 31 PLAYS · 31 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

012009 Late Summer Tour33Aug 2, 2009·Aug 16, 2009 022009 Early Summer Tour33Jun 4, 2009·Jun 21, 2009 032019 Summer Tour22Jun 29, 2019·Jul 12, 2019 042021 Fall Tour22Oct 24, 2021·Oct 28, 2021 05Not Part of a Tour22Nov 1, 2009·Apr 26, 2014 062012 NYE Run11Dec 29, 2012 072013 Fall Tour11Oct 29, 2013 082013 NYE Run11Dec 31, 2013 092013 Summer Tour11Aug 3, 2013 102014 Fall Tour11Oct 24, 2014

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1983· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Grind

Phish original·debuted 12.30.98·Madison Square Garden, New York

31 PLAYS·31 ANALYZED·3 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

67BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 31

12.31.24Madison Square Garden

New York, NY · 2:43

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Year by year14 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1998–2026v3.2

2024 · 66.5

'98'05'12'19'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20242 VERS · BEST 66.5

By era4 ERAS · 31 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST60·60

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS24

AVG · BEST55·66

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS6

AVG · BEST54·67

BEST VERSION→

Versions31 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

12.31.24 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—2:4367 #02

03.06.09 Hampton · Hampton, VA

—2:2266 #03

06.18.09 Post-Gazette · Burgettstown, PA

—1:3365 #04

07.19.14 FirstMerit Bank at Nor · Chicago, IL

—2:1665 #05

08.02.09 Red Rocks · Morrison, CO

—2:3464 #06

04.26.14 New Orleans Fairground · New Orleans, LA

—1:3663 #07

06.21.09 Alpine Valley Music · East Troy, WI

—2:3360 #08

12.30.98 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—1:1660 #09

08.03.13 Bill Graham Civic Audi · San Francisco, CA

—2:3759 #10

06.05.22 Ruoff Music · Noblesville, IN

—1:5158

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS31across 3 eras

ANALYZED31100% of all

AVG DURATION2:00duration

LONGEST2:4312.31.24 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

SHORTEST1:1612.30.98 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

LONGEST GAP93 SH.2016 → 2018

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT12.30.98NEW YORK

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1998–202431 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24

MAX · 3 /MO·TOTAL · 31

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS30 PERFS

LONGEST · 202 SH.·MEDIAN · 15 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE31 VERSIONS

1m3m

MEDIAN · 1:30·PEAK · 1–2m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1998–2024

SHORT · 1:16 · 1998·LONG · 2:30 · 2024

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX31 PLAYS

S1 23%ENCORE 65%

S1 OPEN4

S1 CLOSE2

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE3

ENCORE18

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#12

TRANSITION OUT31 PLAYS

68%32%

STOP · 21END · 10

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY8PA4CA4WI2IL2CO2

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN7

MON0

TUE4

WED3

THU3

FRI5

SAT9

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.1%

v3.05.3%

v4.02.5%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01You Enjoy Myself12 02Backwards Down the Number Line12 03The Squirming Coil9 04First Tube9 0546 Days9 06Bouncing Around the Room9

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Corinna31 I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome31 Shine a Light30 Lengthwise32 Icculus30 Purple Rain32 Evolve32 Yarmouth Road32

By tour24 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS31 TOTAL

012009 Late Summer Tour2009 · 3 sh3 022009 Early Summer Tour2009 · 3 sh3 032019 Summer Tour2019 · 2 sh2 042021 Fall Tour2021 · 2 sh2 05Not Part of a Tour2009–2014 · 2 sh2 062012 NYE Run2012 · 1 sh1 072013 Fall Tour2013 · 1 sh1 082013 NYE Run2013 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER GRINDSWIPE →

25%Possum2× →→25%Frankenstein2× →→12.5%Bouncing Around the Room1× →→12.5%Cars Trucks Buses1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE GRINDSWIPE →

28.57%You Enjoy Myself2× ←→14.29%Cavern1× ←→14.29%Ghost1× ←→14.29%Harry Hood1× ←→

Top venues1 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG556

SONG ●/songs/grindSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

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