How many times has Phish played Guelah Papyrus?

Phish has performed "Guelah Papyrus" 214 times since February 1, 1991.

What is the longest version of Guelah Papyrus by Phish?

The longest version of "Guelah Papyrus" was 8:34 long, performed at Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, MI on December 11, 1992.

When was the last time Phish played Guelah Papyrus?

Phish last played "Guelah Papyrus" on July 24, 2026. The current gap is 5 shows.

When did Phish first play Guelah Papyrus?

"Guelah Papyrus" debuted on February 1, 1991 at Alumnae Hall, Brown University in Providence, RI.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Guelah Papyrus?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Guelah Papyrus" are: Llama, Cavern, Chalk Dust Torture, Golgi Apparatus, The Squirming Coil.

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LIVE · 214 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Guelah Papyrus

214 performances since 1991, with 204 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 73 on 2026-07-24.

DEBUT · 1991-02-01 · Providence·LAST · 2026-07-24 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 109 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1991–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’91’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2026-07-24 · 73LONGEST · 8:34 · 1992-12-11SHORTEST · 1:15YEARS · 35

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN204 OF 214 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 184 plays71

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 21 plays57

v4.02021–present · 6 plays73

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 204 · BY SCORE204 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0173#1 / 204Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-245:20

#0271#2 / 204Michigan TheaterAnn Arbor, MI

1992-12-118:34

#0369#3 / 204SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-175:55

#0468#4 / 204Broome County ForumBinghamton, NY

1992-11-238:07

#0567#5 / 204Great American Music HallSan Francisco, CA

1991-10-186:48

#0666#6 / 204Cincinnati Zoo Peacock PavilionCincinnati, OH

1993-08-065:50

#0765#7 / 204Bogart'sCincinnati, OH

1992-12-037:19

#0863#8 / 204The Moore TheatreSeattle, WA

1994-05-216:32

#0963#9 / 204The RaveMilwaukee, WI

1992-05-011:21

#1062#10 / 204Michigan State University Union BallroomEast Lansing, MI

1992-05-037:41

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0173#1 / 204Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-245:20

#0269#3 / 204SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-175:55

#0347#108 / 204TD Pavilion at the MannPhiladelphia, PA

2025-07-165:37

#0446#120 / 204Moody CenterAustin, TX

2025-06-285:39

#0546#113 / 204Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2024-08-305:30

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS214

DEBUT1991

LAST2026

AVG LEN5:41

CHARTED0

GAP MAX109

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1991–2026 · 73 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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 MINUTE203 VERSIONS

501005m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 5–6m (144)RANGE · 1–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1991–2026

4:004:305:005:306:006:30

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

SET MIX & ROLE214 PLAYS

SET 1 · 82%SET 2 · 18%

SET 1 175SET 2 39

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 4

102030401

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY4 02Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA3 03Barrymore TheatreMadison · WI3 04TraxCharlottesville · VA3 05The FrontBurlington · VT3 06Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY28 02CA17

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Llama101 02Cavern99 03Chalk Dust Torture93 04Golgi Apparatus92 05The Squirming Coil88 06Poor Heart83 07Runaway Jim83 08Sparkle82 09Mike's Song80

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Simple212 Uncle Pen213

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN50 TOURS · 214 PLAYS · 211 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011991 Winter/Spring Tour3333Feb 1, 1991·May 18, 1991 021993 Winter/Spring Tour3130Feb 3, 1993·May 8, 1993 031992 Spring Tour2525Mar 6, 1992·May 18, 1992 041991 Fall Tour1717Sep 26, 1991·Dec 6, 1991 051993 Summer Tour99Jul 18, 1993·Aug 26, 1993 061992 Fall Tour88Nov 21, 1992·Dec 12, 1992 071994 Summer Tour76Jun 9, 1994·Jul 9, 1994 081996 Fall Tour77Oct 18, 1996·Nov 23, 1996 091994 Fall Tour77Oct 7, 1994·Dec 3, 1994 101992 Summer U.S. Tour66Jul 9, 1992·Aug 19, 1992

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 575· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Guelah Papyrus

Phish original·debuted 02.01.91·Alumnae Hall, Brown University, Providence

214 PLAYS·204 ANALYZED·3 ERASRARITY · COMMON

73BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 214

07.24.26Madison Square Garden

New York, NY · 5:20

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Year by year25 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1991–2026v3.2

2026 · 72.5

'91'99'08'17'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20262 VERS · BEST 72.5

By era4 ERAS · 211 PLAYS

1.0 · 1842.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS184

AVG · BEST47·71

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS21

AVG · BEST49·57

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS6

AVG · BEST53·73

BEST VERSION→

Versions204 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.24.26 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—5:2073 #02

12.11.92 Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI

—8:3471 #03

04.17.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—5:5569 #04

11.23.92 Broome County Forum · Binghamton, NY

—8:0768 #05

10.18.91 Great American Music H · San Francisco, CA

—6:4867 #06

08.06.93 Cincinnati Zoo Peacock · Cincinnati, OH

—5:5066 #07

12.03.92 Bogart's · Cincinnati, OH

—7:1965 #08

05.21.94 The Moore · Seattle, WA

—6:3263 #09

05.01.92 The Rave · Milwaukee, WI

—1:2163 #10

05.03.92 Michigan State Univers · East Lansing, MI

—7:4162

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS214across 3 eras

ANALYZED20495% of all

AVG DURATION5:41duration

LONGEST8:3412.11.92 MICHIGAN

SHORTEST1:1506.14.94 CIVIC

LONGEST GAP109 SH.2022 → 2024

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT02.01.91PROVIDENCE

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1991–2026214 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'91'96'01'06'11'16'21'26

MAX · 14 /MO·TOTAL · 214

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS210 PERFS

LONGEST · 109 SH.·MEDIAN · 3 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE203 VERSIONS

1m9m

MEDIAN · 5:30·PEAK · 5–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1991–2026

SHORT · 4:25 · 2017·LONG · 6:27 · 2000

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX214 PLAYS

S1 82%S2 18%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #2

#1#13

TRANSITION OUT214 PLAYS

93%

STOP · 199END · 1SEGUE · 14

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY4 02Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA3 03Barrymore TheatreMadison · WI3 04TraxCharlottesville · VA3 05The FrontBurlington · VT3

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY28CA17CO13VA13OH10VT9

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN23

MON21

TUE25

WED24

THU29

FRI46

SAT46

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.014.9%

v3.04.4%

v4.02.3%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Llama101 02Cavern99 03Chalk Dust Torture93 04Golgi Apparatus92 05The Squirming Coil88 06Poor Heart83

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Simple212 Uncle Pen213 Piper213 Rocky Top208 The Landlady216 The Moma Dance217 Tube205 Theme from the Bottom203

By tour50 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS214 TOTAL

011991 Winter/Spring Tour1991 · 33 sh33 021993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 30 sh31 031992 Spring Tour1992 · 25 sh25 041991 Fall Tour1991 · 17 sh17 051993 Summer Tour1993 · 9 sh9 061992 Fall Tour1992 · 8 sh8 071994 Summer Tour1994 · 6 sh7 081996 Fall Tour1996 · 7 sh7

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER GUELAH PAPYRUSSWIPE →

21.95%Rift18× →→20.73%Divided Sky17× →→15.85%My Sweet One13× →→15.85%Sparkle13× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE GUELAH PAPYRUSSWIPE →

20.69%Chalk Dust Torture24× ←→19.83%Divided Sky23× ←→16.38%Runaway Jim19× ←→16.38%Rift19× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

TraxCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

PLAYSAVG352

52 Barrymore TheatreMADISON, WI

PLAYSAVG352

52 Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG352

52 Hampton ColiseumHAMPTON, VA

PLAYSAVG349

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