How many times has Phish played Guelah Papyrus?

Phish has performed "Guelah Papyrus" 213 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 April 17, 2026. The current gap is 7 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 · 213 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Guelah Papyrus

213 performances since 1991, with 203 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 71 on 1992-12-11.

DEBUT · 1991-02-01 · Providence·LAST · 2026-04-17 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 109 SHOWS

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

’91’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 1992-12-11 · 71LONGEST · 8:34 · 1992-12-11SHORTEST · 1:15YEARS · 35

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN203 OF 213 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 184 plays71

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 21 plays56

v4.02021–present · 5 plays69

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 203 · BY SCORE203 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0171#1 / 203Michigan TheaterAnn Arbor, MI

1992-12-118:34

#0269#2 / 203SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-175:55

#0367#3 / 203Broome County ForumBinghamton, NY

1992-11-238:07

#0467#4 / 203Great American Music HallSan Francisco, CA

1991-10-186:48

#0567#5 / 203TD Pavilion at the MannPhiladelphia, PA

2025-07-165:37

#0666#6 / 203Moody CenterAustin, TX

2025-06-285:39

#0766#7 / 203Cincinnati Zoo Peacock PavilionCincinnati, OH

1993-08-065:50

#0865#8 / 203Bogart'sCincinnati, OH

1992-12-037:19

#0963#9 / 203The Moore TheatreSeattle, WA

1994-05-216:32

#1063#10 / 203The RaveMilwaukee, WI

1992-05-011:21

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0169#2 / 203SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-175:55

#0267#5 / 203TD Pavilion at the MannPhiladelphia, PA

2025-07-165:37

#0366#6 / 203Moody CenterAustin, TX

2025-06-285:39

#0446#114 / 203Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2024-08-305:30

#0541#168 / 203Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsBethel, NY

2022-07-225:19

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS213

DEBUT1991

LAST2026

AVG LEN5:44

CHARTED0

GAP MAX109

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1991–2026 · 72 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 MINUTE202 VERSIONS

501005m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 5–6m (145)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 & ROLE213 PLAYS

SET 1 · 82%SET 2 · 18%

SET 1 174SET 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 · NY3 02Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA3 03Barrymore TheatreMadison · WI3 04TraxCharlottesville · VA3 05The FrontBurlington · VT3 06Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY27 02CA17

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Llama100 02Cavern99 03Chalk Dust Torture92 04Golgi Apparatus91 05The Squirming Coil88 06Runaway Jim83 07Poor Heart83 08Sparkle82 09Mike's Song80

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Simple210 Piper212

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN49 TOURS · 213 PLAYS · 210 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 071996 Fall Tour77Oct 18, 1996·Nov 23, 1996 081994 Fall Tour77Oct 7, 1994·Dec 3, 1994 091994 Summer Tour76Jun 9, 1994·Jul 9, 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

213 PLAYS·203 ANALYZED·3 ERASRARITY · COMMON

71BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 213

12.11.92Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI · 8:34

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Year by year25 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1991–2026v3.2

1992 · 70.7

'91'99'08'17'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 199242 VERS · BEST 70.7

By era4 ERAS · 210 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 · BEST48·56

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS5

AVG · BEST58·69

BEST VERSION→

Versions203 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

12.11.92 Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI

—8:3471 #02

04.17.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—5:5569 #03

11.23.92 Broome County Forum · Binghamton, NY

—8:0767 #04

10.18.91 Great American Music H · San Francisco, CA

—6:4867 #05

07.16.25 TD at the Mann · Philadelphia, PA

—5:3767 #06

06.28.25 Moody · Austin, TX

—5:3966 #07

08.06.93 Cincinnati Zoo Peacock · Cincinnati, OH

—5:5066 #08

12.03.92 Bogart's · Cincinnati, OH

—7:1965 #09

05.21.94 The Moore · Seattle, WA

—6:3263 #10

05.01.92 The Rave · Milwaukee, WI

—1:2163

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS213across 3 eras

ANALYZED20395% of all

AVG DURATION5:44duration

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 · 1991–2026213 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

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

MAX · 14 /MO·TOTAL · 213

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS209 PERFS

LONGEST · 109 SH.·MEDIAN · 3 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE202 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 MIX213 PLAYS

S1 82%S2 18%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #2

#1#13

TRANSITION OUT213 PLAYS

93%

STOP · 198END · 1SEGUE · 14

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA3 03Barrymore TheatreMadison · WI3 04TraxCharlottesville · VA3 05The FrontBurlington · VT3

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY27CA17CO13VA13OH10VT9

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN23

MON21

TUE25

WED24

THU29

FRI45

SAT46

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.014.9%

v3.04.4%

v4.02.0%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Llama100 02Cavern99 03Chalk Dust Torture92 04Golgi Apparatus91 05The Squirming Coil88 06Runaway Jim83

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Simple210 Piper212 Uncle Pen213 Rocky Top207 The Moma Dance215 The Landlady216 Tube203 Theme from the Bottom201

By tour49 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS213 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 071996 Fall Tour1996 · 7 sh7 081994 Fall Tour1994 · 7 sh7

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER GUELAH PAPYRUSSWIPE →

22.22%Rift18× →→19.75%Divided Sky16× →→16.05%My Sweet One13× →→16.05%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 Hampton ColiseumHAMPTON, VA

PLAYSAVG349

49 The FrontBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG345

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