How many times has Phish played Harpua?

Phish has performed "Harpua" 86 times since May 11, 1987.

What is the longest version of Harpua by Phish?

The longest version of "Harpua" was 22:53 long, performed at FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island in Chicago, IL on July 21, 2013.

When was the last time Phish played Harpua?

Phish last played "Harpua" on December 31, 2023. The current gap is 107 shows.

When did Phish first play Harpua?

"Harpua" debuted on May 11, 1987 at Nectar's in Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Harpua?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Harpua" are: You Enjoy Myself, Run Like an Antelope, The Lizards, Golgi Apparatus, Suzy Greenberg.

← BACK·SONGS·Harpua

LIVE · 86 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Harpua

86 performances since 1987, with 74 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 73 on 2013-07-21.

DEBUT · 1987-05-11 · Burlington·LAST · 2023-12-31 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 188 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1987–2023INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’87’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’23

BEST · 2013-07-21 · 73LONGEST · 22:53 · 2013-07-21SHORTEST · 1:35YEARS · 36

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN74 OF 86 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 64 plays65

v2.02002–2004 · 3 plays60

v3.02009–2020 · 9 plays73

v4.02021–present · 2 plays69

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 74 · BY SCORE74 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0173#1 / 74FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly IslandChicago, IL

2013-07-2122:53

#0271#2 / 74Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2017-07-3017:17

#0371#3 / 74Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2015-09-065:24

#0469#4 / 74MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, NV

2021-10-3020:11

#0565#5 / 74Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

1997-12-307:28

#0665#6 / 74The "E" CenterWest Valley City, UT

1998-11-026:00

#0764#7 / 74Matthews Arena, Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA

1992-12-3119:36

#0863#8 / 74The RanchSouth Burlington, VT

1987-08-292:50

#0963#9 / 74The Wetlands PreserveNew York, NY

1990-06-0914:34

#1062#10 / 74Soldiers and Sailors Memorial AuditoriumChattanooga, TN

1994-10-1615:11

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0150#59 / 74Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2023-12-319:11

#0269#4 / 74MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, NV

2021-10-3020:11

#0371#2 / 74Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2017-07-3017:17

#0462#12 / 74Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2015-09-064:16

#0571#3 / 74Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2015-09-065:24

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS86

DEBUT1987

LAST2023

AVG LEN11:35

CHARTED0

GAP MAX188

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1987–2023 · 54 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE80 VERSIONS

510155m10m15m20m

MEDIAN · 13:30PEAK · 13–14m (15)RANGE · 1–23m

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

SET MIX & ROLE86 PLAYS

SET 1 · 10%SET 2 · 67%SET 3 · 8%ENCORE · 14%

SET 1 9SET 2 58SET 3 7ENCORE 12

S1 OPEN3

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE11

ENCORE9

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 6

510

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT8 02Madison Square GardenNew York · NY4 03The Aladdin TheatreLas Vegas · NV4 04Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star LakeBurgettstown · PA3 05Classic AmphitheaterRichmond · VA3 06The FrontBurlington · VT3

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY19 02VT18

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01You Enjoy Myself34 02Run Like an Antelope27 03The Lizards26 04Golgi Apparatus26 05Suzy Greenberg24 06Possum23 07Divided Sky22 08AC/DC Bag21 09David Bowie20

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Terrapin66 Camel Walk

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN31 TOURS · 86 PLAYS · 66 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011988 Tour99Mar 11, 1988·Nov 3, 1988 021987 Tour85May 11, 1987·Nov 19, 1987 031994 Summer Tour73Jun 17, 1994·Jul 16, 1994 041989 Tour77Mar 14, 1989·Nov 10, 1989 051993 Winter/Spring Tour54Feb 12, 1993·May 7, 1993 061990 Tour44Jan 29, 1990·Jun 9, 1990 071996 Fall Tour41Dec 6, 1996 081992 Spring Tour44Mar 26, 1992·May 9, 1992 091994 Fall Tour43Oct 16, 1994·Nov 25, 1994 101991 Winter/Spring Tour33Apr 18, 1991·May 3, 1991

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 190· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Harpua

Phish original·debuted 05.11.87·Nectar's, Burlington

86 PLAYS·74 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

73BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 86

07.21.13FirstMerit Bank at Nor

Chicago, IL · 22:53

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Year by year21 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1987–2026v3.2

2013 · 72.8

'87'96'06'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20131 VERS · BEST 72.8

By era4 ERAS · 78 PLAYS

1.0 · 642.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS64

AVG · BEST54·65

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS3

AVG · BEST54·60

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS9

AVG · BEST58·73

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST60·69

BEST VERSION→

Versions74 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.21.13 FirstMerit Bank at Nor · Chicago, IL

—22:5373 #02

07.30.17 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—17:1771 #03

09.06.15 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—5:2471 #04

10.30.21 MGM Grand Garden Arena · Las Vegas, NV

—20:1169 #05

12.30.97 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—7:2865 #06

11.02.98 The "E" · West Valley City, UT

—6:0065 #07

12.31.92 Matthews Arena, Northe · Boston, MA

—19:3664 #08

08.29.87 The Ranch · South Burlington, VT

—2:5063 #09

06.09.90 The Wetlands Preserve · New York, NY

—14:3463 #10

10.16.94 Soldiers and Sailors M · Chattanooga, TN

—15:1162

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS86across 4 eras

ANALYZED7486% of all

AVG DURATION11:35duration

LONGEST22:5307.21.13 FIRSTMERIT BANK AT NOR

SHORTEST1:3510.20.89 THE FRONT

LONGEST GAP188 SH.1998 → 2003

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT05.11.87BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1987–202386 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'87'92'97'02'07'12'17'22'23

MAX · 6 /MO·TOTAL · 86

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS65 PERFS

LONGEST · 188 SH.·MEDIAN · 15 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE80 VERSIONS

1m23m

MEDIAN · 13:30·PEAK · 13–14m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1987–2023

SHORT · 1:59 · 2003·LONG · 22:53 · 2013

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX86 PLAYS

S2 67%ENCORE 14%

S1 OPEN3

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE11

ENCORE9

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#16

TRANSITION OUT86 PLAYS

33%21%31%15%

STOP · 28END · 18SEGUE · 27HARD · 13

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT8 02Madison Square GardenNew York · NY4 03The Aladdin TheatreLas Vegas · NV4 04Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star LakeBurgettstown · PA3 05Classic AmphitheaterRichmond · VA3

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY19VT18CO7NV5PA5MA5

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN16

MON9

TUE12

WED4

THU10

FRI19

SAT16

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.04.6%

v2.01.5%

v3.01.3%

v4.00.8%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01You Enjoy Myself34 02Run Like an Antelope27 03The Lizards26 04Golgi Apparatus26 05Suzy Greenberg24 06Possum23

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Terrapin66 Camel Walk66 Billy Breathes67 Undermind64 Axilla (Part II)64 If I Could68 Steam68 Lifeboy63

By tour31 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS86 TOTAL

011988 Tour1988 · 9 sh9 021987 Tour1987 · 5 sh8 031994 Summer Tour1994 · 3 sh7 041989 Tour1989 · 7 sh7 051993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 4 sh5 061990 Tour1990 · 4 sh4 071996 Fall Tour1996 · 1 sh4 081992 Spring Tour1992 · 4 sh4

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER HARPUASWIPE →

23.53%Bundle of Joy4× →→17.65%Run Like an Antelope3× →→17.65%Chalk Dust Torture3× →→17.65%Kung3× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE HARPUASWIPE →

26.92%Hold Your Head Up7× ←→23.08%You Enjoy Myself6× ←→15.38%Harry Hood4× ←→11.54%Divided Sky3× ←→

Top venues3 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG362

62 Nectar'sBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG754

54 The FrontBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG354

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