How many times has Phish played Heavy Things?

Phish has performed "Heavy Things" 103 times since September 11, 1999.

What is the longest version of Heavy Things by Phish?

The longest version of "Heavy Things" was 8:50 long, performed at Oak Mountain Amphitheatre in Pelham, AL on September 28, 1999.

When was the last time Phish played Heavy Things?

Phish last played "Heavy Things" on May 1, 2026. The current gap is 1 shows.

When did Phish first play Heavy Things?

"Heavy Things" debuted on September 11, 1999 at Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Heavy Things?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Heavy Things" are: First Tube, Twist, Chalk Dust Torture, Piper, Back on the Train.

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LIVE · 103 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Heavy Things

103 performances since 1999, with 101 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 73 on 2009-12-29.

DEBUT · 1999-09-11 · George·LAST · 2026-05-01 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 69 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1999–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’99’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2009-12-29 · 73LONGEST · 8:50 · 1999-09-28SHORTEST · 2:18YEARS · 27

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN101 OF 103 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 38 plays66

v2.02002–2004 · 5 plays56

v3.02009–2020 · 51 plays73

v4.02021–present · 8 plays58

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 101 · BY SCORE101 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0173#1 / 101American Airlines ArenaMiami, FL · #1

2009-12-297:44

#0266#2 / 101Irvine MeadowsIrvine, CA

1999-09-196:53

#0358#3 / 101ZeppKoto-ku, Tokyo

2000-06-105:42

#0458#4 / 101Big CatChuo-ku, Osaka

2000-06-152:18

#0558#5 / 101United CenterChicago, IL

2025-07-185:59

#0657#6 / 101Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2016-09-026:50

#0757#7 / 101SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-05-016:39

#0857#8 / 101MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, NV

2016-10-307:36

#0957#9 / 101Fiddler's GreenEnglewood, CO

2000-09-278:21

#1056#10 / 101Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WA

2003-07-126:27

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0157#7 / 101SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-05-016:39

#0258#5 / 101United CenterChicago, IL

2025-07-185:59

#0332#83 / 101MVP ArenaAlbany, NY

2024-10-276:01

#0421#101 / 101Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2024-08-025:29

#05—Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2023-02-244:38

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS103

DEBUT1999

LAST2026

AVG LEN6:02

CHARTED1

GAP MAX69

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1999–2026 · 57 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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 MINUTE99 VERSIONS

102030405m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 5–6m (42)RANGE · 4–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1999–2026

4:004:305:005:306:006:307:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE103 PLAYS

SET 1 · 68%SET 2 · 25%

SET 1 70SET 2 26SET 3 1ENCORE 6

S1 OPEN6

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN3

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE4

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 4

51015

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY6 02Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY4 03Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO3 04Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA3 05Allstate ArenaRosemont · IL3 06MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas · NV2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY19 02CA

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01First Tube30 02Twist28 03Chalk Dust Torture28 04Piper28 05Back on the Train27 06Down with Disease27 07Harry Hood26 08Run Like an Antelope24 09Tweezer23

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Big Ball Jam102 Bug

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN45 TOURS · 103 PLAYS · 103 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

01Not Part of a Tour1010Dec 31, 1999·Oct 27, 2024 021999 Fall Tour88Sep 11, 1999·Oct 10, 1999 031999 Winter Tour88Dec 2, 1999·Dec 18, 1999 042000 Summer U.S. Tour77Jun 23, 2000·Jul 12, 2000 052016 Summer Tour55Jun 25, 2016·Sep 2, 2016 062000 Fall Tour44Sep 12, 2000·Oct 6, 2000 072014 Summer44Jul 5, 2014·Aug 1, 2014 082012 Early Summer Tour33Jun 15, 2012·Jul 6, 2012 092010 Early Summer Tour33Jun 15, 2010·Jul 4, 2010 102014 Fall Tour33Oct 21, 2014·Oct 31, 2014

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 2158· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Heavy Things

Phish original·debuted 09.11.99·Gorge Amphitheatre, George

103 PLAYS·101 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

73BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 103

12.29.09American Airlines Aren

Miami, FL · 7:44

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Year by year21 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1999–2026v3.2

2009 · 73.4

'99'05'12'19'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20098 VERS · BEST 73.4

By era4 ERAS · 102 PLAYS

1.0 · 382.03.0 · 514.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS38

AVG · BEST39·66

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS5

AVG · BEST44·56

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS51

AVG · BEST42·73

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS8

AVG · BEST39·58

BEST VERSION→

Versions101 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

12.29.09 American Airlines Aren · Miami, FLCHARTED

—7:4473 #02

09.19.99 Irvine Meadows · Irvine, CA

—6:5366 #03

06.10.00 Zepp · Koto-ku, Tokyo

—5:4258 #04

06.15.00 Big Cat · Chuo-ku, Osaka

—2:1858 #05

07.18.25 United · Chicago, IL

—5:5958 #06

09.02.16 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—6:5057 #07

05.01.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—6:3957 #08

10.30.16 MGM Grand Garden Arena · Las Vegas, NV

—7:3657 #09

09.27.00 Fiddler's Green · Englewood, CO

—8:2157 #10

07.12.03 Gorge · George, WA

—6:2756

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS103across 4 eras

ANALYZED10198% of all

AVG DURATION6:021 charted

LONGEST8:5009.28.99 OAK MOUNTAIN

SHORTEST2:1806.15.00 BIG CAT

LONGEST GAP69 SH.2023 → 2024

JAM CHART1CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT09.11.99GEORGE

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1999–2026103 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'99'01'03'05'07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25'26

MAX · 9 /MO·TOTAL · 103

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS101 PERFS

LONGEST · 69 SH.·MEDIAN · 6 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE99 VERSIONS

4m9m

MEDIAN · 5:30·PEAK · 5–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1999–2026

SHORT · 4:03 · 2021·LONG · 6:58 · 2003

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX103 PLAYS

S1 68%S2 25%

S1 OPEN6

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN3

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE4

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #5

#1#11

TRANSITION OUT103 PLAYS

79%19%

STOP · 81END · 2SEGUE · 20

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY19CA11IL8NJ7CO6NC5

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN16

MON8

TUE15

WED10

THU9

FRI28

SAT17

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.03.1%

v2.07.4%

v3.011.5%

v4.03.3%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01First Tube30 02Twist28 03Chalk Dust Torture28 04Piper28 05Back on the Train27 06Down with Disease27

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Big Ball Jam102 Bug102 Ocelot105 My Soul101 Fuego100 Gotta Jibboo107 Letter to Jimmy Page99 Blaze On98

By tour45 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS103 TOTAL

01Not Part of a Tour1999–2024 · 10 sh10 021999 Fall Tour1999 · 8 sh8 031999 Winter Tour1999 · 8 sh8 042000 Summer U.S. Tour2000 · 7 sh7 052016 Summer Tour2016 · 5 sh5 062000 Fall Tour2000 · 4 sh4 072014 Summer2014 · 4 sh4 082012 Early Summer Tour2012 · 3 sh3

Charted appearances1 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

12.29.09·American Airlines Aren · Miami

Featuring far more by way of "fingers" than feet, Trey's nimble, direct attack drives this surprising, late-set jam, notable for its happy, carefree, vibe, welcome concentration of extra notes, and a…

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Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER HEAVY THINGSSWIPE →

25%Back on the Train6× →→16.67%First Tube4× →→16.67%5554× →→16.67%Twist4× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE HEAVY THINGSSWIPE →

22.73%Bathtub Gin5× ←→18.18%Gotta Jibboo4× ←→18.18%Ocelot4× ←→13.64%Roggae3× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Gorge AmphitheatreGEORGE, WA

PLAYSAVG351

51 Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSARATOGA SPRINGS, NY

PLAYSAVG442

42 Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCOMMERCE CITY, CO

PLAYSAVG342

42 Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG641

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