How many times has Phish played Highway to Hell?

Phish has performed "Highway to Hell" 77 times since October 1, 1989.

What is the longest version of Highway to Hell by Phish?

The longest version of "Highway to Hell" was 6:01 long, performed at Cotterell Court, Reid Athletic Center, Colgate University in Hamilton, NY on April 23, 1993.

When was the last time Phish played Highway to Hell?

Phish last played "Highway to Hell" on August 16, 2009. The current gap is 665 shows.

When did Phish first play Highway to Hell?

"Highway to Hell" debuted on October 1, 1989 at The Front in Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Highway to Hell?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Highway to Hell" are: You Enjoy Myself, Possum, Mike's Song, Weekapaug Groove, I Am Hydrogen.

← BACK·SONGS·Highway to Hell

LIVE · 77 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · AC/DC

Highway to Hell

77 performances since 1989, with 70 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 69 on 1993-05-07.

DEBUT · 1989-10-01 · Burlington·LAST · 2009-08-16 · Saratoga Springs·LONGEST GAP · 356 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1989–2009INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’89’90’95’00’05’09

BEST · 1993-05-07 · 69LONGEST · 6:01 · 1993-04-23SHORTEST · 3:21YEARS · 20

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN70 OF 77 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 75 plays69

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 2 plays52

v4.02021–present · 0 plays—

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 70 · BY SCORE70 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0169#1 / 70Bangor AuditoriumBangor, ME

1993-05-075:54

#0266#2 / 70Beta Theta Pi Frat House Party, Denison UniversityGranville, OH

1990-03-284:31

#0364#3 / 70The FrontBurlington, VT

1990-03-094:31

#0463#4 / 70Cotterell Court, Reid Athletic Center, Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY

1993-04-236:01

#0561#5 / 70Elk BallroomTelluride, CO

1991-10-284:32

#0660#6 / 70The InfernoSteamboat Springs, CO

1990-04-135:44

#0758#7 / 70Canyon West Room, Lincoln CenterFort Collins, CO

1990-04-213:47

#0856#8 / 70Pauley Pavilion, University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

1996-12-014:04

#0954#9 / 70The ParadiseBoston, MA

1989-12-014:11

#1054#10 / 70Mission Park Dining Hall, Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA

1989-11-093:57

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0152#13 / 70Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs, NY

2009-08-164:37

#0237#38 / 70Bonnaroo Music & Arts FestivalManchester, TN

2009-06-123:43

#0339#34 / 70LonghornStuttgart

1997-02-264:07

#0456#8 / 70Pauley Pavilion, University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

1996-12-014:04

#0537#42 / 70The OmniAtlanta, GA

1996-10-313:59

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS77

DEBUT1989

LAST2009

AVG LEN4:00

CHARTED0

GAP MAX356

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1989–2009 · 36 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE70 VERSIONS

102030405m

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (43)RANGE · 3–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1989–2009

3:304:004:30’90’95’00’05

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

SET MIX & ROLE77 PLAYS

SET 1 · 9%SET 2 · 44%ENCORE · 47%

SET 1 7SET 2 34ENCORE 36

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE4

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE26

ENCORE47

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 4

5101520

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01The HauntIthaca · NY3 02The FrontBurlington · VT3 03The ChancePoughkeepsie · NY2 04The Living RoomProvidence · RI2 05The ParadiseBoston · MA2 06Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY14 02CO7

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01You Enjoy Myself48 02Possum38 03Mike's Song38 04Weekapaug Groove37 05I Am Hydrogen35 06The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony33 07Golgi Apparatus32 08Reba31 09Suzy Greenberg31

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Nellie Kane76

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN17 TOURS · 77 PLAYS · 77 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011990 Tour2424Jan 29, 1990·Dec 28, 1990 021989 Tour1313Oct 1, 1989·Dec 31, 1989 031991 Winter/Spring Tour66Mar 31, 1991·May 10, 1991 041994 Spring Tour55Apr 9, 1994·May 23, 1994 051993 Winter/Spring Tour55Apr 12, 1993·May 7, 1993 061994 Fall Tour55Oct 16, 1994·Nov 22, 1994 071994 Summer Tour55Jun 9, 1994·Jul 14, 1994 081993 Summer Tour33Jul 23, 1993·Aug 13, 1993 091996 Fall Tour22Oct 31, 1996·Dec 1, 1996 101991 Fall Tour22Oct 28, 1991·Nov 15, 1991

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 433· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Highway to Hell

Cover of AC/DC·debuted 10.01.89·The Front, Burlington

77 PLAYS·70 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

69BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 77

05.07.93Bangor Auditorium

Bangor, ME · 5:54

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Year by year9 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1989–2026v3.2

1993 · 68.8

'89'98'07'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19939 VERS · BEST 68.8

By era4 ERAS · 77 PLAYS

1.0 · 752.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS75

AVG · BEST42·69

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST45·52

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions70 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

05.07.93 Bangor Auditorium · Bangor, ME

—5:5469 #02

03.28.90 Beta Theta Pi Frat Hou · Granville, OH

—4:3166 #03

03.09.90 The Front · Burlington, VT

—4:3164 #04

04.23.93 Cotterell Court, Reid · Hamilton, NY

—6:0163 #05

10.28.91 Elk Ballroom · Telluride, CO

—4:3261 #06

04.13.90 The Inferno · Steamboat Springs, CO

—5:4460 #07

04.21.90 Canyon West Room, Linc · Fort Collins, CO

—3:4758 #08

12.01.96 Pauley , University of · Los Angeles, CA

—4:0456 #09

12.01.89 The Paradise · Boston, MA

—4:1154 #10

11.09.89 Mission Park Dining Ha · Williamstown, MA

—3:5754

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS77across 2 eras

ANALYZED7091% of all

AVG DURATION4:00duration

LONGEST6:0104.23.93 COTTERELL COURT, REID

SHORTEST3:2107.31.93 MASQUERADE MUSIC PARK

LONGEST GAP356 SH.1997 → 2009

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT10.01.89BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1989–200977 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'89'91'93'95'97'99'01'03'05'07'09

MAX · 8 /MO·TOTAL · 77

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS76 PERFS

LONGEST · 356 SH.·MEDIAN · 6 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE70 VERSIONS

3m7m

MEDIAN · 3:30·PEAK · 3–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1989–2009

SHORT · 3:38 · 1995·LONG · 4:11 · 1993

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX77 PLAYS

S2 44%ENCORE 47%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE4

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE26

ENCORE47

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #2

#1#15

TRANSITION OUT77 PLAYS

84%

STOP · 9END · 65SEGUE · 3

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01The HauntIthaca · NY3 02The FrontBurlington · VT3 03The ChancePoughkeepsie · NY2 04The Living RoomProvidence · RI2 05The ParadiseBoston · MA2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY14CO7MA6NH5VT5OH4

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN8

MON9

TUE6

WED4

THU14

FRI20

SAT16

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.06.0%

v3.00.4%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01You Enjoy Myself48 02Possum38 03Mike's Song38 04Weekapaug Groove37 05I Am Hydrogen35 06The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony33

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Nellie Kane76 When the Circus Comes76 A Day in the Life75 Fast Enough for You79 Meatstick79 What's the Use?74 Everything's Right73 All Things Reconsidered81

By tour17 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS77 TOTAL

011990 Tour1990 · 24 sh24 021989 Tour1989 · 13 sh13 031991 Winter/Spring Tour1991 · 6 sh6 041994 Spring Tour1994 · 5 sh5 051993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 5 sh5 061994 Fall Tour1994 · 5 sh5 071994 Summer Tour1994 · 5 sh5 081993 Summer Tour1993 · 3 sh3

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER HIGHWAY TO HELLSWIPE →

16.67%Also Sprach Zarathustra1× →→16.67%Big Black Furry Creature from Mars1× →→16.67%Carolina1× →→16.67%Contact1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE HIGHWAY TO HELLSWIPE →

25%Contact7× ←→21.43%Amazing Grace6× ←→17.86%Harry Hood5× ←→14.29%Possum4× ←→

Top venues2 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

The FrontBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG347

47 The HauntITHACA, NY

PLAYSAVG340

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