How many times has Phish played Highway to Hell?

Phish has performed "Highway to Hell" 78 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 July 25, 2026. The current gap is 4 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 · 78 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · AC/DC

Highway to Hell

78 performances since 1989, with 71 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 69 on 1993-05-07.

DEBUT · 1989-10-01 · Burlington·LAST · 2026-07-25 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 679 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1989–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’89’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 1993-05-07 · 69LONGEST · 6:01 · 1993-04-23SHORTEST · 3:21YEARS · 37

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN71 OF 78 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 75 plays69

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 2 plays52

v4.02021–present · 1 play65

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 71 · BY SCORE71 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0169#1 / 71Bangor AuditoriumBangor, ME

1993-05-075:54

#0266#2 / 71Beta Theta Pi Frat House Party, Denison UniversityGranville, OH

1990-03-284:31

#0365#3 / 71Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-253:30

#0464#4 / 71The FrontBurlington, VT

1990-03-094:31

#0563#5 / 71Cotterell Court, Reid Athletic Center, Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY

1993-04-236:01

#0661#6 / 71Elk BallroomTelluride, CO

1991-10-284:32

#0760#7 / 71The InfernoSteamboat Springs, CO

1990-04-135:44

#0858#8 / 71Canyon West Room, Lincoln CenterFort Collins, CO

1990-04-213:47

#0956#9 / 71Pauley Pavilion, University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

1996-12-014:04

#1055#10 / 71The ParadiseBoston, MA

1989-12-014:11

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0165#3 / 71Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-253:30

#0252#14 / 71Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs, NY

2009-08-164:37

#0337#40 / 71Bonnaroo Music & Arts FestivalManchester, TN

2009-06-123:43

#0439#35 / 71LonghornStuttgart

1997-02-264:07

#0556#9 / 71Pauley Pavilion, University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

1996-12-014:04

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS78

DEBUT1989

LAST2026

AVG LEN3:59

CHARTED0

GAP MAX679

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1989–2026 · 37 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE71 VERSIONS

102030405m

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (44)RANGE · 3–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1989–2026

3:003:304:004:30’90’95

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

SET MIX & ROLE78 PLAYS

SET 1 · 9%SET 2 · 45%ENCORE · 46%

SET 1 7SET 2 35ENCORE 36

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE4

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE26

ENCORE47

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 3

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 06Madison Square GardenNew York · NY1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY15 02CO7 03

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 08Suzy Greenberg31 09Reba31

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

When the Circus Comes

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN18 TOURS · 78 PLAYS · 78 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 Summer Tour55Jun 9, 1994·Jul 14, 1994 051993 Winter/Spring Tour55Apr 12, 1993·May 7, 1993 061994 Fall Tour55Oct 16, 1994·Nov 22, 1994 071994 Spring Tour55Apr 9, 1994·May 23, 1994 081993 Summer Tour33Jul 23, 1993·Aug 13, 1993 091991 Fall Tour22Oct 28, 1991·Nov 15, 1991 101996 Fall Tour22Oct 31, 1996·Dec 1, 1996

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

78 PLAYS·71 ANALYZED·3 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

69BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 78

05.07.93Bangor Auditorium

Bangor, ME · 5:54

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Year by year10 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1989–2026v3.2

1993 · 69.1

'89'98'07'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19939 VERS · BEST 69.1

By era4 ERAS · 78 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

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST65·65

BEST VERSION→

Versions71 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

07.25.26 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—3:3065 #04

03.09.90 The Front · Burlington, VT

—4:3164 #05

04.23.93 Cotterell Court, Reid · Hamilton, NY

—6:0163 #06

10.28.91 Elk Ballroom · Telluride, CO

—4:3261 #07

04.13.90 The Inferno · Steamboat Springs, CO

—5:4460 #08

04.21.90 Canyon West Room, Linc · Fort Collins, CO

—3:4758 #09

12.01.96 Pauley , University of · Los Angeles, CA

—4:0456 #10

12.01.89 The Paradise · Boston, MA

—4:1155

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS78across 3 eras

ANALYZED7191% of all

AVG DURATION3:59duration

LONGEST6:0104.23.93 COTTERELL COURT, REID

SHORTEST3:2107.31.93 MASQUERADE MUSIC PARK

LONGEST GAP679 SH.2009 → 2026

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT10.01.89BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1989–202678 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'89'94'99'04'09'14'19'24'26

MAX · 8 /MO·TOTAL · 78

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS77 PERFS

LONGEST · 679 SH.·MEDIAN · 6 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE71 VERSIONS

3m7m

MEDIAN · 3:30·PEAK · 3–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1989–2026

SHORT · 3:30 · 2026·LONG · 4:11 · 1993

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX78 PLAYS

S2 45%ENCORE 46%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE4

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE26

ENCORE47

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #2

#1#15

TRANSITION OUT78 PLAYS

83%

STOP · 10END · 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

NY15CO7MA6NH5VT5OH4

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN8

MON9

TUE6

WED4

THU14

FRI20

SAT17

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.06.0%

v3.00.4%

v4.00.4%

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

When the Circus Comes76 A Day in the Life76 Nellie Kane76 Fast Enough for You80 Meatstick80 Everything's Right76 All Things Reconsidered81 What's the Use?75

By tour18 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS78 TOTAL

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

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER HIGHWAY TO HELLSWIPE →

28.57%Down with Disease2× →→14.29%Big Black Furry Creature from Mars1× →→14.29%Carolina1× →→14.29%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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