How many times has Phish played It's Ice?

Phish has performed "It's Ice" 260 times since September 25, 1991.

What is the longest version of It's Ice by Phish?

The longest version of "It's Ice" was 15:09 long, performed at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on July 23, 2017.

When was the last time Phish played It's Ice?

Phish last played "It's Ice" on April 24, 2026. The current gap is 4 shows.

When did Phish first play It's Ice?

"It's Ice" debuted on September 25, 1991 at The Colonial Theatre in Keene, NH.

What songs does Phish commonly play with It's Ice?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "It's Ice" are: Sparkle, Bouncing Around the Room, You Enjoy Myself, Cavern, Runaway Jim.

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LIVE · 260 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

It's Ice

260 performances since 1991, with 249 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 90 on 1994-04-08.

DEBUT · 1991-09-25 · Keene·LAST · 2026-04-24 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 93 SHOWS

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

’91’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 1994-04-08 · 90LONGEST · 15:09 · 2017-07-23SHORTEST · 1:40YEARS · 35

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN249 OF 260 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 203 plays90

v2.02002–2004 · 3 plays80

v3.02009–2020 · 34 plays88

v4.02021–present · 14 plays76

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 249 · BY SCORE249 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0190#1 / 249Recreation Hall, Penn State UniversityState College, PA · #41

1994-04-0814:49

#0288#2 / 249Madison Square GardenNew York, NY · #2

2017-07-2315:09

#0387#3 / 249Riverbend Music CenterCincinnati, OH · #13

2000-09-2014:32

#0487#4 / 249Laguna Seca RacewayMonterey, CA · #35

1994-05-2810:20

#0586#5 / 249Commodore BallroomVancouver, British Columbia · #45

1993-08-249:32

#0685#6 / 249William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA · #44

1993-08-289:26

#0783#7 / 249The Greek TheatreRedlands, CA · #49

1993-03-1910:37

#0882#8 / 249Great Woods Center for the Performing ArtsMansfield, MA · #32

1994-07-088:59

#0981#9 / 249Hayden SquareTempe, AZ · #37

1994-05-1310:11

#1081#10 / 249Alumni Arena, SUNY BuffaloBuffalo, NY · #40

1994-04-109:12

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0157#80 / 249SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-247:45

#0269#56 / 249Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2025-12-318:35

#0350#126 / 249Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA

2025-09-207:28

#0465#62 / 249TD Pavilion at the MannPhiladelphia, PA

2025-07-157:25

#0551#111 / 249Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids, MI

2024-08-077:10

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS260

DEBUT1991

LAST2026

AVG LEN8:32

CHARTED62

GAP MAX93

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1991–2026 · 89 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 MINUTE243 VERSIONS

10203040506070805m10m15m

MEDIAN · 8:30PEAK · 8–9m (88)RANGE · 4–16m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1991–2026

7:008:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE260 PLAYS

SET 1 · 72%SET 2 · 28%

SET 1 187SET 2 72ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN2

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE2

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

102030

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY11 02Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison · CO4 03Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA3 04Ervin J. Nutter Center, Wright State UniversityDayton · OH3 05Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA3 06Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY3

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY42 02

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Sparkle105 02Bouncing Around the Room104 03You Enjoy Myself102 04Cavern93 05Runaway Jim91 06Poor Heart91 07Llama89 08Rift86 09Hold Your Head Up86

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

My Sweet One254 Wolfman's Brother

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN67 TOURS · 260 PLAYS · 253 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011993 Winter/Spring Tour3838Feb 3, 1993·May 8, 1993 021991 Fall Tour2222Sep 25, 1991·Dec 6, 1991 031992 Spring Tour2120Mar 6, 1992·May 16, 1992 041994 Spring Tour1817Apr 4, 1994·May 28, 1994 051993 Summer Tour1616Jul 15, 1993·Aug 28, 1993 061995 Fall Tour1211Sep 27, 1995·Dec 15, 1995 071994 Summer Tour1212Jun 9, 1994·Jul 15, 1994 081994 Fall Tour1110Oct 8, 1994·Dec 9, 1994 091992 Fall Tour1111Nov 19, 1992·Dec 13, 1992 101992 Summer U.S. Tour77Jul 14, 1992·Aug 25, 1992

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 673· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

It's Ice

Phish original·debuted 09.25.91·The Colonial Theatre, Keene

260 PLAYS·249 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · COMMON

90BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 260

04.08.94Recreation Hall, Penn

State College, PA · 14:49

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Year by year27 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1991–2026v3.2

1994 · 89.6

'91'99'08'17'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 199439 VERS · BEST 89.6

By era4 ERAS · 254 PLAYS

1.0 · 2032.03.0 · 344.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS203

AVG · BEST54·90

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS3

AVG · BEST56·80

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS34

AVG · BEST53·88

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS14

AVG · BEST53·76

BEST VERSION→

Versions249 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

04.08.94 Recreation Hall, Penn · State College, PACHARTED

—14:4990 #02

07.23.17 Madison Square Garden · New York, NYCHARTED

—15:0988 #03

09.20.00 Riverbend Music · Cincinnati, OHCHARTED

—14:3287 #04

05.28.94 Laguna Seca Raceway · Monterey, CACHARTED

—10:2087 #05

08.24.93 Commodore Ballroom · Vancouver, British ColumbiaCHARTED

—9:3286 #06

08.28.93 William Randolph Hears · Berkeley, CACHARTED

—9:2685 #07

03.19.93 The Greek · Redlands, CACHARTED

—10:3783 #08

07.08.94 Great Woods for the Pe · Mansfield, MACHARTED

—8:5982 #09

05.13.94 Hayden Square · Tempe, AZCHARTED

—10:1181 #10

04.10.94 Alumni Arena, SUNY Buf · Buffalo, NYCHARTED

—9:1281

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS260across 4 eras

ANALYZED24996% of all

AVG DURATION8:3262 charted

LONGEST15:0907.23.17 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

SHORTEST1:4010.29.95 LOUISVILLE GARDENS

LONGEST GAP93 SH.1998 → 2000

JAM CHART62CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT09.25.91KEENE

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1991–2026260 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

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

MAX · 12 /MO·TOTAL · 260

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS252 PERFS

LONGEST · 93 SH.·MEDIAN · 3 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE243 VERSIONS

4m16m

MEDIAN · 8:30·PEAK · 8–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1991–2026

SHORT · 7:07 · 1998·LONG · 15:09 · 2017

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX260 PLAYS

S1 72%S2 28%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN2

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE2

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #4

#1#15

TRANSITION OUT260 PLAYS

26%70%

STOP · 67END · 1SEGUE · 183HARD · 9

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY42CA22PA14OH14VA12CO12

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN36

MON22

TUE32

WED43

THU31

FRI50

SAT46

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.016.3%

v2.04.4%

v3.07.5%

v4.05.7%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Sparkle105 02Bouncing Around the Room104 03You Enjoy Myself102 04Cavern93 05Runaway Jim91 06Poor Heart91

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

My Sweet One254 Wolfman's Brother252 Julius243 Character Zero264 Ya Mar239 Free239 I Didn't Know267 Funky Bitch238

By tour67 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS260 TOTAL

011993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 38 sh38 021991 Fall Tour1991 · 22 sh22 031992 Spring Tour1992 · 20 sh21 041994 Spring Tour1994 · 17 sh18 051993 Summer Tour1993 · 16 sh16 061995 Fall Tour1995 · 11 sh12 071994 Summer Tour1994 · 12 sh12 081994 Fall Tour1994 · 10 sh11

Charted appearances59 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

08.02.23·Madison Square Garden · New York

A surpise -> from "Meatstick" begins this "Ice" which jams in a familiarly funky manner and also includes a "Frankenstein" tease.

→CHRT#2

07.23.17·Madison Square Garden · New York

An absolutely outstanding version. Right out of the gate, Mike pushes the jam into a darker mode, and the band slides into a seductive groove, Lil' Punkin meshing beautifully with Trey's effects-laden…

→CHRT#3

08.12.15·The Mann for the Perfo · Philadelphia

After a Jekyll (jam) and Hyde (composed section) take just four shows earlier, Trey redeems himself with the Mann "It's Ice". The whole band jumps into the jam feet first, coalescing around a "Manteca…

→CHRT#4

10.24.14·The Forum · Inglewood

Like the Portsmouth "It's Ice", Page hops on the clavinet out of the gate, but this time Trey chips in some wah-scratching and Echoplex to this funky jam before sticking the landing.

→CHRT#5

07.30.14·nTelos · Portsmouth

Page immediately jumps to the clavinet, while Trey lays back, comping him nicely. Mike also helps to power this Page-led funk fest.

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Often follows / sets up

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