How many times has Phish played Izabella?

Phish has performed "Izabella" 22 times since June 6, 1997.

What is the longest version of Izabella by Phish?

The longest version of "Izabella" was 9:28 long, performed at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, MI on December 6, 1997.

When was the last time Phish played Izabella?

Phish last played "Izabella" on September 20, 2025. The current gap is 19 shows.

When did Phish first play Izabella?

"Izabella" debuted on June 6, 1997 at Brad Sands's and Pete Carini's House in Charlotte, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Izabella?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Izabella" are: Harry Hood, Stash, Piper, Tweezer, AC/DC Bag.

← BACK·SONGS·Izabella

LIVE · 22 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · Jimi Hendrix Experience

Izabella

22 performances since 1997, with 22 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 86 on 1997-12-06.

DEBUT · 1997-06-06 · Charlotte·LAST · 2025-09-20 · Hampton·LONGEST GAP · 609 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1997–2025INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’97’00’05’10’15’20’25

BEST · 1997-12-06 · 86LONGEST · 9:28 · 1997-12-06SHORTEST · 4:01YEARS · 28

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN22 OF 22 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 11 plays86

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 2 plays49

v4.02021–present · 9 plays64

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 22 · BY SCORE22 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0186#1 / 22The Palace of Auburn HillsAuburn Hills, MI · #1

1997-12-069:28

#0264#2 / 22United CenterChicago, IL

2025-07-205:31

#0363#3 / 22Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA

2025-09-205:10

#0449#4 / 22North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2019-12-085:34

#0549#5 / 22TD Pavilion at the MannPhiladelphia, PA

2022-07-194:01

#0649#6 / 22Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

1997-12-307:19

#0747#7 / 22Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2017-08-067:49

#0846#8 / 22McNichols ArenaDenver, CO

1997-11-168:03

#0942#9 / 22ZelesteBarcelona

1998-07-094:60

#1041#10 / 22Climate Pledge ArenaSeattle, WA

2023-04-155:26

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0163#3 / 22Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA

2025-09-205:10

#0264#2 / 22United CenterChicago, IL

2025-07-205:31

#0340#13 / 22The WoodlandsDover, DE

2024-08-185:48

#0440#14 / 22Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2024-08-035:42

#0532#19 / 22United CenterChicago, IL

2023-10-135:32

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS22

DEBUT1997

LAST2025

AVG LEN5:47

CHARTED1

GAP MAX609

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1997–2025 · 16 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE22 VERSIONS

5105m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 5–6m (13)RANGE · 4–10m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1997–2025

5:006:007:008:00’00’05’10’15

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

SET MIX & ROLE22 PLAYS

SET 1 · 32%SET 2 · 41%ENCORE · 27%

SET 1 7SET 2 9ENCORE 6

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE5

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE3

ENCORE6

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 6

1234

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA2 03United CenterChicago · IL2 04The WoodlandsDover · DE1 05Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville · IN1 06Climate Pledge ArenaSeattle · WA1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY4 02VA2

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Harry Hood7 02Stash7 03Piper6 04Tweezer6 05AC/DC Bag5 06Bouncing Around the Room5 07Tweezer Reprise5 08Chalk Dust Torture5 09Taste5

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Wombat22 Dave's Energy Guide

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN17 TOURS · 22 PLAYS · 22 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)44Nov 16, 1997·Dec 12, 1997 021997 Summer U.S. Tour22Jul 26, 1997·Aug 13, 1997 032024 Summer Tour22Aug 3, 2024·Aug 18, 2024 041998 Summer European Tour11Jul 9, 1998 051998 Summer U.S. Tour11Jul 31, 1998 062017 Summer Tour11Aug 6, 2017 072019 Fall Tour11Dec 8, 2019 082022 Spring Tour11May 28, 2022 092022 Summer Tour11Jul 19, 2022 102023 Fall Tour11Oct 13, 2023

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1688· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Izabella

Cover of Jimi Hendrix Experience·debuted 06.06.97·Brad Sands's and Pete Carini's House, Charlotte

22 PLAYS·22 ANALYZED·3 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

86BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 22

12.06.97The Palace of Auburn H

Auburn Hills, MI · 9:28

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Year by year8 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1997–2026v3.2

1997 · 86.2

'97'04'11'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19979 VERS · BEST 86.2

By era4 ERAS · 22 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS11

AVG · BEST43·86

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST48·49

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS9

AVG · BEST44·64

BEST VERSION→

Versions22 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

12.06.97 The Palace of Auburn H · Auburn Hills, MICHARTED

—9:2886 #02

07.20.25 United · Chicago, IL

—5:3164 #03

09.20.25 Hampton · Hampton, VA

—5:1063 #04

12.08.19 North Charleston · North Charleston, SC

—5:3449 #05

07.19.22 TD at the Mann · Philadelphia, PA

—4:0149 #06

12.30.97 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—7:1949 #07

08.06.17 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—7:4947 #08

11.16.97 McNichols Arena · Denver, CO

—8:0346 #09

07.09.98 Zeleste · Barcelona

—4:6042 #10

04.15.23 Climate Pledge Arena · Seattle, WA

—5:2641

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS22across 3 eras

ANALYZED22100% of all

AVG DURATION5:471 charted

LONGEST9:2812.06.97 THE PALACE OF AUBURN H

SHORTEST4:0107.19.22 TD AT THE MANN

LONGEST GAP609 SH.1998 → 2017

JAM CHART1CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT06.06.97CHARLOTTE

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1997–202522 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'97'99'01'03'05'07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25

MAX · 3 /MO·TOTAL · 22

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS21 PERFS

LONGEST · 609 SH.·MEDIAN · 13 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE22 VERSIONS

4m10m

MEDIAN · 5:30·PEAK · 5–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1997–2025

SHORT · 4:44 · 2022·LONG · 7:49 · 2017

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX22 PLAYS

S1 32%S2 41%ENCORE 27%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE5

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE3

ENCORE6

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #2

#1#15

TRANSITION OUT22 PLAYS

18%55%23%

STOP · 4END · 12SEGUE · 5HARD · 1

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA2 03United CenterChicago · IL2 04The WoodlandsDover · DE1 05Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville · IN1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY4VA2IL2PA2DE1IN1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN6

MON0

TUE2

WED1

THU1

FRI5

SAT7

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.9%

v3.00.4%

v4.03.7%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Harry Hood7 02Stash7 03Piper6 04Tweezer6 05AC/DC Bag5 06Bouncing Around the Room5

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Wombat22 Dave's Energy Guide22 The Howling22 The Vibration of Life22 Happy Birthday to You22 Eliza22 Crowd Control23 Buffalo Bill23

By tour17 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS22 TOTAL

011997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)1997 · 4 sh4 021997 Summer U.S. Tour1997 · 2 sh2 032024 Summer Tour2024 · 2 sh2 041998 Summer European Tour1998 · 1 sh1 051998 Summer U.S. Tour1998 · 1 sh1 062017 Summer Tour2017 · 1 sh1 072019 Fall Tour2019 · 1 sh1 082022 Spring Tour2022 · 1 sh1

Charted appearances1 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

12.06.97·The Palace of Auburn H · Auburn Hills

-> in from a classic '97 "Tweezer." "Izabella" breaks away from the standard at about 4:20 into an excellent and funky groove which -> to "Twist."

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Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER IZABELLASWIPE →

16.67%Chalk Dust Torture Reprise1× →→16.67%Harry Hood1× →→16.67%Julius1× →→16.67%Leaves1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE IZABELLASWIPE →

25%Harry Hood2× ←→25%Stand!2× ←→12.5%Frankenstein1× ←→12.5%Harpua1× ←→

Top venues1 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG342

SONG ●/songs/izabellaSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

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