How many times has Phish played Johnny B. Goode?

Phish has performed "Johnny B. Goode" 23 times since June 17, 1995.

What is the longest version of Johnny B. Goode by Phish?

The longest version of "Johnny B. Goode" was 30:53 long, performed at Summerstage at Sugarbush North in Fayston, VT on July 3, 1995.

When was the last time Phish played Johnny B. Goode?

Phish last played "Johnny B. Goode" on July 8, 1998. The current gap is 955 shows.

When did Phish first play Johnny B. Goode?

"Johnny B. Goode" debuted on June 17, 1995 at Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge in Bristow, VA.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Johnny B. Goode?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Johnny B. Goode" are: Harry Hood, Run Like an Antelope, Maze, Tweezer, Waste.

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← BACK·SONGS·Johnny B. Goode

LIVE · 23 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · Chuck Berry

Johnny B. Goode

23 performances since 1995, with 23 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 84 on 1997-11-17.

DEBUT · 1995-06-17 · Bristow·LAST · 1998-07-08 · Barcelona·LONGEST GAP · 59 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1995–1998INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’95’98

BEST · 1997-11-17 · 84LONGEST · 30:53 · 1995-07-03SHORTEST · 2:34YEARS · 3

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN23 OF 23 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 23 plays84

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 0 plays—

v4.02021–present · 0 plays—

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 23 · BY SCORE23 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0184#1 / 23McNichols ArenaDenver, CO · #1

1997-11-1717:04

#0272#2 / 23Summerstage at Sugarbush NorthFayston, VT · #2

1995-07-0330:53

#0368#3 / 23Nissan Pavilion at Stone RidgeBristow, VA · #3

1995-06-172:34

#0458#4 / 23ZelesteBarcelona

1998-07-088:21

#0555#5 / 23Doctor Music FestivalEscalarre

1997-07-115:29

#0650#6 / 23CoreStates SpectrumPhiladelphia, PA

1996-12-286:46

#0750#7 / 23Pauley Pavilion, University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

1996-12-014:14

#0845#8 / 23Worcester Centrum CentreWorcester, MA

1997-11-285:48

#0944#9 / 23PumpehusetCopenhagen

1997-03-024:44

#1040#10 / 23South Park MeadowsAustin, TX

1997-07-268:20

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0158#4 / 23ZelesteBarcelona

1998-07-088:21

#0231#16 / 23Rochester War MemorialRochester, NY

1997-12-116:15

#0345#8 / 23Worcester Centrum CentreWorcester, MA

1997-11-285:48

#0484#1 / 23McNichols ArenaDenver, CO · #1

1997-11-1717:04

#0537#12 / 23Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WA

1997-08-025:60

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS23

DEBUT1995

LAST1998

AVG LEN7:04

CHARTED3

GAP MAX59

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1995–1998 · 15 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'95'96'97'98

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE23 VERSIONS

369

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

SET MIX & ROLE23 PLAYS

SET 1 · 17%SET 2 · 43%ENCORE · 39%

SET 1 4SET 2 10ENCORE 9

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE2

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE5

ENCORE14

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 3

246

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01ZelesteBarcelona1 02Rochester War MemorialRochester · NY1 03Worcester Centrum CentreWorcester · MA1 04McNichols ArenaDenver · CO1 05Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA1 06South Park MeadowsAustin · TX1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY3 02CO2

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Harry Hood9 02Run Like an Antelope9 03Maze9 04Tweezer9 05Waste8 06Character Zero8 07Taste8 08Free8 09Simple8

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Life on Mars?23 On Your Way Down23 I Always Wanted It This Way

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN11 TOURS · 23 PLAYS · 23 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011996 Fall Tour55Oct 16, 1996·Dec 1, 1996 021997 Winter European Tour44Feb 13, 1997·Mar 2, 1997 031997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)33Nov 17, 1997·Dec 11, 1997 041995 Summer Tour22Jun 17, 1995·Jul 3, 1995 051997 Summer U.S. Tour22Jul 26, 1997·Aug 2, 1997 061996 Summer European Tour22Jul 12, 1996·Jul 21, 1996 071998 Summer European Tour11Jul 8, 1998 081996 NYE Run11Dec 28, 1996 091996 Summer U.S. Tour11Aug 6, 1996 101997 Summer European Tour11Jul 11, 1997

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1287· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Johnny B. Goode

Cover of Chuck Berry·debuted 06.17.95·Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge, Bristow

23 PLAYS·23 ANALYZED·1 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

84BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 23

11.17.97McNichols Arena

Denver, CO · 17:04

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Year by year4 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1995–2026v3.2

1997 · 83.8

'95'02'10'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 199710 VERS · BEST 83.8

By era4 ERAS · 23 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS23

AVG · BEST42·84

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions23 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

11.17.97 McNichols Arena · Denver, COCHARTED

—17:0484 #02

07.03.95 Summerstage at Sugarbu · Fayston, VTCHARTED

—30:5372 #03

06.17.95 Nissan at Stone Ridge · Bristow, VACHARTED

—2:3468 #04

07.08.98 Zeleste · Barcelona

—8:2158 #05

07.11.97 Doctor Music Festival · Escalarre

—5:2955 #06

12.28.96 CoreStates Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA

—6:4650 #07

12.01.96 Pauley , University of · Los Angeles, CA

—4:1450 #08

11.28.97 Worcester Centrum · Worcester, MA

—5:4845 #09

03.02.97 Pumpehuset · Copenhagen

—4:4444 #10

07.26.97 South Park Meadows · Austin, TX

—8:2040

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS23across 1 eras

ANALYZED23100% of all

AVG DURATION7:043 charted

LONGEST30:5307.03.95 SUMMERSTAGE AT SUGARBU

SHORTEST2:3406.17.95 NISSAN AT STONE RIDGE

LONGEST GAP59 SH.1995 → 1995

JAM CHART3CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT06.17.95BRISTOW

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1995–199823 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'95'97'98

MAX · 3 /MO·TOTAL · 23

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS22 PERFS

LONGEST · 59 SH.·MEDIAN · 8 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE23 VERSIONS

2m31m

MEDIAN · 5:30·PEAK · 4–5m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1995–1998

SHORT · 5:18 · 1996·LONG · 12:48 · 1995

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX23 PLAYS

S1 17%S2 43%ENCORE 39%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE2

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE5

ENCORE14

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#14

TRANSITION OUT23 PLAYS

70%

STOP · 1END · 16SEGUE · 3HARD · 3

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01ZelesteBarcelona1 02Rochester War MemorialRochester · NY1 03Worcester Centrum CentreWorcester · MA1 04McNichols ArenaDenver · CO1 05Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY3CO2VA2MA1WA1TX1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN5

MON3

TUE1

WED2

THU2

FRI4

SAT6

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.01.9%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Harry Hood9 02Run Like an Antelope9 03Maze9 04Tweezer9 05Waste8 06Character Zero8

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Life on Mars?23 On Your Way Down23 I Always Wanted It This Way23 Buffalo Bill23 Crowd Control23 Most Events Aren't Planned23 Devotion to a Dream23 Daniel Saw the Stone24

By tour11 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS23 TOTAL

011996 Fall Tour1996 · 5 sh5 021997 Winter European Tour1997 · 4 sh4 031997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)1997 · 3 sh3 041995 Summer Tour1995 · 2 sh2 051997 Summer U.S. Tour1997 · 2 sh2 061996 Summer European Tour1996 · 2 sh2 071998 Summer European Tour1998 · 1 sh1 081996 NYE Run1996 · 1 sh1

Charted appearances3 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

11.17.97·McNichols Arena · Denver

After concluding the song proper, the band launches into a high-quality jam which retains Fall 97's tone and timbre but is also a bit of a throwback to an earlier era with its spiraling, "DEG"-laced o…

→CHRT#2

07.03.95·Summerstage at Sugarbu · Fayston

-> in from "DB." A spirited rendition, only the second ever, springs out suddenly in the middle of a monster "Bowie." -> back to "DB."

→CHRT#3

06.17.95·Nissan at Stone Ridge · Bristow

-> in from "Tweezer." The debut of "JBG" is sandwiched in this "Tweezer" jam.

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Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER JOHNNY B. GOODESWIPE →

16.67%David Bowie1× →→16.67%Jesus Just Left Chicago1× →→16.67%Slave to the Traffic Light1× →→16.67%Sparkle1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE JOHNNY B. GOODESWIPE →

22.22%Waste2× ←→22.22%Ghost2× ←→22.22%Tweezer2× ←→11.11%Down with Disease1× ←→

SONG ●/songs/johnny-b-goodeSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

FOUL DOMAIN/songs/johnny-b-goode · v3.2

FOUL DOMAIN · INDEPENDENT · NOT AFFILIATED WITH PHISH

TOTAL · 23 PLAYSMAX · 3 IN ONE MONTHLESSMORE

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN CONSECUTIVE PLAYSEACH DOT IS ONE PERFORMANCE · 22 TOTAL

1020304050

LONGEST · 59 SHOWSMEDIAN · 8 SHOWSTYPICAL·FALLOW

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 4–5m (10)RANGE · 2–31m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1995–1998

5:006:007:008:009:0010:0011:0012:0013:00’95

SHORTEST · 5:18 · 1996LONGEST · 12:48 · 1995

TRANSITION OUT23 PLAYS

END · 70%SEGUE · 13%HARD · 13%

STOP ( , ) 1END OF SET 16SEGUE ( > ) 3HARD SEGUE ( → ) 3

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN5

MON3

TUE1

WED2

THU2

FRI4

SAT6

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.01.9%(23/1243)

Ghost22% OF LEAD-INS

VENUESSTRONGEST AVG · TOP 0

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