How many times has Phish played Joy?

Phish has performed "Joy" 59 times since June 7, 2009.

What is the longest version of Joy by Phish?

The longest version of "Joy" was 6:43 long, performed at Sphere in Las Vegas, NV on April 17, 2026.

When was the last time Phish played Joy?

Phish last played "Joy" on April 17, 2026. The current gap is 7 shows.

When did Phish first play Joy?

"Joy" debuted on June 7, 2009 at Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Joy?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Joy" are: Possum, Chalk Dust Torture, Bathtub Gin, Character Zero, Run Like an Antelope.

← BACK·SONGS·Joy

LIVE · 59 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Joy

59 performances since 2009, with 58 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 72 on 2026-04-17.

DEBUT · 2009-06-07 · Camden·LAST · 2026-04-17 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 44 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 2009–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’09’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2026-04-17 · 72LONGEST · 6:43 · 2026-04-17SHORTEST · 4:53YEARS · 17

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN58 OF 59 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 0 plays—

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 47 plays68

v4.02021–present · 13 plays72

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 58 · BY SCORE58 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0172#1 / 58SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-176:43

#0268#2 / 58Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2013-08-315:42

#0368#3 / 58North Island Credit Union AmphitheatreChula Vista, CA

2021-10-235:58

#0464#4 / 58TD Pavilion at the MannPhiladelphia, PA

2023-07-265:33

#0564#5 / 58Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, NY

2011-07-016:06

#0663#6 / 58Hersheypark StadiumHershey, PA

2021-08-105:51

#0762#7 / 58Susquehanna Bank CenterCamden, NJ

2009-06-076:39

#0861#8 / 58Dunkin' Donuts CenterProvidence, RI

2019-11-296:37

#0961#9 / 58MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, NV

2018-11-016:15

#1061#10 / 58North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2025-07-126:27

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0172#1 / 58SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-176:43

#0261#10 / 58North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2025-07-126:27

#0345#36 / 58Hollywood BowlHollywood, CA

2025-04-275:58

#0449#28 / 58Xfinity CenterMansfield, MA

2024-07-216:14

#0550#24 / 58Ervin J. Nutter Center, Wright State UniversityDayton, OH

2023-10-105:38

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS59

DEBUT2009

LAST2026

AVG LEN5:51

CHARTED0

GAP MAX44

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH2009–2026 · 44 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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 MINUTE59 VERSIONS

1020305m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 5–6m (35)RANGE · 4–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2009–2026

5:005:306:006:307:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE59 PLAYS

SET 1 · 19%SET 2 · 66%ENCORE · 14%

SET 1 11SET 2 39SET 3 1ENCORE 8

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE7

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 6

510

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston · SC3 02Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 03Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI3 04Hollywood BowlHollywood · CA2 05Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia · MD2 06Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsBethel · NY2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY15 02CA

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Possum20 02Chalk Dust Torture20 03Bathtub Gin17 04Character Zero16 05Run Like an Antelope16 0646 Days16 07Light15 08The Moma Dance15 09Mike's Song14

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Brother60 Train Song

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN36 TOURS · 59 PLAYS · 59 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

012010 Late Summer Tour33Aug 5, 2010·Aug 18, 2010 022009 Late Summer Tour33Jul 31, 2009·Aug 13, 2009 032013 Summer Tour33Jul 16, 2013·Aug 31, 2013 042014 Summer33Jul 12, 2014·Aug 31, 2014 052010 Early Summer Tour33Jun 15, 2010·Jun 29, 2010 062009 Fall Tour33Nov 20, 2009·Dec 2, 2009 07Not Part of a Tour22Oct 30, 2009·Jul 1, 2011 082010 Fall Tour22Oct 12, 2010·Oct 15, 2010 092011 Early Summer Tour22May 29, 2011·Jun 10, 2011 102012 Early Summer Tour22Jul 1, 2012·Jul 3, 2012

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 2881· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Joy

Phish original·debuted 06.07.09·Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden

59 PLAYS·58 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

72BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 59

04.17.26Sphere

Las Vegas, NV · 6:43

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Year by year17 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 2009–2026v3.2

2026 · 71.5

'09'13'17'21'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20261 VERS · BEST 71.5

By era4 ERAS · 60 PLAYS

1.02.03.0 · 474.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS47

AVG · BEST48·68

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS13

AVG · BEST53·72

BEST VERSION→

Versions58 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

04.17.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—6:4372 #02

08.31.13 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—5:4268 #03

10.23.21 North Island Credit Un · Chula Vista, CA

—5:5868 #04

07.26.23 TD at the Mann · Philadelphia, PA

—5:3364 #05

07.01.11 Watkins Glen Internati · Watkins Glen, NY

—6:0664 #06

08.10.21 Hersheypark · Hershey, PA

—5:5163 #07

06.07.09 Susquehanna Bank · Camden, NJ

—6:3962 #08

11.29.19 Dunkin' Donuts · Providence, RI

—6:3761 #09

11.01.18 MGM Grand Garden Arena · Las Vegas, NV

—6:1561 #10

07.12.25 North Charleston · North Charleston, SC

—6:2761

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS59across 2 eras

ANALYZED5898% of all

AVG DURATION5:51duration

LONGEST6:4304.17.26 SPHERE

SHORTEST4:5312.31.09 AMERICAN AIRLINES AREN

LONGEST GAP44 SH.2024 → 2025

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT06.07.09CAMDEN

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 2009–202659 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25'26

MAX · 3 /MO·TOTAL · 59

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS58 PERFS

LONGEST · 44 SH.·MEDIAN · 9 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE59 VERSIONS

4m7m

MEDIAN · 5:30·PEAK · 5–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2009–2026

SHORT · 5:28 · 2009·LONG · 6:43 · 2026

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX59 PLAYS

S1 19%S2 66%ENCORE 14%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE7

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #6

#1#12

TRANSITION OUT59 PLAYS

69%27%

STOP · 41END · 2SEGUE · 16

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY15CA9CO4NV3SC3WI3

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN10

MON1

TUE9

WED5

THU4

FRI16

SAT14

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v3.010.4%

v4.04.9%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Possum20 02Chalk Dust Torture20 03Bathtub Gin17 04Character Zero16 05Run Like an Antelope16 0646 Days16

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Brother60 Train Song60 Waves58 Beauty of My Dreams57 Hello My Baby57 Halfway to the Moon56 Destiny Unbound56 Dog Faced Boy56

By tour36 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS59 TOTAL

012010 Late Summer Tour2010 · 3 sh3 022009 Late Summer Tour2009 · 3 sh3 032013 Summer Tour2013 · 3 sh3 042014 Summer2014 · 3 sh3 052010 Early Summer Tour2010 · 3 sh3 062009 Fall Tour2009 · 3 sh3 07Not Part of a Tour2009–2011 · 2 sh2 082010 Fall Tour2010 · 2 sh2

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER JOYSWIPE →

25%Harry Hood4× →→18.75%First Tube3× →→18.75%Run Like an Antelope3× →→12.5%Buffalo Bill2× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE JOYSWIPE →

25%Fluffhead4× ←→18.75%Free3× ←→18.75%Birds of a Feather3× ←→12.5%Light2× ←→

Top venues3 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

North Charleston ColiseumNORTH CHARLESTON, SC

PLAYSAVG350

50 Alpine Valley Music TheatreEAST TROY, WI

PLAYSAVG346

46 Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG344

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