How many times has Phish played Keyboard Army?

Phish has performed "Keyboard Army" 15 times since September 27, 1995.

What is the longest version of Keyboard Army by Phish?

The longest version of "Keyboard Army" was 5:15 long, performed at Summer Pops, Embarcadero Center in San Diego, CA on September 28, 1995.

When was the last time Phish played Keyboard Army?

Phish last played "Keyboard Army" on September 6, 2015. The current gap is 404 shows.

When did Phish first play Keyboard Army?

"Keyboard Army" debuted on September 27, 1995 at Cal Expo Amphitheater in Sacramento, CA.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Keyboard Army?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Keyboard Army" are: I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome, Free, Slave to the Traffic Light, David Bowie, Hold Your Head Up.

← BACK·SONGS·Keyboard Army

LIVE · 15 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Keyboard Army

15 performances since 1995, with 15 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 68 on 1995-10-17.

DEBUT · 1995-09-27 · Sacramento·LAST · 2015-09-06 · Commerce City·LONGEST GAP · 727 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1995–2015INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’95’00’05’10’15

BEST · 1995-10-17 · 68LONGEST · 5:15 · 1995-09-28SHORTEST · 1:20YEARS · 20

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN15 OF 15 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 14 plays68

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 1 play61

v4.02021–present · 0 plays—

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 15 · BY SCORE15 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0168#1 / 15State Palace TheatreNew Orleans, LA

1995-10-174:40

#0268#2 / 15Summer Pops, Embarcadero CenterSan Diego, CA

1995-09-285:15

#0361#3 / 15Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2015-09-062:33

#0460#4 / 15Adams Fieldhouse, University of MontanaMissoula, MT

1995-10-082:01

#0556#5 / 15Shoreline AmphitheatreMountain View, CA

1995-09-304:17

#0655#6 / 15Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial ColiseumWinston-Salem, NC

1995-11-213:56

#0754#7 / 15Broome County Veterans Memorial ArenaBinghamton, NY

1995-12-143:57

#0853#8 / 15Wing's StadiumKalamazoo, MI

1995-10-274:18

#0949#9 / 15Mullins Center, University of MassachusettsAmherst, MA

1995-12-054:24

#1049#10 / 15O'Connell Center, University of FloridaGainesville, FL

1995-11-124:08

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0161#3 / 15Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2015-09-062:33

#0254#7 / 15Broome County Veterans Memorial ArenaBinghamton, NY

1995-12-143:57

#0349#9 / 15Mullins Center, University of MassachusettsAmherst, MA

1995-12-054:24

#0455#6 / 15Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial ColiseumWinston-Salem, NC

1995-11-213:56

#0549#10 / 15O'Connell Center, University of FloridaGainesville, FL

1995-11-124:08

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS15

DEBUT1995

LAST2015

AVG LEN3:47

CHARTED0

GAP MAX727

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1995–2015 · 5 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE15 VERSIONS

24685m

MEDIAN · 4:30PEAK · 4–5m (8)RANGE · 1–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1995–2015

2:303:003:304:00’95’00’05’10’15

SHORTEST · 2:33 · 2015LONGEST · 3:53 · 1995

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

SET MIX & ROLE15 PLAYS

SET 2 · 93%

SET 2 14ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

12345136

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Adams Fieldhouse, University of MontanaMissoula · MT2 02Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO1 03Broome County Veterans Memorial ArenaBinghamton · NY1 04Mullins Center, University of MassachusettsAmherst · MA1 05Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial ColiseumWinston-Salem · NC1 06O'Connell Center, University of FloridaGainesville · FL1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01CA

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome7 02Free6 03Slave to the Traffic Light6 04David Bowie6 05Hold Your Head Up6 06Sample in a Jar6 07Theme from the Bottom5 08Prince Caspian5 09Tweezer5

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Petrichor

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN2 TOURS · 15 PLAYS · 14 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011995 Fall Tour1413Sep 27, 1995·Dec 14, 1995 022015 Summer11Sep 6, 2015

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1315· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Keyboard Army

Phish original·debuted 09.27.95·Cal Expo Amphitheater, Sacramento

15 PLAYS·15 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

68BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 15

10.17.95State Palace

New Orleans, LA · 4:40

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Year by year2 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1995–2026v3.2

1995 · 67.6

'95'02'10'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 199514 VERS · BEST 67.6

By era4 ERAS · 15 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS14

AVG · BEST53·68

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST61·61

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions15 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

10.17.95 State Palace · New Orleans, LA

—4:4068 #02

09.28.95 Summer Pops, Embarcade · San Diego, CA

—5:1568 #03

09.06.15 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—2:3361 #04

10.08.95 Adams Fieldhouse, Univ · Missoula, MT

—2:0160 #05

09.30.95 Shoreline · Mountain View, CA

—4:1756 #06

11.21.95 Lawrence Joel Veterans · Winston-Salem, NC

—3:5655 #07

12.14.95 Broome County Veterans · Binghamton, NY

—3:5754 #08

10.27.95 Wing's · Kalamazoo, MI

—4:1853 #09

12.05.95 Mullins , University o · Amherst, MA

—4:2449 #10

11.12.95 O'Connell , University · Gainesville, FL

—4:0849

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS15across 2 eras

ANALYZED15100% of all

AVG DURATION3:47duration

LONGEST5:1509.28.95 SUMMER POPS, EMBARCADE

SHORTEST1:2010.08.95 ADAMS FIELDHOUSE, UNIV

LONGEST GAP727 SH.1995 → 2015

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT09.27.95SACRAMENTO

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1995–201515 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'95'97'99'01'03'05'07'09'11'13'15

MAX · 7 /MO·TOTAL · 15

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS13 PERFS

LONGEST · 727 SH.·MEDIAN · 3 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE15 VERSIONS

1m6m

MEDIAN · 4:30·PEAK · 4–5m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1995–2015

SHORT · 2:33 · 2015·LONG · 3:53 · 1995

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX15 PLAYS

S2 93%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #5

#1#11

TRANSITION OUT15 PLAYS

67%20%

STOP · 10END · 1SEGUE · 3HARD · 1

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

CA3MT2CO1NY1MA1NC1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SUN

SUN4

MON1

TUE3

WED1

THU2

FRI3

SAT1

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.01.0%

v3.00.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome7 02Free6 03Slave to the Traffic Light6 04David Bowie6 05Hold Your Head Up6 06Sample in a Jar6

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Petrichor14 Taste That Surrounds14 I Never Needed You Like This Before14 Monsters14 Soul Shakedown Party14 Sparks14 Ether Edge14 Beauty of a Broken Heart15

By tour2 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS15 TOTAL

011995 Fall Tour1995 · 13 sh14 022015 Summer2015 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER KEYBOARD ARMYSWIPE →

16.67%Bouncing Around the Room1× →→16.67%Cars Trucks Buses1× →→16.67%Halley's Comet1× →→16.67%Harry Hood1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE KEYBOARD ARMYSWIPE →

40%Tweezer4× ←→20%Mike's Song2× ←→10%David Bowie1× ←→10%McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters1× ←→

SONG ●/songs/keyboard-armySETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

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Common questions

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