How many times has Phish played Life on Mars??

Phish has performed "Life on Mars?" 23 times since October 13, 1995.

What is the longest version of Life on Mars? by Phish?

The longest version of "Life on Mars?" was 4:59 long, performed at Wing's Stadium in Kalamazoo, MI on October 27, 1995.

When was the last time Phish played Life on Mars??

Phish last played "Life on Mars?" on June 29, 2012. The current gap is 540 shows.

When did Phish first play Life on Mars??

"Life on Mars?" debuted on October 13, 1995 at Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth, TX.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Life on Mars??

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Life on Mars?" are: Sample in a Jar, Possum, Chalk Dust Torture, Suzy Greenberg, Bathtub Gin.

← BACK·SONGS·Life on Mars?

LIVE · 23 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · David Bowie

Life on Mars?

23 performances since 1995, with 23 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 69 on 1995-11-09.

DEBUT · 1995-10-13 · Fort Worth·LAST · 2012-06-29 · Noblesville·LONGEST GAP · 276 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1995–2012INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’95’00’05’10’12

BEST · 1995-11-09 · 69LONGEST · 4:59 · 1995-10-27SHORTEST · 3:13YEARS · 17

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN23 OF 23 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 19 plays69

v2.02002–2004 · 1 play56

v3.02009–2020 · 3 plays58

v4.02021–present · 0 plays—

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 23 · BY SCORE23 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0169#1 / 23The Fox TheatreAtlanta, GA

1995-11-094:25

#0263#2 / 23Will Rogers AuditoriumFort Worth, TX

1995-10-133:46

#0358#3 / 23Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, NY

2011-07-013:39

#0456#4 / 23Thomas & Mack CenterLas Vegas, NV

2003-02-154:00

#0555#5 / 23Wing's StadiumKalamazoo, MI

1995-10-274:59

#0655#6 / 23North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

1996-10-273:13

#0752#7 / 23Polo Fields, Golden Gate ParkSan Francisco, CA

2011-08-123:31

#0852#8 / 23Assembly Hall, University of IllinoisChampaign, IL

1995-10-223:29

#0951#9 / 23The ForumNüremberg

1996-07-213:23

#1050#10 / 23Sun Dome, University of South FloridaTampa, FL

1995-11-153:22

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0148#11 / 23Klipsch Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2012-06-293:25

#0252#7 / 23Polo Fields, Golden Gate ParkSan Francisco, CA

2011-08-123:31

#0358#3 / 23Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, NY

2011-07-013:39

#0456#4 / 23Thomas & Mack CenterLas Vegas, NV

2003-02-154:00

#0547#13 / 23PumpehusetCopenhagen

1997-03-023:32

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS23

DEBUT1995

LAST2012

AVG LEN3:36

CHARTED0

GAP MAX276

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1995–2012 · 12 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

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

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE23 VERSIONS

5101520

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (20)RANGE · 3–5m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1995–2012

3:003:304:004:30’95’00’05’10

SHORTEST · 3:25 · 1996LONGEST · 4:00 · 2003

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

SET MIX & ROLE23 PLAYS

SET 1 · 30%SET 2 · 52%ENCORE · 13%

SET 1 7SET 2 12SET 3 1ENCORE 3

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE4

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 6

12345

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Klipsch Music CenterNoblesville · IN1 02Polo Fields, Golden Gate ParkSan Francisco · CA1 03Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen · NY1 04Thomas & Mack CenterLas Vegas · NV1 05PumpehusetCopenhagen1 06Sports ArenaSan Diego · CA1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01CA3 02NY

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Sample in a Jar12 02Possum9 03Chalk Dust Torture9 04Suzy Greenberg8 05Bathtub Gin8 06Sparkle8 07Theme from the Bottom7 08Stash7 09Run Like an Antelope7

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Johnny B. Goode23

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN9 TOURS · 23 PLAYS · 23 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011995 Fall Tour88Oct 13, 1995·Nov 24, 1995 021996 Fall Tour66Oct 21, 1996·Dec 4, 1996 031996 Summer European Tour22Jul 21, 1996·Jul 25, 1996 041996 Summer U.S. Tour22Aug 7, 1996·Aug 16, 1996 051997 Winter European Tour11Mar 2, 1997 062003 Winter Tour11Feb 15, 2003 072011 Late Summer Tour11Aug 12, 2011 082012 Early Summer Tour11Jun 29, 2012 09Not Part of a Tour11Jul 1, 2011

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1328· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Life on Mars?

Cover of David Bowie·debuted 10.13.95·Will Rogers Auditorium, Fort Worth

23 PLAYS·23 ANALYZED·3 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

69BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 23

11.09.95The Fox

Atlanta, GA · 4:25

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Year by year6 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1995–2026v3.2

1995 · 68.6

'95'02'10'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19958 VERS · BEST 68.6

By era4 ERAS · 23 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS19

AVG · BEST45·69

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST56·56

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS3

AVG · BEST53·58

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions23 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

11.09.95 The Fox · Atlanta, GA

—4:2569 #02

10.13.95 Will Rogers Auditorium · Fort Worth, TX

—3:4663 #03

07.01.11 Watkins Glen Internati · Watkins Glen, NY

—3:3958 #04

02.15.03 Thomas & Mack · Las Vegas, NV

—4:0056 #05

10.27.95 Wing's · Kalamazoo, MI

—4:5955 #06

10.27.96 North Charleston · North Charleston, SC

—3:1355 #07

08.12.11 Polo Fields, Golden Ga · San Francisco, CA

—3:3152 #08

10.22.95 Assembly Hall, Univers · Champaign, IL

—3:2952 #09

07.21.96 The Forum · Nüremberg

—3:2351 #10

11.15.95 Sun Dome, University o · Tampa, FL

—3:2250

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS23across 3 eras

ANALYZED23100% of all

AVG DURATION3:36duration

LONGEST4:5910.27.95 WING'S

SHORTEST3:1310.27.96 NORTH CHARLESTON

LONGEST GAP276 SH.1997 → 2003

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT10.13.95FORT WORTH

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1995–201223 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'95'97'99'01'03'05'07'09'11'12

MAX · 4 /MO·TOTAL · 23

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS22 PERFS

LONGEST · 276 SH.·MEDIAN · 6 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE23 VERSIONS

3m5m

MEDIAN · 3:30·PEAK · 3–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1995–2012

SHORT · 3:25 · 1996·LONG · 4:00 · 2003

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX23 PLAYS

S1 30%S2 52%ENCORE 13%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE4

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #7

#1#11

TRANSITION OUT23 PLAYS

70%22%

STOP · 16END · 2SEGUE · 5

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

CA3NY3FL2IN1NV1IA1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN6

MON1

TUE0

WED4

THU3

FRI8

SAT1

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.01.5%

v2.01.5%

v3.00.7%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Sample in a Jar12 02Possum9 03Chalk Dust Torture9 04Suzy Greenberg8 05Bathtub Gin8 06Sparkle8

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Johnny B. Goode23 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 tour9 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS23 TOTAL

011995 Fall Tour1995 · 8 sh8 021996 Fall Tour1996 · 6 sh6 031996 Summer European Tour1996 · 2 sh2 041996 Summer U.S. Tour1996 · 2 sh2 051997 Winter European Tour1997 · 1 sh1 062003 Winter Tour2003 · 1 sh1 072011 Late Summer Tour2011 · 1 sh1 082012 Early Summer Tour2012 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER LIFE ON MARS?SWIPE →

25%Tweezer Reprise2× →→25%Harry Hood2× →→12.5%Cars Trucks Buses1× →→12.5%Demand1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE LIFE ON MARS?SWIPE →

30%Reba3× ←→20%Bathtub Gin2× ←→20%Fluffhead2× ←→10%Catapult1× ←→

SONG ●/songs/life-on-marsSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

FOUL DOMAIN/songs/life-on-mars · v3.2

FOUL DOMAIN · INDEPENDENT · NOT AFFILIATED WITH PHISH

Common questions

Life on Mars?

Life on Mars?