How many times has Phish played Lifeboy?

Phish has performed "Lifeboy" 65 times since February 3, 1993.

What is the longest version of Lifeboy by Phish?

The longest version of "Lifeboy" was 10:05 long, performed at Sphere in Las Vegas, NV on April 18, 2024.

When was the last time Phish played Lifeboy?

Phish last played "Lifeboy" on July 25, 2026. The current gap is 4 shows.

When did Phish first play Lifeboy?

"Lifeboy" debuted on February 3, 1993 at Portland Expo in Portland, ME.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Lifeboy?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Lifeboy" are: David Bowie, Rift, Sample in a Jar, Tweezer, Divided Sky.

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LIVE · 65 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Lifeboy

65 performances since 1993, with 66 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 90 on 2024-04-18.

DEBUT · 1993-02-03 · Portland·LAST · 2026-07-25 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 193 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1993–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’93’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2024-04-18 · 90LONGEST · 10:05 · 2024-04-18SHORTEST · 3:56YEARS · 33

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN66 OF 65 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 48 plays77

v2.02002–2004 · 3 plays57

v3.02009–2020 · 6 plays62

v4.02021–present · 9 plays90

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 66 · BY SCORE66 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0190#1 / 66SphereLas Vegas, NV · #1

2024-04-1810:05

#0277#2 / 66Cayuga County FairgroundsWeedsport, NY

1993-07-157:32

#0376#3 / 66Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-256:18

#0473#4 / 66Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia, MD

2026-07-186:24

#0571#5 / 66SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-167:27

#0663#6 / 66Warfield TheatreSan Francisco, CA

1994-05-258:34

#0762#7 / 66Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2011-12-297:48

#0862#8 / 66The Arlington TheatreSanta Barbara, CA

1994-05-178:36

#0961#9 / 66The Loop 97.9 StudiosChicago, IL

1994-06-188:28

#1060#10 / 66Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2020-02-216:23

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0176#3 / 66Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-256:18

#0273#4 / 66Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia, MD

2026-07-186:24

#0371#5 / 66SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-167:27

#0452#35 / 66Hollywood BowlHollywood, CA

2025-04-276:25

#0546#60 / 66Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI

2024-07-277:21

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS65

DEBUT1993

LAST2026

AVG LEN8:05

CHARTED1

GAP MAX193

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1993–2026 · 38 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE64 VERSIONS

10203010m

MEDIAN · 8:30PEAK · 8–9m (31)RANGE · 6–11m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1993–2026

6:006:307:007:308:008:309:009:30

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

SET MIX & ROLE65 PLAYS

SET 1 · 11%SET 2 · 89%

SET 1 7SET 2 58

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

51034681011

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02SphereLas Vegas · NV2 03Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA2 04Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville · IN2 05Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia · MD1 06Hollywood BowlHollywood · CA1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY7 02CA5

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01David Bowie25 02Rift24 03Sample in a Jar23 04Tweezer23 05Divided Sky22 06Runaway Jim20 07Julius19 08Silent in the Morning19 09The Horse18

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Undermind65 Camel Walk66

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN30 TOURS · 65 PLAYS · 65 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011994 Fall Tour88Oct 7, 1994·Dec 7, 1994 021994 Spring Tour88Apr 6, 1994·May 28, 1994 031994 Summer Tour88Jun 10, 1994·Jul 9, 1994 041995 Fall Tour66Oct 5, 1995·Dec 12, 1995 051993 Winter/Spring Tour55Feb 3, 1993·Apr 17, 1993 061993 Summer Tour44Jul 15, 1993·Aug 26, 1993 072026 Summer Tour22Jul 18, 2026·Jul 25, 2026 081995 Summer Tour22Jun 8, 1995·Jun 24, 1995 091996 NYE Run11Dec 30, 1996 101996 Summer U.S. Tour11Aug 13, 1996

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 832· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Lifeboy

Phish original·debuted 02.03.93·Portland Expo, Portland

65 PLAYS·66 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

90BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 65

04.18.24Sphere

Las Vegas, NV · 10:05

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Year by year20 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1993–2026v3.2

2024 · 89.6

'93'01'09'17'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20242 VERS · BEST 89.6

By era4 ERAS · 66 PLAYS

1.0 · 482.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS48

AVG · BEST52·77

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS3

AVG · BEST56·57

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS6

AVG · BEST55·62

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS9

AVG · BEST61·90

BEST VERSION→

Versions66 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

04.18.24 Sphere · Las Vegas, NVCHARTED

—10:0590 #02

07.15.93 Cayuga County Fairgrou · Weedsport, NY

—7:3277 #03

07.25.26 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—6:1876 #04

07.18.26 Merriweather Post · Columbia, MD

—6:2473 #05

04.16.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—7:2771 #06

05.25.94 Warfield · San Francisco, CA

—8:3463 #07

12.29.11 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—7:4862 #08

05.17.94 The Arlington · Santa Barbara, CA

—8:3662 #09

06.18.94 The Loop 97.9 Studios · Chicago, IL

—8:2861 #10

02.21.20 Moon Palace · Cancun, Quintana Roo

—6:2360

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS65across 4 eras

ANALYZED66102% of all

AVG DURATION8:051 charted

LONGEST10:0504.18.24 SPHERE

SHORTEST3:5603.14.93 PAUL WRIGHT GYM, WESTE

LONGEST GAP193 SH.2011 → 2016

JAM CHART1CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT02.03.93PORTLAND

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1993–202665 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'93'95'97'99'01'03'05'07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25'26

MAX · 6 /MO·TOTAL · 65

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS64 PERFS

LONGEST · 193 SH.·MEDIAN · 11 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE64 VERSIONS

6m11m

MEDIAN · 8:30·PEAK · 8–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1993–2026

SHORT · 6:23 · 2020·LONG · 9:02 · 2004

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX65 PLAYS

S2 89%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #4

#3#11

TRANSITION OUT65 PLAYS

55%45%

STOP · 36SEGUE · 29

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02SphereLas Vegas · NV2 03Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA2 04Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville · IN2 05Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia · MD1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY7CA5NV4OH3IN3MA3

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN7

MON2

TUE8

WED11

THU11

FRI12

SAT14

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.03.8%

v2.04.4%

v3.01.1%

v4.03.8%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01David Bowie25 02Rift24 03Sample in a Jar23 04Tweezer23 05Divided Sky22 06Runaway Jim20

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Undermind65 Camel Walk66 Terrapin66 Axilla (Part II)66 Harpua67 Billy Breathes68 Steam69 If I Could70

By tour30 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS65 TOTAL

011994 Fall Tour1994 · 8 sh8 021994 Spring Tour1994 · 8 sh8 031994 Summer Tour1994 · 8 sh8 041995 Fall Tour1995 · 6 sh6 051993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 5 sh5 061993 Summer Tour1993 · 4 sh4 072026 Summer Tour2026 · 2 sh2 081995 Summer Tour1995 · 2 sh2

Charted appearances1 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

04.18.24·Sphere · Las Vegas

The closing instrumental is uniquely expanded and varied in this wonderfully heartening version.

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Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER LIFEBOYSWIPE →

22.73%Rift5× →→22.73%Sparkle5× →→18.18%Weekapaug Groove4× →→13.64%You Enjoy Myself3× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE LIFEBOYSWIPE →

50%Tweezer18× ←→13.89%Mike's Song5× ←→13.89%David Bowie5× ←→8.33%You Enjoy Myself3× ←→

Top venues1 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG360

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