How many times has Phish played Lifeboy?

Phish has performed "Lifeboy" 63 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 April 16, 2026. The current gap is 8 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, Tweezer, Divided Sky, Sample in a Jar.

← BACK·SONGS·Lifeboy

LIVE · 63 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Lifeboy

63 performances since 1993, with 64 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 90 on 2024-04-18.

DEBUT · 1993-02-03 · Portland·LAST · 2026-04-16 · Las Vegas·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 BREAKDOWN64 OF 63 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 48 plays77

v2.02002–2004 · 3 plays57

v3.02009–2020 · 6 plays62

v4.02021–present · 7 plays90

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 64 · BY SCORE64 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0190#1 / 64SphereLas Vegas, NV · #1

2024-04-1810:05

#0277#2 / 64Cayuga County FairgroundsWeedsport, NY

1993-07-157:32

#0371#3 / 64SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-167:27

#0463#4 / 64Warfield TheatreSan Francisco, CA

1994-05-258:34

#0562#5 / 64Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2011-12-297:48

#0662#6 / 64The Arlington TheatreSanta Barbara, CA

1994-05-178:36

#0761#7 / 64The Loop 97.9 StudiosChicago, IL

1994-06-188:28

#0860#8 / 64Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2020-02-216:23

#0959#9 / 64Louisville GardensLouisville, KY

1995-10-299:34

#1059#10 / 64Municipal AuditoriumCharleston, WV

1994-06-269:16

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0171#3 / 64SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-167:27

#0253#33 / 64Hollywood BowlHollywood, CA

2025-04-276:25

#0346#56 / 64Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI

2024-07-277:21

#0490#1 / 64SphereLas Vegas, NV · #1

2024-04-1810:05

#0543#60 / 64Ervin J. Nutter Center, Wright State UniversityDayton, OH

2023-10-117:03

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS63

DEBUT1993

LAST2026

AVG LEN8:09

CHARTED1

GAP MAX193

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1993–2026 · 37 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 MINUTE62 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 & ROLE63 PLAYS

SET 1 · 11%SET 2 · 89%

SET 1 7SET 2 56

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

01SphereLas Vegas · NV2 02Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA2 03Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2 04Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville · IN2 05Hollywood BowlHollywood · CA1 06Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY6 02CA5

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01David Bowie25 02Rift23 03Tweezer22 04Divided Sky22 05Sample in a Jar22 06Runaway Jim19 07Silent in the Morning19 08Chalk Dust Torture18 09The Horse18

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Undermind64 Axilla (Part II)

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN29 TOURS · 63 PLAYS · 63 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011994 Summer Tour88Jun 10, 1994·Jul 9, 1994 021994 Fall Tour88Oct 7, 1994·Dec 7, 1994 031994 Spring Tour88Apr 6, 1994·May 28, 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 071995 Summer Tour22Jun 8, 1995·Jun 24, 1995 082003 Winter Tour11Feb 21, 2003 092004 Late Summer Tour11Aug 9, 2004 102004 Vegas Run11Apr 16, 2004

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

63 PLAYS·64 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

90BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 63

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 · 64 PLAYS

1.0 · 482.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS48

AVG · BEST52·77

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS3

AVG · BEST55·57

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS6

AVG · BEST55·62

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS7

AVG · BEST57·90

BEST VERSION→

Versions64 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

04.16.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—7:2771 #04

05.25.94 Warfield · San Francisco, CA

—8:3463 #05

12.29.11 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—7:4862 #06

05.17.94 The Arlington · Santa Barbara, CA

—8:3662 #07

06.18.94 The Loop 97.9 Studios · Chicago, IL

—8:2861 #08

02.21.20 Moon Palace · Cancun, Quintana Roo

—6:2360 #09

10.29.95 Louisville Gardens · Louisville, KY

—9:3459 #10

06.26.94 Municipal Auditorium · Charleston, WV

—9:1659

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS63across 4 eras

ANALYZED64102% of all

AVG DURATION8:091 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 · 1993–202663 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

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

MAX · 6 /MO·TOTAL · 63

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS62 PERFS

LONGEST · 193 SH.·MEDIAN · 11 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE62 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 MIX63 PLAYS

S2 89%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #3

#3#11

TRANSITION OUT63 PLAYS

54%46%

STOP · 34SEGUE · 29

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01SphereLas Vegas · NV2 02Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA2 03Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2 04Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville · IN2 05Hollywood BowlHollywood · CA1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY6CA5NV4OH3IN3MA3

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN7

MON2

TUE8

WED11

THU11

FRI12

SAT12

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.03.8%

v2.04.4%

v3.01.1%

v4.03.3%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01David Bowie25 02Rift23 03Tweezer22 04Divided Sky22 05Sample in a Jar22 06Runaway Jim19

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Undermind64 Axilla (Part II)64 Train Song60 Harpua66 Brother60 Camel Walk66 Terrapin66 Billy Breathes67

By tour29 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS63 TOTAL

011994 Summer Tour1994 · 8 sh8 021994 Fall Tour1994 · 8 sh8 031994 Spring Tour1994 · 8 sh8 041995 Fall Tour1995 · 6 sh6 051993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 5 sh5 061993 Summer Tour1993 · 4 sh4 071995 Summer Tour1995 · 2 sh2 082003 Winter Tour2003 · 1 sh1

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 →

48.57%Tweezer17× ←→14.29%Mike's Song5× ←→14.29%David Bowie5× ←→8.57%You Enjoy Myself3× ←→

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