How many times has Phish played Monsters?

Phish has performed "Monsters" 16 times since July 22, 2023.

What is the longest version of Monsters by Phish?

The longest version of "Monsters" was 9:47 long, performed at Sphere in Las Vegas, NV on April 24, 2026.

When was the last time Phish played Monsters?

Phish last played "Monsters" on July 18, 2026. The current gap is 9 shows.

When did Phish first play Monsters?

"Monsters" debuted on July 22, 2023 at The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, PA.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Monsters?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Monsters" are: Free, Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S., Fuego, The Moma Dance, What's Going Through Your Mind.

← BACK·SONGS·Monsters

LIVE · 16 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Monsters

16 performances since 2023, with 16 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 75 on 2025-09-16.

DEBUT · 2023-07-22 · Burgettstown·LAST · 2026-07-18 · Columbia·LONGEST GAP · 17 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 2023–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’23’25’26

BEST · 2025-09-16 · 75LONGEST · 9:47 · 2026-04-24SHORTEST · 6:03YEARS · 3

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN16 OF 16 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 0 plays—

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 0 plays—

v4.02021–present · 16 plays75

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 16 · BY SCORE16 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0175#1 / 16Ameris Bank AmphitheatreAlpharetta, GA

2025-09-167:17

#0273#2 / 16Kohl CenterMadison, WI

2026-07-087:53

#0371#3 / 16Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2025-12-316:03

#0469#4 / 16SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-249:47

#0569#5 / 16Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia, MD

2026-07-187:29

#0665#6 / 16Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2024-08-316:50

#0753#7 / 16Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2024-08-038:02

#0852#8 / 16Climate Pledge ArenaSeattle, WA

2025-04-197:48

#0950#9 / 16United CenterChicago, IL

2023-10-156:03

#1046#10 / 16The Pavilion at Star LakeBurgettstown, PA

2023-07-226:43

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0169#5 / 16Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia, MD

2026-07-187:29

#0273#2 / 16Kohl CenterMadison, WI

2026-07-087:53

#0369#4 / 16SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-249:47

#0471#3 / 16Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2025-12-316:03

#0575#1 / 16Ameris Bank AmphitheatreAlpharetta, GA

2025-09-167:17

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS16

DEBUT2023

LAST2026

AVG LEN7:30

CHARTED0

GAP MAX17

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH2023–2026 · 13 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE16 VERSIONS

369

MEDIAN · 7:30PEAK · 7–8m (9)RANGE · 6–10m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2023–2026

6:006:307:007:308:008:30’25

SHORTEST · 6:23 · 2023LONGEST · 8:23 · 2026

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

SET MIX & ROLE16 PLAYS

SET 1 · 31%SET 2 · 56%ENCORE · 13%

SET 1 5SET 2 9ENCORE 2

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE2

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

1234124

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2 02Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia · MD1 03Kohl CenterMadison · WI1 04SphereLas Vegas · NV1 05Ameris Bank AmphitheatreAlpharetta · GA1 06Forest Hills StadiumForest Hills · NY1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY4 02MD1

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Free6 02Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S.6 03Fuego5 04The Moma Dance5 05What's Going Through Your Mind5 06Stash4 07Sand4 08Tweezer4 09No Men In No Man's Land4

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

All of These Dreams16

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN11 TOURS · 16 PLAYS · 16 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

012025 Early Summer Tour33Jun 28, 2025·Jul 22, 2025 022024 Summer Tour33Jul 20, 2024·Aug 31, 2024 032026 Summer Tour22Jul 8, 2026·Jul 18, 2026 042025 Late Summer Tour11Sep 16, 2025 052025 NYE Run11Dec 31, 2025 062025 Spring Tour11Apr 19, 2025 072026 Sphere11Apr 24, 2026 082023 Fall Tour11Oct 15, 2023 09Not Part of a Tour11Oct 25, 2024 102023 Summer Tour11Jul 22, 2023

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 6045· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Monsters

Phish original·debuted 07.22.23·The Pavilion at Star Lake, Burgettstown

16 PLAYS·16 ANALYZED·1 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

75BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 16

09.16.25Ameris Bank

Alpharetta, GA · 7:17

→

Year by year4 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 2023–2026v3.2

2025 · 75.3

'23'23'24'25'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20256 VERS · BEST 75.3

By era4 ERAS · 16 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS16

AVG · BEST54·75

BEST VERSION→

Versions16 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

09.16.25 Ameris Bank · Alpharetta, GA

—7:1775 #02

07.08.26 Kohl · Madison, WI

—7:5373 #03

12.31.25 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—6:0371 #04

04.24.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—9:4769 #05

07.18.26 Merriweather Post · Columbia, MD

—7:2969 #06

08.31.24 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—6:5065 #07

08.03.24 Ruoff Music · Noblesville, IN

—8:0253 #08

04.19.25 Climate Pledge Arena · Seattle, WA

—7:4852 #09

10.15.23 United · Chicago, IL

—6:0350 #10

07.22.23 The at Star Lake · Burgettstown, PA

—6:4346

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS16across 1 eras

ANALYZED16100% of all

AVG DURATION7:30duration

LONGEST9:4704.24.26 SPHERE

SHORTEST6:0312.31.25 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

LONGEST GAP17 SH.2023 → 2024

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT07.22.23BURGETTSTOWN

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 2023–202616 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'23'25'26

MAX · 2 /MO·TOTAL · 16

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS15 PERFS

LONGEST · 24 SH.·MEDIAN · 8 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE16 VERSIONS

6m10m

MEDIAN · 7:30·PEAK · 7–8m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2023–2026

SHORT · 6:23 · 2023·LONG · 8:23 · 2026

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX16 PLAYS

S1 31%S2 56%ENCORE 13%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE2

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #6

#1#10

TRANSITION OUT16 PLAYS

100%

STOP · 16

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2 02Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia · MD1 03Kohl CenterMadison · WI1 04SphereLas Vegas · NV1 05Ameris Bank AmphitheatreAlpharetta · GA1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY4MD1WI1NV1GA1SC1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN2

MON0

TUE2

WED2

THU0

FRI2

SAT8

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v4.06.1%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Free6 02Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S.6 03Fuego5 04The Moma Dance5 05What's Going Through Your Mind5 06Stash4

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

All of These Dreams16 My Long Journey Home16 Demand16 Manteca15 Albuquerque17 Foreplay/Long Time17 Beauty of a Broken Heart15 Ether Edge15

By tour11 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS16 TOTAL

012025 Early Summer Tour2025 · 3 sh3 022024 Summer Tour2024 · 3 sh3 032026 Summer Tour2026 · 2 sh2 042025 Late Summer Tour2025 · 1 sh1 052025 NYE Run2025 · 1 sh1 062025 Spring Tour2025 · 1 sh1 072026 Sphere2026 · 1 sh1 082023 Fall Tour2023 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER MONSTERSSWIPE →

22.22%Plasma2× →→22.22%Life Saving Gun2× →→22.22%Also Sprach Zarathustra2× →→11.11%Carini1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE MONSTERSSWIPE →

16.67%Destiny Unbound1× ←→16.67%Fuego1× ←→16.67%More1× ←→16.67%Most Events Aren't Planned1× ←→

SONG ●/songs/monstersSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

FOUL DOMAIN/songs/monsters · v3.2

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Common questions

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