How many times has Phish played Monsters?

Phish has performed "Monsters" 14 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 April 24, 2026. The current gap is 4 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: Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S., Free, Fuego, What's Going Through Your Mind, Stash.

← BACK·SONGS·Monsters

LIVE · 14 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Monsters

14 performances since 2023, with 14 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 76 on 2025-09-16.

DEBUT · 2023-07-22 · Burgettstown·LAST · 2026-04-24 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 17 SHOWS

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

’23’25’26

BEST · 2025-09-16 · 76LONGEST · 9:47 · 2026-04-24SHORTEST · 6:03YEARS · 3

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN14 OF 14 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 0 plays—

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 0 plays—

v4.02021–present · 14 plays76

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 14 · BY SCORE14 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0176#1 / 14Ameris Bank AmphitheatreAlpharetta, GA

2025-09-167:17

#0272#2 / 14Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2025-12-316:03

#0369#3 / 14SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-249:47

#0466#4 / 14Forest Hills StadiumForest Hills, NY

2025-07-227:16

#0566#5 / 14Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2024-08-316:50

#0661#6 / 14North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2025-07-128:17

#0759#7 / 14Moody CenterAustin, TX

2025-06-287:48

#0854#8 / 14Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2024-08-038:02

#0952#9 / 14Climate Pledge ArenaSeattle, WA

2025-04-197:48

#1050#10 / 14United CenterChicago, IL

2023-10-156:03

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0169#3 / 14SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-249:47

#0272#2 / 14Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2025-12-316:03

#0376#1 / 14Ameris Bank AmphitheatreAlpharetta, GA

2025-09-167:17

#0466#4 / 14Forest Hills StadiumForest Hills, NY

2025-07-227:16

#0561#6 / 14North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2025-07-128:17

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS14

DEBUT2023

LAST2026

AVG LEN7:28

CHARTED0

GAP MAX17

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH2023–2026 · 12 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE14 VERSIONS

246

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

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2023–2026

6:007:008:009:0010:00’25

SHORTEST · 6:23 · 2023LONGEST · 9:47 · 2026

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

SET MIX & ROLE14 PLAYS

SET 1 · 36%SET 2 · 57%ENCORE · 7%

SET 1 5SET 2 8ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

1231246

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2 02SphereLas Vegas · NV1 03Ameris Bank AmphitheatreAlpharetta · GA1 04Forest Hills StadiumForest Hills · NY1 05North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston · SC1 06Moody CenterAustin · TX1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY4 02NV1

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S.6 02Free5 03Fuego5 04What's Going Through Your Mind4 05Stash4 06Tweezer Reprise4 07Sand4 08Piper4 09Plasma4

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Soul Shakedown Party14 Taste That Surrounds

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN10 TOURS · 14 PLAYS · 14 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

012025 Early Summer Tour33Jun 28, 2025·Jul 22, 2025 022024 Summer Tour33Jul 20, 2024·Aug 31, 2024 032024 NYE Run11Dec 29, 2024 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

14 PLAYS·14 ANALYZED·1 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

76BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 14

09.16.25Ameris Bank

Alpharetta, GA · 7:17

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Year by year4 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 2023–2026v3.2

2025 · 75.6

'23'23'24'25'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20256 VERS · BEST 75.6

By era4 ERAS · 14 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

PLAYS14

AVG · BEST56·76

BEST VERSION→

Versions14 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

09.16.25 Ameris Bank · Alpharetta, GA

—7:1776 #02

12.31.25 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—6:0372 #03

04.24.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—9:4769 #04

07.22.25 Forest Hills · Forest Hills, NY

—7:1666 #05

08.31.24 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—6:5066 #06

07.12.25 North Charleston · North Charleston, SC

—8:1761 #07

06.28.25 Moody · Austin, TX

—7:4859 #08

08.03.24 Ruoff Music · Noblesville, IN

—8:0254 #09

04.19.25 Climate Pledge Arena · Seattle, WA

—7:4852 #10

10.15.23 United · Chicago, IL

—6:0350

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS14across 1 eras

ANALYZED14100% of all

AVG DURATION7:28duration

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 · 2023–202614 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'23'25'26

MAX · 2 /MO·TOTAL · 14

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS13 PERFS

LONGEST · 24 SH.·MEDIAN · 9 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE14 VERSIONS

6m10m

MEDIAN · 7:30·PEAK · 7–8m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2023–2026

SHORT · 6:23 · 2023·LONG · 9:47 · 2026

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX14 PLAYS

S1 36%S2 57%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #4

#1#10

TRANSITION OUT14 PLAYS

100%

STOP · 14

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY4NV1GA1SC1TX1WA1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN2

MON0

TUE2

WED1

THU0

FRI2

SAT7

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v4.05.7%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Say It To Me S.A.N.T.O.S.6 02Free5 03Fuego5 04What's Going Through Your Mind4 05Stash4 06Tweezer Reprise4

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Soul Shakedown Party14 Taste That Surrounds14 I Never Needed You Like This Before14 Petrichor14 Keyboard Army14 Sparks14 Ether Edge14 Beauty of a Broken Heart15

By tour10 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS14 TOTAL

012025 Early Summer Tour2025 · 3 sh3 022024 Summer Tour2024 · 3 sh3 032024 NYE Run2024 · 1 sh1 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%Also Sprach Zarathustra2× →→22.22%Life Saving Gun2× →→22.22%Plasma2× →→11.11%Crosseyed and Painless1× →→

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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