How many times has Phish played Nellie Kane?

Phish has performed "Nellie Kane" 76 times since February 23, 1993.

What is the longest version of Nellie Kane by Phish?

The longest version of "Nellie Kane" was 6:36 long, performed at Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, TN on October 12, 1994.

When was the last time Phish played Nellie Kane?

Phish last played "Nellie Kane" on July 3, 2025. The current gap is 42 shows.

When did Phish first play Nellie Kane?

"Nellie Kane" debuted on February 23, 1993 at The Edge Night Club in Orlando, FL.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Nellie Kane?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Nellie Kane" are: Stash, Rift, Sample in a Jar, Harry Hood, Maze.

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LIVE · 76 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · Hot Rize

Nellie Kane

76 performances since 1993, with 75 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 71 on 1994-11-17.

DEBUT · 1993-02-23 · Orlando·LAST · 2025-07-03 · Boulder·LONGEST GAP · 309 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1993–2025INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’93’95’00’05’10’15’20’25

BEST · 1994-11-17 · 71LONGEST · 6:36 · 1994-10-12SHORTEST · 2:40YEARS · 32

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN75 OF 76 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 47 plays71

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 25 plays56

v4.02021–present · 3 plays63

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 75 · BY SCORE75 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0171#1 / 75Hara ArenaDayton, OH

1994-11-175:14

#0268#2 / 75The Edge Night ClubOrlando, FL · #1

1993-02-232:40

#0367#3 / 75Orpheum TheatreMemphis, TN

1994-10-126:36

#0465#4 / 75Beacon TheatreNew York, NY

1994-04-144:50

#0565#5 / 75Concert HallToronto, Ontario

1994-04-064:48

#0663#6 / 75Folsom FieldBoulder, CO

2025-07-033:38

#0762#7 / 75MAC Center, Kent State UniversityKent, OH

1994-11-124:22

#0861#8 / 75Silva Concert Hall, Hult Center for the Performing ArtsEugene, OR

1994-05-194:28

#0959#9 / 75Paolo Soleri AmphitheatreSanta Fe, NM

1994-05-103:43

#1058#10 / 75Paramount TheatreSeattle, WA

1993-08-254:22

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0163#6 / 75Folsom FieldBoulder, CO

2025-07-033:38

#0235#61 / 75Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids, MI

2024-08-063:53

#0338#51 / 75Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2021-08-062:56

#0438#53 / 75North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2019-12-072:59

#0548#29 / 75Chaifetz Arena, Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO

2019-06-112:52

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS76

DEBUT1993

LAST2025

AVG LEN3:25

CHARTED1

GAP MAX309

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1993–2025 · 42 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

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE75 VERSIONS

1020305m

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (33)RANGE · 2–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1993–2025

2:303:003:304:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE76 PLAYS

SET 1 · 63%SET 2 · 21%ENCORE · 16%

SET 1 48SET 2 16ENCORE 12

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE7

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 6

510136

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco · CA2 03The Mann Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia · PA2 04Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO2 05Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA2 06Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY9

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Stash28 02Rift27 03Sample in a Jar26 04Harry Hood25 05Maze24 06Chalk Dust Torture23 07Runaway Jim23 08Julius23 09David Bowie22

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

When the Circus Comes76 Highway to Hell

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN34 TOURS · 76 PLAYS · 76 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011993 Summer Tour1313Jul 16, 1993·Aug 25, 1993 021994 Fall Tour1212Oct 10, 1994·Dec 8, 1994 031994 Spring Tour1111Apr 5, 1994·May 29, 1994 041994 Summer Tour33Jun 10, 1994·Jul 8, 1994 051999 Fall Tour22Sep 14, 1999·Sep 29, 1999 062013 Fall Tour22Oct 18, 2013·Oct 27, 2013 072013 Summer Tour22Jul 5, 2013·Jul 17, 2013 082014 Summer22Jul 26, 2014·Aug 29, 2014 092017 Summer Tour22Jul 14, 2017·Jul 30, 2017 102012 Early Summer Tour22Jun 8, 2012·Jul 8, 2012

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 915· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Nellie Kane

Cover of Hot Rize·debuted 02.23.93·The Edge Night Club, Orlando

76 PLAYS·75 ANALYZED·3 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

71BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 76

11.17.94Hara Arena

Dayton, OH · 5:14

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Year by year19 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1993–2026v3.2

1994 · 70.8

'93'01'09'17'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 199426 VERS · BEST 70.8

By era4 ERAS · 75 PLAYS

1.0 · 472.03.0 · 254.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS47

AVG · BEST46·71

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS25

AVG · BEST42·56

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS3

AVG · BEST45·63

BEST VERSION→

Versions75 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

11.17.94 Hara Arena · Dayton, OH

—5:1471 #02

02.23.93 The Edge Night Club · Orlando, FLCHARTED

—2:4068 #03

10.12.94 Orpheum · Memphis, TN

—6:3667 #04

04.14.94 Beacon · New York, NY

—4:5065 #05

04.06.94 Concert Hall · Toronto, Ontario

—4:4865 #06

07.03.25 Folsom Field · Boulder, CO

—3:3863 #07

11.12.94 MAC , Kent State Unive · Kent, OH

—4:2262 #08

05.19.94 Silva Concert Hall, Hu · Eugene, OR

—4:2861 #09

05.10.94 Paolo Soleri · Santa Fe, NM

—3:4359 #10

08.25.93 Paramount · Seattle, WA

—4:2258

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS76across 3 eras

ANALYZED7599% of all

AVG DURATION3:251 charted

LONGEST6:3610.12.94 ORPHEUM

SHORTEST2:4007.24.93 GREAT WOODS FOR THE PE

LONGEST GAP309 SH.1994 → 1998

JAM CHART1CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT02.23.93ORLANDO

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1993–202576 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

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

MAX · 8 /MO·TOTAL · 76

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS75 PERFS

LONGEST · 309 SH.·MEDIAN · 6 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE75 VERSIONS

2m7m

MEDIAN · 3:30·PEAK · 3–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1993–2025

SHORT · 2:51 · 2010·LONG · 3:58 · 1999

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX76 PLAYS

S1 63%S2 21%ENCORE 16%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE7

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #6

#1#11

TRANSITION OUT76 PLAYS

71%26%

STOP · 54END · 1SEGUE · 20HARD · 1

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY9CA5MA5TN5CO4FL4

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN8

MON3

TUE14

WED10

THU11

FRI18

SAT12

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.03.8%

v3.05.8%

v4.01.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Stash28 02Rift27 03Sample in a Jar26 04Harry Hood25 05Maze24 06Chalk Dust Torture23

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

When the Circus Comes76 Highway to Hell77 A Day in the Life75 What's the Use?74 Everything's Right73 Meatstick79 Fast Enough for You79 Magilla72

By tour34 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS76 TOTAL

011993 Summer Tour1993 · 13 sh13 021994 Fall Tour1994 · 12 sh12 031994 Spring Tour1994 · 11 sh11 041994 Summer Tour1994 · 3 sh3 051999 Fall Tour1999 · 2 sh2 062013 Fall Tour2013 · 2 sh2 072013 Summer Tour2013 · 2 sh2 082014 Summer2014 · 2 sh2

Charted appearances1 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

02.23.93·The Edge Night Club · Orlando

-> in from "Weekapaug." The debut of this Hot Rize bluegrass classic is sandwiched in a typically strong '93 "Weekapaug." -> back to "Weekapaug."

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Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER NELLIE KANESWIPE →

21.74%Divided Sky5× →→17.39%Stash4× →→17.39%Split Open and Melt4× →→17.39%Sweet Adeline4× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE NELLIE KANESWIPE →

28.57%Ginseng Sullivan6× ←→19.05%Bathtub Gin4× ←→19.05%The Old Home Place4× ←→14.29%Wolfman's Brother3× ←→

Top venues1 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG351

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