How many times has Phish played Punch You in the Eye?

Phish has performed "Punch You in the Eye" 171 times since August 17, 1989.

What is the longest version of Punch You in the Eye by Phish?

The longest version of "Punch You in the Eye" was 14:22 long, performed at Sphere in Las Vegas, NV on April 30, 2026.

When was the last time Phish played Punch You in the Eye?

Phish last played "Punch You in the Eye" on April 30, 2026. The current gap is 2 shows.

When did Phish first play Punch You in the Eye?

"Punch You in the Eye" debuted on August 17, 1989 at The Front in Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Punch You in the Eye?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Punch You in the Eye" are: You Enjoy Myself, Chalk Dust Torture, David Bowie, Mike's Song, Possum.

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LIVE · 171 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Punch You in the Eye

171 performances since 1989, with 172 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 90 on 2025-12-28.

DEBUT · 1989-08-17 · Burlington·LAST · 2026-04-30 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 394 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1989–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’89’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2025-12-28 · 90LONGEST · 14:22 · 2026-04-30SHORTEST · 6:25YEARS · 37

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN172 OF 171 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 110 plays86

v2.02002–2004 · 4 plays49

v3.02009–2020 · 44 plays68

v4.02021–present · 14 plays90

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 172 · BY SCORE172 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0190#1 / 172Madison Square GardenNew York, NY · #1

2025-12-2811:14

#0289#2 / 172Forest Hills StadiumForest Hills, NY · #2

2025-07-239:36

#0386#3 / 172TD Pavilion at the MannPhiladelphia, PA · #3

2025-07-1511:08

#0486#4 / 172Loring Commerce CentreLimestone, ME · #5

1997-08-1612:08

#0584#5 / 172SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-3014:22

#0683#6 / 172Moody CenterAustin, TX · #4

2025-06-289:51

#0781#7 / 172Coca-Cola AmphitheaterBirmingham, AL

2025-09-1412:14

#0868#8 / 172Dunkin' Donuts CenterProvidence, RI

2019-11-3010:03

#0968#9 / 172Oswego County AirportVolney, NY

1999-07-189:50

#1068#10 / 172Auditorium TheatreRochester, NY

1993-02-097:43

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0184#5 / 172SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-3014:22

#0290#1 / 172Madison Square GardenNew York, NY · #1

2025-12-2811:14

#0381#7 / 172Coca-Cola AmphitheaterBirmingham, AL

2025-09-1412:14

#0489#2 / 172Forest Hills StadiumForest Hills, NY · #2

2025-07-239:36

#0586#3 / 172TD Pavilion at the MannPhiladelphia, PA · #3

2025-07-1511:08

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS171

DEBUT1989

LAST2026

AVG LEN8:29

CHARTED5

GAP MAX394

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1989–2026 · 100 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE170 VERSIONS

1020304050607010m

MEDIAN · 8:30PEAK · 8–9m (75)RANGE · 6–15m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1989–2026

7:008:009:0010:0011:0012:0013:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE171 PLAYS

SET 1 · 73%SET 2 · 22%

SET 1 125SET 2 38SET 3 2ENCORE 6

S1 OPEN32

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN19

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE7

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 3

1020304050

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY11 02Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA3 03North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston · SC3 04Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI3 05Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA3 06Loring Commerce CentreLimestone · ME3

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY32 02CA

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01You Enjoy Myself57 02Chalk Dust Torture53 03David Bowie46 04Mike's Song45 05Possum43 06Weekapaug Groove43 07Sample in a Jar42 08Harry Hood40 09Stash40

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Back on the Train173 The Horse

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN73 TOURS · 171 PLAYS · 171 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011993 Winter/Spring Tour1515Feb 5, 1993·May 2, 1993 021996 Fall Tour88Oct 17, 1996·Dec 4, 1996 031997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)66Nov 13, 1997·Dec 13, 1997 041994 Spring Tour66Apr 8, 1994·May 27, 1994 051995 Fall Tour66Oct 19, 1995·Dec 12, 1995 061989 Tour66Aug 17, 1989·Nov 9, 1989 071998 Summer U.S. Tour55Jul 17, 1998·Aug 16, 1998 081999 Summer U.S. Tour55Jul 1, 1999·Jul 23, 1999 091994 Summer Tour44Jun 17, 1994·Jul 14, 1994 101997 Winter European Tour44Feb 13, 1997·Mar 2, 1997

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 426· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Punch You in the Eye

Phish original·debuted 08.17.89·The Front, Burlington

171 PLAYS·172 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · COMMON

90BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 171

12.28.25Madison Square Garden

New York, NY · 11:14

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Year by year28 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1989–2026v3.2

2025 · 89.6

'89'98'07'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20256 VERS · BEST 89.6

By era4 ERAS · 172 PLAYS

1.0 · 1102.03.0 · 444.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS110

AVG · BEST50·86

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS4

AVG · BEST47·49

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS44

AVG · BEST53·68

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS14

AVG · BEST67·90

BEST VERSION→

Versions172 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

12.28.25 Madison Square Garden · New York, NYCHARTED

—11:1490 #02

07.23.25 Forest Hills · Forest Hills, NYCHARTED

—9:3689 #03

07.15.25 TD at the Mann · Philadelphia, PACHARTED

—11:0886 #04

08.16.97 Loring Commerce · Limestone, MECHARTED

—12:0886 #05

04.30.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—14:2284 #06

06.28.25 Moody · Austin, TXCHARTED

—9:5183 #07

09.14.25 Coca-Cola · Birmingham, AL

—12:1481 #08

11.30.19 Dunkin' Donuts · Providence, RI

—10:0368 #09

07.18.99 Oswego County Airport · Volney, NY

—9:5068 #10

02.09.93 Auditorium · Rochester, NY

—7:4368

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS171across 4 eras

ANALYZED172101% of all

AVG DURATION8:295 charted

LONGEST14:2204.30.26 SPHERE

SHORTEST6:2512.31.23 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

LONGEST GAP394 SH.1989 → 1993

JAM CHART5CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT08.17.89BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1989–2026171 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'89'94'99'04'09'14'19'24'26

MAX · 6 /MO·TOTAL · 171

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS170 PERFS

LONGEST · 394 SH.·MEDIAN · 6 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE170 VERSIONS

6m15m

MEDIAN · 8:30·PEAK · 8–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1989–2026

SHORT · 7:19 · 1989·LONG · 14:22 · 2026

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX171 PLAYS

S1 73%S2 22%

S1 OPEN32

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN19

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE7

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#11

TRANSITION OUT171 PLAYS

45%53%

STOP · 77END · 1SEGUE · 91HARD · 2

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY32CA11OH8PA6IN6CO6

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN26

MON6

TUE23

WED21

THU29

FRI37

SAT29

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.08.8%

v2.05.9%

v3.09.5%

v4.05.7%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01You Enjoy Myself57 02Chalk Dust Torture53 03David Bowie46 04Mike's Song45 05Possum43 06Weekapaug Groove43

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Back on the Train173 The Horse174 Buried Alive174 Contact176 Sweet Adeline177 The Sloth177 Horn179 Sand163

By tour73 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS171 TOTAL

011993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 15 sh15 021996 Fall Tour1996 · 8 sh8 031997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)1997 · 6 sh6 041994 Spring Tour1994 · 6 sh6 051995 Fall Tour1995 · 6 sh6 061989 Tour1989 · 6 sh6 071998 Summer U.S. Tour1998 · 5 sh5 081999 Summer U.S. Tour1999 · 5 sh5

Charted appearances5 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

12.28.25·Madison Square Garden · New York

The final version of "PYITE's" remarkable 2025 once again features an extended improvisational intro. Syncopated funk, synths, and effects all feature prominently in this newfound addition to the song…

→CHRT#2

07.23.25·Forest Hills · Forest Hills

Serving as the Set 2 opener for the first time since NYE '19, this "PYITE" gets an extra flourish from Trey and Page in its opening. Strong play continues throughout, before > into "Ghost".

→CHRT#3

07.15.25·TD at the Mann · Philadelphia

Follows in the footsteps of 6/28/25 with an intro that further pushes the bounds of "PYITE" consisting of skronky guitar and lots of synth bass which is later intensified by Trey soloing and then drop…

→CHRT#4

06.28.25·Moody · Austin

Kicking off what has seemingly become a trend in 2025 of extended "2001" style intros, what we get here is the first truly significant departure from rote play since 8/16/97. A noticeably slower tempo…

→CHRT#5

08.16.97·Loring Commerce · Limestone

Despite arriving in what Trey called a "bad set", this version's wah-funky intro was the most significantly augmented until "PYITE's" 2025 renaissance.

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Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER PUNCH YOU IN THE EYESWIPE →