How many times has Phish played Purple Rain?

Phish has performed "Purple Rain" 33 times since July 16, 1993.

What is the longest version of Purple Rain by Phish?

The longest version of "Purple Rain" was 9:14 long, performed at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on July 25, 2026.

When was the last time Phish played Purple Rain?

Phish last played "Purple Rain" on July 25, 2026. The current gap is 4 shows.

When did Phish first play Purple Rain?

"Purple Rain" debuted on July 16, 1993 at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, PA.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Purple Rain?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Purple Rain" are: Hold Your Head Up, Rift, Maze, Also Sprach Zarathustra, You Enjoy Myself.

← BACK·SONGS·Purple Rain

LIVE · 33 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · Prince

Purple Rain

33 performances since 1993, with 19 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 79 on 2026-07-25.

DEBUT · 1993-07-16 · Philadelphia·LAST · 2026-07-25 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 550 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1993–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’93’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2026-07-25 · 79LONGEST · 9:14 · 2026-07-25SHORTEST · 4:55YEARS · 33

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN19 OF 33 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 18 plays70

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 0 plays—

v4.02021–present · 1 play79

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 19 · BY SCORE19 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0179#1 / 19Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-259:14

#0270#2 / 19Cumberland County Civic CenterPortland, ME

1993-12-305:30

#0369#3 / 19Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

1994-12-305:35

#0467#4 / 19The Bomb FactoryDallas, TX

1994-05-075:49

#0567#5 / 19Waterloo VillageStanhope, NJ

1993-07-256:14

#0664#6 / 19Bayfront Park AmphitheaterMiami, FL

1993-08-036:15

#0763#7 / 19Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, CO

1996-08-064:55

#0862#8 / 19Warfield TheatreSan Francisco, CA

1994-05-258:06

#0962#9 / 19IC Light AmphitheaterPittsburgh, PA

1993-07-186:31

#1058#10 / 19La MarnaSesto Calende

1996-07-155:19

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0179#1 / 19Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-259:14

#0263#7 / 19Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, CO

1996-08-064:55

#0358#10 / 19La MarnaSesto Calende

1996-07-155:19

#0458#11 / 19Pershing AuditoriumLincoln, NE

1995-10-215:47

#0569#3 / 19Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

1994-12-305:35

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS33

DEBUT1993

LAST2026

AVG LEN6:15

CHARTED0

GAP MAX550

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1993–2026 · 15 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 MINUTE19 VERSIONS

3695m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 5–6m (9)RANGE · 4–10m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1993–2026

5:006:007:008:009:00’95’00’05’10’15

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

SET MIX & ROLE33 PLAYS

SET 1 · 9%SET 2 · 88%

SET 1 3SET 2 29ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 8

246

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2 02Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison · CO2 03Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh · NY1 04Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville · IN1 05La MarnaSesto Calende1 06MelkwegAmsterdam1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY6 02CA3

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Hold Your Head Up32 02Rift20 03Maze17 04Also Sprach Zarathustra15 05You Enjoy Myself15 06Sparkle14 07Cavern13 08Run Like an Antelope13 09Stash13

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Swept Away33 Lengthwise

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN12 TOURS · 33 PLAYS · 33 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011993 Summer Tour1414Jul 16, 1993·Aug 28, 1993 021994 Spring Tour55Apr 13, 1994·May 25, 1994 031994 Fall Tour44Oct 8, 1994·Dec 4, 1994 041996 Summer European Tour22Jul 12, 1996·Jul 15, 1996 051996 Summer U.S. Tour11Aug 6, 1996 061999 Summer U.S. Tour11Jul 25, 1999 072012 Early Summer Tour11Jul 4, 2012 081993 NYE Run11Dec 30, 1993 092026 Summer Tour11Jul 25, 2026 101994 NYE Run11Dec 30, 1994

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 960· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Purple Rain

Cover of Prince·debuted 07.16.93·The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia

33 PLAYS·19 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

79BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 33

07.25.26Madison Square Garden

New York, NY · 9:14

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Year by year5 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1993–2026v3.2

2026 · 79.1

'93'01'09'17'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20261 VERS · BEST 79.1

By era4 ERAS · 19 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS18

AVG · BEST59·70

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST79·79

BEST VERSION→

Versions19 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.25.26 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—9:1479 #02

12.30.93 Cumberland County Civi · Portland, ME

—5:3070 #03

12.30.94 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—5:3569 #04

05.07.94 The Bomb Factory · Dallas, TX

—5:4967 #05

07.25.93 Waterloo Village · Stanhope, NJ

—6:1467 #06

08.03.93 Bayfront Park · Miami, FL

—6:1564 #07

08.06.96 Red Rocks · Morrison, CO

—4:5563 #08

05.25.94 Warfield · San Francisco, CA

—8:0662 #09

07.18.93 IC Light · Pittsburgh, PA

—6:3162 #10

07.15.96 La Marna · Sesto Calende

—5:1958

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS33across 3 eras

ANALYZED1958% of all

AVG DURATION6:15duration

LONGEST9:1407.25.26 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

SHORTEST4:5508.06.96 RED ROCKS

LONGEST GAP550 SH.2012 → 2026

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT07.16.93PHILADELPHIA

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1993–202633 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

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

MAX · 8 /MO·TOTAL · 33

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS32 PERFS

LONGEST · 550 SH.·MEDIAN · 6 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE19 VERSIONS

4m10m

MEDIAN · 5:30·PEAK · 5–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1993–2026

SHORT · 5:07 · 1996·LONG · 9:14 · 2026

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX33 PLAYS

S2 88%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #8

#1#16

TRANSITION OUT33 PLAYS

97%

STOP · 1SEGUE · 32

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2 02Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison · CO2 03Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh · NY1 04Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville · IN1 05La MarnaSesto Calende1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY6CA3FL3CO2IL2VA2

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN5

MON1

TUE4

WED4

THU3

FRI6

SAT10

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.02.5%

v3.00.2%

v4.00.4%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Hold Your Head Up32 02Rift20 03Maze17 04Also Sprach Zarathustra15 05You Enjoy Myself15 06Sparkle14

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Swept Away33 Lengthwise33 Show of Life33 Frankie Says33 Steep33 Evolve33 Sugar Shack34 Shade34

By tour12 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS33 TOTAL

011993 Summer Tour1993 · 14 sh14 021994 Spring Tour1994 · 5 sh5 031994 Fall Tour1994 · 4 sh4 041996 Summer European Tour1996 · 2 sh2 051996 Summer U.S. Tour1996 · 1 sh1 061999 Summer U.S. Tour1999 · 1 sh1 072012 Early Summer Tour2012 · 1 sh1 081993 NYE Run1993 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER PURPLE RAINSWIPE →

96.97%Hold Your Head Up32× →→3.03%Tweezer Reprise1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE PURPLE RAINSWIPE →

36.36%You Enjoy Myself8× ←→27.27%Hold Your Head Up6× ←→13.64%Big Ball Jam3× ←→13.64%Weekapaug Groove3× ←→

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