How many times has Phish played Ride Captain Ride?

Phish has performed "Ride Captain Ride" 17 times since March 23, 1987.

What is the longest version of Ride Captain Ride by Phish?

The longest version of "Ride Captain Ride" was 7:49 long, performed at First Union Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA on December 10, 1999.

When was the last time Phish played Ride Captain Ride?

Phish last played "Ride Captain Ride" on October 26, 2013. The current gap is 484 shows.

When did Phish first play Ride Captain Ride?

"Ride Captain Ride" debuted on March 23, 1987 at Nectar's in Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Ride Captain Ride?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Ride Captain Ride" are: Run Like an Antelope, You Enjoy Myself, Possum, Mike's Song, David Bowie.

← BACK·SONGS·Ride Captain Ride

LIVE · 17 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · Blues Image

Ride Captain Ride

17 performances since 1987, with 16 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 56 on 1989-05-28.

DEBUT · 1987-03-23 · Burlington·LAST · 2013-10-26 · Worcester·LONGEST GAP · 511 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1987–2013INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’87’90’95’00’05’10’13

BEST · 1989-05-28 · 56LONGEST · 7:49 · 1999-12-10SHORTEST · 4:35YEARS · 26

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN16 OF 17 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 10 plays56

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 7 plays53

v4.02021–present · 0 plays—

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 16 · BY SCORE16 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0156#1 / 16Ian McLean's Party, Connie Condon's FarmHebron, NY

1989-05-287:19

#0254#2 / 16Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1987-03-236:07

#0353#3 / 16Klipsch Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2012-06-295:39

#0452#4 / 16The InfernoSteamboat Springs, CO

1990-04-147:08

#0548#5 / 16Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2012-09-025:48

#0647#6 / 16Sam's TavernBurlington, VT

1988-09-137:38

#0742#7 / 16Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville, IN

1998-08-035:29

#0841#8 / 16First Union SpectrumPhiladelphia, PA

1999-12-107:49

#0941#9 / 16The SpectrumToronto, Ontario

1992-12-124:35

#1041#10 / 16Darien Lake Performing Arts CenterDarien Center, NY

2011-06-085:35

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0126#16 / 16DCU CenterWorcester, MA

2013-10-265:08

#0234#15 / 16Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2012-12-305:06

#0348#5 / 16Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2012-09-025:48

#0438#11 / 16Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco, CA

2012-08-194:58

#0553#3 / 16Klipsch Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2012-06-295:39

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS17

DEBUT1987

LAST2013

AVG LEN6:00

CHARTED0

GAP MAX511

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1987–2013 · 16 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE16 VERSIONS

24685m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 5–6m (8)RANGE · 4–8m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1987–2013

5:005:306:006:307:007:308:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE17 PLAYS

SET 1 · 41%SET 2 · 29%ENCORE · 24%

SET 1 7SET 2 5SET 3 1ENCORE 4

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE5

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 4

12345

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01DCU CenterWorcester · MA1 02Madison Square GardenNew York · NY1 03Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO1 04Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco · CA1 05Klipsch Music CenterNoblesville · IN1 06Darien Lake Performing Arts CenterDarien Center · NY1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01MA3 02

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Run Like an Antelope8 02You Enjoy Myself6 03Possum6 04Mike's Song6 05David Bowie6 06Rift6 07Bathtub Gin6 08Hold Your Head Up5 09Cavern5

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Shaggy Dog17 Albuquerque

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN15 TOURS · 17 PLAYS · 17 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011989 Tour22Mar 1, 1989·May 28, 1989 022012 Late Summer Tour22Aug 19, 2012·Sep 2, 2012 031990 Tour11Apr 14, 1990 041992 Fall Tour11Dec 12, 1992 051992 NYE Run11Dec 30, 1992 061998 Fall Tour11Nov 8, 1998 071998 Summer U.S. Tour11Aug 3, 1998 081999 Winter Tour11Dec 10, 1999 092010 Fall Tour11Oct 24, 2010 102011 Early Summer Tour11Jun 8, 2011

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 172· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Ride Captain Ride

Cover of Blues Image·debuted 03.23.87·Nectar's, Burlington

17 PLAYS·16 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

56BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 17

05.28.89Ian McLean's Party, Co

Hebron, NY · 7:19

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Year by year11 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1987–2026v3.2

1989 · 56

'87'96'06'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19892 VERS · BEST 56

By era4 ERAS · 17 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS10

AVG · BEST45·56

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS7

AVG · BEST39·53

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions16 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

05.28.89 Ian McLean's Party, Co · Hebron, NY

—7:1956 #02

03.23.87 Nectar's · Burlington, VT

—6:0754 #03

06.29.12 Klipsch Music · Noblesville, IN

—5:3953 #04

04.14.90 The Inferno · Steamboat Springs, CO

—7:0852 #05

09.02.12 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—5:4848 #06

09.13.88 Sam's Tavern · Burlington, VT

—7:3847 #07

08.03.98 Deer Creek Music · Noblesville, IN

—5:2942 #08

12.10.99 First Union Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA

—7:4941 #09

12.12.92 The Spectrum · Toronto, Ontario

—4:3541 #10

06.08.11 Darien Lake Performing · Darien Center, NY

—5:3541

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS17across 2 eras

ANALYZED1694% of all

AVG DURATION6:00duration

LONGEST7:4912.10.99 FIRST UNION SPECTRUM

SHORTEST4:3512.12.92 THE SPECTRUM

LONGEST GAP511 SH.1992 → 1998

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT03.23.87BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1987–201317 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'87'89'91'93'95'97'99'01'03'05'07'09'11'13

MAX · 2 /MO·TOTAL · 17

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS16 PERFS

LONGEST · 511 SH.·MEDIAN · 33 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE16 VERSIONS

4m8m

MEDIAN · 5:30·PEAK · 5–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1987–2013

SHORT · 5:08 · 2013·LONG · 7:49 · 1999

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX17 PLAYS

S1 41%S2 29%ENCORE 24%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE5

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#10

TRANSITION OUT17 PLAYS

59%24%

STOP · 10END · 2SEGUE · 4HARD · 1

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

MA3NY3VT3CO2IN2CA1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SUN

SUN6

MON2

TUE1

WED3

THU0

FRI2

SAT3

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.8%

v3.01.5%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Run Like an Antelope8 02You Enjoy Myself6 03Possum6 04Mike's Song6 05David Bowie6 06Rift6

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Shaggy Dog17 Albuquerque17 Foreplay/Long Time17 Have Mercy17 The Inlaw Josie Wales17 What's Going Through Your Mind17 Demand16 Ass Handed18

By tour15 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS17 TOTAL

011989 Tour1989 · 2 sh2 022012 Late Summer Tour2012 · 2 sh2 031990 Tour1990 · 1 sh1 041992 Fall Tour1992 · 1 sh1 051992 NYE Run1992 · 1 sh1 061998 Fall Tour1998 · 1 sh1 071998 Summer U.S. Tour1998 · 1 sh1 081999 Winter Tour1999 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER RIDE CAPTAIN RIDESWIPE →

25%Tweezer Reprise2× →→25%Stash2× →→12.5%Dave's Energy Guide1× →→12.5%Golgi Apparatus1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE RIDE CAPTAIN RIDESWIPE →

28.57%Fluffhead2× ←→14.29%Bathtub Gin1× ←→14.29%Divided Sky1× ←→14.29%Free1× ←→

SONG ●/songs/ride-captain-rideSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

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Common questions

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