How many times has Phish played Rift?

Phish has performed "Rift" 323 times since February 25, 1990.

What is the longest version of Rift by Phish?

The longest version of "Rift" was 8:45 long, performed at The Music Hall in Portsmouth, NH on March 6, 1992.

When was the last time Phish played Rift?

Phish last played "Rift" on April 16, 2026. The current gap is 8 shows.

When did Phish first play Rift?

"Rift" debuted on February 25, 1990 at 8x10 Club in Baltimore, MD.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Rift?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Rift" are: Cavern, Stash, Bouncing Around the Room, Sparkle, Mike's Song.

← BACK·SONGS·Rift

LIVE · 323 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Rift

323 performances since 1990, with 311 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 75 on 2025-07-22.

DEBUT · 1990-02-25 · Baltimore·LAST · 2026-04-16 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 178 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1990–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2025-07-22 · 75LONGEST · 8:45 · 1992-03-06SHORTEST · 0:42YEARS · 36

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN311 OF 323 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 222 plays66

v2.02002–2004 · 6 plays49

v3.02009–2020 · 67 plays66

v4.02021–present · 26 plays75

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 311 · BY SCORE311 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0175#1 / 311Forest Hills StadiumForest Hills, NY

2025-07-226:19

#0269#2 / 311SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-167:04

#0369#3 / 311Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2025-12-286:35

#0468#4 / 311Folsom FieldBoulder, CO

2025-07-046:22

#0566#5 / 311Oklahoma City Zoo AmphitheatreOklahoma City, OK

2012-08-296:57

#0666#6 / 311State TheaterKalamazoo, MI

1992-12-107:31

#0765#7 / 311Beta Theta Pi Frat House Party, Denison UniversityGranville, OH

1990-03-286:45

#0864#8 / 311Roseland BallroomNew York, NY

1992-03-148:09

#0964#9 / 3118x10 ClubBaltimore, MD

1990-02-253:35

#1063#10 / 311Long Beach ArenaLong Beach, CA

2012-08-157:02

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0169#2 / 311SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-167:04

#0269#3 / 311Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2025-12-286:35

#0360#16 / 311Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA

2025-09-196:24

#0475#1 / 311Forest Hills StadiumForest Hills, NY

2025-07-226:19

#0562#14 / 311North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2025-07-116:53

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS323

DEBUT1990

LAST2026

AVG LEN6:17

CHARTED0

GAP MAX178

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1990–2026 · 116 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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 MINUTE310 VERSIONS

751500m5m

MEDIAN · 6:30PEAK · 6–7m (166)RANGE · 0–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1990–2026

5:005:306:006:307:007:30

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

SET MIX & ROLE323 PLAYS

SET 1 · 78%SET 2 · 21%

SET 1 253SET 2 67SET 3 1ENCORE 2

S1 OPEN19

S1 CLOSE3

S2 OPEN14

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE3

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

1020304050

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY12 02Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA6 03Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO5 04Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY5 05Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI4 06Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison · CO4

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY50 02CA

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Cavern112 02Stash111 03Bouncing Around the Room106 04Sparkle102 05Mike's Song101 06Poor Heart100 07Hold Your Head Up100 08Chalk Dust Torture98 09Maze98

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Down with Disease325 Llama

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN79 TOURS · 323 PLAYS · 323 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011993 Winter/Spring Tour4343Feb 3, 1993·May 8, 1993 021992 Spring Tour3030Mar 6, 1992·May 18, 1992 031993 Summer Tour2323Jul 15, 1993·Aug 28, 1993 041994 Spring Tour1818Apr 5, 1994·May 28, 1994 051994 Fall Tour1616Oct 8, 1994·Dec 10, 1994 061995 Fall Tour1313Sep 27, 1995·Dec 9, 1995 071994 Summer Tour1313Jun 9, 1994·Jul 15, 1994 081992 Fall Tour1010Nov 20, 1992·Dec 13, 1992 09Not Part of a Tour1010Jan 14, 1992·Apr 26, 2014 101992 Summer U.S. Tour99Jul 14, 1992·Aug 29, 1992

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 507· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Rift

Phish original·debuted 02.25.90·8x10 Club, Baltimore

323 PLAYS·311 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · COMMON

75BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 323

07.22.25Forest Hills

Forest Hills, NY · 6:19

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Year by year30 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1990–2026v3.2

2025 · 74.7

'90'99'08'17'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20256 VERS · BEST 74.7

By era4 ERAS · 321 PLAYS

1.0 · 2222.03.0 · 674.0 · 26

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS222

AVG · BEST44·66

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS6

AVG · BEST44·49

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS67

AVG · BEST47·66

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS26

AVG · BEST49·75

BEST VERSION→

Versions311 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.22.25 Forest Hills · Forest Hills, NY

—6:1975 #02

04.16.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—7:0469 #03

12.28.25 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—6:3569 #04

07.04.25 Folsom Field · Boulder, CO

—6:2268 #05

08.29.12 Oklahoma City Zoo · Oklahoma City, OK

—6:5766 #06

12.10.92 State · Kalamazoo, MI

—7:3166 #07

03.28.90 Beta Theta Pi Frat Hou · Granville, OH

—6:4565 #08

03.14.92 Roseland Ballroom · New York, NY

—8:0964 #09

02.25.90 8x10 Club · Baltimore, MD

—3:3564 #10

08.15.12 Long Beach Arena · Long Beach, CA

—7:0263

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS323across 4 eras

ANALYZED31196% of all

AVG DURATION6:17duration

LONGEST8:4503.06.92 THE MUSIC HALL

SHORTEST0:4202.22.93 THE MOON

LONGEST GAP178 SH.1990 → 1992

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT02.25.90BALTIMORE

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1990–2026323 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'90'95'00'05'10'15'20'25'26

MAX · 14 /MO·TOTAL · 323

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS322 PERFS

LONGEST · 178 SH.·MEDIAN · 3 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE310 VERSIONS

0m9m

MEDIAN · 6:30·PEAK · 6–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1990–2026

SHORT · 5:27 · 1990·LONG · 7:23 · 1992

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX323 PLAYS

S1 78%S2 21%

S1 OPEN19

S1 CLOSE3

S2 OPEN14

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE3

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #2

#1#21

TRANSITION OUT323 PLAYS

77%22%

STOP · 249END · 4SEGUE · 70

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY50CA28CO18OH17VA16MA16

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN48

MON21

TUE40

WED36

THU43

FRI66

SAT69

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.018.0%

v2.07.4%

v3.014.8%

v4.010.7%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Cavern112 02Stash111 03Bouncing Around the Room106 04Sparkle102 05Mike's Song101 06Poor Heart100

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Down with Disease325 Llama326 Bathtub Gin319 Tweezer Reprise329 Sample in a Jar316 Hold Your Head Up313 Poor Heart312 Sparkle335

By tour79 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS323 TOTAL

011993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 43 sh43 021992 Spring Tour1992 · 30 sh30 031993 Summer Tour1993 · 23 sh23 041994 Spring Tour1994 · 18 sh18 051994 Fall Tour1994 · 16 sh16 061995 Fall Tour1995 · 13 sh13 071994 Summer Tour1994 · 13 sh13 081992 Fall Tour1992 · 10 sh10

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER RIFTSWIPE →

25.84%Stash23× →→21.35%Guelah Papyrus19× →→15.73%Bathtub Gin14× →→12.36%Horn11× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE RIFTSWIPE →

28.17%Bouncing Around the Room20× ←→25.35%Guelah Papyrus18× ←→15.49%Fee11× ←→11.27%My Friend, My Friend8× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCOMMERCE CITY, CO

PLAYSAVG550

50 Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG1247

47 Red Rocks AmphitheatreMORRISON, CO

PLAYSAVG447

47 Jones Beach AmphitheaterWANTAGH, NY

PLAYSAVG346

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