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Catalog scope

37,025

Tracks

2,012

Shows

1983–2026

Years

4,759

Hours of audio

Score formula

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Phish concert analytics, setlist data, and audio analysis across 40+ years of touring. Fan-built & not affiliated with Phish; audience recordings follow the official taping policy.

Catalog scopeUpdated live

37,025Tracks

2,012Shows

1983–26Years

4,759Hours · audio

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Best Rock A William Versions - Every Phish Rock A William Ranked | Foul Domain

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← BACK·SONGS·Rock A William

LIVE · 6 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Rock A William

6 performances since 1997, with 5 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 60 on 1997-06-25.

DEBUT · 1997-02-13 · London·LAST · 1997-08-10 · Noblesville·LONGEST GAP · 105 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1997–1997INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’97

BEST · 1997-06-25 · 60LONGEST · 7:35 · 1997-02-13SHORTEST · 5:44YEARS · 0

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN5 OF 6 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 5 plays60

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 0 plays—

v4.02021–present · 0 plays—

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

TOP VERSIONS· 5 OF 5 · BY SCORE5 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0160#1 / 5L'AeronefLille

1997-06-256:15

#0260#2 / 5Shepherd's Bush EmpireLondon

1997-02-137:35

#0358#3 / 5LonghornStuttgart

1997-02-267:02

#0447#4 / 5Le BotaniqueBrussels

1997-02-146:50

#0532#5 / 5Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville, IN

1997-08-105:44

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0132#5 / 5Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville, IN

1997-08-105:44

#0260#1 / 5L'AeronefLille

1997-06-256:15

#0358#3 / 5LonghornStuttgart

1997-02-267:02

#0447#4 / 5Le BotaniqueBrussels

1997-02-146:50

#0560#2 / 5Shepherd's Bush EmpireLondon

1997-02-137:35

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS6

DEBUT1997

LAST1997

AVG LEN6:41

CHARTED0

GAP MAX105

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1997–1999 · 4 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'97'98'99

TOTAL · 6 PLAYSMAX · 3 IN ONE MONTHLESS

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE5 VERSIONS

125m

MEDIAN · 6:30PEAK · 6–7m (2)RANGE · 5–8m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1997–1997

6:307:00

SHORTEST · 6:41 · 1997LONGEST · 6:41 · 1997

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

SET MIX & ROLE6 PLAYS

SET 1 · 17%SET 2 · 83%

SET 1 1SET 2 5

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 8

124689

TRANSITION OUT6 PLAYS

STOP · 67%END · 17%HARD · 17%

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01The BarnOuter Burlington · VT1 02Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville · IN1 03L'AeronefLille1 04LonghornStuttgart1 05Le BotaniqueBrussels1 06Shepherd's Bush EmpireLondon1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 2

DAY OF WEEK

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Harry Hood3 02Jam3 03My Soul3 04Down with Disease3 05Billy Breathes3 06Run Like an Antelope2 07Meatstick2 08Saw It Again2 09Dirt2

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Frost6 No Dogs Allowed6

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN4 TOURS · 6 PLAYS · 6 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011997 Winter European Tour33Feb 13, 1997·Feb 26, 1997 021997 Summer European Tour11Jun 25, 1997 031997 Summer U.S. Tour11Aug 10, 1997 04Not Part of a Tour11Jun 24, 1999

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

CHARTEDPEER-RECOGNIZED · 0

No charted versions

FOLLOWS WITHSEGUE / NEXT · TOP 4

David Bowie20% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Dog Log20% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Harry Hood20% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Run Like an Antelope20% OF FOLLOW-UPS

PRECEDED BYSETS UP · TOP 4

Carini17% OF LEAD-INS

1

Hold Your Head Up17% OF LEAD-INS

1

Maze17% OF LEAD-INS

1

Rotation Jam17% OF LEAD-INS

VENUESSTRONGEST AVG · TOP 0

No venue data

SONG ID · 1566· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Rock A William

Phish original·debuted 02.13.97·Shepherd's Bush Empire, London

6 PLAYS·5 ANALYZED·1 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

60BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 6

06.25.97L'Aeronef

Lille · 6:15

Year by year1 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1997–2026v3.2

1997 · 59.7

'97'04'11'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19975 VERS · BEST 59.7

By era4 ERAS · 5 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS5

AVG · BEST51·60

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions5 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

06.25.97 L'Aeronef · Lille

02.13.97 Shepherd's Bush Empire · London

02.26.97 Longhorn · Stuttgart

02.14.97 Le Botanique · Brussels

08.10.97 Deer Creek Music · Noblesville, IN

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS6across 1 eras

ANALYZED583% of all

AVG DURATION6:41duration

LONGEST7:3502.13.97 SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRE

SHORTEST5:4408.10.97 DEER CREEK MUSIC

LONGEST GAP105 SH.1997 → 1999

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT02.13.97LONDON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1997–19996 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'97'99

MAX · 3 /MO·TOTAL · 6

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS5 PERFS

LONGEST · 105 SH.·MEDIAN · 16 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE5 VERSIONS

5m8m

MEDIAN · 6:30·PEAK · 6–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1997–1997

SHORT · 6:41 · 1997·LONG · 6:41 · 1997

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX6 PLAYS

S1 17%S2 83%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #8

#4#9

TRANSITION OUT6 PLAYS

67%17%17%

STOP · 4END · 1HARD · 1

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01The BarnOuter Burlington · VT1 02Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville · IN1 03L'AeronefLille1 04LonghornStuttgart1 05Le BotaniqueBrussels1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 2

VT1IN1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · WED

SUN1

MON0

TUE0

WED2

THU2

FRI1

SAT0

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.5%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Harry Hood3 02Jam3 03My Soul3 04Down with Disease3 05Billy Breathes3 06Run Like an Antelope2

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Frost6 No Dogs Allowed6 Emotional Rescue6 Fikus6 Been Caught Stealing6 How High the Moon6 Don't You Want To Go?6 Oh! Sweet Nuthin'6

By tour4 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS6 TOTAL

011997 Winter European Tour1997 · 3 sh3 021997 Summer European Tour1997 · 1 sh1 031997 Summer U.S. Tour1997 · 1 sh1 04Not Part of a Tour1999 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER ROCK A WILLIAMSWIPE →

20%David Bowie1× →→20%Dog Log1× →→20%Harry Hood1× →→20%Run Like an Antelope1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE ROCK A WILLIAMSWIPE →

16.67%Carini1× ←→16.67%Hold Your Head Up1× ←→16.67%Maze1× ←→16.67%Rotation Jam1× ←→

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GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN CONSECUTIVE PLAYSEACH DOT IS ONE PERFORMANCE · 5 TOTAL

255075100

LONGEST · 105 SHOWSMEDIAN · 16 SHOWSTYPICAL·FALLOW

STOP ( , ) 4END OF SET 1HARD SEGUE ( → ) 1

PEAK · WED

SUN1

MON0

TUE0

WED2

THU2

FRI1

SAT0

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.5%(6/1243)

Emotional Rescue6

Been Caught Stealing6

How High the Moon6

Don't You Want To Go?6

Oh! Sweet Nuthin'6