How many times has Phish played Sanity?

Phish has performed "Sanity" 46 times since October 15, 1986.

What is the longest version of Sanity by Phish?

The longest version of "Sanity" was 9:06 long, performed at Nectar's in Burlington, VT on July 25, 1988.

When was the last time Phish played Sanity?

Phish last played "Sanity" on February 24, 2024. The current gap is 102 shows.

When did Phish first play Sanity?

"Sanity" debuted on October 15, 1986 at Hunt's in Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Sanity?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Sanity" are: Mike's Song, You Enjoy Myself, Possum, Weekapaug Groove, Wilson.

← BACK·SONGS·Sanity

LIVE · 46 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Sanity

46 performances since 1986, with 42 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 84 on 2010-10-22.

DEBUT · 1986-10-15 · Burlington·LAST · 2024-02-24 · Cancun, Quintana Roo·LONGEST GAP · 301 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1986–2024INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’86’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’24

BEST · 2010-10-22 · 84LONGEST · 9:06 · 1988-07-25SHORTEST · 3:44YEARS · 38

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN42 OF 46 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 27 plays81

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 15 plays84

v4.02021–present · 3 plays53

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 42 · BY SCORE42 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0184#1 / 42Dunkin' Donuts CenterProvidence, RI · #1

2010-10-228:45

#0281#2 / 42Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1988-07-259:06

#0374#3 / 42The ParadiseBoston, MA · #2

1989-01-263:56

#0469#4 / 42The RomaTelluride, CO

1988-08-058:08

#0566#5 / 42Hunt'sBurlington, VT · #3

1986-10-155:24

#0664#6 / 42Broome County ForumBinghamton, NY

1992-03-207:09

#0763#7 / 42Ian McLean's Party, Connie Condon's FarmHebron, NY

1989-05-286:33

#0863#8 / 42Ian McLean's FarmHebron, NY

1987-08-216:29

#0957#9 / 42Valley Club CafeRutland, VT

1989-05-266:35

#1056#10 / 42Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco, CA

2016-07-206:55

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#01—Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2024-02-245:21

#0247#31 / 42Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2023-08-014:56

#0353#21 / 42Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2021-08-065:13

#0450#27 / 42Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia, MD

2019-06-234:33

#0556#11 / 42Barceló Maya BeachRiviera Maya, Quintana Roo

2019-02-225:17

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS46

DEBUT1986

LAST2024

AVG LEN5:41

CHARTED3

GAP MAX301

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1986–2024 · 40 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'86'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE43 VERSIONS

510155m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 5–6m (19)RANGE · 3–10m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1986–2024

5:006:007:008:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE46 PLAYS

SET 1 · 33%SET 2 · 39%SET 3 · 11%ENCORE · 17%

SET 1 15SET 2 18SET 3 5ENCORE 8

S1 OPEN2

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN3

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE4

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 4

369

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco · CA3 03Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia · MD2 04Nectar'sBurlington · VT2 05The FrontBurlington · VT2 06Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01VT10 02NY8

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Mike's Song18 02You Enjoy Myself17 03Possum16 04Weekapaug Groove16 05Wilson15 06Suzy Greenberg15 07Golgi Apparatus14 08Run Like an Antelope14 09The Sloth14

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Mercury46 Caravan

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN29 TOURS · 46 PLAYS · 46 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011989 Tour77Jan 26, 1989·May 28, 1989 021992 Spring Tour66Mar 11, 1992·May 17, 1992 031988 Tour44Feb 24, 1988·Sep 13, 1988 041986 Tour22Oct 15, 1986·Oct 31, 1986 051987 Tour22Feb 13, 1987·Aug 21, 1987 06Not Part of a Tour22Jul 6, 2003·Sep 2, 2011 071994 Summer Tour11Jun 24, 1994 081995 NYE Run11Dec 31, 1995 091996 Fall Tour11Oct 31, 1996 101998 Fall Tour11Nov 27, 1998

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 118· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Sanity

Phish original·debuted 10.15.86·Hunt's, Burlington

46 PLAYS·42 ANALYZED·3 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

84BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 46

10.22.10Dunkin' Donuts

Providence, RI · 8:45

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Year by year22 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1986–2026v3.2

2010 · 83.8

'86'96'06'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20102 VERS · BEST 83.8

By era4 ERAS · 45 PLAYS

1.0 · 272.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS27

AVG · BEST55·81

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS15

AVG · BEST52·84

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS3

AVG · BEST50·53

BEST VERSION→

Versions42 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

10.22.10 Dunkin' Donuts · Providence, RICHARTED

—8:4584 #02

07.25.88 Nectar's · Burlington, VT

—9:0681 #03

01.26.89 The Paradise · Boston, MACHARTED

—3:5674 #04

08.05.88 The Roma · Telluride, CO

—8:0869 #05

10.15.86 Hunt's · Burlington, VTCHARTED

—5:2466 #06

03.20.92 Broome County Forum · Binghamton, NY

—7:0964 #07

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

—6:3363 #08

08.21.87 Ian McLean's Farm · Hebron, NY

—6:2963 #09

05.26.89 Valley Club Cafe · Rutland, VT

—6:3557 #10

07.20.16 Bill Graham Civic Audi · San Francisco, CA

—6:5556

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS46across 4 eras

ANALYZED4291% of all

AVG DURATION5:413 charted

LONGEST9:0607.25.88 NECTAR'S

SHORTEST3:4403.08.09 HAMPTON

LONGEST GAP301 SH.1989 → 1992

JAM CHART3CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT10.15.86BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1986–202446 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'86'91'96'01'06'11'16'21'24

MAX · 2 /MO·TOTAL · 46

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS45 PERFS

LONGEST · 301 SH.·MEDIAN · 21 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE43 VERSIONS

3m10m

MEDIAN · 5:30·PEAK · 5–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1986–2024

SHORT · 4:38 · 2009·LONG · 7:45 · 1988

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX46 PLAYS

S1 33%S2 39%ENCORE 17%

S1 OPEN2

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN3

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE4

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#16

TRANSITION OUT46 PLAYS

59%33%

STOP · 27END · 2SEGUE · 15HARD · 2

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco · CA3 03Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia · MD2 04Nectar'sBurlington · VT2 05The FrontBurlington · VT2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

VT10NY8CA5IN3MD2WI2

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN10

MON3

TUE5

WED4

THU4

FRI15

SAT5

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.02.2%

v2.01.5%

v3.03.3%

v4.01.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Mike's Song18 02You Enjoy Myself17 03Possum16 04Weekapaug Groove16 05Wilson15 06Suzy Greenberg15

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Mercury46 Caravan45 Weigh47 The Curtain With45 My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own47 Drowned48 Cold as Ice48 Alaska44

By tour29 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS46 TOTAL

011989 Tour1989 · 7 sh7 021992 Spring Tour1992 · 6 sh6 031988 Tour1988 · 4 sh4 041986 Tour1986 · 2 sh2 051987 Tour1987 · 2 sh2 06Not Part of a Tour2003–2011 · 2 sh2 071994 Summer Tour1994 · 1 sh1 081995 NYE Run1995 · 1 sh1

Charted appearances3 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

10.22.10·Dunkin' Donuts · Providence

The meat of a Mike's Groove, this version finds the band extending the ending, creating a wall of sound filled with "lost my mind" vocalizations and general wackiness. The ending seems to head in a d…

→CHRT#2

01.26.89·The Paradise · Boston

Alternate arrangement. As if undergoing a psychic change, a fast version emerges; this style (complete with a "punk" refrain) will be performed a couple of times.

→CHRT#3

10.15.86·Hunt's · Burlington

Debut

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Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER SANITYSWIPE →