How many times has Phish played Shade?

Phish has performed "Shade" 33 times since July 21, 2015.

What is the longest version of Shade by Phish?

The longest version of "Shade" was 6:49 long, performed at Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend, OR on July 21, 2015.

When was the last time Phish played Shade?

Phish last played "Shade" on May 1, 2026. The current gap is 1 shows.

When did Phish first play Shade?

"Shade" debuted on July 21, 2015 at Les Schwab Amphitheater in Bend, OR.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Shade?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Shade" are: Blaze On, Everything's Right, Sand, Ghost, Bathtub Gin.

← BACK·SONGS·Shade

LIVE · 33 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Shade

33 performances since 2015, with 31 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 77 on 2015-07-21.

DEBUT · 2015-07-21 · Bend·LAST · 2026-05-01 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 77 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 2015–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2015-07-21 · 77LONGEST · 6:49 · 2015-07-21SHORTEST · 3:60YEARS · 11

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN31 OF 33 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 0 plays—

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 14 plays77

v4.02021–present · 19 plays67

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 31 · BY SCORE31 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0177#1 / 31Les Schwab AmphitheaterBend, OR

2015-07-216:49

#0269#2 / 31Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2020-02-205:32

#0367#3 / 31SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-05-014:50

#0467#4 / 31TD Pavilion at the MannPhiladelphia, PA

2025-07-154:29

#0564#5 / 31Ascend AmphitheaterNashville, TN

2015-08-045:36

#0662#6 / 31Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2022-02-245:13

#0762#7 / 31Austin360 AmphitheaterDel Valle, TX

2015-07-285:25

#0860#8 / 31Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI

2019-07-135:43

#0958#9 / 31Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2024-08-024:25

#1058#10 / 31The Wharf AmphitheaterOrange Beach, AL

2022-05-274:22

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0167#3 / 31SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-05-014:50

#0267#4 / 31TD Pavilion at the MannPhiladelphia, PA

2025-07-154:29

#03—Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2025-01-304:28

#0458#9 / 31Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2024-08-024:25

#0546#27 / 31SphereLas Vegas, NV

2024-04-214:49

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS33

DEBUT2015

LAST2026

AVG LEN4:50

CHARTED0

GAP MAX77

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH2015–2026 · 29 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE33 VERSIONS

51015205m

MEDIAN · 4:30PEAK · 4–5m (22)RANGE · 4–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2015–2026

4:004:305:005:306:00’15

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

SET MIX & ROLE33 PLAYS

SET 1 · 55%SET 2 · 42%

SET 1 18SET 2 14ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 6

510136

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo4 02Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 03SphereLas Vegas · NV2 04TD Pavilion at the MannPhiladelphia · PA2 05Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI2 06Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NV3 02NY3

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Blaze On11 02Everything's Right10 03Sand10 04Ghost9 05Bathtub Gin8 06Slave to the Traffic Light8 07Halley's Comet8 08Piper8 09Character Zero7

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Frankie Says33 Show of Life

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN22 TOURS · 33 PLAYS · 33 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

012019 Summer Tour44Jun 23, 2019·Aug 30, 2019 022022 Summer Tour33Jul 19, 2022·Aug 14, 2022 032015 Summer33Jul 21, 2015·Aug 4, 2015 042021 Summer Tour22Jul 31, 2021·Aug 27, 2021 052021 Fall Tour22Oct 16, 2021·Oct 29, 2021 062023 Summer Tour22Jul 18, 2023·Aug 1, 2023 072016 Summer Tour22Jun 26, 2016·Jul 16, 2016 082022 NYE Run11Dec 31, 2022 092022 Spring Tour11May 27, 2022 102023 Mexico11Feb 24, 2023

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 4165· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Shade

Phish original·debuted 07.21.15·Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend

33 PLAYS·31 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

77BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 33

07.21.15Les Schwab

Bend, OR · 6:49

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Year by year11 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 2015–2026v3.2

2015 · 77.4

'15'17'20'23'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20153 VERS · BEST 77.4

By era4 ERAS · 33 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS14

AVG · BEST56·77

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS19

AVG · BEST54·67

BEST VERSION→

Versions31 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.21.15 Les Schwab · Bend, OR

—6:4977 #02

02.20.20 Moon Palace · Cancun, Quintana Roo

—5:3269 #03

05.01.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—4:5067 #04

07.15.25 TD at the Mann · Philadelphia, PA

—4:2967 #05

08.04.15 Ascend · Nashville, TN

—5:3664 #06

02.24.22 Moon Palace · Cancun, Quintana Roo

—5:1362 #07

07.28.15 Austin360 · Del Valle, TX

—5:2562 #08

07.13.19 Alpine Valley Music · East Troy, WI

—5:4360 #09

08.02.24 Ruoff Music · Noblesville, IN

—4:2558 #10

05.27.22 The Wharf · Orange Beach, AL

—4:2258

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS33across 2 eras

ANALYZED3194% of all

AVG DURATION4:50duration

LONGEST6:4907.21.15 LES SCHWAB

SHORTEST3:6008.30.19 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS

LONGEST GAP77 SH.2016 → 2018

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT07.21.15BEND

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 2015–202633 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'15'17'19'21'23'25'26

MAX · 2 /MO·TOTAL · 33

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS32 PERFS

LONGEST · 77 SH.·MEDIAN · 9 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE33 VERSIONS

4m7m

MEDIAN · 4:30·PEAK · 4–5m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2015–2026

SHORT · 4:29 · 2025·LONG · 5:57 · 2015

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX33 PLAYS

S1 55%S2 42%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #6

#1#11

TRANSITION OUT33 PLAYS

79%21%

STOP · 26SEGUE · 7

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo4 02Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 03SphereLas Vegas · NV2 04TD Pavilion at the MannPhiladelphia · PA2 05Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NV3NY3PA2IN2CA2WI2

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN6

MON0

TUE8

WED0

THU3

FRI10

SAT6

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v3.02.9%

v4.08.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Blaze On11 02Everything's Right10 03Sand10 04Ghost9 05Bathtub Gin8 06Slave to the Traffic Light8

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Frankie Says33 Show of Life33 Steep33 Swept Away33 Ha Ha Ha34 Evolve32 Pebbles and Marbles34 Lengthwise32

By tour22 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS33 TOTAL

012019 Summer Tour2019 · 4 sh4 022022 Summer Tour2022 · 3 sh3 032015 Summer2015 · 3 sh3 042021 Summer Tour2021 · 2 sh2 052021 Fall Tour2021 · 2 sh2 062023 Summer Tour2023 · 2 sh2 072016 Summer Tour2016 · 2 sh2 082022 NYE Run2022 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER SHADESWIPE →

40%Mike's Song4× →→20%Funky Bitch2× →→10%Chalk Dust Torture1× →→10%Evolve1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE SHADESWIPE →

18.18%Tweezer2× ←→18.18%Wingsuit2× ←→18.18%Gotta Jibboo2× ←→18.18%Tube2× ←→

Top venues2 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Moon PalaceCANCUN, QUINTANA ROO

PLAYSAVG466

66 Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG347

SONG ●/songs/shadeSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

FOUL DOMAIN/songs/shade · v3.2

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Common questions

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