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37,025

Tracks

2,012

Shows

1983–2026

Years

4,759

Hours of audio

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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.

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2,012Shows

1983–26Years

4,759Hours · audio

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Best Shaggy Dog Versions - Every Phish Shaggy Dog Ranked | Foul Domain

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← BACK·SONGS·Shaggy Dog

LIVE · 17 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · Sam Hopkins

Shaggy Dog

17 performances since 1986, with 19 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 83 on 1992-05-06.

DEBUT · 1986-10-15 · Burlington·LAST · 2021-10-30 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 614 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1986–2021INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’86’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’21

BEST · 1992-05-06 · 83LONGEST · 19:52 · 1992-05-06SHORTEST · 0:48YEARS · 35

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN19 OF 17 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 19 plays83

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 1 play42

v4.02021–present · 1 play36

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 19 · BY SCORE19 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0183#1 / 19St. Andrew's HallDetroit, MI · #1

1992-05-0619:52

#0263#2 / 19Wilbur Field, Stanford UniversityPalo Alto, CA

1992-04-181:32

#0355#3 / 19Greenfield Armory CastleGreenfield, MA

1991-12-051:46

#0453#4 / 19Ian McLean's FarmHebron, NY

1987-08-213:55

#0551#5 / 19The RanchShelburne, VT

1986-12-064:50

#0650#6 / 19Palace TheatreNew Haven, CT

1992-03-192:19

#0750#7 / 19Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1987-08-093:39

#0844#8 / 19The RanchSouth Burlington, VT

1987-08-293:21

#0943#9 / 19Beecher Hill FarmHinesburg, VT

1988-05-153:55

#1043#10 / 19Sam's TavernBurlington, VT

1988-09-123:49

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0136#17 / 19MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, NV

2021-10-302:53

#0242#11 / 19Riverbend Music CenterCincinnati, OH

2012-06-223:04

#0335#18 / 19Louisville GardensLouisville, KY

1995-10-292:47

#0483#1 / 19St. Andrew's HallDetroit, MI · #1

1992-05-0619:52

#0563#2 / 19Wilbur Field, Stanford UniversityPalo Alto, CA

1992-04-181:32

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS17

DEBUT1986

LAST2021

AVG LEN4:49

CHARTED1

GAP MAX614

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1986–2021 · 14 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

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE15 VERSIONS

24685m10m15m

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (8)RANGE · 2–20m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1986–2021

3:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE17 PLAYS

SET 1 · 65%SET 2 · 29%

SET 1 11SET 2 5SET 3 1

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

12341

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT2 02Hunt'sBurlington · VT2 03MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas · NV1 04Riverbend Music CenterCincinnati · OH1 05Louisville GardensLouisville · KY1 06St. Andrew's HallDetroit · MI1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Golgi Apparatus12 02David Bowie11 03AC/DC Bag10 04Possum10 05You Enjoy Myself8 06Peaches en Regalia8 07Fluffhead8 08Good Times Bad Times7 09McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters7

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Ride Captain Ride

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN7 TOURS · 17 PLAYS · 17 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011988 Tour66Feb 7, 1988·Nov 3, 1988 021987 Tour44Aug 9, 1987·Sep 2, 1987 031986 Tour33Oct 15, 1986·Dec 6, 1986 042021 Fall Tour11Oct 30, 2021 051992 Spring Tour11May 6, 1992 061995 Fall Tour11Oct 29, 1995 072012 Early Summer Tour11Jun 22, 2012

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

CHARTEDPEER-RECOGNIZED · 1

1992-05-06St. Andrew's Hall · Detroit

-> in from "YEM." Hysterical vocal version of "Shaggy Dog" is performed during the "YEM" vocal jam and includes great dog howling sounds.

FOLLOWS WITHSEGUE / NEXT · TOP 4

Golgi Apparatus29% OF FOLLOW-UPS

2

David Bowie14% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Dog Faced Boy14% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Fluffhead14% OF FOLLOW-UPS

PRECEDED BYSETS UP · TOP 4

Back Porch Boogie Blues17% OF LEAD-INS

1

Big Black Furry Creature from Mars17% OF LEAD-INS

1

Camel Walk17% OF LEAD-INS

1

Fee17% OF LEAD-INS

VENUESSTRONGEST AVG · TOP 0

No venue data

SONG ID · 114· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Shaggy Dog

Cover of Sam Hopkins·debuted 10.15.86·Hunt's, Burlington

17 PLAYS·19 ANALYZED·3 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

83BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 17

05.06.92St. Andrew's Hall

Detroit, MI · 19:52

Year by year8 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1986–2026v3.2

1992 · 82.5

'86'96'06'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19923 VERS · BEST 82.5

By era4 ERAS · 21 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS19

AVG · BEST47·83

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST42·42

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST36·36

BEST VERSION→

Versions19 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

05.06.92 St. Andrew's Hall · Detroit, MICHARTED

04.18.92 Wilbur Field, Stanford · Palo Alto, CA

12.05.91 Greenfield Armory Cast · Greenfield, MA

08.21.87 Ian McLean's Farm · Hebron, NY

12.06.86 The Ranch · Shelburne, VT

03.19.92 Palace · New Haven, CT

08.09.87 Nectar's · Burlington, VT

08.29.87 The Ranch · South Burlington, VT

05.15.88 Beecher Hill Farm · Hinesburg, VT

09.12.88 Sam's Tavern · Burlington, VT

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS17across 3 eras

ANALYZED19112% of all

AVG DURATION4:491 charted

LONGEST19:5205.06.92 ST. ANDREW'S HALL

SHORTEST0:4812.06.91 MCCULLOUGH SOCIAL HALL

LONGEST GAP614 SH.1995 → 2012

JAM CHART1CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT10.15.86BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1986–202117 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

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

MAX · 3 /MO·TOTAL · 17

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS16 PERFS

LONGEST · 614 SH.·MEDIAN · 10 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE15 VERSIONS

2m20m

MEDIAN · 3:30·PEAK · 3–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1986–2021

SHORT · 2:47 · 1995·LONG · 19:52 · 1992

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX17 PLAYS

S1 65%S2 29%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #9

#1#12

TRANSITION OUT17 PLAYS

82%

STOP · 14SEGUE · 2HARD · 1

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT2 02Hunt'sBurlington · VT2 03MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas · NV1 04Riverbend Music CenterCincinnati · OH1 05Louisville GardensLouisville · KY1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

VT11NV1OH1KY1MI1MA1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SUN

SUN4

MON1

TUE0

WED3

THU2

FRI4

SAT3

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.01.2%

v3.00.2%

v4.00.4%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Golgi Apparatus12 02David Bowie11 03AC/DC Bag10 04Possum10 05You Enjoy Myself8 06Peaches en Regalia8

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Ride Captain Ride17 Albuquerque17 Foreplay/Long Time17 Have Mercy17 The Inlaw Josie Wales17 What's Going Through Your Mind17 Demand16 Ass Handed18

By tour7 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS17 TOTAL

011988 Tour1988 · 6 sh6 021987 Tour1987 · 4 sh4 031986 Tour1986 · 3 sh3 042021 Fall Tour2021 · 1 sh1 051992 Spring Tour1992 · 1 sh1 061995 Fall Tour1995 · 1 sh1 072012 Early Summer Tour2012 · 1 sh1

Charted appearances1 TOTAL →

05.06.92·St. Andrew's Hall · Detroit

-> in from "YEM." Hysterical vocal version of "Shaggy Dog" is performed during the "YEM" vocal jam and includes great dog howling sounds.

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER SHAGGY DOGSWIPE →

28.57%Golgi Apparatus2× →→14.29%David Bowie1× →→14.29%Dog Faced Boy1× →→14.29%Fluffhead1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE SHAGGY DOGSWIPE →

16.67%Back Porch Boogie Blues1× ←→16.67%Big Black Furry Creature from Mars1× ←→16.67%Camel Walk1× ←→16.67%Fee1× ←→

SONG ●/songs/shaggy-dogSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

FOUL DOMAIN/songs/shaggy-dog · v3.2

FOUL DOMAIN · INDEPENDENT · NOT AFFILIATED WITH PHISH

TOTAL · 17 PLAYSMAX · 3 IN ONE MONTHLESSMORE

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN CONSECUTIVE PLAYSEACH DOT IS ONE PERFORMANCE · 16 TOTAL

200400600’90’95’00’05’10’15’20

LONGEST · 614 SHOWSMEDIAN · 10 SHOWSTYPICAL·FALLOW

6:00

9:00

12:00

15:00

18:00

21:00

’90

’95

’00

’05

’10

’15

’20

SHORTEST · 2:47 · 1995LONGEST · 19:52 · 1992

3

6

9

12

TRANSITION OUT17 PLAYS

STOP · 82%SEGUE · 12%

STOP ( , ) 14SEGUE ( > ) 2HARD SEGUE ( → ) 1

03

OH

1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SUN

SUN4

MON1

TUE0

WED3

THU2

FRI4

SAT3

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.01.2%(15/1243)

v3.00.2%(1/452)

v4.00.4%(1/244)

17

Foreplay/Long Time17

The Inlaw Josie Wales17

What's Going Through Your Mind17