How many times has Phish played Shine a Light?

Phish has performed "Shine a Light" 30 times since October 31, 2009.

What is the longest version of Shine a Light by Phish?

The longest version of "Shine a Light" was 8:17 long, performed at nTelos Pavilion in Portsmouth, VA on June 19, 2012.

When was the last time Phish played Shine a Light?

Phish last played "Shine a Light" on September 13, 2025. The current gap is 24 shows.

When did Phish first play Shine a Light?

"Shine a Light" debuted on October 31, 2009 at Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Shine a Light?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Shine a Light" are: Possum, Kill Devil Falls, Bathtub Gin, Sand, Tweezer.

← BACK·SONGS·Shine a Light

LIVE · 30 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Shine a Light

30 performances since 2009, with 29 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 66 on 2012-07-04.

DEBUT · 2009-10-31 · Indio·LAST · 2025-09-13 · Birmingham·LONGEST GAP · 93 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 2009–2025INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’09’10’15’20’25

BEST · 2012-07-04 · 66LONGEST · 8:17 · 2012-06-19SHORTEST · 3:59YEARS · 16

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN29 OF 30 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 0 plays—

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 24 plays66

v4.02021–present · 6 plays66

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 29 · BY SCORE29 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0166#1 / 29Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh, NY

2012-07-045:44

#0266#2 / 29Coca-Cola AmphitheaterBirmingham, AL

2025-09-134:37

#0362#3 / 29Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly IslandChicago, IL

2017-07-144:05

#0460#4 / 29Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WA

2021-08-295:27

#0560#5 / 29Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2011-09-026:38

#0658#6 / 29Telluride Town ParkTelluride, CO

2010-08-105:15

#0758#7 / 29nTelos PavilionPortsmouth, VA

2012-06-198:17

#0857#8 / 29Empire Polo ClubIndio, CA

2009-10-315:46

#0957#9 / 29Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WA

2016-07-167:31

#1056#10 / 29United CenterChicago, IL

2025-07-204:35

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0166#2 / 29Coca-Cola AmphitheaterBirmingham, AL

2025-09-134:37

#0256#10 / 29United CenterChicago, IL

2025-07-204:35

#0347#13 / 29Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsBethel, NY

2024-08-094:36

#0440#20 / 29Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2023-09-016:50

#0547#14 / 29Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut CreekRaleigh, NC

2022-07-296:52

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS30

DEBUT2009

LAST2025

AVG LEN5:41

CHARTED0

GAP MAX93

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH2009–2025 · 24 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE30 VERSIONS

3695m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 4–5m (9)RANGE · 3–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2009–2025

4:004:305:005:306:006:307:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE30 PLAYS

SET 2 · 50%ENCORE · 43%

SET 1 2SET 2 15ENCORE 13

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE6

ENCORE22

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

510

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO2 03Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA2 04Coca-Cola AmphitheaterBirmingham · AL1 05United CenterChicago · IL1 06Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsBethel · NY1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY6 02IL

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Possum10 02Kill Devil Falls9 03Bathtub Gin8 04Sand8 05Tweezer8 06Golgi Apparatus7 07Down with Disease7 08The Moma Dance7 09Harry Hood7

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Icculus30 I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN23 TOURS · 30 PLAYS · 30 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

012016 Fall Tour22Oct 19, 2016·Oct 29, 2016 022012 Late Summer Tour22Aug 17, 2012·Aug 28, 2012 032016 Summer Tour22Jul 1, 2016·Jul 16, 2016 042017 Summer Tour22Jul 14, 2017·Jul 22, 2017 052010 Early Summer Tour22Jun 17, 2010·Jun 25, 2010 062012 Early Summer Tour22Jun 19, 2012·Jul 4, 2012 07Not Part of a Tour22Oct 31, 2009·Sep 2, 2011 082009 Fall Tour11Dec 4, 2009 092018 Fall Tour11Oct 20, 2018 102018 NYE Run11Dec 29, 2018

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 2967· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Shine a Light

Phish original·debuted 10.31.09·Empire Polo Club, Indio

30 PLAYS·29 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

66BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 30

07.04.12Nikon at Jones Beach

Wantagh, NY · 5:44

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Year by year14 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 2009–2026v3.2

2012 · 66.2

'09'13'17'21'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20124 VERS · BEST 66.2

By era4 ERAS · 30 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS24

AVG · BEST46·66

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS6

AVG · BEST53·66

BEST VERSION→

Versions29 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.04.12 Nikon at Jones Beach · Wantagh, NY

—5:4466 #02

09.13.25 Coca-Cola · Birmingham, AL

—4:3766 #03

07.14.17 Huntington Bank at Nor · Chicago, IL

—4:0562 #04

08.29.21 Gorge · George, WA

—5:2760 #05

09.02.11 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—6:3860 #06

08.10.10 Telluride Town Park · Telluride, CO

—5:1558 #07

06.19.12 nTelos · Portsmouth, VA

—8:1758 #08

10.31.09 Empire Polo Club · Indio, CA

—5:4657 #09

07.16.16 Gorge · George, WA

—7:3157 #10

07.20.25 United · Chicago, IL

—4:3556

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS30across 2 eras

ANALYZED2997% of all

AVG DURATION5:41duration

LONGEST8:1706.19.12 NTELOS

SHORTEST3:5912.29.18 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

LONGEST GAP93 SH.2013 → 2015

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT10.31.09INDIO

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 2009–202530 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25

MAX · 2 /MO·TOTAL · 30

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS29 PERFS

LONGEST · 93 SH.·MEDIAN · 12 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE30 VERSIONS

3m9m

MEDIAN · 5:30·PEAK · 4–5m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2009–2025

SHORT · 4:27 · 2018·LONG · 6:52 · 2022

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX30 PLAYS

S2 50%ENCORE 43%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE6

ENCORE22

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#17

TRANSITION OUT30 PLAYS

27%53%20%

STOP · 8END · 16SEGUE · 6

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO2 03Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA2 04Coca-Cola AmphitheaterBirmingham · AL1 05United CenterChicago · IL1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY6IL3CO3WA2VA2CA2

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN3

MON0

TUE4

WED2

THU2

FRI10

SAT9

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v3.05.3%

v4.02.5%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Possum10 02Kill Devil Falls9 03Bathtub Gin8 04Sand8 05Tweezer8 06Golgi Apparatus7

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Icculus30 I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome31 Dog Log29 About to Run29 Grind31 Corinna31 Auld Lang Syne29 Army of One28

By tour23 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS30 TOTAL

012016 Fall Tour2016 · 2 sh2 022012 Late Summer Tour2012 · 2 sh2 032016 Summer Tour2016 · 2 sh2 042017 Summer Tour2017 · 2 sh2 052010 Early Summer Tour2010 · 2 sh2 062012 Early Summer Tour2012 · 2 sh2 07Not Part of a Tour2009–2011 · 2 sh2 082009 Fall Tour2009 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER SHINE A LIGHTSWIPE →

28.57%Tweezer Reprise2× →→14.29%Fuego1× →→14.29%Ghost1× →→14.29%Julius1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE SHINE A LIGHTSWIPE →

28.57%Harry Hood2× ←→14.29%Possum1× ←→14.29%Light1× ←→14.29%Limb By Limb1× ←→

Top venues1 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG339

SONG ●/songs/shine-a-lightSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

FOUL DOMAIN/songs/shine-a-light · v3.2

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