How many times has Phish played Sleeping Monkey?

Phish has performed "Sleeping Monkey" 97 times since January 14, 1992.

What is the longest version of Sleeping Monkey by Phish?

The longest version of "Sleeping Monkey" was 9:23 long, performed at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, NY on July 2, 2011.

When was the last time Phish played Sleeping Monkey?

Phish last played "Sleeping Monkey" on April 19, 2025. The current gap is 55 shows.

When did Phish first play Sleeping Monkey?

"Sleeping Monkey" debuted on January 14, 1992 at The Band House in Winooski, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Sleeping Monkey?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Sleeping Monkey" are: Tweezer Reprise, Tweezer, Run Like an Antelope, Mike's Song, Weekapaug Groove.

← BACK·SONGS·Sleeping Monkey

LIVE · 97 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Sleeping Monkey

97 performances since 1992, with 96 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 91 on 2011-07-02.

DEBUT · 1992-01-14 · Winooski·LAST · 2025-04-19 · Seattle·LONGEST GAP · 102 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1992–2025INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’92’95’00’05’10’15’20’25

BEST · 2011-07-02 · 91LONGEST · 9:23 · 2011-07-02SHORTEST · 4:12YEARS · 33

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN96 OF 97 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 64 plays82

v2.02002–2004 · 2 plays58

v3.02009–2020 · 25 plays91

v4.02021–present · 6 plays46

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 96 · BY SCORE96 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0191#1 / 96Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, NY · #1

2011-07-029:23

#0282#2 / 96Spartanburg Memorial AuditoriumSpartanburg, SC · #2

1994-10-295:31

#0370#3 / 96ZelesteBarcelona

1998-07-089:03

#0470#4 / 96Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia, MD

2015-08-156:55

#0562#5 / 96Roseland BallroomNew York, NY

1992-03-146:40

#0660#6 / 96Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh, NY

2012-07-045:32

#0759#7 / 96nTelos PavilionPortsmouth, VA

2012-06-206:33

#0859#8 / 96ParadisoAmsterdam

1997-02-176:30

#0959#9 / 96The Comcast TheatreHartford, CT

2010-06-186:19

#1058#10 / 96American Airlines ArenaMiami, FL

2003-12-286:03

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0145#61 / 96Climate Pledge ArenaSeattle, WA

2025-04-195:13

#0237#88 / 96MVP ArenaAlbany, NY

2024-10-255:27

#0346#59 / 96Atlantic City BeachAtlantic City, NJ

2022-08-054:12

#0438#87 / 96Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2022-02-265:34

#0546#60 / 96MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, NV

2021-10-304:50

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS97

DEBUT1992

LAST2025

AVG LEN5:46

CHARTED2

GAP MAX102

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1992–2025 · 69 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE96 VERSIONS

10203040505m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 5–6m (54)RANGE · 4–10m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1992–2025

4:305:005:306:006:307:007:30

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

SET MIX & ROLE96 PLAYS

SET 2 · 20%ENCORE · 76%

SET 1 3SET 2 19SET 3 1ENCORE 73

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE75

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 1

102030405060

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO3 02American Airlines ArenaMiami · FL3 03Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2 04Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY2 05Boardwalk HallAtlantic City · NJ2 06Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh · NY2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY17 02

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Tweezer Reprise39 02Tweezer38 03Run Like an Antelope33 04Mike's Song33 05Weekapaug Groove32 06Rift31 07Cavern30 08Sparkle28 09Possum27

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Rock and Roll97 Boogie On Reggae Woman

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN53 TOURS · 97 PLAYS · 97 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011992 Spring Tour1515Mar 6, 1992·May 14, 1992 021994 Fall Tour88Oct 9, 1994·Dec 4, 1994 031994 Summer Tour55Jun 10, 1994·Jul 15, 1994 04Not Part of a Tour44Jan 14, 1992·Oct 25, 2024 051995 Fall Tour44Oct 20, 1995·Dec 7, 1995 061993 Winter/Spring Tour44Feb 20, 1993·May 2, 1993 071994 Spring Tour33Apr 30, 1994·May 25, 1994 081998 Summer U.S. Tour22Jul 21, 1998·Aug 12, 1998 091992 Fall Tour22Nov 23, 1992·Dec 8, 1992 102010 Early Summer Tour22Jun 18, 2010·Jul 3, 2010

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 696· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Sleeping Monkey

Phish original·debuted 01.14.92·The Band House, Winooski

97 PLAYS·96 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

91BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 97

07.02.11Watkins Glen Internati

Watkins Glen, NY · 9:23

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Year by year25 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1992–2026v3.2

2011 · 91.1

'92'00'09'17'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20112 VERS · BEST 91.1

By era4 ERAS · 97 PLAYS

1.0 · 642.03.0 · 254.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS64

AVG · BEST48·82

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST58·58

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS25

AVG · BEST52·91

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS6

AVG · BEST42·46

BEST VERSION→

Versions96 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.02.11 Watkins Glen Internati · Watkins Glen, NYCHARTED

—9:2391 #02

10.29.94 Spartanburg Memorial A · Spartanburg, SCCHARTED

—5:3182 #03

07.08.98 Zeleste · Barcelona

—9:0370 #04

08.15.15 Merriweather Post · Columbia, MD

—6:5570 #05

03.14.92 Roseland Ballroom · New York, NY

—6:4062 #06

07.04.12 Nikon at Jones Beach · Wantagh, NY

—5:3260 #07

06.20.12 nTelos · Portsmouth, VA

—6:3359 #08

02.17.97 Paradiso · Amsterdam

—6:3059 #09

06.18.10 The Comcast · Hartford, CT

—6:1959 #10

12.28.03 American Airlines Aren · Miami, FL

—6:0358

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS97across 4 eras

ANALYZED9699% of all

AVG DURATION5:462 charted

LONGEST9:2307.02.11 WATKINS GLEN INTERNATI

SHORTEST4:1208.05.22 ATLANTIC CITY BEACH

LONGEST GAP102 SH.2022 → 2024

JAM CHART2CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT01.14.92WINOOSKI

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1992–202597 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'92'94'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24'25

MAX · 7 /MO·TOTAL · 97

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS96 PERFS

LONGEST · 102 SH.·MEDIAN · 12 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE96 VERSIONS

4m10m

MEDIAN · 5:30·PEAK · 5–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1992–2025

SHORT · 4:31 · 2018·LONG · 7:00 · 2011

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX96 PLAYS

S2 20%ENCORE 76%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE75

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#16

TRANSITION OUT97 PLAYS

14%72%

STOP · 14END · 13SEGUE · 70

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY17CA7CO7FL7GA5VA5

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN10

MON8

TUE10

WED9

THU12

FRI18

SAT30

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.05.1%

v2.02.9%

v3.05.5%

v4.02.5%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Tweezer Reprise39 02Tweezer38 03Run Like an Antelope33 04Mike's Song33 05Weekapaug Groove32 06Rift31

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Rock and Roll97 Boogie On Reggae Woman98 Blaze On98 Letter to Jimmy Page99 Fuego100 Farmhouse94 Frankenstein94 Jam93

By tour53 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS97 TOTAL

011992 Spring Tour1992 · 15 sh15 021994 Fall Tour1994 · 8 sh8 031994 Summer Tour1994 · 5 sh5 04Not Part of a Tour1992–2024 · 4 sh4 051995 Fall Tour1995 · 4 sh4 061993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 4 sh4 071994 Spring Tour1994 · 3 sh3 081998 Summer U.S. Tour1998 · 2 sh2

Charted appearances2 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

07.02.11·Watkins Glen Internati · Watkins Glen

As we fade out of The Storage Jam, Trey steps to the mic and offers a brief: "excuse me," which seems to cue one of the most perplexing moments in secret set history as they find their way into a loos…

→CHRT#2

10.29.94·Spartanburg Memorial A · Spartanburg

-> in from "RLAA." Awesome song combination and humorous relief in the midst of an ass-kicking and exploratory "Antelope." > back to "RLAA."

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Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER SLEEPING MONKEYSWIPE →