How many times has Phish played Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley?

Phish has performed "Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley" 87 times since March 8, 1985.

What is the longest version of Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley by Phish?

The longest version of "Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley" was 17:56 long, performed at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA on July 18, 2016.

When was the last time Phish played Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley?

Phish last played "Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley" on April 30, 2026. The current gap is 2 shows.

When did Phish first play Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley?

"Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley" debuted on March 8, 1985 at Doolin's in Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley" are: Slave to the Traffic Light, Possum, Fluffhead, You Enjoy Myself, Funky Bitch.

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LIVE · 87 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · Lee Dorsey

Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley

87 performances since 1985, with 0 analyzed for jam quality. Average length 8:31.

DEBUT · 1985-03-08 · Burlington·LAST · 2026-04-30 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 901 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1985–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’85’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · —LONGEST · 17:56 · 2016-07-18SHORTEST · 4:37YEARS · 41

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN0 OF 87 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 45 plays—

v2.02002–2004 · 3 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 29 plays—

v4.02021–present · 10 plays—

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

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#01—SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-308:37

#02—Ameris Bank AmphitheatreAlpharetta, GA

2025-09-165:60

#03—Forest Hills StadiumForest Hills, NY

2025-07-234:53

#04—Folsom FieldBoulder, CO · #1

2025-07-0317:00

#05—Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2023-08-017:12

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS87

DEBUT1985

LAST2026

AVG LEN8:31

CHARTED29

GAP MAX901

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1985–2026 · 72 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'85'86'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE80 VERSIONS

510155m10m15m

MEDIAN · 7:30PEAK · 5–6m (17)RANGE · 4–18m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1985–2026

6:009:0012:0015:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE87 PLAYS

SET 1 · 41%SET 2 · 46%

SET 1 36SET 2 40SET 3 6ENCORE 5

S1 OPEN3

S1 CLOSE2

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE5

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

51015

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT9 02Madison Square GardenNew York · NY7 03Hunt'sBurlington · VT5 04Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO3 05Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY2 06Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco · CA2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01VT29 02NY

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Slave to the Traffic Light37 02Possum36 03Fluffhead32 04You Enjoy Myself31 05Funky Bitch28 06David Bowie25 07Golgi Apparatus25 08Harry Hood24 09Run Like an Antelope23

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN50 TOURS · 87 PLAYS · 86 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011988 Tour1414Jan 27, 1988·Aug 3, 1988 021987 Tour1010Jan 21, 1987·Nov 19, 1987 031986 Tour44Oct 12, 1986·Dec 6, 1986 041985 Tour33Mar 8, 1985·Oct 30, 1985 051997 NYE Run21Dec 30, 1997 062014 Summer22Jul 9, 2014·Aug 31, 2014 071999 Summer U.S. Tour22Jul 7, 1999·Jul 17, 1999 081998 Summer U.S. Tour22Jul 28, 1998·Aug 8, 1998 092025 Early Summer Tour22Jul 3, 2025·Jul 23, 2025 102011 Early Summer Tour22Jun 4, 2011·Jun 19, 2011

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 42· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley

Cover of Lee Dorsey·debuted 03.08.85·Doolin's, Burlington

87 PLAYS·0 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

Year by year27 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1985–2026v3.2

'85'95'05'15'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

By era4 ERAS · 87 PLAYS

1.0 · 452.03.0 · 294.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS45

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS3

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS29

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS10

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions0 TOTAL

No versions yet

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS87across 4 eras

ANALYZED00% of all

AVG DURATION8:3129 charted

LONGEST17:5607.18.16 BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDI

SHORTEST4:3707.30.88 THE ROMA

LONGEST GAP901 SH.1989 → 1997

JAM CHART29CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT03.08.85BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1985–202687 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'85'90'95'00'05'10'15'20'25'26

MAX · 4 /MO·TOTAL · 87

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS85 PERFS

LONGEST · 901 SH.·MEDIAN · 9 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE80 VERSIONS

4m18m

MEDIAN · 7:30·PEAK · 5–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1985–2026

SHORT · 6:16 · 1987·LONG · 15:57 · 2003

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX87 PLAYS

S1 41%S2 46%

S1 OPEN3

S1 CLOSE2

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE5

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #4

#1#12

TRANSITION OUT87 PLAYS

45%33%16%

STOP · 39END · 5SEGUE · 29HARD · 14

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT9 02Madison Square GardenNew York · NY7 03Hunt'sBurlington · VT5 04Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO3 05Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

VT29NY13CO7NV5CA5NJ3

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN13

MON5

TUE11

WED15

THU7

FRI17

SAT19

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.03.5%

v2.04.4%

v3.06.4%

v4.04.1%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Slave to the Traffic Light37 02Possum36 03Fluffhead32 04You Enjoy Myself31 05Funky Bitch28 06David Bowie25

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday86 No Men In No Man's Land87 Carolina85 Ginseng Sullivan87 Bold As Love85 Avenu Malkenu84 Golden Age89 Cars Trucks Buses89

By tour50 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS87 TOTAL

011988 Tour1988 · 14 sh14 021987 Tour1987 · 10 sh10 031986 Tour1986 · 4 sh4 041985 Tour1985 · 3 sh3 051997 NYE Run1997 · 1 sh2 062014 Summer2014 · 2 sh2 071999 Summer U.S. Tour1999 · 2 sh2 081998 Summer U.S. Tour1998 · 2 sh2

Charted appearances28 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

07.03.25·Folsom Field · Boulder

A massive extended dance party, Sally here makes a gorgeous racket that does not bother with vocal jams nor swerve from its intended purpose keeping the bodies bumping in Boulder and launching a stadi…

→CHRT#2

04.22.23·Hollywood Bowl · Hollywood

> from "2001". Eschewing the vocal jam, Sally gets the extended treatment for the first time in years. Mike's play shines through from the beginning as he leads the groove-based jam. The tempo gradual…

→CHRT#3

07.18.16·Bill Graham Civic Audi · San Francisco

The special nature of this "Sally" unfolds after the vocal jam, and rather than peaking at its conclusion, the jam continues to build, with full-band play informing a perfect blend of rhythm and harmo…

→CHRT#4

01.03.15·American Airlines Aren · Miami

-> in from "Light". A minute-long vocal jam pushes into a more upbeat, rocking section led by Trey and Fish, before settling in murkier waters that lead to > Sand.

→CHRT#5

11.01.13·Boardwalk Hall · Atlantic City

A solid and funkified breakdown jam follows a good vocal jam and includes Trey banter near the ending.

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