How many times has Phish played Sparkle?

Phish has performed "Sparkle" 335 times since September 25, 1991.

What is the longest version of Sparkle by Phish?

The longest version of "Sparkle" was 6:29 long, performed at Matthews Arena, Northeastern University in Boston, MA on December 31, 1992.

When was the last time Phish played Sparkle?

Phish last played "Sparkle" on July 20, 2025. The current gap is 31 shows.

When did Phish first play Sparkle?

"Sparkle" debuted on September 25, 1991 at The Colonial Theatre in Keene, NH.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Sparkle?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Sparkle" are: You Enjoy Myself, Chalk Dust Torture, Stash, Cavern, Runaway Jim.

← BACK·SONGS·Sparkle

LIVE · 335 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Sparkle

335 performances since 1991, with 323 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 70 on 1991-11-09.

DEBUT · 1991-09-25 · Keene·LAST · 2025-07-20 · Chicago·LONGEST GAP · 90 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1991–2025INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’91’95’00’05’10’15’20’25

BEST · 1991-11-09 · 70LONGEST · 6:29 · 1992-12-31SHORTEST · 1:40YEARS · 34

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN323 OF 335 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 284 plays70

v2.02002–2004 · 2 plays40

v3.02009–2020 · 41 plays58

v4.02021–present · 7 plays69

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 323 · BY SCORE323 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0170#1 / 323Variety PlayhouseAtlanta, GA

1991-11-094:45

#0269#2 / 323United CenterChicago, IL

2025-07-204:28

#0363#3 / 323Providence Civic CenterProvidence, RI

1998-04-054:28

#0460#4 / 323Sullivan Gymnasium, University of Southern MainePortland, ME

1991-11-224:13

#0560#5 / 323Phoenix Plaza TheatrePontiac, MI

1994-06-233:50

#0660#6 / 323Matthews Arena, Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA

1992-12-316:29

#0759#7 / 323Palace TheatreAlbany, NY

1993-05-053:47

#0859#8 / 323Garden State Arts CenterHolmdel, NJ

1992-07-115:29

#0958#9 / 323First AvenueMinneapolis, MN

1992-04-294:02

#1058#10 / 323Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at HarveysStateline, NV

2013-07-313:59

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0169#2 / 323United CenterChicago, IL

2025-07-204:28

#0251#38 / 323Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2023-09-013:44

#0332#316 / 323The Pavilion at Star LakeBurgettstown, PA

2023-07-224:01

#0441#181 / 323Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia, MD

2022-07-313:59

#0541#184 / 323Credit One StadiumCharleston, SC

2022-05-314:06

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS335

DEBUT1991

LAST2025

AVG LEN3:55

CHARTED0

GAP MAX90

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1991–2025 · 94 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE322 VERSIONS

751505m

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (220)RANGE · 1–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1991–2025

3:304:004:305:005:30

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

SET MIX & ROLE335 PLAYS

SET 1 · 68%SET 2 · 30%

SET 1 228SET 2 102SET 3 1ENCORE 4

S1 OPEN2

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE4

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 4

102030405060

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY9 02Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO4 03Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville · IN4 04Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia · MD3 05Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA3 06Mullins Center, University of MassachusettsAmherst · MA3

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY53 02

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01You Enjoy Myself141 02Chalk Dust Torture134 03Stash132 04Cavern132 05Runaway Jim116 06Bouncing Around the Room115 07Hold Your Head Up113 08Poor Heart108 09Maze105

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

The Lizards335 Tweezer Reprise

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN67 TOURS · 335 PLAYS · 335 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011993 Winter/Spring Tour4040Feb 3, 1993·May 7, 1993 021991 Fall Tour3434Sep 25, 1991·Dec 7, 1991 031992 Spring Tour3434Mar 6, 1992·May 18, 1992 041994 Fall Tour1717Oct 8, 1994·Dec 9, 1994 051995 Fall Tour1717Sep 29, 1995·Dec 17, 1995 061993 Summer Tour1616Jul 15, 1993·Aug 28, 1993 071994 Spring Tour1616Apr 6, 1994·May 29, 1994 081992 Summer U.S. Tour1313Jul 9, 1992·Aug 27, 1992 091994 Summer Tour1212Jun 10, 1994·Jul 16, 1994 101992 Fall Tour1212Nov 20, 1992·Dec 12, 1992

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 675· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Sparkle

Phish original·debuted 09.25.91·The Colonial Theatre, Keene

335 PLAYS·323 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · COMMON

70BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 335

11.09.91Variety Playhouse

Atlanta, GA · 4:45

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Year by year25 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1991–2026v3.2

1991 · 69.9

'91'99'08'17'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 199135 VERS · BEST 69.9

By era4 ERAS · 334 PLAYS

1.0 · 2842.03.0 · 414.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS284

AVG · BEST42·70

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST40·40

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS41

AVG · BEST45·58

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS7

AVG · BEST48·69

BEST VERSION→

Versions323 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

11.09.91 Variety Playhouse · Atlanta, GA

—4:4570 #02

07.20.25 United · Chicago, IL

—4:2869 #03

04.05.98 Providence Civic · Providence, RI

—4:2863 #04

11.22.91 Sullivan Gymnasium, Un · Portland, ME

—4:1360 #05

06.23.94 Phoenix Plaza · Pontiac, MI

—3:5060 #06

12.31.92 Matthews Arena, Northe · Boston, MA

—6:2960 #07

05.05.93 Palace · Albany, NY

—3:4759 #08

07.11.92 Garden State Arts · Holmdel, NJ

—5:2959 #09

04.29.92 First Avenue · Minneapolis, MN

—4:0258 #10

07.31.13 Lake Tahoe Outdoor Are · Stateline, NV

—3:5958

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS335across 4 eras

ANALYZED32396% of all

AVG DURATION3:55duration

LONGEST6:2912.31.92 MATTHEWS ARENA, NORTHE

SHORTEST1:4007.10.98 ZELESTE

LONGEST GAP90 SH.2023 → 2025

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT09.25.91KEENE

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1991–2025335 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'91'93'95'97'99'01'03'05'07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25

MAX · 15 /MO·TOTAL · 335

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS334 PERFS

LONGEST · 90 SH.·MEDIAN · 2 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE322 VERSIONS

1m7m

MEDIAN · 3:30·PEAK · 3–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1991–2025

SHORT · 3:44 · 1996·LONG · 5:08 · 2012

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX335 PLAYS

S1 68%S2 30%

S1 OPEN2

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE4

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #3

#1#14

TRANSITION OUT335 PLAYS

47%53%

STOP · 159SEGUE · 176

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY53CA31CO18PA15MA15VA14

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN45

MON29

TUE41

WED41

THU46

FRI62

SAT71

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.022.9%

v2.02.9%

v3.09.1%

v4.02.9%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01You Enjoy Myself141 02Chalk Dust Torture134 03Stash132 04Cavern132 05Runaway Jim116 06Bouncing Around the Room115

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

The Lizards335 Tweezer Reprise329 AC/DC Bag342 Llama326 Down with Disease325 Rift323 Maze348 Bathtub Gin319

By tour67 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS335 TOTAL

011993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 40 sh40 021991 Fall Tour1991 · 34 sh34 031992 Spring Tour1992 · 34 sh34 041994 Fall Tour1994 · 17 sh17 051995 Fall Tour1995 · 17 sh17 061993 Summer Tour1993 · 16 sh16 071994 Spring Tour1994 · 16 sh16 081992 Summer U.S. Tour1992 · 13 sh13

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER SPARKLESWIPE →

27.59%Stash32× →→18.1%It's Ice21× →→17.24%Split Open and Melt20× →→13.79%Simple16× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE SPARKLESWIPE →

25%Foam22× ←→25%It's Ice22× ←→14.77%Guelah Papyrus13× ←→14.77%Split Open and Melt13× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCOMMERCE CITY, CO

PLAYSAVG447

47 Warfield TheatreSAN FRANCISCO, CA

PLAYSAVG346

46 Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG946

46 Merriweather Post PavilionCOLUMBIA, MD

PLAYSAVG345

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