How many times has Phish played Steep?

Phish has performed "Steep" 33 times since October 16, 1996.

What is the longest version of Steep by Phish?

The longest version of "Steep" was 12:37 long, performed at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on August 1, 2017.

When was the last time Phish played Steep?

Phish last played "Steep" on August 28, 2021. The current gap is 223 shows.

When did Phish first play Steep?

"Steep" debuted on October 16, 1996 at Olympic Center in Lake Placid, NY.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Steep?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Steep" are: Swept Away, Sample in a Jar, Taste, Character Zero, Cars Trucks Buses.

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LIVE · 33 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Steep

33 performances since 1996, with 33 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 91 on 2017-08-01.

DEBUT · 1996-10-16 · Lake Placid·LAST · 2021-08-28 · George·LONGEST GAP · 197 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1996–2021INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’96’00’05’10’15’20’21

BEST · 2017-08-01 · 91LONGEST · 12:37 · 2017-08-01SHORTEST · 0:51YEARS · 25

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN33 OF 33 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 25 plays81

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 7 plays91

v4.02021–present · 1 play65

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 33 · BY SCORE33 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0191#1 / 33Madison Square GardenNew York, NY · #1

2017-08-0112:37

#0283#2 / 33Susquehanna Bank CenterCamden, NJ · #2

2011-06-107:06

#0381#3 / 33Ervin J. Nutter Center, Wright State UniversityDayton, OH · #3

1997-12-072:04

#0467#4 / 33Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs, NY

2012-07-084:51

#0565#5 / 33Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WA

2021-08-284:58

#0662#6 / 33Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs, NY

2010-06-205:14

#0762#7 / 33Pauley Pavilion, University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

1996-12-011:52

#0861#8 / 33The Cow PalaceDaly City, CA

1996-11-293:02

#0959#9 / 33Alter WartesaalCologne

1997-02-164:23

#1056#10 / 33Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI

1997-08-091:48

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0165#5 / 33Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WA

2021-08-284:58

#0246#28 / 33Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI

2019-07-143:42

#0355#12 / 33Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2018-12-286:51

#0491#1 / 33Madison Square GardenNew York, NY · #1

2017-08-0112:37

#0567#4 / 33Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs, NY

2012-07-084:51

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS33

DEBUT1996

LAST2021

AVG LEN3:13

CHARTED3

GAP MAX197

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1996–2021 · 20 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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 MINUTE33 VERSIONS

3690m5m10m

MEDIAN · 2:30PEAK · 1–2m (9)RANGE · 0–13m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1996–2021

3:006:009:0012:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE33 PLAYS

SET 1 · 18%SET 2 · 79%

SET 1 6SET 2 26SET 3 1

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 6

3693468

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI2 03Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY2 04Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA1 05Susquehanna Bank CenterCamden · NJ1 06American Airlines ArenaMiami · FL1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY8 02WA

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Swept Away33 02Sample in a Jar16 03Taste14 04Character Zero12 05Cars Trucks Buses11 06Down with Disease10 07Simple10 08Run Like an Antelope10 09You Enjoy Myself9

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Frankie Says33

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN17 TOURS · 33 PLAYS · 33 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011996 Fall Tour1212Oct 16, 1996·Dec 1, 1996 021997 Winter European Tour44Feb 16, 1997·Mar 2, 1997 031997 Summer U.S. Tour22Jul 29, 1997·Aug 9, 1997 041997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)22Dec 7, 1997·Dec 12, 1997 051999 Summer U.S. Tour11Jun 30, 1999 062000 Summer U.S. Tour11Jul 1, 2000 072009 NYE Run11Dec 31, 2009 082010 Early Summer Tour11Jun 20, 2010 092011 Early Summer Tour11Jun 10, 2011 102012 Early Summer Tour11Jul 8, 2012

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1503· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Steep

Phish original·debuted 10.16.96·Olympic Center, Lake Placid

33 PLAYS·33 ANALYZED·3 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

91BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 33

08.01.17Madison Square Garden

New York, NY · 12:37

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Year by year13 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1996–2026v3.2

2017 · 90.6

'96'03'11'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20171 VERS · BEST 90.6

By era4 ERAS · 33 PLAYS

1.0 · 252.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS25

AVG · BEST50·81

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS7

AVG · BEST65·91

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST65·65

BEST VERSION→

Versions33 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

08.01.17 Madison Square Garden · New York, NYCHARTED

—12:3791 #02

06.10.11 Susquehanna Bank · Camden, NJCHARTED

—7:0683 #03

12.07.97 Ervin J. Nutter , Wrig · Dayton, OHCHARTED

—2:0481 #04

07.08.12 Saratoga Performing Ar · Saratoga Springs, NY

—4:5167 #05

08.28.21 Gorge · George, WA

—4:5865 #06

06.20.10 Saratoga Performing Ar · Saratoga Springs, NY

—5:1462 #07

12.01.96 Pauley , University of · Los Angeles, CA

—1:5262 #08

11.29.96 The Cow Palace · Daly City, CA

—3:0261 #09

02.16.97 Alter Wartesaal · Cologne

—4:2359 #10

08.09.97 Alpine Valley Music · East Troy, WI

—1:4856

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS33across 3 eras

ANALYZED33100% of all

AVG DURATION3:133 charted

LONGEST12:3708.01.17 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

SHORTEST0:5103.02.97 PUMPEHUSET

LONGEST GAP197 SH.2012 → 2017

JAM CHART3CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT10.16.96LAKE PLACID

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1996–202133 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'21

MAX · 7 /MO·TOTAL · 33

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS32 PERFS

LONGEST · 197 SH.·MEDIAN · 7 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE33 VERSIONS

0m13m

MEDIAN · 2:30·PEAK · 1–2m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1996–2021

SHORT · 1:42 · 1998·LONG · 12:37 · 2017

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX33 PLAYS

S1 18%S2 79%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #6

#3#11

TRANSITION OUT33 PLAYS

82%

STOP · 4SEGUE · 27HARD · 2

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY8WA2WI2CA2TN2MI2

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SUN

SUN7

MON2

TUE5

WED3

THU4

FRI6

SAT6

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.02.0%

v3.01.5%

v4.00.4%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Swept Away33 02Sample in a Jar16 03Taste14 04Character Zero12 05Cars Trucks Buses11 06Down with Disease10

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Frankie Says33 Shade33 Show of Life33 Swept Away33 Ha Ha Ha34 Evolve32 Pebbles and Marbles34 Lengthwise32

By tour17 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS33 TOTAL

011996 Fall Tour1996 · 12 sh12 021997 Winter European Tour1997 · 4 sh4 031997 Summer U.S. Tour1997 · 2 sh2 041997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)1997 · 2 sh2 051999 Summer U.S. Tour1999 · 1 sh1 062000 Summer U.S. Tour2000 · 1 sh1 072009 NYE Run2009 · 1 sh1 082010 Early Summer Tour2010 · 1 sh1

Charted appearances3 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

08.01.17·Madison Square Garden · New York

Surprising jam vehicle from the Baker's Dozen. Grows dissonant out of the verses, then darker and more powerful as Mike fires off his meatball and Page leads the jam into cerebrally modulated pastures…

→CHRT#2

06.10.11·Susquehanna Bank · Camden

Trey's wonderful, pretty, and soulful soloing, accompanied by Mike's on-point, cascading runs, work to create a truly notable version. Per netter @jerryguscia, Trey quickly shifts towards a bit of jam…

→CHRT#3

12.07.97·Ervin J. Nutter , Wrig · Dayton

> in from "Swept Away." Part II of the meat of this "Ice" sandwich. > back to "Ice."

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Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER STEEPSWIPE →