How many times has Phish played Strange Design?

Phish has performed "Strange Design" 70 times since May 14, 1995.

What is the longest version of Strange Design by Phish?

The longest version of "Strange Design" was 5:57 long, performed at USAir Arena in Landover, MD on November 22, 1995.

When was the last time Phish played Strange Design?

Phish last played "Strange Design" on July 27, 2026. The current gap is 3 shows.

When did Phish first play Strange Design?

"Strange Design" debuted on May 14, 1995 at Fish's House in Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Strange Design?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Strange Design" are: Harry Hood, Free, David Bowie, Run Like an Antelope, Maze.

← BACK·SONGS·Strange Design

LIVE · 70 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Strange Design

70 performances since 1995, with 70 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 72 on 2026-07-27.

DEBUT · 1995-05-14 · Burlington·LAST · 2026-07-27 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 127 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1995–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2026-07-27 · 72LONGEST · 5:57 · 1995-11-22SHORTEST · 2:46YEARS · 31

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN70 OF 70 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 44 plays71

v2.02002–2004 · 5 plays59

v3.02009–2020 · 15 plays60

v4.02021–present · 6 plays72

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 70 · BY SCORE70 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0172#1 / 70Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-272:56

#0271#2 / 70Pima County FairgroundsTucson, AZ

1999-09-213:50

#0365#3 / 70Loring Commerce CentreLimestone, ME

1998-08-153:23

#0464#4 / 70Austin Music HallAustin, TX

1995-10-154:13

#0563#5 / 70Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, CO

1996-08-053:49

#0661#6 / 70Pershing AuditoriumLincoln, NE

1995-10-213:50

#0761#7 / 70Lakewood AmphitheatreAtlanta, GA

2000-06-243:13

#0860#8 / 70Susquehanna Bank CenterCamden, NJ

2009-06-074:31

#0960#9 / 70Pepsi ArenaAlbany, NY

1997-12-132:58

#1060#10 / 70Matthew Knight ArenaEugene, OR

2014-10-173:11

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0172#1 / 70Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-272:56

#0238#65 / 70SNHU ArenaManchester, NH

2025-06-202:54

#0353#29 / 70Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2024-08-303:06

#0454#26 / 70Broadview Stage at SPACSaratoga Springs, NY

2023-08-253:23

#0541#60 / 70Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut CreekRaleigh, NC

2022-07-293:17

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS70

DEBUT1995

LAST2026

AVG LEN3:14

CHARTED0

GAP MAX127

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1995–2026 · 42 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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 MINUTE69 VERSIONS

1020305m

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (35)RANGE · 2–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1995–2026

2:303:003:304:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE70 PLAYS

SET 1 · 60%SET 2 · 31%

SET 1 42SET 2 22SET 3 3ENCORE 3

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE3

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 6

510

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY4 02Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville · IN3 03Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO2 04Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY2 05Lakewood AmphitheatreAtlanta · GA2 06Memorial ColiseumPortland · OR2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY11 02CO

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Harry Hood23 02Free21 03David Bowie21 04Run Like an Antelope21 05Maze20 06Chalk Dust Torture19 07Theme from the Bottom19 08Sample in a Jar17 09Bouncing Around the Room17

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

If I Could70

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN36 TOURS · 70 PLAYS · 70 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011995 Fall Tour1616Sep 27, 1995·Dec 7, 1995 021995 Summer Tour1010Jun 7, 1995·Jul 3, 1995 03Not Part of a Tour44May 14, 1995·Sep 2, 2011 041996 Summer U.S. Tour33Aug 5, 1996·Aug 16, 1996 051996 Fall Tour33Oct 18, 1996·Nov 24, 1996 061998 Summer U.S. Tour22Aug 3, 1998·Aug 15, 1998 071997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)22Nov 29, 1997·Dec 13, 1997 082014 Fall Tour22Oct 17, 2014·Oct 29, 2014 091999 Winter Tour11Dec 12, 1999 102000 Summer U.S. Tour11Jun 24, 2000

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1199· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Strange Design

Phish original·debuted 05.14.95·Fish's House, Burlington

70 PLAYS·70 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

72BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 70

07.27.26Madison Square Garden

New York, NY · 2:56

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Year by year22 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1995–2026v3.2

2026 · 72.2

'95'02'10'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20261 VERS · BEST 72.2

By era4 ERAS · 70 PLAYS

1.0 · 442.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS44

AVG · BEST50·71

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS5

AVG · BEST53·59

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS15

AVG · BEST48·60

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS6

AVG · BEST52·72

BEST VERSION→

Versions70 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.27.26 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—2:5672 #02

09.21.99 Pima County Fairground · Tucson, AZ

—3:5071 #03

08.15.98 Loring Commerce · Limestone, ME

—3:2365 #04

10.15.95 Austin Music Hall · Austin, TX

—4:1364 #05

08.05.96 Red Rocks · Morrison, CO

—3:4963 #06

10.21.95 Pershing Auditorium · Lincoln, NE

—3:5061 #07

06.24.00 Lakewood · Atlanta, GA

—3:1361 #08

06.07.09 Susquehanna Bank · Camden, NJ

—4:3160 #09

12.13.97 Pepsi Arena · Albany, NY

—2:5860 #10

10.17.14 Matthew Knight Arena · Eugene, OR

—3:1160

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS70across 4 eras

ANALYZED70100% of all

AVG DURATION3:14duration

LONGEST5:5711.22.95 USAIR ARENA

SHORTEST2:4606.09.95 RED ROCKS

LONGEST GAP127 SH.2016 → 2019

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT05.14.95BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1995–202670 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'95'97'99'01'03'05'07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25'26

MAX · 8 /MO·TOTAL · 70

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS69 PERFS

LONGEST · 127 SH.·MEDIAN · 5 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE69 VERSIONS

2m6m

MEDIAN · 3:30·PEAK · 3–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1995–2026

SHORT · 2:54 · 2025·LONG · 3:31 · 2011

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX70 PLAYS

S1 60%S2 31%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE3

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #7

#1#12

TRANSITION OUT70 PLAYS

71%27%

STOP · 50END · 1SEGUE · 19

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY11CO5MA4CA4IN4GA4

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN10

MON6

TUE8

WED7

THU8

FRI15

SAT16

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.03.6%

v2.05.9%

v3.03.3%

v4.01.9%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Harry Hood23 02Free21 03David Bowie21 04Run Like an Antelope21 05Maze20 06Chalk Dust Torture19

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

If I Could70 Steam69 Billy Breathes68 Magilla72 55572 Harpua67 Crosseyed and Painless73 Axilla (Part II)66

By tour36 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS70 TOTAL

011995 Fall Tour1995 · 16 sh16 021995 Summer Tour1995 · 10 sh10 03Not Part of a Tour1995–2011 · 4 sh4 041996 Summer U.S. Tour1996 · 3 sh3 051996 Fall Tour1996 · 3 sh3 061998 Summer U.S. Tour1998 · 2 sh2 071997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)1997 · 2 sh2 082014 Fall Tour2014 · 2 sh2

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER STRANGE DESIGNSWIPE →

17.65%Stash3× →→17.65%Taste3× →→17.65%Divided Sky3× →→17.65%Harry Hood3× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE STRANGE DESIGNSWIPE →

20.83%Stash5× ←→20.83%Free5× ←→20.83%David Bowie5× ←→16.67%You Enjoy Myself4× ←→

Top venues2 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG460

60 Deer Creek Music CenterNOBLESVILLE, IN

PLAYSAVG349

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