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37,025

Tracks

2,012

Shows

1983–2026

Years

4,759

Hours of audio

Score formula

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37,025Tracks

2,012Shows

1983–26Years

4,759Hours · audio

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← BACK·SONGS·Sweet Virginia

LIVE · 5 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · The Rolling Stones

Sweet Virginia

5 performances since 1999, with 5 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 54 on 2009-10-31.

DEBUT · 1999-09-26 · New Orleans·LAST · 2012-06-24 · Cuyahoga Falls·LONGEST GAP · 88 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1999–2012INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’99’00’05’10’12

BEST · 2009-10-31 · 54LONGEST · 5:54 · 2011-09-02SHORTEST · 4:43YEARS · 13

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN5 OF 5 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 1 play54

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 4 plays54

v4.02021–present · 0 plays—

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

TOP VERSIONS· 5 OF 5 · BY SCORE5 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0154#1 / 5Empire Polo ClubIndio, CA

2009-10-315:07

#0254#2 / 5Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena, University of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA

1999-09-264:43

#0352#3 / 5Blossom Music CenterCuyahoga Falls, OH

2012-06-244:44

#0451#4 / 5John Paul Jones ArenaCharlottesville, VA

2009-12-054:59

#0548#5 / 5Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2011-09-025:54

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0152#3 / 5Blossom Music CenterCuyahoga Falls, OH

2012-06-244:44

#0248#5 / 5Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2011-09-025:54

#0351#4 / 5John Paul Jones ArenaCharlottesville, VA

2009-12-054:59

#0454#1 / 5Empire Polo ClubIndio, CA

2009-10-315:07

#0554#2 / 5Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena, University of New OrleansNew Orleans, LA

1999-09-264:43

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS5

DEBUT1999

LAST2012

AVG LEN5:05

CHARTED0

GAP MAX88

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1999–2012 · 5 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE5 VERSIONS

1235m

MEDIAN · 4:30PEAK · 4–5m (3)RANGE · 4–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1999–2012

4:305:005:306:00’00’05’10

SHORTEST · 4:43 · 1999LONGEST · 5:54 · 2011

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

SET MIX & ROLE5 PLAYS

SET 1 · 40%SET 2 · 60%

SET 1 2SET 2 3

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 4

11246

TRANSITION OUT5 PLAYS

STOP · 100%

STOP ( , ) 5

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 5

01Blossom Music CenterCuyahoga Falls · OH1 02Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO1 03John Paul Jones ArenaCharlottesville · VA1 04Empire Polo ClubIndio · CA1 05Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena, University of New OrleansNew Orleans · LA1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 5

01OH1 02CO1 03VA

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Piper3 02Suzy Greenberg3 03Sample in a Jar3 04Loving Cup3 05Run Like an Antelope3 06Possum2 07Meatstick2 08Shine a Light2 09Cavern2

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Egg in a Hole5 I Know a Little

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN4 TOURS · 5 PLAYS · 5 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

01Not Part of a Tour22Oct 31, 2009·Sep 2, 2011 021999 Fall Tour11Sep 26, 1999 032009 Fall Tour11Dec 5, 2009 042012 Early Summer Tour11Jun 24, 2012

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

CHARTEDPEER-RECOGNIZED · 0

No charted versions

FOLLOWS WITHSEGUE / NEXT · TOP 4

First Tube20% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Harry Hood20% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Rift20% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Susskind Hotel20% OF FOLLOW-UPS

PRECEDED BYSETS UP · TOP 4

Free25% OF LEAD-INS

1

Ghost25% OF LEAD-INS

1

The Sloth25% OF LEAD-INS

1

Tumbling Dice25% OF LEAD-INS

VENUESSTRONGEST AVG · TOP 0

No venue data

SONG ID · 2167· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Sweet Virginia

Cover of The Rolling Stones·debuted 09.26.99·Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena, University of New Orleans, New Orleans

5 PLAYS·5 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

54BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 5

10.31.09Empire Polo Club

Indio, CA · 5:07

Year by year4 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1999–2026v3.2

1999 · 54.4

'99'05'12'19'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19991 VERS · BEST 54.4

By era4 ERAS · 5 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST54·54

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS4

AVG · BEST51·54

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions5 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

10.31.09 Empire Polo Club · Indio, CA

09.26.99 Kiefer UNO Lakefront A · New Orleans, LA

06.24.12 Blossom Music · Cuyahoga Falls, OH

12.05.09 John Paul Jones Arena · Charlottesville, VA

09.02.11 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS5across 2 eras

ANALYZED5100% of all

AVG DURATION5:05duration

LONGEST5:5409.02.11 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS

SHORTEST4:4309.26.99 KIEFER UNO LAKEFRONT A

LONGEST GAP88 SH.2009 → 2011

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT09.26.99NEW ORLEANS

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1999–20125 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'99'01'03'05'07'09'11'12

MAX · 1 /MO·TOTAL · 5

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS4 PERFS

LONGEST · 192 SH.·MEDIAN · 53 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE5 VERSIONS

4m6m

MEDIAN · 4:30·PEAK · 4–5m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1999–2012

SHORT · 4:43 · 1999·LONG · 5:54 · 2011

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX5 PLAYS

S1 40%S2 60%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#6

TRANSITION OUT5 PLAYS

100%

STOP · 5

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 5

01Blossom Music CenterCuyahoga Falls · OH1 02Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO1 03John Paul Jones ArenaCharlottesville · VA1 04Empire Polo ClubIndio · CA1 05Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena, University of New OrleansNew Orleans · LA1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 5

OH1CO1VA1CA1LA1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SUN

SUN2

MON0

TUE0

WED0

THU0

FRI1

SAT2

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.1%

v3.00.9%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Piper3 02Suzy Greenberg3 03Sample in a Jar3 04Loving Cup3 05Run Like an Antelope3 06Possum2

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Egg in a Hole5 I Know a Little5 Cry Baby Cry5 Don't Doubt Me5 Evening Song5 Chalk Dust Torture Reprise5 Cinnamon Girl5 In the Midnight Hour5

By tour4 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS5 TOTAL

01Not Part of a Tour2009–2011 · 2 sh2 021999 Fall Tour1999 · 1 sh1 032009 Fall Tour2009 · 1 sh1 042012 Early Summer Tour2012 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER SWEET VIRGINIASWIPE →

20%First Tube1× →→20%Harry Hood1× →→20%Rift1× →→20%Susskind Hotel1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE SWEET VIRGINIASWIPE →

25%Free1× ←→25%Ghost1× ←→25%The Sloth1× ←→25%Tumbling Dice1× ←→

SONG ●/songs/sweet-virginiaSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

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TOTAL · 5 PLAYSMAX · 1 IN ONE MONTHLESSMORE

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN CONSECUTIVE PLAYSEACH DOT IS ONE PERFORMANCE · 4 TOTAL

255075100125150175’10

LONGEST · 192 SHOWSMEDIAN · 53 SHOWSTYPICAL·FALLOW

1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SUN

SUN2

MON0

TUE0

WED0

THU0

FRI1

SAT2

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.1%(1/1243)

v3.00.9%(4/452)

5

Don't Doubt Me5

Chalk Dust Torture Reprise5

In the Midnight Hour5