How many times has Phish played Talk?

Phish has performed "Talk" 16 times since August 5, 1996.

What is the longest version of Talk by Phish?

The longest version of "Talk" was 3:52 long, performed at Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta, GA on August 6, 1998.

When was the last time Phish played Talk?

Phish last played "Talk" on October 13, 2023. The current gap is 113 shows.

When did Phish first play Talk?

"Talk" debuted on August 5, 1996 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Talk?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Talk" are: Free, Split Open and Melt, Also Sprach Zarathustra, Sparkle, AC/DC Bag.

← BACK·SONGS·Talk

LIVE · 16 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Talk

16 performances since 1996, with 17 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 73 on 2023-10-13.

DEBUT · 1996-08-05 · Morrison·LAST · 2023-10-13 · Chicago·LONGEST GAP · 548 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1996–2023INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’96’00’05’10’15’20’23

BEST · 2023-10-13 · 73LONGEST · 5:02 · 2023-08-25SHORTEST · 2:01YEARS · 27

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN17 OF 16 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 13 plays57

v2.02002–2004 · 1 play45

v3.02009–2020 · 1 play47

v4.02021–present · 2 plays73

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 17 · BY SCORE17 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0173#1 / 17United CenterChicago, IL · #1

2023-10-132:01

#0269#2 / 17Broadview Stage at SPACSaratoga Springs, NY

2023-08-255:02

#0357#3 / 17Plattsburgh Air Force BasePlattsburgh, NY

1996-08-163:51

#0457#4 / 17Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

1996-10-223:14

#0552#5 / 17Lakewood AmphitheatreAtlanta, GA

1998-08-063:52

#0650#6 / 17North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

1996-10-273:17

#0747#7 / 17Empire Polo ClubIndio, CA

2009-11-013:47

#0847#8 / 17FleetCenterBoston, MA

1996-12-303:37

#0947#9 / 17Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State UniversityState College, PA

1996-10-173:49

#1045#10 / 17La LaiterieStrasbourg

1997-06-243:40

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0173#1 / 17United CenterChicago, IL · #1

2023-10-132:01

#0269#2 / 17Broadview Stage at SPACSaratoga Springs, NY

2023-08-255:02

#0347#7 / 17Empire Polo ClubIndio, CA

2009-11-013:47

#0445#11 / 17First Union SpectrumPhiladelphia, PA

2003-02-253:06

#0552#5 / 17Lakewood AmphitheatreAtlanta, GA

1998-08-063:52

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS16

DEBUT1996

LAST2023

AVG LEN3:27

CHARTED1

GAP MAX548

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1996–2023 · 10 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE15 VERSIONS

510

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (14)RANGE · 2–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1996–2023

2:002:303:003:304:00’00’05’10’15’20

SHORTEST · 2:01 · 2023LONGEST · 3:52 · 1998

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

SET MIX & ROLE16 PLAYS

SET 1 · 69%SET 2 · 25%

SET 1 11SET 2 4ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 6

1231246

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01United CenterChicago · IL1 02Empire Polo ClubIndio · CA1 03First Union SpectrumPhiladelphia · PA1 04Lakewood AmphitheatreAtlanta · GA1 05La LaiterieStrasbourg1 06The S.F.X. CentreDublin1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01PA2 02NY2

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Free8 02Split Open and Melt7 03Also Sprach Zarathustra6 04Sparkle6 05AC/DC Bag6 06Tweezer5 07Theme from the Bottom5 08Train Song5 09Bathtub Gin5

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Pillow Jets16 All of These Dreams

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN9 TOURS · 16 PLAYS · 16 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011996 Fall Tour55Oct 17, 1996·Nov 14, 1996 021996 Summer U.S. Tour22Aug 5, 1996·Aug 16, 1996 031997 Summer European Tour22Jun 14, 1997·Jun 24, 1997 04Not Part of a Tour22Feb 26, 1997·Nov 1, 2009 051997 Winter European Tour11Feb 22, 1997 061998 Summer U.S. Tour11Aug 6, 1998 072003 Winter Tour11Feb 25, 2003 082023 Fall Tour11Oct 13, 2023 091996 NYE Run11Dec 30, 1996

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1470· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Talk

Phish original·debuted 08.05.96·Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison

16 PLAYS·17 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

73BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 16

10.13.23United

Chicago, IL · 2:01

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Year by year6 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1996–2026v3.2

2023 · 73

'96'03'11'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20232 VERS · BEST 73

By era4 ERAS · 17 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS13

AVG · BEST43·57

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST45·45

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST47·47

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST71·73

BEST VERSION→

Versions17 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

10.13.23 United · Chicago, ILCHARTED

—2:0173 #02

08.25.23 Broadview Stage at SPA · Saratoga Springs, NY

—5:0269 #03

08.16.96 Plattsburgh Air Force · Plattsburgh, NY

—3:5157 #04

10.22.96 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—3:1457 #05

08.06.98 Lakewood · Atlanta, GA

—3:5252 #06

10.27.96 North Charleston · North Charleston, SC

—3:1750 #07

11.01.09 Empire Polo Club · Indio, CA

—3:4747 #08

12.30.96 FleetCenter · Boston, MA

—3:3747 #09

10.17.96 Bryce Jordan , Penn St · State College, PA

—3:4947 #10

06.24.97 La Laiterie · Strasbourg

—3:4045

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS16across 4 eras

ANALYZED17106% of all

AVG DURATION3:271 charted

LONGEST5:0208.25.23 BROADVIEW STAGE AT SPA

SHORTEST2:0110.13.23 UNITED

LONGEST GAP548 SH.2009 → 2023

JAM CHART1CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT08.05.96MORRISON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1996–202316 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'23

MAX · 3 /MO·TOTAL · 16

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS15 PERFS

LONGEST · 548 SH.·MEDIAN · 8 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE15 VERSIONS

2m4m

MEDIAN · 3:30·PEAK · 3–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1996–2023

SHORT · 2:01 · 2023·LONG · 3:52 · 1998

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX16 PLAYS

S1 69%S2 25%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #6

#1#9

TRANSITION OUT16 PLAYS

94%

STOP · 15HARD · 1

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01United CenterChicago · IL1 02Empire Polo ClubIndio · CA1 03First Union SpectrumPhiladelphia · PA1 04Lakewood AmphitheatreAtlanta · GA1 05La LaiterieStrasbourg1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

PA2NY2IL1CA1GA1MA1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · TUE

SUN2

MON2

TUE3

WED1

THU3

FRI2

SAT3

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.01.0%

v2.01.5%

v3.00.2%

v4.00.4%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Free8 02Split Open and Melt7 03Also Sprach Zarathustra6 04Sparkle6 05AC/DC Bag6 06Tweezer5

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Pillow Jets16 All of These Dreams16 Demand16 My Long Journey Home16 Albuquerque17 Foreplay/Long Time17 Manteca15 Beauty of a Broken Heart15

By tour9 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS16 TOTAL

011996 Fall Tour1996 · 5 sh5 021996 Summer U.S. Tour1996 · 2 sh2 031997 Summer European Tour1997 · 2 sh2 04Not Part of a Tour1997–2009 · 2 sh2 051997 Winter European Tour1997 · 1 sh1 061998 Summer U.S. Tour1998 · 1 sh1 072003 Winter Tour2003 · 1 sh1 082023 Fall Tour2023 · 1 sh1

Charted appearances1 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

10.13.23·United · Chicago

Beautifully emerges -> from "Hood's" jam and -> back to "Hood". Quite a way to make its first appearance in 14 years.

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Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER TALKSWIPE →

33.33%Split Open and Melt3× →→22.22%Train Song2× →→11.11%Funky Bitch1× →→11.11%Julius1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE TALKSWIPE →

28.57%Waste2× ←→14.29%Driver1× ←→14.29%Harry Hood1× ←→14.29%It's Ice1× ←→

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