How many times has Phish played Talk?

Phish has performed "Talk" 17 times since August 5, 1996.

What is the longest version of Talk by Phish?

The longest version of "Talk" was 3:59 long, performed at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on July 29, 2026.

When was the last time Phish played Talk?

Phish last played "Talk" on July 29, 2026. The current gap is 2 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, AC/DC Bag, Sparkle, Also Sprach Zarathustra.

← BACK·SONGS·Talk

LIVE · 17 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Talk

17 performances since 1996, with 18 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 78 on 2026-07-29.

DEBUT · 1996-08-05 · Morrison·LAST · 2026-07-29 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 548 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1996–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’96’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2026-07-29 · 78LONGEST · 5:02 · 2023-08-25SHORTEST · 2:01YEARS · 30

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN18 OF 17 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 13 plays58

v2.02002–2004 · 1 play45

v3.02009–2020 · 1 play48

v4.02021–present · 3 plays78

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 18 · BY SCORE18 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0178#1 / 18Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-293:59

#0273#2 / 18United CenterChicago, IL · #1

2023-10-132:01

#0369#3 / 18Broadview Stage at SPACSaratoga Springs, NY

2023-08-255:02

#0458#4 / 18Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

1996-10-223:14

#0557#5 / 18Plattsburgh Air Force BasePlattsburgh, NY

1996-08-163:51

#0652#6 / 18Lakewood AmphitheatreAtlanta, GA

1998-08-063:52

#0750#7 / 18North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

1996-10-273:17

#0848#8 / 18Empire Polo ClubIndio, CA

2009-11-013:47

#0948#9 / 18FleetCenterBoston, MA

1996-12-303:37

#1047#10 / 18Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State UniversityState College, PA

1996-10-173:49

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0178#1 / 18Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-293:59

#0273#2 / 18United CenterChicago, IL · #1

2023-10-132:01

#0369#3 / 18Broadview Stage at SPACSaratoga Springs, NY

2023-08-255:02

#0448#8 / 18Empire Polo ClubIndio, CA

2009-11-013:47

#0545#11 / 18First Union SpectrumPhiladelphia, PA

2003-02-253:06

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS17

DEBUT1996

LAST2026

AVG LEN3:29

CHARTED1

GAP MAX548

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1996–2026 · 11 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE16 VERSIONS

51015

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (15)RANGE · 2–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1996–2026

2:002:303:003:304:00’00’05’10’15’20’25

SHORTEST · 2:01 · 2023LONGEST · · 2026

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

SET MIX & ROLE17 PLAYS

SET 1 · 71%SET 2 · 24%

SET 1 12SET 2 4ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 6

1234124

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2 02United CenterChicago · IL1 03Empire Polo ClubIndio · CA1 04First Union SpectrumPhiladelphia · PA1 05Lakewood AmphitheatreAtlanta · GA1 06La LaiterieStrasbourg1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY3 02PA2

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Free8 02Split Open and Melt7 03AC/DC Bag6 04Sparkle6 05Also Sprach Zarathustra6 06Train Song5 07Theme from the Bottom5 08Tweezer5 09Character Zero5

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Ride Captain Ride17

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN10 TOURS · 17 PLAYS · 17 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 092026 Summer Tour11Jul 29, 2026 101996 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

17 PLAYS·18 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

78BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 17

07.29.26Madison Square Garden

New York, NY · 3:59

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Year by year7 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1996–2026v3.2

2026 · 78

'96'03'11'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20261 VERS · BEST 78

By era4 ERAS · 18 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS13

AVG · BEST43·58

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST45·45

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST48·48

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS3

AVG · BEST73·78

BEST VERSION→

Versions18 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.29.26 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—3:5978 #02

10.13.23 United · Chicago, ILCHARTED

—2:0173 #03

08.25.23 Broadview Stage at SPA · Saratoga Springs, NY

—5:0269 #04

10.22.96 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—3:1458 #05

08.16.96 Plattsburgh Air Force · Plattsburgh, NY

—3:5157 #06

08.06.98 Lakewood · Atlanta, GA

—3:5252 #07

10.27.96 North Charleston · North Charleston, SC

—3:1750 #08

11.01.09 Empire Polo Club · Indio, CA

—3:4748 #09

12.30.96 FleetCenter · Boston, MA

—3:3748 #10

10.17.96 Bryce Jordan , Penn St · State College, PA

—3:4947

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS17across 4 eras

ANALYZED18106% of all

AVG DURATION3:291 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 · 1996–202617 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24'26

MAX · 3 /MO·TOTAL · 17

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS16 PERFS

LONGEST · 548 SH.·MEDIAN · 9 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE16 VERSIONS

2m4m

MEDIAN · 3:30·PEAK · 3–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1996–2026

SHORT · 2:01 · 2023·LONG · 3:59 · 2026

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX17 PLAYS

S1 71%S2 24%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #6

#1#9

TRANSITION OUT17 PLAYS

94%

STOP · 16HARD · 1

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2 02United CenterChicago · IL1 03Empire Polo ClubIndio · CA1 04First Union SpectrumPhiladelphia · PA1 05Lakewood AmphitheatreAtlanta · GA1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY3PA2IL1CA1GA1MA1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · TUE

SUN2

MON2

TUE3

WED2

THU3

FRI2

SAT3

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.01.0%

v2.01.5%

v3.00.2%

v4.00.8%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Free8 02Split Open and Melt7 03AC/DC Bag6 04Sparkle6 05Also Sprach Zarathustra6 06Train Song5

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Ride Captain Ride17 Albuquerque17 Foreplay/Long Time17 Pillow Jets17 Shaggy Dog17 The Inlaw Josie Wales17 Demand16 All of These Dreams16

By tour10 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS17 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%If I Could1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE TALKSWIPE →

28.57%Waste2× ←→14.29%Driver1× ←→14.29%Guyute1× ←→14.29%Harry Hood1× ←→

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