How many times has Phish played Tela?

Phish has performed "Tela" 93 times since March 12, 1988.

What is the longest version of Tela by Phish?

The longest version of "Tela" was 14:07 long, performed at Nectar's in Burlington, VT on May 22, 1988.

When was the last time Phish played Tela?

Phish last played "Tela" on May 1, 2026. The current gap is 1 shows.

When did Phish first play Tela?

"Tela" debuted on March 12, 1988 at Nectar's in Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Tela?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Tela" are: You Enjoy Myself, Suzy Greenberg, Reba, Possum, Llama.

← BACK·SONGS·Tela

LIVE · 93 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Tela

93 performances since 1988, with 93 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 92 on 1988-08-27.

DEBUT · 1988-03-12 · Burlington·LAST · 2026-05-01 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 259 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1988–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’88’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 1988-08-27 · 92LONGEST · 14:07 · 1988-05-22SHORTEST · 0:08YEARS · 38

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN93 OF 93 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 75 plays92

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 14 plays64

v4.02021–present · 5 plays64

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 93 · BY SCORE93 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0192#1 / 93Food Court, Mont Alto Campus, Penn State UniversityMont Alto, PA · #1

1988-08-2713:21

#0264#2 / 93SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-05-016:47

#0364#3 / 93Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at HarveysStateline, NV

2013-07-316:21

#0462#4 / 93FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly IslandChicago, IL

2014-07-207:46

#0561#5 / 93Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WA

2018-07-227:05

#0657#6 / 93Campus Recreation Center, Evergreen CollegeOlympia, WA

1992-04-257:02

#0757#7 / 93The FrontBurlington, VT

1989-10-226:26

#0857#8 / 93Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1988-06-2012:20

#0957#9 / 93Nautica StageCleveland, OH

1994-06-256:41

#1056#10 / 93Memorial Union Building, Granite State Room, University of New HampshireDurham, NH

1990-03-076:14

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0164#2 / 93SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-05-016:47

#0253#17 / 93Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2023-12-317:21

#0353#18 / 93Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2022-12-286:41

#0447#42 / 93TD Pavilion at the MannPhiladelphia, PA

2022-07-206:46

#0551#24 / 93Shoreline AmphitheatreMountain View, CA

2021-08-316:53

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS93

DEBUT1988

LAST2026

AVG LEN6:55

CHARTED1

GAP MAX259

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1988–2026 · 64 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE91 VERSIONS

102030405060700m5m10m

MEDIAN · 6:30PEAK · 6–7m (75)RANGE · 0–15m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1988–2026

6:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE93 PLAYS

SET 1 · 57%SET 2 · 40%

SET 1 53SET 2 37SET 3 2ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE2

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 6

5101

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02The FrontBurlington · VT3 03Nectar'sBurlington · VT3 04Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia · MD2 05Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville · IN2 06Broome County Veterans Memorial ArenaBinghamton · NY2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY18 02VT

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01You Enjoy Myself42 02Suzy Greenberg36 03Reba34 04Possum32 05Llama31 06The Squirming Coil31 07David Bowie31 08Stash28 09Chalk Dust Torture28

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Jam93 Walk Away93

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN39 TOURS · 93 PLAYS · 93 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011990 Tour1111Jan 20, 1990·Dec 8, 1990 021991 Fall Tour88Sep 25, 1991·Dec 6, 1991 031991 Winter/Spring Tour66Apr 12, 1991·May 3, 1991 041992 Spring Tour55Apr 21, 1992·May 9, 1992 051988 Tour55Mar 12, 1988·Aug 27, 1988 061995 Fall Tour55Oct 2, 1995·Dec 14, 1995 071994 Summer Tour55Jun 11, 1994·Jul 8, 1994 081994 Fall Tour44Oct 18, 1994·Nov 18, 1994 091993 Winter/Spring Tour44Feb 10, 1993·May 6, 1993 101992 Fall Tour33Nov 22, 1992·Dec 10, 1992

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 273· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Tela

Phish original·debuted 03.12.88·Nectar's, Burlington

93 PLAYS·93 ANALYZED·3 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

92BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 93

08.27.88Food Court, Mont Alto

Mont Alto, PA · 13:21

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Year by year25 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1988–2026v3.2

1988 · 92.3

'88'97'07'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19885 VERS · BEST 92.3

By era4 ERAS · 94 PLAYS

1.0 · 752.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS75

AVG · BEST46·92

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS14

AVG · BEST50·64

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS5

AVG · BEST53·64

BEST VERSION→

Versions93 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

08.27.88 Food Court, Mont Alto · Mont Alto, PACHARTED

—13:2192 #02

05.01.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—6:4764 #03

07.31.13 Lake Tahoe Outdoor Are · Stateline, NV

—6:2164 #04

07.20.14 FirstMerit Bank at Nor · Chicago, IL

—7:4662 #05

07.22.18 Gorge · George, WA

—7:0561 #06

04.25.92 Campus Recreation , Ev · Olympia, WA

—7:0257 #07

10.22.89 The Front · Burlington, VT

—6:2657 #08

06.20.88 Nectar's · Burlington, VT

—12:2057 #09

06.25.94 Nautica Stage · Cleveland, OH

—6:4157 #10

03.07.90 Memorial Union Buildin · Durham, NH

—6:1456

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS93across 3 eras

ANALYZED93100% of all

AVG DURATION6:551 charted

LONGEST14:0705.22.88 NECTAR'S

SHORTEST0:0808.04.88 THE ROMA

LONGEST GAP259 SH.1998 → 2009

JAM CHART1CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT03.12.88BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1988–202693 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'88'93'98'03'08'13'18'23'26

MAX · 4 /MO·TOTAL · 93

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS92 PERFS

LONGEST · 259 SH.·MEDIAN · 11 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE91 VERSIONS

0m15m

MEDIAN · 6:30·PEAK · 6–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1988–2026

SHORT · 6:21 · 2013·LONG · 9:36 · 1988

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX93 PLAYS

S1 57%S2 40%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE2

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #5

#1#11

TRANSITION OUT93 PLAYS

35%63%

STOP · 33END · 1SEGUE · 59

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02The FrontBurlington · VT3 03Nectar'sBurlington · VT3 04Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia · MD2 05Deer Creek Music CenterNoblesville · IN2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY18VT8MI6PA5CA5WA5

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN16

MON7

TUE8

WED13

THU13

FRI16

SAT20

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.06.0%

v3.03.1%

v4.02.0%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01You Enjoy Myself42 02Suzy Greenberg36 03Reba34 04Possum32 05Llama31 06The Squirming Coil31

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Jam93 Walk Away93 Love You93 Paul and Silas92 Farmhouse94 Frankenstein94 Cars Trucks Buses89 Golden Age89

By tour39 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS93 TOTAL

011990 Tour1990 · 11 sh11 021991 Fall Tour1991 · 8 sh8 031991 Winter/Spring Tour1991 · 6 sh6 041992 Spring Tour1992 · 5 sh5 051988 Tour1988 · 5 sh5 061995 Fall Tour1995 · 5 sh5 071994 Summer Tour1994 · 5 sh5 081994 Fall Tour1994 · 4 sh4

Charted appearances1 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

08.27.88·Food Court, Mont Alto · Mont Alto

Great version which includes the complete composition, which was played in full several times in 1988 before being scaled back in subsequent years.

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Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER TELASWIPE →

20%The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony5× →→20%Llama5× →→16%You Enjoy Myself4× →→16%Chalk Dust Torture4× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE TELASWIPE →

26.47%Tweezer9× ←→20.59%Split Open and Melt7× ←→14.71%AC/DC Bag5× ←→14.71%Divided Sky5× ←→

Top venues3 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

The FrontBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG356

56 Nectar'sBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG354

54 Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG350

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