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37,025

Tracks

2,012

Shows

1983–2026

Years

4,759

Hours of audio

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2,012Shows

1983–26Years

4,759Hours · audio

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Best The Connection Versions - Every Phish The Connection Ranked | Foul Domain

← BACK·SONGS·The Connection

LIVE · 6 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

The Connection

6 performances since 2009, with 6 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 63 on 2019-12-07.

DEBUT · 2009-06-19 · Noblesville·LAST · 2024-07-21 · Mansfield·LONGEST GAP · 204 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 2009–2024INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’09’10’15’20’24

BEST · 2019-12-07 · 63LONGEST · 5:59 · 2024-07-21SHORTEST · 4:01YEARS · 15

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN6 OF 6 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 0 plays—

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 5 plays63

v4.02021–present · 1 play47

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

TOP VERSIONS· 6 OF 6 · BY SCORE6 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0163#1 / 6North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2019-12-074:01

#0260#2 / 6CMAC Performing Arts CenterCanandaigua, NY

2010-06-295:57

#0347#3 / 6Xfinity CenterMansfield, MA

2024-07-215:59

#0436#4 / 6Verizon Wireless Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2009-06-194:40

#0533#5 / 6Verizon Theatre at Grand PrairieGrand Prairie, TX

2015-07-294:58

#0632#6 / 6American Airlines ArenaMiami, FL

2009-12-294:15

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0147#3 / 6Xfinity CenterMansfield, MA

2024-07-215:59

#0263#1 / 6North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2019-12-074:01

#0333#5 / 6Verizon Theatre at Grand PrairieGrand Prairie, TX

2015-07-294:58

#0460#2 / 6CMAC Performing Arts CenterCanandaigua, NY

2010-06-295:57

#0532#6 / 6American Airlines ArenaMiami, FL

2009-12-294:15

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS6

DEBUT2009

LAST2024

AVG LEN4:58

CHARTED0

GAP MAX204

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH2009–2024 · 6 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE6 VERSIONS

12345m

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

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2009–2024

4:004:305:005:306:00’10’15’20

SHORTEST · 4:01 · 2019LONGEST · 5:59 · 2024

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

SET MIX & ROLE6 PLAYS

SET 1 · 67%SET 2 · 17%ENCORE · 17%

SET 1 4SET 2 1ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 1

1231246

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Xfinity CenterMansfield · MA1 02North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston · SC1 03Verizon Theatre at Grand PrairieGrand Prairie · TX1 04CMAC Performing Arts CenterCanandaigua · NY1 05American Airlines ArenaMiami · FL1 06Verizon Wireless Music CenterNoblesville · IN1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Ocelot4 02Tweezer3 03The Squirming Coil3 04Possum3 05Reba3 06Wilson3 07Tweezer Reprise3 08Simple2 09Also Sprach Zarathustra2

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Frost6 No Dogs Allowed6

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN6 TOURS · 6 PLAYS · 6 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

012009 Early Summer Tour11Jun 19, 2009 022009 NYE Run11Dec 29, 2009 032010 Early Summer Tour11Jun 29, 2010 042015 Summer11Jul 29, 2015 052019 Fall Tour11Dec 7, 2019 062024 Summer Tour11Jul 21, 2024

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

CHARTEDPEER-RECOGNIZED · 0

No charted versions

FOLLOWS WITHSEGUE / NEXT · TOP 4

Down with Disease17% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

First Tube17% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Mr. Completely17% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Ocelot17% OF FOLLOW-UPS

PRECEDED BYSETS UP · TOP 3

Driver33% OF LEAD-INS

1

Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan33% OF LEAD-INS

1

Wilson33% OF LEAD-INS

VENUESSTRONGEST AVG · TOP 0

No venue data

SONG ID · 2906· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

The Connection

Phish original·debuted 06.19.09·Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville

6 PLAYS·6 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

63BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 6

12.07.19North Charleston

North Charleston, SC · 4:01

Year by year5 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 2009–2026v3.2

2019 · 63.1

'09'13'17'21'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20191 VERS · BEST 63.1

By era4 ERAS · 6 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS5

AVG · BEST45·63

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST47·47

BEST VERSION→

Versions6 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

12.07.19 North Charleston · North Charleston, SC

06.29.10 CMAC Performing Arts · Canandaigua, NY

07.21.24 Xfinity · Mansfield, MA

06.19.09 Verizon Wireless Music · Noblesville, IN

07.29.15 Verizon at Grand Prair · Grand Prairie, TX

12.29.09 American Airlines Aren · Miami, FL

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS6across 2 eras

ANALYZED6100% of all

AVG DURATION4:58duration

LONGEST5:5907.21.24 XFINITY

SHORTEST4:0112.07.19 NORTH CHARLESTON

LONGEST GAP204 SH.2010 → 2015

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT06.19.09NOBLESVILLE

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 2009–20246 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'24

MAX · 1 /MO·TOTAL · 6

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS5 PERFS

LONGEST · 204 SH.·MEDIAN · 156 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE6 VERSIONS

4m6m

MEDIAN · 4:30·PEAK · 4–5m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2009–2024

SHORT · 4:01 · 2019·LONG · 5:59 · 2024

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX6 PLAYS

S1 67%S2 17%ENCORE 17%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#10

TRANSITION OUT6 PLAYS

100%

STOP · 6

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Xfinity CenterMansfield · MA1 02North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston · SC1 03Verizon Theatre at Grand PrairieGrand Prairie · TX1 04CMAC Performing Arts CenterCanandaigua · NY1 05American Airlines ArenaMiami · FL1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

MA1SC1TX1NY1FL1IN1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · TUE

SUN1

MON0

TUE2

WED1

THU0

FRI1

SAT1

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v3.01.1%

v4.00.4%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Ocelot4 02Tweezer3 03The Squirming Coil3 04Possum3 05Reba3 06Wilson3

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Frost6 No Dogs Allowed6 Emotional Rescue6 Fikus6 Been Caught Stealing6 How High the Moon6 Don't You Want To Go?6 Oh! Sweet Nuthin'6

By tour6 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS6 TOTAL

012009 Early Summer Tour2009 · 1 sh1 022009 NYE Run2009 · 1 sh1 032010 Early Summer Tour2010 · 1 sh1 042015 Summer2015 · 1 sh1 052019 Fall Tour2019 · 1 sh1 062024 Summer Tour2024 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER THE CONNECTIONSWIPE →

16.67%Down with Disease1× →→16.67%First Tube1× →→16.67%Mr. Completely1× →→16.67%Ocelot1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE THE CONNECTIONSWIPE →

33.33%Driver1× ←→33.33%Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan1× ←→33.33%Wilson1× ←→

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TOTAL · 6 PLAYSMAX · 1 IN ONE MONTHLESSMORE

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN CONSECUTIVE PLAYSEACH DOT IS ONE PERFORMANCE · 5 TOTAL

100200’10’15’20

LONGEST · 204 SHOWSMEDIAN · 156 SHOWSTYPICAL·FALLOW

8

10

TRANSITION OUT6 PLAYS

STOP · 100%

STOP ( , ) 6

SC

1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · TUE

SUN1

MON0

TUE2

WED1

THU0

FRI1

SAT1

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v3.01.1%(5/452)

v4.00.4%(1/244)

Emotional Rescue6

Been Caught Stealing6

How High the Moon6

Don't You Want To Go?6

Oh! Sweet Nuthin'6