How many times has Phish played The Horse?

Phish has performed "The Horse" 175 times since January 14, 1992.

What is the longest version of The Horse by Phish?

The longest version of "The Horse" was 7:47 long, performed at Mullins Center, University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA on December 4, 1995.

When was the last time Phish played The Horse?

Phish last played "The Horse" on July 22, 2026. The current gap is 6 shows.

When did Phish first play The Horse?

"The Horse" debuted on January 14, 1992 at The Band House in Winooski, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with The Horse?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "The Horse" are: Silent in the Morning, Poor Heart, Run Like an Antelope, Cavern, Tweezer.

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LIVE · 175 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

The Horse

175 performances since 1992, with 172 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 75 on 2026-05-02.

DEBUT · 1992-01-14 · Winooski·LAST · 2026-07-22 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 89 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1992–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’92’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2026-05-02 · 75LONGEST · 7:47 · 1995-12-04SHORTEST · 0:39YEARS · 34

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN172 OF 175 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 123 plays72

v2.02002–2004 · 2 plays56

v3.02009–2020 · 43 plays65

v4.02021–present · 5 plays75

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 172 · BY SCORE172 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0175#1 / 172SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-05-021:20

#0273#2 / 172Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-221:19

#0372#3 / 172William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA

1993-08-287:01

#0468#4 / 172Concert HallToronto, Ontario

1993-04-277:09

#0567#5 / 172Silva Concert Hall, Hult Center for the Performing ArtsEugene, OR

1994-05-197:11

#0665#6 / 172Campus Recreation Center, Evergreen CollegeOlympia, WA

1994-11-307:13

#0765#7 / 172The Veranda at StarwoodAntioch, TN

1993-07-306:60

#0865#8 / 172Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh, NY

2010-08-181:15

#0963#9 / 172Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA

1999-12-185:51

#1062#10 / 172Bader FieldAtlantic City, NJ

2012-06-161:25

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0173#2 / 172Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-221:19

#0275#1 / 172SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-05-021:20

#0348#105 / 172United CenterChicago, IL

2025-07-181:19

#0453#61 / 172Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI

2024-07-261:18

#0543#129 / 172Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsBethel, NY

2022-07-231:13

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS175

DEBUT1992

LAST2026

AVG LEN2:02

CHARTED0

GAP MAX89

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1992–2026 · 82 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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 MINUTE172 VERSIONS

501000m5m

MEDIAN · 1:30PEAK · 1–2m (111)RANGE · 0–8m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1992–2026

0:301:001:302:002:303:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE175 PLAYS

SET 1 · 45%SET 2 · 46%

SET 1 78SET 2 81SET 3 4ENCORE 12

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE10

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 6

102030

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY8 02Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO6 03Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI4 04Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia · MD3 05Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA3 06North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston · SC2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY31 02CO

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Silent in the Morning173 02Poor Heart66 03Run Like an Antelope64 04Cavern61 05Tweezer60 06David Bowie59 07Rift59 08Maze57 09Stash56

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Buried Alive175 Back on the Train176

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN61 TOURS · 175 PLAYS · 175 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011993 Winter/Spring Tour2424Feb 3, 1993·May 8, 1993 021992 Spring Tour1919Mar 7, 1992·May 16, 1992 031993 Summer Tour1313Jul 15, 1993·Aug 28, 1993 041994 Fall Tour1313Oct 7, 1994·Dec 8, 1994 051994 Spring Tour77Apr 8, 1994·May 28, 1994 061994 Summer Tour66Jun 21, 1994·Jul 16, 1994 071995 Fall Tour66Oct 5, 1995·Dec 12, 1995 081992 Fall Tour55Nov 19, 1992·Dec 8, 1992 091996 Fall Tour44Oct 16, 1996·Dec 1, 1996 10Not Part of a Tour33Jan 14, 1992·Jul 1, 2011

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 700· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

The Horse

Phish original·debuted 01.14.92·The Band House, Winooski

175 PLAYS·172 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · COMMON

75BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 175

05.02.26Sphere

Las Vegas, NV · 1:20

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Year by year26 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1992–2026v3.2

2026 · 74.8

'92'00'09'17'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20262 VERS · BEST 74.8

By era4 ERAS · 173 PLAYS

1.0 · 1232.03.0 · 434.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS123

AVG · BEST49·72

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST49·56

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS43

AVG · BEST49·65

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS5

AVG · BEST58·75

BEST VERSION→

Versions172 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

05.02.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—1:2075 #02

07.22.26 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—1:1973 #03

08.28.93 William Randolph Hears · Berkeley, CA

—7:0172 #04

04.27.93 Concert Hall · Toronto, Ontario

—7:0968 #05

05.19.94 Silva Concert Hall, Hu · Eugene, OR

—7:1167 #06

11.30.94 Campus Recreation , Ev · Olympia, WA

—7:1365 #07

07.30.93 The Veranda at Starwoo · Antioch, TN

—6:6065 #08

08.18.10 Nikon at Jones Beach · Wantagh, NY

—1:1565 #09

12.18.99 Hampton · Hampton, VA

—5:5163 #10

06.16.12 Bader Field · Atlantic City, NJ

—1:2562

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS175across 4 eras

ANALYZED17298% of all

AVG DURATION2:02duration

LONGEST7:4712.04.95 MULLINS , UNIVERSITY O

SHORTEST0:3909.06.15 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS

LONGEST GAP89 SH.2022 → 2024

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT01.14.92WINOOSKI

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1992–2026175 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'92'94'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24'26

MAX · 10 /MO·TOTAL · 175

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS174 PERFS

LONGEST · 89 SH.·MEDIAN · 5 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE172 VERSIONS

0m8m

MEDIAN · 1:30·PEAK · 1–2m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1992–2026

SHORT · 0:50 · 2000·LONG · 2:46 · 1992

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX175 PLAYS

S1 45%S2 46%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE10

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #6

#1#24

TRANSITION OUT175 PLAYS

98%

STOP · 2END · 1SEGUE · 172

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY31CO11CA11PA9WI7VA7

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN29

MON8

TUE21

WED27

THU23

FRI32

SAT35

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.010.1%

v2.02.9%

v3.09.3%

v4.02.3%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Silent in the Morning173 02Poor Heart66 03Run Like an Antelope64 04Cavern61 05Tweezer60 06David Bowie59

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Buried Alive175 Back on the Train176 The Sloth177 Contact177 Punch You in the Eye173 Sweet Adeline178 Horn180 Sand167

By tour61 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS175 TOTAL

011993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 24 sh24 021992 Spring Tour1992 · 19 sh19 031993 Summer Tour1993 · 13 sh13 041994 Fall Tour1994 · 13 sh13 051994 Spring Tour1994 · 7 sh7 061994 Summer Tour1994 · 6 sh6 071995 Fall Tour1995 · 6 sh6 081992 Fall Tour1992 · 5 sh5

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER THE HORSESWIPE →

99.43%Silent in the Morning173× →→0.57%Lawn Boy1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE THE HORSESWIPE →

20.9%Tweezer14× ←→19.4%Weekapaug Groove13× ←→17.91%Stash12× ←→14.93%You Enjoy Myself10× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Hampton ColiseumHAMPTON, VA

PLAYSAVG359

59 Merriweather Post PavilionCOLUMBIA, MD

PLAYSAVG352

52 Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG851

51 Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCOMMERCE CITY, CO

PLAYSAVG650

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