How many times has Phish played The Line?

Phish has performed "The Line" 37 times since October 31, 2013.

What is the longest version of The Line by Phish?

The longest version of "The Line" was 8:03 long, performed at Barceló Maya Beach in Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo on January 14, 2017.

When was the last time Phish played The Line?

Phish last played "The Line" on July 19, 2025. The current gap is 32 shows.

When did Phish first play The Line?

"The Line" debuted on October 31, 2013 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ.

What songs does Phish commonly play with The Line?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "The Line" are: Harry Hood, The Moma Dance, 46 Days, Ocelot, Down with Disease.

← BACK·SONGS·The Line

LIVE · 37 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

The Line

37 performances since 2013, with 37 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 61 on 2015-09-06.

DEBUT · 2013-10-31 · Atlantic City·LAST · 2025-07-19 · Chicago·LONGEST GAP · 267 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 2013–2025INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’13’15’20’25

BEST · 2015-09-06 · 61LONGEST · 8:03 · 2017-01-14SHORTEST · 4:19YEARS · 12

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN37 OF 37 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 0 plays—

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 36 plays61

v4.02021–present · 1 play47

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 37 · BY SCORE37 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0161#1 / 37Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2015-09-065:44

#0258#2 / 37Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly IslandChicago, IL

2017-07-165:48

#0354#3 / 37Oak Ridge FarmArrington, VA

2016-08-286:05

#0453#4 / 37Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2017-07-297:12

#0552#5 / 37Key ArenaSeattle, WA

2014-10-187:32

#0652#6 / 37Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore ParkAlpharetta, GA

2014-08-036:28

#0752#7 / 37Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, NY

2015-08-236:29

#0851#8 / 37Barceló Maya BeachRiviera Maya, Quintana Roo

2017-01-148:03

#0950#9 / 37Boardwalk HallAtlantic City, NJ

2013-10-317:50

#1050#10 / 37Xcel Energy CenterSt. Paul, MN

2016-06-226:14

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0147#13 / 37United CenterChicago, IL

2025-07-195:09

#0235#35 / 37Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA

2018-10-216:50

#0345#19 / 37Austin360 AmphitheaterDel Valle, TX

2018-07-316:08

#0453#4 / 37Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2017-07-297:12

#0558#2 / 37Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly IslandChicago, IL

2017-07-165:48

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS37

DEBUT2013

LAST2025

AVG LEN6:29

CHARTED0

GAP MAX267

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH2013–2025 · 21 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE36 VERSIONS

51015205m

MEDIAN · 6:30PEAK · 6–7m (24)RANGE · 4–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2013–2025

5:005:306:006:307:007:30’15’20

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

SET MIX & ROLE37 PLAYS

SET 1 · 70%SET 2 · 30%

SET 1 26SET 2 11

S1 OPEN2

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 6

246136

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01The Mann Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia · PA3 02Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2 03Verizon Theatre at Grand PrairieGrand Prairie · TX2 04Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco · CA2 05Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO2 06United CenterChicago · IL1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY6 02

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Harry Hood15 02The Moma Dance14 0346 Days13 04Ocelot12 05Down with Disease12 06Stash11 07Chalk Dust Torture11 08Character Zero11 09Possum11

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Plasma38 Party Time38

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN14 TOURS · 37 PLAYS · 37 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

012014 Summer99Jul 3, 2014·Aug 29, 2014 022015 Summer66Jul 24, 2015·Sep 6, 2015 032016 Summer Tour66Jun 22, 2016·Aug 28, 2016 042014 Fall Tour44Oct 18, 2014·Nov 2, 2014 05Not Part of a Tour22Apr 26, 2014·Jun 24, 2014 062017 Summer Tour22Jul 16, 2017·Jul 29, 2017 072016 Fall Tour11Oct 25, 2016 082013 NYE Run11Dec 29, 2013 092017 Mexico11Jan 14, 2017 102013 Fall Tour11Oct 31, 2013

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 3891· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

The Line

Phish original·debuted 10.31.13·Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City

37 PLAYS·37 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

61BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 37

09.06.15Dick's Sporting Goods

Commerce City, CO · 5:44

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Year by year7 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 2013–2026v3.2

2015 · 61.1

'13'16'19'22'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20157 VERS · BEST 61.1

By era4 ERAS · 37 PLAYS

1.02.03.0 · 364.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS36

AVG · BEST45·61

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST47·47

BEST VERSION→

Versions37 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

09.06.15 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—5:4461 #02

07.16.17 Huntington Bank at Nor · Chicago, IL

—5:4858 #03

08.28.16 Oak Ridge Farm · Arrington, VA

—6:0554 #04

07.29.17 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—7:1253 #05

10.18.14 Key Arena · Seattle, WA

—7:3252 #06

08.03.14 Verizon Wireless at En · Alpharetta, GA

—6:2852 #07

08.23.15 Watkins Glen Internati · Watkins Glen, NY

—6:2952 #08

01.14.17 Barceló Maya Beach · Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo

—8:0351 #09

10.31.13 Boardwalk Hall · Atlantic City, NJ

—7:5050 #10

06.22.16 Xcel Energy · St. Paul, MN

—6:1450

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS37across 2 eras

ANALYZED37100% of all

AVG DURATION6:29duration

LONGEST8:0301.14.17 BARCELÓ MAYA BEACH

SHORTEST4:1907.15.16 GORGE

LONGEST GAP267 SH.2018 → 2025

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT10.31.13ATLANTIC CITY

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 2013–202537 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'13'15'17'19'21'23'25

MAX · 7 /MO·TOTAL · 37

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS36 PERFS

LONGEST · 267 SH.·MEDIAN · 4 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE36 VERSIONS

4m9m

MEDIAN · 6:30·PEAK · 6–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2013–2025

SHORT · 5:09 · 2025·LONG · 7:24 · 2013

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX37 PLAYS

S1 70%S2 30%

S1 OPEN2

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #4

#1#12

TRANSITION OUT37 PLAYS

86%

STOP · 32END · 1SEGUE · 4

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY6CA4IL3VA3TX3PA3

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SUN

SUN10

MON1

TUE5

WED7

THU2

FRI5

SAT7

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v3.08.0%

v4.00.4%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Harry Hood15 02The Moma Dance14 0346 Days13 04Ocelot12 05Down with Disease12 06Stash11

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Plasma38 Party Time38 While My Guitar Gently Weeps38 Catapult36 Kung38 Waiting All Night35 Drift While You're Sleeping35 Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)39

By tour14 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS37 TOTAL

012014 Summer2014 · 9 sh9 022015 Summer2015 · 6 sh6 032016 Summer Tour2016 · 6 sh6 042014 Fall Tour2014 · 4 sh4 05Not Part of a Tour2014 · 2 sh2 062017 Summer Tour2017 · 2 sh2 072016 Fall Tour2016 · 1 sh1 082013 NYE Run2013 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER THE LINESWIPE →

23.53%Stash4× →→17.65%Tide Turns3× →→17.65%Birds of a Feather3× →→17.65%It's Ice3× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE THE LINESWIPE →

18.18%Halfway to the Moon2× ←→18.18%Meatstick2× ←→18.18%46 Days2× ←→18.18%Fuego2× ←→

Top venues1 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

The Mann Center for the Performing ArtsPHILADELPHIA, PA

PLAYSAVG337

SONG ●/songs/the-lineSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

FOUL DOMAIN/songs/the-line · v3.2

FOUL DOMAIN · INDEPENDENT · NOT AFFILIATED WITH PHISH

Common questions

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