How many times has Phish played The Lizards?

Phish has performed "The Lizards" 335 times since January 27, 1988.

What is the longest version of The Lizards by Phish?

The longest version of "The Lizards" was 13:49 long, performed at Riverport Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, MO on July 29, 1998.

When was the last time Phish played The Lizards?

Phish last played "The Lizards" on April 24, 2026. The current gap is 4 shows.

When did Phish first play The Lizards?

"The Lizards" debuted on January 27, 1988 at Gallagher's in Waitsfield, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with The Lizards?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "The Lizards" are: Possum, You Enjoy Myself, Mike's Song, Weekapaug Groove, Golgi Apparatus.

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LIVE · 335 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

The Lizards

335 performances since 1988, with 309 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 76 on 1990-02-25.

DEBUT · 1988-01-27 · Waitsfield·LAST · 2026-04-24 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 52 SHOWS

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

’88’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 1990-02-25 · 76LONGEST · 13:49 · 1998-07-29SHORTEST · 3:07YEARS · 38

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN309 OF 335 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 291 plays76

v2.02002–2004 · 2 plays46

v3.02009–2020 · 24 plays60

v4.02021–present · 17 plays71

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 309 · BY SCORE309 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0176#1 / 3098x10 ClubBaltimore, MD

1990-02-2512:57

#0271#2 / 309Folsom FieldBoulder, CO

2025-07-059:59

#0368#3 / 309Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2025-12-299:47

#0465#4 / 309The ParadiseBoston, MA

1990-02-1611:25

#0563#5 / 309The BallparkOld Orchard Beach, ME

1994-07-0312:00

#0663#6 / 309Ameris Bank AmphitheatreAlpharetta, GA

2025-09-1710:15

#0763#7 / 309The Base Lodge, Stearns Hall, Johnson State CollegeJohnson, VT

1988-03-1111:19

#0863#8 / 309Big CatChuo-ku, Osaka

2000-06-1511:39

#0963#9 / 309Riverport AmphitheaterMaryland Heights, MO

1998-07-2913:49

#1062#10 / 309The FrontBurlington, VT

1989-10-1010:59

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0160#14 / 309SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-249:46

#0268#3 / 309Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2025-12-299:47

#0363#6 / 309Ameris Bank AmphitheatreAlpharetta, GA

2025-09-1710:15

#0450#83 / 309United CenterChicago, IL

2025-07-2010:10

#0571#2 / 309Folsom FieldBoulder, CO

2025-07-059:59

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS335

DEBUT1988

LAST2026

AVG LEN10:16

CHARTED0

GAP MAX52

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1988–2026 · 128 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 MINUTE308 VERSIONS

751505m10m

MEDIAN · 10:30PEAK · 10–11m (179)RANGE · 3–14m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1988–2026

9:3010:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:30

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

SET MIX & ROLE335 PLAYS

SET 1 · 40%SET 2 · 53%

SET 1 134SET 2 176SET 3 6ENCORE 19

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE6

S2 OPEN3

S2 CLOSE8

ENCORE23

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 6

10203040

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT12 02The FrontBurlington · VT11 03Madison Square GardenNew York · NY8 04The ParadiseBoston · MA5 05The Wetlands PreserveNew York · NY4 06Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI3

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01VT46 02NY40

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Possum152 02You Enjoy Myself143 03Mike's Song143 04Weekapaug Groove141 05Golgi Apparatus136 06I Am Hydrogen124 07Run Like an Antelope120 08Suzy Greenberg118 09Divided Sky115

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Sparkle335

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN72 TOURS · 335 PLAYS · 335 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011990 Tour5050Jan 20, 1990·Dec 29, 1990 021989 Tour4040Jan 26, 1989·Dec 31, 1989 031988 Tour3333Jan 27, 1988·Dec 10, 1988 041991 Winter/Spring Tour2323Feb 4, 1991·May 18, 1991 051993 Winter/Spring Tour1919Feb 4, 1993·May 7, 1993 061992 Spring Tour1414Mar 11, 1992·May 16, 1992 071994 Fall Tour1212Oct 12, 1994·Dec 10, 1994 081995 Fall Tour1212Oct 2, 1995·Dec 17, 1995 091991 Fall Tour1111Sep 26, 1991·Dec 7, 1991 101994 Spring Tour99Apr 6, 1994·May 27, 1994

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 239· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

The Lizards

Phish original·debuted 01.27.88·Gallagher's, Waitsfield

335 PLAYS·309 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · COMMON

76BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 335

02.25.908x10 Club

Baltimore, MD · 12:57

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Year by year32 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1988–2026v3.2

1990 · 76.2

'88'97'07'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 199050 VERS · BEST 76.2

By era4 ERAS · 334 PLAYS

1.0 · 2912.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS291

AVG · BEST45·76

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST46·46

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS24

AVG · BEST47·60

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS17

AVG · BEST53·71

BEST VERSION→

Versions309 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

02.25.90 8x10 Club · Baltimore, MD

—12:5776 #02

07.05.25 Folsom Field · Boulder, CO

—9:5971 #03

12.29.25 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—9:4768 #04

02.16.90 The Paradise · Boston, MA

—11:2565 #05

07.03.94 The Ballpark · Old Orchard Beach, ME

—12:0063 #06

09.17.25 Ameris Bank · Alpharetta, GA

—10:1563 #07

03.11.88 The Base Lodge, Stearn · Johnson, VT

—11:1963 #08

06.15.00 Big Cat · Chuo-ku, Osaka

—11:3963 #09

07.29.98 Riverport · Maryland Heights, MO

—13:4963 #10

10.10.89 The Front · Burlington, VT

—10:5962

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS335across 4 eras

ANALYZED30992% of all

AVG DURATION10:16duration

LONGEST13:4907.29.98 RIVERPORT

SHORTEST3:0707.03.95 SUMMERSTAGE AT SUGARBU

LONGEST GAP52 SH.2009 → 2010

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT01.27.88WAITSFIELD

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1988–2026335 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

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

MAX · 8 /MO·TOTAL · 335

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS334 PERFS

LONGEST · 52 SH.·MEDIAN · 3 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE308 VERSIONS

3m14m

MEDIAN · 10:30·PEAK · 10–11m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1988–2026

SHORT · 9:46 · 2026·LONG · 12:29 · 1998

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX335 PLAYS

S1 40%S2 53%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE6

S2 OPEN3

S2 CLOSE8

ENCORE23

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #6

#1#15

TRANSITION OUT335 PLAYS

90%

STOP · 300END · 22SEGUE · 13

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT12 02The FrontBurlington · VT11 03Madison Square GardenNew York · NY8 04The ParadiseBoston · MA5 05The Wetlands PreserveNew York · NY4

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

VT46NY40MA29CO26CA18NH16

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN43

MON25

TUE35

WED36

THU55

FRI71

SAT70

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.023.5%

v2.02.9%

v3.05.1%

v4.07.4%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Possum152 02You Enjoy Myself143 03Mike's Song143 04Weekapaug Groove141 05Golgi Apparatus136 06I Am Hydrogen124

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Sparkle335 Tweezer Reprise329 AC/DC Bag342 Llama326 Down with Disease325 Rift323 Maze348 Bathtub Gin319

By tour72 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS335 TOTAL

011990 Tour1990 · 50 sh50 021989 Tour1989 · 40 sh40 031988 Tour1988 · 33 sh33 041991 Winter/Spring Tour1991 · 23 sh23 051993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 19 sh19 061992 Spring Tour1992 · 14 sh14 071994 Fall Tour1994 · 12 sh12 081995 Fall Tour1995 · 12 sh12

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER THE LIZARDSSWIPE →

20.29%Mike's Song14× →→20.29%Run Like an Antelope14× →→15.94%David Bowie11× →→15.94%Cavern11× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE THE LIZARDSSWIPE →

26.88%Stash25× ←→18.28%You Enjoy Myself17× ←→16.13%Tweezer15× ←→16.13%Split Open and Melt15× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

23 East CabaretARDMORE, PA

PLAYSAVG361

61 Campus ClubPROVIDENCE, RI

PLAYSAVG353

53 The RomaTELLURIDE, CO

PLAYSAVG352

52 Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCOMMERCE CITY, CO

PLAYSAVG351

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