How many times has Phish played The Lizards?

Phish has performed "The Lizards" 337 times since January 27, 1988.

What is the longest version of The Lizards by Phish?

The longest version of "The Lizards" was 18:43 long, performed at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek in Raleigh, NC on July 17, 2026.

When was the last time Phish played The Lizards?

Phish last played "The Lizards" on July 22, 2026. The current gap is 6 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, Mike's Song, You Enjoy Myself, Weekapaug Groove, Golgi Apparatus.

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LIVE · 337 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

The Lizards

337 performances since 1988, with 311 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 75 on 1990-02-25.

DEBUT · 1988-01-27 · Waitsfield·LAST · 2026-07-22 · New York·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 · 75LONGEST · 18:43 · 2026-07-17SHORTEST · 3:07YEARS · 38

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN311 OF 337 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 291 plays75

v2.02002–2004 · 2 plays45

v3.02009–2020 · 24 plays61

v4.02021–present · 19 plays72

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 311 · BY SCORE311 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0175#1 / 3118x10 ClubBaltimore, MD

1990-02-2512:57

#0272#2 / 311Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut CreekRaleigh, NC

2026-07-1718:43

#0369#3 / 311Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2025-12-299:47

#0466#4 / 311Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-229:21

#0565#5 / 311The ParadiseBoston, MA

1990-02-1611:25

#0663#6 / 311Ameris Bank AmphitheatreAlpharetta, GA

2025-09-1710:15

#0763#7 / 311Riverport AmphitheaterMaryland Heights, MO

1998-07-2913:49

#0863#8 / 311The BallparkOld Orchard Beach, ME

1994-07-0312:00

#0963#9 / 311The Base Lodge, Stearns Hall, Johnson State CollegeJohnson, VT

1988-03-1111:19

#1062#10 / 311Big CatChuo-ku, Osaka

2000-06-1511:39

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0166#4 / 311Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-229:21

#0272#2 / 311Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut CreekRaleigh, NC

2026-07-1718:43

#0361#14 / 311SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-249:46

#0469#3 / 311Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2025-12-299:47

#0563#6 / 311Ameris Bank AmphitheatreAlpharetta, GA

2025-09-1710:15

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS337

DEBUT1988

LAST2026

AVG LEN10:17

CHARTED0

GAP MAX52

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1988–2026 · 129 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 MINUTE310 VERSIONS

751505m10m15m

MEDIAN · 10:30PEAK · 10–11m (179)RANGE · 3–19m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1988–2026

9:3010:0010:3011:0011:30

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

SET MIX & ROLE337 PLAYS

SET 1 · 40%SET 2 · 53%

SET 1 134SET 2 178SET 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 · NY9 04The ParadiseBoston · MA5 05The Wetlands PreserveNew York · NY4 06Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI3

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01VT46 02NY41

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Possum153 02Mike's Song144 03You Enjoy Myself143 04Weekapaug Groove142 05Golgi Apparatus137 06I Am Hydrogen125 07Run Like an Antelope121 08Suzy Greenberg118 09David Bowie116

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Sparkle336

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN73 TOURS · 337 PLAYS · 337 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

337 PLAYS·311 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · COMMON

75BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 337

02.25.908x10 Club

Baltimore, MD · 12:57

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Year by year32 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1988–2026v3.2

1990 · 75.4

'88'97'07'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 199050 VERS · BEST 75.4

By era4 ERAS · 336 PLAYS

1.0 · 2912.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS291

AVG · BEST45·75

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST45·45

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS24

AVG · BEST47·61

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS19

AVG · BEST53·72

BEST VERSION→

Versions311 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

02.25.90 8x10 Club · Baltimore, MD

—12:5775 #02

07.17.26 Coastal Credit Union M · Raleigh, NC

—18:4372 #03

12.29.25 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—9:4769 #04

07.22.26 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—9:2166 #05

02.16.90 The Paradise · Boston, MA

—11:2565 #06

09.17.25 Ameris Bank · Alpharetta, GA

—10:1563 #07

07.29.98 Riverport · Maryland Heights, MO

—13:4963 #08

07.03.94 The Ballpark · Old Orchard Beach, ME

—12:0063 #09

03.11.88 The Base Lodge, Stearn · Johnson, VT

—11:1963 #10

06.15.00 Big Cat · Chuo-ku, Osaka

—11:3962

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS337across 4 eras

ANALYZED31192% of all

AVG DURATION10:17duration

LONGEST18:4307.17.26 COASTAL CREDIT UNION M

SHORTEST3:0707.03.95 SUMMERSTAGE AT SUGARBU

LONGEST GAP52 SH.2009 → 2010

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT01.27.88WAITSFIELD

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1988–2026337 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

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

MAX · 8 /MO·TOTAL · 337

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS336 PERFS

LONGEST · 52 SH.·MEDIAN · 3 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE310 VERSIONS

3m19m

MEDIAN · 10:30·PEAK · 10–11m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1988–2026

SHORT · 9:51 · 1991·LONG · 12:37 · 2026

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX337 PLAYS

S1 40%S2 53%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE6

S2 OPEN3

S2 CLOSE8

ENCORE23

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #6

#1#15

TRANSITION OUT337 PLAYS

89%

STOP · 301END · 22SEGUE · 13HARD · 1

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT12 02The FrontBurlington · VT11 03Madison Square GardenNew York · NY9 04The ParadiseBoston · MA5 05The Wetlands PreserveNew York · NY4

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

VT46NY41MA29CO26CA18NH16

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN43

MON25

TUE35

WED37

THU55

FRI72

SAT70

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.023.5%

v2.02.9%

v3.05.1%

v4.07.6%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Possum153 02Mike's Song144 03You Enjoy Myself143 04Weekapaug Groove142 05Golgi Apparatus137 06I Am Hydrogen125

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Sparkle336 Tweezer Reprise332 AC/DC Bag344 Llama328 Down with Disease327 Rift325 Maze350 Bathtub Gin321

By tour73 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS337 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%Run Like an Antelope14× →→20.29%Mike's Song14× →→15.94%Cavern11× →→15.94%David Bowie11× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE THE LIZARDSSWIPE →

26.6%Stash25× ←→18.09%You Enjoy Myself17× ←→17.02%Split Open and Melt16× ←→15.96%Tweezer15× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

23 East CabaretARDMORE, PA

PLAYSAVG360

60 Campus ClubPROVIDENCE, RI

PLAYSAVG352

52 The RomaTELLURIDE, CO

PLAYSAVG352

52 Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCOMMERCE CITY, CO

PLAYSAVG351

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