How many times has Phish played The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony?

Phish has performed "The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony" 220 times since August 12, 1989.

What is the longest version of The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony by Phish?

The longest version of "The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony" was 8:52 long, performed at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, PA on June 28, 2016.

When was the last time Phish played The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony?

Phish last played "The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony" on August 2, 2024. The current gap is 85 shows.

When did Phish first play The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony?

"The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony" debuted on August 12, 1989 at Burlington Boathouse in Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony" are: Suzy Greenberg, You Enjoy Myself, Possum, Mike's Song, Weekapaug Groove.

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LIVE · 220 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony

220 performances since 1989, with 198 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 70 on 2024-08-02.

DEBUT · 1989-08-12 · Burlington·LAST · 2024-08-02 · Noblesville·LONGEST GAP · 111 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1989–2024INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’89’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’24

BEST · 2024-08-02 · 70LONGEST · 8:52 · 2016-06-28SHORTEST · 0:26YEARS · 35

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN198 OF 220 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 201 plays68

v2.02002–2004 · 2 plays67

v3.02009–2020 · 13 plays68

v4.02021–present · 3 plays70

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 198 · BY SCORE198 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0170#1 / 198Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2024-08-022:08

#0268#2 / 198The Mann Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia, PA

2016-06-288:52

#0368#3 / 198The InfernoSteamboat Springs, CO

1991-03-221:34

#0467#4 / 198Memorial Union Building, Granite State Room, University of New HampshireDurham, NH

1989-11-022:32

#0567#5 / 198KeySpan ParkBrooklyn, NY

2004-06-171:48

#0667#6 / 198The CatalystSanta Cruz, CA

1991-10-191:42

#0766#7 / 198Ramskeller, Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO

1990-04-201:44

#0866#8 / 198International Beer GardenArcata, CA

1991-10-151:47

#0964#9 / 198Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2013-08-301:47

#1064#10 / 198Beta Theta Pi Frat House Party, Denison UniversityGranville, OH

1990-03-281:52

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0170#1 / 198Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2024-08-022:08

#0236#170 / 198Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia, MD

2022-07-301:47

#0350#53 / 198Credit One StadiumCharleston, SC

2022-06-011:52

#0456#24 / 198Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA

2018-10-201:49

#0544#84 / 198Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2017-07-281:56

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS220

DEBUT1989

LAST2024

AVG LEN1:54

CHARTED0

GAP MAX111

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1989–2024 · 65 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE198 VERSIONS

751500m5m

MEDIAN · 1:30PEAK · 1–2m (174)RANGE · 0–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1989–2024

2:003:004:005:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE220 PLAYS

SET 1 · 56%SET 2 · 40%

SET 1 124SET 2 87SET 3 3ENCORE 6

S1 OPEN18

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN14

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE2

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

102030

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01The FrontBurlington · VT14 02The Colonial TheatreKeene · NH5 03The InfernoSteamboat Springs · CO5 04The BayouWashington · DC4 05The Georgia TheatreAthens · GA4 06The Wetlands PreserveNew York · NY4

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY29 02CO23

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Suzy Greenberg157 02You Enjoy Myself129 03Possum121 04Mike's Song108 05Weekapaug Groove106 06Bouncing Around the Room105 07Golgi Apparatus103 08I Am Hydrogen98 09Reba98

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Lawn Boy222

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN37 TOURS · 220 PLAYS · 220 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011990 Tour7878Jan 20, 1990·Dec 29, 1990 021991 Winter/Spring Tour3535Feb 2, 1991·May 19, 1991 031989 Tour2626Aug 12, 1989·Dec 31, 1989 041992 Spring Tour1313Mar 6, 1992·May 16, 1992 051991 Fall Tour1111Sep 27, 1991·Nov 10, 1991 061991 Giant Country Horns Summer Tour77Jul 11, 1991·Jul 27, 1991 071994 Spring Tour66Apr 4, 1994·May 29, 1994 081993 Winter/Spring Tour55Feb 22, 1993·Apr 17, 1993 091993 Summer Tour33Jul 17, 1993·Aug 13, 1993 101992 Summer U.S. Tour33Jul 9, 1992·Aug 2, 1992

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 425· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony

Phish original·debuted 08.12.89·Burlington Boathouse, Burlington

220 PLAYS·198 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · COMMON

70BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 220

08.02.24Ruoff Music

Noblesville, IN · 2:08

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Year by year24 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1989–2026v3.2

2024 · 70.4

'89'98'07'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20241 VERS · BEST 70.4

By era4 ERAS · 219 PLAYS

1.0 · 2012.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS201

AVG · BEST44·68

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST63·67

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS13

AVG · BEST49·68

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS3

AVG · BEST52·70

BEST VERSION→

Versions198 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

08.02.24 Ruoff Music · Noblesville, IN

—2:0870 #02

06.28.16 The Mann for the Perfo · Philadelphia, PA

—8:5268 #03

03.22.91 The Inferno · Steamboat Springs, CO

—1:3468 #04

11.02.89 Memorial Union Buildin · Durham, NH

—2:3267 #05

06.17.04 KeySpan Park · Brooklyn, NY

—1:4867 #06

10.19.91 The Catalyst · Santa Cruz, CA

—1:4267 #07

04.20.90 Ramskeller, Colorado S · Fort Collins, CO

—1:4466 #08

10.15.91 International Beer Gar · Arcata, CA

—1:4766 #09

08.30.13 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—1:4764 #10

03.28.90 Beta Theta Pi Frat Hou · Granville, OH

—1:5264

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS220across 4 eras

ANALYZED19890% of all

AVG DURATION1:54duration

LONGEST8:5206.28.16 THE MANN FOR THE PERFO

SHORTEST0:2612.07.90 ROBERT CROWN , HAMPSHI

LONGEST GAP111 SH.2018 → 2022

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT08.12.89BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1989–2024220 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'89'94'99'04'09'14'19'24

MAX · 14 /MO·TOTAL · 220

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS219 PERFS

LONGEST · 111 SH.·MEDIAN · 2 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE198 VERSIONS

0m9m

MEDIAN · 1:30·PEAK · 1–2m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1989–2024

SHORT · 1:40 · 2013·LONG · 5:23 · 2016

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX220 PLAYS

S1 56%S2 40%

S1 OPEN18

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN14

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE2

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#15

TRANSITION OUT220 PLAYS

96%

STOP · 8SEGUE · 212

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01The FrontBurlington · VT14 02The Colonial TheatreKeene · NH5 03The InfernoSteamboat Springs · CO5 04The BayouWashington · DC4 05The Georgia TheatreAthens · GA4

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY29CO23VT23MA17NH15CA13

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN24

MON15

TUE14

WED21

THU42

FRI51

SAT53

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.016.3%

v2.02.9%

v3.02.9%

v4.01.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Suzy Greenberg157 02You Enjoy Myself129 03Possum121 04Mike's Song108 05Weekapaug Groove106 06Bouncing Around the Room105

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Lawn Boy222 The Landlady216 The Moma Dance215 Uncle Pen213 Piper212 Guelah Papyrus210 Simple210 Good Times Bad Times231

By tour37 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS220 TOTAL

011990 Tour1990 · 78 sh78 021991 Winter/Spring Tour1991 · 35 sh35 031989 Tour1989 · 26 sh26 041992 Spring Tour1992 · 13 sh13 051991 Fall Tour1991 · 11 sh11 061991 Giant Country Horns Summer Tour1991 · 7 sh7 071994 Spring Tour1994 · 6 sh6 081993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 5 sh5

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER THE OH KEE PA CEREMONYSWIPE →

70.15%Suzy Greenberg141× →→23.38%AC/DC Bag47× →→2.49%Golgi Apparatus5× →→1.49%The Sloth3× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE THE OH KEE PA CEREMONYSWIPE →

32%You Enjoy Myself16× ←→16%Reba8× ←→16%Bouncing Around the Room8× ←→14%Ya Mar7× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

The InfernoSTEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO

PLAYSAVG549

49 The Colonial TheatreKEENE, NH

PLAYSAVG546

46 The Wetlands PreserveNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG445

45 The FrontBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG1445

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