How many times has Phish played The Sloth?

Phish has performed "The Sloth" 177 times since August 9, 1987.

What is the longest version of The Sloth by Phish?

The longest version of "The Sloth" was 10:15 long, performed at Sawatch Hall, Park Hyatt Beaver Creek in Avon, CO on April 3, 1992.

When was the last time Phish played The Sloth?

Phish last played "The Sloth" on April 30, 2026. The current gap is 2 shows.

When did Phish first play The Sloth?

"The Sloth" debuted on August 9, 1987 at Nectar's in Burlington, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with The Sloth?

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

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LIVE · 177 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

The Sloth

177 performances since 1987, with 160 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 74 on 2026-04-30.

DEBUT · 1987-08-09 · Burlington·LAST · 2026-04-30 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 105 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1987–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’87’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2026-04-30 · 74LONGEST · 10:15 · 1992-04-03SHORTEST · 1:03YEARS · 39

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN160 OF 177 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 150 plays73

v2.02002–2004 · 2 plays48

v3.02009–2020 · 18 plays54

v4.02021–present · 4 plays74

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 160 · BY SCORE160 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0174#1 / 160SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-307:11

#0273#2 / 160320 Spear StreetBurlington, VT

1989-05-217:24

#0369#3 / 160The FrontBurlington, VT

1989-02-075:19

#0467#4 / 160TraxCharlottesville, VA

1992-07-154:36

#0564#5 / 160The RomaTelluride, CO

1988-07-293:48

#0661#6 / 160The FrontBurlington, VT

1990-03-113:27

#0760#7 / 160The BreweryRaleigh, NC

1990-05-243:08

#0860#8 / 160Atlantic City BeachAtlantic City, NJ

2021-08-154:32

#0958#9 / 160Pete's Phabulous Phish PhestUnderhill, VT

1988-07-234:12

#1058#10 / 160Gallagher'sWaitsfield, VT

1988-01-272:24

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0174#1 / 160SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-307:11

#0248#35 / 160Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2023-12-314:27

#0340#94 / 160MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, NV

2021-10-303:46

#0460#8 / 160Atlantic City BeachAtlantic City, NJ

2021-08-154:32

#0554#14 / 160North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2019-12-064:51

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS177

DEBUT1987

LAST2026

AVG LEN3:57

CHARTED0

GAP MAX105

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1987–2026 · 94 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE160 VERSIONS

501005m10m

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (108)RANGE · 1–11m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1987–2026

2:003:004:005:006:007:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE177 PLAYS

SET 1 · 63%SET 2 · 34%

SET 1 112SET 2 60SET 3 4ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN11

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN7

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE1

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

510152025

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY7 02The FrontBurlington · VT7 03Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI4 04The Colonial TheatreKeene · NH4 05The ParadiseBoston · MA4 06Nectar'sBurlington · VT4

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY27 02VT19

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Possum88 02You Enjoy Myself84 03Mike's Song76 04Weekapaug Groove74 05Divided Sky71 06Reba68 07Golgi Apparatus68 08I Am Hydrogen65 09The Lizards64

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Sweet Adeline177 Contact

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN55 TOURS · 177 PLAYS · 177 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011989 Tour2323Jan 26, 1989·Nov 16, 1989 021991 Winter/Spring Tour2121Feb 2, 1991·May 19, 1991 031990 Tour2020Jan 20, 1990·Nov 30, 1990 041992 Spring Tour1212Mar 11, 1992·May 14, 1992 051993 Winter/Spring Tour1010Feb 10, 1993·Apr 29, 1993 061991 Fall Tour1010Sep 29, 1991·Dec 5, 1991 071988 Tour1010Jan 27, 1988·Dec 10, 1988 081994 Spring Tour44Apr 17, 1994·May 28, 1994 091996 Fall Tour44Oct 21, 1996·Nov 27, 1996 10Not Part of a Tour33Aug 3, 1991·Sep 2, 2011

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 195· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

The Sloth

Phish original·debuted 08.09.87·Nectar's, Burlington

177 PLAYS·160 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · COMMON

74BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 177

04.30.26Sphere

Las Vegas, NV · 7:11

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Year by year28 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1987–2026v3.2

2026 · 74.4

'87'96'06'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20261 VERS · BEST 74.4

By era4 ERAS · 174 PLAYS

1.0 · 1502.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS150

AVG · BEST41·73

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST38·48

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS18

AVG · BEST46·54

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS4

AVG · BEST56·74

BEST VERSION→

Versions160 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

04.30.26 Sphere · Las Vegas, NV

—7:1174 #02

05.21.89 320 Spear Street · Burlington, VT

—7:2473 #03

02.07.89 The Front · Burlington, VT

—5:1969 #04

07.15.92 Trax · Charlottesville, VA

—4:3667 #05

07.29.88 The Roma · Telluride, CO

—3:4864 #06

03.11.90 The Front · Burlington, VT

—3:2761 #07

05.24.90 The Brewery · Raleigh, NC

—3:0860 #08

08.15.21 Atlantic City Beach · Atlantic City, NJ

—4:3260 #09

07.23.88 Pete's Phabulous Phish · Underhill, VT

—4:1258 #10

01.27.88 Gallagher's · Waitsfield, VT

—2:2458

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS177across 4 eras

ANALYZED16090% of all

AVG DURATION3:57duration

LONGEST10:1504.03.92 SAWATCH HALL, PARK HYA

SHORTEST1:0304.09.90 FLY ME TO THE MOON SAL

LONGEST GAP105 SH.2023 → 2026

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT08.09.87BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1987–2026177 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'87'92'97'02'07'12'17'22'26

MAX · 7 /MO·TOTAL · 177

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS176 PERFS

LONGEST · 105 SH.·MEDIAN · 5 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE160 VERSIONS

1m11m

MEDIAN · 3:30·PEAK · 3–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1987–2026

SHORT · 2:16 · 1987·LONG · 7:11 · 2026

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX177 PLAYS

S1 63%S2 34%

S1 OPEN11

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN7

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE1

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #3

#1#14

TRANSITION OUT177 PLAYS

84%14%

STOP · 149END · 1SEGUE · 25HARD · 2

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY7 02The FrontBurlington · VT7 03Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI4 04The Colonial TheatreKeene · NH4 05The ParadiseBoston · MA4

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY27VT19MA16CO15NH12NJ8

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN29

MON12

TUE16

WED19

THU24

FRI43

SAT34

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.012.3%

v2.02.9%

v3.04.0%

v4.01.6%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Possum88 02You Enjoy Myself84 03Mike's Song76 04Weekapaug Groove74 05Divided Sky71 06Reba68

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Sweet Adeline177 Contact176 Horn179 Buried Alive174 The Horse174 Back on the Train173 Punch You in the Eye171 Prince Caspian185

By tour55 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS177 TOTAL

011989 Tour1989 · 23 sh23 021991 Winter/Spring Tour1991 · 21 sh21 031990 Tour1990 · 20 sh20 041992 Spring Tour1992 · 12 sh12 051993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 10 sh10 061991 Fall Tour1991 · 10 sh10 071988 Tour1988 · 10 sh10 081994 Spring Tour1994 · 4 sh4

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER THE SLOTHSWIPE →

28.33%Divided Sky17× →→26.67%Possum16× →→11.67%You Enjoy Myself7× →→11.67%Reba7× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE THE SLOTHSWIPE →

18.42%Fly Famous Mockingbird7× ←→18.42%All Things Reconsidered7× ←→15.79%Reba6× ←→15.79%Runaway Jim6× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Nectar'sBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG451

51 The FrontBURLINGTON, VT

PLAYSAVG750

50 The ParadiseBOSTON, MA

PLAYSAVG448

48 Alpine Valley Music TheatreEAST TROY, WI

PLAYSAVG445

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