How many times has Phish played The Star-Spangled Banner?

Phish has performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" 27 times since October 17, 1996.

What is the longest version of The Star-Spangled Banner by Phish?

The longest version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" was 6:52 long, performed at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, NY on July 3, 2011.

When was the last time Phish played The Star-Spangled Banner?

Phish last played "The Star-Spangled Banner" on December 28, 2016. The current gap is 357 shows.

When did Phish first play The Star-Spangled Banner?

"The Star-Spangled Banner" debuted on October 17, 1996 at Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State University in State College, PA.

What songs does Phish commonly play with The Star-Spangled Banner?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "The Star-Spangled Banner" are: David Bowie, Down with Disease, Character Zero, Chalk Dust Torture, Ya Mar.

← BACK·SONGS·The Star-Spangled Banner

LIVE · 27 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · Francis Scott Key

The Star-Spangled Banner

27 performances since 1996, with 21 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 75 on 2011-07-03.

DEBUT · 1996-10-17 · State College·LAST · 2016-12-28 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 90 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1996–2016INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’96’00’05’10’15’16

BEST · 2011-07-03 · 75LONGEST · 6:52 · 2011-07-03SHORTEST · 1:28YEARS · 20

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN21 OF 27 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 11 plays61

v2.02002–2004 · 1 play49

v3.02009–2020 · 9 plays75

v4.02021–present · 0 plays—

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 21 · BY SCORE21 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0175#1 / 21Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, NY

2011-07-036:52

#0262#2 / 21Fenway ParkBoston, MA

2009-05-313:27

#0361#3 / 21CoreStates SpectrumPhiladelphia, PA

1996-12-283:16

#0459#4 / 21Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore ParkAlpharetta, GA

2010-07-041:48

#0559#5 / 21The Fox TheatreSt. Louis, MO

2009-06-161:44

#0658#6 / 21Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State UniversityState College, PA

1996-10-171:55

#0755#7 / 21Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA

1996-10-253:05

#0854#8 / 21Key ArenaSeattle, WA

1996-11-271:44

#0954#9 / 21Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

1996-10-211:53

#1054#10 / 21Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2016-12-282:00

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0154#10 / 21Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2016-12-282:00

#0247#17 / 21MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, NV

2014-11-011:47

#0352#12 / 21Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs, NY

2014-07-042:15

#0451#13 / 21Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh, NY

2012-07-041:35

#0575#1 / 21Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, NY

2011-07-036:52

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS27

DEBUT1996

LAST2016

AVG LEN2:15

CHARTED0

GAP MAX90

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1996–2016 · 19 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE21 VERSIONS

510155m

MEDIAN · 1:30PEAK · 1–2m (15)RANGE · 1–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1996–2016

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

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

SET MIX & ROLE27 PLAYS

SET 1 · 59%SET 2 · 26%ENCORE · 15%

SET 1 16SET 2 7ENCORE 4

S1 OPEN13

S1 CLOSE9

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE3

ENCORE3

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 1

51015

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2 02CoreStates SpectrumPhiladelphia · PA2 03CoreStates CenterPhiladelphia · PA2 04MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas · NV1 05Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY1 06Nikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh · NY1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY5 02PA

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01David Bowie9 02Down with Disease8 03Character Zero8 04Chalk Dust Torture7 05Ya Mar6 06Bouncing Around the Room6 07Theme from the Bottom6 08Reba6 09Stash6

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Lonely Trip27

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN14 TOURS · 27 PLAYS · 27 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011996 Fall Tour77Oct 17, 1996·Nov 27, 1996 02Not Part of a Tour77Nov 12, 1996·Jul 3, 2011 032009 Early Summer Tour22May 31, 2009·Jun 16, 2009 041999 Summer U.S. Tour11Jul 4, 1999 052000 Summer U.S. Tour11Jul 4, 2000 062003 Summer Tour11Jul 25, 2003 072010 Early Summer Tour11Jul 4, 2010 082010 Fall Tour11Oct 29, 2010 092012 Early Summer Tour11Jul 4, 2012 102014 Fall Tour11Nov 1, 2014

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1504· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

The Star-Spangled Banner

Cover of Francis Scott Key·debuted 10.17.96·Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State University, State College

27 PLAYS·21 ANALYZED·3 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

75BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 27

07.03.11Watkins Glen Internati

Watkins Glen, NY · 6:52

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Year by year11 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1996–2026v3.2

2011 · 75.3

'96'03'11'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20111 VERS · BEST 75.3

By era4 ERAS · 21 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS11

AVG · BEST49·61

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST49·49

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS9

AVG · BEST57·75

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions21 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.03.11 Watkins Glen Internati · Watkins Glen, NY

—6:5275 #02

05.31.09 Fenway Park · Boston, MA

—3:2762 #03

12.28.96 CoreStates Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA

—3:1661 #04

07.04.10 Verizon Wireless at En · Alpharetta, GA

—1:4859 #05

06.16.09 The Fox · St. Louis, MO

—1:4459 #06

10.17.96 Bryce Jordan , Penn St · State College, PA

—1:5558 #07

10.25.96 Hampton · Hampton, VA

—3:0555 #08

11.27.96 Key Arena · Seattle, WA

—1:4454 #09

10.21.96 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—1:5354 #10

12.28.16 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—2:0054

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS27across 3 eras

ANALYZED2178% of all

AVG DURATION2:15duration

LONGEST6:5207.03.11 WATKINS GLEN INTERNATI

SHORTEST1:2811.08.96 ASSEMBLY HALL, UNIVERS

LONGEST GAP90 SH.1999 → 2000

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT10.17.96STATE COLLEGE

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1996–201627 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16

MAX · 4 /MO·TOTAL · 27

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS26 PERFS

LONGEST · 90 SH.·MEDIAN · 19 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE21 VERSIONS

1m7m

MEDIAN · 1:30·PEAK · 1–2m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1996–2016

SHORT · 1:35 · 2012·LONG · 6:52 · 2011

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX27 PLAYS

S1 59%S2 26%ENCORE 15%

S1 OPEN13

S1 CLOSE9

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE3

ENCORE3

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#18

TRANSITION OUT27 PLAYS

48%52%

STOP · 13END · 14

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY5PA5NJ3GA3MO2NV1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · TUE

SUN5

MON2

TUE6

WED4

THU2

FRI5

SAT3

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.01.2%

v2.04.4%

v3.02.0%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01David Bowie9 02Down with Disease8 03Character Zero8 04Chalk Dust Torture7 05Ya Mar6 06Bouncing Around the Room6

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Lonely Trip27 Acoustic Army27 Soul Planet26 Donna Lee28 Army of One28 Free Bird28 Oblivion26 Dog Log29

By tour14 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS27 TOTAL

011996 Fall Tour1996 · 7 sh7 02Not Part of a Tour1996–2011 · 7 sh7 032009 Early Summer Tour2009 · 2 sh2 041999 Summer U.S. Tour1999 · 1 sh1 052000 Summer U.S. Tour2000 · 1 sh1 062003 Summer Tour2003 · 1 sh1 072010 Early Summer Tour2010 · 1 sh1 082010 Fall Tour2010 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNERSWIPE →

25%Fire2× →→25%Sample in a Jar2× →→12.5%David Bowie1× →→12.5%Farmhouse1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNERSWIPE →

16.67%Cavern1× ←→16.67%Character Zero1× ←→16.67%Down with Disease1× ←→16.67%Hold Your Head Up1× ←→

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

FOUL DOMAIN/songs/the-star-spangled- · v3.2

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Common questions

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