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Catalog scope

37,025

Tracks

2,012

Shows

1983–2026

Years

4,759

Hours of audio

Score formula

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Phish concert analytics, setlist data, and audio analysis across 40+ years of touring. Fan-built & not affiliated with Phish; audience recordings follow the official taping policy.

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37,025Tracks

2,012Shows

1983–26Years

4,759Hours · audio

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← BACK·SONGS·Thunderhead

LIVE · 7 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Thunderhead

7 performances since 2003, with 7 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 57 on 2003-02-25.

DEBUT · 2003-01-02 · Hampton·LAST · 2022-09-03 · Commerce City·LONGEST GAP · 562 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 2003–2022INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’03’05’10’15’20’22

BEST · 2003-02-25 · 57LONGEST · 8:60 · 2003-07-23SHORTEST · 4:34YEARS · 19

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN7 OF 7 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 0 plays—

v2.02002–2004 · 6 plays57

v3.02009–2020 · 0 plays—

v4.02021–present · 1 play40

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

TOP VERSIONS· 7 OF 7 · BY SCORE7 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0157#1 / 7First Union SpectrumPhiladelphia, PA

2003-02-255:37

#0255#2 / 7Verizon Wireless Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2003-07-238:60

#0353#3 / 7Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA

2003-01-027:02

#0453#4 / 7Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star LakeBurgettstown, PA

2003-07-297:27

#0550#5 / 7Pepsi ArenaAlbany, NY

2003-12-017:18

#0640#6 / 7Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2022-09-034:34

#0737#7 / 7Pepsi CenterDenver, CO

2003-02-185:48

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0140#6 / 7Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2022-09-034:34

#0250#5 / 7Pepsi ArenaAlbany, NY

2003-12-017:18

#0353#4 / 7Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star LakeBurgettstown, PA

2003-07-297:27

#0455#2 / 7Verizon Wireless Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2003-07-238:60

#0557#1 / 7First Union SpectrumPhiladelphia, PA

2003-02-255:37

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS7

DEBUT2003

LAST2022

AVG LEN6:41

CHARTED0

GAP MAX562

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH2003–2022 · 5 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE7 VERSIONS

1235m

MEDIAN · 7:30PEAK · 7–8m (3)RANGE · 4–10m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2003–2022

4:305:005:306:006:307:007:30’05’10’15’20

SHORTEST · · 2022

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

SET MIX & ROLE7 PLAYS

SET 1 · 14%SET 2 · 86%

SET 1 1SET 2 6

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 4

12246

TRANSITION OUT7 PLAYS

STOP · 29%SEGUE · 71%

STOP ( , ) 2SEGUE ( > )

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO1 02Pepsi ArenaAlbany · NY1 03Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star LakeBurgettstown · PA1 04Verizon Wireless Music CenterNoblesville · IN1 05First Union SpectrumPhiladelphia · PA1 06Pepsi CenterDenver · CO1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 5

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Stash4 02The Squirming Coil3 03Water in the Sky3 04Slave to the Traffic Light3 05Run Like an Antelope3 06Walls of the Cave3 07Sparkle2 08Also Sprach Zarathustra2 09Runaway Jim2

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN5 TOURS · 7 PLAYS · 7 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

012003 Summer Tour22Jul 23, 2003·Jul 29, 2003 022003 Winter Tour22Feb 18, 2003·Feb 25, 2003 032002/2003 Inverted NYE Run11Jan 2, 2003 042003 20th Anniversary Run11Dec 1, 2003 052022 Summer Tour11Sep 3, 2022

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

CHARTEDPEER-RECOGNIZED · 0

No charted versions

FOLLOWS WITHSEGUE / NEXT · TOP 4

Sparkle29% OF FOLLOW-UPS

2

Brother14% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Divided Sky14% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Run Like an Antelope14% OF FOLLOW-UPS

PRECEDED BYSETS UP · TOP 4

Limb By Limb29% OF LEAD-INS

2

Crosseyed and Painless14% OF LEAD-INS

1

Guyute14% OF LEAD-INS

1

Run Like an Antelope14% OF LEAD-INS

VENUESSTRONGEST AVG · TOP 0

No venue data

SONG ID · 2425· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Thunderhead

Phish original·debuted 01.02.03·Hampton Coliseum, Hampton

7 PLAYS·7 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

57BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 7

02.25.03First Union Spectrum

Philadelphia, PA · 5:37

Year by year2 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 2003–2026v3.2

2003 · 57.1

'03'08'14'20'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20036 VERS · BEST 57.1

By era4 ERAS · 7 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS6

AVG · BEST51·57

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST40·40

BEST VERSION→

Versions7 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

02.25.03 First Union Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA

07.23.03 Verizon Wireless Music · Noblesville, IN

01.02.03 Hampton · Hampton, VA

07.29.03 Post-Gazette at Star L · Burgettstown, PA

12.01.03 Pepsi Arena · Albany, NY

09.03.22 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

02.18.03 Pepsi · Denver, CO

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS7across 2 eras

ANALYZED7100% of all

AVG DURATION6:41duration

LONGEST8:6007.23.03 VERIZON WIRELESS MUSIC

SHORTEST4:3409.03.22 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS

LONGEST GAP562 SH.2003 → 2022

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT01.02.03HAMPTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 2003–20227 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'03'05'07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'22

MAX · 2 /MO·TOTAL · 7

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS6 PERFS

LONGEST · 562 SH.·MEDIAN · 7 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE7 VERSIONS

4m10m

MEDIAN · 7:30·PEAK · 7–8m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2003–2022

SHORT · 4:33 · 2022·LONG · 7:02 · 2003

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX7 PLAYS

S1 14%S2 86%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #4

#2#6

TRANSITION OUT7 PLAYS

29%71%

STOP · 2SEGUE · 5

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO1 02Pepsi ArenaAlbany · NY1 03Post-Gazette Pavilion at Star LakeBurgettstown · PA1 04Verizon Wireless Music CenterNoblesville · IN1 05First Union SpectrumPhiladelphia · PA1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 5

CO2PA2NY1IN1VA1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · TUE

SUN0

MON1

TUE3

WED1

THU1

FRI0

SAT1

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v2.08.8%

v4.00.4%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Stash4 02The Squirming Coil3 03Water in the Sky3 04Slave to the Traffic Light3 05Run Like an Antelope3 06Walls of the Cave3

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Home7 Access Me7 Big Leg Emma7 After Midnight7 Black-Eyed Katy7 Bye Bye Foot7 Communication Breakdown7 Low Rider7

By tour5 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS7 TOTAL

012003 Summer Tour2003 · 2 sh2 022003 Winter Tour2003 · 2 sh2 032002/2003 Inverted NYE Run2003 · 1 sh1 042003 20th Anniversary Run2003 · 1 sh1 052022 Summer Tour2022 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER THUNDERHEADSWIPE →

28.57%Sparkle2× →→14.29%Brother1× →→14.29%Divided Sky1× →→14.29%Run Like an Antelope1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE THUNDERHEADSWIPE →

28.57%Limb By Limb2× ←→14.29%Crosseyed and Painless1× ←→14.29%Guyute1× ←→14.29%Run Like an Antelope1× ←→

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FOUL DOMAIN/songs/thunderhead · v3.2

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TOTAL · 7 PLAYSMAX · 2 IN ONE MONTHLESSMORE

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN CONSECUTIVE PLAYSEACH DOT IS ONE PERFORMANCE · 6 TOTAL

150300450’05’10’15’20

LONGEST · 562 SHOWSMEDIAN · 7 SHOWSTYPICAL·FALLOW

4:33

LONGEST · 7:02 · 2003

5

2

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · TUE

SUN0

MON1

TUE3

WED1

THU1

FRI0

SAT1

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v2.08.8%(6/68)

v4.00.4%(1/244)

7

After Midnight7

Black-Eyed Katy7

Communication Breakdown7