How many times has Phish played Train Song?

Phish has performed "Train Song" 60 times since July 21, 1996.

What is the longest version of Train Song by Phish?

The longest version of "Train Song" was 4:38 long, performed at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA on August 4, 2013.

When was the last time Phish played Train Song?

Phish last played "Train Song" on August 6, 2024. The current gap is 82 shows.

When did Phish first play Train Song?

"Train Song" debuted on July 21, 1996 at The Forum in Nüremberg.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Train Song?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Train Song" are: Character Zero, Harry Hood, Mike's Song, Chalk Dust Torture, You Enjoy Myself.

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LIVE · 60 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Train Song

60 performances since 1996, with 60 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 70 on 2013-08-04.

DEBUT · 1996-07-21 · Nüremberg·LAST · 2024-08-06 · Grand Rapids·LONGEST GAP · 123 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1996–2024INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’96’00’05’10’15’20’24

BEST · 2013-08-04 · 70LONGEST · 4:38 · 2013-08-04SHORTEST · 2:35YEARS · 28

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN60 OF 60 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 38 plays65

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 19 plays70

v4.02021–present · 3 plays54

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 60 · BY SCORE60 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0170#1 / 60Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco, CA

2013-08-044:38

#0265#2 / 60Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2016-01-022:51

#0365#3 / 60Lucerna TheatrePrague

1998-07-063:32

#0464#4 / 60Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2019-08-303:50

#0563#5 / 60Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2017-07-292:53

#0662#6 / 60Plattsburgh Air Force BasePlattsburgh, NY

1996-08-163:04

#0761#7 / 60LonghornStuttgart

1997-02-262:44

#0861#8 / 60McNichols ArenaDenver, CO

1997-11-173:38

#0960#9 / 60Empire Polo ClubIndio, CA

2009-11-012:58

#1059#10 / 60The ForumNüremberg

1996-07-213:18

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0149#47 / 60Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids, MI

2024-08-062:41

#0251#40 / 60Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2023-12-302:49

#0354#25 / 60Climate Pledge ArenaSeattle, WA

2023-04-153:18

#0456#14 / 60North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2019-12-072:51

#0564#4 / 60Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2019-08-303:50

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS60

DEBUT1996

LAST2024

AVG LEN3:02

CHARTED0

GAP MAX123

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1996–2024 · 39 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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 MINUTE59 VERSIONS

102030

MEDIAN · 2:30PEAK · 2–3m (34)RANGE · 2–5m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1996–2024

2:303:003:304:004:305:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE60 PLAYS

SET 1 · 82%SET 2 · 17%

SET 1 49SET 2 10ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 7

51013

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY6 02Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA3 03BB&T PavilionCamden · NJ2 04Pepsi ArenaAlbany · NY2 05Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids · MI1 06Climate Pledge ArenaSeattle · WA1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY13 02CA6

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Character Zero22 02Harry Hood18 03Mike's Song18 04Chalk Dust Torture18 05You Enjoy Myself17 06Sample in a Jar17 07Weekapaug Groove16 08Run Like an Antelope16 09Reba15

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Brother60

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN36 TOURS · 60 PLAYS · 60 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011996 Fall Tour1010Oct 16, 1996·Dec 4, 1996 021997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)55Nov 13, 1997·Dec 12, 1997 031999 Fall Tour33Sep 16, 1999·Oct 10, 1999 042009 Early Summer Tour33Jun 10, 2009·Jun 20, 2009 051996 Summer U.S. Tour33Aug 5, 1996·Aug 16, 1996 06Not Part of a Tour22Feb 26, 1997·Nov 1, 2009 071997 Summer U.S. Tour22Aug 14, 1997·Aug 16, 1997 081998 Summer European Tour22Jun 30, 1998·Jul 6, 1998 091999 Summer U.S. Tour22Jul 9, 1999·Jul 20, 1999 102019 Summer Tour22Jun 28, 2019·Aug 30, 2019

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1454· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Train Song

Phish original·debuted 07.21.96·The Forum, Nüremberg

60 PLAYS·60 ANALYZED·3 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

70BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 60

08.04.13Bill Graham Civic Audi

San Francisco, CA · 4:38

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Year by year16 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1996–2026v3.2

2013 · 69.9

'96'03'11'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20131 VERS · BEST 69.9

By era4 ERAS · 60 PLAYS

1.0 · 382.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS38

AVG · BEST52·65

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS19

AVG · BEST55·70

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS3

AVG · BEST51·54

BEST VERSION→

Versions60 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

08.04.13 Bill Graham Civic Audi · San Francisco, CA

—4:3870 #02

01.02.16 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—2:5165 #03

07.06.98 Lucerna · Prague

—3:3265 #04

08.30.19 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—3:5064 #05

07.29.17 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—2:5363 #06

08.16.96 Plattsburgh Air Force · Plattsburgh, NY

—3:0462 #07

02.26.97 Longhorn · Stuttgart

—2:4461 #08

11.17.97 McNichols Arena · Denver, CO

—3:3861 #09

11.01.09 Empire Polo Club · Indio, CA

—2:5860 #10

07.21.96 The Forum · Nüremberg

—3:1859

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS60across 3 eras

ANALYZED60100% of all

AVG DURATION3:02duration

LONGEST4:3808.04.13 BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDI

SHORTEST2:3508.13.10 VERIZON WIRELESS MUSIC

LONGEST GAP123 SH.2000 → 2009

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT07.21.96NÜREMBERG

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1996–202460 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24

MAX · 4 /MO·TOTAL · 60

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS59 PERFS

LONGEST · 123 SH.·MEDIAN · 8 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE59 VERSIONS

2m5m

MEDIAN · 2:30·PEAK · 2–3m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1996–2024

SHORT · 2:35 · 2010·LONG · 4:38 · 2013

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX60 PLAYS

S1 82%S2 17%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #7

#1#13

TRANSITION OUT60 PLAYS

78%22%

STOP · 47SEGUE · 13

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY6 02Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA3 03BB&T PavilionCamden · NJ2 04Pepsi ArenaAlbany · NY2 05Van Andel ArenaGrand Rapids · MI1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY13CA6CO3VA3MI2WA2

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · WED

SUN7

MON5

TUE9

WED12

THU5

FRI12

SAT10

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.03.1%

v3.04.2%

v4.01.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Character Zero22 02Harry Hood18 03Mike's Song18 04Chalk Dust Torture18 05You Enjoy Myself17 06Sample in a Jar17

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Brother60 Joy59 Waves58 Hello My Baby57 Lifeboy63 Beauty of My Dreams57 Axilla (Part II)64 Destiny Unbound56

By tour36 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS60 TOTAL

011996 Fall Tour1996 · 10 sh10 021997 Fall Tour (a.k.a. Phish Destroys America)1997 · 5 sh5 031999 Fall Tour1999 · 3 sh3 042009 Early Summer Tour2009 · 3 sh3 051996 Summer U.S. Tour1996 · 3 sh3 06Not Part of a Tour1997–2009 · 2 sh2 071997 Summer U.S. Tour1997 · 2 sh2 081998 Summer European Tour1998 · 2 sh2

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER TRAIN SONGSWIPE →

31.58%Billy Breathes6× →→15.79%Strange Design3× →→15.79%Horn3× →→15.79%Character Zero3× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE TRAIN SONGSWIPE →

23.81%Stash5× ←→23.81%Reba5× ←→23.81%Taste5× ←→9.52%Talk2× ←→

Top venues2 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG657

57 Hampton ColiseumHAMPTON, VA

PLAYSAVG355

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