How many times has Phish played Turtle in the Clouds?

Phish has performed "Turtle in the Clouds" 21 times since October 31, 2018.

What is the longest version of Turtle in the Clouds by Phish?

The longest version of "Turtle in the Clouds" was 12:08 long, performed at Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview in Syracuse, NY on July 21, 2026.

When was the last time Phish played Turtle in the Clouds?

Phish last played "Turtle in the Clouds" on July 21, 2026. The current gap is 7 shows.

When did Phish first play Turtle in the Clouds?

"Turtle in the Clouds" debuted on October 31, 2018 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Turtle in the Clouds?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Turtle in the Clouds" are: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Ghost, Piper, Bathtub Gin, Tweezer.

← BACK·SONGS·Turtle in the Clouds

LIVE · 21 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Turtle in the Clouds

21 performances since 2018, with 20 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 71 on 2026-07-21.

DEBUT · 2018-10-31 · Las Vegas·LAST · 2026-07-21 · Syracuse·LONGEST GAP · 50 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 2018–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’18’20’25’26

BEST · 2026-07-21 · 71LONGEST · 12:08 · 2026-07-21SHORTEST · 6:28YEARS · 8

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN20 OF 21 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 0 plays—

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 10 plays56

v4.02021–present · 10 plays71

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 20 · BY SCORE20 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0171#1 / 20Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at LakeviewSyracuse, NY

2026-07-2112:08

#0256#2 / 20Barceló Maya BeachRiviera Maya, Quintana Roo

2019-02-226:45

#0353#3 / 20Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2019-09-017:13

#0453#4 / 20Dunkin' Donuts CenterProvidence, RI

2019-11-307:16

#0551#5 / 20Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2018-12-296:28

#0650#6 / 20Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2020-02-217:53

#0749#7 / 20Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI

2019-07-128:22

#0847#8 / 20Chaifetz Arena, Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO

2024-07-317:39

#0947#9 / 20Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsBethel, NY

2022-07-237:58

#1046#10 / 20Darling's Waterfront PavilionBangor, ME

2019-06-266:53

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0171#1 / 20Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at LakeviewSyracuse, NY

2026-07-2112:08

#0232#20 / 20North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2025-07-136:55

#0347#8 / 20Chaifetz Arena, Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO

2024-07-317:39

#0439#16 / 20Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2023-12-306:59

#0540#15 / 20The Pavilion at Star LakeBurgettstown, PA

2023-07-226:58

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS21

DEBUT2018

LAST2026

AVG LEN7:29

CHARTED0

GAP MAX50

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH2018–2026 · 19 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE20 VERSIONS

36910m

MEDIAN · 7:30PEAK · 6–7m (9)RANGE · 6–13m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2018–2026

7:008:009:0010:0011:0012:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE21 PLAYS

SET 1 · 81%SET 2 · 10%ENCORE · 10%

SET 1 17SET 2 2ENCORE 2

S1 OPEN7

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN2

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 2

369124

TRANSITION OUT21 PLAYS

STOP · 90%SEGUE · 10%

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02Chaifetz Arena, Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis · MO2 03MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas · NV2 04Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO2 05Barceló Maya BeachRiviera Maya, Quintana Roo2 06Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at LakeviewSyracuse · NY1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY5

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Also Sprach Zarathustra8 02Ghost7 03Piper6 04Bathtub Gin6 05Tweezer6 06Sand6 07Fuego5 08Set Your Soul Free5 09Tube5

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Flat Fee21 No Quarter21 Life Saving Gun

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN17 TOURS · 21 PLAYS · 21 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

012019 Summer Tour44Jun 11, 2019·Sep 1, 2019 022021 Summer Tour22Jul 31, 2021·Sep 4, 2021 032019 Fall Tour11Nov 30, 2019 042019 Mexico11Feb 22, 2019 052019 NYE Run11Dec 29, 2019 062020 Mexico11Feb 21, 2020 072021 Fall Tour11Oct 30, 2021 082022 Spring Tour11Jun 4, 2022 092022 Summer Tour11Jul 23, 2022 102023 NYE Run11Dec 30, 2023

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 4993· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Turtle in the Clouds

Phish original·debuted 10.31.18·MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas

21 PLAYS·20 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

71BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 21

07.21.26Empower Federal Credit

Syracuse, NY · 12:08

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Year by year9 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 2018–2026v3.2

2026 · 71.1

'18'20'22'24'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20261 VERS · BEST 71.1

By era4 ERAS · 20 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS10

AVG · BEST49·56

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS10

AVG · BEST43·71

BEST VERSION→

Versions20 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.21.26 Empower Federal Credit · Syracuse, NY

—12:0871 #02

02.22.19 Barceló Maya Beach · Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo

—6:4556 #03

09.01.19 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—7:1353 #04

11.30.19 Dunkin' Donuts · Providence, RI

—7:1653 #05

12.29.18 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—6:2851 #06

02.21.20 Moon Palace · Cancun, Quintana Roo

—7:5350 #07

07.12.19 Alpine Valley Music · East Troy, WI

—8:2249 #08

07.31.24 Chaifetz Arena, Saint · St. Louis, MO

—7:3947 #09

07.23.22 Bethel Woods for the A · Bethel, NY

—7:5847 #10

06.26.19 Darling's Waterfront · Bangor, ME

—6:5346

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS21across 2 eras

ANALYZED2095% of all

AVG DURATION7:29duration

LONGEST12:0807.21.26 EMPOWER FEDERAL CREDIT

SHORTEST6:2812.29.18 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

LONGEST GAP50 SH.2024 → 2025

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT10.31.18LAS VEGAS

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 2018–202621 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'18'20'22'24'26

MAX · 2 /MO·TOTAL · 21

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS20 PERFS

LONGEST · 50 SH.·MEDIAN · 9 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE20 VERSIONS

6m13m

MEDIAN · 7:30·PEAK · 6–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2018–2026

SHORT · 6:55 · 2025·LONG · 12:08 · 2026

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX21 PLAYS

S1 81%

S1 OPEN7

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN2

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#4

TRANSITION OUT21 PLAYS

90%

STOP · 19SEGUE · 2

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY5MO2NV2CO2SC1PA1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN3

MON0

TUE2

WED4

THU0

FRI3

SAT9

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v3.02.2%

v4.04.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Also Sprach Zarathustra8 02Ghost7 03Piper6 04Bathtub Gin6 05Tweezer6 06Sand6

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Flat Fee21 No Quarter21 Life Saving Gun22 Dave's Energy Guide22 Happy Birthday to You22 Leaves20 Eliza22 Fuck Your Face20

By tour17 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS21 TOTAL

012019 Summer Tour2019 · 4 sh4 022021 Summer Tour2021 · 2 sh2 032019 Fall Tour2019 · 1 sh1 042019 Mexico2019 · 1 sh1 052019 NYE Run2019 · 1 sh1 062020 Mexico2020 · 1 sh1 072021 Fall Tour2021 · 1 sh1 082022 Spring Tour2022 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER TURTLE IN THE CLOUDSSWIPE →

28.57%Undermind2× →→14.29%Bug1× →→14.29%Character Zero1× →→14.29%Gotta Jibboo1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE TURTLE IN THE CLOUDSSWIPE →

16.67%Alumni Blues1× ←→16.67%Blaze On1× ←→16.67%Evening Song1× ←→16.67%Everything's Right1× ←→

Top venues1 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG345

SONG ●/songs/turtle-in-the-cloudsSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

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Common questions

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