How many times has Phish played Turtle in the Clouds?

Phish has performed "Turtle in the Clouds" 20 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 8:22 long, performed at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, WI on July 12, 2019.

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

Phish last played "Turtle in the Clouds" on July 13, 2025. The current gap is 36 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, Piper, Bathtub Gin, Tweezer, Ghost.

← BACK·SONGS·Turtle in the Clouds

LIVE · 20 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Turtle in the Clouds

20 performances since 2018, with 19 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 57 on 2019-07-12.

DEBUT · 2018-10-31 · Las Vegas·LAST · 2025-07-13 · North Charleston·LONGEST GAP · 50 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 2018–2025INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’18’20’25

BEST · 2019-07-12 · 57LONGEST · 8:22 · 2019-07-12SHORTEST · 6:28YEARS · 7

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN19 OF 20 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 0 plays—

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 10 plays57

v4.02021–present · 9 plays52

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 19 · BY SCORE19 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0157#1 / 19Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI

2019-07-128:22

#0256#2 / 19Barceló Maya BeachRiviera Maya, Quintana Roo

2019-02-226:45

#0355#3 / 19Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2020-02-217:53

#0453#4 / 19Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2019-09-017:13

#0553#5 / 19Dunkin' Donuts CenterProvidence, RI

2019-11-307:16

#0652#6 / 19Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsBethel, NY

2022-07-237:58

#0751#7 / 19North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2025-07-136:55

#0851#8 / 19Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2018-12-296:28

#0950#9 / 19Chaifetz Arena, Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO

2024-07-317:39

#1049#10 / 19MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, NV

2018-10-317:57

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0151#7 / 19North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC

2025-07-136:55

#0250#9 / 19Chaifetz Arena, Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO

2024-07-317:39

#0338#16 / 19Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2023-12-306:59

#0439#15 / 19The Pavilion at Star LakeBurgettstown, PA

2023-07-226:58

#0552#6 / 19Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsBethel, NY

2022-07-237:58

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS20

DEBUT2018

LAST2025

AVG LEN7:14

CHARTED0

GAP MAX50

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH2018–2025 · 18 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

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

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE19 VERSIONS

369

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

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2018–2025

6:307:007:308:00’20’25

SHORTEST · 6:55 · 2025LONGEST · 7:53 · 2020

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

SET MIX & ROLE20 PLAYS

SET 1 · 80%SET 2 · 10%ENCORE · 10%

SET 1 16SET 2 2ENCORE 2

S1 OPEN6

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN2

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 2

369124

TRANSITION OUT20 PLAYS

STOP · 95%

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 06North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston · SC1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY4 02

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Also Sprach Zarathustra7 02Piper6 03Bathtub Gin6 04Tweezer6 05Ghost6 06Wolfman's Brother5 07Tube5 08Fuego5 09Plasma5

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Satin Doll20 The Final Hurrah20

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN16 TOURS · 20 PLAYS · 20 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

20 PLAYS·19 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

57BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 20

07.12.19Alpine Valley Music

East Troy, WI · 8:22

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Year by year8 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 2018–2026v3.2

2019 · 57.1

'18'20'22'24'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20197 VERS · BEST 57.1

By era4 ERAS · 19 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 · BEST51·57

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS9

AVG · BEST42·52

BEST VERSION→

Versions19 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.12.19 Alpine Valley Music · East Troy, WI

—8:2257 #02

02.22.19 Barceló Maya Beach · Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo

—6:4556 #03

02.21.20 Moon Palace · Cancun, Quintana Roo

—7:5355 #04

09.01.19 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—7:1353 #05

11.30.19 Dunkin' Donuts · Providence, RI

—7:1653 #06

07.23.22 Bethel Woods for the A · Bethel, NY

—7:5852 #07

07.13.25 North Charleston · North Charleston, SC

—6:5551 #08

12.29.18 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—6:2851 #09

07.31.24 Chaifetz Arena, Saint · St. Louis, MO

—7:3950 #10

10.31.18 MGM Grand Garden Arena · Las Vegas, NV

—7:5749

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS20across 2 eras

ANALYZED1995% of all

AVG DURATION7:14duration

LONGEST8:2207.12.19 ALPINE VALLEY MUSIC

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 · 2018–202520 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'18'20'22'24'25

MAX · 2 /MO·TOTAL · 20

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS19 PERFS

LONGEST · 50 SH.·MEDIAN · 8 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE19 VERSIONS

6m9m

MEDIAN · 7:30·PEAK · 6–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2018–2025

SHORT · 6:55 · 2025·LONG · 7:53 · 2020

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX20 PLAYS

S1 80%

S1 OPEN6

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN2

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#4

TRANSITION OUT20 PLAYS

95%

STOP · 19SEGUE · 1

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY4MO2NV2CO2SC1PA1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN3

MON0

TUE1

WED4

THU0

FRI3

SAT9

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v3.02.2%

v4.04.1%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Also Sprach Zarathustra7 02Piper6 03Bathtub Gin6 04Tweezer6 05Ghost6 06Wolfman's Brother5

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Satin Doll20 The Final Hurrah20 Miss You20 No Quarter20 Light Up Or Leave Me Alone20 Fuck Your Face20 Life Saving Gun20 Your Pet Cat20

By tour16 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS20 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%Character Zero1× →→14.29%Gotta Jibboo1× →→14.29%Hey Stranger1× →→

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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