How many times has Phish played Uncle Pen?

Phish has performed "Uncle Pen" 213 times since March 28, 1990.

What is the longest version of Uncle Pen by Phish?

The longest version of "Uncle Pen" was 6:00 long, performed at AmSouth Amphitheatre in Antioch, TN on June 22, 2000.

When was the last time Phish played Uncle Pen?

Phish last played "Uncle Pen" on August 5, 2017. The current gap is 333 shows.

When did Phish first play Uncle Pen?

"Uncle Pen" debuted on March 28, 1990 at Beta Theta Pi Frat House Party, Denison University in Granville, OH.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Uncle Pen?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Uncle Pen" are: Bouncing Around the Room, Mike's Song, Weekapaug Groove, Hold Your Head Up, You Enjoy Myself.

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LIVE · 213 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · Bill Monroe

Uncle Pen

213 performances since 1990, with 198 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 72 on 1990-04-06.

DEBUT · 1990-03-28 · Granville·LAST · 2017-08-05 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 146 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1990–2017INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’90’95’00’05’10’15’17

BEST · 1990-04-06 · 72LONGEST · 5:60 · 2000-06-22SHORTEST · 1:38YEARS · 27

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN198 OF 213 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 206 plays72

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 8 plays60

v4.02021–present · 0 plays—

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 198 · BY SCORE198 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0172#1 / 198El Dorado CaféCrested Butte, CO

1990-04-065:11

#0270#2 / 198J.J. McCabe'sBoulder, CO

1990-04-055:14

#0369#3 / 198Redbird Arena, Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL

1999-10-045:11

#0469#4 / 198The StingNew Britain, CT

1991-11-195:30

#0568#5 / 198The Cotton ClubAtlanta, GA

1990-06-014:60

#0665#6 / 198Quigley's, University of ColoradoBoulder, CO

1990-04-044:53

#0765#7 / 198The HauntIthaca, NY

1990-05-075:17

#0864#8 / 198Wendell Recording StudioWendell, MA

1990-06-175:18

#0963#9 / 198Armstrong Hall, Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, CO

1990-10-314:38

#1063#10 / 198AmSouth AmphitheatreAntioch, TN

2000-06-225:60

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0160#13 / 198Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2017-08-054:46

#0247#55 / 198Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WA

2016-07-165:11

#0359#16 / 198Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs, NY

2016-07-015:19

#0453#33 / 198Xcel Energy CenterSt. Paul, MN

2016-06-224:58

#0547#57 / 198Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2012-08-314:30

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS213

DEBUT1990

LAST2017

AVG LEN4:18

CHARTED0

GAP MAX146

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1990–2017 · 59 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE197 VERSIONS

751505m

MEDIAN · 4:30PEAK · 4–5m (152)RANGE · 1–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1990–2017

4:004:305:005:30

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

SET MIX & ROLE213 PLAYS

SET 1 · 55%SET 2 · 42%

SET 1 117SET 2 89ENCORE 7

S1 OPEN4

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE6

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

102030

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Warfield TheatreSan Francisco · CA3 02Roseland TheaterPortland · OR3 03Barrymore TheatreMadison · WI3 04Cat's CradleChapel Hill · NC3 05The Georgia TheatreAthens · GA3 06The InfernoSteamboat Springs · CO3

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY23 02CO22

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Bouncing Around the Room113 02Mike's Song95 03Weekapaug Groove94 04Hold Your Head Up92 05You Enjoy Myself89 06I Am Hydrogen85 07Cavern84 08Possum84 09Chalk Dust Torture82

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Piper212

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN34 TOURS · 213 PLAYS · 213 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011990 Tour5252Mar 28, 1990·Nov 26, 1990 021993 Winter/Spring Tour2727Feb 4, 1993·May 6, 1993 031992 Spring Tour2121Mar 12, 1992·May 12, 1992 041991 Fall Tour1515Oct 3, 1991·Dec 6, 1991 051991 Winter/Spring Tour1313Feb 4, 1991·Apr 26, 1991 061995 Fall Tour1111Sep 30, 1995·Dec 7, 1995 071992 Fall Tour88Nov 21, 1992·Dec 13, 1992 081994 Spring Tour88Apr 11, 1994·May 25, 1994 091992 Summer U.S. Tour66Jul 12, 1992·Aug 30, 1992 101993 Summer Tour66Jul 18, 1993·Aug 24, 1993

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 519· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Uncle Pen

Cover of Bill Monroe·debuted 03.28.90·Beta Theta Pi Frat House Party, Denison University, Granville

213 PLAYS·198 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · COMMON

72BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 213

04.06.90El Dorado Café

Crested Butte, CO · 5:11

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Year by year15 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1990–2026v3.2

1990 · 71.8

'90'99'08'17'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 199052 VERS · BEST 71.8

By era4 ERAS · 214 PLAYS

1.0 · 2062.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS206

AVG · BEST42·72

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS8

AVG · BEST52·60

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions198 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

04.06.90 El Dorado Café · Crested Butte, CO

—5:1172 #02

04.05.90 J.J. McCabe's · Boulder, CO

—5:1470 #03

10.04.99 Redbird Arena, Illinoi · Normal, IL

—5:1169 #04

11.19.91 The Sting · New Britain, CT

—5:3069 #05

06.01.90 The Cotton Club · Atlanta, GA

—4:6068 #06

04.04.90 Quigley's, University · Boulder, CO

—4:5365 #07

05.07.90 The Haunt · Ithaca, NY

—5:1765 #08

06.17.90 Wendell Recording Stud · Wendell, MA

—5:1864 #09

10.31.90 Armstrong Hall, Colora · Colorado Springs, CO

—4:3863 #10

06.22.00 AmSouth · Antioch, TN

—5:6063

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS213across 2 eras

ANALYZED19893% of all

AVG DURATION4:18duration

LONGEST5:6006.22.00 AMSOUTH

SHORTEST1:3804.08.90 FLY ME TO THE MOON SAL

LONGEST GAP146 SH.1997 → 1999

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT03.28.90GRANVILLE

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1990–2017213 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'90'92'94'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'17

MAX · 14 /MO·TOTAL · 213

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS212 PERFS

LONGEST · 146 SH.·MEDIAN · 3 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE197 VERSIONS

1m7m

MEDIAN · 4:30·PEAK · 4–5m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1990–2017

SHORT · 4:01 · 1993·LONG · 5:09 · 2016

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX213 PLAYS

S1 55%S2 42%

S1 OPEN4

S1 CLOSE1

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE6

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #4

#1#19

TRANSITION OUT213 PLAYS

95%

STOP · 203END · 3SEGUE · 7

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Warfield TheatreSan Francisco · CA3 02Roseland TheaterPortland · OR3 03Barrymore TheatreMadison · WI3 04Cat's CradleChapel Hill · NC3 05The Georgia TheatreAthens · GA3

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY23CO22CA17MA10OH9VT8

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · THU

SUN30

MON16

TUE27

WED21

THU46

FRI34

SAT39

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.016.5%

v3.01.8%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Bouncing Around the Room113 02Mike's Song95 03Weekapaug Groove94 04Hold Your Head Up92 05You Enjoy Myself89 06I Am Hydrogen85

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Piper212 The Moma Dance215 The Landlady216 Guelah Papyrus210 Simple210 Rocky Top207 The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony220 Lawn Boy222

By tour34 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS213 TOTAL

011990 Tour1990 · 52 sh52 021993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 27 sh27 031992 Spring Tour1992 · 21 sh21 041991 Fall Tour1991 · 15 sh15 051991 Winter/Spring Tour1991 · 13 sh13 061995 Fall Tour1995 · 11 sh11 071992 Fall Tour1992 · 8 sh8 081994 Spring Tour1994 · 8 sh8

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER UNCLE PENSWIPE →

27.27%Stash18× →→19.7%Cavern13× →→15.15%Big Ball Jam10× →→15.15%Tweezer10× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE UNCLE PENSWIPE →

23.91%Bouncing Around the Room11× ←→17.39%Suzy Greenberg8× ←→15.22%You Enjoy Myself7× ←→15.22%Horn7× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Cat's CradleCHAPEL HILL, NC

PLAYSAVG352

52 The InfernoSTEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO

PLAYSAVG345

45 Barrymore TheatreMADISON, WI

PLAYSAVG342

42 Warfield TheatreSAN FRANCISCO, CA

PLAYSAVG341

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