How many times has Phish played Waste?

Phish has performed "Waste" 112 times since June 6, 1996.

What is the longest version of Waste by Phish?

The longest version of "Waste" was 11:56 long, performed at First Union Spectrum in Philadelphia, PA on December 10, 1999.

When was the last time Phish played Waste?

Phish last played "Waste" on July 29, 2026. The current gap is 2 shows.

When did Phish first play Waste?

"Waste" debuted on June 6, 1996 at Joyous Lake in Woodstock, NY.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Waste?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Waste" are: Chalk Dust Torture, Down with Disease, Sample in a Jar, Run Like an Antelope, Also Sprach Zarathustra.

← BACK·SONGS·Waste

LIVE · 112 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Waste

112 performances since 1996, with 111 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 84 on 2026-07-29.

DEBUT · 1996-06-06 · Woodstock·LAST · 2026-07-29 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 55 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1996–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’96’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2026-07-29 · 84LONGEST · 11:56 · 1999-12-10SHORTEST · 4:32YEARS · 30

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN111 OF 112 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 48 plays79

v2.02002–2004 · 6 plays65

v3.02009–2020 · 34 plays61

v4.02021–present · 24 plays84

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 111 · BY SCORE111 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0184#1 / 111Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-297:15

#0279#2 / 111Naeba Ski ResortNiigata

1999-07-308:49

#0373#3 / 111Joyous LakeWoodstock, NY

1996-06-068:09

#0467#4 / 111Kohl CenterMadison, WI

2026-07-085:43

#0566#5 / 111The S.F.X. CentreDublin

1997-06-148:10

#0665#6 / 111Coors AmphitheatreChula Vista, CA

2003-07-088:26

#0765#7 / 111Boise State University PavilionBoise, ID

1999-09-147:12

#0862#8 / 111Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2025-12-315:38

#0962#9 / 111First Union SpectrumPhiladelphia, PA

1999-12-1011:56

#1061#10 / 111Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2017-09-035:28

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0184#1 / 111Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-297:15

#0267#4 / 111Kohl CenterMadison, WI

2026-07-085:43

#0360#11 / 111SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-185:51

#0462#8 / 111Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2025-12-315:38

#0559#17 / 111Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA

2025-09-195:38

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS112

DEBUT1996

LAST2026

AVG LEN6:02

CHARTED0

GAP MAX55

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1996–2026 · 74 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE108 VERSIONS

1020304050605m10m

MEDIAN · 5:30PEAK · 5–6m (69)RANGE · 4–12m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1996–2026

5:005:306:006:307:007:308:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE112 PLAYS

SET 1 · 23%SET 2 · 52%ENCORE · 24%

SET 1 26SET 2 58SET 3 1ENCORE 27

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE2

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE4

ENCORE30

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

5101520

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY7 02Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo3 03Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI3 04Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO3 05Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA3 06Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY19 02PA

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Chalk Dust Torture44 02Down with Disease30 03Sample in a Jar28 04Run Like an Antelope27 05Also Sprach Zarathustra26 06Character Zero25 07David Bowie24 08Cavern24 09Twist24

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Cities112

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN62 TOURS · 112 PLAYS · 112 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011996 Fall Tour1111Oct 16, 1996·Nov 29, 1996 021997 Winter European Tour77Feb 13, 1997·Mar 2, 1997 03Not Part of a Tour55Jun 6, 1996·Oct 27, 2024 042019 Summer Tour44Jun 12, 2019·Sep 1, 2019 051999 Fall Tour33Sep 14, 1999·Oct 2, 1999 062021 Summer Tour33Aug 1, 2021·Sep 3, 2021 071997 Summer European Tour33Jun 14, 1997·Jul 6, 1997 081998 Summer U.S. Tour33Jul 17, 1998·Aug 9, 1998 092022 Summer Tour33Jul 20, 2022·Aug 14, 2022 101996 Summer U.S. Tour33Aug 5, 1996·Aug 16, 1996

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1403· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Waste

Phish original·debuted 06.06.96·Joyous Lake, Woodstock

112 PLAYS·111 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

84BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 112

07.29.26Madison Square Garden

New York, NY · 7:15

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Year by year25 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1996–2026v3.2

2026 · 83.9

'96'03'11'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20263 VERS · BEST 83.9

By era4 ERAS · 112 PLAYS

1.0 · 482.03.0 · 344.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS48

AVG · BEST48·79

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS6

AVG · BEST56·65

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS34

AVG · BEST48·61

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS24

AVG · BEST50·84

BEST VERSION→

Versions111 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

07.29.26 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—7:1584 #02

07.30.99 Naeba Ski Resort · Niigata

—8:4979 #03

06.06.96 Joyous Lake · Woodstock, NY

—8:0973 #04

07.08.26 Kohl · Madison, WI

—5:4367 #05

06.14.97 The S.F.X. · Dublin

—8:1066 #06

07.08.03 Coors · Chula Vista, CA

—8:2665 #07

09.14.99 Boise State University · Boise, ID

—7:1265 #08

12.31.25 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

—5:3862 #09

12.10.99 First Union Spectrum · Philadelphia, PA

—11:5662 #10

09.03.17 Dick's Sporting Goods · Commerce City, CO

—5:2861

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS112across 4 eras

ANALYZED11199% of all

AVG DURATION6:02duration

LONGEST11:5612.10.99 FIRST UNION SPECTRUM

SHORTEST4:3202.26.97 LONGHORN

LONGEST GAP55 SH.2016 → 2017

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT06.06.96WOODSTOCK

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1996–2026112 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24'26

MAX · 7 /MO·TOTAL · 112

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS111 PERFS

LONGEST · 55 SH.·MEDIAN · 8 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE108 VERSIONS

4m12m

MEDIAN · 5:30·PEAK · 5–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1996–2026

SHORT · 5:09 · 2013·LONG · 7:47 · 1999

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX112 PLAYS

S1 23%S2 52%ENCORE 24%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE2

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE4

ENCORE30

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#12

TRANSITION OUT112 PLAYS

39%46%

STOP · 44END · 14SEGUE · 52HARD · 2

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY19PA6CA5CO5WI4VA4

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN20

MON7

TUE14

WED20

THU8

FRI22

SAT21

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.03.9%

v2.08.8%

v3.07.3%

v4.09.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Chalk Dust Torture44 02Down with Disease30 03Sample in a Jar28 04Run Like an Antelope27 05Also Sprach Zarathustra26 06Character Zero25

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Cities112 Timber (Jerry the Mule)111 Wading in the Velvet Sea113 Axilla114 The Mango Song110 Amazing Grace110 Makisupa Policeman109 Alumni Blues115

By tour62 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS112 TOTAL

011996 Fall Tour1996 · 11 sh11 021997 Winter European Tour1997 · 7 sh7 03Not Part of a Tour1996–2024 · 5 sh5 042019 Summer Tour2019 · 4 sh4 051999 Fall Tour1999 · 3 sh3 062021 Summer Tour2021 · 3 sh3 071997 Summer European Tour1997 · 3 sh3 081998 Summer U.S. Tour1998 · 3 sh3

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER WASTESWIPE →

23.81%Chalk Dust Torture5× →→19.05%First Tube4× →→14.29%David Bowie3× →→14.29%Cavern3× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE WASTESWIPE →

27.27%Stash6× ←→18.18%Free4× ←→13.64%Maze3× ←→13.64%Carini3× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCOMMERCE CITY, CO

PLAYSAVG355

55 Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG752

52 Gorge AmphitheatreGEORGE, WA

PLAYSAVG350

50 Moon PalaceCANCUN, QUINTANA ROO

PLAYSAVG344

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