How many times has Phish played Water in the Sky?

Phish has performed "Water in the Sky" 90 times since June 6, 1997.

What is the longest version of Water in the Sky by Phish?

The longest version of "Water in the Sky" was 7:47 long, performed at Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA on July 12, 2003.

When was the last time Phish played Water in the Sky?

Phish last played "Water in the Sky" on January 30, 2026. The current gap is 10 shows.

When did Phish first play Water in the Sky?

"Water in the Sky" debuted on June 6, 1997 at Brad Sands's and Pete Carini's House in Charlotte, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Water in the Sky?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Water in the Sky" are: Chalk Dust Torture, Harry Hood, Ghost, Character Zero, Limb By Limb.

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LIVE · 90 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Water in the Sky

90 performances since 1997, with 89 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 88 on 2025-06-24.

DEBUT · 1997-06-06 · Charlotte·LAST · 2026-01-30 · Cancun, Quintana Roo·LONGEST GAP · 139 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1997–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’97’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2025-06-24 · 88LONGEST · 7:47 · 2003-07-12SHORTEST · 2:33YEARS · 29

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN89 OF 90 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 39 plays82

v2.02002–2004 · 10 plays69

v3.02009–2020 · 35 plays80

v4.02021–present · 5 plays88

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 89 · BY SCORE89 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0188#1 / 89Petersen Events CenterPittsburgh, PA · #1

2025-06-245:56

#0282#2 / 89E CentreCamden, NJ · #3

1999-07-105:57

#0380#3 / 89Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2026-01-304:18

#0480#4 / 89Madison Square GardenNew York, NY · #2

2017-07-294:48

#0569#5 / 89Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WA

2003-07-127:47

#0662#6 / 89Austin360 AmphitheaterDel Valle, TX

2015-07-283:00

#0760#7 / 89Brad Sands's and Pete Carini's HouseCharlotte, VT

1997-06-063:46

#0860#8 / 89Ventura County FairgroundsVentura, CA

1997-07-304:05

#0959#9 / 89DyrskuepladsenRinge, Fyn

1998-07-032:46

#1058#10 / 89CSU Convocation CenterCleveland, OH

1998-11-133:39

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0180#3 / 89Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo

2026-01-304:18

#0288#1 / 89Petersen Events CenterPittsburgh, PA · #1

2025-06-245:56

#0340#58 / 89William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA

2023-04-194:16

#0456#12 / 89Xfinity CenterMansfield, MA

2022-07-154:42

#0534#75 / 89Ascend AmphitheaterNashville, TN

2021-08-043:28

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS90

DEBUT1997

LAST2026

AVG LEN3:57

CHARTED3

GAP MAX139

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1997–2026 · 54 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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 MINUTE88 VERSIONS

102030405m

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (45)RANGE · 2–8m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1997–2026

2:303:003:304:004:305:005:306:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE90 PLAYS

SET 1 · 91%SET 2 · 8%

SET 1 82SET 2 7ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN4

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

5101

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01American Airlines ArenaMiami · FL3 02Hampton ColiseumHampton · VA3 03Petersen Events CenterPittsburgh · PA2 04Madison Square GardenNew York · NY2 05Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY2 06Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore ParkAlpharetta · GA2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01CA9 02

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Chalk Dust Torture28 02Harry Hood28 03Ghost27 04Character Zero25 05Limb By Limb25 06The Moma Dance24 07Stash24 08Wolfman's Brother23 09Tweezer Reprise22

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Cars Trucks Buses89

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN47 TOURS · 90 PLAYS · 89 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011997 Summer U.S. Tour99Jul 22, 1997·Aug 17, 1997 02Not Part of a Tour76Jun 6, 1997·Nov 1, 2009 031998 Summer U.S. Tour55Jul 15, 1998·Aug 15, 1998 041997 Summer European Tour55Jun 13, 1997·Jul 2, 1997 051999 Summer U.S. Tour44Jul 1, 1999·Jul 18, 1999 062016 Summer Tour33Jun 22, 2016·Jul 23, 2016 072010 Early Summer Tour33Jun 12, 2010·Jul 1, 2010 081998 Summer European Tour33Jun 30, 1998·Jul 5, 1998 092013 Summer Tour33Jul 12, 2013·Jul 21, 2013 102003 Summer Tour33Jul 12, 2003·Jul 31, 2003

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1674· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Water in the Sky

Phish original·debuted 06.06.97·Brad Sands's and Pete Carini's House, Charlotte

90 PLAYS·89 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

88BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 90

06.24.25Petersen Events

Pittsburgh, PA · 5:56

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Year by year22 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1997–2026v3.2

2025 · 88.1

'97'04'11'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20251 VERS · BEST 88.1

By era4 ERAS · 89 PLAYS

1.0 · 392.03.0 · 354.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS39

AVG · BEST47·82

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS10

AVG · BEST45·69

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS35

AVG · BEST42·80

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS5

AVG · BEST60·88

BEST VERSION→

Versions89 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

06.24.25 Petersen Events · Pittsburgh, PACHARTED

—5:5688 #02

07.10.99 E · Camden, NJCHARTED

—5:5782 #03

01.30.26 Moon Palace · Cancun, Quintana Roo

—4:1880 #04

07.29.17 Madison Square Garden · New York, NYCHARTED

—4:4880 #05

07.12.03 Gorge · George, WA

—7:4769 #06

07.28.15 Austin360 · Del Valle, TX

—3:0062 #07

06.06.97 Brad Sands's and Pete · Charlotte, VT

—3:4660 #08

07.30.97 Ventura County Fairgro · Ventura, CA

—4:0560 #09

07.03.98 Dyrskuepladsen · Ringe, Fyn

—2:4659 #10

11.13.98 CSU Convocation · Cleveland, OH

—3:3958

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS90across 4 eras

ANALYZED8999% of all

AVG DURATION3:573 charted

LONGEST7:4707.12.03 GORGE

SHORTEST2:3307.05.98 LUCERNA

LONGEST GAP139 SH.2022 → 2025

JAM CHART3CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT06.06.97CHARLOTTE

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1997–202690 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'97'99'01'03'05'07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25'26

MAX · 6 /MO·TOTAL · 90

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS88 PERFS

LONGEST · 139 SH.·MEDIAN · 7 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE88 VERSIONS

2m8m

MEDIAN · 3:30·PEAK · 3–4m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1997–2026

SHORT · 3:00 · 2016·LONG · 5:56 · 2025

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX90 PLAYS

S1 91%

S1 OPEN4

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE1

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #4

#1#14

TRANSITION OUT90 PLAYS

73%27%

STOP · 66SEGUE · 24

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

CA9NY9PA4MA4ME4IL4

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN13

MON7

TUE12

WED11

THU12

FRI21

SAT14

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.03.1%

v2.014.7%

v3.08.0%

v4.01.6%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Chalk Dust Torture28 02Harry Hood28 03Ghost27 04Character Zero25 05Limb By Limb25 06The Moma Dance24

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Cars Trucks Buses89 Peaches en Regalia89 Golden Age89 Ginseng Sullivan87 No Men In No Man's Land87 Paul and Silas92 Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley86 The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday86

By tour47 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS90 TOTAL

011997 Summer U.S. Tour1997 · 9 sh9 02Not Part of a Tour1997–2009 · 6 sh7 031998 Summer U.S. Tour1998 · 5 sh5 041997 Summer European Tour1997 · 5 sh5 051999 Summer U.S. Tour1999 · 4 sh4 062016 Summer Tour2016 · 3 sh3 072010 Early Summer Tour2010 · 3 sh3 081998 Summer European Tour1998 · 3 sh3

Charted appearances3 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

06.24.25·Petersen Events · Pittsburgh

The band, as if making up for not playing the song in 134 shows, delivers a choice version. Joyous soloing from Trey and Page intertwine beautifully, turning the Petersen into a windswept cathedral of…

→CHRT#2

07.29.17·Madison Square Garden · New York

Unusual, up-tempo version, reflects the studio recording, but with a twist: Page's "synthesized" solo. Accompanied by beautiful play from Trey, Page creates a warm wave ethereal and gorgeous, before o…

→CHRT#3

07.10.99·E · Camden

High octave and soaring soloing by Trey in this fantastic version.

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