How many times has Phish played What's the Use??

Phish has performed "What's the Use?" 75 times since July 4, 1999.

What is the longest version of What's the Use? by Phish?

The longest version of "What's the Use?" was 8:39 long, performed at Sphere in Las Vegas, NV on April 24, 2026.

When was the last time Phish played What's the Use??

Phish last played "What's the Use?" on April 24, 2026. The current gap is 4 shows.

When did Phish first play What's the Use??

"What's the Use?" debuted on July 4, 1999 at Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta, GA.

What songs does Phish commonly play with What's the Use??

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "What's the Use?" are: Down with Disease, Possum, Free, Twist, Weekapaug Groove.

← BACK·SONGS·What's the Use?

LIVE · 75 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

What's the Use?

75 performances since 1999, with 0 analyzed for jam quality. Average length 8:39.

DEBUT · 1999-07-04 · Atlanta·LAST · 2026-04-24 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 80 SHOWS

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

’26

BEST · —LONGEST · 8:39 · 2026-04-24SHORTEST · 8:39YEARS · 0

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN0 OF 75 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 0 plays—

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 0 plays—

v4.02021–present · 1 play—

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

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 1 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#01—SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-04-248:39

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS75

DEBUT1999

LAST2026

AVG LEN8:39

CHARTED0

GAP MAX80

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1999–2026 · 57 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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 MINUTE1 VERSIONS

MEDIAN · 8:30PEAK · 8–9m (1)RANGE · 8–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2026–2026

8:309:00

SHORTEST · 8:39 · 2026LONGEST · 8:39 · 2026

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

SET MIX & ROLE75 PLAYS

SET 1 · 23%SET 2 · 72%

SET 1 17SET 2 54SET 3 2ENCORE 2

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

51015

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY10 02Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO7 03Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia · MD4 04Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville · IN3 05Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA3 06SphereLas Vegas · NV2

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY17 02CO

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Down with Disease23 02Possum21 03Free20 04Twist19 05Weekapaug Groove18 06Chalk Dust Torture18 07Mike's Song17 08Back on the Train17 09Harry Hood17

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Everything's Right73 A Day in the Life

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN44 TOURS · 75 PLAYS · 74 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011999 Summer U.S. Tour55Jul 4, 1999·Jul 20, 1999 02Not Part of a Tour44Dec 29, 1999·Oct 26, 2024 032018 Summer Tour44Jul 18, 2018·Aug 31, 2018 042019 Summer Tour44Jun 22, 2019·Aug 30, 2019 052017 Summer Tour33Jul 14, 2017·Sep 2, 2017 062016 Fall Tour33Oct 15, 2016·Oct 31, 2016 072016 Summer Tour33Jun 29, 2016·Sep 3, 2016 082015 Summer33Aug 8, 2015·Aug 23, 2015 092021 Summer Tour32Aug 7, 2021·Aug 27, 2021 102022 Summer Tour33Jul 16, 2022·Sep 2, 2022

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 2059· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

What's the Use?

Phish original·debuted 07.04.99·Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta

75 PLAYS·0 ANALYZED·1 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

Year by year1 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1999–2026v3.2

'99'05'12'19'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

By era4 ERAS · 1 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions0 TOTAL

No versions yet

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS75across 4 eras

ANALYZED00% of all

AVG DURATION8:39duration

LONGEST8:3904.24.26 SPHERE

SHORTEST8:3904.24.26 SPHERE

LONGEST GAP80 SH.2003 → 2009

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT07.04.99ATLANTA

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1999–202675 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

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

MAX · 5 /MO·TOTAL · 75

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS73 PERFS

LONGEST · 80 SH.·MEDIAN · 8 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE1 VERSIONS

8m9m

MEDIAN · 8:30·PEAK · 8–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2026–2026

SHORT · 8:39 · 2026·LONG · 8:39 · 2026

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX75 PLAYS

S1 23%S2 72%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #5

#1#15

TRANSITION OUT75 PLAYS

19%80%

STOP · 14SEGUE · 60HARD · 1

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY17CO8NV4CA4IN4MD4

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN13

MON6

TUE6

WED11

THU2

FRI18

SAT19

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.9%

v2.02.9%

v3.08.2%

v4.09.8%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Down with Disease23 02Possum21 03Free20 04Twist19 05Weekapaug Groove18 06Chalk Dust Torture18

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Everything's Right73 A Day in the Life75 Magilla72 Nellie Kane76 When the Circus Comes76 Highway to Hell77 55571 Crosseyed and Painless71

By tour44 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS75 TOTAL

011999 Summer U.S. Tour1999 · 5 sh5 02Not Part of a Tour1999–2024 · 4 sh4 032018 Summer Tour2018 · 4 sh4 042019 Summer Tour2019 · 4 sh4 052017 Summer Tour2017 · 3 sh3 062016 Fall Tour2016 · 3 sh3 072016 Summer Tour2016 · 3 sh3 082015 Summer2015 · 3 sh3

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER WHAT'S THE USE?SWIPE →

17.65%Meatstick3× →→17.65%You Enjoy Myself3× →→17.65%Blaze On3× →→17.65%Down with Disease3× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE WHAT'S THE USE?SWIPE →

40%Down with Disease8× ←→15%Golden Age3× ←→15%Weekapaug Groove3× ←→10%Crosseyed and Painless2× ←→

SONG ●/songs/whats-the-useSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

FOUL DOMAIN/songs/whats-the-use · v3.2

FOUL DOMAIN · INDEPENDENT · NOT AFFILIATED WITH PHISH

Common questions

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