How many times has Phish played While My Guitar Gently Weeps?

Phish has performed "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" 38 times since October 31, 1994.

What is the longest version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps by Phish?

The longest version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" was 10:26 long, performed at Loring Commerce Centre in Limestone, ME on August 16, 1998.

When was the last time Phish played While My Guitar Gently Weeps?

Phish last played "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" on July 19, 2025. The current gap is 50 shows.

When did Phish first play While My Guitar Gently Weeps?

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" debuted on October 31, 1994 at Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, NY.

What songs does Phish commonly play with While My Guitar Gently Weeps?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" are: Scent of a Mule, Sample in a Jar, Tweezer Reprise, Cavern, AC/DC Bag.

← BACK·SONGS·While My Guitar Gently Weeps

LIVE · 38 PERFORMANCES

Phish cover · The Beatles

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

38 performances since 1994, with 38 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 58 on 2000-10-05.

DEBUT · 1994-10-31 · Glens Falls·LAST · 2025-07-19 · Chicago·LONGEST GAP · 240 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1994–2025INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’94’95’00’05’10’15’20’25

BEST · 2000-10-05 · 58LONGEST · 10:26 · 1998-08-16SHORTEST · 5:38YEARS · 31

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN38 OF 38 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 25 plays58

v2.02002–2004 · 1 play52

v3.02009–2020 · 9 plays55

v4.02021–present · 3 plays46

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 38 · BY SCORE38 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0158#1 / 38Verizon Wireless AmphitheaterIrvine, CA

2000-10-058:14

#0258#2 / 38Loring Commerce CentreLimestone, ME

1998-08-1610:26

#0355#3 / 38Oak Mountain AmphitheatrePelham, AL

2012-08-247:04

#0452#4 / 38American Airlines ArenaMiami, FL

2003-12-307:42

#0550#5 / 38Target CenterMinneapolis, MN

1999-10-026:34

#0649#6 / 38The Fox TheatreSt. Louis, MO

2009-06-167:48

#0748#7 / 38Polaris AmphitheaterColumbus, OH

2000-07-158:39

#0848#8 / 38Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls, NY

1994-10-315:60

#0947#9 / 38Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI

2010-08-156:35

#1046#10 / 38E CentreCamden, NJ

1999-07-106:02

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0146#11 / 38United CenterChicago, IL

2025-07-196:38

#0229#36 / 38Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2023-08-046:37

#0333#28 / 38Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2022-06-057:32

#0441#15 / 38Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2019-12-297:08

#0532#32 / 38Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls, NY

2013-10-237:12

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS38

DEBUT1994

LAST2025

AVG LEN6:54

CHARTED0

GAP MAX240

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1994–2025 · 30 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE38 VERSIONS

51015205m10m

MEDIAN · 6:30PEAK · 6–7m (22)RANGE · 5–11m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1994–2025

6:006:307:007:308:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE38 PLAYS

SET 1 · 29%SET 2 · 24%ENCORE · 45%

SET 1 11SET 2 9SET 3 1ENCORE 17

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE9

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE3

ENCORE26

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 3

510

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls · NY2 03United CenterChicago · IL1 04Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville · IN1 05Hollywood BowlHollywood · CA1 06Oak Mountain AmphitheatrePelham · AL1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY7 02CA

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Scent of a Mule14 02Sample in a Jar10 03Tweezer Reprise10 04Cavern10 05AC/DC Bag10 06Also Sprach Zarathustra10 07Run Like an Antelope10 08Birds of a Feather9 09Chalk Dust Torture9

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Party Time

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN24 TOURS · 38 PLAYS · 38 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011995 Fall Tour77Oct 5, 1995·Dec 11, 1995 021995 Summer Tour55Jun 7, 1995·Jul 2, 1995 031994 Fall Tour33Oct 31, 1994·Dec 8, 1994 042000 Fall Tour22Sep 20, 2000·Oct 5, 2000 052000 Summer U.S. Tour22Jul 1, 2000·Jul 15, 2000 061999 Fall Tour11Oct 2, 1999 071999 Summer U.S. Tour11Jul 10, 1999 082003 NYE Run11Dec 30, 2003 092009 Early Summer Tour11Jun 16, 2009 102009 Hampton Reunion Run11Mar 8, 2009

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1148· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Cover of The Beatles·debuted 10.31.94·Glens Falls Civic Center, Glens Falls

38 PLAYS·38 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · UNCOMMON

58BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 38

10.05.00Verizon Wireless

Irvine, CA · 8:14

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Year by year15 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1994–2026v3.2

2000 · 58.2

'94'02'10'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20004 VERS · BEST 58.2

By era4 ERAS · 38 PLAYS

1.0 · 252.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS25

AVG · BEST39·58

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS1

AVG · BEST52·52

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS9

AVG · BEST42·55

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS3

AVG · BEST36·46

BEST VERSION→

Versions38 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

10.05.00 Verizon Wireless · Irvine, CA

—8:1458 #02

08.16.98 Loring Commerce · Limestone, ME

—10:2658 #03

08.24.12 Oak Mountain · Pelham, AL

—7:0455 #04

12.30.03 American Airlines Aren · Miami, FL

—7:4252 #05

10.02.99 Target · Minneapolis, MN

—6:3450 #06

06.16.09 The Fox · St. Louis, MO

—7:4849 #07

07.15.00 Polaris · Columbus, OH

—8:3948 #08

10.31.94 Glens Falls Civic · Glens Falls, NY

—5:6048 #09

08.15.10 Alpine Valley Music · East Troy, WI

—6:3547 #10

07.10.99 E · Camden, NJ

—6:0246

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS38across 4 eras

ANALYZED38100% of all

AVG DURATION6:54duration

LONGEST10:2608.16.98 LORING COMMERCE

SHORTEST5:3812.08.94 SPRECKELS

LONGEST GAP240 SH.2013 → 2019

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT10.31.94GLENS FALLS

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1994–202538 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'94'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24'25

MAX · 4 /MO·TOTAL · 38

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS37 PERFS

LONGEST · 240 SH.·MEDIAN · 13 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE38 VERSIONS

5m11m

MEDIAN · 6:30·PEAK · 6–7m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1994–2025

SHORT · 6:01 · 1994·LONG · 7:57 · 2000

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX38 PLAYS

S1 29%S2 24%ENCORE 45%

S1 OPEN1

S1 CLOSE9

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE3

ENCORE26

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#13

TRANSITION OUT38 PLAYS

24%71%

STOP · 9END · 27SEGUE · 2

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY3 02Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls · NY2 03United CenterChicago · IL1 04Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville · IN1 05Hollywood BowlHollywood · CA1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY7CA3ME3IL2IN2CT2

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · WED

SUN6

MON4

TUE2

WED8

THU5

FRI6

SAT7

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.02.0%

v2.01.5%

v3.02.0%

v4.01.1%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Scent of a Mule14 02Sample in a Jar10 03Tweezer Reprise10 04Cavern10 05AC/DC Bag10 06Also Sprach Zarathustra10

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Party Time38 The Line37 Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)39 Plasma39 Catapult37 Kung39 Drift While You're Sleeping36 Driver41

By tour24 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS38 TOTAL

011995 Fall Tour1995 · 7 sh7 021995 Summer Tour1995 · 5 sh5 031994 Fall Tour1994 · 3 sh3 042000 Fall Tour2000 · 2 sh2 052000 Summer U.S. Tour2000 · 2 sh2 061999 Fall Tour1999 · 1 sh1 071999 Summer U.S. Tour1999 · 1 sh1 082003 NYE Run2003 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPSSWIPE →

28.57%Tweezer Reprise2× →→14.29%First Tube1× →→14.29%Happiness Is a Warm Gun1× →→14.29%Makisupa Policeman1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPSSWIPE →

30%The Lizards3× ←→20%Cavern2× ←→20%Acoustic Army2× ←→10%Birds of a Feather1× ←→

Top venues1 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

PLAYSAVG339

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