How many times has Phish played Wilson?

Phish has performed "Wilson" 308 times since October 12, 1986.

What is the longest version of Wilson by Phish?

The longest version of "Wilson" was 9:35 long, performed at Zeleste in Barcelona on July 8, 1998.

When was the last time Phish played Wilson?

Phish last played "Wilson" on May 1, 2026. The current gap is 1 shows.

When did Phish first play Wilson?

"Wilson" debuted on October 12, 1986 at Haybarn Theater, Goddard College in Plainfield, VT.

What songs does Phish commonly play with Wilson?

The songs most commonly played in the same show as "Wilson" are: You Enjoy Myself, Divided Sky, Possum, Mike's Song, Run Like an Antelope.

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LIVE · 308 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Wilson

308 performances since 1986, with 291 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 91 on 1992-12-08.

DEBUT · 1986-10-12 · Plainfield·LAST · 2026-05-01 · Las Vegas·LONGEST GAP · 36 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1986–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’86’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 1992-12-08 · 91LONGEST · 9:35 · 1998-07-08SHORTEST · 1:00YEARS · 40

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN291 OF 308 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 191 plays91

v2.02002–2004 · 14 plays74

v3.02009–2020 · 72 plays90

v4.02021–present · 24 plays74

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 291 · BY SCORE291 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0191#1 / 291Barrymore TheatreMadison, WI · #25

1992-12-089:02

#0290#2 / 291Watkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, NY · #3

2011-07-037:30

#0390#3 / 291Madison Square GardenNew York, NY · #2

2017-07-299:12

#0489#4 / 291The Coach HouseSan Juan Capistrano, CA · #26

1992-08-177:48

#0588#5 / 291ZelesteBarcelona · #17

1998-07-089:35

#0688#6 / 291E CentreCamden, NJ · #12

1999-07-107:40

#0787#7 / 291Portland MeadowsPortland, OR · #16

1998-07-156:59

#0887#8 / 291Thomas & Mack CenterLas Vegas, NV · #8

2000-09-299:32

#0986#9 / 291Lakewood AmphitheatreAtlanta, GA · #13

1999-07-048:48

#1086#10 / 291Haybarn Theater, Goddard CollegePlainfield, VT · #32

1986-10-126:56

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0163#51 / 291SphereLas Vegas, NV

2026-05-014:56

#0257#79 / 291Ameris Bank AmphitheatreAlpharetta, GA

2025-09-174:13

#0372#31 / 291Forest Hills StadiumForest Hills, NY

2025-07-234:12

#0469#37 / 291TD Pavilion at the MannPhiladelphia, PA

2025-07-154:04

#0570#33 / 291Folsom FieldBoulder, CO

2025-07-054:24

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS308

DEBUT1986

LAST2026

AVG LEN5:18

CHARTED30

GAP MAX36

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1986–2026 · 162 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'86'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE288 VERSIONS

501005m

MEDIAN · 4:30PEAK · 4–5m (124)RANGE · 1–10m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1986–2026

4:005:006:007:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE308 PLAYS

SET 1 · 55%SET 2 · 34%ENCORE · 8%

SET 1 169SET 2 105SET 3 9ENCORE 25

S1 OPEN47

S1 CLOSE4

S2 OPEN46

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE20

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 3

255075100

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY19 02The FrontBurlington · VT9 03Nectar'sBurlington · VT8 04Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI6 05Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY4 06Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia · MD4

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY54 02VT

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01You Enjoy Myself112 02Divided Sky105 03Possum97 04Mike's Song88 05Run Like an Antelope87 06David Bowie86 07Harry Hood80 08Golgi Apparatus80 09Weekapaug Groove80

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Slave to the Traffic Light

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN98 TOURS · 308 PLAYS · 304 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011988 Tour1919Jan 27, 1988·Dec 10, 1988 021989 Tour1817Feb 6, 1989·Nov 18, 1989 031992 Spring Tour119Mar 13, 1992·May 8, 1992 041993 Winter/Spring Tour1111Feb 6, 1993·Apr 30, 1993 051995 Fall Tour1010Oct 2, 1995·Dec 15, 1995 061994 Fall Tour1010Oct 7, 1994·Dec 9, 1994 071991 Fall Tour1010Oct 13, 1991·Dec 7, 1991 081987 Tour99Jan 21, 1987·Nov 18, 1987 091990 Tour99Jan 27, 1990·Nov 26, 1990 101994 Spring Tour99Apr 9, 1994·May 29, 1994

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 106· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Wilson

Phish original·debuted 10.12.86·Haybarn Theater, Goddard College, Plainfield

308 PLAYS·291 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · COMMON

91BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 308

12.08.92Barrymore

Madison, WI · 9:02

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Year by year35 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1986–2026v3.2

1992 · 90.9

'86'96'06'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 199216 VERS · BEST 90.9

By era4 ERAS · 301 PLAYS

1.0 · 1912.03.0 · 724.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS191

AVG · BEST55·91

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS14

AVG · BEST47·74

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS72

AVG · BEST51·90

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS24

AVG · BEST50·74

BEST VERSION→

Versions291 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

#01

12.08.92 Barrymore · Madison, WICHARTED

—9:0291 #02

07.03.11 Watkins Glen Internati · Watkins Glen, NYCHARTED

—7:3090 #03

07.29.17 Madison Square Garden · New York, NYCHARTED

—9:1290 #04

08.17.92 The Coach House · San Juan Capistrano, CACHARTED

—7:4889 #05

07.08.98 Zeleste · BarcelonaCHARTED

—9:3588 #06

07.10.99 E · Camden, NJCHARTED

—7:4088 #07

07.15.98 Portland Meadows · Portland, ORCHARTED

—6:5987 #08

09.29.00 Thomas & Mack · Las Vegas, NVCHARTED

—9:3287 #09

07.04.99 Lakewood · Atlanta, GACHARTED

—8:4886 #10

10.12.86 Haybarn , Goddard Coll · Plainfield, VTCHARTED

—6:5686

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS308across 4 eras

ANALYZED29194% of all

AVG DURATION5:1830 charted

LONGEST9:3507.08.98 ZELESTE

SHORTEST1:0012.31.03 AMERICAN AIRLINES AREN

LONGEST GAP36 SH.1990 → 1990

JAM CHART30CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT10.12.86PLAINFIELD

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1986–2026308 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'86'91'96'01'06'11'16'21'26

MAX · 5 /MO·TOTAL · 308

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS303 PERFS

LONGEST · 36 SH.·MEDIAN · 5 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE288 VERSIONS

1m10m

MEDIAN · 4:30·PEAK · 4–5m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1986–2026

SHORT · 3:59 · 2022·LONG · 7:20 · 2002

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX308 PLAYS

S1 55%S2 34%

S1 OPEN47

S1 CLOSE4

S2 OPEN46

S2 CLOSE1

ENCORE20

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#18

TRANSITION OUT308 PLAYS

22%71%

STOP · 68END · 11SEGUE · 219HARD · 10

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY19 02The FrontBurlington · VT9 03Nectar'sBurlington · VT8 04Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI6 05Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY4

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY54VT40CA19MA18PA15CO13

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · SAT

SUN47

MON20

TUE37

WED38

THU23

FRI66

SAT77

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.015.5%

v2.020.6%

v3.015.9%

v4.09.8%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01You Enjoy Myself112 02Divided Sky105 03Possum97 04Mike's Song88 05Run Like an Antelope87 06David Bowie86

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Slave to the Traffic Light298 Poor Heart312 Hold Your Head Up313 Sample in a Jar316 Fluffhead291 Fee289 Bathtub Gin319 Rift323

By tour98 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS308 TOTAL

011988 Tour1988 · 19 sh19 021989 Tour1989 · 17 sh18 031992 Spring Tour1992 · 9 sh11 041993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 11 sh11 051995 Fall Tour1995 · 10 sh10 061994 Fall Tour1994 · 10 sh10 071991 Fall Tour1991 · 10 sh10 081987 Tour1987 · 9 sh9

Charted appearances30 TOTAL →

CHRT#1

12.31.23·Madison Square Garden · New York

Although you may dislike or even hate it, this version involved a chorus and co-lead actor-vocalist Jo Lampert (who also helped narrate the "Gamehendge" performance), to Trey's delight in particular.

→CHRT#2

07.29.17·Madison Square Garden · New York

Longest "Wilson" since their reunion, Phish has fun and throws down a version featuring two distinct jams, one truly bizarre "Blatt! Boom!" vocalization, and a spacey > into "STFTFP."

→CHRT#3

07.03.11·Watkins Glen Internati · Watkins Glen

The whole band is much looser than normal when they break into the solo, sounding more like a prodding "Carini" jam than "Wilson". Mike is especially eager to push the band into new harmonic (and inha…

→CHRT#4

10.31.10·Boardwalk Hall · Atlantic City

Looney vocalizations preceding "BLAT BOOM" lead to an extra-large, type 1.5 version, in which the band quickly hooks into a thematic blues rock riff. They collectively toy around with the riff, pushin…

→CHRT#5

10.20.10·Utica Memorial Auditor · Utica

The evil king teams up with the ugly pig for this tease filled version from the famous "Guyutica" show.

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Often follows / sets up

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