How many shows did Phish play in 1986?

Phish played 24 shows in 1986 across 15 venues in 2 states, performing 56 unique songs.

What was the most played Phish song in 1986?

The most played song in 1986 was Alumni Blues with 8 performances.

Were there any song debuts in 1986?

Yes, 31 songs debuted in 1986: Exiled Shadows, The Pendulum, Babylon is Burning, Soweto Revisted, Help on the Way, and 26 more.

Phish 1986 Year in Review

← BACK·YEARS·198624 SHOWS·LIVE

1986ERA 1.0

FIRST SHOW2/3 · Hunt'sBURLINGTON

↓

LAST SHOW · 24 SHOWS12/6 · The RanchSHELBURNE

PLAY YEAR'S TOP JAM · ▸ 91Swing Low, Sweet Chariot5:17

SHOWS241986

SONGS56UNIQUE

DEBUTS31NEW

VENUES15VISITED

STATES2US / CA

AVG SCORE52/100

AVG BPM119TEMPO

ANALYZED89%AUDIO

Monthly cadence12 MONTHS · PEAK APR

MONTHLY CADENCE · 12 MONTHSPEAK 4 · APR

JFMAMJJASOND

Top jams6 TRACKS · DURATION × Z-SCORE

91SCORE

Swing Low, Sweet ChariotThe Ranch5:17·t Dec 06 1986 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

91SCORE

Have MercySculpture Room, Goddard College11:49·i Oct 31 1986 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

89SCORE

Alumni BluesHunt's7:28·d Oct 15 1986 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

89SCORE

Funky BitchThe Ranch9:38·t Dec 06 1986 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

89SCORE

Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)Hunt's8:33·d Oct 15 1986 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

88SCORE

Dear Mrs. ReaganHunt's6:14·e Apr 01 1986 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Top-rated10 TRACKS · COMPOSITE SCORE ↓

Jam

Fri Oct 31·Sculpture Room, Goddard College·5:46

87SCORE

Wilson

Sun Oct 12·Haybarn Theater, Goddard College·6:56

86SCORE

Skin It Back

Sat Dec 06·The Ranch·6:44

83SCORE

Mike's Song

Sat Dec 06·The Ranch·8:34

80SCORE

McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters

Tue Apr 01·Hunt's·7:26

79SCORE

Whipping Post

Sat Dec 06·The Ranch·12:17

79SCORE

David Bowie

Sat Dec 06·The Ranch·3:51

76SCORE

Halley's Comet

Sun Oct 12·Haybarn Theater, Goddard College·7:48

74SCORE

Clod

Sat Dec 06·The Ranch·6:45

73SCORE

Golgi Apparatus

Sun Oct 12·Haybarn Theater, Goddard College·6:06

72SCORE

Shows · 24GROUPED BY MONTH · 24 TOTAL

FEB 863 SHOWS

15SCORE

MON2/3

Hunt'sBurlington, VT·1.0·1-CHRT

N1/2

— —NO AUD

FRI2/21

Memorial AuditoriumBurlington, VT·1.0

N1/2

— —NO AUD

FRI2/28

Slade Hall, University of VermontBurlington, VT·1.0

N1/2

MAR 861 SHOW

— —NO AUD

SUN3/2

Hunt'sBurlington, VT·1.0

N1/2

APR 864 SHOWS

56SCORE

TUE4/1

Hunt'sBurlington, VT·1.0·2-CHRT

N1/2

— —NO AUD

TUE4/15

University of VermontBurlington, VT·1.0

N1/2

26SCORE

FRI4/25

University of VermontBurlington, VT·1.0

N1/2

— —NO AUD

TUE4/29

University of VermontBurlington, VT·1.0

N1/2

MAY 863 SHOWS

— —NO AUD

FRI5/16

Memorial Auditorium BasementBurlington, VT·1.0

N1/2

— —NO AUD

SAT5/17

Goddard CollegePlainfield, VT·1.0·1-CHRT

N1/2

— —NO AUD

SAT5/24

Hunt'sBurlington, VT·1.0

N1/2

JUN 861 SHOW

— —NO AUD

SUN6/1

Boston HarborBoston, MA·1.0

N1/2

JUL 861 SHOW

— —NO AUD

FRI7/18

Royall Tyler Theatre PiazzaBurlington, VT·1.0

N1/2

SEP 863 SHOWS

— —NO AUD

WED9/3

Hunt'sBurlington, VT·1.0

N1/2

— —NO AUD

WED9/10

Finbar'sBurlington, VT·1.0

N1/2

— —NO AUD

FRI9/26

Private PartyJohnson, VT·1.0

N1/2

OCT 863 SHOWS

34SCORE

SUN10/12

Haybarn Theater, Goddard CollegePlainfield, VT·1.0·3-CHRT

N1/2

57SCORE

WED10/15

Hunt'sBurlington, VT·1.0·3-CHRT

N1/2

41SCORE

FRI10/31

Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield, VT·1.0·2-CHRT

N1/2

NOV 864 SHOWS

— —NO AUD

FRI11/7

Marsh Hall Dining Room, University of VermontBurlington, VT·1.0

N1/2

— —NO AUD

FRI11/14

Slade Hall, University of VermontBurlington, VT·1.0

N1/2

— —NO AUD

TUE11/18

Nectar'sBurlington, VT·1.0

N1/2

— —NO AUD

TUE11/25

Nectar'sBurlington, VT·1.0

N1/2

DEC 861 SHOW

56SCORE

SAT12/6

The RanchShelburne, VT·1.0·6-CHRT

N1/2

Tour breakdown2 TOURS

1986 Tour19SHOWS→Not Part of a Tour5SHOWS→

Debuts31 NEW SONGS · 5 HIGHLIGHTS

Exiled ShadowsDEBUT·Mon Feb 03 1986 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)/n

DEBUT 02

The PendulumDEBUT·Mon Feb 03 1986 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)/n

DEBUT 03

Babylon is BurningDEBUT·Mon Feb 03 1986 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)/n

DEBUT 04

Soweto RevistedDEBUT·Mon Feb 03 1986 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)/n

DEBUT 05

Help on the WayDEBUT·Tue Apr 01 1986 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)/e

DEBUT

Bustouts3 RETURNED · ≥2-YEAR GAP

FluffheadLAST PLAYED·Wed Oct 15 1986 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)·48 SHOWS GAP

2-YR GAP 02

I Am HydrogenLAST PLAYED·Wed Oct 15 1986 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)·37 SHOWS GAP

2-YR GAP 03

You Enjoy MyselfLAST PLAYED·Mon Feb 03 1986 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)·30 SHOWS GAP

2-YR GAP

Top songsMOST-PLAYED · TOP 6

Alumni BluesSONG·8 PERFORMANCES

8×02

Slave to the Traffic LightSONG·6 PERFORMANCES

6×03

Halley's CometSONG·6 PERFORMANCES

6×04

You Enjoy MyselfSONG·5 PERFORMANCES

5×05

AC/DC BagSONG·5 PERFORMANCES

5×06

Camel WalkSONG·4 PERFORMANCES

4×

Top venuesMOST-VISITED · TOP 5

Hunt'sBurlington, VT

6×02

University of VermontBurlington, VT

3×03

Slade Hall, University of VermontBurlington, VT

2×04

Nectar'sBurlington, VT

2×05

Marsh Hall Dining Room, University of VermontBurlington, VT

1×

Originals vs coversUNIQUE TITLES

ORIGINALS vs COVERS · 56 UNIQUE PERFORMED48% ORIG

27ORIG

29COV

27 ORIGINALS29 COVERS

Openers / closersSET-PLACEMENT

▸ MOST-COMMON OPENERAC/DC BagOPENED 1 SHOWS · 4%

◂ MOST-COMMON CLOSERClodCLOSED 1 SHOWS · 4%

SOURCE · PHISH.NET API · PHISH.IN ARCHIVEv7.4.1

METHODOLOGY · YEAR-IN-REVIEW COMPOSITERE-INDEXED DAILY

TOP TRACKS· BY SCORE · 10 SHOWNPEAK · 87

#ScoreTrackDateLength

#0187JamSculpture Room, Goddard College · Plainfield, VTFri Oct 315:47

#0286WilsonHaybarn Theater, Goddard College · Plainfield, VTSun Oct 126:56

#0383Skin It BackThe Ranch · Shelburne, VTSat Dec 066:45

#0480Mike's SongThe Ranch · Shelburne, VTSat Dec 068:35

#0579McGrupp and the Watchful HosemastersHunt's · Burlington, VTTue Apr 017:27

#0679Whipping PostThe Ranch · Shelburne, VTSat Dec 0612:17

#0776David BowieThe Ranch · Shelburne, VTSat Dec 063:52

#0874Halley's CometHaybarn Theater, Goddard College · Plainfield, VTSun Oct 127:48

#0973ClodThe Ranch · Shelburne, VTSat Dec 066:45

#1072Golgi ApparatusHaybarn Theater, Goddard College · Plainfield, VTSun Oct 126:06

SHOWS· 24 ON FILE · CHRONOLOGICALCHRONOLOGICAL

#SCOREDATEVENUECHARTSONGS · RUNTIME

#01151986-02-03Hunt'sBurlington, VT113 songs·49m

#02—1986-02-21Memorial AuditoriumBurlington, VT—

#03—1986-02-28Slade Hall, University of VermontBurlington, VT—

#04—1986-03-02Hunt'sBurlington, VT—

#05561986-04-01Hunt'sBurlington, VT216 songs·1h 30m

#06—1986-04-15University of VermontBurlington, VT—

#07261986-04-25University of VermontBurlington, VT16 songs·1h 23m

#08—1986-04-29University of VermontBurlington, VT—

#09—1986-05-16Memorial Auditorium BasementBurlington, VT—

#10—1986-05-17Goddard CollegePlainfield, VT13 songs·—

#11—1986-05-24Hunt'sBurlington, VT4 songs·—

#12—1986-06-01Boston HarborBoston, MA—

#13—1986-07-18Royall Tyler Theatre PiazzaBurlington, VT—

#14—1986-09-03Hunt'sBurlington, VT—

#15—1986-09-10Finbar'sBurlington, VT—

#16—1986-09-26Private PartyJohnson, VT—

#17341986-10-12Haybarn Theater, Goddard CollegePlainfield, VT37 songs·46m

#18571986-10-15Hunt'sBurlington, VT327 songs·2h 42m

#19411986-10-31Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield, VT221 songs·2h 8m

#20—1986-11-07Marsh Hall Dining Room, University of VermontBurlington, VT—

#21—1986-11-14Slade Hall, University of VermontBurlington, VT—

#22—1986-11-18Nectar'sBurlington, VT—

#23—1986-11-25Nectar'sBurlington, VT—

#24561986-12-06The RanchShelburne, VT632 songs·3h 14m