First Tube

Cover of Trey Anastasio · Debuted Sep 9, 1999 · 149 plays · Last played Oct 6, 2026 · 5 shows ago

Plays per year

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Shows it was played at each year. Hover a bar to compare with that year’s total shows.

Shows between plays

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Average shows between plays, by the year it came back. Lower means played more often. Dashed line: all-time average, 6 shows.

Now: 4 shows since it was last played.

Longest waits: 19 shows, back Mar 6, 2009 · 19 shows, back Aug 4, 2017 · 16 shows, back Mar 1, 2003.

Set placement

Set 1 35%
Set 2 27%
Encore 38%

Opens set 1 16%
Closes set 1 7%
Opens set 2 5%
Closes set 2 15%

Shares of 150 plays. Includes 5 plays in a third or fourth set, counted as set 2.

Recent performances

Newest first. Dates open the setlist on phish.net.

Date	Venue	Set	Time	Flow
2026-10-06	Allianz Amphitheater at RiverfrontRichmond, VA	E · 2	7:14	Joy, First Tube
2026-09-06	Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO	E · 2	6:33	Waste, First Tube > Tweezer Reprise
2026-07-19	Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia, MD	E · 2	7:16	I Am the Walrus > First Tube
2026-07-08	Kohl CenterMadison, WI	E · 2	7:43	Waste, First Tube
2026-04-25	SphereLas Vegas, NV	E · 2	8:05	Bug > First Tube
2026-01-30	Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo	S2 · 6	6:58	Life Saving Gun, First Tube
2025-12-30	Madison Square GardenNew York, NY	S2 · 7	6:37	Cavern, First Tube
2025-09-21	Hampton ColiseumHampton, VA	S1 · 1	7:38	First Tube, Twenty Years Later
2025-09-12	Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Expo CenterLouisville, KY	E · 2	—	Character Zero, First Tube
2025-07-25	Broadview Stage at SPACSaratoga Springs, NY	S1 · 1	6:09	First Tube, Bathtub Gin
2025-07-19	United CenterChicago, IL	E · 2	6:29	While My Guitar Gently Weeps, First Tube
2025-07-11	North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC	E · 2	6:31	When the Circus Comes, First Tube
2025-06-27	Moody CenterAustin, TX	E · 2	7:00	A Life Beyond The Dream, First Tube
2025-04-23	Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco, CA	E · 2	7:05	Wading in the Velvet Sea, First Tube
2025-02-01	Moon PalaceCancun, Quintana Roo	E · 2	—	A Life Beyond The Dream, First Tube > Tweezer Reprise
2024-12-31	Madison Square GardenNew York, NY	S2 · 8	6:33	Golgi Apparatus, First Tube
2024-08-31	Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO	E · 2	7:43	Bug, First Tube
2024-08-16	The WoodlandsDover, DE	E · 2	6:44	Harry Hood > First Tube
2024-08-09	Bethel Woods Center for the ArtsBethel, NY	S1 · 1	6:58	First Tube, No Men In No Man's Land
2024-07-31	Chaifetz Arena, Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO	S2 · 7	8:03	No Men In No Man's Land > First Tube