Song

Halley's Comet

Times played

151

First

1986

Last

2026

Avg length

7:52

from 151 timed

The longest it ever went missing

388 shows without it, ending 1993-03-14.

Where it sits

2opened the show
28opened a set
6encore

Longest on record

Only where a tape gives a length, so this is the longest anyone timed — not necessarily the longest ever played.

27:561999-12-07Cumberland County Civic Center
24:161997-11-22Hampton Coliseum
24:001998-11-11Van Andel Arena
20:131998-08-03Deer Creek
19:512025-04-22Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

Across the decades

1180s
4090s
1700s
5710s
2620s

Every performance

Played by yearMost in 1994: 11

19862026

Date	Band	Venue	Length
1986-10-12	PHIS	Haybarn Theater, Goddard College, Plainfield	7:48
1986-10-31	PHIS	Sculpture Room, Goddard College, Plainfield	4:42
1987-04-29	PHIS	Nectar's, Burlington	6:27
1987-08-09	PHIS	Nectar's, Burlington	5:18
1987-10-31	PHIS	Sculpture Room, Goddard College, Plainfield	6:55
1988-05-14	PHIS	Goddard College, Plainfield	6:30
1988-06-20	PHIS	Nectar's, Burlington	4:37
1988-10-29	PHIS	Sculpture Room, Goddard College, Plainfield	5:10
1989-04-14	PHIS	The Base Lodge, Johnson State College, Johnson	5:26
1989-05-26	PHIS	Valley Club Café, Rutland	5:30
1989-08-17	PHIS	The Front, Burlington	13:52
1993-03-14	PHIS	Paul Wright Gym, Western State College, Gunnison	4:51
1993-03-27	PHIS	Warfield Theatre, San Francisco	5:17
1993-04-17	PHIS	Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor	4:59
1993-05-01	PHIS	Tower Theater, Upper Darby	5:02
1993-08-06	PHIS	Cincinnati Zoo Peacock Pavilion, Cincinnati	6:29
1993-08-24	PHIS	Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver	5:22
1994-04-29	PHIS	Boatyard Village Pavilion, Clearwater	5:14
1994-05-08	PHIS	The Backyard, Bee Cave	4:55
1994-05-29	PHIS	Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey	5:26
1994-06-09	PHIS	Triad Amphitheater, Salt Lake City	5:00
1994-06-24	PHIS	Murat Theatre, Indianapolis	5:06
1994-10-15	PHIS	Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, Pelham	5:52
1994-10-23	PHIS	Band Shell, University of Florida, Gainesville	6:56
1994-11-02	PHIS	Bangor Auditorium, Bangor	5:10
1994-11-26	PHIS	The Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis	5:10
1994-11-30	PHIS	Campus Recreation Center, Evergreen College, Olympia	5:41
1994-12-29	PHIS	Providence Civic Center, Providence	5:13
1995-06-16	PHIS	Walnut Creek Amphitheater, Raleigh	5:27
1995-06-20	PHIS	Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls	5:13
1995-06-24	PHIS	The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia	5:30
1995-07-02	PHIS	Summer Stage at Sugarbush, North Fayston	5:12
1995-12-01	PHIS	Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey	5:04
1995-12-14	PHIS	Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton	11:47
1996-08-05	PHIS	Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison	8:15
1996-08-16	PHIS	Plattsburgh Air Force Base, Plattsburgh	6:38
1997-08-16	PHIS	Loring Commerce Centre, Limestone	12:28
1997-11-22	PHIS	Hampton Coliseum, Hampton	24:16
1997-12-28	PHIS	USAir Arena, Landover	12:48
1998-04-03	PHIS	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale	6:15
1998-07-10	PHIS	Zeleste, Barcelona	18:02
1998-07-20	PHIS	Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura	10:11
1998-08-03	PHIS	Deer Creek, Noblesville	20:13
1998-08-15	PHIS	Loring Commerce Centre, Limestone	6:57
1998-11-11	PHIS	Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids	24:00
1998-11-24	PHIS	New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven	5:52
1999-07-13	PHIS	Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts, Mansfield	14:34
1999-09-28	PHIS	Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, Pelham	6:40
1999-10-08	PHIS	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale	14:27
1999-12-07	PHIS	Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland	27:56
1999-12-15	PHIS	MCI Center, Washington	5:42
2000-06-30	PHIS	The Meadows, Hartford	15:16
2000-09-18	PHIS	Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls	16:19
2000-09-23	PHIS	Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont	14:10
2000-10-05	PHIS	Irvine Meadows, Irvine	6:53
2003-02-24	PHIS	Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford	13:42
2003-07-13	PHIS	The Gorge Amphitheatre, George	8:42
2003-07-27	PHIS	Walnut Creek Amphitheater, Raleigh	6:07
2004-04-17	PHIS	Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas	10:34
2004-06-23	PHIS	Deer Creek, Noblesville	6:41