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Song

Big Black Furry Creature From Mars

Times played
132
First
1987
Last
2026
Avg length
4:23
from 132 timed
The longest it ever went missing

121 shows without it, ending 1997-12-11.

Where it sits
  • 1opened the show
  • 10opened a set
  • 41encore
Longest on record

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

Across the decades
  • 2080s
  • 8590s
  • 500s
  • 1710s
  • 520s
Every performance
Played by yearMost in 1991: 22
19872026
DateBandVenueLength
1987-08-21PHISIan McLean's Farm, Hebron5:36
1987-08-29PHISThe Ranch, Shelburne2:59
1987-09-02PHISHunt's, Burlington3:13
1987-09-21PHISNectar's, Burlington2:56
1987-10-31PHISSculpture Room, Goddard College, Plainfield2:52
1987-11-19PHISHunt's, Burlington3:17
1988-01-27PHISGallagher's, Waitsfield3:17
1988-02-08PHISNectar's, Burlington2:53
1988-04-22PHISUniversity of Vermont, Burlington2:53
1988-05-14PHISGoddard College, Plainfield3:47
1988-05-24PHISNectar's, Burlington3:00
1988-06-19PHISNectar's, Burlington2:45
1988-07-25PHISNectar's, Burlington3:10
1988-08-05PHISThe Roma, Telluride4:54
1988-10-29PHISSculpture Room, Goddard College, Plainfield4:53
1988-11-03PHISMolly's Cafe, Boston3:02
1989-01-26PHISThe Paradise, Boston2:52
1989-02-06PHISThe Front, Burlington3:38
1989-03-30PHISThe Front, Burlington3:45
1989-12-09PHISHuden Dining Hall, Castleton State College, Castleton3:25
1990-01-28PHISThe Front, Burlington3:24
1990-02-25PHIS8x10 Club, Baltimore5:11
1990-03-09PHISThe Front, Burlington5:10
1990-04-07PHISEl Dorado Café, Crested Butte3:01
1990-04-22PHISCutler Quad, Colorado College, Colorado Springs3:05
1990-04-28PHISThe Strand Theater, Dorchester3:43
1990-05-11PHISThe Living Room, Providence3:59
1990-06-01PHISThe Cotton Club, Atlanta3:17
1990-06-07PHISThe Bayou, Washington3:51
1990-06-16PHISTownshend Family Park, Townshend4:31
1990-10-31PHISArmstrong Hall, Colorado College, Colorado Springs3:59
1990-11-08PHISThe Great Hall, University of Wisconsin, Madison4:16
1990-11-24PHISCapitol Theatre, Port Chester5:05
1991-02-03PHISThe Front, Burlington4:42
1991-02-15PHISThe Colonial Theatre, Keene5:24
1991-03-08PHISCollege Station Theater, Tuscaloosa1:50
1991-03-13PHISBoulder Theater, Boulder4:26
1991-03-23PHISThe Inferno, Steamboat Springs5:22
1991-03-29PHISDNA Lounge, San Francisco4:50
1991-04-04PHISWOW Hall, Eugene4:01
1991-04-12PHISBarrymore Theatre, Madison7:51
1991-04-19PHISNietzsche's, Buffalo5:35
1991-04-25PHISField House, University of New Hampshire, Durham5:23
1991-05-03PHISSomerville Theatre, Somerville4:34
1991-05-11PHISThe Front, Burlington7:10
1991-05-17PHISCampus Club, Providence2:05
1991-07-11PHISBattery Park, Burlington3:54
1991-07-14PHISTownshend Family Park, Townshend4:28
1991-07-19PHISSomerville Theatre, Somerville4:30
1991-07-24PHISTrax, Charlottesville6:14
1991-09-25PHISThe Colonial Theatre, Keene5:00
1991-09-28PHISThe Rink, Buffalo5:41
1991-11-02PHISLory Student Center Theatre, Colorado State University, Fort Collins4:48
1991-11-12PHISThe Georgia Theatre, Athens6:05
1991-11-23PHISAlumni Hall, Barre5:19
1992-03-13PHISCampus Club, Providence3:13
1992-03-30PHISMississippi Nights, St. Louis4:34
1992-04-06PHISPaul Wright Gym, Western State College, Gunnison5:18
1992-04-18PHISWilbur Field, Stanford University, Palo Alto4:30
1992-04-24PHISRoseland Theater, Portland2:52