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Song

Colonel Forbin's Ascent

Times played
97
First
1988
Last
2026
Avg length
8:00
from 97 timed
The longest it ever went missing

154 shows without it, ending 2000-09-30.

Where it sits
  • 2opened the show
  • 3opened a set
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
  • 2480s
  • 6090s
  • 200s
  • 710s
  • 420s
Every performance
Played by yearMost in 1991: 14
19882026
DateBandVenueLength
1988-03-12PHISNectar's, Burlington6:48
1988-03-21PHISNectar's, Burlington5:00
1988-03-22PHISNectar's, Burlington0:44
1988-03-22PHISNectar's, Burlington5:51
1988-04-22PHISUniversity of Vermont, Burlington7:03
1988-07-11PHISSam's Tavern, Burlington6:03
1988-07-23PHISPete's Phabulous Phish Phest, Underhill6:50
1988-07-24PHISNectar's, Burlington5:57
1988-07-29PHISThe Roma, Telluride6:36
1988-08-13PHISThe Front, Burlington7:20
1988-09-08PHISThe Front, Burlington6:47
1988-12-10PHISThe Red Barn, Hampshire College, Amherst6:29
1988-12-17PHISOld Stone Church, Newmarket5:48
1989-01-26PHISThe Paradise, Boston5:49
1989-02-06PHISThe Front, Burlington5:45
1989-02-18PHISOld Stone Church, Newmarket5:47
1989-02-24PHISThe Front, Burlington6:12
1989-05-06PHISCollis Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover7:34
1989-09-14PHISMacPhie Pub, Tufts University, Medford5:58
1989-10-20PHISThe Front, Burlington6:28
1989-10-22PHISThe Front, Burlington6:11
1989-10-31PHISGoddard College, Plainfield5:39
1989-11-03PHISTree Café, Portland6:38
1989-11-30PHISThe Paradise, Boston11:27
1990-01-28PHISThe Front, Burlington6:10
1990-02-25PHIS8x10 Club, Baltimore9:54
1990-03-09PHISThe Front, Burlington5:40
1990-04-07PHISEl Dorado Café, Crested Butte6:24
1990-04-20PHISRamskeller, Colorado State University, Fort Collins6:20
1990-10-07PHISClub Bene, Sayreville6:05
1990-11-02PHISGlenn Miller Ballroom, University of Colorado, Boulder6:55
1990-12-28PHISThe Marquee, New York5:42
1991-02-08PHISThe Music Hall, Portsmouth5:30
1991-03-16PHISTen Mile Room, Breckenridge5:49
1991-03-31PHISBerkeley Square Theatre, Berkeley6:39
1991-04-04PHISWOW Hall, Eugene6:38
1991-04-15PHISThe Gathering Place, Northwestern University, Evanston7:30
1991-04-21PHISSUNY Potsdam, Potsdam9:37
1991-05-02PHISThe Chance, Poughkeepsie8:45
1991-07-14PHISTownshend Family Park, Townshend7:21
1991-09-30PHISThe Dugout Lounge, Ohio University, Athens7:41
1991-10-13PHISNorth Shore Surf Club, Olympia6:02
1991-11-02PHISLory Student Center Theatre, Colorado State University, Fort Collins9:44
1991-11-13PHISLove Auditorium, Davidson College, Davidson11:07
1991-11-20PHISCampus Club, Providence8:12
1991-12-07PHISThe Music Hall, Portsmouth8:12
1992-03-19PHISPalace Theatre, New Haven7:48
1992-03-24PHISFlood Zone, Richmond5:56
1992-03-31PHISThe Blue Note, Columbia8:23
1992-04-21PHISRedwood Acres Fairgrounds, Eureka11:34
1992-04-24PHISRoseland Theater, Portland8:32
1992-05-06PHISSt. Andrew's Hall, Detroit5:35
1992-05-17PHISAchilles Rink, Union College, Schenectady11:37
1992-11-21PHISPritchard Gym, SB Sports Complex, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook12:45
1992-11-27PHISCapitol Theatre, Port Chester13:14
1992-12-08PHISBarrymore Theatre, Madison5:54
1992-12-31PHISMatthews Arena, Northeastern University, Boston13:36
1993-02-07PHISLisner Auditorium, George Washington University, Washington14:15
1993-02-19PHISRoxy Theatre, Atlanta12:41
1993-02-25PHISThe Cameo Theatre, Miami Beach5:36