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Song

Backwards Down the Number Line

Times played
148
First
2009
Last
2026
Avg length
8:14
from 148 timed
Where it sits
  • 2opened the show
  • 19opened a set
  • 8encore
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
  • 1500s
  • 9710s
  • 3620s
Every performance
Played by yearMost in 2010: 17
20092026
DateBandVenueLength
2009-03-06PHISHampton Coliseum, Hampton6:41
2009-06-05PHISJones Beach Amphitheater, Wantagh6:59
2009-06-09PHISAsheville Civic Center, Asheville8:54
2009-06-14PHISBonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Manchester8:49
2009-06-19PHISDeer Creek, Noblesville7:12
2009-07-31PHISRed Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison7:23
2009-08-05PHISShoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View8:09
2009-08-08PHISThe Gorge Amphitheatre, George9:46
2009-08-11PHISToyota Park, Bridgeview13:37
2009-08-16PHISSaratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs20:17
2009-10-31PHISEmpire Polo Club, Indio11:48
2009-11-21PHISThe Crown, Cincinnati6:14
2009-11-28PHISKnickerbocker Arena, Albany7:28
2009-12-03PHISMadison Square Garden, New York7:56
2009-12-28PHISAmerican Airlines Arena, Miami8:54
2010-06-12PHISBlossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls13:37
2010-06-19PHISSaratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs8:59
2010-06-26PHISMerriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia7:23
2010-07-01PHISWalnut Creek Amphitheater, Raleigh8:14
2010-07-03PHISVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta8:38
2010-08-06PHISWilliam Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley9:06
2010-08-09PHISTelluride Town Park, Telluride7:03
2010-08-13PHISDeer Creek, Noblesville7:25
2010-08-17PHISJones Beach Amphitheater, Wantagh14:14
2010-10-08PHISZilker Park, Austin6:27
2010-10-11PHIS1stBank Center, Broomfield8:09
2010-10-15PHISNorth Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston7:59
2010-10-19PHISAugusta Civic Center, Augusta7:36
2010-10-24PHISMullins Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst7:58
2010-10-30PHISBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City8:18
2010-12-28PHISCentrum, Worcester7:40
2010-12-31PHISMadison Square Garden, New York6:58
2011-05-28PHISBethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel12:09
2011-06-01PHISGarden State Arts Center, Holmdel9:44
2011-06-05PHISRiverbend Music Center, Cincinnati9:14
2011-06-08PHISDarien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center8:24
2011-06-12PHISMerriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia7:11
2011-06-17PHISBlockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte7:47
2011-06-19PHISnTelos Pavilion, Portsmouth6:39
2011-07-02PHISWatkins Glen International, Watkins Glen7:56
2011-08-05PHISThe Gorge Amphitheatre, George6:16
2011-08-08PHISHollywood Bowl, Hollywood8:25
2011-08-12PHISPolo Fields, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco8:24
2011-08-16PHISUIC Pavilion, University of Illinois, Chicago, Chicago7:40
2011-09-04PHISDick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City8:00
2011-09-14PHISChamplain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction8:10
2011-12-30PHISMadison Square Garden, New York7:01
2012-06-10PHISBonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, Manchester7:39
2012-06-16PHISBader Field, Atlantic City6:26
2012-06-19PHISnTelos Pavilion, Portsmouth7:03
2012-06-23PHISStar Lake Amphitheater, Burgettstown7:06
2012-06-30PHISAlpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy6:17
2012-07-03PHISJones Beach Amphitheater, Wantagh7:01
2012-07-07PHISSaratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs7:18
2012-08-18PHISBill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco7:19
2012-08-22PHISStarlight Theatre, Kansas City7:10
2012-08-25PHISLakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta6:29
2012-08-29PHISOklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City6:01
2012-09-01PHISDick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City7:29
2012-12-30PHISMadison Square Garden, New York8:32