Bathtub Gin Every Time Played

Bathtub Gin as performed by Phish Performances History Lyrics Jam Chart Artist Bathtub Gin was played at 15.43% of live Phish shows. It was last played July 25, 2025, which was 2 shows ago. There have been 1,827 shows since the live debut.

"Bathtub Gin" has been played approximately once every 6.5 shows. Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan 6/19/10 3 1 9/10 Fluffhead Suzy Greenberg 6/27/10 6 1 9/11 Sample in a Jar Brian and Robert 7/3/10 4 1 5/13 McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters Mountains in the Mist 8/6/10 3 1 7/8 The Moma Dance Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan 8/12/10 4 2 3/12 Gotta Jibboo My Friend, My Friend 8/18/10 5 1 7/11 Chalk Dust. Bathtub Gin has been played by Umphrey's McGee 6 time (s).

It was played at 0.21% of Umphrey's McGee shows. It was last played 1998-05-23, which was 2764 show (s) ago. There have been 2794 show (s) since the live debut.

Since its debut, "Bathtub Gin" has been played, on average, once every 466 show (s). History "Bathtub Gin" is one of Phish's most distinctive songs. Drawing together diverse influences, it marries a composition by Trey to the unique lyrics of his old friend Susannah Goodman.

Page's opening piano part quotes heavily from George Gershwin's " Rhapsody in Blue," as do his fills later in the song. Fish's beat is unique among Phish songs, and gives the "Gin" jam. One of the most beautiful jam segments in the entire Phish repertoire.

Gets me every time. As the jam takes off around the 7:00 mark, close your eyes, turn off your mind, and surrender to the phlow. The majority of the versions stayed within the relative framework of the typical Gin jam, making exceptions like 8/13/93, 12/5/95 and 12/29/95 all that more special.

By Fall 1996 Gin was delivering major highlights regularly and by 1997 it could be counted on as a jam vehicle nearly every time out. Phish's storied "Bathtub Gin" from The Great Went, widely considered one of the bands greatest jams ever, turns 20 years old today. In the summer of 1987, Phish spent much of their time playing the bar scene in Burlington, Vermont.

Just a decade later, they drew 70,000 fans to Limestone, Maine, where they threw a legendary festival called The Great Went. On August 17, 1997, Phish played a version of their song Bathtub Gin, that is widely considered to be one of the bands best improvisations of all time. Jam Chart for Bathtub Gin (105 entries) Jam chart versions are selected because of improvisational and other characteristics that distinguish these from typical versions of the song.

Bathtub gin refers to any style of homemade spirit made in amateur conditions. The term first appeared in 1920, in the prohibition in the United States, in reference to the poor.