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When the Circus Comes

Originally by Los Lobos, as played by Phish · from Non-album cover

Points
187
Rarity #125 in the catalogue
Gap
9
10 shows ago · usually every 9
Last played
Sep 5, 2026
DICK'S Sporting Goods Park · Commerce City, CO
Times played
77
of 1,977 shows · 4%

Rhythm

Shows between plays

Each bar is the run of shows before one performance

median 9
24 previous plays9 shows out

Plays by year

15
1997
9
 
10
1999
8
 
1
2003
5
 
2
2010
2
 
3
2012
3
 
2
2014
2
 
2
2016
1
 
1
2018
1
 
2
2021
2
 
2
2023
2
 
1
2025
1
 

Where it lands

In the night

Openers
0
0% of plays
Closers
0
0% of plays
Encores
15
19% of plays

Set split

Set 1
Set 2
Set 1
33
Set 2
27
Set 3
2

Usually

song 8 of 11 in set 1

Venues

Top 6 of 58 rooms

  1. 1Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI, US3
  2. 2Ascend AmphitheaterNashville, TN, US3
  3. 3Bill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco, CA, US3
  4. 4Madison Square GardenNew York, NY, US3
  5. 5Shoreline AmphitheatreMountain View, CA, US3
  6. 6Blockbuster-Sony Music Entertainment CentreCamden, NJ, US2

How players call it

41PICKS2% hit
Scored
1
Missed
40

Cards carrying this song, and how many of them scored with it.

History

First played
Feb 13, 1997Shepherd's Bush Empire · London, ENG, GB
Years in the book
22
Album
Non-album cover
Originally by
Los Lobos

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