Harpua

Debut 1987-05-11 · Last played 2023-12-31 · 66 performances

Gap — the number of shows the band played between one performance of this song and the one before it.

← → the songs either side, played as separate songs. > and –> are phish.net’s own marks, and mean the band ran them together rather than stopping between them.

Times Played
66
Median Gap, Last 10 Years10 Yr
96
Median Gap, All-Time
18
Longest Gap
173

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Eras4.023.062.011.057 66 of 66 shows
DateVenueBefore / afterGap · mark at median 18

  1. 4.02 shows2021–2023

  2. 2023-12-31SunMadison Square GardenNew York, NY

    NoteUnfinished.

    Gap96SET 2
  3. 2021-10-30SatMGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, NV

    NotePartially spoken in French by Page and Mike.

    Gap130SET 2

  4. 3.06 shows2009–2017

  5. 2017-07-30SunMadison Square GardenNew York, NYGap65SET 2
  6. 2015-09-06SunDick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

    NoteUnfinished. Narration included Jimmy being a guy from the east coast coming west and needing an oxygen tank. Trey sucked from an oxygen tank.

    Gap96ENCORE
  7. 2013-07-21SunFirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly IslandChicago, IL

    NoteWith the cast of Second City.

    Gap70SET 2
  8. 2011-06-19SunnTelos PavilionPortsmouth, VA

    NoteWith the band's fathers voicing the part of Jimmy's father.

    Gap49SET 1
  9. 2010-07-04SunVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore ParkAlpharetta, GAGap38SET 2 · 2×
  10. 2009-08-16SunSaratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs, NYGap60SET 2 · 2×

  11. 2.01 show2003–2003

  12. 2003-07-29TuePost-Gazette Pavilion at Star LakeBurgettstown, PA

    NoteNarration concerned Jimmy searching for "IT" and, eventually, joining a rock band and finding "IT" on the road.

    Gap173SET 2 · 3×

  13. 1.057 shows1987–1998

  14. 1998-11-02MonThe “E” CenterWest Valley City, UT

    NoteNarration picked up where December 6, 1996 Harpua ended; Jimmy hitched a ride from Vegas to Salt Lake City and the driver was playing Dark Side of the Moon.

    Gap46SET 2 · 2×
  15. 1997-12-30TueMadison Square GardenNew York, NY

    Note"Pentagram Harpua;" also included a narrative about Lost in Space.

    Gap25SET 2 · 2×
  16. 1997-08-16SatLoring Commerce CentreLimestone, ME

    NotePicked up where the Clifford Ball Harpua left off.

    Gap54SET 1
  17. 1996-12-29SunCoreStates SpectrumPhiladelphia, PA

    NoteHarpua, Poster, and Jimmy were confronted by the “Über Demon” and the “evil sound of hell.”

    Gap2SET 2 · 2×
  18. 1996-12-06FriThe Aladdin TheatreLas Vegas, NV

    NoteLes Claypool and Larry LaLonde; opening segment in 4/4 time signature.

    Gap35ENCORE · 4×
  19. 1996-08-17SatPlattsburgh Air Force BasePlattsburgh, NY

    NoteUnfinished.

    Gap64ENCORE
  20. 1995-10-31TueRosemont HorizonRosemont, IL

    NoteNarration from Mike about raccoons.

    Gap34SET 1
  21. 1995-06-23FriWaterloo VillageStanhope, NJ

    NoteUnfinished; with verse of Abba's Waterloo.

    Gap30SET 2
  22. 1994-11-25FriUIC Pavilion, University of IllinoisChicago, IL

    NoteNarration concerned happy green love beams and angry red hate beams.

    Gap15SET 2
  23. 1994-10-31MonGlens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls, NY

    NoteVibration of Death; "The Vibration of Death is gone" replaced the usual "The storm is gone."

    Gap11SET 1 · 2×
  24. 1994-10-16SunSoldiers and Sailors Memorial AuditoriumChattanooga, TN

    NoteNarration told of Jimmy attending a Bootsy Collins concert.

    Gap9ENCORE 2
  25. 1994-07-16SatSummerstage at Sugarbush NorthFayston, VT

    NoteNarration about comet that crashed into Jupiter.

    Gap12SET 2 · 2×
  26. 1994-06-30ThuClassic AmphitheaterRichmond, VAGap10SET 2 · 3×
  27. 1994-06-17FriEagles BallroomMilwaukee, WI

    NoteO.J. reference.

    Gap27SET 2 · 2×
  28. 1994-05-03TueStarwood AmphitheatreAntioch, TNGap34SET 2
  29. 1993-08-20FriRed Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, CO

    NoteNarration told the history of Red Rocks and the fate of a giant iguana.

    Gap19SET 1
  30. 1993-07-25SunWaterloo VillageStanhope, NJGap12SET 2
  31. 1993-05-07FriBangor AuditoriumBangor, ME

    NoteNarration about "Ravishing" Rick Rude.

    Gap18SET 2
  32. 1993-04-14WedAmerican TheaterSt. Louis, MO

    NoteNarration centered on a story about people who steal your dreams at night.

    Gap10SET 2
  33. 1993-03-31WedRoseland TheaterPortland, ORGap34SET 2 · 2×
  34. 1993-02-12FriMid-Hudson Civic CenterPoughkeepsie, NY

    NoteNarration had Jimmy watching the halftime show of the Super Bowl and saw Michael Jackson. Poster then killed Harpua and then had a heart attack.

    Gap9SET 2
  35. 1992-12-31ThuMatthews Arena, Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA

    NoteLip-Flop signal.

    Gap17SET 3 · 2×
  36. 1992-11-28SatThe Capitol TheatrePort Chester, NYGap58SET 2
  37. 1992-05-09SatThe Syracuse ArmorySyracuse, NY

    NoteTwo Simpsons signals.

    Gap13SET 2
  38. 1992-04-22WedHilton BallroomEugene, ORGap13SET 2
  39. 1992-04-04SatBalch Fieldhouse, University of ColoradoBoulder, CO

    NoteFish on bagpipes.

    Gap7SET 2
  40. 1992-03-26ThuZiggy'sWinston-Salem, NC

    NoteNarration set in the "teeming jungles of Brazil," special guest appearance by Marley as "a vicious, flesh eating animal;" high-pitched "Brazil" squawks from Fish.

    Gap15ENCORE 3
  41. 1991-12-07SatThe Music HallPortsmouth, NHGap25SET 2
  42. 1991-10-28MonElk BallroomTelluride, COGap48SET 2
  43. 1991-05-03FriSomerville TheatreSomerville, MA

    NoteNarration featured Jimmy watching Cam and the Bruins winning the Stanley Cup.

    Gap3SET 2
  44. 1991-04-26FriHartman Union Activities Center, Plymouth State UniversityPlymouth, NHGap6SET 2
  45. 1991-04-18ThuDionysus Club, The 'Sco, Oberlin CollegeOberlin, OHGap105ENCORE
  46. 1990-06-09SatThe Wetlands PreserveNew York, NYGap40SET 2
  47. 1990-04-07SatEl Dorado CaféCrested Butte, COGap11SET 2
  48. 1990-03-11SunThe FrontBurlington, VTGap26SET 2
  49. 1990-01-29MonThe HauntIthaca, NYGap26ENCORE
  50. 1989-11-10FriSigma Phi House, Hamilton CollegeClinton, NY

    NoteLyric changed to "Look! It's Elvis!"

    Gap6ENCORE
  51. 1989-10-28SatThe ChancePoughkeepsie, NYGap4SET 2
  52. 1989-10-20FriThe FrontBurlington, VTGap1SET 1
  53. 1989-10-14SatThe Barn, Hobart CollegeGeneva, NYGap47SET 2
  54. 1989-05-09TueThe FrontBurlington, VTGap13SET 2
  55. 1989-04-20ThuHumphries House (The Zoo), Amherst CollegeAmherst, MAGap12SET 2
  56. 1989-03-14TueNectar'sBurlington, VTGap34SET 1
  57. 1988-11-03ThuMolly's CafeBoston, MAGap24SET 3
  58. 1988-08-05FriThe RomaTelluride, COGap3ENCORE
  59. 1988-07-30SatThe RomaTelluride, COGap3SET 3
  60. 1988-07-25MonNectar'sBurlington, VTGap10SET 2
  61. 1988-06-21TueNectar'sBurlington, VTGap8SET 3
  62. 1988-05-24TueNectar'sBurlington, VTGap4SET 3
  63. 1988-05-15SunBeecher Hill FarmHinesburg, VTGap18SET 2
  64. 1988-03-22TueNectar'sBurlington, VTGap4SET 1
  65. 1988-03-11FriThe Base Lodge, Stearns Hall, Johnson State CollegeJohnson, VTGap13SET 2
  66. 1987-11-19ThuHunt'sBurlington, VTGap20SET 3
  67. 1987-08-29SatThe RanchSouth Burlington, VTGap2SET 2 · 2×
  68. 1987-08-21FriIan McLean's FarmHebron, NY

    NoteRestarted after the opening lyric.

    Gap2SET 2 · 2×
  69. 1987-08-09SunNectar'sBurlington, VTGap4SET 2
  70. 1987-05-11MonNectar'sBurlington, VT

    NoteFirst known performance.

    GapDebutSET 2 · 2×