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Big Black Furry Creature from Mars has not been seen in 17 Phish shows.
It was played at 7.7% of live shows.
There have been 1474 shows since the live debut.
Big Black Furry Creature from Mars has been played, on average, once every 13 shows.
Since its debut, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars has been played, on average, every 12 shows.
It was played 119 time(s) at the following show(s):

Show Date Venue Gap Set Song Before Song After Notes
1987-08-21 Ian McLean's Farm, Hebron, NY 71 3 *** McGruppFirst known performance.
1987-08-29 The Ranch, South Burlington, VT 2 1 Makisupa Flat Fee
1987-09-02 Hunt's, Burlington, VT 1 1 Possum Makisupa
1987-09-21 Nectar's, Burlington, VT 5 2 Curtain With Suzy
1987-10-31 Sculpture Room, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT 6 1 YEM > ***
1987-11-19 Hunt's, Burlington, VT 2 3 Divided > Dinner and a Movie
1988-01-27 Gallagher’s, Waitsfield, VT 4 3 Bike Camel Walk
1988-02-08 Nectar's, Burlington, VT 3 3 JJLC ***
1988-02-20 St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 2 e *** ***
1988-04-22 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 15 1 Shaggy Dog YEM
1988-05-14 Goddard College, Plainfield, VT 8 1 Lizards JJLC
1988-05-24 Nectar's, Burlington, VT 5 3 I Know a Little CorinnaFlintstones theme teases from Trey.
1988-06-19 Nectar's, Burlington, VT 6 2 Alumni Swing Low, Sweet ChariotFlintstones theme and London Bridge Is Falling Down teases.
1988-07-25 Nectar's, Burlington, VT 12 2 Harpua SanityFlintstones theme tease.
1988-07-28 The Roma, Telluride, CO 1 1 Fee ***
1988-08-05 The Roma, Telluride, CO 5 2 Sanity SlaveFlintstones theme tease.
1988-09-13 Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT 18 3 Andy's Chest -> DEG
1988-09-13 Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT 0 3 DEG -> Sanity
1988-09-24 Humphries House (The Zoo), Amherst College, Amherst, MA 3 3 Contact ***
1988-10-29 Sculpture Room, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT 2 3 Terrapin TimberPopeye theme tease from Trey.
1988-11-03 Molly's Cafe, Boston, MA 1 3 IDK HarpuaPopeye theme tease.
1989-01-26 The Paradise, Boston, MA 16 2 Contact Foam
1989-02-06 The Front, Burlington, VT 4 3 Hood Curtis Loew
1989-03-01 Gallagher’s, Waitsfield, VT 9 2 Light Up ***
1989-03-13 Nectar's, Burlington, VT 5 1 Ya Mar Bowie
1989-03-30 The Front, Burlington, VT 4 3 Bag > Satin Doll
1989-10-06 The Paradise, Boston, MA 64 2 Highway to Hell ***
1989-12-09 Huden Dining Hall, Castleton State College, Castleton, VT 27 e Contact *** Popeye and Brady Bunch theme teases from Trey.
1990-01-28 The Front, Burlington, VT 13 e Lawn Boy > *** Auld Lang Syne and Bonanza theme teases from Trey.
1990-02-25 8x10 Club, Baltimore, MD 18 2 Fluffhead > ***
1990-03-09 The Front, Burlington, VT 7 2 Contact *** Dave Grippo on alto saxophone, Fishin' Hole tease from Trey.
1990-04-07 El Dorado Café, Crested Butte, CO 13 e *** ContactJam based on the Brady Bunch theme.
1990-04-22 Cutler Quad, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 10 2 Esther > Hood
1990-04-28 The Strand Theater, Dorchester, MA 3 e *** ***
1990-05-11 The Living Room, Providence, RI 9 e 'A' Train > ***
1990-06-01 The Cotton Club, Atlanta, GA 11 2 Fee ContactAuld Lang Syne tease from Trey.
1990-06-07 The Bayou, Washington, DC 4 e Lawn Boy > ***
1990-06-16 Townshend Family Park, Townshend, VT 3 e Contact > *** Simple Gifts tease from Trey.
1990-10-31 Armstrong Hall, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 36 e Uncle Pen > ***
1990-11-08 The Great Hall, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 5 2 YEM > *** John Popper on harmonica.
1990-11-24 The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY 6 2 GTBT *** Brief Simple Gifts tease from Trey.
1991-02-03 The Front, Burlington, VT 13 e JJLC > ***
1991-02-15 The Colonial Theatre, Keene, NH 6 e Caravan > ***
1991-03-08 College Station Theater, Tuscaloosa, AL 14 1 Tweezer ***
1991-03-13 Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO 2 e 'A' Train > ***
1991-03-23 The Inferno, Steamboat Springs, CO 5 e 'A' Train > *** Donna Lee tease.
1991-03-29 DNA Lounge, San Francisco, CA 3 2 Bouncin' > *** Simple Gifts tease from Trey.
1991-04-04 WOW Hall, Eugene, OR 4 2 HYHU > ***
1991-04-12 Barrymore Theatre, Madison, WI 4 e Contact > CoilFishman on vacuum during one of the pauses; Leave It To Beaver theme teases from Mike.
1991-04-19 Nietzsche’s, Buffalo, NY 5 e Paul and Silas > *** Leave it to Beaver theme tease from Mike and a joke from Fishman.
1991-04-25 Field House, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 4 2 Divided ***
1991-05-03 Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA 4 e 'A' Train > ***
1991-05-11 The Front, Burlington, VT 4 e Terrapin ***
1991-05-17 Campus Club, Providence, RI 3 2 HYHU > Happy Birthday
1991-05-17 Campus Club, Providence, RI 0 2 Happy Birthday > ***
1991-07-11 Battery Park, Burlington, VT 3 e Contact > *** Giant Country Horns.
1991-07-14 Townshend Family Park, Townshend, VT 3 e Contact > *** Giant Country Horns.
1991-07-19 Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA 3 2 Mango *** Giant Country Horns. Theme from Leave It to Beaver and William Tell Overture teases during Horn introductions and quick I Love Lucy theme tease.
1991-07-24 Trax, Charlottesville, VA 4 e Contact > *** Giant Country Horns; I Love Lucy theme and Brady Bunch theme teases.
1991-09-25 The Colonial Theatre, Keene, NH 5 e ATR ***
1991-09-28 The Rink, Buffalo, NY 3 e Contact > *** I Love Lucy theme teases.
1991-10-11 Backstage, Seattle, WA 9 e Sweet Adeline ***
1991-11-02 Lory Student Center Theatre, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 15 e Contact ***
1991-11-12 The Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA 6 e Ya Mar *** Brady Bunch theme tease from Mike.
1991-11-23 Alumni Hall, Barre, VT 9 e JJLC > *** Dave Grippo on alto saxophone. Brief St. Thomas tease from Grippo, Mike, and Fishman.
1992-03-13 Campus Club, Providence, RI 12 1 Antelope -> AntelopeHawaii quotes, Lullaby of Birdland tease, and two Get Back signals and an I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart signal.
1992-03-30 Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO 12 2 Vacuum Solo -> CoilFollow the Yellow Brick Road tease.
1992-04-06 Paul Wright Gym, Western State College, Gunnison, CO 6 e *** *** Follow the Yellow Brick Road / You're Off to See the Wizard tease and a Make Your Own Guacamole jam, during which the audience made guacamole from band-supplied avocados.
1992-04-18 Wilbur Field, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 8 e Contact *** Cameron McKinney on ukulele (unmiced). McKinney also counted off the song.
1992-04-24 Roseland Theater, Portland, OR 5 e Contact > ***
1992-05-02 Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL 5 e Sleeping Monkey > ***
1992-05-08 The Riviera Theatre, North Tonawanda, NY 5 e *** *** Brady Bunch theme tease from Mike.
1992-06-23 Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany 11 1 Uncle Pen If I Only Had a BrainCount-off in German ("Ein, zwei, drei!") and a vacuum solo from Fish.
1992-11-19 Ross Arena, St. Michael's College, Colchester, VT 41 2 Tweezer -> TweezerJam only. No BBFCFM lyrics. I Walk The Line lyrics and Ring of Fire lyrics and a brief tease.
1992-11-21 Pritchard Gym, SB Sports Complex, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 2 e Buffalo Bill ***
1993-02-07 Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, Washington, DC 27 e Contact > ***
1993-02-21 Roxy Theatre, Atlanta, GA 11 2 Coil ***
1993-02-25 The Cameo Theatre, Miami Beach, FL 3 2 Golgi > ***
1993-03-06 Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX 6 2 HYHU ***
1993-03-13 Balch Fieldhouse, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 4 e Amazing Grace ***
1993-03-28 East Gym, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 12 e Contact > *** Repeated teases of the Leave It to Beaver theme, primarily from Mike.
1993-04-17 Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI 13 e Sweet Adeline *** Included some humorous additional lyrics from Mike, who echoed a fan's cry that he could "smell [himself] running." Trey also forgot he was supposed to start part of the song and there was a long, silent pause on stage until he finally realized that the rest of the band was waiting for him.
1993-05-02 Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA 12 2 HYHU ***
1993-07-23 Jones Beach Amphitheater, Wantagh, NY 14 2 YEM -> CDTFlintstones theme tease.
1993-08-08 Nautica Stage, Cleveland, OH 12 1 *** FoamDivided Sky tease.
1993-12-29 New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT 16 2 Contact > Walk AwayUnfinished.
1994-04-08 Recreation Hall, Penn State University, State College, PA 6 e Contact > *** Mimi Fishman on "1-2-3-4".
1994-04-25 Civic Auditorium, Knoxville, TN 15 2 BBJ > ***
1994-04-30 The Edge Night Club, Orlando, FL 4 2 HYHU *** New York, New York tease from Page.
1994-05-12 Buena Vista Theater, Tucson, AZ 8 2 Contact > ***
1994-05-16 The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 3 2 Antelope -> Antelope
1994-05-16 The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 0 2 YEM Amazing Grace
1994-05-16 The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 0 2 Amazing Grace ***
1994-06-16 State Theatre, Minneapolis, MN 17 2 Contact > Purple RainUnfinished.
1994-06-21 Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH 4 2 CDT Ginseng
1994-06-21 Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH 0 2 Ginseng Dog Faced BoyReprise. Acoustic; without microphones.
1994-07-06 Theatre St. Denis, Montréal, Québec, Canada 12 2 CDT -> Sample
1994-07-06 Theatre St. Denis, Montréal, Québec, Canada 0 2 Sample > Hood
1994-07-13 Big Birch Concert Pavilion, Patterson, NY 4 2 Tweezer -> TweezerUnfinished; Played bluegrass style to the tune of Scent of a Mule.
1994-10-27 University Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 20 2 Contact > DwD
1994-11-03 Mullins Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 5 2 YEM -> Hood
1994-11-13 Warner Theatre, Erie, PA 3 2 Mango > Amazing Grace
1994-11-22 Jesse Auditorium, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 7 2 Runaway Jim -> I'm Blue, I'm LonesomeAcoustic finish.
1994-12-01 Salem Armory, Salem, OR 6 2 Tweezer -> MakisupaShorter version without all verses.
1995-07-03 Summer Stage at Sugarbush, North Fayston, VT 35 2 Lizards > ADITL
1995-10-19 Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO 16 2 Lawn Boy > Kung
1995-10-22 Assembly Hall, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL 3 2 Makisupa -> Life on Mars?
1995-11-18 North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, SC 14 2 Contact > Acoustic Army
1995-11-18 North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, SC 0 2 Acoustic Army Cavern
1995-11-28 Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN 6 2 Contact > Funky Bitch
1995-12-29 Worcester Centrum Centre, Worcester, MA 17 2 McGrupp > Jam
1996-06-06 Joyous Lake, Woodstock, NY 4 1 Theme SOAMule
1996-08-06 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 22 2 ADITL > HYHU
1997-12-11 Rochester War Memorial, Rochester, NY 118 2 Roses -> GhostElectric Funeral teases.
1998-11-21 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA 64 1 Wilson > Lawn Boy“Gettin’ Jiggy Wit’ It” quote from Fish.
1998-12-30 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 8 1 CDT Wilson
1999-10-03 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL 44 2 Avenu Malkenu > Bowie
2000-09-20 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH 61 2 Guyute > Drowned
2003-07-15 USANA Amphitheatre, West Valley City, UT 35 2 Low Rider -> Buried Alive
2003-07-15 USANA Amphitheatre, West Valley City, UT 0 2 Buried Alive > Ha Ha Ha
2003-07-15 USANA Amphitheatre, West Valley City, UT 0 2 Ha Ha Ha > Mr. Completely
2009-11-22 War Memorial at Oncenter, Syracuse, NY 77 2 Piper > Tube
2010-06-25 Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ 24 1 Alumni Runaway Jim
2010-08-15 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI 16 2 Theme > YEM
2010-10-23 Mullins Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 12 1 Sparkle > HYHU
2010-10-31 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ 5 1 Frankenstein Ghost
2011-06-10 Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ 16 2 Possum Swept Away
2011-07-03 Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY 10 1 Destiny > WilsonTheme from The Twilight Zone and Theme from Leave it to Beaver teases from Mike.

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