Setlist Predictions · New Year's Run 2026 · Night 3 of 4

Phish Setlist Prediction for Madison Square Garden, Jan 1, 2027

Our machine-learning model predicts what Phish will play at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY on Jan 1, 2027 (night 3 of a 4-night stand). Trained on 300+ shows from Phish's modern era (since 2019), it weighs song frequency, set position, gap pressure, and venue history to call the openers, the second-set launchpad, the encore, and the bustouts. Think of it as a read. Only Phish knows what Phish will do. Think you can do better? Make your own picks and score against the algorithm.

Songs Madison Square Garden tends to get more than a typical stop: HYHU, GTBT, Avenu Malkenu, Esther, Strange Design, TMWSIY.

Predicted Set 1

1. Cars Trucks Buses
2. Maze
3. Kill Devil Falls
4. Divided Sky
5. Mull
6. Walls of the Cave
7. Undermind
8. Funky Bitch
9. Split Open and Melt
10. Rift
11. Run Like an Antelope

Predicted Set 2

1. Mike's Song
2. I Am Hydrogen
3. Weekapaug Groove
4. Golden Age
5. Piper
6. Simple
7. Possum

Predicted Encore

1. More
2. The Howling

Bustout candidates

Songs overdue to resurface, with a big gap since Phish last played them:

• Frost: 308 shows since last played
• Passing Through: 211 shows since last played
• I Been Around: 214 shows since last played
• Devotion to a Dream: 50 shows since last played
• The Curtain: 206 shows since last played
• Rise/Come Together: 204 shows since last played

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