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4 performances since 1994, with 4 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 71 on 2026-07-25.

DEBUT · 1994-10-31 · Glens Falls·LAST · 2026-07-25 · New York·LONGEST GAP · 730 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1994–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’94’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2026-07-25 · 71LONGEST · 5:10 · 2026-07-25SHORTEST · 2:29YEARS · 32

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN4 OF 4 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 2 plays36

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 1 play34

v4.02021–present · 1 play71

BARS REPRESENT THE BEST-SCORING VERSION IN EACH ERAOPEN METHODOLOGY →

TOP VERSIONS· 4 OF 4 · BY SCORE4 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0171#1 / 4Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-255:10

#0236#2 / 4Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls, NY

1994-10-312:29

#0336#3 / 4UCSB Events Center, University of California-Santa BarbaraGoleta, CA

1994-12-063:31

#0434#4 / 4Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls, NY

2013-10-233:01

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 4 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0171#1 / 4Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2026-07-255:10

#0234#4 / 4Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls, NY

2013-10-233:01

#0336#3 / 4UCSB Events Center, University of California-Santa BarbaraGoleta, CA

1994-12-063:31

#0436#2 / 4Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls, NY

1994-10-312:29

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS4

DEBUT1994

LAST2026

AVG LEN3:33

CHARTED0

GAP MAX730

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1994–2026 · 4 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

DURATION· LENGTH SHAPEINPUT · TRACKS.DURATION + SETLIST_ENTRIES.DURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE4 VERSIONS

125m

MEDIAN · 3:30PEAK · 3–4m (2)RANGE · 2–6m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1994–2026

2:303:003:304:004:305:005:30’95’00’05’10’15’20’25

TOPOLOGY· WHERE IN THE SHOWINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.SET + .POSITION + .TRANSITION

SET MIX & ROLE4 PLAYS

SET 1 · 50%SET 2 · 25%ENCORE · 25%

SET 1 2SET 2 1ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN2

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE2

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 1

12341

TRANSITION OUT4 PLAYS

STOP · 50%END · 25%SEGUE · 25%

STOP ( , ) 2END OF SET

GEOGRAPHY· PLACE & TIMINGINPUT · SHOWS.VENUE + .STATE + .DATE

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 3

01Glens Falls Civic CenterGlens Falls · NY2 02Madison Square GardenNew York · NY1 03UCSB Events Center, University of California-Santa BarbaraGoleta · CA1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 2

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · MON

SUN0

MON1

TUE1

WED1

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Simple3 02Golgi Apparatus3 03David Bowie2 04Run Like an Antelope2 05The Squirming Coil2 06While My Guitar Gently Weeps2 07Down with Disease2 08Julius2 09Poor Heart2

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Ain't Love Funny

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN3 TOURS · 4 PLAYS · 4 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011994 Fall Tour22Oct 31, 1994·Dec 6, 1994 022013 Fall Tour11Oct 23, 2013 032026 Summer Tour11Jul 25, 2026

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 1142· DATA VERSION v3.2