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Melt the Guns

6 performances since 1985, with 5 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 71 on 2026-09-06.

DEBUT · 1985-09-27 · Burlington·LAST · 2026-09-06 · Commerce City·LONGEST GAP · 1995 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1985–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’85’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 2026-09-06 · 71LONGEST · 15:57 · 2026-07-31SHORTEST · 3:23YEARS · 41

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN5 OF 6 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 4 plays63

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 0 plays—

v4.02021–present · 2 plays71

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

TOP VERSIONS· 5 OF 5 · BY SCORE5 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0171#1 / 5Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2026-09-068:37

#0263#2 / 5Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield, VT

1986-10-313:23

#0356#3 / 5Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1987-04-298:23

#0454#4 / 5Fenway ParkBoston, MA

2026-07-3115:57

#0554#5 / 5Johnson State CollegeJohnson, VT

1987-02-138:21

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0171#1 / 5Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2026-09-068:37

#0254#4 / 5Fenway ParkBoston, MA

2026-07-3115:57

#0356#3 / 5Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1987-04-298:23

#0454#5 / 5Johnson State CollegeJohnson, VT

1987-02-138:21

#0563#2 / 5Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield, VT

1986-10-313:23

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS6

DEBUT1985

LAST2026

AVG LEN8:56

CHARTED0

GAP MAX1995

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1985–2026 · 6 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'85'86'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE5 VERSIONS

1235m10m15m

MEDIAN · 8:30PEAK · 8–9m (3)RANGE · 3–16m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1986–2026

3:006:009:0012:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE6 PLAYS

SET 1 · 17%SET 2 · 83%

SET 1 1SET 2 5

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 2

121245

TRANSITION OUT6 PLAYS

STOP · 17%SEGUE · 33%HARD · 50%

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO1 02Fenway ParkBoston · MA1 03Nectar'sBurlington · VT1 04Johnson State CollegeJohnson · VT1 05Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield · VT1 06Slade Hall, University of VermontBurlington · VT1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 3

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Slave to the Traffic Light4 02Dave's Energy Guide3 03Harry Hood3 04Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley3 05Golgi Apparatus3 06Fluffhead3 07Alumni Blues3 08Good Times Bad Times2 09AC/DC Bag2

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN4 TOURS · 6 PLAYS · 6 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011987 Tour22Feb 13, 1987·Apr 29, 1987 022026 Summer Tour22Jul 31, 2026·Sep 6, 2026 031985 Tour11Sep 27, 1985 041986 Tour11Oct 31, 1986

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 66· DATA VERSION v3.2