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Plays in window

159

last 2026-08-31

Current gap

full-band shows since

Frequency

1 in 9.7

shows

Average slot

12.3

position in the set

Plays by year

Table view

Year	Plays
2008	27
2010	5
2014	8
2015	4
2018	20
2019	34
2021	14
2022	20
2023	10
2024	4
2025	4
2026	9

Every appearance in the window

159 total, teases included and marked

Date	Venue	Slot	Notes
2026-08-31	Mystic Lake Amphitheater	13
2026-07-24	Star Lake / KeyBank Pavilion	10
2026-07-15	BankNH Pavilion	13
2026-07-08	Acrisure Amphitheatre	10
2026-06-24	Morton Amphitheater	11
2026-06-05	Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek	9
2026-05-25	The Wharf Amphitheater	9
2026-05-16	Truliant Amphitheater	18
2026-05-09	Dos Equis Pavilion	13
2025-07-15	Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront	13
2025-06-20	Credit One Stadium	15
2025-05-27	Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview	14
2025-05-04	Lovin' Life Music Festival	2
2024-09-29	Oceans Calling Festival	9
2024-06-28	Deer Creek / Ruoff Music Center	16
2024-05-25	Coral Sky Amphitheatre	15
2024-04-29	O2 Apollo Manchester	12
2023-12-12	Grand Arena at GrandWest	12
2023-11-18	Madison Square Garden	10
2023-11-13	Mohegan Sun Arena	9
2023-09-03	The Gorge Amphitheatre	16
2023-08-25	FivePoint Amphitheatre	12	w/ Greg Phillinganes
2023-07-22	Camden Waterfront Pavilion	12
2023-07-14	Saratoga Performing Arts Center	8
2023-07-08	Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island	15
2023-06-30	Deer Creek / Ruoff Music Center	7
2023-02-10	Footprint Center	15
2022-11-19	Madison Square Garden	12
2022-11-13	Target Center	8
2022-11-08	Ford Idaho Center Arena	14
2022-11-04	Climate Pledge Arena	11
2022-09-20	Hollywood Bowl	10
2022-09-14	Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre	10
2022-09-03	The Gorge Amphitheatre	13
2022-08-20	Coral Sky Amphitheatre	11
2022-07-23	Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater	13
2022-07-20	Bethel Woods Center for the Arts	12
2022-07-13	BankNH Pavilion	9
2022-07-09	Saratoga Performing Arts Center	12
2022-07-03	Alpine Valley Music Theatre	8
2022-06-29	PNC Bank Arts Center	14
2022-06-22	Budweiser Stage	15
2022-06-19	Something In The Water Festival	3
2022-06-11	Jiffy Lube Live	8
2022-06-07	Daily's Place Amphitheater	9
2022-06-03	Credit One Stadium	13
2022-05-25	MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre	11
2021-11-13	Madison Square Garden	14
2021-11-09	Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino	9
2021-11-05	Nationwide Arena	15
2021-10-11	Isleta Amphitheater	16
2021-10-09	Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre	16
2021-09-29	Blossom Music Center	16
2021-09-26	Pilgrimage Festval	9
2021-09-22	PNC Bank Arts Center	11
2021-09-15	American Family Insurance Amphitheater	16
2021-09-10	FivePoint Amphitheatre	17
2021-09-03	The Gorge Amphitheatre	18
2021-08-29	The Grounds At Keeneland	15
2021-08-27	Star Lake / KeyBank Pavilion	14
2021-08-25	BankNH Pavilion	9
2019-10-08	Arena Monterrey	16
2019-10-05	Arena CDMX	12
2019-09-29	Rock In Rio	7
2019-09-22	Sea.Hear.Now Festival	11
2019-09-14	KAABOO	11
2019-09-13	Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre	16
2019-09-04	Sunlight Supply Amphitheater	13
2019-08-31	The Gorge Amphitheatre	13
2019-08-27	USANA Amphitheatre	13
2019-07-26	Coral Sky Amphitheatre	5
2019-07-18	Jones Beach Theater	13
2019-07-13	Saratoga Performing Arts Center	E22
2019-07-09	Pine Knob / DTE Energy Music Theatre	13
2019-07-06	Alpine Valley Music Theatre	10
2019-07-02	Riverbend Music Center	13
2019-06-21	Great Woods / Xfinity Center	9
2019-06-15	Camden Waterfront Pavilion	11
2019-05-18	Dos Equis Pavilion	13
2019-05-15	Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre	11
2019-05-07	Oak Mountain Amphitheatre	10
2019-05-03	Beale Street Festival	10
2019-04-30	Pensacola Bay Center	9
2019-04-06	Altice Arena	11
2019-04-03	Mediolanum Forum	9
2019-03-30	Gran Teatro Geox	11
2019-03-28	Stadhalle	7
2019-03-25	COS Torwar	11
2019-03-23	Tempodrom	11
2019-03-20	Spektrum	10
2019-03-19	Annexet	8
2019-03-15	Afas Live	12
2019-03-13	Eventim Apollo	11
2019-03-10	Salle Pleyel	12
2019-03-06	Zenith	7
2018-12-28	Capital One Beach Bash	11
2018-12-14	John Paul Jones Arena	12
2018-12-13	Capital One Arena	8
2018-12-08	Bell Centre	13
2018-12-07	TD Garden	8
2018-12-04	SNHU Arena	11
2018-11-30	Madison Square Garden	9
2018-09-10	Hollywood Bowl	8
2018-09-08	Shoreline Amphitheatre	15
2018-09-07	Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys	9
2018-08-31	The Gorge Amphitheatre	10
2018-08-24	Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre	11
2018-07-29	The Wharf Amphitheater	8
2018-07-28	Coral Sky Amphitheatre	8
2018-07-24	PNC Music Pavilion	12
2018-07-20	Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek	6
2018-07-14	Saratoga Performing Arts Center	7
2018-07-10	Budweiser Stage	10
2018-07-06	Deer Creek / Ruoff Music Center	6
2018-06-29	Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island	6
2015-07-17	Deer Creek / Ruoff Music Center	21
2015-07-15	Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre	17	w/ Nicholas Payton
2015-07-07	Pine Knob / DTE Energy Music Theatre	20
2015-05-20	BankPlus Amphitheater	20	w/ The Lovely Ladies
2014-09-05	North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre	21	w/ The Lovely Ladies
2014-08-31	The Gorge Amphitheatre	20	w/ The Lovely Ladies
2014-08-22	University of California, Berkeley - Greek Theatre	20	w/ The Lovely Ladies
2014-07-26	Jiffy Lube Live	17
2014-07-18	Coral Sky Amphitheatre	22	w/ The Lovely Ladies
2014-07-15	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena	20
2014-07-11	The Meadows / Xfinity Theatre	23	w/ The Lovely Ladies
2014-07-04	Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island	25	w/ The Lovely Ladies
2010-03-14	Falconer Theatre	E17	w/ Jeff Coffin
2010-03-06	O2 Arena	E18	w/ Jeff Coffin
2010-03-03	Heineken Music Hall	E19	w/ Jeff Coffin
2010-02-28	Palladium	E23	w/ Jeff Coffin
2010-02-25	Palasport San Lazarro	E19	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-09-10	Madison Square Garden	13	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-09-06	University of California, Berkeley - Greek Theatre	9	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-08-30	The Gorge Amphitheatre	11	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-08-22	North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre	5	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-08-20	Staples Center	E18	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-08-19	Staples Center	11	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-08-16	Dos Equis Pavilion	E22	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-08-15	Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion	15	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-08-13	AT&T Bricktown Ballpark	E19	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-08-10	Alpine Valley Music Theatre	12	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-08-07	Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater	17	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-08-02	AutoZone Park	14	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-08-01	Louisville Slugger Field	14	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-07-30	Blossom Music Center	14	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-07-29	Crew Stadium	9	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-07-25	Deer Creek / Ruoff Music Center	11	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-07-22	Qwest Center	8	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-07-20	Mile High Music Festival	8	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-07-11	Coral Sky Amphitheatre	5	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-07-09	MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre	9	w/ Jeff Coffin Send good thoughts for LeRoi
2008-07-07	Lakewood Amphitheatre	10	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-07-05	ROTHBURY	11	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-07-04	Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park	10	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-07-02	Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek	6	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-07-02	Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek	7	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-07-01	PNC Music Pavilion	13	w/ Jeff Coffin
2008-06-28	Jiffy Lube Live	9

Slot behavior

Opens the show	0%
Closes the main set	6%
Encore	6%
First in window	2008-06-28

By venue

With guests

Sources

First in window — 2008-06-28 · Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, VA [official-archive · official]
Most recent — 2026-08-31 · Mystic Lake Amphitheater, Shakopee, MN [official-archive · official]
Derived from 1546 full-band shows with a setlist on record [derived · computed]