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Song

The Star-Spangled Banner

Times played
24
First
1966
Last
2026
Avg length
1:53
from 23 timed
The longest it ever went missing

349 shows without it, ending 2026-07-29.

Where it sits
  • 8opened the show
  • 11opened a set
  • 4encore
Longest on record

Only where a tape gives a length, so this is the longest anyone timed — not necessarily the longest ever played.

Across the decades
  • 160s
  • 1090s
  • 400s
  • 710s
  • 120s
Every performance
Played by yearMost in 1996: 8
19662026
DateBandVenueLength
1966-01-08GDFillmore Auditorium, San Francisco—
1990-01-01WEENBasel Switzerland, Basel5:38
1996-10-17PHISBryce Jordan Center, Penn State University, State College1:55
1996-10-21PHISMadison Square Garden, New York1:18
1996-10-25PHISHampton Coliseum, Hampton1:09
1996-10-31PHISThe Omni, Atlanta1:11
1996-11-08PHISAssembly Hall, University of Illinois, Champaign1:27
1996-11-19PHISMunicipal Auditorium, Kansas City1:48
1996-11-27PHISKey Arena, Seattle1:43
1996-12-28PHISCoreStates Center, Philadelphia2:08
1997-12-02PHISCoreStates Center, Philadelphia1:15
1999-07-04PHISLakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta1:56
2000-07-04PHISE Centre, Camden1:34
2003-07-25PHISBlockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte1:43
2009-05-31PHISFenway Park, Boston3:27
2009-06-16PHISFox Theatre, Atlanta1:44
2010-07-04PHISVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta1:38
2010-10-29PHISBoardwalk Hall, Atlantic City1:28
2011-07-03PHISWatkins Glen International, Watkins Glen1:24
2012-07-04PHISJones Beach Amphitheater, Wantagh1:21
2014-07-04PHISSaratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs2:15
2014-11-01PHISMGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas1:29
2016-12-28PHISMadison Square Garden, New York2:00
2026-07-29PHISMadison Square Garden, New York1:45