Song

When the Circus Comes

Times played

First

1997

Last

2025

Avg length

5:17

from 75 timed

The longest it ever went missing

50 shows without it, ending 2025-07-11.

Where it sits

11opened a set
13encore

Longest on record

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

7:101998-07-25South Park Meadows
7:092014-10-21Santa Barbara Bowl
7:081999-07-10E Centre
6:321998-12-28Madison Square Garden
6:311999-07-03Lakewood Amphitheatre

Across the decades

3490s
1300s
1910s
820s

Every performance

Played by yearMost in 1997: 15

19972025

Date	Band	Venue	Length
1997-02-13	PHIS	Shepherd's Bush Empire, London	4:48
1997-02-16	PHIS	Alter Wartesaal, Cologne	5:25
1997-02-20	PHIS	Teatro Smeraldo, Milan	5:00
1997-02-22	PHIS	Teatro Olimpico, Rome	5:00
1997-06-14	PHIS	The S.F.X. Centre, Dublin	4:53
1997-06-20	PHIS	Divadlo Archa, Prague	5:09
1997-07-01	PHIS	Paradiso, Amsterdam	5:05
1997-07-22	PHIS	Walnut Creek Amphitheater, Raleigh	4:55
1997-07-31	PHIS	Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View	4:55
1997-08-09	PHIS	Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy	5:11
1997-08-17	PHIS	Loring Commerce Centre, Limestone	4:53
1997-11-17	PHIS	McNichols Arena, Denver	5:16
1997-11-30	PHIS	Centrum, Worcester	5:17
1997-12-13	PHIS	Knickerbocker Arena, Albany	5:31
1997-12-31	PHIS	Madison Square Garden, New York	5:19
1998-07-09	PHIS	Zeleste, Barcelona	5:15
1998-07-16	PHIS	The Gorge Amphitheatre, George	4:59
1998-07-25	PHIS	South Park Meadows, Austin	7:10
1998-08-03	PHIS	Deer Creek, Noblesville	4:55
1998-08-11	PHIS	Star Lake Amphitheater, Burgettstown	5:32
1998-08-16	PHIS	Loring Commerce Centre, Limestone	5:39
1998-11-11	PHIS	Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids	5:41
1998-11-27	PHIS	Centrum, Worcester	5:32
1998-12-28	PHIS	Madison Square Garden, New York	6:32
1999-07-03	PHIS	Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta	6:31
1999-07-10	PHIS	E Centre, Camden	7:08
1999-07-21	PHIS	Star Lake Amphitheater, Burgettstown	5:19
1999-09-11	PHIS	The Gorge Amphitheatre, George	6:13
1999-09-17	PHIS	Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View	5:18
1999-10-07	PHIS	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale	5:40
1999-12-04	PHIS	The Crown, Cincinnati	4:19
1999-12-11	PHIS	CoreStates Center, Philadelphia	5:25
1999-12-17	PHIS	Hampton Coliseum, Hampton	5:40
1999-12-30	PHIS	Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation, Big Cypress	5:00
2000-05-23	PHIS	Roseland Ballroom, New York	5:26
2000-06-11	PHIS	Hibiya Outdoor Theatre, Tokyo	5:46
2000-06-28	PHIS	Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel	4:23
2000-07-03	PHIS	E Centre, Camden	5:03
2000-07-17	PHIS	KLRU Studios, University of Texas, Austin	5:01
2000-09-15	PHIS	Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey	4:47
2000-09-22	PHIS	Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont	4:25
2000-10-01	PHIS	Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix	5:16
2003-07-29	PHIS	Star Lake Amphitheater, Burgettstown	5:10
2009-06-02	PHIS	Jones Beach Amphitheater, Wantagh	5:14
2009-06-18	PHIS	Star Lake Amphitheater, Burgettstown	4:16
2009-08-05	PHIS	Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View	4:18
2009-10-31	PHIS	Empire Polo Club, Indio	6:03
2009-11-29	PHIS	Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland	5:44
2010-06-17	PHIS	The Meadows, Hartford	5:04
2010-08-14	PHIS	Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy	4:33
2011-07-02	PHIS	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen	5:24
2011-08-10	PHIS	Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys, Stateline	4:47
2012-06-30	PHIS	Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy	4:19
2012-08-18	PHIS	Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco	5:25
2012-09-01	PHIS	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City	5:42
2013-08-02	PHIS	Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco	5:26
2013-10-18	PHIS	Hampton Coliseum, Hampton	5:04
2013-11-01	PHIS	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City	5:21
2014-07-25	PHIS	Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte	5:10
2014-10-21	PHIS	Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara	7:09