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Song

What's the Use?

Times played
73
First
1999
Last
2026
Avg length
6:35
from 73 timed
The longest it ever went missing

77 shows without it, ending 2014-08-30.

Where it sits
  • 1opened the show
  • 1opened a set
  • 2encore
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
  • 790s
  • 600s
  • 3510s
  • 2520s
Every performance
Played by yearMost in 1999: 7
19992026
DateBandVenueLength
1999-07-04PHISLakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta7:59
1999-07-07PHISBlockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte8:57
1999-07-09PHISMerriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia8:02
1999-07-12PHISGreat Woods Center for the Performing Arts, Mansfield8:51
1999-07-20PHISMolson Amphitheatre, Toronto8:45
1999-09-10PHISThe Gorge Amphitheatre, George6:50
1999-09-14PHISBoise State University Pavilion, Boise7:39
2000-06-25PHISWalnut Creek Amphitheater, Raleigh10:08
2000-07-10PHISDeer Creek, Noblesville7:34
2000-09-11PHISGreat Woods Center for the Performing Arts, Mansfield8:37
2003-01-04PHISHampton Coliseum, Hampton7:06
2003-11-28PHISNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale5:42
2009-12-30PHISAmerican Airlines Arena, Miami5:45
2010-08-14PHISAlpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy6:08
2010-12-27PHISCentrum, Worcester5:53
2011-06-08PHISDarien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center5:38
2011-07-03PHISWatkins Glen International, Watkins Glen4:59
2012-06-20PHISnTelos Pavilion, Portsmouth4:44
2012-08-25PHISLakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta5:06
2014-08-30PHISDick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City4:50
2015-08-08PHISAlpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy5:50
2015-08-15PHISMerriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia5:09
2015-08-23PHISWatkins Glen International, Watkins Glen5:26
2015-12-30PHISMadison Square Garden, New York6:32
2016-06-29PHISThe Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia6:15
2016-07-15PHISThe Gorge Amphitheatre, George6:25
2016-09-03PHISDick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City6:18
2016-10-15PHISNorth Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston6:33
2016-10-25PHISVerizon Theatre at Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie5:50
2016-10-31PHISMGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas5:26
2016-12-29PHISMadison Square Garden, New York5:11
2017-07-14PHISNortherly Island, Chicago6:27
2017-08-04PHISMadison Square Garden, New York3:23
2017-09-02PHISDick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City6:06
2017-12-31PHISMadison Square Garden, New York6:45
2018-07-18PHISLake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys, Stateline5:33
2018-07-25PHISBill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco6:01
2018-08-05PHISVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta6:40
2018-08-31PHISDick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City6:43
2018-10-21PHISHampton Coliseum, Hampton6:20
2018-10-28PHISRosemont Horizon, Rosemont5:50
2018-12-31PHISMadison Square Garden, New York6:00
2019-06-22PHISMerriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia5:55
2019-06-30PHISE Centre, Camden5:58
2019-07-06PHISFenway Park, Boston5:51
2019-08-30PHISDick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City6:52
2019-11-30PHISProvidence Civic Center, Providence6:12
2019-12-31PHISMadison Square Garden, New York5:10
2021-08-07PHISDeer Creek, Noblesville8:08
2021-08-07PHISDeer Creek, Noblesville1:05
2021-08-27PHISThe Gorge Amphitheatre, George9:12
2021-10-24PHISGreat Western Forum, Inglewood6:22
2022-04-22PHISMadison Square Garden, New York7:55
2022-05-28PHISAmphitheater at the Wharf, Orange Beach6:42
2022-07-16PHISDarling's Waterfront Pavilion, Bangor6:50
2022-07-31PHISMerriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia6:55
2022-09-02PHISDick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City6:46
2023-04-19PHISWilliam Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley7:11
2023-07-23PHISLakeview Amphitheater, Syracuse6:55
2023-08-05PHISMadison Square Garden, New York6:11