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Song

Proving Ground

Times played
414
First
1989
Last
2013
Avg length
6:03
from 414 timed
The longest it ever went missing

26 shows without it, ending 2006-08-10.

Where it sits
  • 13opened the show
  • 13opened a set
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
  • 1580s
  • 24890s
  • 11200s
  • 3810s
Segues

Comes out of

  1. 2Mercy1991–1994
  2. 2Diner1992
  3. 2From the Cradle2008
  4. 1Jam1989
  5. 1Drums1990
  6. 1Stop-Go1990
  7. 1Porch Song1992
  8. 1Pilgrims1993

Counted only where the setlist records the join. Every segue in the archive.

Every performance
Played by yearMost in 1992: 33
19892013
DateBandVenueLength
1989-05-19WSPThe Princess Augusta, Augusta0:52
1989-05-20WSPTau Epsilon Phi House University of Georgia, Athens7:33
1989-05-27WSPMath Fields, Griffin6:21
1989-07-01WSPSigma Alpha Epsilon House University Of Georgia, Athens9:24
1989-07-22WSPThe Nick, Birmingham6:25
1989-08-05WSPThe Wetlands Preserve, New York6:09
1989-08-10WSPMax's On Broadway, Baltimore7:57
1989-08-22WSPSAE House, Davidson6:45
1989-08-29WSPRockafellas', Columbia6:37
1989-10-04WSPThe Nick, Birmingham7:11
1989-10-12WSPCat's Cradle, Chapel Hill7:31
1989-10-18WSPSalomon's, Tuscaloosa8:16
1989-10-30WSPThe Georgia Theatre, Athens7:01
1989-11-15WSPThe Pterodactyl Club, Charlotte6:43
1989-12-14WSPExit/In, Nashville10:05
1990-01-13WSPGreenstreets, Columbia4:45
1990-01-19WSPThe Barrelhouse, Salem7:58
1990-03-03WSPRhythm Room, Dallas6:30
1990-03-15WSPBoulder Theater, Boulder6:15
1990-04-07WSP"Ragtails" Baylor School, Chattanooga7:54
1990-04-20WSPMain Street, Murfreesboro8:03
1990-04-21WSPAntenna Club, Memphis8:03
1990-04-28WSPSpring Festival Craven's Auditorium University of the South, Sewanee8:07
1990-06-02WSPThe Cave, Dahlenoga7:12
1990-07-04WSPStadium Place, Columbia7:18
1990-07-28WSPThe Cotton Club, Atlanta8:21
1990-08-09WSPThe Catalyst, Santa Cruz5:00
1990-08-16WSPCentral Tavern, Seattle8:08
1990-09-01WSPJohn Keane's Studio, Athens6:30
1990-09-29WSPMain Street, Murfreesboro8:25
1990-10-05WSPOak Mountain Amphitheatre, Pelham7:05
1990-10-06WSP616 Club, Memphis7:51
1990-10-20WSPCat's Cradle, Carrboro8:04
1990-10-21WSPVan Ripers Music Festival, Charlottesville5:54
1990-10-31WSPThe Georgia Theatre, Athens6:49
1990-12-07WSPSonny's Bistro, Asheville7:18
1990-12-28WSPThe Cotton Club, Atlanta6:28
1990-12-29WSPThe Cotton Club, Atlanta8:03
1990-12-30WSPThe Cotton Club, Atlanta7:38
1991-01-10WSPUnderwood Auditorium, Nashville6:40
1991-01-19WSPCapitol Theatre, Port Chester6:31
1991-02-06WSPBijou Theater, Knoxville7:34
1991-06-02WSPSuper Jam 1 Mt. Vernon Polo Fields, Athens6:20
1991-07-28WSPBijou Theater, Knoxville9:14
1991-09-14WSPRed Rocks, Morrison7:48
1991-10-11WSPBarrymore Theatre, Madison7:05
1991-10-19WSPThe Agora Theatre, Cleveland8:03
1991-10-23WSPLisner Auditorium, George Washington University, Washington1:08
1991-11-08WSPZiggy's, Winston-Salem6:49
1991-11-13WSPThe Georgia Theatre, Athens7:13
1991-11-30WSPFox Theatre, Atlanta2:00
1992-02-21WSPLamda Chi Alpha House, Auburn4:15
1992-03-13WSPThe Georgia Theatre, Athens7:39
1992-03-26WSPVillage Hall, Beaver Creek7:05
1992-04-04WSPZephyr Club, Salt Lake City7:41
1992-04-08WSPHarpo's, Victoria3:19
1992-04-10WSPBackstage, Seattle8:21
1992-04-12WSPWoodsman of the World Hall, Eugene8:03
1992-04-16WSPAnaconda Theater, Santa Barbara7:47
1992-04-26WSPFitzgerald's, Houston7:30