Song

Mississippi Half Step

Times played

266

First

1972

Last

2025

Avg length

12:37

from 29 timed

The longest it ever went missing

147 shows without it, ending 1985-03-27.

Where it sits

108opened the show
144opened 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.

25:542024-11-15The Met
15:242019-06-01Marymoor Park Amphitheater
15:122022-11-11The Met - Philly
14:382017-12-08House of Blues
14:052022-07-01Peach Music Festival

Across the decades

12670s
6780s
4490s
1210s
1720s

Segues

Goes into

25Franklin's Tower1978–1987
7Walkin' Blues1987–1994
5El Paso1977–1986
5It Must Have Been The Roses1974
5Little Red Rooster1987–1993
4Feel Like A Stranger1981–1990
3Minglewood Blues1985–1993
2Big River1977

Comes out of

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

Every performance

Date	Band	Venue	Length
1972-07-16	GD	Dillon Stadium, Hartford, CT, USA	—
1972-07-18	GD	Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ, USA	—
1972-07-22	GD	Paramount Northwest Theater, Seattle, WA, USA	—
1972-07-26	GD	Paramount Theater, Portland, OR, USA	—
1972-08-12	GD	Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA, USA	—
1972-08-21	GD	Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA, USA	—
1972-08-24	GD	Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA, USA	—
1972-09-03	GD	Folsom Field, U. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA	—
1972-09-10	GD	Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA, USA	—
1972-09-17	GD	Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, MD, USA	—
1972-09-19	GD	Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ, USA	—
1972-09-21	GD	The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA	—
1972-09-26	GD	Stanley Theatre, Jersey City, NJ, USA	—
1972-09-28	GD	Stanley Theatre, Jersey City, NJ, USA	—
1972-09-30	GD	Reeves Field, American U., Washington, DC, USA	—
1972-10-02	GD	Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA, USA	—
1972-10-09	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1972-10-17	GD	Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO, USA	—
1972-10-23	GD	Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA	—
1972-10-27	GD	Veterans' Memorial Hall, Columbus, OH, USA	—
1972-10-30	GD	Ford Auditorium, Detriot, MI, USA	—
1972-11-18	GD	Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA	—
1972-11-19	GD	Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA	—
1972-12-11	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1972-12-31	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1973-02-21	GD	Assembly Hall, U. of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL, USA	—
1973-02-26	GD	Pershing Municipal Auditorium, Lincoln, NE, USA	—
1973-03-15	GD	Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA	—
1973-03-19	GD	Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA	—
1973-03-26	GD	Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore, MD, USA	—
1973-03-28	GD	Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA, USA	—
1973-03-31	GD	War Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY, USA	—
1973-04-02	GD	Boston Garden, Boston, MA, USA	—
1973-05-13	GD	Des Moines State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA, USA	—
1973-05-26	GD	Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1973-06-09	GD	RFK Stadium, Washington, DC, USA	—
1973-06-24	GD	Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA	—
1973-06-29	GD	Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, USA	—
1973-07-01	GD	Universal Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, USA	—
1973-07-27	GD	Grand Prix Racecourse, Watkins Glen, NY, USA	—
1973-08-01	GD	Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ, USA	—
1973-09-11	GD	William and Mary College Hall, Williamsburg, VA, USA	—
1973-09-15	GD	Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, USA	—
1973-09-17	GD	Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY, USA	—
1973-09-24	GD	Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, USA	—
1973-10-19	GD	Oklahoma City Fairgrounds Arena, Oklahoma City, OK, USA	—
1973-10-21	GD	Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE, USA	—
1973-10-23	GD	Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington, MN, USA	—
1973-10-27	GD	Indianapolis State Fair Coliseum, Indianapolis, IN, USA	—
1973-10-30	GD	Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, USA	—
1973-11-01	GD	McGaw Memorial Hall, Northwestern U., Evanston, IL, USA	—
1973-11-09	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1973-11-11	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1973-11-20	GD	Denver Coliseum, Denver, CO, USA	—
1973-11-21	GD	Denver Coliseum, Denver, CO, USA	—
1973-12-01	GD	Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA	—
1973-12-02	GD	Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA	—
1973-12-12	GD	The Omni, Atlanta, GA, USA	—
1973-12-19	GD	Curtis Hixon Convention Hall, Tampa, FL, USA	—
1974-02-22	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1974-05-12	GD	U. of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA	—
1974-05-19	GD	Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA	—
1974-06-23	GD	Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, FL, USA	—
1974-06-26	GD	Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, USA	—
1974-06-28	GD	Boston Garden, Boston, MA, USA	—
1974-07-21	GD	Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA, USA	—
1974-07-27	GD	Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke, VA, USA	—
1974-07-31	GD	Dillon Stadium, Hartford, CT, USA	—
1974-08-05	GD	Philadelphia Civic Arena, Philadelphia, PA, USA	—
1974-09-10	GD	Alexandra Palace, London, England	—
1974-09-14	GD	Olympia Halle, Munich, Germany	—
1974-10-17	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1974-10-19	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1974-10-20	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1976-07-13	GD	Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1976-07-17	GD	Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1976-07-18	GD	Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1976-08-02	GD	Colt Park, Hartford, CT, USA	—
1976-09-23	GD	Cameron Indoor Stadium, Duke U., Durham, NC, USA	—
1976-09-25	GD	Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA	—
1976-10-09	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA, USA	—
1976-10-14	GD	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA	—
1977-02-27	GD	Robertson Gym, UC Santa Barbara, Goleta, CA, USA	—
1977-03-18	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1977-04-22	GD	The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, USA	—
1977-04-26	GD	Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ, USA	—
1977-04-27	GD	Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ, USA	—
1977-04-30	GD	The Palladium, New York, NY, USA	—
1977-05-04	GD	The Palladium, New York, NY, USA	—
1977-05-07	GD	Boston Garden, Boston, MA, USA	—
1977-05-12	GD	Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA	—
1977-05-17	GD	Memorial Coliseum, U. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA	—
1977-05-25	GD	The Mosque, Richmond, VA, USA	—
1977-06-09	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1977-09-03	GD	Raceway Park, Englishtown, NJ, USA	—
1977-09-29	GD	Paramount Northwest Theater, Seattle, WA, USA	—
1977-10-07	GD	U. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA	—
1977-10-14	GD	Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA	—
1977-11-05	GD	Community War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY, USA	—
1977-11-06	GD	Broome County Arena, Binghamton, NY, USA	—
1977-12-30	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1978-01-13	GD	Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, CA, USA	—
1978-01-18	GD	Stockton Civic Auditorium, Stockton, CA, USA	—
1978-01-31	GD	Uptown Theater, Chicago, IL, USA	—
1978-04-08	GD	Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL, USA	—
1978-04-15	GD	William and Mary College Hall, Williamsburg, VA, USA	—
1978-05-14	GD	Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, USA	—
1978-05-17	GD	Uptown Theater, Chicago, IL, USA	—
1978-08-31	GD	Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, USA	—
1978-10-20	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1978-11-13	GD	Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA	—
1978-11-20	GD	Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland, OH, USA	—
1978-11-23	GD	Capital Centre, Landover, MD, USA	—
1978-12-12	GD	Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, FL, USA	—
1978-12-19	GD	Memorial Coliseum, Mississippi State Fairgrounds, Jackson, MS, USA	—
1978-12-27	GD	Golden Hall, Community Concorse, San Diego, CA, USA	—
1979-01-08	GD	Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA	—
1979-02-04	GD	Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, USA	—
1979-05-04	GD	Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA, USA	—
1979-05-11	GD	Billerica Forum, Billerica,, MA, USA	—
1979-07-01	GD	Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA	—
1979-08-05	GD	Oakland Auditorium Arena, Oakland, CA, USA	—
1979-09-01	GD	Holleder Memorial Stadium, Rochester, NY, USA	—
1979-09-05	GD	Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA	—
1979-10-28	GD	Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, MA, USA	—
1979-11-02	GD	Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA	—
1980-05-04	GD	Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore	—
1980-08-19	GD	Uptown Theatre, Chicago	—
1980-09-03	GD	Springfield Civic Center Arena, Springfield	—
1980-09-27	GD	Warfield Theatre, San Francisco	—
1980-10-10	GD	Warfield Theatre, San Francisco	—
1980-10-25	GD	Radio City Music Hall, New York	—
1980-12-28	GD	Oakland Auditorium, Oakland	—
1981-03-10	GD	Madison Square Garden, New York	—
1981-03-24	GD	Rainbow Theatre, London	—
1981-05-09	GD	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale	—
1981-05-15	GD	Athletic Center, Rutgers University, Piscataway	—
1981-07-08	GD	Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis	—
1981-08-30	GD	Compton Terrace, Tempe	—
1981-12-07	GD	Des Moines Civic Center, Des Moines	—
1982-04-11	GD	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale	—
1982-07-25	GD	Compton Terrace, Tempe	—
1982-08-03	GD	Starlight Theatre, Kansas City	—
1982-09-09	GD	Saenger Performing Arts Center, New Orleans	—
1982-10-17	GD	Downs of Santa Fe, Santa Fe	—
1985-03-27	GD	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale	—
1985-04-07	GD	Spectrum, Philadelphia	—
1985-04-28	GD	Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto	—
1985-06-16	GD	William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley, Berkeley	—
1985-06-22	GD	Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy	—
1985-06-30	GD	Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia	—
1985-08-31	GD	Manor Downs, Austin	—
1985-09-07	GD	Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison	—
1985-09-11	GD	Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland	—
1985-10-29	GD	Fox Theatre, Atlanta	—
1985-11-10	GD	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford	—
1985-11-17	GD	Long Beach Arena, Long Beach	—
1986-02-08	GD	Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland	—
1986-03-24	GD	Spectrum, Philadelphia	—
1986-03-31	GD	Providence Civic Center, Providence	—
1986-04-13	GD	Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine	—
1986-04-21	GD	Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley	—
1986-05-04	GD	Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento	—
1986-06-20	GD	William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley, Berkeley	—
1986-06-29	GD	Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy	—
1987-03-03	GD	Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland	—
1987-03-29	GD	Spectrum, Philadelphia	—
1987-04-19	GD	Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine	—
1987-05-10	GD	Laguna Seca Raceway, Salinas	—
1987-06-13	GD	Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura	—
1987-06-28	GD	Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy	—
1987-07-07	GD	Roanoke Civic Center, Roanoke	—
1987-07-24	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium, Oakand	—
1987-08-16	GD	Town Park, Telluride	—
1987-09-08	GD	Providence Civic Center, Providence	—
1987-09-19	GD	Madison Square Garden, New York	—
1988-03-24	GD	The Omni, Atlanta	—
1988-04-01	GD	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford	—
1988-04-13	GD	Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont	—
1988-04-22	GD	Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine	—
1988-06-19	GD	Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy	—
1988-06-26	GD	Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh	—
1988-07-31	GD	Laguna Seca Raceway, Salinas	—
1988-08-28	GD	Autzen Stadium, University of Oregon, Eugene	—
1988-09-16	GD	Madison Square Garden, New York	—
1988-10-16	GD	Bayfront Center Arena, St. Petersburg	—
1989-02-11	GD	Great Western Forum, Inglewood	—
1989-03-27	GD	The Omni, Atlanta	—
1989-04-15	GD	Mecca, Milwaukee	—
1989-04-30	GD	Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine	—
1989-07-12	GD	Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington	—
1989-10-16	GD	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford	—
1989-10-22	GD	Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte	—
1990-02-27	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland	—
1990-03-21	GD	Copps Coliseum, Hamilton	—
1990-04-02	GD	The Omni, Atlanta	—
1990-05-06	GD	California State U. Dominguez Hills, Carson	—
1990-07-04	GD	Sandstone Amphitheater, Bonner Springs	—
1990-07-16	GD	Rich Stadium, Buffalo	—
1990-09-12	GD	Spectrum, Philadelphia	—
1990-09-18	GD	Madison Square Garden, New York	—
1990-10-20	GD	Internationales Congress Centrum, Berlin	—
1990-12-04	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland	—
1990-12-30	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland	—
1991-03-21	GD	Capital Centre, Landover	—
1991-03-31	GD	Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro	—
1991-04-08	GD	Orlando Arena, Orlando	—
1991-05-11	GD	Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View	—
1991-06-07	GD	Deer Creek, Noblesville	—
1991-06-28	GD	Mile High Stadium, Denver	—
1991-08-18	GD	Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View	—
1991-09-05	GD	Richfield Coliseum, Richfield	—
1991-09-16	GD	Madison Square Garden, New York	—
1992-02-22	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland	—
1992-03-13	GD	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale	—
1992-05-29	GD	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, Las Vegas	—
1992-12-13	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland	—
1993-03-20	GD	The Omni, Atlanta	—
1993-03-28	GD	Knickerbocker Arena, Albany	—
1993-05-22	GD	Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View	—
1993-06-25	GD	Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington	—
1993-08-27	GD	Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View	—
1993-09-18	GD	Madison Square Garden, New York	—
1993-12-13	GD	San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego	—
1993-12-13	GD	San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego	—
1993-12-13	GD	San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego	—
1994-03-04	GD	Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix	—
1994-03-25	GD	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale	—
1994-06-08	GD	Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento	—
1994-06-25	GD	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, Las Vegas	—
1994-07-24	GD	Soldier Field, Chicago	—
1994-08-03	GD	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford	—
1994-10-06	GD	Spectrum, Philadelphia	—
1995-03-23	GD	Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte	—
1995-05-20	GD	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl, Las Vegas	—
1995-06-28	GD	The Palace, Auburn Hills	—
1995-07-06	GD	Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights	—
2015-11-13	DEAD	Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH	9:48
2015-12-28	DEAD	Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA	8:55
2017-06-13	DEAD	Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA	13:52
2017-06-20	DEAD	Saratoga Perfroming Arts Center a.k.a. SPAC, Saratoga Springs, NY	12:13
2017-07-16	JRAD	Green River Festival, Greenfield, MA	11:33
2017-10-05	JRAD	Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY	11:47
2017-12-08	JRAD	House of Blues, Boston, MA	14:38
2018-10-19	JRAD	Tower Theater, Upper Darby	13:28
2019-03-15	JRAD	Wellmont Theater, Montclair, NJ	13:42
2019-06-01	JRAD	Marymoor Park Amphitheater, Redmond, WA	15:24
2019-06-14	DEAD	Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL	9:52
2019-09-14	JRAD	Moody Theater, Austin, TX	11:14
2021-08-15	JRAD	Blue Ridge Bowl at Infinity Downs-Lock'n music festival, Arrington, Virginia	11:09
2021-08-21	DEAD	Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA	11:40
2022-06-21	DEAD	Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights, MO	10:59
2022-07-01	JRAD	Peach Music Festival, Unknown Location	14:05
2022-07-22	JRAD	Horning's Hideout, North Plains OR	11:55
2022-11-11	JRAD	The Met - Philly, Philadelphia, PA	15:12
2023-05-19	DEAD	The Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA	12:19
2023-06-10	DEAD	Wrigley, Unknown Location	12:09
2023-06-27	DEAD	Deer Creek, Noblesville	10:36
2023-07-08	DEAD	The Gorge, George, WA	12:30
2023-07-27	JRAD	Pier 17, New York, NY	13:23
2024-01-14	JRAD	The Capitol Theatre, Unknown Location	11:31
2024-06-08	DEAD	Sphere, Las Vegas, Nevada	11:29
2024-11-15	JRAD	The Met, Phila, PA	25:54
2025-02-14	JRAD	The Eastern, Atlanta, GA	13:33
2025-04-18	DEAD	Sphere, Las Vegas, NV	10:43
2025-08-23	JRAD	Dillon Amphitheatre, Dillon, CO	10:30