Song

Ship Of Fools

Times played

244

First

1974

Last

2024

Avg length

8:19

from 18 timed

The longest it ever went missing

55 shows without it, ending 2017-11-12.

Where it sits

1opened the show
3opened 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.

10:482018-06-02BB & T
10:232018-06-11SPAC
9:422022-06-22Riverbend Music Center
9:352018-06-20Blossom Music Center
9:222017-11-21Capital One Arena

Across the decades

8470s
10480s
3890s
910s
920s

Segues

Goes into

Nothing on file.

Comes out of

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

Every performance

Date	Band	Venue	Length
1974-02-22	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1974-02-23	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1974-02-24	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1974-03-23	GD	Cow Palace, Daly City, CA, USA	—
1974-05-12	GD	U. of Nevada, Reno, NV, USA	—
1974-05-17	GD	P.N.E. Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	—
1974-05-19	GD	Portland Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR, USA	—
1974-05-21	GD	Edmundson Pavilion, U. of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA	—
1974-05-25	GD	Campus Stadium, UC Santa Barbara, Goleta, CA, USA	—
1974-06-08	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, CA, USA	—
1974-06-16	GD	Des Moines State Fair Grandstand, Des Moines, IA, USA	—
1974-06-20	GD	The Omni, Atlanta, GA, USA	—
1974-06-22	GD	Jai-Alai Fronton, Miami, FL, 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	—
1974-06-30	GD	Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA, USA	—
1974-07-21	GD	Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA, USA	—
1974-07-25	GD	International Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL, USA	—
1974-07-31	GD	Dillon Stadium, Hartford, CT, USA	—
1974-08-04	GD	Philadelphia Civic Arena, Philadelphia, PA, USA	—
1974-08-06	GD	Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ, USA	—
1974-09-09	GD	Alexandra Palace, London, England	—
1974-09-11	GD	Alexandra Palace, London, England	—
1974-09-18	GD	Parc des Exposition, Dijon, France	—
1974-09-21	GD	Palais Des Sports, Paris, France	—
1974-10-16	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1974-10-18	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1976-06-09	GD	Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA	—
1976-06-11	GD	Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA	—
1976-06-17	GD	Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ, USA	—
1976-06-22	GD	Tower Theatre, Upper Darby, PA, USA	—
1976-06-27	GD	Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA	—
1976-07-14	GD	Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1976-08-04	GD	Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ, USA	—
1976-10-01	GD	Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN, USA	—
1976-10-14	GD	Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA	—
1977-03-18	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1977-04-25	GD	Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ, USA	—
1977-05-03	GD	The Palladium, New York, NY, USA	—
1977-05-09	GD	War Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY, USA	—
1977-05-15	GD	St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, MO, USA	—
1977-05-18	GD	Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA, USA	—
1977-06-04	GD	The Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA	—
1977-09-29	GD	Paramount Northwest Theater, Seattle, WA, USA	—
1977-11-02	GD	Field House, Seneca College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada	—
1977-12-30	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1978-01-22	GD	McArthur Court, U. of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA	—
1978-01-30	GD	Uptown Theater, Chicago, IL, USA	—
1978-02-03	GD	Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI, USA	—
1978-04-07	GD	The Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, FL, USA	—
1978-04-10	GD	Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA, USA	—
1978-04-14	GD	Cassell Coliseum, Virginia Polytechnic U., Blacksburg, VA, USA	—
1978-04-16	GD	Huntington Civic Center, Huntington, WV, USA	—
1978-04-21	GD	Rupp Arena, Lexington Center, Lexington, KY, USA	—
1978-05-05	GD	Thompson Arena, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA	—
1978-05-09	GD	Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY, USA	—
1978-05-14	GD	Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, USA	—
1978-05-16	GD	Uptown Theater, Chicago, IL, USA	—
1978-06-04	GD	Campus Stadium, UC Santa Barbara, Goleta, CA, USA	—
1978-07-05	GD	Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE, USA	—
1978-07-08	GD	Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, USA	—
1978-08-31	GD	Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, USA	—
1978-09-15	GD	Giza Sound and Light Theater, Cairo, Egypt	—
1978-10-18	GD	Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA, USA	—
1978-11-14	GD	Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA	—
1978-11-17	GD	Rambler Room, Loyola College, Chicago, IL, USA	—
1978-12-13	GD	Curtis Hixon Convention Hall, Tampa, FL, USA	—
1978-12-27	GD	Golden Hall, Community Concorse, San Diego, CA, USA	—
1979-01-11	GD	Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA	—
1979-01-18	GD	Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, USA	—
1979-02-06	GD	Tulsa Fairgrounds Pavilion, Tulsa, OK, USA	—
1979-05-04	GD	Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA, USA	—
1979-05-11	GD	Billerica Forum, Billerica,, MA, USA	—
1979-06-28	GD	Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, CA, USA	—
1979-08-14	GD	McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO, USA	—
1979-08-31	GD	Glenns Falls Civic Center, Glenns Falls, NY, USA	—
1979-10-28	GD	Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, MA, USA	—
1979-11-04	GD	Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, USA	—
1979-11-10	GD	Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI, USA	—
1979-11-24	GD	Golden Hall, Community Concorse, San Diego, CA, USA	—
1979-12-05	GD	Uptown Theater, Chicago, IL, USA	—
1979-12-11	GD	Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS, USA	—
1979-12-31	GD	Oakland Auditorium Arena, Oakland, CA, USA	—
1980-05-04	GD	Baltimore Civic Center, Baltimore	—
1980-05-12	GD	Boston Garden, Boston	—
1980-05-29	GD	Des Moines Civic Center, Des Moines	—
1980-05-31	GD	Metropolitan Sports Center, Bloomington	—
1980-06-08	GD	Folsom Field, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder	—
1980-06-14	GD	Spokane Coliseum, Spokane	—
1980-06-20	GD	West High Auditorium, Anchorage	—
1980-08-16	GD	Southern Illinois University, Mississippi River Festival, Edwardsville	—
1980-08-24	GD	Grand Center, Grand Rapids	—
1980-09-02	GD	Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester	—
1980-09-25	GD	Warfield Theatre, San Francisco	—
1980-10-03	GD	Warfield Theatre, San Francisco	—
1980-10-13	GD	Warfield Theatre, San Francisco	—
1980-10-18	GD	Saenger Performing Arts Center, New Orleans	—
1980-10-23	GD	Radio City Music Hall, New York	—
1980-11-30	GD	Fox Theatre, Atlanta	—
1980-12-26	GD	Oakland Auditorium, Oakland	—
1981-02-28	GD	Uptown Theatre, Chicago	—
1981-03-09	GD	Madison Square Garden, New York	—
1981-03-14	GD	Hartford Civic Center, Hartford	—
1981-03-21	GD	Rainbow Theatre, London	—
1981-03-28	GD	Grugahalle, Essen	—
1981-05-09	GD	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale	—
1981-05-12	GD	New Haven Coliseum Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven	—
1981-05-17	GD	Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse	—
1981-07-05	GD	Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City	—
1981-07-11	GD	Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy	—
1981-08-14	GD	Seattle Center Memorial Coliseum, Seattle	—
1981-08-30	GD	Compton Terrace, Tempe	—
1981-09-30	GD	Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh	—
1981-10-12	GD	Olympiahalle, Munich	—
1981-11-29	GD	Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh	—
1981-12-28	GD	Oakland Auditorium, Oakland	—
1982-02-19	GD	Community Concourse Golden Hall, San Diego	—
1982-03-14	GD	Recreation Hall, UC Davis, Davis	—
1982-04-05	GD	Spectrum, Philadelphia	—
1982-04-18	GD	Hartford Civic Center, Hartford	—
1982-05-23	GD	William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley, Berkeley	—
1982-07-18	GD	Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura	—
1982-08-07	GD	Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy	—
1982-09-12	GD	Lakeland Civic Center Arena, Lakeland	—
1982-09-23	GD	New Haven Coliseum Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven	—
1982-12-31	GD	Oakland Auditorium, Oakland	—
1983-04-15	GD	Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester	—
1983-04-22	GD	New Haven Coliseum Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven	—
1983-06-25	GD	St. Paul Civic Center Arena, St. Paul	—
1983-08-20	GD	Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto	—
1983-09-24	GD	Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, Watsonville	—
1983-10-30	GD	Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium, San Rafael	—
1984-04-16	GD	Rochester Community War Memorial, Rochester	—
1984-05-06	GD	Silva Concert Hall, Hult Center For The Performing Arts, Eugene	—
1984-06-13	GD	Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison	—
1984-07-06	GD	Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy	—
1984-07-22	GD	Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura	—
1984-10-11	GD	Augusta Civic Center, Augusta	—
1984-10-31	GD	Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley	—
1985-03-22	GD	Hampton Coliseum, Hampton	—
1985-04-03	GD	Providence Civic Center, Providence	—
1985-07-14	GD	Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura	—
1985-09-02	GD	Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City	—
1985-10-31	GD	Carolina Coliseum Arena, Univ. of S. Carolina, Columbia	—
1985-11-05	GD	Centrum, Worcester	—
1985-12-31	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland	—
1986-03-31	GD	Providence Civic Center, Providence	—
1986-06-22	GD	William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley, Berkeley	—
1986-06-30	GD	Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati	—
1986-12-17	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland	—
1986-12-30	GD	Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland	—
1987-01-30	GD	San Francisco Civic Auditorium, San Francisco	—
1987-03-02	GD	Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland	—
1987-03-23	GD	Hampton Coliseum, Hampton	—
1987-04-07	GD	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford	—
1987-04-17	GD	Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine	—
1987-05-03	GD	Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto	—
1987-06-13	GD	Ventura County Fairgrounds, Ventura	—
1987-06-28	GD	Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy	—
1987-08-11	GD	Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison	—
1987-08-20	GD	ParkWest Ski Resort, Park City	—
1987-09-07	GD	Providence Civic Center, Providence	—
1987-09-12	GD	Capital Centre, Landover	—
1987-10-02	GD	Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View	—
1987-11-13	GD	Long Beach Arena, Long Beach	—
1987-12-30	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland	—
1988-02-17	GD	Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland	—
1988-03-18	GD	Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland	—
1988-03-28	GD	Hampton Coliseum, Hampton	—
1988-04-05	GD	Hartford Civic Center, Hartford	—
1988-04-11	GD	Joe Louis Arena, Detroit	—
1988-04-30	GD	Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto	—
1988-06-20	GD	Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy	—
1988-07-15	GD	William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley, Berkeley	—
1988-09-06	GD	Capital Centre, Landover	—
1988-09-16	GD	Madison Square Garden, New York	—
1988-09-23	GD	Madison Square Garden, New York	—
1989-03-28	GD	The Omni, Atlanta	—
1989-04-09	GD	Freedom Hall, Louisville	—
1989-05-06	GD	Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto	—
1989-06-21	GD	Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View	—
1989-07-04	GD	Rich Stadium, Buffalo	—
1989-07-12	GD	Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington	—
1989-08-06	GD	Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento	—
1989-08-17	GD	William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, UC Berkeley, Berkeley	—
1989-10-18	GD	Spectrum, Philadelphia	—
1989-12-06	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland	—
1990-03-16	GD	Capital Centre, Landover	—
1990-04-01	GD	The Omni, Atlanta	—
1990-06-17	GD	Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View	—
1990-07-16	GD	Rich Stadium, Buffalo	—
1990-09-19	GD	Madison Square Garden, New York	—
1990-10-20	GD	Internationales Congress Centrum, Berlin	—
1990-12-04	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland	—
1991-03-23	GD	Knickerbocker Arena, Albany	—
1991-04-08	GD	Orlando Arena, Orlando	—
1991-05-05	GD	Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento	—
1991-06-12	GD	Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte	—
1991-06-17	GD	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford	—
1991-08-17	GD	Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View	—
1991-09-05	GD	Richfield Coliseum, Richfield	—
1991-09-14	GD	Madison Square Garden, New York	—
1991-09-24	GD	Boston Garden, Boston	—
1991-10-27	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland	—
1991-12-30	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland	—
1992-03-12	GD	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale	—
1992-05-23	GD	Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View	—
1992-06-09	GD	Richfield Coliseum, Richfield	—
1992-06-14	GD	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford	—
1992-06-29	GD	Deer Creek, Noblesville	—
1992-12-16	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland	—
1993-03-09	GD	Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont	—
1993-03-28	GD	Knickerbocker Arena, Albany	—
1993-05-22	GD	Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View	—
1993-06-21	GD	Deer Creek, Noblesville	—
1993-08-22	GD	Autzen Stadium, University of Oregon, Eugene	—
1993-09-17	GD	Madison Square Garden, New York	—
1993-09-26	GD	Boston Garden, Boston	—
1993-12-12	GD	San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego	—
1994-03-18	GD	Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont	—
1994-07-01	GD	Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View	—
1994-07-26	GD	Riverport Amphitheatre, Maryland Heights	—
1994-10-09	GD	USAir Arena, Landover	—
1995-02-26	GD	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena, Oakland	—
1995-06-25	GD	Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington	—
2015-11-14	DEAD	Greensboro Colliseum, Greensboro, NC	9:00
2017-11-12	DEAD	Madison Square Garden, New York	8:06
2017-11-21	DEAD	Capital One Arena, Washington, DC	9:22
2017-11-28	DEAD	Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC	8:54
2018-06-02	DEAD	BB & T, Camden, NJ	10:48
2018-06-11	DEAD	SPAC, Saratoga Springs NY	10:23
2018-06-20	DEAD	Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls	9:35
2019-06-20	DEAD	BB & T, Camden, NJ	8:47
2019-09-25	JRAD	Capitol Theatre, Port Chester	6:29
2021-07-31	JRAD	Westville Music Bowl, New Haven, CT	6:01
2021-08-25	DEAD	Performing Arts Center, Darien Lake, NY, Darien Lake, NY	7:23
2021-09-13	DEAD	Hollywood Casino Ampitheatre, Maryland Heights, MO	9:11
2022-06-22	DEAD	Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati	9:42
2024-02-10	GOOS	Capitol Theatre, Port Chester	5:08
2024-05-18	DEAD	Sphere, Last Vegas, Nevada	9:12
2024-05-18	DEAD	Sphere, Last Vegas, Nevada	4:04
2024-06-07	DEAD	The Sphere, Unknown Location	9:06
2024-07-12	DEAD	Sphere at The Venetian Resort, Las Vegas, NV, Las Vegas, NV	8:26