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Ain't Life Grand

Ain't Life Grand · 1994No.most played

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660performances
30 showslongest gap · 2002
Jul 26, 1993first played
Jul 18, 2026last played
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July 29, 1993

Records n' such record storeAlbany, NY

0:00 4:50
Lyrics
Watching people roll byWonder where they're goingHey, what's your job?What're you knowing?Driving to the grocery storePull my money out
FULL LYRICSEVERYDAY COMPANIONChords
FULL CHARTEVERYDAY COMPANIONSong Origin
Credited to the whole band but written entirely by Michael Houser, who put jobs, love and money worries into a song and then chose to call it grand.
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Every Ain't Life Grand on record

1 in 3shows since debut
Encore 141% of sets
5:44average length
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July 18, 2026Fox TheaterOakland, CAJohnsonSet 25:02
July 5, 2026Snow King ResortJackson, WYJohnsonEncore6:00
June 14, 2026Merriweather Post PavilionColumbia, MDJohnsonEncore6:17
April 30, 2026Fair Grounds Race CourseNew Orleans, LAJohnsonSet 15:25
March 21, 2026St. Augustine AmphitheatreSt. Augustine, FLJohnsonSet 28:47
January 23, 2026Hard Rock HotelRiviera Maya, ROOJohnsonEncore5:55
December 31, 2025Fox TheatreAtlanta, GAHerringSet 35:40with Billy Strings
November 21, 2025Capitol TheatrePort Chester, NYHerringEncore6:11
October 25, 2025Riverside TheaterMilwaukee, WIHerringEncore6:31
September 13, 2025Allianz Amphitheater at RiverfrontRichmond, VAHerringSet 16:04
August 21, 2025MGM Music Hall at FenwayBoston, MAHerringSet 25:52with Chuck Leavell
July 26, 2025ExploreAsheville.com ArenaAsheville, NCHerringEncore5:33with John Keane
June 28, 2025Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, COHerringSet 17:06with Chuck Leavell
June 6, 2025The Chicago TheatreChicago, ILHerringSet 15:23
April 26, 2025Ascend AmphitheaterNashville, TNHerringSet 16:54with Jarrod Walker
March 23, 2025St. Augustine AmphitheatreSt. Augustine, FLHerringSet 28:27
February 14, 2025Hard Rock Live at the Etess ArenaAtlantic City, NJHerringSet 16:39
June 21, 2024Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, COHerringSet 15:16
April 25, 2024Fair Grounds Race CourseNew Orleans, LAHerringEncore5:13
April 16, 2024Hard Rock HotelRiviera Maya, ROOHerringSet 24:28
March 23, 2024St. Augustine AmphitheatreSt. Augustine, FLHerringSet 18:23
January 20, 2024Stifel TheatreSt. Louis, MOHerringEncore5:59
December 29, 2023Fox TheatreAtlanta, GAHerringSet 14:48
October 21, 2023Riverside TheaterMilwaukee, WIHerringSet 14:45
July 30, 2023The Orion AmphitheaterHuntsville, ALHerringEncore5:32
June 24, 2023Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, COHerringEncore5:16
May 6, 2023Credit One StadiumCharleston, SCHerringSet 25:05
April 22, 2023ACL Live at The Moody TheaterAustin, TXHerringEncore5:57
March 26, 2023St. Augustine AmphitheatreSt. Augustine, FLHerringSet 15:19
March 3, 2023The Theater at Virgin HotelsLas Vegas, NVHerringEncore6:22
January 17, 2023Hard Rock HotelRiviera Maya, ROOHerringEncore4:53
December 31, 2022Bridgestone ArenaNashville, TNHerringSet 34:28
October 21, 2022Riverside TheaterMilwaukee, WIHerringSet 29:14
September 17, 2022The Theater at MGM National HarborNational Harbor, MDHerringSet 15:43
August 26, 2022Oxbow RiverStageNapa, CAHerringSet 28:15
August 10, 2022Fox TheatreAtlanta, GAHerringSet 24:57
July 21, 2022Beacon TheatreNew York, NYHerringSet 2—
June 24, 2022Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, COHerringSet 29:14
May 8, 2022Live Oak Bank PavilionWilmington, NCHerringSet 14:52
March 25, 2022St. Augustine AmphitheatreSt. Augustine, FLHerringSet 14:50

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