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Bear's Gone Fishin'

'Til the Medicine Takes · 1999No.most played

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255performances
105 showslongest gap · ’98–’99
Jul 1, 1997first played
Jul 21, 2026last played
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July 1, 1997

Ranch BowlOmaha, NE

0:00 8:03
Lyrics
Bear gone fishin', mermaids missin'Got to get to the bottom of thisKissin' the wound from the captain's harpoonUnexpected moment of blissLoss is closer, tip of exposureIt's sunny at the edge of the sea
FULL LYRICSEVERYDAY COMPANIONChords
FULL CHARTEVERYDAY COMPANIONSong Origin
“Bear's Gone Fishin'” is a Widespread Panic original. It appears on 'Til the Medicine Takes (1999).
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Every Bear's Gone Fishin' on record

1 in 7shows since debut
Set 154% of sets
9:42average length
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City Era Set Notes
July 21, 2026Channel 24Sacramento, CAJohnsonSet 17:52
July 8, 2026KettleHouse AmphitheaterBonner, MTJohnsonSet 113:45
June 26, 2026Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, COJohnsonSet 110:08
May 8, 2026The Theater at Virgin HotelsLas Vegas, NVJohnsonSet 113:49
March 22, 2026St. Augustine AmphitheatreSt. Augustine, FLJohnsonSet 26:51
January 21, 2026Hard Rock HotelRiviera Maya, ROOJohnsonSet 213:10
December 30, 2025Fox TheatreAtlanta, GAHerringSet 111:08
November 1, 2025Enmarket ArenaSavannah, GAHerringSet 110:23
October 3, 2025Radians AmphitheaterMemphis, TNHerringSet 2—
August 21, 2025MGM Music Hall at FenwayBoston, MAHerringSet 112:03
July 24, 2025ExploreAsheville.com ArenaAsheville, NCHerringSet 212:25
June 6, 2025The Chicago TheatreChicago, ILHerringSet 212:19
April 26, 2025Ascend AmphitheaterNashville, TNHerringSet 28:53
June 21, 2024Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, COHerringSet 28:40
April 16, 2024Hard Rock HotelRiviera Maya, ROOHerringSet 110:31
March 24, 2024St. Augustine AmphitheatreSt. Augustine, FLHerringSet 19:35
January 18, 2024Stifel TheatreSt. Louis, MOHerringSet 110:21
October 22, 2023Riverside TheaterMilwaukee, WIHerringSet 18:30
August 25, 2023Oxbow RiverStageNapa, CAHerringSet 211:30
June 24, 2023Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, COHerringSet 212:11
April 19, 2023ACL Live at The Moody TheaterAustin, TXHerringSet 110:37
March 5, 2023The Theater at Virgin HotelsLas Vegas, NVHerringSet 19:46
February 10, 2023Durham Performing Arts CenterDurham, NCHerringSet 18:43
January 14, 2023Hard Rock HotelRiviera Maya, ROOHerringSet 19:17
December 30, 2022Bridgestone ArenaNashville, TNHerringSet 212:11
October 22, 2022Riverside TheaterMilwaukee, WIHerringSet 210:57
September 16, 2022The Theater at MGM National HarborNational Harbor, MDHerringSet 18:07
August 13, 2022Fox TheatreAtlanta, GAHerringSet 28:57
July 24, 2022Beacon TheatreNew York, NYHerringSet 110:21
June 25, 2022Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, COHerringSet 110:03
May 6, 2022Live Oak Bank PavilionWilmington, NCHerringSet 18:19
March 12, 2022The Theater at Virgin HotelsLas Vegas, NVHerringSet 1—
January 24, 2022Hard Rock HotelRiviera Maya, ROOHerringSet 113:12
November 18, 2021The Chicago TheatreChicago, ILHerringSet 212:39
October 23, 2021Riverside TheaterMilwaukee, WIHerringSet 2—
October 8, 2021ACL Live at The Moody TheaterAustin, TXHerringSet 19:15
July 18, 2021Live Oak Bank PavilionWilmington, NCHerringSet 110:39
June 24, 2021Mission BallroomDenver, COHerringSet 212:09
February 28, 2020Beacon TheatreNew York, NYHerringSet 28:50
January 24, 2020Hard Rock HotelRiviera Maya, ROOHerringSet 211:16

Before and after Bear's Gone Fishin'

Runs straight into I'm Not Alone 5 times

Drums12 times
Bear's GoneFishin'256 plays
I'm Not Alone14 times

Played into Bear's Gone Fishin'

Surprise Valley11 timesTall Boy8 times

Played out of Bear's Gone Fishin'

Tie Your Shoes13 timesDrums10 times

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Official Bear's Gone Fishin' videofrom 2023 in Morrison, CO

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