Contentment Blues

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270performances

161 showslongest gap · ’02–’05

Jan 1, 1987first played

Jul 21, 2026last played

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February 16, 1987

Uptown LoungeAthens, GA

0:00 6:43

Lyrics

I've got no hard lipped womanNagging at who I should beThe blues lights rounding the cornerThey're not turning for no one like meGot a bucket of fried on the bench beside meEnough chicken for one man's needs

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FULL CHARTEVERYDAY COMPANION Song Origin

JB’s favourites are the ones the whole band raised from the ground up at once, and this is his example: five of them in the kitchen, writing it together.

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Every Contentment Blues on record

1 in 12shows since debut

Set 249% of sets

5:49average length

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		City	Era	Set
July 21, 2026	Channel 24	Sacramento, CA	Johnson	Set 2	8:20
June 13, 2026	Merriweather Post Pavilion	Columbia, MD	Johnson	Set 2	5:06
April 17, 2026	Coca-Cola Amphitheater	Birmingham, AL	Johnson	Set 2	6:01
October 24, 2025	Riverside Theater	Milwaukee, WI	Herring	Set 1	4:44
August 21, 2025	MGM Music Hall at Fenway	Boston, MA	Herring	Set 2	5:30
April 16, 2024	Hard Rock Hotel	Riviera Maya, ROO	Herring	Set 1	5:42
April 22, 2023	ACL Live at The Moody Theater	Austin, TX	Herring	Set 2	5:18
February 11, 2023	Durham Performing Arts Center	Durham, NC	Herring	Set 2	5:08
October 23, 2022	Riverside Theater	Milwaukee, WI	Herring	Set 1	5:10
August 13, 2022	Fox Theatre	Atlanta, GA	Herring	Set 2	5:06
March 13, 2022	The Theater at Virgin Hotels	Las Vegas, NV	Herring	Set 2	6:00
January 22, 2022	Hard Rock Hotel	Riviera Maya, ROO	Herring	Set 2	5:11
October 29, 2021	Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena	New Orleans, LA	Herring	Set 2	10:10
August 6, 2021	ExploreAsheville.com Arena	Asheville, NC	Herring	Encore	5:15
July 12, 2019	Town Park	Telluride, CO	Herring	Set 1	5:24
March 23, 2019	Capitol Theatre	Port Chester, NY	Herring	Set 2	5:13
December 29, 2018	Fox Theatre	Atlanta, GA	Herring	Set 2	9:50
September 14, 2018	St. Augustine Amphitheatre	St. Augustine, FL	Herring	Set 2	5:39
June 22, 2018	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO	Herring	Set 1	5:56
January 29, 2018	Hard Rock Hotel	Riviera Maya, ROO	Herring	Set 1	5:26
May 5, 2017	Tom Lee Park	Memphis, TN	Herring	Set 1	—
March 2, 2017	Hard Rock Hotel	Riviera Maya, ROO	Herring	Set 2	5:08
September 24, 2016	St. Augustine Amphitheatre	St. Augustine, FL	Herring	Set 1	5:25
September 13, 2016	Hippodrome Theatre	Baltimore, MD	Herring	Encore	10:44
July 12, 2016	San Diego Civic Theatre	San Diego, CA	Herring	Set 1	5:04
June 24, 2016	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO	Herring	Set 1	4:44
April 25, 2016	Tennessee Theatre	Knoxville, TN	Herring	Set 2	4:32
April 19, 2016	James Brown Arena	Augusta, GA	Herring	Set 2	10:35
February 17, 2016	Mobile Civic Center Theater	Mobile, AL	Herring	Encore	—
February 5, 2016	Hard Rock Hotel	Riviera Maya, ROO	Herring	Set 1	4:47
October 30, 2015	U.S. Cellular Center	Asheville, NC	Herring	Set 2	5:37
April 21, 2015	Warner Theatre	Washington, DC	Herring	Encore	5:16
March 25, 2015	Orpheum Theatre	Los Angeles, CA	Herring	Encore	—
June 5, 2014	Red Hat Amphitheater	Raleigh, NC	Herring	Encore	5:08
December 30, 2013	Atlanta Symphony Hall	Atlanta, GA	Herring	Set 2	5:12
November 9, 2013	U.S. Cellular Center	Asheville, NC	Herring	Set 2	4:39
September 29, 2013	Murat Theatre	Indianapolis, IN	Herring	Set 2	—
June 29, 2013	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO	Herring	Set 1	4:31
April 24, 2013	Township Auditorium	Columbia, SC	Herring	Set 1	5:11
January 27, 2013	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino	Punta Cana, 10	Herring	Set 2	4:50