Dirty Business

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78performances

785 showslongest gap · ’90–’95

Jan 1, 1985first played

Jun 26, 2026last played

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April 5, 1986

Uptown LoungeAthens, GA

0:00 9:32

Lyrics

Well the marshall came to townAnd his hat was pulled way downHe looked like he had business on his mindHe didn't stop to say, he just rode along his wayUntil he stopped in at the office of the mineDirty business,

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1 in 40shows since debut

Set 150% of sets

11:23average length

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		City	Era	Set		Notes
June 26, 2026	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO	Johnson	Set 2	16:45
October 26, 2025	Riverside Theater	Milwaukee, WI	Herring	Set 2	12:30
December 31, 2023	Fox Theatre	Atlanta, GA	Herring	Set 2	15:29
August 26, 2022	Oxbow RiverStage	Napa, CA	Herring	Set 2	18:56
October 1, 2021	Radians Amphitheater	Memphis, TN	Herring	Set 1	14:37	with Billy Strings
June 30, 2019	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO	Herring	Set 2	18:33
October 21, 2018	Riverside Theater	Milwaukee, WI	Herring	Set 2	17:59
October 29, 2016	1st Bank Center	Broomfield, CO	Herring	Set 1	12:44
October 25, 2015	Riverside Theater	Milwaukee, WI	Herring	Set 2	9:28
October 31, 2014	1st Bank Center	Broomfield, CO	Herring	Set 2	18:07	Big Bad John rap
February 17, 2012	Belly Up	Aspen, CO	Herring	Set 2	9:32
July 3, 2011	Grand Targhee Resort	Alta, WY	Herring	Set 1	10:18
May 8, 2010	The Wharf Amphitheater	Orange Beach, AL	Herring	Set 1	13:53
October 11, 2008	The Backyard at Bee Cave	Bee Cave, TX	Herring	Set 1	15:34
December 30, 2007	Philips Arena	Atlanta, GA	Herring	Set 1	17:28
August 8, 2006	The Lawn at White River State Park	Indianapolis, IN	Sam Holt	Set 2	9:43
November 3, 2005	Fillmore Auditorium	Denver, CO	McConnell	Set 1	12:58
June 29, 2005	Big Sky Brewing Company	Missoula, MT	McConnell	Set 1	10:07
May 7, 2005	Asheville Civic Center Complex	Asheville, NC	McConnell	Set 1	10:56
April 5, 2005	Eagles Ballroom	Milwaukee, WI	McConnell	Set 1	11:54
November 8, 2003	House of Blues	North Myrtle Beach, SC	McConnell	Set 2	—	with John Keane
October 18, 2003	Macon Centreplex	Macon, GA	McConnell	Set 1	11:57
August 9, 2003	The Warfield	San Francisco, CA	McConnell	Set 1	10:12
July 9, 2003	Meadow Brook Music Festival	Rochester Hills, MI	McConnell	Set 1	10:07
May 14, 2003	Louisville Palace Theatre	Louisville, KY	McConnell	Set 1	11:15
July 22, 2001	Kahuna Summerstage	Wilmington, DE	Houser	Set 1	8:25
July 2, 2000	The Warfield	San Francisco, CA	Houser	Set 1	9:55
April 24, 2000	House of Blues	Lake Buena Vista, FL	Houser	Set 1	9:37
July 2, 1999	Festival Site	Bear Valley, CA	Houser	Set 1	—
November 9, 1998	9:30 Club	Washington, DC	Houser	Set 1	9:31
September 7, 1998	Crested Butte Mountain Resort	Crested Butte, CO	Houser	Set 1	9:11
October 27, 1997	The Moon	Tallahassee, FL	Houser	Set 1	11:00
July 1, 1997	Ranch Bowl	Omaha, NE	Houser	Set 1	13:20
March 14, 1997	Wolf Mountain Arena	Park City, UT	Houser	Set 1	6:36
October 14, 1996	Civic Center Theater	Monroe, LA	Houser	Set 1	—
June 10, 1996	Two Rivers Convention Center	Grand Junction, CO	Houser	Set 1	9:51
April 28, 1996	Downtown Amphitheater	Charlottesville, VA	Houser	Set 1	12:42
April 20, 1996	Rockefeller Center, West Virginia Wesleyan College	Buckhannon, WV	Houser	Set 1	9:22
January 23, 1996	Ten Mile Room	Breckenridge, CO	Houser	Set 1	10:16
January 18, 1996	Fox Theatre	Boulder, CO	Houser	Set 1	10:05