Fishwater

Ain't Life Grand · 1994No.most played

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858performances

66 showslongest gap · 1990

Mar 8, 1990first played

Jul 25, 2026last played

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July 28, 1990

Cotton ClubAtlanta, GA

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Lyrics

Four train daysGet me back to New OrleansDrink more fishwater thereThan any whale's mama ever seenAlright tonightI've been fueling my dreams eatin greens and beans

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Born on stage out of a jam and forgotten, until someone turned up months later with a tape asking what it was.

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Every Fishwater on record

1 in 3shows since debut

Set 258% of sets

9:45average length

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		City	Era	Set		Notes
July 25, 2026	Orpheum Theatre	Los Angeles, CA	Johnson	Set 2	12:33
July 16, 2026	Fox Theater	Oakland, CA	Johnson	Set 2	11:23
June 28, 2026	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO	Johnson	Set 1	5:52
April 30, 2026	Fair Grounds Race Course	New Orleans, LA	Johnson	Set 1	8:36
March 22, 2026	St. Augustine Amphitheatre	St. Augustine, FL	Johnson	Set 2	7:48
January 23, 2026	Hard Rock Hotel	Riviera Maya, ROO	Johnson	Set 1	6:24
December 29, 2025	Fox Theatre	Atlanta, GA	Herring	Set 2	7:11	with Billy Strings
November 22, 2025	Capitol Theatre	Port Chester, NY	Herring	Set 1	8:51
October 26, 2025	Riverside Theater	Milwaukee, WI	Herring	Set 2	11:02
September 12, 2025	Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront	Richmond, VA	Herring	Set 1	12:56
August 9, 2025	Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park	Indianapolis, IN	Herring	Set 2	15:17
June 27, 2025	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO	Herring	Set 2	13:36	with Chuck Leavell
May 17, 2025	Credit One Stadium	Charleston, SC	Herring	Set 1	10:10
March 21, 2025	St. Augustine Amphitheatre	St. Augustine, FL	Herring	Set 2	6:34
June 22, 2024	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO	Herring	Set 2	11:02
May 24, 2024	Radians Amphitheater	Memphis, TN	Herring	Set 2	5:09
December 29, 2023	Fox Theatre	Atlanta, GA	Herring	Set 2	15:59
October 22, 2023	Riverside Theater	Milwaukee, WI	Herring	Set 2	15:25
September 16, 2023	Live Oak Bank Pavilion	Wilmington, NC	Herring	Set 2	9:01
August 25, 2023	Oxbow RiverStage	Napa, CA	Herring	Set 2	9:20
June 25, 2023	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO	Herring	Set 2	8:03
May 6, 2023	Credit One Stadium	Charleston, SC	Herring	Set 2	14:36
April 22, 2023	ACL Live at The Moody Theater	Austin, TX	Herring	Set 1	6:33
March 25, 2023	St. Augustine Amphitheatre	St. Augustine, FL	Herring	Set 1	—
March 3, 2023	The Theater at Virgin Hotels	Las Vegas, NV	Herring	Set 1	12:30
January 17, 2023	Hard Rock Hotel	Riviera Maya, ROO	Herring	Set 1	9:31
October 29, 2022	Enmarket Arena	Savannah, GA	Herring	Set 2	8:22
October 2, 2022	Radians Amphitheater	Memphis, TN	Herring	Set 1	—
August 28, 2022	Oxbow RiverStage	Napa, CA	Herring	Set 2	18:25
August 10, 2022	Fox Theatre	Atlanta, GA	Herring	Encore	10:46
July 23, 2022	Beacon Theatre	New York, NY	Herring	Set 2	5:24
June 26, 2022	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO	Herring	Set 1	23:12
May 29, 2022	The Orion Amphitheater	Huntsville, AL	Herring	Set 2	10:49
May 8, 2022	Live Oak Bank Pavilion	Wilmington, NC	Herring	Set 2	9:23
March 13, 2022	The Theater at Virgin Hotels	Las Vegas, NV	Herring	Set 2	9:18
February 19, 2022	Township Auditorium	Columbia, SC	Herring	Set 2	8:35
January 22, 2022	Hard Rock Hotel	Riviera Maya, ROO	Herring	Set 2	9:50
October 31, 2021	Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena	New Orleans, LA	Herring	Set 1	9:35
October 24, 2021	Riverside Theater	Milwaukee, WI	Herring	Set 2	7:53
October 2, 2021	Radians Amphitheater	Memphis, TN	Herring	Set 1	8:58