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Jack

Ain't Life Grand · 1994No.most played

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523performances
40 showslongest gap · ’02–’03
Aug 4, 1988first played
Oct 11, 2026last played
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November 25, 2000

Mid-South ColiseumMemphis, TN

Lyrics
Jack was really a jesterWho held his one good eye on the queenAnd there sat the king beside herHe's pointing his sword up and down with every sceneAnd the wizard's in the cornerCatching peanuts between his teeth
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FULL CHARTEVERYDAY COMPANIONSong Origin
Asked what Jack is cooking, JB said biscuits — Todd’s mother feeding the band. The rest is a deck of cards: a jester, and four of every face, which he thought resembled a government.
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1 in 6shows since debut
Set 253% of sets
7:25average length
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City Era Set Notes
October 11, 2026Mempho Music FestivalMemphis, TNJohnsonSet 2—
August 16, 2026Hard Rock Live at Etess ArenaAtlantic City, NJJohnsonSet 28:02
July 24, 2026Orpheum TheatreLos Angeles, CAJohnsonSet 17:46
July 10, 2026Hayden Homes AmphitheaterBend, ORJohnsonSet 28:22
June 28, 2026Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, COJohnsonSet 17:17
May 9, 2026The Theater at Virgin HotelsLas Vegas, NVJohnsonSet 17:54
March 20, 2026St. Augustine AmphitheatreSt. Augustine, FLJohnsonSet 28:09
January 23, 2026Hard Rock HotelRiviera Maya, ROOJohnsonSet 28:13
December 30, 2025Fox TheatreAtlanta, GAHerringSet 29:02
October 31, 2025Enmarket ArenaSavannah, GAHerringSet 27:11
October 3, 2025Radians AmphitheaterMemphis, TNHerringSet 2—
August 22, 2025MGM Music Hall at FenwayBoston, MAHerringSet 17:50
June 28, 2025Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, COHerringSet 27:44
June 6, 2025The Chicago TheatreChicago, ILHerringSet 29:23
April 25, 2025Ascend AmphitheaterNashville, TNHerringSet 110:19
March 23, 2025St. Augustine AmphitheatreSt. Augustine, FLHerringSet 16:49
April 17, 2024Hard Rock HotelRiviera Maya, ROOHerringSet 28:25
March 22, 2024St. Augustine AmphitheatreSt. Augustine, FLHerringSet 17:37
January 19, 2024Stifel TheatreSt. Louis, MOHerringSet 28:08
October 28, 2023Enmarket ArenaSavannah, GAHerringSet 17:17
October 21, 2023Riverside TheaterMilwaukee, WIHerringSet 17:37
July 30, 2023The Orion AmphitheaterHuntsville, ALHerringSet 17:37
June 23, 2023Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, COHerringSet 28:04
April 21, 2023ACL Live at The Moody TheaterAustin, TXHerringSet 26:46
March 26, 2023St. Augustine AmphitheatreSt. Augustine, FLHerringSet 27:21
February 11, 2023Durham Performing Arts CenterDurham, NCHerringSet 27:47
January 14, 2023Hard Rock HotelRiviera Maya, ROOHerringSet 28:16
October 28, 2022Enmarket ArenaSavannah, GAHerringSet 27:53
September 17, 2022The Theater at MGM National HarborNational Harbor, MDHerringSet 27:56
August 13, 2022Fox TheatreAtlanta, GAHerringSet 17:54
July 22, 2022Beacon TheatreNew York, NYHerringSet 28:43
May 29, 2022The Orion AmphitheaterHuntsville, ALHerringSet 17:55
May 6, 2022Live Oak Bank PavilionWilmington, NCHerringSet 17:00
March 13, 2022The Theater at Virgin HotelsLas Vegas, NVHerringSet 27:25
February 20, 2022Township AuditoriumColumbia, SCHerringSet 17:11
November 19, 2021The Chicago TheatreChicago, ILHerringSet 17:43
October 30, 2021Kiefer UNO Lakefront ArenaNew Orleans, LAHerringSet 27:40
October 21, 2021Riverside TheaterMilwaukee, WIHerringEncore8:07
August 7, 2021ExploreAsheville.com ArenaAsheville, NCHerringSet 17:04
June 25, 2021Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, COHerringSet 27:13

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