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Mercy

Widespread Panic · 1991No.most played

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308performances
65 showslongest gap · 1999
Apr 1, 1991first played
Jul 16, 2026last played
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April 2, 1991

Georgia TheatreAthens, GA

0:00 10:17
Lyrics
My eyes won't pretendI didn't know you were closeI can smell your breathThrough a freshly painted doorStand here in your coatWhile I pour three more glasses of burgundy
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A one-sided argument with death — a man in a chair, refusing to be polite about it, telling it to go away and mind its own business.
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Every Mercy on record

1 in 9shows since debut
Set 269% of sets
9:58average length
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City Era Set Notes
July 16, 2026Fox TheaterOakland, CAJohnsonSet 211:56
March 20, 2026St. Augustine AmphitheatreSt. Augustine, FLJohnsonSet 210:53
December 30, 2025Fox TheatreAtlanta, GAHerringSet 213:30with Billy Strings
October 25, 2025Riverside TheaterMilwaukee, WIHerringSet 211:28
June 27, 2025Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, COHerringSet 29:08with Chuck Leavell
June 4, 2025The Chicago TheatreChicago, ILHerringSet 210:09
February 15, 2025Hard Rock Live at the Etess ArenaAtlantic City, NJHerringSet 211:56with Jason Crosby
June 22, 2024Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, COHerringSet 210:55
October 28, 2023Enmarket ArenaSavannah, GAHerringSet 24:43
April 15, 2023ACL Live at The Moody TheaterAustin, TXHerringSet 212:25
January 16, 2023Hard Rock HotelRiviera Maya, ROOHerringSet 211:05
August 10, 2022Fox TheatreAtlanta, GAHerringSet 27:08
May 27, 2022The Orion AmphitheaterHuntsville, ALHerringSet 214:27
March 26, 2022St. Augustine AmphitheatreSt. Augustine, FLHerringSet 24:49
November 17, 2021The Chicago TheatreChicago, ILHerringSet 211:08
October 9, 2021ACL Live at The Moody TheaterAustin, TXHerringSet 19:42
June 26, 2021Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, COHerringSet 24:43
January 25, 2020Hard Rock HotelRiviera Maya, ROOHerringSet 25:38
November 1, 2019Kiefer UNO Lakefront ArenaNew Orleans, LAHerringSet 213:12
August 4, 2019St. Augustine AmphitheatreSt. Augustine, FLHerringSet 211:45
March 24, 2019Capitol TheatrePort Chester, NYHerringSet 24:54
October 28, 2018Park Theater at Park MGMLas Vegas, NVHerringSet 24:55
June 29, 2018Mud Island AmphitheaterMemphis, TNHerringSet 210:01
February 17, 2018Legacy Arena at the BJCCBirmingham, ALHerringSet 28:48
October 20, 2017Riverside TheaterMilwaukee, WIHerringSet 210:15
October 29, 20161st Bank CenterBroomfield, COHerringSet 24:50
September 20, 2016Saenger TheaterPensacola, FLHerringSet 214:26
July 12, 2016San Diego Civic TheatreSan Diego, CAHerringSet 18:35
April 26, 2016Tennessee TheatreKnoxville, TNHerringSet 15:18
February 21, 2016Murat TheatreIndianapolis, INHerringEncore5:11
July 4, 2015Majestic TheatreSan Antonio, TXHerringSet 2—
April 26, 2015Pier Six Concert PavilionBaltimore, MDHerringSet 29:07
March 21, 2015Fox TheaterOakland, CAHerringSet 25:19
December 30, 2014The FillmoreCharlotte, NCHerringSet 1—
November 1, 20141st Bank CenterBroomfield, COHerringSet 114:54
October 22, 2014Peabody Opera HouseSt. Louis, MOHerringSet 29:32
October 14, 2014ACL Live at The Moody TheaterAustin, TXHerringSet 215:49
October 5, 2014St. Augustine AmphitheatreSt. Augustine, FLHerringSet 15:12
July 4, 2014The Joint at Hard Rock HotelLas Vegas, NVHerringSet 211:41
June 6, 2014Red Hat AmphitheaterRaleigh, NCHerringSet 26:30

Before and after Mercy

Makes Sense To Me13 times
Mercy309 plays
Chilly Water32 times

Played into Mercy

Pigeons12 timesDrums11 times

Played out of Mercy

Drums21 timesFlat Foot Flewzy16 times

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