Sleepy Monkey

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240performances

212 showslongest gap · ’13–’16

Jan 1, 1985first played

Jul 16, 2026last played

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April 5, 1986

Uptown LoungeAthens, GA

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Lyrics

I woke to the noise of monkey's knucklesKnocking loud on my door.He screamed, "Man, let me in or I'll kick your hallway ash trayAll over the floor!"Well, there were wrinkles in his voice,Wrinkles in his suit,

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Every Sleepy Monkey on record

1 in 13shows since debut

Set 152% of sets

8:58average length

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		City	Era	Set		Notes
July 16, 2026	Fox Theater	Oakland, CA	Johnson	Set 2	9:08
April 18, 2026	Coca-Cola Amphitheater	Birmingham, AL	Johnson	Set 2	9:30
March 23, 2024	St. Augustine Amphitheatre	St. Augustine, FL	Herring	Set 1	7:39
July 29, 2023	The Orion Amphitheater	Huntsville, AL	Herring	Set 1	8:39
April 16, 2023	ACL Live at The Moody Theater	Austin, TX	Herring	Set 1	8:48
January 14, 2023	Hard Rock Hotel	Riviera Maya, ROO	Herring	Set 1	9:53
October 29, 2022	Enmarket Arena	Savannah, GA	Herring	Set 1	8:28
August 10, 2022	Fox Theatre	Atlanta, GA	Herring	Set 2	12:32
May 6, 2022	Live Oak Bank Pavilion	Wilmington, NC	Herring	Set 2	11:42
August 7, 2021	ExploreAsheville.com Arena	Asheville, NC	Herring	Set 2	10:26
June 24, 2021	Mission Ballroom	Denver, CO	Herring	Set 2	10:55
November 2, 2019	Kiefer UNO Lakefront Arena	New Orleans, LA	Herring	Set 1	10:29	with Ivan Neville
August 3, 2019	St. Augustine Amphitheatre	St. Augustine, FL	Herring	Set 1	7:49
March 17, 2019	The Theater at MGM National Harbor	National Harbor, MD	Herring	Set 1	9:52
March 16, 2018	The Theater at MGM National Harbor	National Harbor, MD	Herring	Set 1	7:41
December 31, 2017	Fox Theatre	Atlanta, GA	Herring	Set 2	9:45
October 29, 2016	1st Bank Center	Broomfield, CO	Herring	Set 1	8:49
September 21, 2016	Saenger Theater	Pensacola, FL	Herring	Set 1	10:10
November 12, 2013	Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric	Baltimore, MD	Herring	Set 2	11:16
October 27, 2013	Bayou Music Center	Houston, TX	Herring	Set 1	7:34
July 20, 2013	Oak Mountain Amphitheatre	Pelham, AL	Herring	Set 2	7:35
July 5, 2013	Grand Targhee Resort	Alta, WY	Herring	Set 2	9:17
June 9, 2013	Red Hat Amphitheater	Raleigh, NC	Herring	Set 2	8:21
February 1, 2012	Now Sapphire Resort	Puerto Morelos, ROO	Herring	Set 1	5:18
October 16, 2011	PNC Pavilion at Riverbend	Cincinnati, OH	Herring	Set 1	7:39
October 9, 2011	Georgia Theatre	Athens, GA	Herring	Set 1	—
April 12, 2011	Township Auditorium	Columbia, SC	Herring	Set 1	12:01
February 10, 2011	The Classic Center	Athens, GA	Herring	Set 1	—
October 20, 2010	Grand Sierra Theatre	Reno, NV	Herring	Set 1	8:00
October 4, 2010	Ryman Auditorium	Nashville, TN	Herring	Set 1	12:24
September 23, 2010	Center Stage	Atlanta, GA	Herring	Encore	9:48
November 8, 2009	Orpheum Theatre	Los Angeles, CA	Herring	Set 1	14:26
April 19, 2009	The Wharf Amphitheater	Orange Beach, AL	Herring	Set 1	9:17
November 8, 2008	Riverside Theater	Milwaukee, WI	Herring	Set 1	10:23
October 17, 2008	Lakewood Amphitheatre	Atlanta, GA	Herring	Set 1	9:24
July 16, 2008	Tennessee Theatre	Knoxville, TN	Herring	Set 2	14:09
June 28, 2008	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO	Herring	Encore	9:19
April 23, 2008	Johnny Mercer Theatre	Savannah, GA	Herring	Encore	9:25
April 4, 2008	United Palace Theatre	New York, NY	Herring	Set 1	8:59
December 29, 2007	The Roxy	Atlanta, GA	Herring	Set 1	—