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The Last Straw

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183 showslongest gap · ’01–’05
Dec 31, 1987first played
Jul 18, 2026last played
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December 31, 1987

Rockfish PalaceAthens, GA

0:00 6:11
Lyrics
Straw can bury usWe can carry the hayBut straws can breakLike the reasons for my behaviorStraws mendAnd straws bend
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Every The Last Straw on record

1 in 10shows since debut
Set 145% of sets
6:31average length
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City Era Set Notes
July 18, 2026Fox TheaterOakland, CAJohnsonSet 25:05
July 5, 2026Snow King ResortJackson, WYJohnsonSet 24:47
January 22, 2026Hard Rock HotelRiviera Maya, ROOJohnsonSet 14:55
November 22, 2025Capitol TheatrePort Chester, NYHerringSet 19:21
September 12, 2025Allianz Amphitheater at RiverfrontRichmond, VAHerringSet 19:19
June 29, 2025Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, COHerringSet 16:54
May 17, 2025Credit One StadiumCharleston, SCHerringSet 16:08
January 19, 2024Stifel TheatreSt. Louis, MOHerringSet 19:11
October 20, 2023Riverside TheaterMilwaukee, WIHerringSet 19:45
May 5, 2023Credit One StadiumCharleston, SCHerringSet 19:12
February 11, 2023Durham Performing Arts CenterDurham, NCHerringSet 111:25
September 17, 2022The Theater at MGM National HarborNational Harbor, MDHerringEncore4:42
August 11, 2022Fox TheatreAtlanta, GAHerringEncore—
June 26, 2022Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, COHerringSet 19:32
March 25, 2022St. Augustine AmphitheatreSt. Augustine, FLHerringSet 24:47
January 24, 2022Hard Rock HotelRiviera Maya, ROOHerringSet 24:35
October 29, 2021Kiefer UNO Lakefront ArenaNew Orleans, LAHerringSet 16:19
October 9, 2021ACL Live at The Moody TheaterAustin, TXHerringSet 2—
July 17, 2021Live Oak Bank PavilionWilmington, NCHerringSet 29:04
March 2, 2020Beacon TheatreNew York, NYHerringSet 1—
November 1, 2019Kiefer UNO Lakefront ArenaNew Orleans, LAHerringSet 28:28
March 24, 2019Capitol TheatrePort Chester, NYHerringSet 18:44
January 28, 2019Hard Rock HotelRiviera Maya, ROOHerringSet 14:48
September 16, 2018St. Augustine AmphitheatreSt. Augustine, FLHerringSet 25:03
February 17, 2018Legacy Arena at the BJCCBirmingham, ALHerringSet 14:44
October 27, 2017Park Theater at Monte Carlo Resort and CasinoLas Vegas, NVHerringSet 15:33
April 21, 2017Spirit of the Suwannee Music ParkLive Oak, FLHerringSet 18:35
December 30, 2016Bridgestone ArenaNashville, TNHerringSet 17:06
October 23, 2016Riverside TheaterMilwaukee, WIHerringSet 1—
September 24, 2016St. Augustine AmphitheatreSt. Augustine, FLHerringSet 110:51
September 11, 2016The Mann Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia, PAHerringSet 111:03
July 10, 2016The Joint at Hard Rock HotelLas Vegas, NVHerringSet 1—
June 19, 2016The CriterionOklahoma City, OKHerringSet 15:18
May 7, 2016The Chicago TheatreChicago, ILHerringSet 110:47
April 26, 2016Tennessee TheatreKnoxville, TNHerringSet 29:43
April 10, 2016ACL Live at The Moody TheaterAustin, TXHerringSet 2—
February 26, 2016Savannah Civic CenterSavannah, GAHerringSet 16:59
February 19, 2016Peabody Opera HouseSt. Louis, MOHerringSet 24:48
February 14, 2016Township AuditoriumColumbia, SCHerringSet 15:00
March 30, 2014Grand Sierra TheatreReno, NVHerringSet 17:56

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