The Take Out

Space Wrangler · 1988No.most played

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365performances

152 showslongest gap · ’89–’90

Aug 22, 1987first played

Jul 25, 2026last played

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October 5, 1987

Uptown LoungeAthens, GA

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A take out is the place on the shore where you pull a canoe out of the water. Mike wrote it thinking about his father, who spent his life running rivers.

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Every The Take Out on record

1 in 8shows since debut

Set 142% of sets

2:42average length

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		City	Era	Set		Notes
July 25, 2026	Orpheum Theatre	Los Angeles, CA	Johnson	Set 1	2:22
June 27, 2026	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO	Johnson	Set 1	7:46
April 17, 2026	Coca-Cola Amphitheater	Birmingham, AL	Johnson	Set 1	2:44
October 25, 2025	Riverside Theater	Milwaukee, WI	Herring	Set 1	4:18
February 16, 2025	Hard Rock Live at the Etess Arena	Atlantic City, NJ	Herring	Set 2	2:27
June 22, 2024	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO	Herring	Set 1	2:19	with Jason Crosby
May 24, 2024	Radians Amphitheater	Memphis, TN	Herring	Set 2	2:57
August 26, 2023	Oxbow RiverStage	Napa, CA	Herring	Set 1	2:21
March 4, 2023	The Theater at Virgin Hotels	Las Vegas, NV	Herring	Set 1	3:30
January 17, 2023	Hard Rock Hotel	Riviera Maya, ROO	Herring	Set 2	2:28
September 17, 2022	The Theater at MGM National Harbor	National Harbor, MD	Herring	Set 1	2:18
June 25, 2022	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO	Herring	Set 1	2:16
October 2, 2021	Radians Amphitheater	Memphis, TN	Herring	Encore	2:22
August 23, 2019	Ryman Auditorium	Nashville, TN	Herring	Set 2	2:15
June 30, 2019	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO	Herring	Encore	2:26
March 16, 2019	The Theater at MGM National Harbor	National Harbor, MD	Herring	Set 1	2:26
October 26, 2018	Park Theater at Park MGM	Las Vegas, NV	Herring	Set 1	2:21
September 1, 2018	Ascend Amphitheater	Nashville, TN	Herring	Set 1	—
June 24, 2018	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO	Herring	Set 1	2:24
March 15, 2018	The Theater at MGM National Harbor	National Harbor, MD	Herring	Set 1	2:27
December 29, 2017	Fox Theatre	Atlanta, GA	Herring	Set 1	2:24
March 1, 2017	Hard Rock Hotel	Riviera Maya, ROO	Herring	Set 1	2:25
December 29, 2016	Ryman Auditorium	Nashville, TN	Herring	Set 1	2:27
October 28, 2016	1st Bank Center	Broomfield, CO	Herring	Set 2	—
September 16, 2016	Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park	Alpharetta, GA	Herring	Set 1	2:32
July 2, 2016	Les Schwab Amphitheater	Bend, OR	Herring	Set 2	—
June 26, 2016	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO	Herring	Set 1	2:53
April 20, 2016	Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium	Chattanooga, TN	Herring	Set 1	2:24
April 12, 2016	Thalia Mara Hall	Jackson, MS	Herring	Set 1	2:25
July 8, 2015	Winspear Opera House	Dallas, TX	Herring	Set 1	9:23
June 28, 2015	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Morrison, CO	Herring	Set 1	2:24
June 17, 2015	Blue Hills Bank Pavilion	Boston, MA	Herring	Set 2	2:53
April 22, 2015	Warner Theatre	Washington, DC	Herring	Set 1	2:36
July 4, 2014	The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel	Las Vegas, NV	Herring	Set 2	2:18
April 12, 2014	Cape Fear Community College	Wilmington, NC	Herring	Set 1	2:27
March 28, 2014	Fox Theater	Oakland, CA	Herring	Set 1	—
March 11, 2014	BJCC Concert Hall	Birmingham, AL	Herring	Set 1	—
November 8, 2013	U.S. Cellular Center	Asheville, NC	Herring	Encore	2:21
October 26, 2013	ACL Live at The Moody Theater	Austin, TX	Herring	Set 2	2:20
September 27, 2013	Riverside Theater	Milwaukee, WI	Herring	Encore	2:18