Have Mercy

Debut 1986-04-01 · Last played 2026-07-18 · 18 performances

Gap — the number of shows the band played between one performance of this song and the one before it.

← → the songs either side, played as separate songs. > and –> are phish.net’s own marks, and mean the band ran them together rather than stopping between them.

Times Played
18
Median Gap, Last 10 Years10 Yr
63
Median Gap, All-Time
42
Longest Gap
680

Best version1993-08-14VenueWorld Music Theatre, Tinley ParkScore82Hear itListen · Details

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Eras4.013.071.010 18 of 18 shows
DateVenueBefore / afterGap · mark at median 42

  1. 4.01 show2026–2026

  2. 2026-07-18SatMerriweather Post PavilionColumbia, MDRated 73 · ListenBefore / afterMcGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters ->> McGrupp and the Watchful HosemastersGap241SET 1

  3. 3.07 shows2010–2020

  4. 2020-02-22SatMoon PalaceCancun, Quintana RooRated 60 · ListenBefore / afterChalk Dust Torture ->> A Life Beyond The DreamGap34SET 2
  5. 2019-06-21FriPNC Music PavilionCharlotte, NCRated 52 · ListenBefore / afterGotta JibbooGap63SET 1
  6. 2017-07-28FriMadison Square GardenNew York, NYRated 50 · ListenBefore / afterChalk Dust TortureGap19SET 2
  7. 2016-10-30SunMGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, NVRated 54 · ListenBefore / afterHarry Hood ->-> Harry HoodGap221SET 2
  8. 2011-06-04SatBlossom Music CenterCuyahoga Falls, OHRated 33 · ListenBefore / afterHarry Hood >-> Harry HoodGap19SET 2
  9. 2010-10-20WedUtica Memorial AuditoriumUtica, NYHighly rated 80 · Listen
    Jam chartPart of an improvisational "SOAM" -> "Have Mercy" > "Piper" -> "SOAM," one of the best jams of 2010. "Have Mercy" includes some improvisational and very upbeat jamming beyond the standard.
    Before / afterSplit Open and Melt ->> PiperGap22SET 2
  10. 2010-07-01ThuTime Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek Raleigh, NCRated 52 · ListenBefore / afterFluffhead >Light Up Or Leave Me AloneGap191SET 2

  11. 1.010 shows1986–1999

  12. 1999-12-10FriFirst Union SpectrumPhiladelphia, PARated 53 · ListenBefore / afterDavid Bowie ->-> Hold Your Head UpGap42SET 2
  13. 1999-07-17SatOswego County AirportVolney, NYRated 54 · ListenBefore / afterTweezer ->-> TasteGap336SET 1
  14. 1994-11-12SatMAC Center, Kent State UniversityKent, OHRated 76 · Listen

    Jam chartExcellent "Have Mercy" section of a huge and jammed early "DwD."

    Before / afterDown with Disease ->-> Down with DiseaseGap111SET 2
  15. 1993-08-14SatWorld Music TheatreTinley Park, ILHighly rated 82 · Listen

    Note"Rye, Rye Rocco" lyrics sung over Have Mercy melody before the band kicked back into the Antelope ending.

    Jam chart-> in from "RLAA." This epic segue-fest continues with some melodic relief from the intense sections of "Antelope" that precede it. -> to "RLAA" to finish off this masterpiece.
    Before / afterRun Like an Antelope ->-> Run Like an AntelopeGap26SET 2
  16. 1993-05-08SatField House, University of New HampshireDurham, NHRated 69 · Listen

    Jam chart-> in from "DB." Great segue to "Have Mercy" in the midst of a stellar "Bowie" jam. -> back to "DB."

    Before / afterDavid Bowie ->-> David BowieGap57SET 2
  17. 1993-02-20SatRoxy TheatreAtlanta, GARated 75 · Listen

    NoteNot played in its entirety.

    Jam chart-> in from "Weekapaug Groove." This incredible "Mike's Groove" is a segue and tease-fest, with 12 bona fide ->'s in a single set. -> back to "Weekapaug."

    Before / afterWeekapaug Groove ->-> Weekapaug GrooveGap680SET 2
  18. 1986-10-31FriSculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield, VTRated 67 · Listen

    NoteJah Roy on vocals.

    Before / afterDavid Bowie> Harry HoodGap1SET 2
  19. 1986-10-15WedHunt'sBurlington, VTRated 55 · ListenBefore / afterMike's Song> Harry HoodGap10SET 2
  20. 1986-04-25FriUniversity of VermontBurlington, VTRated 67 · ListenBefore / afterMakisupa PolicemanAll BluesGap1SET 1
  21. 1986-04-01TueHunt'sBurlington, VTRated 58 · Listen

    NoteFirst known Phish performance.

    Before / afterQuinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) >> Harry HoodGapDebutSET 1