Meatstick

Debuted 1997-06-25 · Last played 2026-10-07 · 80 performances

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Median gap
10
last 10 years · 7 all-time
Current gap
longest 123

Best version1999-07-15 · PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel · Rated 88 · Listen · Details

Most often out ofBirds of a Feather3× What’s the Use?3× Chalk Dust Torture2×
Most often intoRun Like an Antelope4× Also Sprach Zarathustra4× Character Zero3×
Eras4.0143.0442.021.020 80 of 80 shows
DateVenueBefore / after > and –>Gap · mark at median 7

  1. 4.014 shows2021–2026

  2. 2026-10-07WedAllianz Amphitheater at RiverfrontRichmond, VABefore / afterGolden Age >> Backwards Down the Number LineGap17SET 2
  3. 2026-07-17FriCoastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut CreekRaleigh, NCRated 70 · ListenBefore / afterFee> The Mango SongGap7ENCORE
  4. 2026-05-02SatSphereLas Vegas, NVRated 68 · ListenBefore / afterRuby WavesMy Friend, My FriendGap8SET 2
  5. 2026-01-31SatMoon PalaceCancun, Quintana RooRated 75 · ListenBefore / afterBeneath a Sea of Stars Part 1 >> Golden AgeGap10SET 2
  6. 2025-09-17WedAmeris Bank AmphitheatreAlpharetta, GARated 79 · Listen
    Jam chartWith synths a plenty throughout, this all too rare treat of a jammed encore version goes minor and simmers threateningly, and then, perhaps in a nod to the song's '99 roots, springs to life with soaring major guitar leads to remarkably close out the show.
    Before / afterOpened the encore, after You Enjoy MyselfClosed the showGap14ENCORE
  7. 2025-07-13SunNorth Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SCBefore / afterOpened the encore, after Slave to the Traffic LightTurtle in the CloudsGap10ENCORE
  8. 2025-06-21SatSNHU ArenaManchester, NHBefore / afterAlso Sprach Zarathustra >> About to RunGap25SET 2
  9. 2024-08-17SatThe WoodlandsDover, DEBefore / afterEvolve> David BowieGap7SET 1
  10. 2024-08-04SunRuoff Music CenterNoblesville, INBefore / afterWingsuit> Run Like an AntelopeGap40SET 1
  11. 2023-08-02WedMadison Square GardenNew York, NYRated 73 · Listen
    Jam chart-> from "Energy." Like most extended "Meatsticks," this iteration is a blast to hear. Page and Fish drive the jam from the beginning, with Trey and Mike hopping in after some dance lessons. The band coalesces in the jam, locking in so much that the -> into "It's Ice" is quite smooth.
    Before / afterEnergy ->-> It's IceGap15SET 1
  12. 2023-07-11TueOrion AmphitheaterHuntsville, ALBefore / afterOpened the encore, after Chalk Dust Torture> Makisupa PolicemanGap30ENCORE
  13. 2022-07-30SatMerriweather Post PavilionColumbia, MDRated 77 · Listen

    Jam chartOutro brews up a delectable synth-funk stew that you wish would never end, that is until Trey swoops in with a quick -> to "Simple".

    Before / afterWaves >-> SimpleGap32SET 2
  14. 2021-10-26TueSanta Barbara BowlSanta Barbara, CABefore / afterFuck Your Face >> The LizardsGap8ENCORE
  15. 2021-09-05SunDick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, COHighly rated 80 · Listen

    Jam chart> from a "Simple/Catapult/Simple" sandwich and recalls the machinelike groove heard in that jam with stops and starts, dial-tone Trey, and quotes of "Lonely Trip" and "Catapult".

    Before / afterSimple >> Ruby WavesGap36SET 2

  16. 3.044 shows2009–2019

  17. 2019-11-29FriDunkin' Donuts CenterProvidence, RIBefore / afterOpened the encore, after Walk Away> SleepGap3ENCORE
  18. 2019-07-14SunAlpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WIBefore / afterThe Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday >VulturesGap12SET 1
  19. 2019-06-25TueDarling's Waterfront PavilionBangor, MEBefore / afterLlama> Rise/Come TogetherGap19SET 2
  20. 2018-10-31WedMGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, NVBefore / afterBackwards Down the Number Line >BugGap7SET 3
  21. 2018-10-19FriHampton ColiseumHampton, VABefore / afterMountains in the Mist> Split Open and MeltGap7SET 2
  22. 2018-08-10FriCoastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut CreekRaleigh, NC

    NoteTrey did a dance associated with In My Feelings.

    Before / afterOpened set 2, after More> DrownedGap6SET 2
  23. 2018-07-28SatThe ForumInglewood, CABefore / afterBirds of a Feather >> Soul PlanetGap12SET 2
  24. 2017-09-03SunDick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, COBefore / afterPiper >Also Sprach ZarathustraGap8SET 2
  25. 2017-07-29SatMadison Square GardenNew York, NYHighly rated 80 · Listen

    Jam chartSticks to typical "Meatstick" until around 7:00, when play turns ambient then spacey as it progresses, giving this version its Baker's Dozen seal. Slides neatly > into "Dirt".

    Before / afterAlumni Blues >> DirtGap12SET 2
  26. 2017-01-14SatBarceló Maya BeachRiviera Maya, Quintana RooRated 75 · Listen

    Jam chartThis version's outro is much more musically productive than the typical and includes a "C&P" tease from Trey.

    Before / afterBlaze On >> WinterqueenGap3SET 2
  27. 2016-12-29ThuMadison Square GardenNew York, NYBefore / afterFuego >Twenty Years LaterGap1SET 2
  28. 2016-10-31MonMGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, NVBefore / afterTwist> Also Sprach ZarathustraGap3SET 3
  29. 2016-10-25TueVerizon Theatre at Grand PrairieGrand Prairie, TXBefore / afterLifeboyThe LineGap19SET 2
  30. 2016-07-15FriGorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WARated 68 · Listen

    Jam chartThere's a bit more heft to this outro jam than typical, most notably Trey's added Echoplex, Page's synth work, and a spacey transition > to "2001".

    Before / afterChalk Dust Torture >> Also Sprach ZarathustraGap7SET 2
  31. 2016-06-29WedThe Mann Center for the Performing ArtsPhiladelphia, PARated 64 · ListenBefore / afterWhat's the Use? >> The LineGap16SET 2
  32. 2015-08-22SatWatkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, NYBefore / afterOpened set 3, after Prince Caspian> Blaze OnGap7SET 3
  33. 2015-08-08SatAlpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WIBefore / afterOpened the encore, after Slave to the Traffic Light> Character ZeroGap14ENCORE
  34. 2015-01-01ThuAmerican Airlines ArenaMiami, FLBefore / afterOpened the encore, after Rock and RollClosed the showGap4ENCORE
  35. 2014-10-29WedBill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco, CABefore / afterContact> Character ZeroGap6ENCORE
  36. 2014-10-18SatKey ArenaSeattle, WABefore / afterOpened the encore, after Bold As Love> Character ZeroGap2ENCORE
  37. 2014-08-30SatDick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, COBefore / afterSlave to the Traffic Light >> Bold As LoveGap4SET 2
  38. 2014-07-30WednTelos PavilionPortsmouth, VAHighly rated 82 · Listen

    Jam chartFollowing Trey's lead, breaks into an atypically funky jam at about 5 minutes and briefly intensifies before fading out and > to "Piper." "Fuego" tease.

    Before / afterGotta Jibboo >> PiperGap8SET 2
  39. 2014-07-15TueCMAC Performing Arts CenterCanandaigua, NYBefore / afterTheme from the Bottom >> FuegoGap16SET 2
  40. 2013-11-01FriBoardwalk HallAtlantic City, NJ

    NoteBush and kush references.

    Before / afterChalk Dust Torture> Boogie On Reggae WomanGap6SET 2
  41. 2013-10-22TueBlueCross ArenaRochester, NYBefore / afterAxilla >Kill Devil FallsGap5SET 1
  42. 2013-08-30FriDick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, COBefore / afterOh! Sweet Nuthin' >Closed the showGap1ENCORE
  43. 2013-08-04SunBill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco, CABefore / afterSilent in the Morning >> Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)Gap8SET 2
  44. 2013-07-20SatFirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly IslandChicago, ILBefore / afterOpened set 3, after Slave to the Traffic Light> Birds of a FeatherGap7SET 3
  45. 2013-07-07SunSaratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs, NYBefore / afterRun Like an Antelope >> You Enjoy MyselfGap9SET 2
  46. 2012-08-31FriDick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CORated 64 · ListenBefore / afterGrindClosed the showGap6ENCORE
  47. 2012-08-19SunBill Graham Civic AuditoriumSan Francisco, CABefore / afterBoogie On Reggae Woman >BugGap8SET 2
  48. 2012-07-01SunAlpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI

    NoteLyrics changed to "T.F. The Meatstick."

    Before / afterOpened the encore, after JuliusClosed the showGap3ENCORE
  49. 2012-06-24SunBlossom Music CenterCuyahoga Falls, OHBefore / afterCorinnaClosed set 1, before Golden AgeGap26SET 1
  50. 2011-08-05FriGorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WAHighly rated 87 · Listen

    Jam chartGreat segue in from a phenomenal "R&R," and also features a bit more varied jamming in the outro. -> to "BORW."

    Before / afterRock and Roll ->-> Boogie On Reggae WomanGap0SET 2
  51. 2011-07-03SunWatkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, NYBefore / afterWhat's the Use? >> Stealing Time From the Faulty PlanGap6SET 2
  52. 2011-06-14TueVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore ParkAlpharetta, GABefore / afterMaze> Also Sprach ZarathustraGap4SET 2
  53. 2011-06-07TueComcast CenterMansfield, MABefore / afterHalley's Comet >> Run Like an AntelopeGap5SET 2
  54. 2011-05-29SunBethel Woods Center for the ArtsBethel, NYBefore / afterWeekapaug Groove> FluffheadGap3SET 2
  55. 2010-12-31FriMadison Square GardenNew York, NYRated 65 · Listen

    NotePortions pre-recorded; Lyrics sung in multiple languages.

    Before / afterOpened set 3, after You Enjoy MyselfAuld Lang SyneGap8SET 3
  56. 2010-10-23SatMullins Center, University of MassachusettsAmherst, MABefore / afterOpened the showParty TimeGap5SET 1
  57. 2010-10-12Tue1stBank CenterBroomfield, COBefore / afterOpened the encore, after Split Open and MeltClosed the showGap7ENCORE
  58. 2010-08-13FriVerizon Wireless Music CenterNoblesville, INBefore / afterMaze-> The Mango SongGap11SET 2
  59. 2010-06-27SunMerriweather Post PavilionColumbia, MDRated 68 · Listen

    Jam chartExtended outro and a -> to "Saw it Again."

    Before / afterWilson >-> Saw It AgainGap56SET 2
  60. 2009-06-04ThuNikon at Jones Beach TheaterWantagh, NYRated 64 · ListenBefore / afterDrowned >Time Turns ElasticGap20SET 2

  61. 2.02 shows2003–2004

  62. 2004-04-17SatThomas & Mack CenterLas Vegas, NVBefore / afterOpened set 2, after David BowiePebbles and MarblesGap11SET 2
  63. 2003-08-02SatLoring Commerce CentreLimestone, MERated 70 · Listen

    Jam chartOutro gets slightly removed from the norm and has a unique ending.

    Before / afterBirds of a FeatherTwo Versions of MeGap35SET 1

  64. 1.020 shows1997–2000

  65. 2000-10-07SatShoreline AmphitheatreMountain View, CABefore / afterWading in the Velvet Sea> David BowieGap5SET 2
  66. 2000-09-29FriThomas & Mack CenterLas Vegas, NVBefore / afterFluffhead >> Walk This WayGap4SET 2
  67. 2000-09-22FriAllstate ArenaRosemont, IL

    NoteConcluded with the band fading out and the audience finishing the song a cappella.

    Before / afterWhen the Circus ComesRun Like an AntelopeGap12SET 2
  68. 2000-07-12WedDeer Creek Music CenterNoblesville, INBefore / afterPrince Caspian >Closed set 2, before Wading in the Velvet SeaGap9SET 2
  69. 2000-06-29ThuPNC Bank Arts CenterHolmdel, NJ
    NoteTrey improvised a verse noting: “There's no song about Paul Languedoc, and there's no song about Kuroda; there's only one about Carini, and his lumpy head!" Trey then jokingly talked about the Meatstick Dance being a fad in Japan.
    Before / afterSand> CitiesGap11SET 2
  70. 2000-06-09FriOn Air EastShibuya City, Tokyo

    NoteFirst Meatstick to feature Japanese lyrics.

    Before / afterGotta Jibboo >> Tweezer RepriseGap6SET 2
  71. 1999-12-31FriBig Cypress Seminole Indian ReservationBig Cypress, FLRated 79 · Listen

    Jam chartCloses out the Big Cypress festival with a short ambient outro.

    Before / afterOpened set 2, after After Midnight-> Auld Lang SyneGap11SET 2 · 2×
  72. 1999-12-05SunBlueCross ArenaRochester, NYRated 74 · Listen

    Jam chartLoosely segues out of "Mike's" and includes a very atypical jam that "goes type II" and RAGES before eventually cooling down, spacing-out, and seguing well into "Hydrogen."

    Before / afterMike's Song ->> I Am HydrogenGap5SET 2
  73. 1999-10-08FriNassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumUniondale, NYBefore / afterMeatRun Like an AntelopeGap7SET 1
  74. 1999-09-26SunKiefer UNO Lakefront Arena, University of New OrleansNew Orleans, LABefore / afterOpened the encore, after Down with Disease> Rocky TopGap5ENCORE
  75. 1999-09-18SatCoors AmphitheatreChula Vista, CAHighly rated 82 · Listen

    Jam chartSpacey wah-groove in the outro. > to "Free."

    Before / afterBoogie On Reggae Woman> FreeGap4SET 2
  76. 1999-09-11SatGorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WABefore / afterSand-> MazeGap8SET 2
  77. 1999-07-23FriPolaris AmphitheaterColumbus, OHBefore / afterBirds of a Feather >> FireGap2SET 2
  78. 1999-07-18SunOswego County AirportVolney, NYRated 60 · ListenBefore / afterFree >GuyuteGap2SET 2
  79. 1999-07-15ThuPNC Bank Arts CenterHolmdel, NJHighly rated 88 · Listen
    Jam chartCoasts along in a low-key ambient groove, picks up energy and direction at about 16 minutes, and then returns to more of the same easygoing jamming until > to a very strong "SOAM." Longest version to date.
    Before / afterOpened set 2, after You Enjoy Myself> Split Open and MeltGap3SET 2
  80. 1999-07-09FriMerriweather Post PavilionColumbia, MDBefore / afterWhat's the Use? >> Mike's SongGap0SET 2
  81. 1999-07-08ThuGTE Virginia Beach AmphitheaterVirginia Beach, VABefore / afterSleepTubeGap1SET 2
  82. 1999-07-04SunLakewood AmphitheatreAtlanta, GABefore / afterCarini >Closed the encore, before The Star-Spangled BannerGap0ENCORE
  83. 1999-07-03SatLakewood AmphitheatreAtlanta, GABefore / afterWasteClosed set 1, before TwistGap123SET 1
  84. 1999-06-24ThuThe BarnOuter Burlington, VTBefore / afterHey You> Come TogetherGapNot a showSET 1
  85. 1997-06-25WedL’AeronefLille, Hauts-de-FranceRated 70 · Listen

    NoteDebut.

    Jam chartShort debut version is essentially the "Meatstick" lyrics being sung over the jam out of "DwD". -> to "McGrupp".

    Before / afterDown with Disease ->-> McGrupp and the Watchful HosemastersGapDebutSET 2