Have Mercy
Played 18 times. Current gap: 12 shows. · 4 jam-charted · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1986-10-31 | Set 2 | 11:49 |
| 1986-04-25 | Set 1 | 7:27 |
| 2010-10-20 | Set 2 | 7:10 |
| 1986-10-15 | Set 2 | 6:40 |
| 1994-11-12 | Set 2 | 6:16 |
Length by set
Where a song lands changes what it is: a Set 2 version of a jam vehicle runs far longer than the same song opening Set 1. One catalogue-wide average would hide exactly that.
| Set | Versions | Median | Average | Longest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | 5 | 5:36 | 5:34 | 7:27 |
| Set 2 | 12 | 4:40 | 5:08 | 11:49 |
Based on 17 of 18 performances — only phish.in tracks that map to exactly one song are counted, so bundled segues and in-set repeats are left out rather than guessed at.
Every performance
| Date | Set | Venue | Gap | Length | Before | After |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Set 1 | MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION, Columbia | 243 bustout | — | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters |
| 2020-02-22 | Set 2 | MOON PALACE, Cancun | 33 | — | Chalk Dust Torture | A Life Beyond The Dream |
| 2019-06-21 | Set 1 | PNC MUSIC PAVILION, Charlotte | 62 bustout | — | (opens set) | Gotta Jibboo |
| 2017-07-28 | Set 2 | MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, New York | 18 | — | (opens set) | Chalk Dust Torture |
| 2016-10-30 | Set 2 | MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, Las Vegas | 222 bustout | — | Harry Hood | Harry Hood |
| 2011-06-04 | Set 2 | BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER, Cuyahoga Falls | 19 | — | Harry Hood | Harry Hood |
| 2010-10-20 | Set 2 jam chart | UTICA MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, Utica | 21 | — | Split Open and Melt | Piper |
| 2010-07-01 | Set 2 | TIME WARNER CABLE MUSIC PAVILION AT WALNUT CREEK, Raleigh | 203 bustout | — | Fluffhead | Light Up Or Leave Me Alone |
| 1999-12-10 | Set 2 | FIRST UNION SPECTRUM, Philadelphia | 42 | — | David Bowie | Hold Your Head Up |
| 1999-07-17 | Set 1 | OSWEGO COUNTY AIRPORT, Volney | 347 bustout | — | Tweezer | Taste |
| 1994-11-12 | Set 2 jam chart | MAC CENTER, KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, Kent | 110 bustout | — | Down with Disease | Down with Disease |
| 1993-08-14 | Set 2 jam chart | WORLD MUSIC THEATRE, Tinley Park | 25 | — | Run Like an Antelope | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1993-05-08 | Set 2 jam chart | FIELD HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Durham | 56 bustout | — | David Bowie | David Bowie |
| 1993-02-20 | Set 2 jam chart | ROXY THEATRE, Atlanta | 553 bustout | — | Weekapaug Groove | Weekapaug Groove |
| 1986-10-31 | Set 2 | SCULPTURE ROOM, GODDARD COLLEGE, Plainfield | 0 | — | David Bowie | Harry Hood |
| 1986-10-15 | Set 2 | HUNT'S, Burlington | 3 | — | Mike's Song | Harry Hood |
| 1986-04-25 | Set 1 | UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Burlington | 0 | — | Makisupa Policeman | All Blues |
| 1986-04-01 | Set 1 | HUNT'S, Burlington | debut | — | Quinn the Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn) | Harry Hood |