Big Shrimp Setlists (2026)

Big Shrimp January 8, 2026 Velvet Elk, Boulder, CO, USA

Set: Tired Eyes, Perchance, Tango, Melting Over Nothing, Alcaworkholic^[1], Nuclear Fruit

Footnotes:
[1] Debut; Original

Show Notes: "Nuclear Fruit" contained banter from Daniel mid-jam about McDonald's cheeseburgers at 4am. "Nuclear Fruit" contained "Sunshine of Your Love" (Cream) teases.

Big Shrimp January 9, 2026 Cervantes' Other Side, Denver, CO, USA

Set: Words of Wisdom, 24 Karat Gold, The Alchemist, Alcaworkholic, Duck Walk, Down Under, Rex

Encore: Bieto

Show Notes: "The Alchemist" contained 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' teases. 'Down Under' contained a 'Macarena' jam. 'Rex' contained 'Macarena' 'The Hampsterdance Song' teases and a 'Funkytown' jam. This show was promoted as a 'Rex' single release show, as Big Shrimp released their debut studio single, 'Rex' on January 9th, the day of the show.

Big Shrimp January 10, 2026 Second Street Tavern, Eagle, CO, USA

Set: Feel Like a Stranger^[1], Easier to Coast, Rex, Play the Part, We'll Meet Again, Willie and the Hand Jive-> Fly Like an Eagle^[2]-> Willie and the Hand Jive, Bird, Take Your Mama^[3]

Encore: Running with You-> Break On Through (to the Other Side)^[4]-> Running with You > Not Fade Away Ending^[5]

Footnotes:
    [1] Debut; Grateful Dead. Tribute to Bob Weir.
    [2] Debut; Steve Miller Band
    [3] Contained a chorus of "Hey Jude" (The Beatles).
    [4] Unfinished; First verse and chorus only.
    [5] Debut; Buddy Holly. Fade out, as a tribute to Bob Weir.

Show Notes: "Feel Like a Stranger" was dedicated to Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, who passed away earlier in the day on January 10th, 2026. "Easier to Coast" contained "Feel Like a Stranger" (Grateful Dead) quotes and "Sugar Magnolia" (Grateful Dead) teases. "We'll Meet Again" contained "Playin' in the Band" (Grateful Dead) teases. "Willie and the Hand Jive" contained "Feels Like a Stranger" and "Easier to Coast" quotes. "Take Your Mama" contained an ending chorus and jam of "Hey Jude" (The Beatles). "Not Fade Away" faded out and was ending only.

Big Shrimp January 11, 2026 The Atrium, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Set: Blowin' in the Wind^[1]-> More or Less, Salmon, Rosa^[2], Alcaworkholic, Light^[3], Down Under, Rex

Encore: One By One^[4], Visions

Footnotes:
    [1] Unfinished; First verse and chorus only.
    [2] Big Shrimp Debut; Original (previously performed by Baked Shrimp)
    [3] Debut; Original
    [4] First version with Daniel on lead vocals.

Show Notes: All previous versions of "One By One" were sung lead by Max; this was the first version with Daniel on lead vocals.

Big Shrimp January 14, 2026 The Switchboard, Toledo, OH, USA

Set: Keepers, Rex^[1], Tired Eyes, A.W.R.^[2], Silverfish^[3]-> Nuclear Fruit, Rosa

Encore: Bieto^[4]

Footnotes:
    [1] Contained "Bieto" jam
    [2] Debut; Original (Previously performed by Glizzy McGuire)
    [3] Unfinished
    [4] Contained "Rex" jam

Show Notes: "Rex" contained a 'Bieto' jam. "Bieto" contained a 'Rex" Jam. "Bieto" contained "Sugar Magnolia" (Grateful Dead) teases.

Big Shrimp January 15, 2026 Stanley's Pub, Cincinnati, OH, USA

Set 1: Hardwired for Resistance to Change, Perchance, Light, Words of Wisdom, One By One, Down Under, Alcaworkholic, No More Okey Doke^[1]

Set 2: Skyline^[2], 24 Karat Gold, Will I Ever Know What We Are Waiting For?, Ollie Blu, Lost in Time, The One with the Red Nose That Says I'm the Clown

Encore: Rex

Footnotes:
[1] Debut; The Meters; w/ Reilly Comisar on Vocals.
[2] Last Time Played: 11/16/24 (48 Shows)

Show Notes: "Perchance" contained "Sugar Magnolia" (Grateful Dead) jam and teases. "Ollie Blu" contained "Birdland" (Weather Report) teases and "No More Okey Doke" (The Meters) quotes in vocal jam.

Big Shrimp January 16, 2026 Mellwood Tavern, Louisville, KY, USA

Set 1: We'll Meet Again, Play the Part, Easier to Coast^[1] > Alcaworkholic, The Alchemist, I Wonder Where a Weta Wanders, Running Down a Dream^[2]

Set 2: Highest in the Splendor, Feel Like a Stranger, Sticky Situation, Rex, The Maverick, Bieto

Encore: Running on Empty

Footnotes:
[1] Unfinished
[2] Debut; Tom Petty

Show Notes: "The Alchemist" contained "London Bridges" teases. "Rex" contained "Sugar Magnolia" (Grateful Dead) teases.

Big Shrimp January 17, 2026 The Coterie, Kokomo, IN, USA

Set 1: Can't Cut the Mustard^[1], Light, Tango, Womper, Risky Thrill^[2], Rosa

Set 2: Silverfish, Wannabe, Ain't No Sunshine, Duck Walk^[3], Melting Over Nothing, Ordinary Guy

Encore: On the Road Again, A.W.R., Rex

Footnotes:
    [1] Last Time Played: 11/27/24 (48 Shows)
    [2] Debut; Original
    [3] w/ Aden Even-Ezra on second Bass

Show Notes: "Can't Cut the Mustard" contained "Highest in the Splendor" teases. "Wannabe" contained "Womper" teases. "Melting Over Nothing" contained "Wanna Be Starting Something" (Michael Jackson) teases.

Big Shrimp January 24, 2026 Park City Music Hall, Bridgeport, CT, USA

Set 1: Hardwired for Resistance to Change, Light, Rex, Will I Ever Know What We Are Waiting For?, Wannabe, Alcaworkholic

Set 2: A.W.R.-> Melting Over Nothing, One By One > Rosa, Runnin' Down a Dream

Encore: Risky Thrill, Visions

Show Notes: This show was originally intended to be a 60-minute support set for Houseplant. However, due to an incoming snowstorm, Houseplant was unable to perform, and Big Shrimp instead delivered two headlining sets. "Rex" contained "Mamma Mia" (ABBA) teases. "Wannabe" contained "California Love" (Tupac) teases and quotes, with lyrics changed to "Park City knows how to party." This was the first extended version of "A.W.R."

Big Shrimp January 30, 2026 Valley Craft Ales, Wilmington, VT, USA

Set: Words of Wisdom, Tired Eyes, Elmo's Song, 24 Karat Gold, Bird^[1], Syncopated Healing^[2], Bieto, Punching Bag Sing Along Song

Encore: I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)^[1]

Footnotes:
[1] w/ Ryan Dempsey (Keyboards)
[2] Debut; Twiddle; w/ Ryan Dempsey (Keyboards)

Show Notes: Ryan Dempsey (Keyboardist; Twiddle) opened the show with a one hour solo set. Jared sat-in for three songs: "Imagine" (John Lennon), "Heavy Things (Phish), and "Orpheus." 24 Karat Gold contained a "Words of Wisdom" jam.

Big Shrimp January 31, 2026 The Shaskeen, Manchester, NH, USA

Set: Running with You, The Alchemist, Sticky Situation, Down Under, Alcaworkholic, Duck Walk^[1], Rex^[1], Amydst the Myst^[2], Ollie Blu

Encore: Shakedown Street^[3]

Footnotes:
    [1] w/ Ryan Dempsey (Keyboards)
    [2] Debut; Twiddle; w/ Ryan Dempsey
    [3] Public Debut; Grateful Dead; w/ Ryan Dempsey (Keyboards)

Show Notes: Show Notes: Ryan Dempsey (Keyboardist; Twiddle) opened the show with a one hour solo set. Jared sat-in for three songs: "Rocky Raccoon" (The Beatles), "Orpheus," and "Cabbage Face" (Twiddle). "Down Under" contained "Words of Wisdom" and "24 Karat Gold" teases. "Shakedown Street" lyrics changed to "you just gotta shrimp around."

Big Shrimp February 26, 2026 Funk 'n Waffles, Syracuse, NY, USA

Set: Moderation^[1], Sticky Situation, Perchance, Light, Turnpike Doctor^[1], Secretariat^[1], Alcaworkholic

Encore: Risky Thrill, Running on Empty

Footnotes:
[1] Debut; Original

Show Notes: “Light” contained “Forrest Gump Suite” teases. Part of “Secretariat” composition was built around “Frogcommatoad” off of Jared’s “Ear Candy” solo album.

Big Shrimp February 27, 2026 Molly MaGuires, Buffalo, NY, USA

Set 1: Rex, The Woman in the Tree^[1], Wannabe, Alcaworkholic, The Alchemist

Set 2: Easier to Coast, Turnpike Doctor, The Maverick, Tired Eyes-> Break On Through (to the Other Side)^[2]-> Tired Eyes, Visions

Encore: What's Up?

Footnotes:
[1] Last Time Played: 3/29/25 (42 Show Gap)
[2] (Unfinished)

Show Notes: "Break On Through (to the Other Side)" contained a "Tequila" (The Champs) jam and quotes. "Visions" contained a "Jessica" (The Allman Brothers Band) tease, "Easier to Coast" quotes, and "Slipknot" (Grateful Dead) teases.

Big Shrimp February 28, 2026 Industrial Arts Brewing Company, Beacon, NY, USA

Set: The One with the Red Nose That Says I'm the Clown, Will I Ever Know What We Are Waiting For?, Silk, Smooth, and Shiny Buttons, Play the Part, We'll Meet Again, Moderation

Encore: Secretariat

Show Notes: "We'll Meet Again" contained "Easier to Coast" quotes, "I Can See Clearly Now" (Johnny Nash) and "Get Back" (The Beatles) teases.

Big Shrimp March 19, 2026 Richmond Music Hall, Richmond, VA, USA

One Set: Hardwired for Resistance to Change, Tango, Rex, Turnpike Doctor, Down Under, Rosa

Encore: Running with You

Show Notes: "Hardwired for Resistance to Change" contained "Mountain Jam" (Allman Brothers Band) and "Cocaine" (J.J. Cale) teases. "Down Under" contained "Macarena" teases. "Running with You" contained "Rex" quotes.

Big Shrimp March 20, 2026 Charleston Pour House, Charleston, SC, USA

Set 1: Tired Eyes, Sticky Situation, Dirt Road^[1], Silk, Smooth, and Shiny Buttons, The Woman in the Tree, Words of Wisdom

Set 2: Moderation, One By One, Bieto, The Alchemist, Secretariat

Encore: Alcaworkholic

Footnotes:
[1] Last Time Played: 11/6/24 (64 Show Gap)

Big Shrimp March 21, 2026 The One Stop at Asheville Music Hall, Asheville, NC, USA

One Set: Salmon, Light, Wannabe, Ollie Blu, Melting Over Nothing, Duck Walk, Rosanna, Visions

Encore: Turnpike Doctor

Show Notes: "Salmon" contained "In the Hall of the Mountain King" teases. "Wannabe" contained "Mountain Jam" teases and bizarro "Rex" quotes. "Ollie Blu" contained Stephen Hawking vocal samples, "Forrest Gump Theme" teases, "Tomorrow Never Knows" teases, "Funkytown" jam, and "Rex" quotes. "Visions" contained a "Another Brick in the Wall" jam.

Big Shrimp March 27, 2026 Mercury Lounge, New York, NY, USA

One Set: Moderation, Dirt Road, Turnpike Doctor, Alcaworkholic, Down Under, Bieto

Encore: A.W.R.

Show Notes: This was the first of three "Alcaworkholic" single release parties. Lyric in "Dirt Road" changed to "New York state of mind." Jared brought his Fantasy Football trophy on stage to celebrate his team winning his league's Super Bowl. "Down Under" contained "Macarena" and "Blister in the Sun" teases.

Big Shrimp March 28, 2026 Arch Street Tavern, Hartford, CT, USA

Set 1: 24 Karat Gold, Tango, We'll Meet Again, Take Your Mama, Ordinary Guy, Alcaworkholic

Set 2: Visions-> Nuclear Fruit-> Rex^[1]-> Nuclear Fruit, Rosa, Easier to Coast-> Visions

Encore: Secretariat

Footnotes:
[1] Unfinished

Show Notes: This was the second of three "Alcaworkholic" single release parties. "Rex" contained a "Rick and Morty" jam. "Rosa" contained a vocal jam.

Big Shrimp March 29, 2026 The Nest, Randolph, NJ, USA

Set 1: Bird, Words of Wisdom, Will I Ever Know What We Are Waiting For?, The Maverick, Tired Eyes-> Break On Through (to the Other Side)^[1]-> Tired Eyes, Perchance

Set 2: Light, Turnpike Doctor, Risky Thrill, Highest in the Splendor, The Grasshopper^[2]-> Rex^[3]

Encore: Alcaworkholic

Footnotes:
    [1] Unfinished
    [2] Last Time Played: 7/17/25 (40 Show Gap)
    [3] Ending only; Completes 3/28/26 version.

Show Notes: This show took place at a private residence; however, it was open to the public. This was the third out of three 'Alcaworkholic' single release parties. "Tired Eyes" contained a "Tequila" jam and quotes. "Light" contained bizarro "Rex" quotes.

Big Shrimp April 3, 2026 The Gem Music Hall, Spring City, PA, USA

Set 1: Moderation, The Alchemist, One By One, Melting Over Nothing

Set 2: Ollie Blu, Pork Etiquette^[1], Silverfish, Secretariat

Encore: What's Up?

Footnotes:
[1] Last Time Played: 10/23/24 (68 Show Gap)

Show Notes: “Ollie Blu” contained a “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” jam.

Big Shrimp April 4, 2026 Pearl Street Warehouse, Washington, DC, USA

One Set: Dirt Road-> Duck Walk-> Dirt Road, Turnpike Doctor, Wannabe, Alcaworkholic, Visions

Encore: Rosanna

Show Notes: “Wannabe” contained “California Love” jam.

Big Shrimp April 10, 2026 Sarah Street Grill, East Stroudsburg, PA, USA

One Set: Hardwired for Resistance to Change, Tired Eyes, Sticky Situation, The Alchemist, Josie^[1], Words of Wisdom^[2]-> Boogie On Reggae Woman^[3]-> Words of Wisdom, Pork Etiquette, Rex

Encore: Tubthumping

Footnotes:
    [1] Debut; Steely Dan; w/ Jeremy Kaplan (Keys & Vocals; Dogs in a Pile)
    [2] w/ Jeremy Kaplan (Keys; Dogs in a Pile)
    [3] Last Time Played: 11/16/24 (62 Shows) w/ Jeremy Kaplan (Keys; Dogs in a Pile)

Show Notes: “Low Rider” was teased in every song throughout the show.

Big Shrimp April 11, 2026 Ophelia's, Albany, NY, USA

Set 1: Alcaworkholic, Moderation-> Ollie Blu-> Moderation, Syncopated Healing^[1]

Set 2: Can't Cut the Mustard-> Light-> Can't Cut the Mustard, Tango^[1], What a Wonderful World^[2], Duck Walk^[1], Womper, Easier to Coast-> Ollie Blu-> Easier to Coast-> Ollie Blu

Encore: Burning Down the House^[3]

Footnotes:
    [1] w/ Ryan Dempsey (Keys; Twiddle)
    [2] Debut; Louis Armstrong; w/ Frodjo (Ryan Dempsey's hand puppet) on Vocals
    [3] Debut; Talking Heads; w/ Ryan Dempsey (Keys; Twiddle)

Show Notes: "Can't Cut the Mustard" contained a "War Pigs" (Black Sabbath) jam. Ryan sat-in for only the piano solo part of "Tango." Jared sat-in with Ryan Dempsey during his opening set. The duo performed "Orpheus," "Cabbage Face," and "When It Rains It Pours."

Big Shrimp April 15, 2026 Summit Music Hall, Columbus, OH, USA

One Set: Perchance, We'll Meet Again, Melting Over Nothing, Alcaworkholic, Turnpike Doctor, Secretariat

Show Notes: Co-Bill w/ Tand

Big Shrimp April 16, 2026 The Blarney Event Center, Toledo, OH, USA

One Set: One By One, Rex, The Woman in the Tree, Wannabe, Bird, Running with You

Encore: Words of Wisdom

Show Notes: “Rex” contained “Low Rider” teases.

Big Shrimp April 17, 2026 The Philmore, Grand Rapids, MI, USA

Set 1: Visions, Play the Part, Turnpike Doctor, Risky Thrill, Down Under, The One with the Red Nose That Says I'm the Clown

Set 2: 24 Karat Gold^[1]-> Alcaworkholic, Womper, The Alchemist, Nuclear Fruit

Encore: Pork Etiquette

Footnotes:
[1] Unfinished

Big Shrimp April 18, 2026 Appleton Beer Factory, Appleton, WI, USA

One Set: Dirt Road, Tango, Tired Eyes, Rex, Will I Ever Know What We Are Waiting For?, Alcaworkholic, Duck Walk, Secretariat

Show Notes: Co-Bill w/ Chestnut Grove

Big Shrimp April 19, 2026 Garcia's, Chicago, IL, USA

One Set: Bieto, One By One, The Alchemist, Alcaworkholic, Melting Over Nothing, Words of Wisdom

Encore: Burning Down the House^[1]

Footnotes:
[1] w/ Taylor Godsey (Guitar; Tand), Tyler Walker (Bass; Tand), Harley Galeano (Drums/Percussion; Tand), Russell Hornung (Keyboards/Trumpet; Tand)

Show Notes: Co-Bill w/ Tand. “The Alchemist” contained a “Somwhere Over the Rainbow” tease. “Burning Down the House” featured a SuperJam of all members of Big Shrimp and Tand.

Big Shrimp May 2, 2026 The Stone Church Music Club, Newmarket, NH, USA

Set 1: Atomic Bombs^[1], Perchance, Hardwired for Resistance to Change, Moderation, Have a Cigar^[2]

Set 2: Turnpike Doctor, Melting Over Nothing, The Woman in the Tree, The One with the Red Nose That Says I'm the Clown

Encore: Soon You'll Learn

Footnotes:
[1] Debut; Original
[2] Debut; Pink Floyd

Big Shrimp May 7, 2026 Stanley's Pub, Cincinnati, OH, USA

Set 1: Tired Eyes, Tango, The Alchemist, Play the Part, Bieto

Set 2: Duck Walk, Nuclear Fruit, What's Up?^[1], Rex^[2]

Encore: Secretariat, Tubthumping

Footnotes:
[1] w/ Reilly Comisar (Vocals)
[2] Contained 'Nuclear Fruit' quotes

Show Notes: "Rex" contained a "Nuclear Fruit" jam and quotes. "Rex" contained "Low Rider" teases. "Rex" contained "What's Up" teases.

Big Shrimp May 8, 2026 Mellwood Tavern, Louisville, KY, USA

Set 1: Dirt Road, 24 Karat Gold, Light, Salmon, Risky Thrill, Have a Cigar

Set 2: Captain Jones^[1], Ollie Blu, Will I Ever Know What We Are Waiting For?, Moderation, Rosa

Encore: Rosanna

Footnotes:
[1] Debut; Original

Show Notes: "24 Karat Gold," "Light," "Ollie Blu," and "Moderation" contained "Low Rider" teases. "Ollie Blu" contained "Nuclear Fruit" quotes, "Chariots of Fire" jam, and "Bizzaro Rex" quotes and jam.

Big Shrimp May 9, 2026 The Mousetrap, Indianapolis, IN, USA

Set 1: Visions, Alcaworkholic, Rex, Down Under, Atomic Bombs

Set 2: Words of Wisdom-> Keepers-> Words of Wisdom, Turnpike Doctor, Wannabe, Secretariat

Encore: Take Your Mama

Show Notes: "Wannabe" and "Take Your Mama" contained "Keepers" teases. "Wannabe" contained "The Real Slim Shady" teases.

Big Shrimp May 14, 2026 Pittsburgh Winery, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

One Set: Perchance, We'll Meet Again, Rex, Womper, Bird, The Alchemist

Encore: Alcaworkholic

Show Notes: "The Alchemist" contained "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" teases.

Big Shrimp May 15, 2026 Dante's Bar, Frostburg, MD, USA

Set 1: A.W.R.-> Moderation, Play the Part, Chimera^[1], The Woman in the Tree, Bieto

Set 2: Easier to Coast-> Words of Wisdom, Highest in the Splendor, The Maverick, Secretariat

Encore: Have a Cigar

Footnotes:
[1] Big Shrimp Debut; Original (previously performed by Baked Shrimp)

Show Notes: "Words of Wisdom" contained "Easier to Coast" quotes.

Big Shrimp May 16, 2026 River Street Jazz Cafe, Plains, PA, USA

Set 1: All the Possibilities, One By One-> Melting Over Nothing, Dirt Road

Set 2: 24 Karat Gold, Chimera, Lost in Time, The One with the Red Nose That Says I'm the Clown

Encore: What's Up?

Show Notes: "The One With The Red Nose That Says I'm The Clown" contained a "Norwegian Wood" jam.

Big Shrimp May 28, 2026 KRFC 88.9FM, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Set: **Custom, **Custom, **Custom

Show Notes: Setlist: Interview, Alcaworkholic, Interview, Tired Eyes, Interview, Play the Part

Does not count for statistical purposes.

Big Shrimp May 28, 2026 Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins, CO, USA

Set: Bieto, Rex, We'll Meet Again-> Wannabe-> We'll Meet Again-> Wannabe, Down Under

Encore: The One with the Red Nose That Says I'm the Clown

Big Shrimp May 29, 2026 Cervantes' Other Side, Denver, CO, USA

One Set: Visions, Moderation, Turnpike Doctor, Alcaworkholic, Melting Over Nothing, Secretariat

Show Notes: "Moderation" contained "Margaritaville" (Jimmy Buffett) teases.

Big Shrimp May 30, 2026 Armadillo Ranch, Manitou Springs, CO, USA

Set 1: Hardwired for Resistance to Change, Play the Part, Light-> Forrest Gump Suite-> Light, Tired Eyes, Perchance, Risky Thrill, Captain Jones

Set 2: Virtuous^[1], Ollie Blu-> The Alchemist-> Ollie Blu, Moonbug^[2], Keepers

Encore: Burning Down the House

Footnotes:
[1] Big Shrimp Debut; Original (previously performed by Baked Shrimp)
[2] Debut; Original

Show Notes: "Ollie Blu" contained "Playing in the Band" (Grateful Dead) teases.

Big Shrimp May 31, 2026 Goosetown Station, Golden, CO, USA

Set 1: Words of Wisdom, The Woman in the Tree, Dirt Road, Sticky Situation, Chimera, Have a Cigar

Set 2: 24 Karat Gold, Nuclear Fruit, Salmon^[1], Moonbug, Rosa

Encore: All the Possibilities

Footnotes:
[1] Contained "Time" (Pink Floyd) lyrics

Show Notes: "Dirt Road" contained "Crazy Rap" (Afroman) teases. "Chimera" contained "Simpsons Theme" teases. "24 Karat Gold" contained "Immigrant Song" (Led Zeppelin), "Heartbreaker" (Led Zeppelin)l, and "I'm the Slime" (Frank Zappa) teases. "Nuclear Fruit" contained a recreation of the 1/8/26 (Boulder, CO) jam section, with Daniel banter about McDonald's Chicken McNuggets. "Salmon" contained "Time" (Pink Floyd) jam and quotes. "All the Possibilities" contained "Forrest Gump Suite" teases.

Big Shrimp "Camp Scampi Official Pre-Party" June 4, 2026 Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo, NY, USA

Set: A.W.R.-> Moderation, We'll Meet Again, Turnpike Doctor, Down Under, Alcaworkholic, Bieto

Encore: Duck Walk, The One with the Red Nose That Says I'm the Clown

Show Notes: This was an official pre-party for Camp Scampi. "Bieto" contained "Low Rider" teases

Big Shrimp "Shrimp At The Bay" June 5, 2026 Riverboat Bar, Alexandria Bay, NY, USA

Set 1: Perchance, I Wonder Where a Weta Wanders, Rex, Elmo's Song, Atomic Bombs, Visions

Set 2: Virtuous, One By One, Highest in the Splendor^[1]-> Ollie Blu, Ordinary Guy

Encore: Punching Bag Sing Along Song

Footnotes:
[1] Unfinished

Show Notes: This was night one of two of Big Shrimp's "Shrimp at the Bay" event. "Visions" contained "Low Rider" teases. "Highest in the Splendor" and "Ollie Blu" contained references to "Cantemelon Waterlope" from Dan's Driving, Pt. 3.

Big Shrimp "Shrimp At The Bay" June 6, 2026 Riverboat Bar, Alexandria Bay, NY, USA

One Set: Tango, Blowin' in the Wind^[1], The Victim^[2], Tired Eyes, Sticky Situation, The Alchemist^[3], Risky Thrill, Silk, Smooth, and Shiny Buttons, Burden Song^[4], What's Up?

Footnotes:
    [1] Jared & Daniel only; w/ Daniel on Melodica.
    [2] Last Time Played: 11/6/24 (86 Shows)
    [3] Unfinished
    [4] Big Shrimp Debut; Original (previously performed by Baked Shrimp)

Show Notes: This was a VIP afternoon acoustic set. Band talked and told stories in-between songs. "What's Up" contained contained references to "Cantermelon Waterlope."

Big Shrimp "Shrimp At The Bay" June 6, 2026 Riverboat Bar, Alexandria Bay, NY, USA

Set 1: Running with You, Nuclear Fruit, Will I Ever Know What We Are Waiting For?, Melting Over Nothing, Rosa-> The Alchemist^[1]-> Rosa

Set 2: Chimera, Light, Moonbug, Easier to Coast-> Highest in the Splendor^[2]

Encore: You Fucking Tick^[3], Bizarro Rex^[4], Low Rider^[5], Secretariat

Footnotes:
    [1] Completes 6/6/26 acoustic version
    [2] Completes 6/5/26 version
    [3] Debut; Original
    [4] First "full" alternate version of "Rex"
    [5] Debut; War

Show Notes: This was night two of Big Shrimp's "Shrimp at the Bay" event. "Low Rider" teases throughout the night. "Nuclear Fruit" contained "Cantermelon Waterlope" references.

Big Shrimp June 18, 2026 Stella Blues, New Haven, CT, USA

One Set: Visions, Pork Etiquette, Turnpike Doctor, Sam Runs Down^[1], The Alchemist, Danger Zone^[2], The One with the Red Nose That Says I'm the Clown

Encore: Atomic Bombs

Footnotes:
[1] Debut; Original
[2] Debut; Kenny Loggins

Show Notes: This was an after-party for moe. & Umphrey's McGee. "Visions" contained "Midnight Rider" (Allman Brothers) and "Crazy Rap" (Afroman) teases.

Big Shrimp "Harry's Happening" June 19, 2026 Harry Brown's Farm, Starks, ME, USA

One Set: Perchance, Rex, Melting Over Nothing, Lake Song^[1], Down Under, Sam Runs Down, Alcaworkholic, Chimera

Encore: Bieto

Footnotes:
[1] Debut; Original

Show Notes: Big Shrimp was the Friday headliner on the main stage from 10PM - 12AM. "Melting Over Nothing" featured a dancer on stage. "Melting Over Nothing" contained "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (Green Day) and "Can't Cut the Mustard" teases.

Big Shrimp "Tom Molcyk's Surprise Birthday Party" July 10, 2026 The Farm, Prospect, CT, USA

No known setlist

Show Notes: Set One: Tired Eyes, One By One -> Melting Over Nothing, Down Under, Bird

Set Two: Take Your Mama, Ollie Blu, Moonbug, Womper, Sam Runs Down, Tubthumping

Encore: Easier to Coast

This was a private surprise birthday party in Waterbury, CT for Tom Molcyk, aka Numero Uno Prawn Star. The band spelled TOM with the first three songs of each set. ‘Happy Birthday’ was played prior to the first set. This show does not count for statistical purposes.

Big Shrimp "Road Less Traveled Festival" July 11, 2026 Two Roads Brewing Company, Stratford, CT, USA

One Set: Moderation, Nuclear Fruit, Lake Song, Alcaworkholic, Turnpike Doctor, 24 Karat Gold, Sultans of Swing^[1]

Encore: Have a Cigar

Footnotes:
[1] Debut; Dire Straits

Show Notes: Big Shrimp headlined the Road Less Traveled Festival from 8:15PM - 10:00PM. “24 Karat Gold” contained a “Wannabe” fakeout.

Big Shrimp July 14, 2026 Broughton Street Bowl & Brew, Savannah, GA, USA

One Set: Bieto, Rex, Down Under, The Alchemist, Wannabe, Secretariat

Encore: Sultans of Swing

Show Notes: This was a Phish After-Party.

Big Shrimp July 16, 2026 Charleston Pour House, Charleston, SC, USA

Set 1: Salmon, Lake Song, We'll Meet Again, Will I Ever Know What We Are Waiting For?, The One with the Red Nose That Says I'm the Clown

Set 2: Easier to Coast^[1], Ollie Blu, Sam Runs Down, Chimera, Running with You

Encore: You Fucking Tick, What's Up?

Footnotes:
[1] Contained "Can't You See" (Marshall Tucker Band) quotes and jam.

Show Notes: Show was outside on the deck stage. "Lake Song" contained "Jessica" (Allman Brothers Band) teases. "Easier to Coast" contained "Can't You See" (Marshall Tucker Band) quotes and jam. "What's Up?" contained "You Fucking Tick" and "Can't You See" quotes.

Big Shrimp July 17, 2026 Bowstring Brewyard, Raleigh, NC, USA

One Set: Hardwired for Resistance to Change, Tango, Light, Play the Part, Dirt Road, Virtuous-> Low Rider-> Virtuous, Rosa

Encore: Have a Cigar

Show Notes: This was a Phish Pre-Party.

Big Shrimp July 18, 2026 Banditos, Columbia, MD, USA

Set: Perchance-> Keepers-> Perchance, Moderation, Melting Over Nothing, Alcaworkholic, The Alchemist, Visions

Encore: Sultans of Swing

Show Notes: This was a sold out Phish After-Party. "Visions" contained a "Tequila" jam.

Big Shrimp July 19, 2026 Banditos, Columbia, MD, USA

One Set: Rex-> Nuclear Fruit^[1]-> Rex, Words of Wisdom, Down Under, Secretariat

Encore: Turnpike Doctor, Bieto

Footnotes:
[1] Unfinished

Show Notes: This was a sold-out Phish After-Party. "Bieto" contained a "Tequila" jam.

Big Shrimp July 25, 2026 Groove, New York, NY, USA

One Set: Dirt Road, Play the Part, Highest in the Splendor, Will I Ever Know What We Are Waiting For?, We'll Meet Again, Duck Walk, The One with the Red Nose That Says I'm the Clown

Encore: Easier to Coast-> Nuclear Fruit^[1]

Footnotes:
[1] Completed 07/19/26 (Columbia, MD) version.

Show Notes: This was a Phish Pre-Party. “We’ll Meet Again” contained “I’m the Slime” (Frank Zappa) teases. Red Nose contained “Macarena” teases.

Big Shrimp July 31, 2026 Yasgur's Road, Bethel, NY, USA

One Set: Perchance, Halfway to 50^[1], Yasgur's Jam, Visions, Play the Part, Wannabe, Alcaworkholic, Sultans of Swing

Encore: I'm So Done (Gone Up 'n Out)^[2], Secretariat

Footnotes:
[1] Big Shrimp Debut; Original (previously performed by Baked Shrimp)
[2] Debut; Original

Show Notes: Billy Strings After-Party.

Big Shrimp August 1, 2026 The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge, MA, USA

One Set: Moderation, Halfway to 50, Ollie Blu, I Wonder Where a Weta Wanders, Chimera, Bieto

Encore: Goodbye Stranger^[1]

Footnotes:
[1] Debut; Supertramp

Show Notes: Phish After-Party. "Ollie Blu" contained "Shakedown Street" (Grateful Dead) teases.

Big Shrimp August 7, 2026 The Livery, Benton Harbor, MI, USA

Set 1: Rex, The Woman in the Tree, 24 Karat Gold^[1], Sam Runs Down, I'm So Done (Gone Up 'n Out)

Set 2: Easier to Coast^[2], Light, The Alchemist, Running with You-> Break On Through (to the Other Side)^[3]-> Running with You^[4]

Encore: Sultans of Swing

Footnotes:
    [1] Contained “Syncopated Healing” (Twiddle) jam and teases.
    [2] Contained samples of Billy Strings rant
    [3] Unfinished
    [4] Contained vocal jam

Show Notes: “24 Karat Gold” contained a “Syncopated Healing” (Twiddle) jam and teases. “Easier to Coast” contained samples of the prior night’s Billy Strings rant about a fan throwing a lighter at his head, saying someone needs to “sodomize” him. The keyword of the set throughout the rest of the night was “please.” “Running with You” contained a vocal jam.

Big Shrimp August 8, 2026 Riverwalk Concert Series, Kokomo, IN, USA

Set 1: The Grasshopper, We'll Meet Again, One By One, Sticky Situation, Womper, Sultans of Swing

Set 2: A.W.R.-> Moderation, Down Under, Nuclear Fruit^[1]-> Alcaworkholic

Encore: Risky Thrill, Hardwired for Resistance to Change

Footnotes:
[1] Unfinished

Show Notes: "Moderation" contained "Cocaine" (Eric Clapton) teases. "Down Under" contained references to the Billy Strings rant. The keyword: "Please" was used throughout the night. "Nuclear Fruit" contained a "Funkytown" jam. "Alcaworkholic" contained "Funkytown" teases.

Big Shrimp August 9, 2026 The Coterie, Kokomo, IN, USA

Set 1: Bertha^[1], Words of Wisdom-> Keepers-> Words of Wisdom-> Keepers^[2], Althea^[1] > Tired Eyes, Crazy Fingers^[1], Deal^[3]

Set 2: After Midnight^[4], I'm So Done (Gone Up 'n Out), Evening in Marin^[5], Dirt Road-> Keepers-> Dirt Road > Franklin's Tower > Nuclear Fruit^[6]

Encore: Shakedown Street-> Keepers

Footnotes:
    [1] Debut; Grateful Dead
    [2] Contained “Words of Wisdom” quotes
    [3] Debut; Jerry Garcia
    [4] Debut; J.J. Cale
    [5] Debut; Jerry Garcia / Howard Wales
    [6] Completed 08/08/26 (Kokomo, IN) version.

Show Notes: This show was dubbed as “Dancing Shrimps” as a Jerry Garcia inspired tribute on the 31st anniversary of his passing. Show took place on the venue’s outdoor stage. "Words of Wisdom" contained "Feel Like a Stranger" (Grateful Dead) quotes. The lyrics to “Words of Wisdom” were sung over the second “Keepers.” “Dirt Road” contained “China Cat Sunflower” (Grateful Dead) and “St. Stephen” (Grateful Dead) teases.

Big Shrimp August 13, 2026 Appleton Beer Factory, Appleton, WI, USA

Set: Hot and Sweet^[1], Sam Runs Down, Halfway to 50, Down Under, Melting Over Nothing, Moonbug

Encore: Bieto

Footnotes:
[1] Big Shrimp Debut; Original (previously performed by Baked Shrimp)

Show Notes: "Down Under" contained "Blister in the Sun," "Norwegian Wood," and "Mountain Jam" teases. "Bieto" contained "Hot and Sweet" teases.

Big Shrimp August 14, 2026 Kenny's Westside Pub, Peoria, IL, USA

Set 1: Visions-> Perchance, Secretariat, Chimera-> Visions

Set 2: Get a Grip^[1], The Alchemist, Ollie Blu, Wannabe^[2]-> Chimera

Encore: What's Up?

Footnotes:
[1] Last Time Played: 11/16/24 (101 Show Gap)
[2] Unfinished

Show Notes: "Ollie Blu" contained "Celebration" (Kool and the Gang) teases, and referenced the "Billy Strings Rant" in the vocal jam.

Big Shrimp "Live in Viroqua" August 15, 2026 Hotel Fortney - Outdoor Stage, Viroqua, WI, USA

One Set: I'm So Done (Gone Up 'n Out), Rex, Will I Ever Know What We Are Waiting For?, Play the Part, Sultans of Swing, Tired Eyes, Alcaworkholic

Encore: Deal

Show Notes: This show took place outside the Hotel Fortney in Viroqua, WI as part of the “Live in Viroqua” summer concert series.

Big Shrimp "Camp Scampi" August 27, 2026 Moe Town Concert Venue, Addison, NY, USA

No known setlist

Show Notes: This was a public soundcheck for Camp Scampi. This show does not count for statistical purposes.

Big Shrimp "Camp Scampi" August 28, 2026 Moe Town Concert Venue, Addison, NY, USA

Set 1: Visions^[1]-> Moderation, Rex, The One with the Red Nose That Says I'm the Clown

Set 2: Easier to Coast, The Alchemist, Atomic Bombs, Tulu^[2]

Encore: Chop Suey^[3]

Footnotes:
    [1] Unfinished
    [2] Debut; Original (Previously performed by Baked Shrimp)
    [3] Last Time Played: 12/18/24 (96 Shows)

Show Notes: This was night one of two of Big Shrimp's inaugural Camp Scampi festival at Moe Town Concert Venue in Addison, NY featuring Spafford, Jimkata, Space Bacon, and more. Big Shrimp headlined the main stage. "Moderation," "Easier to Coast," and "The Alchemist" contained "Triangle Quantico" references. "Easier to Coast" contained "Get Back" (The Beatles) teases.

Big Shrimp "Camp Scampi" August 29, 2026 Moe Town Concert Venue, Addison, NY, USA

Set 1: Tired Eyes, Tango, Sticky Situation, Down Under, Bieto

Set 2: Secretariat, Turnpike Doctor, Melting Over Nothing, Nuclear Fruit^[1]-> Visions^[2], Alcaworkholic

Footnotes:
[1] Unfinished
[2] Completed 8/28/26 Version (Addison, NY)

Show Notes: This was night two of two Big Shrimp performances at the band’s inaugural Camp Scampi festival. Big Shrimp performed two sets on the main stage, with a four hour gap between sets (1:45pm start & 7:10pm start). “Down Under” contained “Triangle Quantico” references. “Nuclear Fruit” contained the 3rd version of McDonald’s banter from Daniel, with the story leading to ordering “3 sides” (Triangle Quantico reference) from Denny’s. Horse visuals on “Secretariat,” Shark visuals on “Turnpike Doctor,” fruit visuals on “Nuclear Fruit.” This night was headlined with two sets of Spafford, late night set by Space Bacon.

Big Shrimp "Karnival of the Arts" September 6, 2026 Kempton Community Center, Kempton, PA, USA

Set: Moderation, One By One, Down Under, The One with the Red Nose That Says I'm the Clown, Chop Suey

Show Notes: Big Shrimp performed from 11:30PM - 12:45AM on the Moonlight Art Stage. "Chop Suey" contained "Triangle Quantico" references.

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