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Big Eyed Fish

Also Known As: Last 3 Chords, One Eyed Fish, Fish Monkey Man,
Man Bird Fish Monkey, Fishman & the Drunk Monkey, Fish Monkey,
A Little Fishy, Street Fish, Roi's Bent Fish, Fish Schtick
Album: Busted Stuff
Times Fully Played: 162
Live Releases: 15
Broadcasts: 13
Date Last Played: 2.16.24 (32 days ago)
Shortest Version: 4:31 (02.16.24)
Longest Version: 7:03 (07.19.13)

Partial Count : 1
Tease Count : 9

Opener Count : 30
Set 2 Opener Count : 5
Encore Count : 3

Liberated 2 times:
8.8.026.7.06 (after 1399 days)
9.12.063.14.10 (after 1279 days)
Oh God, under the weight of life, things seem brighter on the other side.
Composer
Matthews (2002)
Song History
Also known as "One Eyed Fish," this is one of the few songs to have been teased in concert before it was fully played. Having been recorded in the Lillywhite Studio Sessions, Big Eyed Fish was released through a demo leak and became incredibly popular with fans. Known to have been soundchecked in 2000, fans knew the song had a high potential to be played in 2001 and drew up signs for it early on on the 2001 summer tour. And as the teases foreshadowed, the song made its debut in the encore of 5.14.01 as "Fish Monkey Man" on the 2001 Summer Tour. It quickly developed into the band's showpiece as classic 1-2 combo with Bartender featuring Roi on the Pennywhistle bridge. Since then, it has only been played full band a few times without preceding Bartender. When it is played into Bartender, song time ends as soon as Boyd's droning intro becomes the most prominent thing you hear.
Color Legend
Show Type
Dave & Tim  (6)
DMB  (165)
Personnel
Dave Solo  (9)
Dave and Tim  (6)
Boyd Tinsley  (134)
Carter Beauford  (155)
Dave Matthews  (156)
LeRoi Moore  (47)
Stefan Lessard  (155)
Buddy Strong  (22)
Butch Taylor  (12)
Jeff Coffin  (108)
Rashawn Ross  (119)
Tim Reynolds  (108)
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
tease
tease
tease
5.14
5.15
5.18
5.22
5.26
6.3
6.6
6.9
6.11
6.16
6.20
6.22
7.6
7.11
7.17
7.20
7.25
7.27
8.1
8.7
8.10
8.24
2002
4.4
4.10
4.12
4.20
4.21
4.26
5.4
5.12
5.23
5.28
tease
7.23
7.28
8.3
8.8
2003
3.19
3.20
3.22
3.25
3.31
2004
2005
2006
6.7
6.9
6.13
6.16
6.21
7.28
8.23
8.30
9.1
9.8
9.12
2007
2008
2009
2010
tease
tease
tease
partial
tease
tease
3.14
3.15
5.29
6.4
6.8
6.16
6.19
6.22
6.23
6.25
6.26
6.30
7.3
7.9
7.10
7.13
7.16
7.20
7.23
7.28
8.20
8.27
8.31
9.4
9.11
9.14
10.14
11.6
11.12
11.19
2011
6.25
7.8
9.3
9.17
2012
5.18
5.20
5.23
5.28
6.2
6.13
6.17
6.24
6.29
7.14
12.8
12.19
2013
5.18
5.26
6.1
6.7
6.21
6.28
7.3
7.19
7.27
8.23
8.30
9.7
12.1
12.11
2014
5.16
5.23
7.2
7.25
8.22
8.29
2015
5.23
6.2
6.12
6.26
7.25
8.1
10.28
11.13
2016
5.7
5.11
5.14
5.20
5.27
6.7
6.25
6.29
7.13
7.22
7.27
9.2
2017
2018
7.10
7.14
7.24
7.27
12.14
2019
3.15
5.14
6.14
7.3
8.31
2020
2021
8.6
8.27
9.18
2022
7.15
2023
7.8
7.12
7.14
7.19
7.29
8.26
9.2
11.13
2024
2.16
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