Last Stop, The

Composer
Matthews / Lessard (1998)
Also Known As
Egyptian / Black and White
Album:Before These Crowded Streets

Releases

Studio Albums: 2
Box Sets: 2
Live Albums: 2
DMBlive Series: 2
Warehouse Releases: 3
Bonus Discs: 3
Live Trax Series: 6

Song History

The opening line of this song on Before These Crowded Streets is "Silence is poetry," but Dave sings gibberish live that is closer to scatting than actual lyrics.

04.18.98

live debut

135 Known Plays

over 28 years

3 Days Since

last fully played (07.12.25)

25:00:15

total song time

Stats By Show Artist 

ArtistFirst ShowLast ShowAvg LengthPlay Count% Total Plays% Total Shows
Dave Matthews Band4/18/19987/12/202511:1613398.5%7.6%
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds3/3/19993/13/19998:1721.5%0.9%

Plays By Year 

Slot Count By Year 

Song Length Over Time 

Slots and Types 

Opener12 (8.9%)
Midset100 (74.1%)
Closer5 (3.7%)
Encore18 (13.3%)
tease16
 

Longest Full Versions 

# LengthDateLocation
118:3112/8/1998Worcester, MA
216:479/3/2006George, WA
316:329/1/2018George, WA
415:346/25/2024Cuyahoga Falls, OH
515:1511/23/2024New York, NY
615:026/4/1999Burgettstown, PA
714:596/21/2024East Troy, WI
814:597/6/2024Saratoga Springs, NY
914:447/12/2025Noblesville, IN
1014:266/26/1999East Troy, WI

Shortest Full Versions 

# LengthDateLocation
14:209/6/2019Stateline, NV
24:259/10/2019San Francisco, CA
34:268/30/2019George, WA
44:277/23/2019Alpharetta, GA
54:287/20/2019Bristow, VA

Liberated 4 Times 

#Missing SinceDate LiberatedDays SinceShows Since
17.11.996.17.031437242
28.8.037.2.061059178
39.12.067.31.101418274
411.20.105.7.161995256
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Top Segues 

#Song Count
1» Immigrant Song3
2» All Along the Watchtower2
3» Ants Marching2
4» Proudest Monkey1