41 Live Performances of #41 #41 debuted in April 1995 as a Police-inspired jam with improvised lyrics and developed throughout 1995 until it was formalized on Crash twelve months later. It then grew from "album cut" (still with enough clout to surprise everyone on The Late Show With David Letterman) to the song that welcomed everyone back from COVID. It's a primary jam vehicle and enabled some of the most memorable guest spots in the band's history.
This timeline aims to tell the story of #41 in 41 live performances from the debut to the present (as of August 2023). The selections below are grouped into categories, and many versions fit into several categories. You will see these categories repeat in future timelines and some will be more specific to each table.
In the future, when we get to experience more performances worthy of the timeline, we'll add them below with a note. A complete timeline is more important than the final number listed.
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| First | 8:55 | 04.07.95 | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan | full band | | first time played (and first encore) | | Structure Change | 6:30 | 04.22.95 | InCahoots, Oklahoma City, OK | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan | full band > Roi (sax) > Dave (vocals) > vamp | | first Roi sax solo, but not standard yet | | Structure Change | 6:10 | 08.11.95 | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan | Boyd > Dave (vocals) > vamp | | first Boyd solo after the final chorus | | Structure Change | 7:49 | 12.29.95 | Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan | Boyd & Roi (flute) > Roi (sax) > vamp | | first performance to contain Roi's flute | | First | 5:13 | 02.01.96 | Indiana University Auditorium, Bloomington, IN | Dave and Tim | Tim > Dave (vocals) > vamp | | first Dave & Tim, first time played as an opener, first full Crash lyrics (some in the late '95s) | | Featured Release | 5:21 | 02.06.96 | Center for Faith & Life, Decorah, IA | Dave and Tim | Tim > vamp | | | | First | 4:12 | 04.14.96 | Sweet Briar College Dell, Sweet Briar, VA | Dave Solo | Dave (vocals) | | first Dave solo | | First | | 05.23.96 | Große Freiheit 36, Hamburg, DEU | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan | (no recording) | | first full band opener - no extant recording | | First | | 05.29.96 | Barrumba, Turin, TO, ITA | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan | (no recording) | | first #41 > Say Goodbye - no extant recording | | Unique Performance | 3:56 | 06.03.96 | The Jewish Mother, Virginia Beach, VA | Dave Solo | Dave (vocals) | | Dave played Andrew Winn's electric guitar during set break of an Agents of Good Roots show | | Famous Guest Spots | 15:26 | 12.31.96 | Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan, Béla Fleck, Futureman, Paul McCandless, Victor Wooten | Boyd > Vic > "Sojourn of Arjuna" > Béla > Paul (piccolo) > vamp > Dave (guitar) > vamp | | first with all of the Flecktones; first Sojourn of Arjuna | | First | 14:08 | 06.08.97 | The Meadows Music Theatre, Hartford, CT | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan, Béla Fleck, Jeff | Boyd > Roi (flute) > Roi (sax) > Béla "Sojourn of Arjuna" > Jeff & Béla > Jeff > "Sojourn of Arjuna" > vamp | | first guest appearance by Jeff Coffin | | Unique Performance | 3:56 | 06.09.97 | Ed Sullivan Theatre, New York, NY | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan | Boyd > Roi (sax) > vamp | | The Late Show With David Letterman | | Famous Guest Spots | 13:11 | 08.26.98 | Coral Sky Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan, Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson | Boyd > Roi (flute) > Herbie > full band > vamp | | | | First | 27:28 | 11.21.98 | The Crown, Cincinnati, OH | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan, Béla Fleck, Futureman, Jeff, Tim, Victor Wooten | Boyd > Vic > Roi (sax) > Jeff > Béla & Vic > "Sojourn of Arjuna" > vamp > Tim > Carter & Futureman | | first time played as an encore closer; at the time was the longest documented song in DMB history | | Featured Release | 20:51 | 12.08.98 | Worcester's Centrum Centre, Worcester, MA | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan, Béla Fleck, Butch, Jeff, Tim | Boyd > Roi (sax) > Béla > Jeff > "Sojourn of Arjuna" > vamp w/ Dave (vocals) | | released on original The Warehouse 5 and Live Trax Vol. 1 | | Featured Release | 9:42 | 09.11.99 | Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan, Butch | Boyd > Roi (flute) > Roi (sax) > vamp | | | | First | 13:33 | 12.03.00 | Target Center, Minneapolis, MN | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan | Boyd > Roi (flute) > Roi (sax) > Dave (vocals) (w/ "Everyday") > vamp | | first "Everyday" outro (after improv lyrics - no pauses yet) | | Famous Guest Spots | 21:04 | 05.15.01 | Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan, Eric Krasno, Neal Evans, Sam Kininger | Boyd > Sam, Kraz & Neal foundation > Sam > Kraz > Neal > Roi (sax) > "Everyday" > intros > vamp | | | | Famous Guest Spots | 29:03 | 07.25.01 | AmSouth Amphitheatre, Antioch, TN | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan, Béla Fleck, Butch, Futureman, Jeff | Boyd > Roi (sax) > Bela > Jeff with "Sojourn of Arjuna" > Carter & Futureman > Dave improv > "Everyday" > vamp | | at the time was the longest documented song in DMB history | | First | 32:03 | 04.20.02 | Corel Centre, Ottawa, ON, CAN | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan, Béla Fleck, Butch, Futureman, Jeff, Victor Wooten | Boyd > Roi > Béla & Vic > "Sojourn of Arjuna" > Jeff > Carter & Futureman w/ "Sojourn of Arjuna" vamp > Dave (spoken word) > full band w/ Dave (vocals) > vamp | | first time played as a closer; currently the longest documented song in DMB history | | Structure Change | 10:06 | 04.27.02 | Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan, Butch | Boyd > Roi (flute) > Roi (sax) > vamp | | final performance to contain Roi's flute solo | | Unique Performance | 5:01 | 10.24.02 | Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA | Dave Solo | Dave improv lyrics | | Dave improvs a set of lyrics after repeating the first chorus | | First | 15:03 | 09.11.05 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan, Butch, Rashawn | Boyd > Roi (sax) > Rashawn > "Everyday" > vamp | | first time played with Rashawn | | Structure Change | 12:00 | 09.02.07 | The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan, Butch, Rashawn | Boyd > Roi (sax) > "Everyday" > vamp | | final performance with a Roi solo | | Famous Guest Spots | 14:38 | 09.06.07 | Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan, Butch, John Mayer, Rashawn | Boyd > John > "Everyday" > vamp | | | | Famous Guest Spots | 13:44 | 10.02.07 | Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan, Butch, John Mayer, Rashawn | Boyd > John > "Everyday" > vamp | | | | Structure Change | 11:53 | 05.31.08 | Post-Gazette Pavilion, Burgettstown, PA | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Roi, Stefan, Rashawn, Tim | Boyd > Tim > "Everyday" > vamp | | Tim takes over for Roi | | Structure Change | 14:15 | 07.02.08 | Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, NC | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Stefan, Jeff, Rashawn, Tim | Boyd > Tim > "Sojourn of Arjuna" > Jeff > crowd "Everyday" > vamp | | sax solo back when Jeff fills in for Roi | | Featured Release | 20:58 | 06.26.09 | O2 Academy, Brixton, London, ENG | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Stefan, Jeff, Rashawn, Tim | Boyd > "Sojourn of Arjuna" > Jeff > Tim (w/ "I'll Be There" and horns "If You Want Me to Stay") > Theme from The Six Million Dollar Man | | | | Structure Change | 15:59 | 09.18.10 | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Stefan, Jeff, Rashawn, Tim | Boyd > Jeff > Tim > vamp | | final version with standard sax solo | | Famous Guest Spots | 9:58 | 08.20.11 | nTelos Wireless Pavilion, Charlottesville, VA | Dave, Tim, Warren Haynes | Warren > Tim | | | | First | 12:09 | 08.31.12 | The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Stefan, Jeff, Rashawn, Tim | Boyd > Tim > Boyd w/ "Sojourn of Arjuna" vamp | | opened the 41st show at The Gorge (done at other venues since) | | Famous Guest Spots | 17:20 | 12.12.12 | PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Stefan, Branford Marsalis, Jeff, Rashawn, Tim | Boyd > Branford > Boyd > vamp (w/ horns "Spain") | | | | First | 11:32 | 06.21.14 | Klipsch Music Center, Noblesville, IN | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Stefan, Jeff, Rashawn, Tim | Boyd > Tim > "Common Free Style" | | first Common Free Style interpolation | | Structure Change | 10:44 | 09.04.16 | The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA | Boyd, Carter, Dave, Stefan, Jeff, Rashawn, Tim | Boyd > Tim > "Common Free Style" | | last performance with Boyd | | Unique Performance | 12:12 | 01.12.18 | Playa Azul, Riviera Maya, QR, MEX | Dave, Antonio Sánchez, Béla Fleck, Carlos Malta, Matt Brewer, Tim | Carlos > Sojourn of Arjuna > Béla & Carlos | | no formal recording - details from youtube | | First | 9:47 | 05.18.18 | The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands, TX | Carter, Dave, Stefan, Buddy, Jeff, Rashawn, Tim | Rashawn > Tim > "Sojourn of Arjuna" > "Common Free Style" | | first performance with Buddy | | First | 8:38 | 07.23.21 | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, NC | Carter, Dave, Stefan, Buddy, Jeff, Rashawn, Tim | Rashawn > Tim > "Common Free Style" | | first song post-COVID | | Unique Performance | 8:53 | 09.04.21 | The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA | Dave, Buddy, Elijah Pigg, Jeff, Rashawn, Tim, Tony | Rashawn > Tim > vamp | | Carter & Stefan were out with COVID, Buddy on drums | | Unique Performance | 12:38 | 06.25.22 | Ruoff Music Center, Noblesville, IN | Carter, Dave, Stefan, Buddy, Jeff, Joe Lawlor, Rashawn | Rashawn > Joe > vamp | | Tim was out with COVID, Joe sat in |
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