Big Black Furry Creature from Mars
Performances Song History Discussion

Big Black Furry Creature from Mars has not been seen in 13 shows.
It was played at 7.39% of live shows.
There have been 1389 shows since the live debut.
Big Black Furry Creature from Mars has been played, on average, once every 13 shows.
Since its debut, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars has been played, on average, every 12 shows.
It was played 108 time(s) at the following show(s):

Show Date Venue Gap Set Song Before Song After Notes Reviews
1987
1987-08-21 Ian McLean's Farm, Hebron, NY 72 3 *** McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters First known performance. 0
1987-08-29 The Ranch, South Burlington, VT 2 1 Makisupa Policeman Flat Fee 0
1987-09-02 Hunt's, Burlington, VT 1 1 Possum Makisupa Policeman 0
1987-09-21 Nectar's, Burlington, VT 5 2 The Curtain With Suzy Greenberg 0
1987-10-31 Sculpture Room, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT 8 1 You Enjoy Myself > *** 0
1987-11-19 Hunt's, Burlington, VT 2 3 The Divided Sky > Dinner and a Movie 0
1988
1988-01-27 Gallagher’s, Waitsfield, VT 4 3 Bike Camel Walk 0
1988-02-08 Nectar's, Burlington, VT 3 3 Jesus Just Left Chicago *** 0
1988-04-22 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 17 1 Shaggy Dog You Enjoy Myself 0
1988-05-14 Goddard College, Plainfield, VT 7 1 The Lizards Jesus Just Left Chicago 0
1988-05-24 Nectar's, Burlington, VT 5 3 I Know a Little Corrina 0
1988-06-19 Nectar's, Burlington, VT 6 2 Alumni Blues Swing Low, Sweet Chariot Flintstones theme and Mary Had A Little Lamb teases. 0
1988-07-25 Nectar's, Burlington, VT 12 3 Harpua Sanity Flintstones theme tease. 0
1988-07-28 The Roma, Telluride, CO 1 1 Fee *** 0
1988-08-05 The Roma, Telluride, CO 5 2 Sanity Slave to the Traffic Light Flintstones theme tease. 0
1988-09-13 Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT 18 3 Andy's Chest -> -> Dave's Energy Guide 0
1988-09-13 Sam's Tavern, Burlington, VT 0 3 Dave's Energy Guide -> Sanity 0
1988-10-29 Sculpture Room, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT 5 3 Terrapin Timber (Jerry) Popeye tease from Trey. 0
1988-11-03 Molly's Cafe, Boston, MA 1 3 I Didn't Know Harpua Popeye theme tease. 0
1989
1989-01-26 The Paradise, Boston, MA 16 2 Contact Foam 0
1989-02-06 The Front, Burlington, VT 4 3 Harry Hood The Ballad of Curtis Loew 0
1989-03-30 The Front, Burlington, VT 18 3 AC/DC Bag Satin Doll 0
1989-10-06 The Paradise, Boston, MA 65 1 Highway to Hell *** 1
1989-12-09 Huden Dining Hall, Castleton State College, Castleton, VT 27 e Contact *** 0
1990
1990-01-28 The Front, Burlington, VT 12 e Lawn Boy *** 0
1990-02-25 8x10 Club, Baltimore, MD 18 2 Fluffhead *** 0
1990-03-09 The Front, Burlington, VT 7 2 Contact *** Dave Grippo on saxophone. 0
1990-04-07 El Dorado Café, Crested Butte, CO 13 e *** Contact Jam based on the Brady Bunch theme. 0
1990-04-22 Cutler Quad, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 11 2 Esther Harry Hood 1
1990-04-28 The Strand Theater, Dorchester, MA 3 e *** *** 0
1990-05-11 The Living Room, Providence, RI 8 e Take the 'A' Train *** 2
1990-06-01 The Cotton Club, Atlanta, GA 11 1 Fee Contact 0
1990-06-07 The Bayou, Washington, DC 4 e Lawn Boy *** 0
1990-06-16 Townshend Family Park, Townshend, VT 3 e Contact *** 1
1990-10-31 Armstrong Hall, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 37 e Uncle Pen *** 0
1990-11-08 The Great Hall, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 5 2 You Enjoy Myself *** John Popper on harmonica. 0
1990-11-24 The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY 6 2 Good Times Bad Times *** Brief Rondeau tease from Trey. 0
1991
1991-02-03 The Front, Burlington, VT 13 e Jesus Just Left Chicago *** 0
1991-02-15 The Colonial Theatre, Keene, NH 6 e Caravan *** 0
1991-03-08 College Station Theater, Tuscaloosa, AL 14 1 Tweezer *** 0
1991-03-13 Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO 2 e Take the 'A' Train *** 0
1991-03-23 The Inferno, Steamboat Springs, CO 5 e Take the 'A' Train *** 0
1991-03-29 DNA Lounge, San Francisco, CA 3 2 Bouncing Around the Room > *** Simple Gifts tease from Trey. 0
1991-04-04 WOW Hall, Eugene, OR 4 2 Hold Your Head Up > *** 0
1991-04-12 Barrymore Theatre, Madison, WI 4 e Contact -> > The Squirming Coil 0
1991-04-19 Nietzsche’s, Buffalo, NY 5 e Paul and Silas *** 1
1991-04-25 Field House, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 4 2 The Divided Sky *** 0
1991-05-03 Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA 4 e Take the 'A' Train -> *** 1
1991-05-11 The Front, Burlington, VT 4 e Love You *** 0
1991-05-17 Campus Club, Providence, RI 3 2 Hold Your Head Up > > Happy Birthday to You 1
1991-05-17 Campus Club, Providence, RI 0 2 Happy Birthday to You > *** 1
1991-07-11 Battery Park, Burlington, VT 3 e Contact -> *** Giant Country Horns. 0
1991-07-14 Townshend Family Park, Townshend, VT 3 e Contact *** 2
1991-07-19 Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA 3 2 The Mango Song *** Quick I Love Lucy theme tease. 2
1991-07-24 Trax, Charlottesville, VA 4 e Contact > *** I Love Lucy and Brady Bunch theme teases. 0
1991-09-25 The Colonial Theatre, Keene, NH 5 e All Things Reconsidered *** 1
1991-09-28 The Rink, Buffalo, NY 3 e Contact > *** I Love Lucy theme teases. 3
1991-10-11 Backstage, Seattle, WA 9 e Sweet Adeline *** 0
1991-11-02 Lory Student Center Theatre, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 15 e Contact *** 1
1991-11-12 The Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA 6 e Ya Mar *** 0
1991-11-23 Alumni Hall, Barre, VT 9 e Jesus Just Left Chicago *** Dave Grippo on alto saxophone. Brief St. Thomas tease from Grippo and Fishman. 1
1992
1992-03-13 Campus Club, Providence, RI 12 1 Run Like an Antelope -> -> Run Like an Antelope 0
1992-03-30 Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO 12 2 Vacuum Solo -> The Squirming Coil Follow the Yellow Brick Road tease. 0
1992-04-06 Paul Wright Gym, Western State College, Gunnison, CO 6 e *** *** We’re Off to See the Wizard tease and a Make Your Own Guacamole jam, during which the audience made guacamole from band-supplied avocados. 0
1992-04-18 Wilbur Field, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 8 e Contact *** Cameron McKinney on ukulele (unmiced). McKinney also counted off the song. 2
1992-04-24 Roseland Theater, Portland, OR 5 e Contact *** 0
1992-05-02 Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL 5 e Sleeping Monkey *** 0
1992-05-08 The Riviera Theatre, North Tonawanda, NY 5 e *** *** 0
1992-06-23 Philipshalle, Düsseldorf, Germany 11 1 Uncle Pen If I Only Had a Brain Count-off in German (“Ein, zwei, drei!”) and a vacuum solo from Fish. 0
1992-11-19 Ross Arena, St. Michael's College, Colchester, VT 41 2 Tweezer -> -> Tweezer I Walk The Line lyrics and Ring of Fire lyrics and a brief tease. 0
1993
1993-02-07 Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, Washington, DC 29 e Contact *** 0
1993-02-21 Roxy Theatre, Atlanta, GA 11 2 The Squirming Coil *** 0
1993-02-25 The Cameo Theatre, Miami Beach, FL 3 2 Golgi Apparatus > *** 0
1993-03-06 Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX 6 2 Hold Your Head Up *** 0
1993-03-13 Balch Fieldhouse, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 4 e Amazing Grace *** 0
1993-03-28 East Gym, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA 12 e Contact *** Repeated teases of the Leave It to Beaver theme, primarily from Mike. 0
1993-04-17 Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI 13 e Sweet Adeline *** Included some humorous additional lyrics from Mike, who echoed a fan’s cry that he could “smell [himself] running.” Trey also forgot he was supposed to start part of the song and there was a long, silent pause on stage until he finally realized that the rest of the band was waiting for him. 0
1993-05-02 Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, PA 12 2 Hold Your Head Up *** 0
1993-07-23 Jones Beach Amphitheater, Wantagh, NY 14 2 You Enjoy Myself -> Chalk Dust Torture Flinstones tease. 0
1993-08-08 Nautica Stage, Cleveland, OH 12 1 *** Foam Divided Sky tease. 0
1993-12-29 New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT 16 2 Contact > -> Walk Away Unfinished. 2
1994
1994-04-08 Recreation Hall, Penn State University, State College, PA 6 e Contact *** Mimi Fishman on "1-2-3-4". 1
1994-04-25 Civic Auditorium, Knoxville, TN 15 2 Big Ball Jam *** 0
1994-04-30 The Edge Night Club, Orlando, FL 4 2 Hold Your Head Up *** 0
1994-05-12 Buena Vista Theater, Tuscon, AZ 8 2 Contact > *** 0
1994-05-16 The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 3 2 Run Like an Antelope -> -> Run Like an Antelope 0
1994-05-16 The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 0 2 You Enjoy Myself Amazing Grace 0
1994-05-16 The Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 0 2 Amazing Grace *** 0
1994-06-16 State Theatre, Minneapolis, MN 17 2 Contact > -> Purple Rain Unfinished. 0
1994-06-21 Cincinnati Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH 4 2 Chalk Dust Torture Ginseng Sullivan 1
1994-07-06 Theatre St. Denis, Montréal, Québec, Canada 12 2 Chalk Dust Torture > > Sample in a Jar 1
1994-07-06 Theatre St. Denis, Montréal, Québec, Canada 0 2 Sample in a Jar > Harry Hood 1
1994-07-13 Big Birch Concert Pavilion, Patterson, NY 4 2 Tweezer -> -> Tweezer Unfinished; Played bluegrass style to the tune of Scent of a Mule. 0
1994-10-27 University Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 20 2 Contact Down with Disease 0
1994-11-03 Mullins Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 5 2 You Enjoy Myself -> Harry Hood 0
1994-11-13 Warner Theatre, Erie, PA 3 2 The Mango Song Amazing Grace 0
1994-11-22 Jesse Auditorium, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 7 2 Runaway Jim -> I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome Acoustic finish. 1
1994-12-01 Salem Armory, Salem, OR 6 2 Tweezer -> -> Makisupa Policeman Shorter version without all verses. 0
1995
1995-07-03 Summer Stage at Sugarbush, North Fayston, VT 35 2 The Lizards > A Day in the Life 2
1995-10-19 Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO 16 2 Lawn Boy Kung 0
1995-10-22 Assembly Hall, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL 3 2 Makisupa Policeman -> Life on Mars? 1
1995-11-18 North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, SC 14 2 Contact > Acoustic Army 0
1995-11-18 North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, SC 0 2 Acoustic Army > Cavern 0
1995-11-28 Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN 6 2 Contact Funky Bitch 0
1995-12-29 Worcester Centrum Centre, Worcester, MA 17 2 McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters Bass Jam 0
1996
1996-06-06 Joyous Lake, Woodstock, NY 4 1 Theme From the Bottom Scent of a Mule 1
1996-08-06 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 22 2 A Day in the Life Hold Your Head Up 0
1997
1997-12-11 Rochester War Memorial, Rochester, NY 118 2 Roses Are Free -> > Ghost Electric Funeral teases. 4
1998
1998-11-21 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA 64 1 Wilson -> Lawn Boy "Gettin’ Jiggy Wit’ It" quote from Fish. 2
1998-12-30 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 8 1 Chalk Dust Torture Wilson 1
1999
1999-10-03 Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL 44 2 Avenu Malkenu > David Bowie 0
2000
2000-09-20 Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH 61 2 Guyute > Drowned 1
2003
2003-07-15 USANA Amphitheatre, West Valley City, UT 35 2 Low Rider -> > Buried Alive 1
2003-07-15 USANA Amphitheatre, West Valley City, UT 0 2 Buried Alive > > Ha Ha Ha 1
2003-07-15 USANA Amphitheatre, West Valley City, UT 0 2 Ha Ha Ha > > Mr. Completely 1
2009
2009-11-22 War Memorial at Oncenter, Syracuse, NY 77 2 Piper > Tube 7

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