Song comebacks

Song Comebacks

Songs that vanished from the setlist for years, and the nights they came back
87 comebacks · 53 songs · gone 5+ years
Across 20 tours
Biggest comebacks By tour
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Biggest Comebacks

Every comeback, ranked by how long the song had been gone. Only full song plays count.

# Song Missing since Came back Gap Shows missed
1 Bright Light Fright 1994-08-29Wantagh, NY 2023-09-09Elmont, NY 29.0 yrs · 10,603 days 960
2 Helter Skelter 1978-08-06East Rutherford, NJ 2005-10-30Uncasville, CT 27.2 yrs · 9,947 days 1,057
3 Pandora's Box 1974-10-27McKeesport, PA 1998-04-27Anchorage, AK 23.5 yrs · 8,583 days 780
4 Oh Well 1994-06-25Dijon, FR 2017-05-17Tel Aviv, IL 22.9 yrs · 8,362 days 889
5 Steppin' Out 2002-10-02Maryland Heights, MO 2022-09-29Las Vegas, NV 20.0 yrs · 7,302 days 575
6 All Your Love 2003-02-12Cambridge, MA 2022-11-19Las Vegas, NV 19.8 yrs · 7,220 days 547
7 Adam's Apple 1985-01-11Merrillville, IN 2003-08-27Mansfield, MA 18.6 yrs · 6,802 days 857
8 Immigrant Song 2001-07-17Cuyahoga Falls, OH 2019-10-08Las Vegas, NV 18.2 yrs · 6,657 days 633
9 Hangman Jury 1994-04-22West Hollywood, CA 2011-11-25Hiroshima, JP 17.6 yrs · 6,426 days 768
10 Remember (Walking in the Sand) 2000-01-02Nagoya, JP 2017-06-29Madrid, ES 17.5 yrs · 6,388 days 623
11 Boogie Man 1994-10-15Devore, CA 2011-11-30Tokyo, JP 17.1 yrs · 6,255 days 708
12 Write Me a Letter 1977-08-27Reading, UK 1994-09-03Antioch, TN 17.0 yrs · 6,216 days 556
13 Amazing 1994-12-15Worcester, MA 2011-10-22Lima, PE 16.9 yrs · 6,155 days 684
14 Rattlesnake Shake 1977-06-25Houston, TX 1994-04-22West Hollywood, CA 16.8 yrs · 6,145 days 511
15 Make It 1979-03-27Lynn, MA 1995-11-09Cambridge, MA 16.6 yrs · 6,071 days 560
16 No Surprize 1986-03-16Springfield, MA 2002-01-31Nagoya, JP 15.9 yrs · 5,800 days 759
17 Remember (Walking in the Sand) 1980-04-22Boston, MA 1995-11-09Cambridge, MA 15.5 yrs · 5,679 days 548
18 One Way Street 1975-04-18Boston, MA 1990-07-20Tinley Park, IL 15.3 yrs · 5,572 days 448
19 Bright Light Fright 1979-04-14Orlando, FL 1994-05-16Tokyo, JP 15.1 yrs · 5,511 days 493
20 Kings and Queens 1978-08-05Chicago, IL 1993-08-13Seattle, WA 15.0 yrs · 5,487 days 429
21 Young Lust 2002-08-13Holmdel, NJ 2017-04-02Phoenix, AZ 14.6 yrs · 5,346 days 510
22 Nine Lives 2002-12-06Wichita, KS 2017-04-02Phoenix, AZ 14.3 yrs · 5,231 days 468
23 Full Circle 1999-12-31Osaka, JP 2013-08-11Nagoya, JP 13.6 yrs · 4,972 days 528
24 Honky Tonk Women 1986-08-25Syracuse, NY 1998-09-11Camden, NJ 12.0 yrs · 4,400 days 544
25 Lick and a Promise 2000-01-07Tokyo, JP 2011-11-25Hiroshima, JP 11.9 yrs · 4,340 days 461
26 Sick as a Dog 1984-02-16Poughkeepsie, NY 1995-11-09Cambridge, MA 11.7 yrs · 4,284 days 505
27 Think About It 1995-11-10Boston, MA 2007-07-07Helsinki, FI 11.7 yrs · 4,257 days 600
28 Beyond Beautiful 2002-02-03Tokyo, JP 2013-08-11Nagoya, JP 11.5 yrs · 4,207 days 432
29 I Ain't Got You 1979-03-27Lynn, MA 1990-08-20London, UK 11.4 yrs · 4,164 days 377
30 Movin' Out 1987-10-16Binghamton, NY 1999-01-06Chattanooga, TN 11.2 yrs · 4,100 days 594
31 Chip Away the Stone 1978-12-03San Antonio, TX 1989-12-15Charleston, WV 11.0 yrs · 4,030 days 267
32 F.I.N.E. 2002-08-17Hershey, PA 2013-08-11Nagoya, JP 11.0 yrs · 4,012 days 427
33 Angel 2011-12-10Sapporo, JP 2022-09-29Las Vegas, NV 10.8 yrs · 3,946 days 222
34 I'm Down 1990-09-19Tokyo, JP 2001-06-06Hartford, CT 10.7 yrs · 3,913 days 410
35 Movin' Out 1974-08-09New York, NY 1984-12-07Albuquerque, NM 10.3 yrs · 3,773 days 176
36 Think About It 1980-12-03Boston, MA 1990-08-20London, UK 9.7 yrs · 3,547 days 363
37 Red House 2000-01-07Tokyo, JP 2009-07-25Las Vegas, NV 9.5 yrs · 3,487 days 399
38 Let the Music Do the Talking 2004-03-09San Antonio, TX 2013-08-11Nagoya, JP 9.4 yrs · 3,442 days 314
39 Somebody 1979-03-27Lynn, MA 1988-06-20Osaka, JP 9.2 yrs · 3,373 days 213
40 All Your Love 1993-08-04Inglewood, CA 2002-09-16Columbus, OH 9.1 yrs · 3,330 days 481
41 Full Circle 2013-08-11Nagoya, JP 2022-09-04Bangor, ME 9.1 yrs · 3,311 days 158
42 No More No More 1990-08-10New York City, NY 1999-06-22Stuttgart, DE 8.9 yrs · 3,238 days 398
43 Adam's Apple 2009-06-28Uncasville, CT 2018-05-05New Orleans, LA 8.9 yrs · 3,233 days 233
44 I Ain't Got You 1994-04-22West Hollywood, CA 2002-11-01Phoenix, AZ 8.5 yrs · 3,115 days 434
45 Reefer Head Woman 1995-11-10Boston, MA 2003-12-12Moline, IL 8.1 yrs · 2,954 days 433
46 S.O.S. (Too Bad) 1987-10-16Binghamton, NY 1995-11-09Cambridge, MA 8.1 yrs · 2,946 days 407
47 Taste of India 1999-07-17Lisbon, PT 2007-06-02Bangalore, IN 7.9 yrs · 2,877 days 363
48 Seasons of Wither 2007-09-24Rosemont, IL 2015-07-10Salinas, CA 7.8 yrs · 2,846 days 196
49 Kings and Queens 1998-02-02Lexington, KY 2005-11-14Providence, RI 7.8 yrs · 2,842 days 383
50 I'm Not Talking 1994-12-19Boston, MA 2002-09-05Hartford, CT 7.7 yrs · 2,817 days 336
51 Young Lust 1994-12-16East Rutherford, NJ 2002-08-13Holmdel, NJ 7.7 yrs · 2,797 days 327
52 Fever 1994-12-18Albany, NY 2002-08-13Holmdel, NJ 7.7 yrs · 2,795 days 326
53 Crazy 1994-12-18Albany, NY 2002-08-13Holmdel, NJ 7.7 yrs · 2,795 days 326
54 Steppin' Out 1994-09-30Houston, TX 2002-01-27Osaka, JP 7.3 yrs · 2,676 days 337
55 Adam's Apple 1977-08-13Bilzen, BE 1984-12-07Albuquerque, NM 7.3 yrs · 2,673 days 103
56 Bone to Bone (Coney Island White Fish Boy) 1988-07-30Mears, MI 1995-11-09Cambridge, MA 7.3 yrs · 2,658 days 337
57 Big Ten Inch Record 2015-06-27Durant, OK 2022-09-04Bangor, ME 7.2 yrs · 2,626 days 102
58 No More No More 2015-07-25Minot, ND 2022-09-29Las Vegas, NV 7.2 yrs · 2,623 days 100
59 Draw the Line 1979-07-21Oakland, CA 1986-08-25Syracuse, NY 7.1 yrs · 2,592 days 145
60 Angel 1999-01-02Worcester, MA 2005-10-30Uncasville, CT 6.8 yrs · 2,493 days 305
61 All Your Love 1986-08-25Syracuse, NY 1993-06-09Rapid City, SD 6.8 yrs · 2,480 days 253
62 The Other Side 2005-11-16Ottawa, ON 2011-12-08Nagoya, JP 6.1 yrs · 2,213 days 197
63 Let the Music Do the Talking 1988-09-15Costa Mesa, CA 1994-10-05Denver, CO 6.1 yrs · 2,211 days 297
64 I Ain't Got You 1973-03-20Boston, MA 1979-03-27Lynn, MA 6.0 yrs · 2,198 days 120
65 Mother Popcorn 1973-03-20Boston, MA 1979-03-27Lynn, MA 6.0 yrs · 2,198 days 120
66 Angel 2005-10-30Uncasville, CT 2011-10-30São Paulo, BR 6.0 yrs · 2,191 days 192
67 No Surprize 1980-01-24Pittsburgh, PA 1986-01-13Seattle, WA 6.0 yrs · 2,181 days 92
68 Reefer Head Woman 1988-06-24Tokyo, JP 1994-05-03Hiroshima, JP 5.9 yrs · 2,139 days 270
69 Make It 1998-01-16Boston, MA 2003-11-24Manchester, NH 5.9 yrs · 2,138 days 321
70 Adam's Apple 2003-09-07Detroit, MI 2009-06-10Maryland Heights, MO 5.8 yrs · 2,103 days 224
71 Immigrant Song 1995-11-10Boston, MA 2001-07-17Cuyahoga Falls, OH 5.7 yrs · 2,076 days 260
72 Lick and a Promise 1994-05-12Tokyo, JP 2000-01-04Fukuoka, JP 5.6 yrs · 2,063 days 294
73 Milk Cow Blues 1995-11-10Boston, MA 2001-06-18Wantagh, NY 5.6 yrs · 2,047 days 246
74 Monkey on My Back 2003-11-26Boston, MA 2009-06-10Maryland Heights, MO 5.5 yrs · 2,023 days 191
75 Somebody 1988-06-26Yokohama, JP 1994-01-01Boston, MA 5.5 yrs · 2,015 days 250
76 S.O.S. (Too Bad) 1979-07-02Toronto, ON 1984-12-07Albuquerque, NM 5.4 yrs · 1,985 days 75
77 Hangman Jury 2011-12-10Sapporo, JP 2017-05-17Tel Aviv, IL 5.4 yrs · 1,985 days 138
78 Baby Please Don't Go 2011-11-28Tokyo, JP 2017-04-02Phoenix, AZ 5.3 yrs · 1,952 days 142
79 Adam's Apple 2018-05-05New Orleans, LA 2023-09-02Philadelphia, PA 5.3 yrs · 1,946 days 67
80 Reefer Head Woman 1983-02-21Glens Falls, NY 1988-06-20Osaka, JP 5.3 yrs · 1,946 days 179
81 S.O.S. (Too Bad) 2014-08-19Denver, CO 2019-11-29Las Vegas, NV 5.3 yrs · 1,928 days 105
82 Nobody's Fault 1998-04-24Spokane, WA 2003-08-02Hartford, CT 5.3 yrs · 1,926 days 248
83 Think About It 1990-08-20London, UK 1995-11-09Cambridge, MA 5.2 yrs · 1,907 days 182
84 Immigrant Song 1990-08-20London, UK 1995-11-09Cambridge, MA 5.2 yrs · 1,907 days 182
85 Remember (Walking in the Sand) 2017-07-05Zurich, CH 2022-09-04Bangor, ME 5.2 yrs · 1,887 days 60
86 Mother Popcorn 1980-12-03Boston, MA 1986-01-13Seattle, WA 5.1 yrs · 1,867 days 87
87 What It Takes 2014-05-17Sofia, BG 2019-06-27Las Vegas, NV 5.1 yrs · 1,867 days 102

Comebacks by Tour

The songs each tour brought back, in the order they returned.

Night In The Ruts Tour 2 songs

Back In The Saddle Tour 3 songs

Done With Mirrors Tour 3 songs

Permanent Vacation Tour 2 songs

Pump Tour 4 songs

Get A Grip Tour 15 songs

Nine Lives Tour 4 songs

Roar Of The Dragon Tour 1 song

Just Push Play Tour 5 songs

Girls Of Summer Tour 6 songs

Rocksimus Maximus Tour 4 songs

Rockin' The Joint Tour 3 songs

World Tour 2007 2 songs

Tour 2009 3 songs

Back On The Road Tour 6 songs

Global Warming World Tour 4 songs

Blue Army Tour 2015 1 song

Aero-Vederci Baby! Tour 7 songs

Deuces Are Wild 10 songs

Peace Out... Farewell Tour 2 songs

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