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Hope in a Hopeless World

Originally by Bob Thiele Jr. & Phil Roy (songwriters), as played by Widespread Panic · from Bombs & Butterflies

Points
230
Rarity #191 in the catalogue
Gap
29
30 shows ago · usually every 6
Last played
May 10, 2026
The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV
Times played
166
of 3,138 shows · 5%

Rhythm

Shows between plays

Each bar is the run of shows before one performance

median 6
24 previous plays29 shows out — past its usual 6

Plays by year

23
1996
38
 
20
 
10
1999
4
 
4
 
6
2002
1
 
1
 
5
2006
5
 
2
 
5
2011
2
 
5
 
3
2014
4
 
10
 
2
2017
2
 
3
 
1
2020
2
 
4
 
2
2023
2
 

Where it lands

In the night

Openers
29
17% of plays
Closers
1
1% of plays
Encores
29
17% of plays

Set split

Set 1
Set 2
Set 1
95
Set 2
40
Set 3
2

Usually

song 3 of 9 in set 1

Venues

Top 6 of 131 rooms

  1. 1Civic CenterAsheville, NC4
  2. 2Fox TheaterAtlanta, GA4
  3. 3House of BluesN. Myrtle Beach, SC4
  4. 4Palace TheaterAlbany, NY4
  5. 5The Riverside TheaterMilwaukee, WI4
  6. 6Mud Island AmphitheaterMemphis, TN3

How players call it

266PICKS2% hit
Scored
4
Missed
262

Cards carrying this song, and how many of them scored with it.

History

First played
Feb 6, 1996Grandroom, Snow King Center · Jackson, WY
Years in the book
26
Album
Bombs & Butterflies
Originally by
Bob Thiele Jr. & Phil Roy (songwriters)

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