Ain't Life Grand
by Widespread Panic
Setlists featuring Ain't Life Grand, page 17
6 Sep 1997 - Widespread Panic at Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge, Bristow, VA, USA
Main 1: Disco, Walkin' (For Your Love), Rock, Sleeping Man by Vic Chesnutt, I'm Not Alone, Glory, Diner, Aunt Avis by Vic Chesnutt, Fishwater
Main 2: Ain't Life Grand, Greta, Stop-Go, City of Dreams by Talking Heads, You Got Yours, Impossible, Drums, Pilgrims, Blackout Blues
Encore: Henry Parsons Died by BloodKin
26 Jul 1997 - Widespread Panic at Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA, USA
Main 1: Wondering, Tall Boy, Rock, It Was You, Hatfield, Can't Get High by BloodKin, The Last Straw, Weak Brain, Narrow Mind by Willie Dixon, Radio Child
Main 2: Porch Song, Greta, Driving Song, Aunt Avis by Vic Chesnutt, Party at Your Mama's House, Chilly Water, One Kind Favor by Blind Lemon Jefferson, Drums, Entering a Black Hole Backwards, Ain't Life Grand
Encore: Gradle, Makes Sense to Me
18 Jul 1997 - Widespread Panic at Mud Island River Park Amphitheater, Memphis, TN, USA
Main 1: Glory, Ain't Life Grand, Disco, Ride Me High by J.J. Cale, C. Brown, Pigeons, One Kind Favor by Blind Lemon Jefferson, Papa Legba by Talking Heads, Radio Child
Main 2: Makes Sense to Me, Dyin' Man, Papa's Home, Hope in a Hopeless World by Roebuck "Pops" Staples, It Was You, Fishwater, Nobody's Loss, Space Wrangler, Drums, Stop-Go
Encore: Gradle, Red Beans by Professor Longhair, City of Dreams by Talking Heads
12 Jul 1997 - Widespread Panic at Hardee's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, NC, USA
Main 1: Gradle, Love Tractor, Happy, Wondering, And It Stoned Me by Van Morrison, Dyin' Man, Glory, Pilgrims, Ain't Life Grand
Main 2: Little Kin, Travelin' Light by J.J. Cale, Stop-Go, Walk On by Neil Young, Sleepy Monkey, Tall Boy, Drums, I Walk On Guilded Splinters by Dr. John, Henry Parsons Died by BloodKin
Encore: Pickin' Up the Pieces
8 Jul 1997 - Widespread Panic at House of Blues, North Myrtle Beach, SC, USA
Main 1: Happy, Tall Boy, Holden Oversoul, Weight of the World, Aunt Avis by Vic Chesnutt, Rock, Travelin' Light by J.J. Cale, Barstools and Dreamers, Conrad
Main 2: Papa Legba by Talking Heads, Wondering, Ride Me High by J.J. Cale, Entering a Black Hole Backwards, Chilly Water, Airplane, Pusherman by Curtis Mayfield, Impossible, Drums, Vacation, Dear Mr. Fantasy by Traffic
Encore: Gradle, Ain't Life Grand
4 Jul 1997 - Widespread Panic at Summerfest Grounds, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Main: Ain't Life Grand, It Ain't No Use by The Meters, Rebirtha, Wondering, Can't Get High by BloodKin, Diner, Happy, Papa's Home, Drums, Pilgrims, Hope in a Hopeless World by Roebuck "Pops" Staples, Travelin' Light by J.J. Cale
Encore: Dream Song, Blackout Blues
1 Jul 1997 - Widespread Panic at Ranch Bowl, Omaha, NE, USA
Main 1: Galleon, Do What You Like by Blind Faith, Better Off, Radio Child, 1 x 1 by Beanland, C. Brown, Sandbox, Just Kissed My Baby by The Meters, Makes Sense to Me
Main 2: Dirty Business by New Riders of the Purple Sage, Ain't Life Grand, L.A., Tall Boy, Aunt Avis by Vic Chesnutt, Tie Your Shoes, Bear's Gone Fishin', Drums, Contentment Blues, Proving Ground
Encore: Feelin' Alright by Traffic
26 Jun 1997 - Widespread Panic at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, USA
Main 1: Walkin' (For Your Love), Rock, Heroes, Impossible, Genesis by Jorma Kaukonen, Dyin' Man, Can't Get High by BloodKin, City of Dreams by Talking Heads, Conrad
Main 2: Ain't Life Grand, Aunt Avis by Vic Chesnutt, Arleen by General Echo, Space Wrangler, Radio Child, Pilgrims, Drums, Pusherman by Curtis Mayfield, Chilly Water
Encore: West Virginia, Dream Song, Tall Boy
21 Jun 1997 - Widespread Panic at Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS, USA
Main 1: Walk On by Neil Young, Disco, Radio Child, Gradle, Dyin' Man, Walkin' (For Your Love), Jack, Sleeping Man by Vic Chesnutt, Space Wrangler, Henry Parsons Died by BloodKin
Main 2: Goin' Out West by Tom Waits, City of Dreams by Talking Heads, Chilly Water, Ride Me High by J.J. Cale, Sleepy Monkey, Coconut, Drums, Pilgrims, Ain't Life Grand
Encore: Aunt Avis by Vic Chesnutt, Rock
9 May 1997 - Widespread Panic at The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA
Main 1: Weight of the World, Glory, Little Kin, It Ain't No Use by The Meters, Gradle, You Got Yours, Raise the Roof, C. Brown, Travelin' Light by J.J. Cale
Main 2: Holden Oversoul, Walkin' (For Your Love), Dyin' Man, Arleen by General Echo, Aunt Avis by Vic Chesnutt, Henry Parsons Died by BloodKin, Drums, Space Wrangler, Tall Boy
Encore: Driving Song, Orange Blossom Special by Chet Atkins, Ain't Life Grand
7 May 1997 - Widespread Panic at Louisville Palace Theatre, Louisville, KY, USA
Main 1: Galleon, Wondering, Fishwater, Barstools and Dreamers, Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) by Sly & The Family Stone, B of D, Blackout Blues, Hatfield, Let's Get the Show on the Road by Michael Stanley, Radio Child
Main 2: Bowlegged Woman, Knock-Kneed Man by Bobby Rush, Ain't Life Grand, Walk On by Neil Young, Can't Get High by BloodKin, Airplane, Party at Your Mama's House, I Walk On Guilded Splinters by Dr. John, Drums, Papa's Home, Love Tractor
Encore: Help Me Somebody by NRBQ, Makes Sense to Me
2 May 1997 - Widespread Panic at Murat Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Main 1: Travelin' Light by J.J. Cale, Tall Boy, Wondering, Stop-Go, Better Off, Little Kin, Holden Oversoul, Love Tractor
Main 2: Proving Ground, Mr. Soul by Buffalo Springfield, Space Wrangler, Heroes, Airplane, Blight by brute., Radio Child, Pickin' Up the Pieces, Fishwater, Drums
Encore: Can't Find My Way Home by Blind Faith, Happy Child, Ain't Life Grand
27 Apr 1997 - Widespread Panic at Memorial Auditorium, Burlington, VT, USA
Main 1: It Ain't No Use by The Meters, Aunt Avis by Vic Chesnutt, Travelin' Light by J.J. Cale, Stop-Go, Wondering, Heroes, Greta, Pickin' Up the Pieces, Conrad
Main 2: Ain't Life Grand, Sleeping Man by Vic Chesnutt, Mercy, Who Do You Belong To? by BloodKin, Tall Boy, Arleen by General Echo, Airplane, Do What You Like by Blind Faith, Drums, Space Wrangler
Encore: End of the Show by BloodKin, Low Spark of High Heeled Boys by Traffic
24 Apr 1997 - Widespread Panic at Beacon Theatre, New York, NY, USA
Main 1: Space Wrangler, Tall Boy, Weight of the World, The Last Straw, Hatfield, Greta, Goin' Out West by Tom Waits, Hope in a Hopeless World by Roebuck "Pops" Staples, Happy Child, Ain't Life Grand
Main 2: Pigeons, Glory, Wondering, I'm Not Alone, Papa Legba by Talking Heads, Diner, Ride Me High by J.J. Cale, Papa's Home, Drums
Encore: Aunt Avis by Vic Chesnutt, Chilly Water
18 Apr 1997 - Widespread Panic at Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Main 1: Weight of the World, Radio Child, Stop-Go, Papa Legba by Talking Heads, Gradle, Rock, Help Me Somebody by NRBQ, Hatfield, Ain't Life Grand
Main 2: Tall Boy, Wondering, Makes Sense to Me, I'm Not Alone, Rebirtha, Airplane, I Walk On Guilded Splinters by Dr. John, Drums, Low Rider by WAR, Blackout Blues
Encore: Dream Song
11 Apr 1997 - Widespread Panic at Bronco Bowl, Dallas, TX, USA
Main 1: Goin' Out West by Tom Waits, Radio Child, Jack, Weight of the World, 1 x 1 by Beanland, Stop-Go, Tie Your Shoes, Gimme, Pigeons
Main 2: Greta, Walk On by Neil Young, Hatfield, Diner, Driving Song, Rebirtha, Nobody's Fault but Mine by Blind Willie Johnson, Drums, Breathing Slow, Ain't Life Grand
Encore: Blackout Blues
2 Apr 1997 - Widespread Panic at The Palace, Hollywood, CA, USA
Main 1: Space Wrangler, Makes Sense to Me, Aunt Avis by Vic Chesnutt, Rock, You Got Yours, Pickin' Up the Pieces, Just Kissed My Baby by The Meters, Pigeons, Tall Boy
Main 2: Hope in a Hopeless World by Roebuck "Pops" Staples, Glory, C. Brown, Junior by Junior Kimbrough, Pilgrims, Low Rider by WAR, Hatfield, Airplane, Drums, Travelin' Light by J.J. Cale
Encore: Ain't Life Grand
28 Mar 1997 - Widespread Panic at The Warfield, San Francisco, CA, USA
Main 1: West Virginia, Ain't Life Grand, Aunt Avis by Vic Chesnutt, C. Brown, Little Kin, Genesis by Jorma Kaukonen, Goin' Out West by Tom Waits, Happy, Space Wrangler, Henry Parsons Died by BloodKin
Main 2: Tall Boy, Hatfield, You Got Yours, Rock, 1 x 1 by Beanland, Pilgrims, Junior by Junior Kimbrough, Papa's Home, Drums
Encore: Ride Me High by J.J. Cale, Mr. Soul by Buffalo Springfield
23 Mar 1997 - Widespread Panic at Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, USA
Main 1: Happy, Wondering, Weight of the World, Genesis by Jorma Kaukonen, Stop-Go, Can't Get High by BloodKin, Worry, Hatfield, Porch Song
Main 2: Tall Boy, Sleeping Man by Vic Chesnutt, You Got Yours, Pilgrims, Space Wrangler, Mercy, Drums, Ain't Life Grand, Nobody's Fault but Mine by Blind Willie Johnson, Love Tractor
Encore: Dream Song, Mr. Soul by Buffalo Springfield
15 Mar 1997 - Widespread Panic at The Canyons, Park City, UT, USA
Main 1: Send Your Mind by Van Morrison, Diner, Aunt Avis by Vic Chesnutt, Tall Boy, Impossible, Genesis by Jorma Kaukonen, Walk On by Neil Young, Wondering, Four Cornered Room by WAR, Worry
Main 2: Conrad, West Virginia, Ain't Life Grand, Happy, Driving Song, Papa's Home, Drums, Proving Ground, Flat Foot Flewzy by NRBQ
Encore: Climb to Safety by Jerry Joseph, Chilly Water