Song
Help on the Way / Slipknot!
A Grateful Dead cover · written by Jerome J. Garcia, Robert C. Hunter.
Played 46 times between 2018 and 2026 — debut Aug 11, 2018 at The Stone Pony, most recently Apr 20, 2026 at Ardmore Music Hall, 59 shows ago. Counted over 716 shows in this archive; the band’s official numbers are on go-set’s page.
46
Times played
46
Shows
6%
of all shows
59
Shows since last played
1 in 15.5
Shows, since debut
20:46
Longest version
13:37
Average length
Length, every timed version
30 timed versions, from 2:41 to 20:46; the band’s own timings from go-set. Ringed dot is the longest. 16 performances carry no timing and sit out.
Year by year
2018 · 2 of 3 shows2
2019 · 17 of 42 shows17
2020 · 2 of 28 shows2
2021 · 2 of 41 shows2
2022 · 5 of 105 shows5
2023 · 7 of 143 shows7
2024 · 5 of 129 shows5
2025 · 4 of 137 shows4
2026 · 2 of 88 shows2
Where it lands in the show
Mid-set37
Set opener4
Show closer2
Show opener2
Encore1
Segued into the next song 37 of 46 times (80%); arrived by segue 4 times.
Every time played — newest first
DateVenueGapSetLengthSong beforeSong afterNotes
Oct 12, 2025Camp RamblewoodDarlington, MD95One Set · #113:50—→ Feel Like A StrangerGrateful Deadbustout · 95
Oct 19, 2024Great Divide CampgroundNewton, NJ24Set 2 · #1213:04Dancing in the Street› Thomas Duncan, Pt. 2Grateful Dead
Jul 7, 2024Plumas County FairgroundsQuincy, CA4One Set · #313:40Mr. Charlie› Dark Star JamGrateful Dead
Mar 14, 2024Soundcheck StudiosPembroke, MA36Set 2 · #414:38People Say→ Thomas Duncan, Pt. 2Grateful Dead
Nov 15, 2023The Regency BallroomSan Francisco, CA41One Set · #46:45Lattice› Bent StrangeGrateful Dead
Jun 18, 2022Paradise Lakes CampgroundHammonton, NJ15One Set · #613:32Saint of Circumstance› Let it GrowGrateful Dead
Feb 4, 2021High Peaks StudioSaratoga Springs, NY13Set 2 · #65:52Trunk Rum ›› Bugle on the ShelfGrateful Dead
Aug 3, 2019Sunshine Daydream Memorial ParkTerra Alta, WV1One Set · #3Bubble› Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)Grateful Dead
Jun 29, 2019Lee's Park CampgroundSaratoga Springs, NY3Set 1 · #215:16Such a Night→ BubbleGrateful Dead
Jun 21, 2019Maureen's Jazz CellarNyack, NY1Set 2 · #419:01Way To Be› Feel Like A StrangerGrateful Dead
Jun 13, 2019EJ's Tap HouseSeaside Heights, NJ1Set 2 · #315:23Too High ›› Feel Like A StrangerGrateful Dead
May 25, 2019Garcia'sPort Chester, NY5One Set · #911:18That's What Love Will Make You Do› Way To BeGrateful Dead
Jan 5, 2019The Stone PonyAsbury Park, NJ1One Set · #6That's What Love Will Make You DoAlso Sprach Zarathustra (2001)Grateful Dead
Nov 21, 2018The Stone PonyAsbury Park, NJ1One Set · #5Something Like OliviaFeel Like A StrangerGrateful Dead
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