Example queries
Example queries
Ready-to-run GDQL for common tasks. See the language reference for full syntax.
Shows by year and era
SHOWS FROM 1977 LIMIT 10;
SHOWS FROM 77;
SHOWS FROM 1977-1980 ORDER BY DATE;
SHOWS FROM 77-80 LIMIT 25;
SHOWS FROM PRIMAL;
SHOWS FROM EUROPE72;
SHOWS FROM BRENT_ERA;
SHOWS FROM 1972 ORDER BY DATE DESC LIMIT 5;Shows with a specific segue
Find shows where one song segued into another (no break):
SHOWS FROM 1977 WHERE "Scarlet Begonias" > "Fire on the Mountain";
SHOWS FROM 77-80 WHERE "Help on the Way" > "Slipknot!" > "Franklin's Tower";
SHOWS WHERE "China Cat Sunflower" INTO "I Know You Rider";
SHOWS FROM 1974 WHERE "Weather Report Suite" > "Let It Grow";Followed by (with break):
SHOWS WHERE "Scarlet Begonias" >> "Fire on the Mountain";
SHOWS WHERE "Estimated Prophet" THEN "Eyes of the World";Tease:
SHOWS WHERE "Dark Star" ~> "Saint Stephen";
SHOWS WHERE "Uncle John's Band" TEASE "St. Stephen";Set position
First set opened with a song:
SHOWS WHERE SET1 OPENED "Jack Straw";
SHOWS WHERE SET1 OPENED "Bertha";
SHOWS FROM 1977 WHERE SET1 OPENED "New Minglewood Blues";Second set closed with a song:
SHOWS WHERE SET2 CLOSED "Sugar Magnolia";
SHOWS WHERE SET2 CLOSED "Around and Around";Encore (third set; many shows have more than two sets):
SHOWS WHERE ENCORE = "U.S. Blues";
SHOWS WHERE ENCORE = "Brokedown Palace";
SHOWS WHERE ENCORE = "One More Saturday Night";
SHOWS WHERE SET3 OPENED "U.S. Blues";
SHOWS WHERE SET3 CLOSED "Brokedown Palace";Played / guest
Shows that included a song:
SHOWS FROM 1990 WHERE PLAYED "Eyes of the World";
SHOWS FROM 1977 WHERE PLAYED "Scarlet Begonias";
SHOWS WHERE PLAYED "Dark Star" AND PLAYED "Saint Stephen";
SHOWS FROM 72 WHERE PLAYED "Morning Dew";Shows with a guest:
SHOWS WHERE GUEST "Branford Marsalis";
SHOWS WHERE GUEST "Clarence Clemons";
SHOWS FROM 1990 WHERE GUEST "Branford Marsalis";Setlist for a date
SETLIST FOR 5/8/77;
SETLIST FOR 8/27/72;
SETLIST FOR 12/31/78;
SETLIST FOR 3/29/90;
SETLIST FOR "Cornell 1977";
SETLIST FOR 1977;Song search
All songs:
SONGS LIMIT 50;
SONGS ORDER BY TITLE LIMIT 30;Songs whose lyrics contain words:
SONGS WITH LYRICS("train");
SONGS WITH LYRICS("train", "road");
SONGS WITH LYRICS("rose") WRITTEN 1970 LIMIT 20;
SONGS WITH LYRICS("sun", "shine");
SONGS WITH LYRICS("water");
SONGS WITH LYRICS("highway") WRITTEN 1969-1971 LIMIT 10;Songs written in a range:
SONGS WRITTEN 1968-1970;
SONGS WRITTEN 1970;
SONGS WRITTEN 1969 LIMIT 20;Performances of a song
All performances:
PERFORMANCES OF "Dark Star";
PERFORMANCES OF "Scarlet Begonias";
PERFORMANCES OF "Eyes of the World";By date range and length:
PERFORMANCES OF "Dark Star" FROM 1972-1974;
PERFORMANCES OF "Dark Star" WITH LENGTH > 20min;
PERFORMANCES OF "Dark Star" WITH LENGTH > 30min;
PERFORMANCES OF "Eyes of the World" ORDER BY LENGTH DESC LIMIT 5;
PERFORMANCES OF "Playing in the Band" WITH LENGTH < 10min;Combine date, length, sort, and limit:
PERFORMANCES OF "Dark Star" FROM 1973-1974 WITH LENGTH > 20min ORDER BY LENGTH DESC LIMIT 5;
PERFORMANCES OF "Scarlet Begonias" FROM 77-79 ORDER BY DATE DESC LIMIT 20;Output format
Table (default), JSON, CSV, setlist-style:
SHOWS FROM 1977 LIMIT 3;
SHOWS FROM 1977 LIMIT 3 AS TABLE;
SHOWS FROM 1977 LIMIT 3 AS JSON;
SHOWS FROM 1977 LIMIT 3 AS CSV;
SHOWS FROM 1977 LIMIT 3 AS SETLIST;
SHOWS FROM 1977 LIMIT 3 AS CALENDAR;Combining conditions
SHOWS FROM 1977 WHERE "Scarlet Begonias" > "Fire on the Mountain" AND PLAYED "Estimated Prophet";
SHOWS WHERE SET1 OPENED "Jack Straw" OR SET1 OPENED "Bertha";
SHOWS WHERE SET2 CLOSED "Sugar Magnolia" OR SET2 CLOSED "Around and Around";
SHOWS WHERE PLAYED "Dark Star" AND NOT PLAYED "Saint Stephen";
SHOWS FROM 1990 WHERE GUEST "Branford Marsalis" AND PLAYED "Eyes of the World";
SHOWS WHERE "Help on the Way" > "Slipknot!" > "Franklin's Tower" AND PLAYED "Estimated Prophet";Quick reference
| Goal | Example |
|---|---|
| Shows in a year | SHOWS FROM 1977 |
| Famous segue | SHOWS WHERE "Scarlet Begonias" > "Fire on the Mountain" |
| Setlist for a date | SETLIST FOR 5/8/77 |
| Songs with lyrics | SONGS WITH LYRICS("train", "road") |
| Long “Dark Star” | PERFORMANCES OF "Dark Star" WITH LENGTH > 20min |
| Opener / closer / encore | SHOWS WHERE SET1 OPENED "Jack Straw" |
Use the reference for full WHERE and operator details.
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