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Originally Posted by Drjohnrock
Not including local/regional bands. Also, looking for playing times, not including intermissions. Here are mine:
Longest:
Bruce Springsteen, 1978--2 hours, 45 minutes. I liked him better back then.
Shortest:
Gang Green, 2009--36 minutes. But that was okay because: (1) you don't expect marathon sets from hardcore punk bands like you would from someone, like, uh, Bruce Springsteen; (2) the show was a reunion of a sadly missed punk rock club and a benefit for one of the old scene's longtime movers and shakers; (3) a number of other acts were also on the bill, including an unbilled dance troupe!, and (4) admission was a very reasonable $5.00.
I look forward to interesting replies from others.
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As of Saturday March 26, 2016, I have a new shortest set winner--if "winner" is even the appropriate word in this context. I saw Jad Fair of Half Japanese play a solo set that lasted all of 23 minutes at a museum in Indianapolis. Yes, it was a free show at a music festival where $ was necessary to see a lot of the acts. Yes, Jad was there primarily--although at first it wasn't advertised as such by the festival's promoter--to display (and sell) his artwork at the museum. But it wouldn't have killed him to give us more time.