| Date | Gap | Set | Pos. | Before | After |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/23/87 | 29 | 1 | 7/7 | You Enjoy Myself | *** |
| 4/29/87 | 2 | 3 | 10/15 | Slave to the Traffic Light | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters |
| 8/21/87 | 5 | 2 | 7/13 | Golgi Apparatus | Flat Fee |
| 11/19/87 | 9 | 1 | 2/7 | McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters | Funky Bitch |
| 9/24/88 | 44 | 2 | 6/7 | Fee | Whipping Post |
| 11/5/88 | 4 | 3 | 3/4 | Suzy Greenberg | Divided Sky |
| 9/13/90 | 165 | 2 | 11/15 | Take the 'A' Train | Reba |
| 8/2/93 | 385 | 2 | 3/13 | Mike's Song | The Ballad of Curtis Loew |
| 8/14/93 | 9 | 2 | 3/14 | Run Like an Antelope | Walk Away |
| 5/7/94 | 41 | 2 | 5/13 | Mind Left Body Jam | Makisupa Policeman |
| 10/29/94 | 65 | 2 | 5/13 | The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday | Uncle Pen |
| 11/29/96 | 174 | 2 | 3/10 | Simple | Sparkle |
| 9/2/11 | 465 | 1 | 9/14 | Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley | Scent of a Mule |
| 12/30/16 | 201 | 2 | 2/6 | Tweezer | Ghost |
Sparks has not been played in the last 280 shows.