Sorry Everyone - Broke and Homeless

Sorry I haven't been able to update my WP blog.
I am currently homeless and living in my car.
I can't get a job and
if you want to know why read on...

if you don't then all I can say is
Thanks for the years of great experiences. I'll always love Widepread Panic!


Many years ago I had a business with my husband and good friend Ron. We were doing well until Ron developed a drug problem and started embezzling money from the excise tax and employee withholding tax funds that he was in charge of.

After a couple of years we learned that we owed the IRS a substantial amount of money. Money that we did not have. We began to try and repay the huge amounts principal and interest charges that the IRS wanted, sometimes as much as $5000 a month, while trying to run a business and make mortgage payments.

At the same time our mortgage holder was being bought by another company and our mortgage auto-payments were sitting in an account not being processed while their buy-out was being processed.

Soon we found we were in default on the mortgage and paid a lawyer $2500 to handle this for us.
The day we were to appear in court our lawyer called and said he felt he couldn't handle us properly and quit. We went to court without him and the judge was unsympathetic and actually said "... you should have chosen a better attorney".

Needless to say we eventually closed the business, lost the house and then had the IRS taking money from our bank accounts on a regular basis.

My husband found a low-profile job to stay afloat and I moved back to my mother's house.

The next bad thing to happen:

My brother got into some trouble with the law and my mom had to mortgage her house to help him. Which it didn't and now my mom is losing her home.

In the meantime I was trying to find a job and learned that employers now check potential employees' credit scores. Go figure!

I couldn't even get a job at a department store.

When I did land a job it was short-lived since the IRS located my new location and started taking a good part of my $7.50 per hour earnings.

This is not enough to live on. So my next thought was to return to college and finish my degree. I got a Pell Grant and the University accepted me on financial aid. I was all set to go until the University asked for my last years tax returns.

I submitted a prior year tax return to the IRS even though I had made next to no money. This began a 8 month odyssey of writing, calling, faxing, back-and-forth information to and from the IRS which resulted in losing my acceptance at the University.

So here I am now living in my car because apparently I can't have a job and not allow to finish my degree. If I get any money the IRS will just take it so I have nothing.

Don't get me wrong...I'm willing to work and try to pay the IRS if they would be fair, recognize the money I've paid them in the past, and stop adding insult to injury with their constant interest and penalty charges and relentless pursuit of ruining my credit and taking what little money I can make.

I'm now survive on collecting aluminum cans and scrap metal for recycling cash to buy gasoline and food and if you think I'm filing a return to pay taxes on this money then you are crazy.

I'm not a young girl anymore and thankfully I have no children...I have a little dog that I've adopted from a puppy mill and try to take the best care of her.

The hardest part about living in your car is finding a place to sleep. I sometimes find a no-fee camping spot but they are a long distant from the city where I need to be to make a few dollars.

Anyway this is why I can no longer afford seeing any Widespread Panic shows or continue my blog for them.
I still have many of my Panic shows on disk! Some things you never part with!

Once again, thanks for over 20 years of great experiences. Viva la Widepread Panic!

Peace and Love - Sweetpea

11th Annual Hannah's Buddies

The 11th Annual Hannah's Buddies Charity Classic and Concert will take place February 19th & 20th, 2010.
Tickets to the event go on sale this Saturday, and full details will be posted soon at www.hannahsbuddies.org.

HO HO HO!!

Have a happy and safe holiday!

New Orleans Jazz Fest

First listed tour date of the new year,

2010


Apr. 29, 2010 New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

There will be a great lineup this year including
Widespread Panic, Pearl Jam, Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, The Neville Brothers, B.B. King, Jeff Beck, Irma Thomas, Gipsy Kings, The Dead Weather, Elvis Costello & the Sugarcanes, Teena Marie, Allen Toussaint, Band of Horses, Gov’t Mule, Average White Band, Jose Feliciano, Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers, Maze feat. Frankie Beverly, Kirk Franklin, Wayne Shorter Quartet, Gil Scott Heron, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Clarence Carter, Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi Band and much, much more!

Widespread Panic Fall Dates

**WIDESPREAD PANIC ** FALL **

Fri Oct 30 '09 - Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
Sat Oct 31 '09 - Austin, TX Austin Music Hall

Sun Nov 01 '09 - New Orleans, LA City Park- Read more here

Nov. 03, 2009 El Paso, TX Abraham Chavez Theatre

Nov. 04, 2009 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre

Nov. 06, 2009 Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
Nov. 07, 2009 Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
Nov. 08, 2009 Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre

Nov. 10, 2009 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Theatre

Nov. 12, 2009 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
Nov. 13, 2009 Oakland, CA Fox Theater
Nov. 14, 2009 Oakland, CA Fox Theater

Nov. 17, 2009 Kansas City, MO Midland Theatre
Nov. 18, 2009 Kansas City, MO Midland Theatre

Nov. 20, 2009 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater
Nov. 21, 2009 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater
Nov. 22, 2009 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater

Nov. 24, 2009 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Theatre

Nov. 25, 2009 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre

Nov. 27, 2009 Charleston, SC N. Charleston Coliseum
Nov. 28, 2009 Charleston, SC N. Charleston Coliseum

Widespread Panic New Years at Philips Arena

Widespread Panic will wrap up their 2009 touring schedule with 2 nights,
December 30th and 3st, at Philips Arena in Atlanta GA.

Celebrate New Years in Atlanta with Widespread Panic at Philips Arena, 2 nights, December 30th & 31st. Mail order tickets are available in package form of one ticket for each night (1 pack = 1 tix for 30th & 1 tix for 31st). Packages are $106 each (plus $17 shipping per order not per package) with a maximum order of 6 packages (6 tickets for each night).

We will accept mail order beginning Monday, September 28th. The last day we will accept orders will be Friday, October 16th. Orders will be shipped out via FedEx for a charge of $17 per order (international orders $40) on Wednesday October 21st - 2day delivery.

For those of you who do not need tickets for both shows or miss mail order, tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday October 24th through Ticketmaster by phone 404 249-6400, Ticketmaster.com or Ticketmaster retail outlets.

WP/ABB Fall Tour Dates (updated)

Widespread Panic and Allman Brothers Band
Their first extensive joint headline tour.

Fri Aug 21 / 09 - Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Sat Aug 22 / 09 - Canandaigua, NY Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center - CMAC
Mon Aug 24 / 09 - Gilford, NH Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion
Wed Aug 26 / 09 - Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center For The Arts
Thu Aug 27 / 09 - Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Sat Aug 29 / 09 - Mansfield, MA Comcast Center (Great Woods)
Sun Aug 30 / 09 - Hartford, CT Comcast Theatre

Tue Sep 01 / 09 - Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion
Wed Sep 02 / 09 - Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion

Sat Oct 03 '09 - Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sun Oct 04 '09 - Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Tue Oct 06 '09 - Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
Wed Oct 07 '09 - Portsmouth, VA NTELOS Wireless Pavilion
Fri Oct 09 '09 - Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena
Sat Oct 10 '09 - Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena
Sun Oct 11 '09 - Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Tue Oct 13 '09 - Knoxville, TN World's Fair Park
Wed Oct 14 '09 - Nashville, TN Riverfront Park
Fri Oct 16 '09 - Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
Sat Oct 17 '09 - The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Reviewer Rant

I've read through the few reviews of the latest shows featuring our beloved Panic and ABB. And, as I do on this site, I like to reproduce the articles I find making this a one-stop reading source. Unfortunately the reviews, so far, haven't been copy/paste worthy since they are either a single paragraph barely worth newsprint or skewed towards ABB.

My Peevishness comes from professionals writing for major market newspapers and magazine who just can't get it right. Since the recent concerts are featuring TWO headliners those writers should give 50% of their raves or rants to both. Yes? At least that's the way I think. I know if it's a rant then most won't even bother writing a review at all. Considering the Jam Rocking event of the year is these two powerhouse bands concert reviewers or their editors can't seem to acknowledge this fact. I haven't found one article from Chicago where the bands played 2 sold out shows!

I know that the Allman Brothers band are an amazing group of musicians providing us with chart topping music for over 40 years. I love ABB as much as the next Spreadhead and I would never deny Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks their due but my heart belongs to the Athens-based group for the fun-loving music and emotional experience they've provided for over 25 years. Why did I mentioned Athens when all of us know where the boys first got together and began creating awesome music? Anyone could easily go to widespreadpanic.com and see that for themselves. Right? All except for some of the "professional" writers out there who apparently just GUESS where Panic is from.

"Macon-based Southern rockers". At least the guys at The Sun Chronicle got the State right. My only wish is that I could afford to travel and see more shows. I can only review what I see. But I'm certain what I've missed is amazing.

October is near!

And It Stoned Me - Chicago

Allman Brothers Band featuring John Bell of Widespread Panic playing Van Morrison's "And it Stoned Me" at Charter One Pavillion in Chicago on 9/2/2009.

VOODOO '09 Lineup

October 30-November 1

City Park, New Orleans behind the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA)

WIDESPREAD PANIC / KISS / EMINEM / JANE'S ADDICTION / LENNY KRAVITZ THE FLAMING LIPS / JUSTICE (DJ SET) GOGOL BORDELLO / WOLFMOTHER / THE BLACK KEYS / THE POGUES / WEEN / SILVERSUN PICKUPS / JANELLE MONAE / THE COOL KIDS / MEAT PUPPETS / MUTEMATH / Q-TIP / FISCHERSPOONER / BRAND NEW / D12 / AMERICAN BANG / GENERATIONALS / EARL GREYHOUND / SQUIRREL NUT ZIPPERS / BLACK LIPS / DOWN / MATES OF STATE / ALL TIME LOW / ROBERT RANDOLPH & THE FAMILY BAND /

AND

the knux / george clinton and parliament funkadelic / jj grey & mofro / Alejandro Escovedo / sarah quintana / shooter jennings / drive-by truckers / eric church / ledisi / irvin mayfield / New Orleans bingo! show / rebirth brass band / leroy jones / trombone shorty and orleans ave / Big Sam's Funky Nation / Benjy Davis Project / Papa Grows Funk / marchfourth marching band / dj soul sister / rotary downs / andrew duhon and the lonesome crows / amanda shaw / cyril neville's blues revue with tab benoit, big chief monk boudreaux and johnny sansone / beausoleil / leo jackson and the melody clouds / john mooney and bluesiana / quintron and missy pussycat / fleur de tease / suplecs / little freddie king / preservation hall-stars with special guests / the happy talk band / lil brian & the Zydeco Travelers / why are we building such a big ship? / ratty scurvics / mynameisjohnmichael / loose marbles / luke winslow-king / dan dyer / Sam & Ruby / walter "wolfman" washington and the roadmaster with dirty horns / new orleans klezmer all-stars / glasgow / mas mamones / zydepunks / the white bitch / Kristin diable / New orleans jazz vipers / the vettes / lucy's walk / erick baker / tbc brass band / bones / mc trachiotomy / from legends to nancy / brother taisuke mass choir / r. scully rough 7 / katey red & dj papa, big freddia, sissy nobby / davis rogan / and more!

Voodoo Experience takes over the city of New Orleans with over 20 events at 10 different locations, a series of events at all the major clubs in New Orleans. The best local talent and acoustic performances by Voodoo artists will manifest themselves in every corner of the city. The diversity of the festival runs deep within the roots of local New Orleans' culture.

WP stops by JAM ON

Loose and Light in the Sirius-XM Studios with Widespread Panic
from Relix Magazine online

John Bell with Sirius DJ Stef Scamardo

About 40 station guests and contest winners gathered at Sirius-XM Radio’s Midtown Manhattan studios yesterday afternoon for an intimate in-studio performance by Widespread Panic. The group is in the New York-area as part of a summer tour with The Allman Brothers Band and stopped by “Jam On” to speak with station personality Stef Scamardo and to play a few songs in Sirius’s glass-enclosed performance space—“the fishbowl.” Both the performance and interview are scheduled to air on “Jam On,” which can be found on SIRIUS channel 17 and XM channel 56, shortly after Labor Day.

The group ran through a five-song, hour-plus set that spanned its career, including “Pilgrims,” “Angels On High,” “This Part of Town,” “Already Fried” and “Imitation Leather Shoes.” In order to fit into the small performance space, the band shuffled its onstage configuration slightly, with drummers Todd Nance and Sunny Ortiz set up single-file on the audience’s far left, guitarist Jimmy Herring front left, guitarist John Bell in front middle and bassist Dave Schools in the back behind him. Keyboardist JoJo Hermann was set up mid-back right behind Scamardo and in-between Schools and Bell on the far right. Bell also used the opportunity to show off his new guitar and switched to acoustic for both “Pilgrims” and “Already Fried.”

Scamardo discussed a number of topics with the band between songs, ranging from what has changed during the band’s 20-plus year career (“We got Jimmy,” Bell said in his trademark growl) to Panic’s summer tour with longtime heroes the Allman Brothers Band (“They rock—like a locomotive!,” Schools remarked about the influential rock band) to their favorite new bands (“A band I’m really proud of is Dead Confederate,” Schools said of the Athens-based indie rockers, also adding that there are over 13,000 songs on his iPod).

Scamardo also mentioned the band’s surprisingly Sporadic early summer schedule, which Bell described as a “loose and light tour.” She later crowned the band the “The Kings of Bonnaroo,” to which Bell replied that he can judge a festival by its food—“and Bonnaroo has really good food.” The members of the band also discussed how they spent their time off: Schools has “just been trying to be a good husband,” Bell focused on the Clarkesville, Ga. Wellness Center that he recently opened with his wife Laura and Jimmy Herring practiced—even after shows while on the road (“Bathrooms at most hotels have good reverb,” he admits). In one particularly honest moment, Bell even mentioned that he was nervous lecturing to a group of UGA music business students early this month, but admitted,“the business can be an art form too.”

The in-studio audience watching Panic through a glass window had an opportunity to ask questions as well. When asked about the band’s relationship with the Allman Brothers Band, Schools responded that the group was a big influence on him through the years and that fans should expect a collaboration-heavy tour with shows that span 4-5 hours. Another question touched on frequent guest fiddler Ann Marie Calhoun, which led Schools and Bell to recount how they first saw her play “Surprise Valley” on a YouTube clip. “[She] hit every lick that Michael Houser played, but on a fiddle,” they said—with Schools adding that it was a good example of a video going viral. One young audience member from Rome, Italy asked a question about how the band writes its songs. Bell said he writes songs “wherever the gift comes from,” while Schools talked about group collaboration and said, “the coolest things happen when the group is ‘tossing a potato back and forth musically.’”

As the performance came to a close, Scamardo touched upon the band’s “Driving Songs” live releases and the new “From the Vaults” series. Bell mentioned that the band is trying to release an archival show every 4-5 months, and allow vault keeper Horace Moore to select the show, along with input from fans. But there is plenty of material to work with—the band has been multi-tracking all of its performances since the early 1990s.

John Bell Goes Back To School

JB recently held a Music Business program at the
University of Georgia-Athens.

Widespread Panic's Bell tells students to follow their dream
by John Barrett with Carolyn Crist for UGA redandblack.com
Image by John Kim

As the economy pushes students to consider majors that will earn big bucks, Widespread Panic's lead singer John Bell encouraged music business students not to give up the dream.

Bell, who joined Athens' native band Widespread Panic in 1986, explained how he became a part of the music business step-by-step in a motivational talk for music business students and alumni at the Chapel on Tuesday afternoon.



Music has to move from part A, or creation, to part B, the fans, through production, he said.

The business is "not just musicians and producers," he said, describing the business as a conglomeration of "agents, management, people who put up posters ... and it spills into TV and movies."

It is a multifaceted business with job opportunities, but it requires a great deal of homework.

"You've got to have your reference books around to keep you out of the dark," he said. "There are ways of doing things and avenues that are traveled ... it's good to recognize that stuff, but there are also so many opportunities to create your own job."

For example, the B-52's and R.E.M. tried their own styles in Athens first.

"If enough people dig it and catch onto it, all of a sudden you're making your own rules," Bell said. "There will be people who come up with a check in one hand and a contract in the other, saying it's ironclad. You don't have to trust them or be bullied - it's your dream, and don't let someone else push you around."

But the success starts with hard work and self-promotion, even with the simple things - putting up posters, creating demo CDs and selling merchandise yourself.

"You shouldn't expect anything beyond what you're willing to put in yourself to make things happen," he said.

But working with others isn't out of the question. In fact, within the band, it should be necessary, Bell said, describing Widespread Panic as "100 percent collaborative."

"Inspiration will pop up in any shape or form," he said. "You'll go places you wouldn't normally go by yourself."

Technology is another aspect of the music business that Bell didn't anticipate.

"Using music for entertainment and inspiration hasn't changed. Everything else - computers, the Internet, even instruments - have," he said. "I'm personally in the middle of it, and I dig the chaos that's out there."

Bell encouraged the students to stick to their dreams but keep their egos in check, allowing space and respect for fellow bandmates.

He humbly dished advice to students and closed the event by singing a song with the same thought:

"My thoughts are not for sale," he sang.

Woodstock meets Widespread Panic

Evolution of the Music Festival

GMA's Bill Weir was at the original site of Woodstock '69 in Bethel,NY along with some of the "star children" who were there 40 years ago to talk about music then and how it's influenced music festivals today.

Weir now calls himself a "Spreadhead" after attending the 3-1/2 hour Panic concert at Mile High Music Festival back in July. He went along on a backstage tour with JB and sat in on the pre-show rehearsal and concert preparation.

The Woodstock experience had it's highs with it's grand assortment of music acts and performers. But it also had deep lows with horrible conditions, little food, water or even shelter from the rain and muddy fields.

Bringing in over 400,000 attendants, Woodstock took a huge financial loss as a festival but made it up with sales of it's album and documentary. Today it's the opposite. In a sagging economy coupled with dwindling record sales and internet piracy making it difficult to make a profit bands turn to touring to make up losses.

Large festivals like Bonneroo, 10k Lakes and Rothbury can draw huge numbers of attendants and put them in a ready and well organized area with everything including rest rooms, tents and plenty of food vendors.

Today's festivals, however, are sprouting one good seed from Woodstock; the large variety and diverse performers all in one space. It's a win-win, financially for the festivals and affordable for the attendees.

As John Bells puts it, "...you can bring a large number of fans into a good environment where somebody can have their summer concert experience and not spend the baby's milk money."

Fastest Sell Out

Halloween Mail Order - SOLD OUT!
According to the WP website mail order for tickets to the Halloween show in Austin was the fastest sell out in the Band’s history!

Looks like it's going to be one HOT ticket!

Jimmy Herring as Lucifer -Halloween '07

Widespread Panic w/ ABB - Fall 09 Tour Dates

Widespread Panic and Allman Brothers Band
Their first extensive joint headline tour.

Fri Aug 21 / 09 - Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Sat Aug 22 / 09 - Canandaigua, NY Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center - CMAC
Mon Aug 24 / 09 - Gilford, NH Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion
Wed Aug 26 / 09 - Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center For The Arts
Thu Aug 27 / 09 - Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Sat Aug 29 / 09 - Mansfield, MA Comcast Center (Great Woods)
Sun Aug 30 / 09 - Hartford, CT Comcast Theatre

Tue Sep 01 / 09 - Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion
Wed Sep 02 / 09 - Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion

Sat Oct 03 / 09 - Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sun Oct 04 / 09 - Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Tue Oct 06 / 09 - Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
Wed Oct 07 / 09 - Portsmouth, VA NTELOS Wireless Pavilion
Fri Oct 09 / 09 - Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena
Sat Oct 10 / 09 - Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena
Sun Oct 11 / 09 - Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Tue Oct 13 / 09 - Knoxville, TN World's Fair Park
Wed Oct 14 / 09 - Nashville, TN Riverfront Park
Fri Oct 16 / 09 - Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
Sat Oct 17 / 09 - The Woodlands, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Fri Oct 30 / 09 - Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
Sat Oct 31 / 09 - Austin, TX Austin Music Hall

Sun Nov 01 / 09 - New Orleans, LA City Park

Forecatle, Louisville

Well it was a great weekend in Louisville.If you have the chance and the stamina I would recommend going next time.

There was a great mix of music and art and exhibits and sweet tarts!
The festival was located in the downtown area along the river and the organizers say that this year was their biggest draw bringing in around 17,000 folks from all over the country.



They had some environmental speakers giving talks on energy, bio-diesel and green-living. That was the purpose of the event. To bring people together with great music and expose them to a brighter future. Most folks seemed more interested in the food, drink and dancing.

Widespread Panic played 2 nights and, man, it was awesome to hear them! It had been awhile :)

Night 1
Disco > Pigeons, This Part Of Town, Holden Oversoul > Climb To Safety, From The Cradle > All Time Low, Papa's Home > Protein Drink > Sewing Machine > Jam > Papa's Home > Rock

Break

Her Dance Needs No Body > Henry Parson's Died, Angels On High > Greta > Drum Solo > Bowlegged Woman > Chilly Water > Bowlegged Woman > Time Waits For No One > Ain't Life Grand > Love Tractor
Encore: Action Man

Night 2

Who Do You Belong To > Fishwater > Visiting Day > Time Zones > Fixin' To Die > Ride Me High > Blue Indian, Up All Night > Drivin' Song > Tie Your Shoes > Drum Solo > Under The Radar Jam > Blight > Drivin' Song > North, Blackout Blues, Slippin' Into Darkness, Porch Song

Encore
Expiration Day > Stop Breakin' Down, Space Wrangler > Give

NO SET BREAK!
Check out Ian's photos from Forecastle weekend!

Forecastle! July 10-12

Widespread Panic, The Black Crowes, The Black Keys, and The Avett Brothers

Plus:
* Zappa Plays Zappa
* Umphrey’s McGee
* Yonder Mountain String Band
* Pretty Lights
* The New Mastersounds
* The Whigs
* Outformation
* Kathleen Edwards
* Dead Confederate

more here

Upcoming Dates July-Oct '09

Jul 11 Forecastle Festival, Louisville, KY

Jul 12 Forecastle Festival, Louisville, KY


Jul 18 Mile High Festival, Denver, CO

Jul 19 Mile High Festival, Denver, CO


Jul 22 10K Lakes Fest, Detroit Lakes, MN

Jul 24 10K Lakes Fest, Detroit Lakes, MN



Aug 21 Susquehannah Bank Center, Camden, NJ

Aug 22 CMAC Performing Arts Center, Canandaigua, NY

Aug 24 Meadowbrook Cellular Pavilion, Gilford, NH

Aug 27 Nikon @ Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY

Aug 29 Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA

Aug 30 Dodge Music Center, Hartford, CT

Sep 2 Charter One Pavilion, Chicago, IL

Sep 3 Charter One Pavilion, Chicago, IL

Oct 3 Verizon Wireless Amph., Charlotte, NC

Oct 4 Verizon Wireless Amph., Charlotte, NC

Oct 6 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD

Oct 7 nTelos Wireless Pavilion, Portsmouth, VA

Oct 9 BJCC Arena, Birmingham, AL

Oct 10 BJCC Arena, Birmingham, AL

Oct 11 Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion, Raleigh, NC

Oct 13 World's Fair Park, Knoxville, TN

Oct 14 Riverfront Park, Nashville, TN

Oct 16 Superpages.com Center, Dallas, TX

Oct 17 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX

Orange Beach Wharf 4/17- 4/19

The Wharf - Orange Beach, 4/17, 4/18, 4/19 2009 Setlists

04/17/09 The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL
1: Give, Heroes > Love Tractor, Tickle the Truth, Ain't Life Grand > Jam > Solid Rock, Aunt Avis, You Should Be Glad, All Time Low
2: Junior, Airplane > B of D > Proving Ground, Thought Sausage > Machine > Tie Your Shoes > Drums > Surprise Valley > Tie Your Shoes > Surprise Valley
E: Pleas > Cream Puff War
[Keller Williams and Pretty Lights opens]



04/18/09 The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL
1: Send Your Mind > Fishwater, Gradle > Who Do You Belong To? > Dyin' Man, Let's Get Down To Business > This Part Of Town > Jack > Big Wooly Mammoth > Papa's Home
2: Bowlegged Woman, Smoking Factory*, Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning*, Walk On The Flood, Blight > Ride Me High > Jam > Drums** > Climb To Safety > Action Man
E: Wondering > Can't Find My Way Home
* with Luther Dickinson on guitar
** with Cody Dickinson on percussion
[The North Mississippi Allstars and Pretty Lights opened; Last 'Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning' - 10/07/88, 2193 shows]



04/19/09 The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL
1: Radio Child > Pigeons, Let It Rock, L.a. > Pickin' Up The Pieces, Walk On, Better Off, It Ain't No Use > Under The Radar Jam > Angels on High, Goin' Out West
2: Driving Song > A of D > Driving Song > Tall Boy > Rock > Tall Boy > Sleepy Monkey > Three Candles > Drums > Diner > Driving Song > From The Cradle
E: May Your Glass Be Filled, Chilly Water
[The Avett Brothers and DJ J-Boogie opens]



thanks to everydaycompanion

Panic and Allman Bros Shows

According to the ABB website, the shows that feature both Widespread Panic and the Allman Brothers Band in Chicago will be headlined by each band as follows:

Sept 02 (Wed) - CHARTER ONE PAVILION Chicago, Illinois - On tour with Widespread Panic. ABB closes.
TIX ON SALE: Friday, April 10 at 10:00 AM

Sept 03 (Thu) - CHARTER ONE PAVILION Chicago, Illinois - On tour with Widespread Panic. WSP closes.
TIX ON SALE: Friday, April 10 at 10:00 AM