WSP: Tour/Album

Panic is where it's at for sure. See everybody out there this fall!

Cannot wait for the new stuff with Jimmy Herring. WSP has a new energy and purpose. See ya'll in Oakland!

See ya in the Spring fellas. Glad I got to see them @ Radio City.

ASHEVILLE= Party!!!!!!!!

We only play NYC once a year. C'mon guys. give the apple some love

what the hell was up with the tickets for the Ryman run this morning? did they sell out in 3 seconds flat???? that was some BS. were there just 7 tickets? kinda makes miss the ole days when they weren't as popular.

The LA run this Summer was insane.. If you have the means, check out 6-30-07. Can't beat the second set......

Was able to get all tickets pre sale this year for Fall.

Portland>Eugene>Seattle>Seattle

(4th row Jimmy side for Eugene)

Can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man, with all the extra charges by Ticketmaster I ended up paying $200 for four ticket in Seattle, bullshit!!!!

ASHVEGAS!!!!

Can't wait for those CO dates...just got my tix this past weekend...So close to the Fort, these should be ragers!!

Bring Back George McConnell ASAP !

man i really want to see them with jimmy, but no mn love. gonna try to do the weekend in wi but who knows?.

ryman tix were gone in less than 30 secs this morning...apparently there only about 50-100 in the allotment, hope i get some throught ticketmaster

MORE SABBATH!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't wait to see the Boys in the Love Land. Because where there is love the is hope and I am hopeing for a good old colorado throw down. Bring it on!

Not exactly psyched for another WSP record. Wonder if it will sound anything different from the previous 9?
However – the positive thing about it will that it will be on their own label. Next step – their own ticket sales!!! I really would like to see a band with a big following (like WSP) and a stadium band (like U2 or Radiohead) cut Ticketmaster out of the mix. I bought 3 tickets for Wilco for $10 each and my final charge was $60! WTF!?!?

Kirkbrew,
Agree, but an uphill battle. Pearl Jam tried that fight about 10 years ago I guess and lost terribly because A) The venues that would have allowed a non Ticketmaster show were basically threatened, and B) The powers that be ruled Ticketmaster didn't have a monopoly situation happening and I will assume they would still feel that way, so basically Ticketmaster has been adding a little more BS to the prices over the years because they know we have no choice if we want to see the show. It sucks, but it is how it works. By the way, did anyone catch any of those non Ticketmaster Pearl Jam shows? I remember they had to play the Shrine Bowl football stadium in Charlotte to make a Charlotte show happen. Peace and Panic.

I hate the service and "convenience" fees associated with MoneyMaster, but it's the only way for me to get my Panic tix so I'll have to deal. Like Filo was saying I really have no choice because I want to see Panic tear my face off

See ya'll in Memphis. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

yeah panic needs to do what SCI did.
own their own label and exclude ticket bastard from the sales of tickets.
this album will be different I guarantee it. with herring on it, and the fact the guys are getting older, it will certainly be different. I am really happy it will be on widespread records :)))

If you like Jimmy Herring check out FrogWings!!!

I actually am against the addition of more business ventures to Panic. On paper, they sound great and I think of them as wonderful. But Brown Cat has always found a way to make the simple difficult, and the two bands who blazed some of these trails have quit touring. I kinda wonder if Phish and SCI would still be touring hard if not for having to manage their additional band interests. Simply put, I'd rather have my Panic for longer than with all the bells and whistles.

OH YEAH THE COUNTDOWN HAS BEGUN. LESS THAN 29 DAYS UNTIL THE TOUR GETS STARTED IN MEMPHIS..BELLE ST AFTERWARDS IS GOING TO BE INSANE. ALSO OUTFORMATION PLAYING AS AN AFTER SHOW..ALREADY GOT MY FLOOR SEATS FOR SAT. NIGHT. HAVE TO DRIVE UP AFTER WORK ON FRIDAY. MIGHT JUST SHOW UP FOR THE SECOND SET ON FRIDAY NIGHT. SEE YOU ALL SOON..

Weak, weak, weak, weak sauce.
These guys owe their careers to the breakup of Phish and the Dead.
$.02 spent.

Rickey--c'mon, Jimmy Herring has more talent in his little pinky finger (which he uses astonishingly well) than most musicians do in their entire body on their best nights (Trey Included).

marcsmall1-I agree that Jimmy is very talented. I have not heard them with him. I have purchased wsp cd's in the past and have listened on jam_on. I just don't get them at all. Often I hear bands that I'm not crazy about but I get why others go for it. With these guys..nothing.Do you think that Jimmy has turned it all around?

Ricky- Have you seen WSP with Jimmy? It is amazing. I understand if you just don't like Widespread. I wasn't dedicated to WSP before Jimmy came around and really couldn't get into them. Now, I will travel hours to see the boys. It's incredible what Herring has already done for Panic and it is only going to get better as he tours and practices with them. I am so pumped for this tour I can't concentrate on school. People that live near Memphis, Ashville, and Birmingham should not miss those shows. I will be at them all.

Peace and much love

So what's your point Rickymullet? Every jamfan I've met has a few bands they just don't get, you can't please everybody. That's one of the nice things about there being so many diverse jam bands out there. I can think of plenty of bands that have a big following that I "just don't get" (Phish, SCI, mainstream acts like Rush, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Ray Vaughan), but they obviously provide happiness for a lot of other people, and that's just great with me. I don't waste my time reading articles on them just to comment to their fans that I don't like their band. Be happy for those of us who do get it that we can go to their shows and buy their CD's and take some joy from their music, as you do with the bands you do "get".
It's easy to say one jamband owes its success to an earlier band, as a lot of folks said of Phish in the 90's. But there's plenty of Phish fans who never "got" the Dead, so that's not really true, is it? I don't see tons of old Phish tour shirts being worn at Panic shows, that's fer sure. Will next week's big jam act only succeed b/c SCI just folded? One of the better Phish shows I do have is from a 1990 show in a small club where Trey dedicated 'Jagermeister' to their friends in the opening band, WSP. These guys rose up in the scene together (Panic formed in the mid-late 80's), each in their own way. I think what irks me about your comments (enough to write this long diatribe anyway) is that there's an obvious flaw in your reasoning....you admit only hearing their CD's and live recordings, but have never seen them. Hell, I didn't get the Dead or their music until I got to a show and took in the whole experience. At its best this scene shares the common theme of bands willing to take risks, improvise and create unique live music moments and events, with the audience being participants rather than mere observers; in other words it's all about going to a SHOW, my man, and sometimes it takes more than one to catch the magic.
A big part of this scene for me is the ethos behind it when it's at its best, and part of that to me has always meant "live and let live". You might as well be one of the straights popping up here just to say you don't get any of these hippie bands with their 20 minute songs, boring noodling and never sounding live the way they do on their CD's. Or jump on a NASCAR website and tell their fans you're not into watching those Neverending Left Turns. Why rain on our parade? Believe it if you need it, if you don't just pass it on....

Admirable job Richromeo. You could have simply pointed to the fact that WSP and Phish played together on the HORDE. For those of you in your 20's or younger may never have heard of it but it stands for Horizons of Rock Developing Everywhere. Sound familiar? Basically its what this jam scene came from and strives for.

Like who you like, love who you love, hate who you want, its all good, Just don't try and kill my buzz with your assanine (jambase needs spell check) comments.

I wouldn't get off the shitter to go to a DMB show but fortunately for me I don't have a enough time to hop on the boards and bash them when an article comes up.

"It takes more than going down to your local video store and renting Easy Rider to become a rebel."

Panic doesn't owe Phish shit. They were doing big things well before the Phish hiatus. And they owe the Dead about the same amount Phish does. The Dead and the Allmans blazed this jam trail, and I feel Panic has done them well with the music they have put out there. Phish did big things and sort of fell off when the bad drugs and ego got into their band.

rickey--yes, to answer your question I think JH makes this a completely different band. Better in just about every aspect. It's now the Jimmy Herring Band, featuring Widespread Panic. 90% of the show is Jimmy just tearing the whole damn thing to shreds. He has really brought out the best in the other band members and has really upped the ante as far as the quality of musicianship. The interplay between him and Dave Schools is really top notch.

Rickey---Go to www.PanicStream.com to hear for yourself

who cares about haters...i didn't even read what the cat wrote...but, f'm anyway...stooopid is, as stupid does...

richromeo.....please for goddsakes pick up a Stevie Ray boxset and get back to us on whether or not you "get" him. Jeez...AND FOR THE LOVE OF SWEET JESUS, STOP WITH THE PANIC VS PHISH VS SCI VS DEAD VS BEAVIS VS BUTTHEAD BATTLES. IT IS POINTLESS. THERE IS NO KING. THERE IS NO KING. THERE IS NO GAWDDERN KING. IN THE WORDS OF SIR PAUL, LET IT BE.

jimmy rocks but to say he brings the rest of the boys to another level is wrong. George just brought them down a few notches. obviously youre all too young to remember the band's namesake. We miss you Mikey!!!!!!!!!!!! p.s. jimmy does melt my face off

MY band is better than your band

Did some college kid just call me "too young"? Funny, but I've been going to Panic shows since '92.

It takes a whole box set to appreciate Stevie Ray? Isn't there just a greatest hits CD I can pick up?

;-)

man, i really need to see JH w/ Panic so I can drop my $.02...

I have an analogy.
If Trey had been replaced with Steve Vai, then you know how it feels for an old school panic fan to have his bands guitarist replaced with Herring. My first show was in 1989.
I was just getting used to GMAC, then they kicked him out.
The day they did that I was at the show in Louisville, and Sam Holt and John Keane filled it. That was really un-expected magic!!! Herring plays to damn fast for my tastes. I am just used to the old ways I guess. peace.

so i was traveling around with some kids and we got into this debate one night. these tour kids were telling me how widespreaqd signed some shit witht hte feds and they've bin calling it OPERATION PANIC. this is news to me apprently if u have a ticket to the show pigs have the right to search your sh*t, if u have a ticket or your on lot. to me that sounds like a bunch of BS!!! please someone email me r somethiwn xphishxmanx@yahoo.com all of this is news to me i love WP!!! please let me know!!!