Tedeschi Trucks Band Members Join Widespread Panic In Birmingham

Georgia rockers Widespread Panic continued their Spring Tour last night with a performance at Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama. The evening began with a set by openers Tedeschi Trucks Band and concluded with members of TTB joining WSP for a collaborative multi-song encore.

Panic’s one set performance began with frontman John Bell on mandolin for a take on “Ain’t Life Grand.” The rest of the show saw Widespread Panic deliver highlights such as “Proving Ground” > “Bust It Big,” a jammed-out “Airplane” and a drums-filled “Papa’s Home” > Blackout Blues.”

For WSP’s encore, they brought with them guitarist Derek Trucks to join in on a performance of “Gimme” which moved into “Surprise Valley.” The collective was then joined by guitarist/vocalist Susan Tedeschi for a rendition of the WSP setlist staple “Me And The Devil Blues.” Not yet done with the show, or adding special guests, Panic then welcomed TTB vocalists Alecia Chakour and Mark Rivers to help out on a show-closing cover of The Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.”

Tedeschi Trucks Band will appear tonight at the famed Dockery Farms for a special show at the historic site near Cleveland, Mississippi. Widespread Panic heads to Knoxville, Tennessee for a pair of shows at the Tennessee Theatre beginning tomorrow night.

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You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Surprise Valley

Widespread Panic Setlist (via PanicStream/Panic Twitter)

One Set: Ain’t Life Grand*, Weight of the World, Honky Red, Better Off, Proving Ground > Bust It Big, Sell Sell, Airplane > JAM > Papa’s Home > Drumz > Machine Gun Jam > Papa’s Home >Blackout Blues > Protein Drink > Sewing Machine (103 mins)

Encore: Gimme^ > Surprise Valley^, Me And The Devil^^, You Can’t Always Get What You Want^^^

Notes:

• * JB on Tiny Guitar (mandolin)
• ^Derek Trucks on Guitar
• ^^ Derek Trucks on Guitar / Susan Tedeschi on Vocals & Guitar
• ^^^ Susan Tedeschi on Vocals & Guitar, Derek Trucks on Guitar, Alecia Chakour & Mark Rivers on Vocals

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