Widespread Panic Porch Songs | Chattanooga 2001

2001 was the last full year of the Michael Houser Era for Widespread Panic, so it shouldn’t be much of a surprise it’s been a popular year for the band’s archival releases. The latest installment of Porch Songs pulls from that magical year as Widespread Panic has released an official recording of their November 21, 2001 show from McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The Georgia rockers’ visit to Chattanooga in the fall of 2001 is best known for the insane portion of the second set that sees the band move from “Mercy” to “Chilly Water” to a cover of Neil Young’s “Mr. Soul” into “Drums” and then back into “Chilly Water.” Widespread Panic puts an exclamation point on the set by ending with “Dyin’ Man” > “Pusherman” > “Climb To Safety.” The first set is no slouch with the fan-favorite cover of Traffic’s “Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys” and the return of rarity “Nobody’s Fault But Mine.”

Porch Songs -11/21/01 -Chattanooga, TN is available now in multiple formats.

Take a listen to “Nobody’s Fault But Mine” from the new release:

Here’s a look at the setlist from November 21, 2001:

Set One: Greta > Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys > Rock, Clinic Cynic, Space Wrangler, Henry Parsons Died, Nobody’s Fault But Mine > Big Wooly Mammoth > Conrad

Set Two: Don’t Tell The Band > Imitation Leather Shoes, Mercy > Chilly Water > Mr. Soul > Drums > Chilly Water > Dyin’ Man > Pusherman > Climb To Safety

Encore: Pilgrims, Goin’ Out West

[‘Sympathy For The Devil’, ‘Third Stone From The Sun’, and ‘Another One Bites The Dust’ teases by Dave after ‘Drums’]

[Setlist via EverydayCompanion.com]