Widespread Panic Busts Out Grateful Dead Cover In St. Augustine
By Nate Todd Aug 3, 2019 • 9:16 am PDT
Widespread Panic swung through St. Augustine, Florida on Friday night where they kicked off a three-night run at St. Augustine Amphitheatre. The southern jam rockers played a pair of Grateful Dead covers at the end of the first set and the encore, including one that had been on the shelf since 2015.
The show kicked off with “Papa’s Home” followed by Neil Young’s “Don’t Be Denied.” Rock” and “Henry Parson’s Died” followed ahead of “Chilly Water.” “Happy” then led into Curtis Mayfield’s “Pusherman” which in turn segued into JJ Cale’s “Travelin’ Light.” The first set closed out with the Grateful Dead’s “Cream Puff War,” a song performed for only the fourth time since 2016.
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The second frame got underway with a run of Neil Young’s “Walk On,” “Hatfield” and “Cotton Was King.” WSP then performed “Tall Boy” and “Pigeons” ahead of a continuous block of “Junior, “Driving Song,” “Blue Indian” and the end of “Driving Song.” The second set came to a close with the Jerry Joseph-penned “Climb To Safety.” The band would encore with Talking Heads’ “Heaven” and the evening’s second Dead cover, “New Speedway Boogie,” which was last played on March 28, 2015.
Watch audience-shot video of the Dead covers and more below:
New Speedway Boogie via MrTopdogger
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Cream Puff War via Fred Ramadan
Pusherman via Fred Ramadan
Chilly Water via Fred Ramadan
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Setlist (via PanicStream)
Set One: Papa’s Home, Don’t Be Denied, Rock, Henry Parsons Died, Chilly Water, Happy > Pusherman > Travelin’ Light, Cream Puff War
Set Two: Walk On, Hatfield, Cotton Was King, Tall Boy, Pigeons, Junior > Driving Song > Blue Indian > Driving Song, Climb To Safety
Encore: Heaven, New Speedway Boogie[1]
[1]”New Speedway Boogie” LTP 3/28/15 Las Vegas (223 shows)Loading tour dates