Widespread Panic Wraps Winter Tour In Savannah

Last night, Widespread Panic wrapped up their Winter Tour with a show in Savannah in their home state of Georgia. The band delivered a lengthy two-set performance, once again digging deep for a bust out while also offering many longtime fan favorites.

Panic got things going at Savannah Civic Center with the instrumental “A Of D” opening the first set. Later they played just their second rendition of Leonard Cohen’s “First We Take Manhattan” which was debuted on New Year’s Eve, ending the first half with their original “Blackout Blues.”

Starting off set two – which along with the encore clocked in at nearly two-hours long – WSP covered Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” which was also making its second performance since debuting on NYE. The rest of the monster second set was anchored by multi-song-sandwiching of “Driving Song” > “Tie Your Shoes” > “Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys” > “Arlene” > “Papa’s Home” > “Drums” > “Papa’s Home” > “Red Hot Mama” > “Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys” > “Driving Song.” A bust out of Carl Perkins & NRBQ’s “Flat Foot Flewzy” for the first time since October 26, 2013 (171 shows ago) drew the second half to a close.

Bassist Dave Schools thanked the band’s crew and staff before the start of the three song encore that began with Warren Zevon’s “Lawyers, Guns & Money” followed by the Panic original “Porch Song” and Johnny Nash’s classic “I Can See Clearly Now.”

Here’s audience-shot footage of “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” captured by Dave Lake:

Here’s audience-shot footage of “I Can See Clearly Now” captured by Mark Cianciolo:

Widespread Panic returns to the road on April 8 with a three-night stand at Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater in Austin, Texas followed by a lengthy Spring Tour.

Setlist (via Panicstream)

Set One: A Of D, The Last Straw > Up All Night, Sell Sell, Bust It Big, First We Take Manhattan, Tail Dragger, Rock, Bowlegged Woman, Blackout Blues (73 mins)

Set Two: A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall, Driving Song > Tie Your Shoes > Low Spark of High Heeled Boys > Arleen > Papa’s Home > Drums > Papa’s Home > Red Hot Mama > Low Spark of High Heeled Boys > Driving Song, Chilly Water, Flat Foot Flewzy (102 mins)

Encore: Lawyers Guns & Money, Porch Song, I Can See Clearly Now (16 mins)

Notes:

[‘Use Me’ rap during ‘Bowlegged Woman’; ‘Love Her Madly’ tease during ‘Tie Your Shoes’; ‘Junior’ rap during and ‘Blight’ tease after ‘Arleen’; ‘Jessica’ teases before ‘Drums’ and during ‘I Can See Clearly Now’; ‘Arleen’ rap after ‘Red Hot Mama’; Last ‘Flat Foot Flewzy’ – 10/26/2013, 171 shows]