Ten years ago you never could have convinced me that Widespread Panic would be the biggest ticket seller in that little jam corner of the live music scene. But sure enough, this summer WSP will be the only jamband headlining amphitheater and theater shows by themselves across the country. God bless the power of large beers, Jimmy Herring, dancing like a chicken and good ol’ Southern Rock.
The lengthy 26-show excursion starts with appearances at Wakarusa and Bonnaroo before hitting old standbys like Radio City Music Hall, the Chicago Theatre, Red Rocks, and The Backyard. I’m most excited about Widespread’s first appearance at the beautiful Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, the site of the original Woodstock. Ace and I are huge fans of that gorgeous venue, and I can’t think of a better place to see Panic. The tour dates follow below:
June 9th: Wakarusa Festival, Lawrence KS
June 14th – 17th: Bonnaroo Festival, Manchester TN
June 22nd, 23rd, and 24th: Red Rocks, Morrison CO
June 28th, 29th, and 30th: Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles CA
July 1st: Viejas Concerts in the Park, San Diego CA
July 3rd: Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas NVJuly 6th, 7th, 8th: The Backyard, Austin TX
July 10th: Riverfest Amphitheatre, Little Rock AR
July 13th, 14th, 15th: Chicago Theatre, Chicago IL
July 17th: Tower Theatre, Philadelphia PA
July 18th: Bank of America Pavilion, Boston MA
July 20th, 21st: Radio City Music Hall, New York NY
July 22nd: Bethel Woods, Bethel NY
July 24th: Chevrolet Theatre, Wallingford CT
July 26th: Ntelos Pavilion, Portsmouth VA
July 27th, 28th: Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte NC
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but why does the bethel show have to be on a sunday night and the indoor radio city shows –IN THE CITY– be on the weekend. some of us have work on monday
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raqattack1 – Bethel is pretty close to NYC, I expect to be home by 1 or 1:30. It could be worse.
Just saw that Bobby Dylan is playing Bethel Woods in June…man, these guys did a great job this year. Maybe this place will finally be the first viable business on that land!
RAQattack, it’s definitely not that bad, but I certainly understand your point. The Phil & GRAB show was a Sunday night, started late, and having already seen two shows on the tour, we bolted in between Phil’s two sets in order to get home at a reasonable hour. At the same time, Radio City on the weekend is awesome, too.
Those are some great venues they are playing.
Go down load 4-24-07 2 The Classic Center, Athens, GA, it is an amazing show
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Bethel Woods is my favorite venue that sounds like it was named after a 325-pound defensive lineman. Next is the Ntelos Pavilion.