Audio: Widespread Panic Covers Wilco

Continuing a tradition started over 20 years ago, Widespread Panic filled their annual Halloween show in Chicago last night with an assortment of covers – some they haven’t played in years and others they’ve never performed before. The cover parade started with the first rendition of Willis Alan Ramsey’s Wishbone since December 15, 1989 (2,259 shows) and continued with the debut of Vic Chesnutt’s Degenerate and Muddy Waters’ Tail Dragger. Godzilla by Blue Oyster Cult (last time played – Halloween ’97) kicked off the second set and included the debut of Iron Man in the middle. Towards the end of the closing stanza, Panic debuted John Lennon’s I’m Losing You.

When the jam titans returned for their encore, they tipped their hat towards the Windy City’s most popular band of late, Wilco, by covering Outta Mind (Outta Sight) and wrapped things up by inviting their crew to help out on Warren Zevon’s Werewolves of London. Thanks to Z-Man for getting an audio recording of the festivities up so quickly as we can sample WSP’s Wilco cover…

Widespread Panic – Outta Mind (Outta Site) by Hidden Track

Setlist…

Set 1 Pigeons > Radio Child > Wishbone*, True To My Nature, Time Zones > Love Tractor, Degenerate^ > Blight > Tail Dragger# > Climb To Safety (68 mins)

Set 2 Godzilla** > Iron Man^^ > Godzilla, Imitation Leather Shoes > Jack, Surprise Valley > Drums > Surprise Valley > Blue Indian, I’m Losing You% > Chilly Water > Bust It Big > Chilly Water (76 mins)

Encore Outta Mind (Outta Sight)@, Postcard, Porch Song, Schools banter and thanks to road crew, Werewolves of London*** (17 mins)

Notes:
*LTP 12.15.89 Willis Alan Ramsey (2259 shows)
**LTP 10.31.97 Blue Öyster Cult (1152 shows)
***LTP 10.29.08 Warren Zevon (222 shows)
entire road crew on stage; Lopez on percussion First Time Played:
^ Vic Chestnutt
# Howlin Wolf
^^ Black Sabbath
% John Lennon
@ Wilco

[via PanicStream]