WIDESPREAD PANIC 2008 SPRING TOUR IN REVIEW

WIDESPREAD PANIC 2008 SPRING TOUR IN REVIEW

Stats:

• 22 shows
• 439 songs
• 164 unique songs
• 19.95 average songs per show
• 56 one timers

Shows by state:

• AL - 3
• IL - 3
• NY - 3
• DC - 2
• GA - 2
• NC - 2
• TX - 2
• LA - 1
• OH - 1
• SC - 1
• TN - 1
• VA - 1

• 1 night run - 8
• 2 night runs - 4
• 3 night runs - 2

Shows by day of the week:

• Sunday - 4
• Tuesday - 3
• Wednesday - 4
• Thursday - 1
• Friday - 5
• Saturday - 5

Most played (6)

• Three Candles
• Walk On The Flood

Something Special:

• The debut of 7 new songs from Free Somehow.
• An entire album played on April fools day.
• A Driving Song club sandwich.
• The unveiling of another good Todd song called Coach.
• A 13 show break between Chilly Waters, second longest only to 07/02/87.
• The return of Pusherman, Use me, Heathen, Big Chief, Help Me Somebody, Sometimes, Genesis and Slow Porch.
• A very unexpected Sympathy For The Devil, Morning Dew & Ophelia.
• Guests including Anne Marie Calhoun, Warren Haynes, Page McConnel, Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians, Danny Hutchins, Jeff Raines, Ben Ellman and Stanton Moore.
• Many very special encores and openers.
• Unusually deep rotation.

04/01/08 Warner Theatre, Washington, DC 

1: Walk On The Flood, Angels on High, Driving Song > Three Candles > A of D > Driving Song, Machine > Barstools and Dreamers > Driving Song, Dark Day Program, All Time Low

2: Boom Boom Boom, Pusherman > Drums > Her Dance Needs No Body > Pigeons > Free Somehow, Already Fried, Greta, Up All Night, Flicker, Fishwater

E: Tickle the Truth > Ain't Life Grand

[First 'Already Fried', First 'Boom Boom Boom', First 'Dark Day Program', First 'Free Somehow', First 'Her Dance Needs No Body', First 'Three Candles', First 'Walk On The Flood']

04/02/08 Warner Theatre, Washington, DC

1: Red Hot Mama, Thought Sausage, Travelin' Light, Don't Wanna Lose You, Time Zones, Rebirtha > Pilgrims > Dyin' Man

2: Disco > Diner > Ribs And Whiskey > Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys > B of D > Impossible, Bust It Big, Chainsaw City

E: Tall Boy 

04/04/08 United Palace Theater, New York, NY 

1: Holden Oversoul > Better Off, Climb To Safety, Papa Johnny Road, Sleeping Man, Sleepy Monkey > Free Somehow > Pleas > Love Tractor

2: Space Wrangler > Radio Child > Jam > Jack, Wondering > Second Skin > Drums > Surprise Valley* > Protein Drink* > Sewing Machine*

E: This Part Of Town > Walk On The Flood

* with Warren Haynes on guitar
 

04/05/08 United Palace Theater, New York, NY

1: Big Wooly Mammoth > North, Angels on High > Little Lilly > Rock > Hatfield, Hope In A Hopeless World, Conrad

2: From The Cradle > Bowlegged Woman, Papa's Home > Three Candles > Airplane > Drums > Papa's Home > Henry Parsons Died

E: Let's Get The Show On The Road > Blackout Blues

04/06/08 Palace Theater, Albany, NY 

1: Old Neighborhood > Worry, Already Fried > Party At Your Mama's House > Send Your Mind > Junior > You Should Be Glad, Give

2: Papa Legba > Stop-Go > Christmas Katie > Action Man, It Ain't No Use > Blue Indian > Tie Your Shoes > Fixin' To Die > Imitation Leather Shoes

E: Nobody's Loss, None of Us Are Free 

04/09/08 US Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH

1: Lil Kin, Can't Get High, Pickin Up The Pieces, Boom Boom Boom > You Got Yours, Flicker > One Arm Steve > Jam > Solid Rock

2: Good People > Bears Gone Fishin` > I'm Not Alone, Goin Out West* > Drums** > Jam > Blight > Greta, Walkin

E: Up All Night > Porch Song

* w/Ben Ellman

** w/Stanton Moore

04/11/08 Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL 

1: Ain't Life Grand > Mr. Soul, Tickle the Truth > Diner > C. Brown, Visiting Day > Jam > Happy > May Your Glass Be Filled > Heroes

2: Ribs And Whiskey, Travelin' Man > Rebirtha > Pilgrims >Dyin' Man > Drums > Fishwater, Thin Air (Smells Like Mississippi) > Last Dance

E: Time Waits > Tall Boy

04/12/08 - Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL 

 1: Pigeons > Climb To Safety, Papa Johnny Road, Time Zones > Crippled Inside, Thought Sausage, Mercy > Jack > Walk On A Flood

2: Love Tractor, Angels On High, Bust It Big > Surprise Valley > Protein Drink > Sewing Machine > Drums > Jam > Surprise Valley > Henry Parsons Died

E: Expiration Day, Driving Song > Disco > Driving

04/13/08 - Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL 

1: From the Cradle > Pleas, 1x1 > North, Casa del Grillo, Free Somehow > Holden Oversoul > Jam > And It Stoned Me > Makes Sense To Me

2: A of D > Little Lilly, Space Wrangler > No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature, Three Candles > Drums > Walk On Guilded Splinters > Barstools & Dreamers, Radio Child

E: Postcard > Stop Breakin Down Blues 

04/16/08 Murphy Center, Murfreesboro, TN 

1: Machine > Travelin' Light, Already Fried, Better off, Walk On > Hatfield, Glory, Don't Wanna Lose You*, Chainsaw City*

2: Big Wooly Mammoth > Worry, Dark Day Program > B of D > Second Skin > Drums** > Who Do You Belong To?, Cream Puff War

E: Papa's Home > Imitation Leather Shoes

* With Jeff Raines 

** With Stanton Moore

04/18/08 The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL 

1: Wondering > Walkin' (For Your Love), Tickle The Truth > Greta > Christmas Katie > Action Man, Old Joe, Flicker > Conrad

2: Good People > StopGo > You Got Yours, Aunt Avis, You Should Be Glad > Airplane > Drums > Proving Ground > Life During Wartime 

E: It Ain't No Use, Blackout Blues

04/19/08 The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL 

1: Porch Song (slow) > Low Rider > I'm Not Alone, Walk on the Flood > Weight of the World, Pickin' Up the Pieces > Rock > Climb to Safety, Don't Be Denied

 2: Give >Impossible, Her Dance Needs No Body, Gradle > Diner > Tie Your Shoes > All Time Low, Boom Boom Boom > Flat Foot Flewzy

E: One Arm Steve > Maggot Brain > Fishwater 

04/20/08 The Wharf, Orange Beach, AL 

1: Little Kin > Disco > Angels On High, Dyin' Man, City of Dreams > Party At Your Mama's House > Ribs and Whiskey, Fixin' to Die > Tall Boy

2: Solid Rock > Pigeons, Vampire Blues, Tortured Artist, Chilly Water > Drums > Jam > Bust It Big > Chilly Water, Ride Me High > Pilgrims

E: The Last Straw > Ain't Life Grand, End Of The Show 

04/22/08 Johnny Mercer Theatre, Savannah, GA 

1: Holden Oversoul > Weak Brain, Narrow Mind, From The Cradle > Henry Parsons Died > Coach* > Space Wrangler, Old Neighborhood, Gimme > Radio Child

2: Sometimes > Imitation Leather Shoes > I Walk On Guilded Splinters > Three Candles > Sleeping Man > Love Tractor > Jam > I Walk On Guilded Splinters > Drums > Jack > Lawyers Guns & Money > Barstools & Dreamers

E: Blue Indian, Thought Sausage

* First time played 

04/23/08 Johnny Mercer Theatre, Savannah, GA 

1: Red Hot Mama, Up All Night > Bear's Gone Fishin' > Papa's Home > Travelin' Man > Papa's Home, Send Your Mind > Vacation > Smokestack Lightning > North

2: Protein Drink > Sewing Machine, B of D > 1 x 1, Morning Dew > Coconut > Jam > Drums > Proving Ground > Action Man > Proving Ground

E: Sleepy Monkey > Heathen > Goin' Out West 

04/25/08 Walnut Creek Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC 

1: Conrad > Pleas > Contentment Blues > CreamPuff War, Time Zone, Trouble > A of D > YSBG, Papa Legba 

2: Flicker > Worry > Use Me > Makes Sense To Me* > Rebirtha > Drums > Hatfield > Greta > Use Me > Mr Soul 

E: Slippin Into Darkness** > Bowlegged Woman

*with Danny Hutchins

**w/ Lopez on percussion

04/26/08 Walnut Creek Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC 

1: Let's Get Down to Business, Machine > Travelin' Light, Thin Air > Walk on the Flood, Diner > Rock, Help Me Somebody, Can't Find My Way Home

2: Heroes > Impossible > Jam > Bust it Big > Arleen > Driving* > Surprise Valley* > Drums > Surprise Valley* > Heaven* > Driving*, Junior, All Time Low

E: Expiration Day > Fishwater*

*with Anne Marie Calhoun on fiddle
 

04/27/08 Landmark Theater, Richmond, VA 

1: Pilgrims > Ain't Life Grand, Airplane > Genesis, Ribs And Whiskey > Goodpeople, Chainsaw City, Her Dance Needs No Body > Chilly Water 

2: Disco > Pigeons > Dark Day Program > You Got Yours > Jam > Tall Boy > Time Is Free > Drums > Climb To Safety, Holden Oversoul > Love Tractor

E: The Take Out > Porch Song > Postcard
 

04/29/08 Township Auditorium, Columbia, SC 

1: Henry Parsons Died, Walkin' (For Your Love) > Blackout Blues, Free Somehow > Wondering > Walk On > Maggot Brain > Tie Your Shoes > Space Wrangler

2: Three Candles > Ride Me High > Give > Stop-Go > Blight > Drums > Stop-Go > Imitation Leather Shoes > Ophelia > North

E: Pickin' Up The Pieces, Weight Of The World 

05/01/08 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Fair Grounds Race Course, New Orleans, LA 

O:Walk on the Flood, Thought Sausage, From The Cradle, Love Tractor, Fixin to Die*, Already Fried, Greta > Big Chief Jam** > Bowlegged Woman, Her Dance Needs No Body, Conrad, Driving Song > Impossible > Driving Song, Angles on High > Porch Song, Protein Drink > Sewing Machine, Action Man

E: Knockin' Round the Zoo

*with Page McConnel

**without JB and Dave, with Wild Magnolias Mardi Gras Indians

05/02/08 Sam Houston Race Park, Houston, TX 

1: Solid Rock > Better Off > It Ain't No Use, I'm Not Alone, Tickle The Truth > One Arm Steve > Slippin' Into Darkness > Barstools & Dreamers > Worry

2: Little Kin > Let It Rock > B of D > Flicker > Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys > Big Wooly Mammoth > Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys > Drums > Jam > You Should Be Glad > Makes Sense To Me

E: Me and the Devil Blues, Ain't Life Grand 

05/03/08 Nokia Theater, Dallas, TX 

1: Arleen > Who Do You Belong To?, Up All Night, Papa's Home > Little Lily > Fishwater, Ribs And Whiskey, Sympathy For The Devil 

2: All Time Low > Proving Ground > Boom Boom Boom > Proving Ground, Pigeons, Dark Day Program, Flat Foot Flewzy > drums > Diner, Tall Boy 

E: Three Candles > Surprise Valley > Rock > Surprise Valley > End Of The Show

 

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