NASHVILLE |TOUR TEARING ACROSS AMERICA;
BANDS COMBINE FORCES AND COLLABORATE ON NUMEROUS SONGS
IN MARATHON TWO-HOUR SETS
The first leg of the tour kicked off August 21 in Camden, NJ and wrapped with two nights in Chicago (9/1 & 2). The next leg of dates runs from October 3 through 17 (dates below). In a live review, the Rochester (NY) Democrat & Chronicle said, “Saturday’s dial-a-jam saw them bring every member of…Widespread Panic onstage at one point or another for jam sessions…It was midnight before all possibilities had been exhausted…Most CMAC shows end by the time the Allmans brought out Widespread guitarist Jimmy Herring for a mind-blowing ‘In Memory of Elizabeth Reed’ that went on for about 45 minutes, with giant mushrooms zooming past the band’s heads on the video screen behind them (8/24/09).”
WIDESPREAD PANIC–JOHN BELL (vocals and guitar), JOJO HERMANN (keyboards), TODD NANCE (drums), DOMINGO ORTIZ (percussionist), DAVE SCHOOLS (bass) and JIMMY HERRING (guitar; also former ABB guitarist)–released their 10th studio album Free Somehow in 2008 and after this run will perform a special Halloween show at New Orleans’ Voodoo Experience, with other tour dates to be announced.
The ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND–GREGG ALLMAN (vocals and keyboards), BUTCH TRUCKS (drums and tympani), JAIMOE (drums), WARREN HAYNES (vocals, lead and slide guitar), DEREK TRUCKS (slide and lead guitar), OTEIL BURBRIDGE (bass) and MARC QUINONES (congas and percussion)–have been on the road most of the year, celebrating their 40th anniversary.
Guest interactions in the ALLMANS sets have included so far:
“Highway 61 Revisited” (John Bell, JoJo Hermann)
“Franklin’s Tower”(Jimmy Herring, Domingo Ortiz)
“I Walk On Gilded Splinters” (John Bell, Domingo Ortiz)
“Good Morning Little Schoolgirl,” “The Weight” (JoJo Hermann)
“Dreams” (Jimmy Herring, Dave Schools)
“One Way Out” (Jimmy Herring)
“It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry” (JoJo Hermann)
“You Don’t Love Me” (JoJo Hermann, Dave Schools; Domingo Ortiz)
“And It Stoned Me” (John Bell)
“In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed” (Jimmy Herring)
“Southbound” (Jimmy Herring, JoJo Hermann, Todd Nance)
“Who’s Been Talking” (JoJo Hermann, Jimmy Herring)
“Can’t Find My Way Home” (John Bell)
“Mountain Jam” (Jimmy Herring)
“Les Brers In A Minor” (Jimmy Herring)
ABB members who have sat in with Widespread Panic:
“Fixin’ To Die” (Oteil Burbridge)
“Surprise Valley” > “Goin’ Out West” (Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks)
“Bust It Big” > “Gimme” (Derek Trucks)
“Surprise Valley” (Warren Haynes and Marc Quinones)
“Chilly Water” (Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks)
“Red Hot Mama” (Warren Haynes)
“Chainsaw City” (Warren Haynes)
“Thin Air” > “Blackout Blues” (Derek Trucks)
“Fishwater” (Oteil Burbridge)
“Protein Drink” (Warren Haynes)
“Sewing Machine” (Warren Haynes)
“Ain’t No Use” > “Blight” (Derek Trucks)
“Smokestack Lightning” > jam > “Chilly Water” (Warren Haynes)
Here are the upcoming ABB/WSP dates:
| DATE | CITY | VENUE | |
| Sat | 10/3 | Charlotte, NC | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
| Sun | 10/4 | Charlotte, NC | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
| Tue | 10/6 | Columbia, MD | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| Wed | 10/7 | Portsmouth, VA | Ntelos Wireless Pavilion |
| Fri | 10/9 | Birmingham, AL | BJCC Arena |
| Sat | 10/10 | Birmingham, AL | BJCC Arena |
| Sun | 10/11 | Raleigh, NC | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion |
| Tue | 10/13 | Knoxville, TN | World's Fair Park |
| Wed | 10/14 | Nashville, TN | Riverfront Park |
| Fri | 10/16 | Dallas, TX | Superpages.com Center |
| Sat | 10/17 | Houston, TX | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
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ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND/WIDESPREAD PANIC TOUR TEARING ACROSS AMERICA
