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Widespread Panic

Southern rock band from Athens, Georgia.

Formed in 1985

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Upcoming shows

Fri Oct 23 Milwaukee, United States · Riverside Theater Tickets
Sat Oct 24 Milwaukee, United States · Riverside Theater Tickets
Sun Oct 25 Milwaukee, United States · Riverside Theater Tickets
Fri Oct 30 New Orleans, United States · UNO Lakefront Arena Tickets
Sat Oct 31 New Orleans, United States · UNO Lakefront Arena Tickets
Wed Dec 30 Charlotte, United States · Bojangles' Coliseum Tickets
Thu Dec 31 Charlotte, United States · Bojangles' Coliseum Tickets
Tue Jan 19 Punta Cana, Dominican Republic · Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana Tickets

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Widespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Duane Trucks, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guitarist Jimmy Herring. The band's original guitarist and sometime songwriter, Michael Houser, died of pancreatic cancer in 2002, and the original drummer, Todd Nance, left in 2016 and died in 2020.

The band was formed in Athens in 1986, and is influenced by southern rock, blues rock, progressive rock, funk and hard rock genres. They have been compared to other jam bands including the Grateful Dead and Phish. Widely renowned for their live performances, they have held the record for number of sold-out performances at Red Rocks Amphitheatre and State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

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