Widespread Panic
Rock
The next Widespread Panic concert is scheduled for Saturday, June 28, 2025 at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO, United States. See all 17 upcoming concerts
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Upcoming Concerts for Widespread Panic
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- Jun28Jun 28, 2025Red Rocks Park and AmphitheatreMorrison
- Jun29Jun 29, 2025Red Rocks Park and AmphitheatreMorrison
- Jul24Jul 24, 2025Harrah's Cherokee CenterAsheville
- Jul25Jul 25, 2025Harrah's Cherokee CenterAsheville
- Jul26Jul 26, 2025Harrah's Cherokee CenterAsheville
- Aug08Aug 08, 2025Everwise Amphitheater at White River State ParkIndianapolis
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About Widespread Panic
Hometown
Athens, GA, United States
Formed
1986
Genre
Rock
Widespread Panic are one of the premier jam bands of the post-Grateful Dead era. Unlike their Northeastern peers in Phish and Blues Traveler, these are Georgia boys whose earthy playing reflects a deep debt to Southern rock. The original quartet formed in 1986 in the college town of Athens and began achieving national recognition in the early ’90s. In addition to garnering a slot on the inaugural H.O.R.D.E. tour (which helped jump-start the decade’s jam-band revival), they dropped a string of studio albums, including 1994’s Ain’t Life Grand and 1999’s Til the Medicine Takes, that balance improvisation with nimble songwriting. The loss of founding guitarist Michael Houser to cancer in 2002 would have spelled doom for most outfits. But Widespread Panic—buoyed by the intense loyalty of their fanbase—brought in a succession of players who helped open up their sound to new ideas: fusion, New Orleans R&B, funk, even gritty hard rock. This is particularly evident on their deep well of live recordings (a staple for jam bands), where the group reinvent themselves just about any night they take the stage.
Members of Widespread Panic include, or have included, John Bell, Michael Houser, John Hermann, Dave Schools, Todd Nance, Duane Trucks, George McConnell, Jimmy Herring, and T Lavitz.
Musical InfluencesWidespread Panic's musical influences include Rare Earth, Blind Faith, Grateful Dead and more.
Influenced by Widespread PanicWidespread Panic has influenced the music of Oysterhead, Derek Trucks, The Slip and more.
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