4/24/2013
Township Auditorium
Columbia, South Carolina

Photos by Andy Tennille

Starting a two-show run at the Township Auditorium with a scorching “Holden Oversoul” certainly set the tone for Widespread Panic’s return to Columbia, SC, but the band didn’t step off the gas, tearing through a strong first set with a sweet “Smokestack Lightning > Chest Fever.”

“Travelin’ Man > Vacation” was about the only respite from the rock in the second set, with “Heroes” getting things cranked back up and dropping into a huge “Impossible.” “Pleas > Mr. Soul” was very, very nice, and the encore – “Expiration Day” and “Action Man” – was the perfect way to close it.

Night two started much the way its predecessor did, with “Travelin’ Light” hot out of the gate. Todd sang a great version of “Down,” and “Walk On” appeared on the set list for the first time since The Tabernacle during last year’s Wood tour.

The second set was one you write home about. “Tall Boy > Hatfield > Sewing Machine” to open, short pause in and out of “Tickle the Truth,” but after that it was off to the races with “Stop-Go > Genesis, Happy > Airplane > Let's Get The Show On The Road > Postcard.” The “Quarter Tank” and “Zoo” were just gas on the fire.

4/23/2013
Township Auditorium
Columbia, South Carolina

Photos by Andy Tennille

Set I:

Holden Oversoul
Rock
Bear's Gone Fishin' >
You Got Yours
Goodpeople
Smokestack Lightning >
Chest Fever
Last Straw
Give

Set II:

Can't Get High
Conrad
Travelin' Man >
Vacation
Heroes
Impossible >
Worried
St. Louis >
Papa's Home >
Drums >
Papa's Home
Pleas >
Mr. Soul

Encore:

Expiration Day
Action Man

2013 Wanee Music Festival
Live Oak, FL
April 20, 2013

Day two for Widespread Panic at Wanee was a study in contrasts.

While Friday was plagued by rain and heavy winds, giving the road and stage crews fits trying to keep the band’s gear dry and operational, Saturday was a blue-bell day with sunny skies and the occasional cool breeze, which likely contributed to the laid-back vibe backstage. The legendary Leon Russell played a fantastic set early in the day, and the guys mingled all afternoon, catching up with family and friends in other bands all afternoon before taking the stage after a scorching set from the Tedeschi Trucks Band.

To these ears, Saturday’s set seemed much more relaxed. Without the stress of the inclement weather, the band settled in right off the bat, opening with a thunderous “Imitation Leather Shoes.” The band has found a groove with “Cotton Was King,” seemingly knocking it out of the park each time it’s dialed up this spring tour. “Bust It Big” > “Jack” > “Love Tractor” was a nice three-song run before the “City of Dreams” sing-a-long.

Since Warren Haynes and Danny Louis from Gov’t Mule guested on night one, the guys brought out Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks to sit in on night two. “I’ve Been Workin’” segued straight out of a funky “Rebirtha” jam, giving J.B. an opportunity to trade vocals with Susan as Jimmy and Derek traded licks. “Goin’ Out West” was where the two golden-haired guitar slingers shined, playing a nifty game of call and response that led into Sunny and Todd’s drum breakdown that intros “Fishwater.” 12 train days…

Imitation Leather Shoes
Climb to Safety
Stop Breakin’ Down
Party at Your Momma’s >
Blackout Blues
Cotton Was King
Little Lilly
Bust It Big >
Jack >
Love Tractor
City of Dreams
Rebirtha >
I’ve Been Workin’* >
Goin’ Out West**
Fishwater**

* Susan Tedeschi on vocals, Derek Trucks on guitar, Artimus Pyle on percussion
** Derek Trucks on guitar

Dark, menacing skies welcomed the guys to the stage Friday night for their first
performance of the 2013 Wanee Music Festival, slotted nicely between an afternoon set
by Gov’t Mule and just ahead of the Allman Brothers Band’s headlining performance.

Jimmy & J.B. sat in on Neil Young’s classic “Cortez the Killer” during Mule’s afternoon
set. Dave joined the party midway through the song, replacing Mule bassist Jorgen
Carlson before Warren and Jimmy exploded into a guitar showdown that would serve as
a preview of things to come later in the night.

It was during “Ride Me High” that the heavy rain began to fall in Live Oak. Danny Louis
traded solos back to back with Jojo, seguing smoothly into “Pilgrims,” a song Jimmy
nails with authority each and every time it appears on the set list.

By the time J.B. introduced Warren Haynes, the skies had opened and the rain was at
a downpour. Stagehands and roadies scrambled across the deck, covering instruments
and gear and squeeging standing water from the stage floor, but the music would not be
stopped. The set-ending trio of “Jesus Just Left Chicago” and “Maggot Brain” > “Chilly
Water” was an all-out guitar onslaught, the five-strings and Mother Nature in an epic
standoff with the brave, soaking wet fans in attendance the real winners in the end.

Ain’t Life Grand >
Who Do You Belong To
All Time Low >
Blue Indian
Disco
You Should Be Glad
Space Wrangler >
St. Ex
Ride Me High* >
Pilgrims
Walkin’
North
Jesus Just Left Chicago**
Maggot Brain** >
Chilly Water**

* w/ Danny Louis
** w/ Warren Haynes & Danny Louis

Photos by Joshua Timmermans