Last night, Dec. 30, Widespread Panic launched their New Year’s Eve run at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The two-set performance presented by the Athens, Ga.-bred band was a mix of originals and select covers sourced from Traffic, Talking Heads, Neil Young, Buffalo Springfield and more.
Widespread Panic’s Friday night show began with a rendition of J.J. Cale’s “Travelin’ Light,” followed by favored originals such as “Bust It Big” and “Rebirtha” into “Driving Song.” The evening’s second cover emerged next and was a take on Traffic’s “Low Spark of High Heeled Boys,” which segued into Jerry Joesph’s “Climb to Safety” and ultimately returned to the Traffic original, which initially kicked off the jam. Then, for the last number of the night’s first frame, the band ran through a hot take on Talking Head’s “Life During Wartime.”
Widespread Panic reemerged for their second set, which initiated with a pairing of “Tall Boy” and BloodKin’s “Henry Parsons Died.” A high point of the night arrived next when the group landed on Neil Young’s “Walk On,” which dissolved into “Turn On Your Love Light” and ultimately twisted into “You Got Yours.” Next, a pair of tunes from the late-Vic Chestnuts’ brute. side project resulted in favored takes on “Protein Drink” into “Sewing Machine.”
The last frame continued with “Bear’s Gone Fishing” into “Papa’s Home” before “Drums.” The rhythmic beats brought forth a flawless return to “Papa’s Home” before the emergence of Buffalo Springfield’s chart-topper, “For What It’s Worth.” The previously mentioned song segued into “Imitation Leather Shoes” off their seventh studio album, Don’t Tell The Band, to conclude the evening’s second set.
Then, the group took the stage for their encore and cut into “Conrad The Caterpillar,” watch below. For the following number, they ran through “Travelin’ Man,” which bled over into the last song of the band’s Dec. 30 concert, “The Waker.” After last night’s show, Widespread Panic will return tonight to ring in the New Year on the same stage in Music City. The group is currently offering audio streams of tonight’s concert, for those unable to attend in person. To learn more, visit their official website.
Scroll down to view last night’s setlist via panicstream.com. Watch the band’s take on “Conrad the Caterpillar” below.
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Widespread Panic
Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, Tenn.
Dec. 30, 2022
Set I: Travelin’ Light, Bust it Big, Rebirtha > Driving Song > Low Spark of High Heeled Boys > Climb to Safety > Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys > Driving Song, Life During Wartime
Set II: Tall Boy, Henry Parsons Died, Walk On > You Got Yours, Protein Drink, Sewing Machine, Bear’s Gone Fishin’, Papa’s Home > Drums > Papa’s Home, For What It’s Worth, Imitation Leather Shoes
Enc.: Conrad, Travelin’ Man, The Waker
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