Photo by Josh Timmermans
On Feb. 28, Widespread Panic played their second of five nights at New York City's Beacon Theatre. The show was highlighted by the first "Dark Day Program" since 2011 and a never-before-seen sandwich made up of "Driving Song" and "E on a G."
The show began with "Wondering" followed by "C. Brown." Later in the set, the band played a high-octane sequence of "All Time Low" > "Jam" > "Junior." After a standalone "1 x 1," Panic then performed the first "Dark Day Program" since July 9, 2011 (471 show gap). The set closed with "Stop Breakin' Down Blues."
After a second-set-opening "Sleeping Man," WSP played a pairing of The Band covers, "Ophelia" and "Shape I'm In." They then dropped into a massive sequence beginning with "Surprise Valley." This moved into "Bear's Gone Fishin'" before returning to "Surprise Valley." The uninterrupted flow of songs continued with "Driving Song," which led into the first "E on a G" since 2017. The band then returned to "Driving Song," which marked the first time "E on a G" had been sandwiched within a "Driving Song."
After the first "Don't Wanna Lose You" since September 2018, Panic closed the set with "Chilly Water." For the encore, they opted for "Blue Indian," followed by "Climb To Safety."
Widespread Panic returns to the Beacon Theatre on Feb. 29 for their third of five performances. Check out the setlist from night two below, via our Box Scores section.
Widespread Panic
Feb 28, 2020
Beacon Theatre New York, NY
Set I: Wondering, C. Brown, Can’t Get High, All Time Low > Jam > Junior, 1 x 1, Dark Day Program*, You Got Yours, Stop Breakin’ Down Blues
Set II: Sleeping Man, Ophelia, The Shape I’m In, Surprise Valley > Bear’s Gone Fishin’ > Surprise Valley > Driving Song > E on a G^ > Driving Song, Don’t Wanna Lose You^^, Chilly Water
Enc: Blue Indian, Climb To Safety
Notes:
*Last time played 7/9/11
^last time played 10/22/17
^^last time played 9/14/18
