photo via WidespreadPanic.com
Widespread Panic closed out their three-night stint in Nashville on Sunday evening, offering another two-set acoustic affair at the historic Ryman Auditorium. After welcoming Billy Strings the previous night, Panic returned for their finale to welcome Todd Snider for a few tunes and offer some live debuts.
The first surprise of the night came in the first set, when Panic debuted "Life as a Tree," a new original composition. According to PanicStream.com, the song was the same one John Bell debuted on his own at a hometown talent show in August 2018.
Set two featured a number of setlist highlights, starting with the first "Somewhere In Time" since February 2012 and just the second ever Panic version of the Los Lobos song. The set also included Panic's first run of Jimmy Cliff's "Many Rivers to Cross" since December 2016. Immediately after, Todd Snider—who also plays in Hard Working Americans with Panic bassist Dave Schools—joined the acoustic set for the final three tunes, including two Panic debut covers: Guy Clark's "Desperados Waiting for a Train" and Kris Kristofferson's "Jesus Was a Capricorn." The collective then closed out with "The Waker," a nod to late Panic guitarist Mikey Houser, whose son Waker was the inspiration for the song.
Check out the full setlist below, along with fan-shot video of the collaborative set closer.
Widespread Panic
Ryman Auditorium - Nashville, TN
Set I: Let's Get The Show On The Road, Hope In A Hopeless World, This Part of Town, Lawyers Guns & Money, Life As A Tree#, Pilgrims, Trouble, Steven's Cat, Nobody's Loss, Climb To Safety
Set II: Protein Drink / Sewing Machine, Somewhere In Time^, Surprise Valley > Genesis > Surprise Valley, Many Rivers To Cross+, Desperados Waiting For A Train*#, Jesus Was A Capricorn*#, The Waker*
Enc: C. Brown, Blight, End of the Show
Notes: * w/ Todd Snider on guitar and vocals
^ last time played 2/19/12
+ last time played 12/29/16
# Widespread Panic debut
Source: panicstream.com
