YOUR TOP SOURCE FOR TICKETS TO THE BEST CONCERTS AND EVENTS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA!

St. Augustine Amphitheatre

Widespread Panic

Sunday, October 5, 2014 | 6pm

 

Since their inception in Athens, Georgia, in 1986, Widespread Panic has risen to elite status among American jam bands.

 

One of the many neo-hippie jam bands inheriting the road-warrior mantle left behind by the Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic established a devout grassroots following on the strength of constant touring and their signature brand of Southern rock informed by jazz and blues textures. Widespread Panic is: guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Todd Nance, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guitarist Jimmy Herring.

 

Over the last three decades, Widespread Panic has released 11 studio albums and sold more than three million records, building a loyal following on the road that began in dingy dive bars across the South and went on to headline nearly every major U.S. music festival and sell out some of the world’s most prestigious venues. No artist has more sold-out concerts at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater, and their headlining appearance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival set the single-day attendance record. The celebration for their first live album, Light Fuse, Get Away, drew more than 100,000 fans for a free show in downtown Athens and is still considered one of the largest CD-release parties in music history.