Widespread Panic Eyes April Run

Promising its first full electric set up since 2011, Widespread Panic reveals its spring tour beginning in St. Louis in April.  With tickets going on sale at the end of this week, destinations include Minneapolis, Louisville, Chicago and Nashville.

Photo: John Davisson
Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, Tenn.

Why the emphasis on “electric set up?”  That’s just to tell you that this tour is fully plugged in as opposed to the band’s well received acoustic “Wood Tour” that took place in early 2012.   Fortunately, that piece of Widespread Panic history has been preserved in the double CD/3 LP boxed set called Wood.

For the spring journey Widespread Panic is mixing its venues, playing intimate rooms as well as a few larger buildings with multiple nights planned for several cities.  Here’s the itinerary:

April 9 – St. Louis, Mo., Peabody Opera House
April 10 – St. Louis, Mo., Peabody Opera House
April 12 – Chicago, Ill., UIC Pavilion
April 13 – Chicago, Ill., UIC Pavilion
April 14 – Minneapolis, Minn., Orpheum Theatre
April 16 – Louisville, Ky., The Louisville Palace Theatre
April 17 – Louisville, Ky., The Louisville Palace Theatre
April 23 – Columbia, S.C., Township Auditorium
April 24 – Columbia, S.C., Township Auditorium
April 26 – Alpharetta, Ga., Verizon Wireless Amph. At Encore Park
April 27 – Alpharetta, Ga., Verizon Wireless Amph. At Encore Park
May 3 – Whites Creek, Tenn., (near Nashville) The Woods At Fontanel
May 4 – Whites Creek, Tenn., (near Nashville) The Woods At Fontanel

Widespread Panic is also on board for this year’s Wakarusa Festival on Mulberry Mountain near Ozark, Ar.  Taking place May 30-June 2, Wakarusa’s daily lineups have yet to be announced.

Shows in Louisville, Columbia, Alpharetta and Whites Creek go on sale Jan. 18; St. Louis, Chicago, and Minneapolis Jan. 19.  Click here for all your Panic needs.

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