Widespread Panic - Live at Red Rocks: Day 1, Part I

In the first of three sold out shows at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Widespread Panic, currently celebrating its 25th anniversary, dazzled devoted fans with an old-school show that lasted close to three hour. It seemed appropriate that they kicked off the show with Postcards, with its line This town is nuts, my kind of place, I dont want to leave. Given the love the band and fans have for Red Rocks shows, it sometimes feels like they could simply play every summer show there and the fans would journey from around the country to see them. On Ribs and Whiskey, lead guitarist Jimmy Herring picked piercing trills over lead vocalist John Bells sultry, lazy slide playing while bassist Dave Schools laid down a funky groove underneath. Out of a long jam, percussionist Domingo Sunny Ortiz took a little solo and then locked in with Schools on the intro to the instrumental Party At Your Mamas House. As the band closed out with a fiery Radio Child, Bell stepped up and said theyd see everybody tomorrow night. The amphitheater then got turned into a disco, as the house lights mimicked a disco ball and the PA blared Michael Jacksons Dont Stop Til You Get Enough, a perfect backing track for fans to dance down to their cars.

Track List

1.Post Card 00:55
2.Glory 05:33
3.Send Your Mind 0:10:32
4.Sleeping Man 0:13:43
5.Ribs & Whiskey 0:20:04
6.Party At Mama's House 0:25:15
7.Space Wrangler 0:44:57
8.Black Out Blues 0:52:55
9.Climb To Saftey 0:01:00