Widespread Panic

"Saying Haynes and Trucks should take a hike is indeed silly, but let me make a couple remarks about this show. First, the Allmans sounded old and bored. With Dickey gone, perhaps for good reason, they do a very limited catalog (i.e., little or none of his songs), so you basically end up with the "big hits", and they didn't do very much with them. Haynes seemed to have very few ideas and basically played the same thing over and over. So, though I have long been a huge Allmans fan, and it was my first Allmans show, and I was really disappointed, though in some ways not unexpectedly. The only things that weren't disappointments where (a) Derek Trucks, who is always amazing, and (b) "Mountain Jam", when Herring came out, and he and Trucks stole the show. So, maybe it's just Haynes who should take a hike. ;-)"

"exactly Miles, they are more geared towards the Blues...while Herring has something more to give...more along the lines of Anastasio and Garcia...just another level up the ladder : )"

"My first Panic show, I stood very pleasantly surprised to hear the Panic sounding not so much like the albums I have, but really what I want to hear when I go out to see music. Gentlemen Herring and Trucks throwing haymaking monster licks at us on Ain't no use...some of the hardest improvisational jamming there is to have out there. Making it work with a big group and a big venue, and then of course, meeting Megan behind the soundboard! I haven't taken the download out of the player yet! "

"rebuttal to some reviews. how can you wsp fans keep comparing with abb like it's a contest? example: wsp blew the bros. off the stage, warren and derek can take a hike? do you think THEY are competing with each other? i know jimmy is the man but so are derek and warren. i am just warming up to wsp so i don't know everything yet except that they can make some INCREDIBLE music. i love schools, bell, and herring. BUT the abb are coming from a different direction. they are steeped in the blues which wsp is not. warren and derek can rip a hole in the sky just as good as jimmy.and i have been looking forward to the 2 bands playing together so i can hear jimmy with the bros. and warren and derek play with wsp. this is a good thing. you get to hear the players in a different context.quit bashing. it is not possible for either of these bands to have a bad show. mr. high & mighty"

"thanks for the C.Brown Opener!!! john bell and jimmy herring...haynes and trucks can go take a hike lol herring is the wizard...he's got that improvizational power that garcia and anastasio have : ) what a treat...and john bell...wow...amazing soul..amazing energy...everyone on stage and us fans feed off that...it's a beautiful thing.. "

"Jimmy showed Warren who the boss is coming out of drums during Chilly. Jimmy and Trucks did some great work together,too, Ain't No Use and Blight were the highlights of the night. I haven't heard JoJo that tight in a while. Fine show all around. Can't wait til Charlotte."

"Great set with a ton of firsts for me: C Brown, Stop Breaking, Time Zones, Conrad, Blight. Great jams with Derek & Warren, just wish they had played 15 minutes longer. It was my second show of the week and probably my last until they're up here again. Can't wait until they play full shows in the Northeast again!"

"john bell and jimmy herring on stage together...2 wizards....wow...and a wonderful setlist..."

"Unbelievable show (my first)! I'm a longtime deadhead. Saw Warren with the dead back in June (also at Comcast)- pleasantly surprised to see him with Panic. What was the Zeppelin tune that everyone jumped in on?"

"Great show. Download the Ain't No Use. Derek and Jimmy trade off two smoking solo's, into JB/Jojo good funk and ends with nice space exploration. "

"I love both Panic and the Allmans so I was there for the entire show. I'd say the Panic set was actually better. I know they made a lot of new fans. I spoke to a lot of people who had never seen them before and heard some conversations and people were really impressed. "

"After the NH show in the lawn - the Mansfield show was a treat. Although I still had a lawn ticket - I met some folks (caddies nonetheless) who allowed me to use their ticket to get into the seating area - and with the weather - what a fine gift. I'm still amazed that when Panic took to the stage - the place was empty (always the case in the northeast) which allowed us great seats - but the energy from the band did not wane. My first Thought Sausage since New Orleans in 01 - and Blight and Ain't No Use on top of each other! - at the next show in CT I may go out to the parking lot with a big net and pull all folks in to see Panic-"

"An absolutely blistering show! Love the Panic!! Derek and Warren sit-ins were off the charts! "