Widespread Panic is a progressive rock band that was formed in Athens, Georgia in 1986. The band consists of founding member Michael Houser (who died battling pancreatic cancer), together with John Bell (vocals, guitar), Jimmy Herring (guitar), JoJo Hermann (keyboards), Dave Schools (bass), and Duane Trucks (drums). They were joined by bassist Dave Schools and drummer Todd Nance. The band has released 13 studio albums and has sold over 3 million copies of their albums. They have been nominated for two Grammy Awards and have won the Jam Band of the Year award at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The band's name comes from a movie called "The Blues Brothers."The Widespread Panic music played their first show in Athens in 1986. They quickly gained a following in the college town and began touring the Southeast. In 1987, the band released their self-titled debut album.
The following year, they released their second album, "Space Wrangler." The band's popularity continued to grow and they began touring nationally. In 1991, they released their third album, "Everyday." The album was produced by Jimmy Herring and featured the song "Ain't Life Grand," which became a radio hit. The band's fourth album, "Ain't Life Grand," was released in 1994 and debuted at number 31 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album included the hit single, "Porch Song." The band continued to tour extensively and released their fifth album, " Bombs & Butterflies," in 1998. The album debuted at number 14 on the Billboard 200 chart and included the hit single, "Airplane." In 2002, the band released its sixth album, "Ball." The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart and was the band's most commercially successful album.
It included the hit singles, "Impossible" and "Pilgrims." The band's seventh album, "Free Somehow," was released in 2006. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and included the hit single, "From the Cradle." The band's eighth album, "Dirty Side Down," was released in 2010. The album debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart and included the hit single, "Saint-Ex." In 2013, they released their ninth studio album, "Street Dogs." Their tenth album, " Panic en la Playa," was released in 2014. The band's eleventh album, "Tailgate Party," was released in 2016. Their album, "Wooden" was released in 2018. As they vigorously toured to promote their discography, the band became renowned for setting the record of playing at Red Rock Amphitheatre with the most sold-out shows.
Widespread Panic has recently shared a professionally-shot video featuring a captivating sequence of "Goodpeople" followed by "Dark Bar" and then back to "Goodpeople." The footage captures WSP's second out of three concerts at Red Rocks mid last year. On March 26, 2005, during their comeback show in Atlanta after a two-year break, WSP introduced their new masterpiece called "Goodpeople". The band's return was eagerly anticipated, and the debut of "Goodpeople" added to the excitement of the occasion. "Panic's 2006 album, Earth To America, featured the song that would later be known as "Dark Bar". It was first introduced by the band at Red Rocks on June 28, 2008, seamlessly incorporated within the performance of "Goodpeople". From that moment on, "Dark Bar" found its rightful place as a permanent fixture in the band's repertoire." The song "Dark Bar" was exclusively performed outside of the "Goodpeople" event in Las Vegas. During this performance, it was paired with another song called "Love Tractor." This information comes from Everyday Companion.
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