Widespread Panic played their 46th, 47th and 48th consecutive sold-out shows during a three-night run at Colorado’s Red Rocks this past weekend.
Friday’s highlights included back-to-back covers of The Band’s “Ophelia” and “The Shape I’m In.” New Orleans Suspects pianist CR Gruver came out towards the end of the show on Friday and helped out on a cover of Tom Waits’  “Goin’ Out West.”
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Saturday’s show payed tribute to the Grateful Dead with a cover of “Cream Puff War” on the evening of the Santa Clara Fare Thee Well kickoff. Bill Bass sat in for an encore of Traffic’s “Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys.”
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Finally, Sunday brought the run to a close with a cover of “Lean On Me” by Bill Withers, as well as a tribute to recently deceased Yes bassist Chris Squire on “The Fish.” Check out the setlists below.
Widespread Panic Red Rocks Setlists
Friday:
Set One: Pilgrims > Pigeons, Wondering > Ophelia > The Shape I’m In, Proving Ground > Chilly Water > Proving Ground, Pickin’ Up The Pieces > North
Set Two: Makes Sense To Me, Dyin’ Man, Conrad, Shut Up And Drive, Blight > Life During Wartime, It Ain’t No Use* > Drums > Jam* > Ribs And Whiskey*, Walk On, Ain’t Life Grand
Encore: Cease Fire, Jamais Vu > Goin’ Out West
Entire show with Duane Trucks on drums
* with CR Gruver on keyboards
Saturday:
Set One: Surprise Valley > Junior > Old Neighborhood > Bust It Big > Cotton Was King, Walkin’ (For Your Love), Steven’s Cat, Honky Red > Surprise Valley > Love Tractor
Set Two: Let’s Get Down To Business, Little Kin, Barstools and Dreamers, Saint Ex, Airplane > Rebirtha > Jam > Drums > Diner, Blue Indian, Holden Oversoul > Cream Puff War > Holden Oversoul
Encore: Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys* > Tie Your Shoes > Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
Entire show with Duane Trucks on drums
* with Bill Bass on percussion
Sunday:
Set One: The Take Out > Porch Song, Street Dogs For Breakfast, Sleeping Man, Can’t Get High > Who Do You Belong To?, All Time Low > Rock, B of D > One Arm Steve > Jam > Use Me
Set Two: Let’s Get The Show On The Road > Up All Night, Sell Sell, Chainsaw City, Degenerate > Jam > Driving Song > I’m Not Alone > Driving Song > Breathing Slow > Drums > Jack > Impossible > Imitation Leather Shoes
Encore: Lean On Me > Vacation, Stop Breakin’ Down Blues
Entire show with Duane Trucks on drums
[‘The Fish’ jam after ‘Drums’]
[‘James Bond Theme’ tease during ‘Diner’]
Photo by Andy Tennille
Watch a clip from CR Gruver’s sit-in below, courtesy of YouTuber wspanicbrad.