2006.E2.80.932014: Jimmy Herring joins Widespread Panic

widespread panic performs 32nd consecutive sold out show @ red rocks amphitheater



members of allman brothers join widespread panic on stage in canandaigua, ny. august 22, 2009

in late 2006, fayetteville, nc native jimmy herring took on reins of lead guitarist in band, kicking off fall tour 3 nights @ radio city music hall in new york city.

panic s 7th annual new year s shows on december 30 , 31, 2007, marked 15th , 16th sellout performance @ philips arena.

the band released 10th album, free somehow, on february 12, 2008. it, too, recorded producer terry manning @ compass point studios.

following release of new studio album, widespread panic began release vintage concert performances widespread panic archives. carbondale 2000 released on june 10, 2008, followed valdosta 1989 released on february 24, 2009, , huntsville 1996 released on june 23, 2009. band continue dig show archives, encompasses past 25 years, , release these shows multi-track recordings.

june 27, 2008, marked band s 32nd sold-out show @ red rocks amphitheater. more other band in venue s history. mayor john hickenlooper proclaimed friday, june 27 widespread panic day in city , county of denver. same year, widespread panic inducted georgia music hall of fame on september 20.

the band continued tour throughout rest of 2008 , spring of 2009. in summer of 2009, widespread panic teamed fellow southern rockers, allman brothers summer , fall co-headlining tour.

in march 2010, announced widespread panic releasing new album entitled dirty side down on may 25, 2010. 2010 see release of live in classic city ii, containing music 2000 shows.

on september 29, 2010, widespread keyboardist jojo herman announced band going on hiatus in 2012. in interview vanderbilt hustler, herman explained, next year our 25th anniversary. after that, re going call (quits) awhile. re looking forward next year , going out on high note.

the band went on tour steadily throughout 2011, ending year first show @ time warner cable arena in charlotte, nc. in 2012, band played limited number of shows. january february band embarked on first ever tour billed acoustic. dubbed wood tour, started in january @ fillmore in silver spring, md , ended @ belly in aspen, co. 2 recordings wood tour released in 2012, special record store day-only vinyl record entitled live wood in april , later wood, on october 16.

the rest of 2012 saw band on hiatus band members active other projects. dave schools toured mickey hart band, jimmy herring recorded new album , toured own band, , jojo hermann played shows missing cats, opening , sitting in north mississippi allstars. on august 17, band announced first scheduled shows after hiatus, including 2 nights in charlotte, nc , 4 night run in dominican republic.

between 2 short legs made 2012 wood tour, band played 4 night run in mexico, marking first shows in country, , beginning become annual tradition called panic en la playa. first panic en la playa held on beach @ sapphire resort in puerto morelos, mexico in 2012. 2013 , 2014, concert held @ hard rock hotel in punta cana, dominican republic, 2014 shows pushed until march 17–20.

the band returned regular touring in spring of 2013 run of mid-west , southern shows beginning in april. during these shows, band introduced new innovations in audio broadcast of live performance. previously, panic had allowed tapers use audience recording devices simulcast live shows fans via internet. first live taper stream @ dodge theater in phoenix, az on 11/04/2009 coloartist , continued wp tapers through spring 2013 tour when band took on streaming duties , started broadcasting live soundboard recordings of show via mixlr.com , mixlr smartphone app. on december 31, 2013 band returned philips arena in atlanta.

2014 saw return of wood tour, band playing 6 acoustic theater shows, special wood performance held 333 feet underground in volcano room @ cumberland caverns in mcminville, tn taping of episode of pbs bluegrass underground. band played extensive 2014 tour, three-night stands @ red rocks, joint @ hard rock hotel , casino in las vegas, nv, riverside theater in milwaukee, wisconsin, , 1stbank center in broomfield, co.

the band closed out 2014 2 shows in charlotte, nc: annual tunes tots benefit performance @ fillmore in charlotte, nc on 12/30, followed annual new year s eve show, held particular year @ twc arena in charlotte, nc.