WOW! Panic touring with The Allman Brothers

[bigeasy711]

This is going to be unreal. I will have my boat out for these two shows at the Charter One Pavilion on the lake in Chicago. WooHoo!

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/17333/WSP-and-Allmans-Bros-Tour

[Moon]

They play down here together all the time. Just another of the many advantages to living in the South.

[The Dude]

Last show here in HTown!! Should be awesome!

[bigeasy711]

They play down here together all the time. Just another of the many advantages to living in the South.

I've seen them at the same festivals before, but not on a double bill. How often have you seen them together down there in the ATL, Moon? I grew up in NOLA and never did. With the Brothers and Panic being from up the road, you must have seen a ton of stuff that the rest of us never did.

[Moon]

They've done a couple of shows over the years here in Atlanta. Also in Athens but I think those were more impromptu and went un-announced. You just had to be there at the right time. But usually whenever either band has a show around here, somebody from the other group turns up for jam.

[Corona]

UGGGGGH!!!!!! 2 of my absolutely favorite bands and not even close to Detroit!!! WTF!!!!!!! I could cry :(

[Phatpapa]

UGGGGGH!!!!!! 2 of my absolutely favorite bands and not even close to Detroit!!! WTF!!!!!!! I could cry :(

Yea, right. Even farther away from me and what really sucks is WSP will NOT be playing Red Rocks this summer. First time I can remember they won't play there :(

At least I still get to see them at MHMF in July :)

[Corona]

oh man, good for you! Jealous!

[Phatpapa]

Hey Swag, please give me the rundown on the Superpages.com Center in D-Town

I might try to make down if I can find the right airfare

[ohio]

No ABB show for us here. Greg Allman at the nice local casino though...but just not the same.

[FishH2O]

Hmmm Moon in my over 350 shows plus since 93; have I ever heard of or seen the whole band (Allman Brothers Band) at the same time play with or on stage with PANIC.. Now on numerous occasions Warren and Dereck Trucks have shown up ad played with them. Butch Trucks has also played with them but not even Greg himself has officially joined the stage. For a complete update list please use the informative link below.

http://www.everydaycompanion.com/asp/guests.asp

***Also this is tour is billed as: Widespread Panic will be joining the Allman Brothers Band on tour this fall in celebration of the ABB 40th anniversary! As co-headliners, the bands will share opening and closing duties and hopefully have plenty of time on stage together!***

[swag]

Hey Swag, please give me the rundown on the Superpages.com Center in D-Town

I might try to make down if I can find the right airfare

Your relatively generic southern amphitheatre. About 8000 seats under a roof, no walls but theoretically air conditioned, with a big old lawn behind that that brings capacity to about 20K.

It's in Fair Park, and Oct 16 is closing weekend of the State Fair. So you can get your corny dog on, blow some change on the Midway, have a deep fried coca cola and a chicken fried bacon, visit the sheep, and ride the Texas Giant Ferris wheel, visit the Beergarten, and then stumble into the show. If you're only interested in the concert, though, it does mean parking will be a hassle.

Should be a decent venue, even mid-October, as long as the wet stuff doesnt fall that night.

Originally called Coca Cola Starplex, then Starplex, then Smirnoff, and now Superpages.com.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starplex_Amphitheatre

[stlbarb]

Your relatively generic southern amphitheatre. About 8000 seats under a roof, no walls but theoretically air conditioned, with a big old lawn behind that that brings capacity to about 20K.


we have one of those, Verizon Wireless ampitheater (this week). 7k seats, another 13k on the lawn. if you're in the first (floor) section, or the boxes, its a decent venue, otherwise it pretty much sucks. some rows have 50+ seats. havent been in many years, beers were $8 back then. at least they dropped the parking fee, unless you want to park close (vip parking).

and now owned (or at least ran) by livenation. http://www.livenation.com/venue/verizon-wireless-amphitheater-st-louis-tickets#

:eek:

[Chicago Fest Fan]

This is going to be unreal. I will have my boat out for these two shows at the Charter One Pavilion on the lake in Chicago. WooHoo!

http://www.jambase.com/Articles/17333/WSP-and-Allmans-Bros-Tour

Hey Big Easy,
Is there any word on when tics go on sale? I didn't see it on the site.

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Hmmm Moon in my over 350 shows plus since 93; have I ever heard of or seen the whole band (Allman Brothers Band) at the same time play with or on stage with PANIC.. Now on numerous occasions Warren and Dereck Trucks have shown up ad played with them. Butch Trucks has also played with them but not even Greg himself has officially joined the stage. For a complete update list please use the informative link below.

http://www.everydaycompanion.com/asp/guests.asp

***Also this is tour is billed as: Widespread Panic will be joining the Allman Brothers Band on tour this fall in celebration of the ABB 40th anniversary! As co-headliners, the bands will share opening and closing duties and hopefully have plenty of time on stage together!***

wow!!! 350 shows

[bigeasy711]

Hey Big Easy,
Is there any word on when tics go on sale? I didn't see it on the site.

Here ya go, CFF.

http://www.allmanbrothersband.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Calendar&file=showCalendarMonth&tapers=&type=viewevent&year=2009&month=09&day=01&eid=9413

Looks like-
Tickets On Sale: Friday, April 10, 2009 at 10:00 AM

[Chicago Fest Fan]

Here ya go, CFF.

http://www.allmanbrothersband.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Calendar&file=showCalendarMonth&tapers=&type=viewevent&year=2009&month=09&day=01&eid=9413

Looks like-
Tickets On Sale: Friday, April 10, 2009 at 10:00 AM

Thanks, I'll wave to you on your boat.

[bigeasy711]

Thanks, I'll wave to you on your boat.

Growing up in NOLA, when you have a boat, you have a boat pretty much year-round. When you live where we live now, you have a boat for 4 months and visitation rights for the rest of the the year while it's drydocked in a heated warehouse. I forget I have one most of the time. I love it and wouldn't give it up for anything, but it is kind of depressing just thinking about the lack of time you actually get to spend on it here.

Is it May 15th yet? I'm so done with the winter.

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii40/bigeasy711/IMG_1573.jpg

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

nice baby you got there!

[bigeasy711]

nice baby you got there!

Thanks, Fred. You can tell I'm a fellow southern boy by the name of our boat... Brass Monkey. As in the old nautical saying "it's cold enough to freeze the balls off of a brass monkey". I never thought I would ever be considered a whiner or a sissy about anything. My first 4 winters here were not really that big of a deal, annoying at their worst, but the last two have been absolutely brutal!

Nothing like the Chicago summer though. It is just getting there that is the problem :-)

[innertube]

i think they go on sale this Saturday April 4

10-16-09 Dallas, TX -
10-17-09 Houston, TX -

[dank_bass]

Thanks, Fred. You can tell I'm a fellow southern boy by the name of our boat... Brass Monkey. As in the old nautical saying "it's cold enough to freeze the balls off of a brass monkey". I never thought I would ever be considered a whiner or a sissy about anything. My first 4 winters here were not really that big of a deal, annoying at their worst, but the last two have been absolutely brutal!

Nothing like the Chicago summer though. It is just getting there that is the problem :-)

Do you know the origins of that saying and what a brass monkey is?

[swag]

i think they go on sale this Saturday April 4

10-16-09 Dallas, TX -
10-17-09 Houston, TX -

Dallas presale for Citi card holders @ 10am this morning. I gotta decide how many to get.

[bigeasy711]

Do you know the origins of that saying and what a brass monkey is?

To the best of my knowledge it is actually a myth or legend that has been passed down through the years in nautical circles, but with no historical justification. My Grandpa was in the Navy and was the first to tell me about it.

"In the earlier years of the United States Navy, every Naval sailing ship was required to have a cannon for protection. Cannons of the times required round iron cannonballs. The ship's master wanted to store the cannonballs such that they could be of instant use when needed, yet not roll around the gun deck. The solution was to stack them up in a square-based pyramid next to the cannon. The top level had one, the next had 4, the third level down had nine, the lowest had sixteen. Four levels would then provide a stack of thirty cannonballs. The only real problem was how to keep the bottom level from sliding out under the weight of the other fourteen cannonballs on top. To do this, they devised a small brass plate (a "brass monkey") with one rounded indentation for each cannonball in the bottom layer. Brass was used because the iron cannonballs would not rust to the brass monkey, but would have rusted to an iron one.
When temperature falls, brass contracts in size faster than does iron. As it got cold on the gun decks of the vessels, the indentations in the brass monkey would get smaller than the iron cannonballs they were holding. If the temperature got cold enough, the bottom layer would pop out of the indentations, spilling the entire pyramid over the deck. Thus, it was (quite literally) cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey."

[FishH2O]

Here you go Chicago Fest fan (all the ticket info you need)

http://www.widespreadpanic.com/ontour.php

[bigeasy711]

Do you know the origins of that saying and what a brass monkey is?

Hey, Dank. I have not heard anything in a while. How is that Funky lady of yours feeling? I hope all is well.

[swag]

Reserved seats in Dallas come to $69 each after fees.

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Dallas presale for Citi card holders @ 10am this morning. I gotta decide how many to get.

If your able, buy an extra ticket for me.

[Chicago Fest Fan]

Here you go Chicago Fest fan (all the ticket info you need)

http://www.widespreadpanic.com/ontour.php

Thanks Fish. I'm waiting now for presale info. Currently TBA.

[swag]

If your able, buy an extra ticket for me.

Done! We got section 202 DD, which is 4th row in the second section of seats, center.

http://media.ticketmaster.com/en-us/tmimages/venue/maps/dal/dal026a.gif

[innertube]

there is just something wrong....with buying tickets for a show in October in April......7 months from now...........oh well.......

[Phatpapa]

there is just something wrong....with buying tickets for a show in October in April......7 months from now...........oh well.......

I can guarantee you this won't be an ordinary show by any stretch of your imigination

[sitdancer]

i bought tickets through the WSP pre-sale today (for the two charlotte shows) and fees are less that way (plus decent seats: rows O and S respectively)

can't wait :)

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

Done! We got section 202 DD, which is 4th row in the second section of seats, center.

http://media.ticketmaster.com/en-us/tmimages/venue/maps/dal/dal026a.gif

YES!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank You Swag!!!!!