Widespread Panic is an American rock band, which includes percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, guitarist/singer John Bell, drummer Todd Nance, guitarist Jimmy Herring, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, bassist Dave Schools, Michael Houser and George McConnell. Pick up your tickets for the concert soon and watch them burning the stage live!
Widespread Panic
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Widespread Panic have always known for giving an electrifying performance on stage. If you love rock music then book your seats for their next concert at the stage near you soon! They will definitely get your boots bouncing when the Widespread Panic will perform on their latest singles live!
Widespread Panic History
John Bell used to play guitar as a solo act, when he met Michael Houser at the University of Georgia in 1981. He invited Houser to join him as a guitarist. They started collaborating on music and wrote songs like “Driving Song” and “Chilly Water” together, which are still popular among the youth. In 1984, the duo met the future member Dave Schools, who started playing with them on February 24, 1985, at the A-Frame house on Weymanda Court in Athens. Houser called his childhood friend drummer Todd Nance to perform with the trio for a charity event at Athens in 1986. They performed at the event, calling themselves as Widespread Panic. Later, they added percussionist Domingo S. Ortiz in their band. In 1987, they recorded their first album Space Wrangler, at John Keane's studio. After playing their first show in Colorado in March 1990, they signed with the Capricorn Records in January 1991. When they released their first major label debut, Widespread Panic, Billy Bob Thornton directed the movie Widespread Panic: Live from the Georgia Theatre in that same year only. Another Joyous Occasion (2000) and Don't Tell the Band (2001) marked their first albums of the new millennium. When the band was on their annual summer tour of the States, lead guitarist Michael Houser had to exit the tour. He was suffering from cancer and came back to home. After his death on August 10, 2002, the Widespread Panic continued to go ahead with the permanent guitarist George McConnell as it was the wish of the Houser that the band should carry on after his passing.
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Their live performances have been loved by their fans so much that the Widespread Panic has the record for number of sold-out performances at Red Rocks Amphitheater (Morrison, Colorado) at 35 and Philips Arena (Atlanta, Georgia) at 17. If you haven't seen them performing live yet, here is your chance! Just purchase the tickets of their next upcoming show near your city now!
Discography
The discography of the Widespread Panic includes 10 studio albums, 7 Live albums and a Compilation album. Also, they have 10 Archive releases. Some of their famous songs are as under:
Space Wrangler (1988)
Widespread Panic (1991)
Light Fuse, Get Away (1998)
Til the Medicine Takes (1999)
Live in the Classic City (2002)
Ball (2003)
Earth to America (2006)
Dirty Side Down (2010)
