Set 1: Papa Legba, Old Neighborhood, One Arm Steve, Tortured Artist, Nobody's Fault But Mine > Henry Parsons Died, Proving Ground, Space Wrangler
Set 2: Thin Air (Smells Like Mississippi) > Love Tractor, Don't Wanna Lose You, Rebirtha > Pilgrims > Surprise Valley > Drums > Surprise Valley > C. Brown, All Time Low
Encore: Superstition* > Shakedown Street Jam* > Goin' Out West*
* with Warren Haynes on guitar
Mini Review
My last Panic show was in Asbury Park, NJ (home of the Boss!) 17 months ago. I was excited to see them again. We had decent seats on the right side of the floor. Seems we always get the back corner for WSP shows! Smoking was not a problem, nor was security. First set was much better than the second. I'm not a fan of Papa Legbra but they really did an excellent job with the opener. Nobody's Fault But Mine > Henry Parsons Died was the highlight of the night. George McConnell the new guitar player picked his moments, and it seemed that the rest of the boys let him take center stage and give him ample time to go off in random guitar solos. He was good. They played Tortured Artist a funky new song off their new CD Ball. I also dug Proving Ground and an old Georgia classic Space Wrangler.
Senor liked the first set much better and I agreed. Second set was more trippy. They opened up with Thin Air another new song. Love Tractor is another old school classic, and sometimes you might here it played on the outro to commercials on TBS broadcasts of Atlanta Braves baseball games. Rebirtha and Surprise Valley stand out as the better parts of the set. And All Time Low had the crowd in a frenzy, and it's not a favorite song of mine, but it was the best version I ever heard. High energy for sure. Warren Haynes came out for the 20 minute encore. They played the Stevie Wonder cover of Superstition and had a fatty Shakedown Street jam and tease before playing a Tom Waits song, Goin' Out West to close...
They got some money out there they're giving it away
I'm gonna do what I want and I'm gonna get paid
I thought that was a great song to close the show with since I'm on my way out west... to Las Vegas!
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