THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Fresh off the heels of their acclaimed spring release Snake Oil King, Widespread Panic are back with their latest album Hailbound Queen. It features fan favorites like Trashy and Halloween Face, alongside new standout tracks such as King Baby, Blue Carousel and Keep Me In Your Heart by the late, great Warren Zevon.
Widespread Panic have been together over three decades. Formed by singer-guitarist John Bell, bassist Dave Schools and late lead guitarist Michael Houser in the mid-1980s at the University of Georgia, over the next several years band’s lineup expanded to include drummer Todd Nance, percussionist Domingo Ortiz and keyboardist John Hermann. The current lineup includes lead guitarist Jimmy Herring and drummer Duane Trucks.
Attaining true road warrior status, Widespread Panic have broken attendance records across the country, including a staggering 60 consecutive sellouts at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, 18 sellouts at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, additional records in the UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, Birmingham’s Oak Mountain Amphitheater, New Orleans Jazzfest and The Fox Theatre in Atlanta. They have headlined most of the major U.S. festivals including Bonnaroo (eight times), Lollapalooza, ACL, Lockn’, Outside Lands and Forecastle, to name just a few.
Widespread Panic have sold more three million albums and four million downloads. More than a decade ago, the band opened their vault and began to release archival live recordings, spotlighting exceptional shows spanning their career. In 2008 they were inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.”
