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WIDESPREAD PANIC

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Widespread Panic is a southern jam band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell (musician)|John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Todd Nance, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guitarist Jimmy Herring. Michael Houser and George McConnell have also played lead guitar for the band.

The band has played as many as 250 shows a year, and have ranked among the top 50 grossing touring acts for eight years running{{Fact|date=October 2007, doing so without substantial radio airplay, television exposure, or promotion. The band holds sellout records{{Fact|date=October 2007 at:
*Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Denver (26 shows),
*Oak Mountain Amphitheatre near Birmingham, Ala. (17 shows),
*Philips Arena in Atlanta (17 straight sold-out New Year's Eve/December 30th shows), and
*UNO Lakefront Arena in New Orleans (18 shows).

Band history
Formation of band
Michael Houser (nicknamed 'Panic') and John Bell ('JB') met at the University of Georgia at Athens, Georgia|Athens between 1982 and 1984{{Fact|date=October 2007, and began playing music together around town as a duet. JB played solo shows as well.

The band's first performance as Widespread Panic took place on February 24, 1985 at the A-Frame house on Weymanda Court in Athens.{{Fact|date=October 200... read all