Butterflies Rising

Widespread Panic took the stage at the Family Circle Stadium in South Carolina for the first night of their two night run. After warming up with a killer set by openers Umphrey's McGee, the Charleston crowd was ready to rock and the stadium bleachers were packed with Spreadheads rising all the way up to the sky! The opening notes of Ribs and Whiskey brought on an uproar from the energetic fans and gave JB a chance to showcase a bluesy slide guitar riff. A spectacular jam through Surprise Valley>Blight>Surprise Valley came next as Jimmy Herring kicked off the sandwich with the instantly recognizable opening riff. During Blight, Sunny and Todd had a chance to give the fans their first taste of drum section jam - a tease of the incredible percussive jamming that would fill the weekend. Later in the first set, JoJo danced his fingers along his piano while singing the fan-favorite track Greta, a clever song about the Georgia-Georgia Tech rivalry…