When legendary axeman Dickey Betts got arrested before a 1993 H.O.R.D.E. show in Stowe, VT, the Allman Brothers Band asked ARU guitarist Jimmy Herring to sit in with them and he stepped up. After the Allmans fired Dickey Betts by fax in 2000 they asked Jimmy Herring to join them for a tour and he stepped up. The trend continued tonight in Charlotte, where Herring filled in for Warren Haynes, who had travel issues, as the Allmans kicked off the second leg of their co-bill tour with Widespread Panic at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.
Warren’s absence wasn’t the only problem for the Brothers tonight. Gregg Allman suffered a pinched nerve that kept him from behind the boards leading him to play a Fender Stratocaster for most of the jam-filled set. Gov’t Mule’s Danny Louis filled in on keys throughout the set.
Meanwhile, the Widespread Panic set that closed the show was also filled with numerous guest appearances. Longtime collaborator John Keane joined the band for the first time in nearly two years to play pedal steel on This Part of Town and Ain’t Life Grand. Later in the set, Derek Trucks added another guitar to the mix for You Should Be Glad and Danny Louis added some extra keys to Fishwater. For the encore, another longtime collaborator, Bloodkin’s Daniel Hutchens, came out with Keane to help Panic tackle Bloodkin’s End of the Show. Let’s hope Warren arrives and Gregg feels better for tomorrow night’s show in Charlotte. Here’s the setlists…
ABB Set: Mountain Jam, Don’t Keep Me Wondering, Stormy Monday, Statesboro Blues, Anyday, Trouble No More, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
Encore: One Way OutEntire set w/ Jimmy Herring and Danny Louis, No Warren, Gregg on Guitar
WSP Set: Little Kin > Holden Oversoul, Surprise Valley > Pilgrims, Blackout Blues, This Part of Town*, Ain’t Life Grand**, Diner > Jam > Drums > You Should Be Glad*** > Climb To Safety > Fishwater****
Encore: End of the Show****** w/ John Keane on pedal steel
** w/ JB on mandolin; John Keane on pedal steel
*** w/ Derek Trucks on guitar
**** w/ Danny Louis on keyboard
***** w/ John Keane on pedal steel and Danny Hutchens on vocals [both setlists unconfirmed via Panicstream]
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My friends at the show said that thie injury was caused by a motorcycle accident.