Fox Theater Oakland - Combined Stats

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Jul 21
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Widespread Panic Summer Tour had officially made its way to California for the final seven shows of the 12-show West Coast tour. Prior to this run, they had played at the Fox Theater in downtown Oakland 15 times. They first made their way to this 2,800-person concert hall in 2009 for a three-night run (November 12-14). Originally opened in 1928 and used as a movie theater until the 70’s, this Indian / Middle Eastern themed theater has hosted many incredible artists since its reopening in 2009. Widespread Panic played the year it reopened after about $75 million was spent to refurbish it over the course of five years. Prior to the Fox Theater, Panic played in Oakland at the Paramount Theater for a three-night run September 27-29 in 2007.

Rather than writing three in-depth concert recaps, the WATLO Street Team decided to put together some stats and data for ya’ll and do a singular recap for the Flatbrim Friday show, July 17, 2026, because we thought it stood out the most musically.

Show Openers:

Night 1: Airplane
- 363rd time ever played
- 6th time ever opening a show with Airplane. Other shows:
  - 9/11/97 (Lakewood, OH)
  - 7/3/98 (Cleveland, OH)
  - 6/25/10 (Morrison, CO)
  - 3/25/14 (Seattle, WA)
  - 10/26/25 (Milwaukee, WI)
Night 2: Little Kin
- 450th time ever played
- 62nd time ever opening a show with LK.
  - First time: 3/5/94 (Portland, ME)
  - Last time: 2/16/25 (Durham, NC)
  - Mikey: 20 times
  - George: 13 times
  - Sam: 1 time
  - Jimmy: 27 times
  - Nick: 1 time
Night 3: Ride Me High
- 320th time ever played
- JJ Cale cover
- 4th time ever opening a show with RMH. Other shows:
  - 5/27/98 (Mesa, AZ)
  - 10/2/10 (North Charleston, SC)
  - 1/29/13 (PELP Dos: Punta Cana, DR)

Set Two Openers:

Night 1: Ribs and Whiskey
- 254th time ever played
- 16th time ever opening a second set with Ribs. Other times:
  - First time: 1/19/96 (Fox Theater in Boulder, CO)
  - Last time: 8/24/19 (Ryman Theater in Nashville, TN)
Night 2: One Arm Steve
- 319th time ever played
- 22nd time ever opening a second set with OAS. Other times:
  - First time: 4/18/98 (Athens, GA)
  - Last time: 10/3/25 (Memphis, TN)
Night 3: Holden Oversoul
- 824th time ever played
- 53rd time ever opening a second set with Holden. Other times:
  - First time: 4/21/88 (Elon College, NC)
  - Last time: 11/22/25 (Port Chester, NY)

Cover Songs to Close Set One:

Each night, Panic ended the first set with a cover song!

Night 1: Lawyers, Guns, and Money
- Warren Zevon, originally released in 1978 on the album Excitable Boy
- 80th time ever played
- FTP: 3/21/87 (Macon, GA)
- LTP: 6/27/26 at Red Rocks Amphitheater, played 10% of shows out of the last 100
Night 2: You Wreck Me
- Tom Petty, originally released in 1994 on the album Wildflowers
- 24th time ever played
- FTP: 10/20/17 (Milwaukee, WI)
- LTP: 5/8/26 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, played 6% of shows out of the last 100
Night 3: Mr. Soul
- Written by Neil Young, originally released by Buffalo Springfield in 1967 on the album Buffalo Springfield Again
- 394th time ever played
- FTP: 5/13/87 (Athens, GA)
- LTP: 4/17/26 at The Coca-cola Amphitheater, played 9% of shows out of the last 100

Nick’s Firsts / Largest Last Time Played (LTP) Gaps

Night 1:
- Time Zones: 127th time ever played
  - LTP: 12/30/23 (Fox Theater in Atlanta, GA), 84-show gap
  - FTP: 4/30/05 (Grand Prairie, TX)
  - Released on Earth To America in 2006
Night 2:
- Jamais Vu: 44th time ever played
  - LTP: 10/26/25 (Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, WI), 35-show gap
  - FTP: 3/14/15 (The Fox in Spokane, WA)
  - Released on Street Dogs in 2015
- Little Wing: 73rd time ever played
  - LTP: 10/25/25 (Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, WI), 36-show gap
  - FTP: 6/22/85 (Uptown Lounge in Athens, GA)
  - Released by Jimi Hendrix on Axis: Bold As Love in 1967
  - LW deep dive: This song has only been played ten times in modern-era Panic (since Mikey’s passing). The LTP with Mikey was on 7/1/89 (interestingly, Todd wasn’t on drums during this show at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon House at UGA). Panic played Little Wing 63 times between 6/22/85 and 7/1/89 and then put it wayyyyyy far back on the shelf. After 1,928 shows, they brought it back on 10/7/06 with Jimmy on lead guitar, Kofi Burbridge on keyboards, Randall Bramblett on saxophone, Susan Tedeschi on vocals, and Yonrico Scott on percussion in Macon, GA. They played it three more times in 2006, once in 2007, and then put it back on the shelf for another 896 shows. It was dusted off once again on 4/22/23, now with Duane behind the kit, at The Moody Theater in Austin, TX. During the last encore of the six shows during this run, they used it as sandwich meat between Driving Song bread. Since its original dust off in 2006, it’s typically played in the second set or encore. Of the last ten times played in this millennium, this was the earliest show position, at slot number 4. One other time (10/29/06 in Las Vegas) it was played in set 0 (a mega set show without a setbreak), but the 16th position of 20 total songs played that set. Besides that one show, this was the only time Little Wing made an appearance in the first set since its original shelving in 1989.
Night 3:
- You Should Be Glad: 174th time ever played
  - LTP: 11/23/25 (Cap Theater in Port Chester, NY), 31-show gap
  - FTP: 4/1/05 (State Theater in Detroit, MI)
  - Released on Earth To America in 2006

Encores

Night 1: Knockin’ Around the Zoo, All Time Low
- 48th time KATZ was placed in the encore (163rd time ever played)
- First and ONLY time All Time Low followed Knockin’ Around the Zoo
- 42nd time ATL was placed in the encore (375th time ever played)
Night 2: Travelin’ Man > The Waker
- 11th time Travelin’ Man was placed in the encore (96th time ever played)
- 7th time The Waker followed Travelin’ Man in the encore
  - 4 times there was a song in the encore before Travelin’ Man
  - 2 times there was a song in the encore that followed The Waker
  - This was the ONLY time in Panic history that those were the only two songs in the encore in that order
- 9th time The Waker was placed in the encore (103rd time ever played)
Night 3: And It Stoned Me > Bowlegged Woman
- 52nd time And It Stoned Me was placed in the encore (173rd time ever played)
- 2nd time this exact encore occurred, first time on 11/11/00 at the Adams Fieldhouse in Missoula, MT
- 42nd time Bowlegged was placed in the encore (107th time ever played)

Jojo’s Birthday Shows

2021 - Riverfront Park Amphitheater in Wilmington, NC
2015 - Snowden Grove Amphitheater in Southaven, MS
2009 - Mile High Music Festival in Denver, CO
2008 - Nautica Stage in Cleveland, OH
2007 - Fleet Pavilion in Boston, MA
2006 - Brundage Mountain Amphitheater in McCall, ID
2003 - Civic Center in Mobile, AL
2002 - Backyard in Bee Cave, TX
2001 - Beacon Theater in New York, NY
2000 - Murat Theater in Indianapolis, IN
1998 - Walnut Creek Amphitheater in Raleigh, NC
1997- Mud Island Amphitheater in Memphis, TN
1995 - Alberta Bair Theater in Billings, MT
1994 - Blue Note Theater in Columbia, MO
1993 - Municipal Auditorium in New Orleans, LA
1992 (opened for The Radiators) - Cap Theater in Port Chester, NY

Of the 17 total birthday shows for Mr. Hermann, the band has played 154 unique songs. Here’s a line chart summarizing his birthday shows and all the songs they’ve played to celebrate the man’s date of birth in alphabetical order, along with a list of the top-played songs. For a full list, please email watlopodcast@gmail.com.

Top songs:

Drums: 11 times (64.7%)
Hatfield: 7 times (41.2%)
Ain’t Life Grand: 6 times (35.3%)
Climb to Safety: 6 times (35.3%)
Love Tractor: 6 times (35.3%)
Pigeons: 6 times (35.3%)
Space Wrangler: 6 times (35.3%)

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Fox Theater Oakland - Combined Stats

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