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With one week to go, Widespread Panic will be revisiting their humble roots and taking stage at the newly revamped Georgia Theatre for their benefit event, “Tunes For Tots.”

Widespread Panic 2010 Tunes for Tots Benefit: “Thank You” Video from Widespread Panic on Vimeo.

As to be expected, tickets for this event went in a matter of seconds; however, fans will have the opportunity to watch the show streaming online on HDNet. Visit them on Facebook or Twitter to find out more information on this opportunity.

Tunes For Tots is an educational charity that encourages music research and education to be constructively integrated into schools across the country. A philosophy that stems from the band’s beliefs that music education and exposure are just as vital to the advancement of a child’s education as the well formulated academics already established.

“Widespread Panic believes that art education, and in particular music education, is integral to the overall education and advancement of children. Art allows for personal expression, appreciation of ideas, celebration of cultural awareness, sharing emotions, and gives purpose to life. Widespread Panic agrees with research findings that art education supports more traditional academic subjects as well as being a worthy pursuit in its own right.” ~WSP

The event at the Georgia Theatre is as swank as it can get. Below is a list of what VIP patrons can expect upon arrival:

VIP Cocktail party with the band and Concert: tickets $501 (includes $1 Restoration fee)

The Private VIP Cocktail Party with the Band will be held before the Tunes For Tots concert On the GA Theatre Roof Top from 5 – 6:30 pm. The party includes:
- Premium Cocktails with the band at the open bar
- Heavy hors d’oeuvres, catered by the renowned chef Hugh Acheson from Athens’ 5 & 10 and The National.
- Early entry to the Venue for the concert at 6:30pm
- A 2011 Tunes for Tots poster autographed by the band

General admission tickets went for $151 a pop and certainly was money well spent.

This will be one of the most nostalgic  experiences to waltz through Athens, Ga., in decades. You can count on it. Revisiting their whiskey breath days of the early and mid-90s, these boys will be on fire this Sunday.

Stick with us over the week as we bring more details and news to you about this “too good to be true” event.

Fishwater 1991- Georgia Theatre