Formula 5 have announced additional dates on their 2018 Fall Tour. The tour stretches from the Northeast to the Rocky Mountains with a swing through the South, performing their ‘Widespread’s Dead’ set at select shows. The band will close out festival season with appearances at The Heap Music Festival (October 12) and Mustang Rock and Roast Music Festival (October 14).

All dates through Denver, CO (Nov 10), will feature a set of ‘Widespread’s Dead,’ a unique tribute experience that will feature a mix of songs from two of the most prominent jam bands in history, Widespread Panic and the Grateful Dead. This special treat for old and new Formula 5 fans alike will not disappoint as they bridge songs from two with bands’ repertoire with their own skillful improvisation.

Guitarist Joe Davis explains the concept of “Widespread’s Dead” and the band’s love for the southern jam band. “We loved playing Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers Band and The Band in recent years and thought it would be fun to add some Widespread Panic into the mix, especially because a lot of bands from where we come from don’t cover Panic. We are big Panic fans but we don’t get to see a lot of Panic up here. The music is just a very different pace then what we are used to as longtime Phish fans.”

Following the ‘Widespread’s Dead’ run, Formula 5 will return to Albany and perform at The Palace Theatre, supporting the Disco Biscuits on the first night of their two-night stand in the capital city.

Fall Tour Dates

Oct 10 Silk City, Philadelphia, PA*☆

Oct 11 Doc Taylor’s, Virginia Beach, VA*

Oct 12 The Heap Music Festival, Snow Camp, NC*

Oct 13 Stuft, Hampton, VA*

Oct 14 Mustang Rock and Roast Music Festival, Corolla, NC*

Oct 24 The Range, Ithaca, NY*

Oct 25 Flour City Station, Rochester, NY*@

Oct 26 King Neptune’s Pub, Lake George, NY*

Oct 31 Parliament Room at Otus Supply, Ferndale, MI*$

Nov 1 Woodlands Tavern, Columbus, OH*

Nov 2 Octave, Covington, KY*

Nov 3 Lamasco, Evansville, IN*

Nov 8 The Lazy Dog, Boulder, CO*

Nov 9 Old Town Pub, Steamboat Springs, CO*

Nov 10 Your Mom’s House, Denver, CO*

Nov 23 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY ◇

Nov 29 Mercury Lounge, New York, NY%

Nov 30 Triumph Brewing Company, New Hope, PA

Dec 1 B.R.Y.A.C., Bridgeport, CT

Dec 7 Nectar’s, Burlington, VT&

Dec 8 Snug Harbor, New Paltz, NY!

* Widespread’s Dead set

<> with Shira Shira Bang Bang

# with The Groove Orient

^ with Swimmer

☆ with Nipper and FAWZ

@ with Ponder

$ with Desmond Jones and Chirp

◇ opening for Disco Biscuits

% with Cousin Earth

& H.O.R.D.E. Tribute with Dr. Rick and Melting Nomads

! with Hudson’s Crew