Widespread Panic
To the surprise of no one, Widespread Panic takes the top spot in our frattiest bands countdown. These jam band masters hail from Athens, Georgia (itself a long respected fortress of fratitude), and have drawn sold out crowds of fratdaddies from all across the nation for over 20 years.
No, not every fan of this band is a grade A fratdaddy. However, the same is true for any band that has ever picked up a guitar. The truth is that Widespread earned their place on this list based not solely on their music, but rather for their impact on fratty culture as a whole. These gentlemen carved a niche in the fratmosphere for bands of their genre. They took the spirit of the Grateful Dead and dressed it up in a polo and Topsiders. It made their brand of music standard on a huge percentage of fratdaddies’ playlists for a day out on the lake, or when just cruising in the Frathoe. It made events like Bonnaroo fratty, snatching such events from the sole possession of hippies and other such unbathing GDI’s. This is the band that showed the world a 90-thousand-person strong CD release party. They have inspired numerous fratdaddies to spend relaxing evenings at the fratcastle with a case of fratwater, five sorostitutes, and a couple of guitars.
In short, Widespread isn’t just a band. It’s a cultural symbol.
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