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Widespread Panic will celebrate the new year with a pair of shows in Charlotte, NC on December 30 and 31. The first show will take will take place at The Fillmore and will be the band’s annual Tunes for Tots benefit concert, while the New Year’s Eve show will take place at the Time Warner Cable Arena. Show details and ticketing information will be announced in the near future.

Widespread Panic’s Tunes for Tots concerts have raised over $1.2 million to purchases instruments for Georgia Public Schools since the the band held the first benefit in 2005.