May 27, 2017
EverBank Field
Daily's Place Amphitheater
Jacksonville, Florida
by Michelle Wilson of Rock Legends Photographers
“Hello Jacksonville! Are we ready to
party?” Jacksonville Jaguars' owner Shad Khan was all smiles introducing hometown darlings, Tedeschi Trucks Band, as they rolled into town on their "Wheels of Soul" 2017 Tour and kicked
off the inaugural concert at the new EverBank Field amphitheater,
Daily's Place. The beautiful new venue is adjacent to the football stadium and in fact opens right onto it on an upper level. While construction is not quite complete and several finishing touches need to be done, it was certainly ready enough for opening night, and what a night it was. Fronted by husband/wife dynamic duo Derek Trucks
(nephew of the late Butch Trucks and 15-year member of The Allman
Brothers Band) and Susan Tedeschi, the 12-member ensemble delivered a
bittersweet performance as the news of Gregg Allman's passing earlier
in the day cast a dark, emotional shadow over the jam band crowd. But
hearing TTB open the show with “Ain't Wastin'
Time No More,” a song written by Allman and recorded by The Allman
Brothers Band shortly after the 1971 passing of his brother, Duane Allman, the fans got their much needed catharsis
through the appropriately chosen homage, and a collective weight was somewhat lifted from the atmosphere. The show, as they say, must go on, and
indeed it did.
