This Cruel Thing

A song by Widespread Panic, from Dirty Side Down.

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This Cruel Thing live

• Played 6 times.
• First played Sep 25, 2010 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park, Alpharetta, GA.
• Last played Dec 31, 2019 at Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA, 223 Widespread Panic shows ago.
• Longest wait: 235 shows, from Jan 29, 2012 to Feb 10, 2016 at The Classic Center, Athens, GA.

Live stats per Everyday Companion, as of Oct 25, 2026.

This Cruel Thing is one of the songs in the daily Widespread Panic lyric game: one line of a song, three guesses to name it.

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