Sat, Nov 07
|The Russell Theatre
SECOND HELPING - The Original Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd 7:00pm $25
Second Helping: The Original Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Show is the longest-running national Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute in the world. They are dedicated to bringing Skynyrd music to you as you remember it.
Time & Location
Nov 07, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
The Russell Theatre, 112 W Main St, Lebanon, VA 24266, USA
About the event
Second Helping began in 1988 in Jacksonville, Florida. Second Helping guitarist Chris McCallister was invited by his friend and Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Ed King to a rehearsal at the Lynyrd Skynyrd rehearsal studio located at Larkin Collins’ office. While attending the rehearsal, Chris asked the members how long they would continue to tour. Various Skynyrd members responded, “Just this year as a tribute to our fans,” Chris responded, “What? Someone ought to do a tribute to you guys!” At that point, some Skynyrd members, especially Gary Rossington, laughed. Rossington said to McCallister, “What, like Beatlemania?” McCallister was embarrassed. McCallister returned home to Clearwater and began writing a tribute show to pay homage to Lynyrd Skynyrd. The result was the first-ever tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd. Since 1988, Second Helping has worked with a few of the Skynyrd guitarists on song parts.
Soon thereafter, Second Helping was formed, and it began to…
