Sweet Freedom’s Song

London-linked America came to the Charlottesville Pavilion Saturday night, and it was quite the hippie trip.

Relaxed and yet high-energy, front men Dewey Bunnell (left) and Gerry Beckley have been at it nearly 40 years, playing an incredible 100 shows annually.

At the downtown show, they waited to play their biggest hit, “A Horse With No Name,” at the very end.

All in all, it was rocking.

Read more about America’s stop in the Piedmont and their four decades on the road on Thursday’s Weekend page.