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Vancouver does love a hockey riot. I believe they also rioted once back in the 90s when Guns N Roses canceled a concert after doors opened. But both times the Canucks almost won the Stanley Cup, Vancouver rioted after game 7. The second time, in 2011, they did a huge downtown block party with giant screens to watch on. I remember a lot of people being worried about what would happen when they lost. And then they did lose (one of the great heartbreaks of my life) and next thing you know, department store windows are being smashed. My hope is that next time they go to the finals they win/lose in

Great recap Vince! Despite the shortened set, it's a show I wish I could have gone to, alas, Uncle Neil was also playing Vancouver a few days after the Edmonton Wilco show and I had to draw the line somewhere. Sorry, a little late to this but... The arena's name is the Pacific Coliseum, which hosted the Vancouver Canucks from their inception as an NHL team in 1970, till the end of the 1995 Stanley Cup Playoffs (where they were defeated by some team from Chicago, ew). They then moved to what is now the Rogers Arena in downtown Vancouver, hence why the 2011 Stanley Cu

Great recap, glad to have you back for this one. It was definitely a weird feeling walking into the same exact lobby as I did the night before, despite driving three hours north. Same thing after walking into the actual auditorium. I sat two seats over from the equivalent seats in Calgary and at times it felt like this was just night two of a two night run. Random thoughts: The Edmonton crowd definitely seemed a bit more excited and engaged. I think this might be the first "standard show" (as in, not an SSF theme night, or a no repeat residency, that sort of thing) I've

Post is updated! I swear I tried to keep it as concise as possible 😅

Hey everyone, our designated reporter was strangely absent last night. I did hear a rumour online he's been spotted at a show for some band from Manchester, which sounds fun. But somehow, I've been assigned the responsibility for the recap for last night's gig... hopefully I'm up to the challenge. First, let's set the scene. In a year when the United States president has openly talked about annexing Canada and then imposed extremely unfair tariffs in a blatant attempt to pressure the Great White North to joining the union, it's more important than ever that America's greatest rock

Did you enjoy Folk Fest? Sorry about the smoke!!

That's very fair. We have the benefit/obligation of having dogs, so we've planned pauses in the middle of the day to go home and let them out. It ends up being more driving than I'd like but preferable to spending too long out there. The heat, the noise, the walking around, all adds up.

It's been a very dry spring, so I would imagine the bugs won't be bad. The first few years I went I always brought bug spray but I've never ended up using it. I think they spray the area pretty good for mosquitoes in preparation for Folk Fest. Just a heads up, Manitoba's had some devastating forest fires recently, which has caused some poor air quality and hazy days. But it's been smoke free for the past few weeks. Coming from the west coast, one thing I've realized is the weather forecasting in the Prairies is much less reliable. I'm not going to put too much stock in the forecast until

I'm ready for the album announcement, the single, and most importantly, the tourdates. Let's go!

Yeah, glad to see another one drop so soon. I've been biking to work and for the most part Orange was a really good listen for that sort of thing. I played Blue on my way home today and it didn't really motivate me to pedal harder, even if I did love the deep cuts.

Deep Sea Diver is as good as an opener as Wilco has had in the past few years. Well, Waxahatchee too. It's probably bad mojo playing two sets at Royal Albert Hall. I heard once someone did that and they got yelled at. Or is that Manchester I'm thinking of? 🤔

Listen, I don't know much about nothing, especially religion. I am not Catholic and I'm pretty sure if I walked into a church I'd burst into flames. But!!! This new Pope is the first Pope, after 266 other Popes, that has a reasonable chance of knowing Wilco. First, let's consider other likely Popes: Pope Nicholas IV? Nope, that dude died 700 years before Uncle Tupelo released Still Feel Gone and therefore sadly never had the chance to listen to Wilco. Pope John Paul II? Yeah, technically Wilco was formed under his watch but in the early to mid 90s he struck me as more of

The winters are pretty brutal here. I describe it as 'Winnipeg is the actual part of Canada that Americans envision Canadian winter being like'. They're cold and long. But the summers are hot and beautiful. And I do think the tough winters are, at least partly responsible for the amount of art and music that comes from this city. Out of all the major Canadian cities, Winnipeg is the smallest, yet Neil Young, The Guess Who (+BTO), The Weakerthans, Propaghandi, William Prince, etc etc are all from Winnipeg (or nearby, in the case of Propaghandi). Can you name that many bands from Calgary? I

You can count on me Mr. Bbop. I mean, probably. If not, Vince will be there for back up. Last show of the tour, last Wilco show for a while, and your birthday AND Wilco's first Edmonton show in 15 years. Sure to be a barnburner. You've never had a birthday until you've had an Edmonton birthday. Who knows, if today's election goes to the Liberal party, this also might be the first two shows in the newly formed Alberta country 🙄

New tour dates and look...! Sometimes complaining on the internet DOES work. Now, Wilco, please add an August 31 or September 1 date in Winnipeg. In the meanwhile I'll be buying tickets for Calgary and Edmonton.