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Went last night after having seen many shows since 2004. While, yes, the music was predictably professional, creative and amazing I found the whole experience to be a bit of a characiture of itself. It felt like being in a Disney world exhibit - "wilco: the concert experience." Perhaps it was the all white (albeit one), predominantly male, aging hipster makeup of the audience, an audience whose beards are now slightly more well kempt, whose clothes are slightly more expensive, whose lives are, one could imagine, more stable than than years gone by. My girlfriend helped elucidate how very Male the energy was in the place and it didnt help being surrounded by drunk bros having love fests with themselves in scenes that snl would have been hard put to improve.Or maybe it was the balding late thirties man in a plaid button down pogoing in the front row as if this was lounge ax c. 2000. I felt bad for the band having to play. For jeff standing in as a substitute for the chaos and creativity and defiance we subdue. But of course jeff himself has softened and calmed over time himself. Likely it was all my projections and personal losses and I sound like just another schmuck pining for the glory days when things felt edgier and hope could be scraped out of three hours with a band I adored.

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Almost exact set list as dublin and rest of europe...hope they mix it up some for St Louis. Taking my 8 yo boy to his first concert Wednesday night. I don't think he'll complain about the setlist:)

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I know I know..they did the 6 shows there last year...but seriously...no shows in their hometown for over a year and a half?

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Living near chicago

Any ideas on when Wilco will play Chicago again?

Asked in an interview the night before the pitchfork show when they finished the album Jeff said 2 weeks ago...so probably not ready is my guess.

Was watching revenge of the sith with my kid last night, heard this and thought of ..."more"-' it's a stretch but the idea of the pain we can inflict on ourselves and others by the wanting of "more than there is..than exists" (power/security...whatever it may be) struck me. The "more" anakin wants is to have enough control to protect himself from loss...from pain. Impossible.

Anakin Skywalker: Something's happening. I'm not the Jedi I should be. I want more. And I know I shouldn't.

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How do you find archive of show?

What's the cat sitting on?

Waiting for Lexapro to kick in to hear what it sounds like;)

Pretty friggin impressed....cynicism is gone

Anyone tape the show?

Taken down...had just found it on youtube

Magazine...laminated cat...less thank you think...cmon...awesome

Was at show as well...great as usual. Different vibe than winterlude (was at night 5) which seemed more laid back. Regarding kingpin arrangement- wasn't surprised by the way they approached it (really liked it in fact. I was surprised they played it at all as I remember hearing Jeff say at one point last year that that night was going to be the last time they would do the call and response...insinuating that it was getting stale. Anyways, was happy to hear it though I do miss the audience participation. One thing that stood out was Jeff's intense facial expressions and body language during camera...he really gets into it...very cool.