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Sweet Photographs of the Wilco....Do you have anymore from the show in Richmond? I browsed your on-line portfolio...you are truly talented. Many portraits of Jeff and company and up close!! I assume you got the chance to get to know Jeff a little...how was that?

Here's that setlist:

In my case I get to do a write up for my school's paper, so I was able to obtain it that way. You have be reporting on the show.

Thanks for the quick reply...were the credentials granted by the venue,the band or both??

Hey how do you get a "Picture Pass??" just wondering? Credentials for a future show...would be nice to take in my nice camera and get some nice shots for a change and not feel like I am doing something illegal. Do you contact the venue management or the band?? Thanks.

An Evening With Wilco at the Fabulous Fox Theatre March 26, 2010

 

I have been looking forward to an Evening With Wilco since I got tickets in January. Going in I was afraid I had set my expectations too high, but Wilco definitely did not disappoint. We spent most of the day hanging around the bus in hopes of talking to Jeff, but he never was around. We did get to chat with John, Pat and Nels briefly, and I was able to snap a picture with John and Pat.

 

Being one of the first people in the door I made a beeline for the merch table and bought the tour shirt, a poster, and Being There on vinyl. I’d been saving the money for months to be able to splurge on the merch. The poster is really cool, and I can’t wait to listen to the vinyl.

 

I felt very fortunate to have been granted a photo pass for this show. It was my first time having a credential of that sort. Wilco took the stage a little bit after 8 o’clock, while “The Price Is Right” theme song played. From the opening notes of “Wilco (the song)” I knew it was going to be crazy night. Next up was “I Am Trying To Break Your Heart” which is always fun to hear live. The first real highlight of the show was “Bull Black Nova”, which is probably my favorite song off of the latest record. The song literally exploded into the theatre. Jeff, Nels, and Pat’s guitar playing painted an image of anxiety all too familiar to me. After the first three songs I returned to my seat in the 3rd row of the pit and the band launched in to “You Are My Face”. It was during this song that I realized my promise to my voice teacher about not singing along was going to be futile, and I let it ring. Over the next few songs I think I was the only one singing in my section, but I didn’t care. Jeff looked at me a lot, and we sang at each other, me grinning from ear to ear, and he smiling occasionally. The 2nd big surprise of the night was “Nothingsevergonnastandinmyway(again)” which is so much fun! Next was “Wishful Thinking”, and as I saw Jeff fingering that Dm chord I knew it was coming. Within the first verse I was transformed into a puddle of emotion. This song means so much to me for reason I won’t talk about now, and to be able to see the band play it live was a dream come true. The crazy thing is that song wasn’t even played halfway through the mammoth 34 song set. “Impossible Germany” and “California Stars” were played next, both were spectacular. The most intriguing part of the evening for me was the acoustic section, where, during the noise on “Poor Places”, the road crew set up 6 separate stations, and lamps came on. Glenn moved down off of his riser, and played a very small kit. It looks like the pre-show practice kit. Pat was on a keyboard, and had over small hand-held instruments. Mikael had different synths, and low and behold Nels Cline was on acoustic guitars! It was really a treat to see him play acoustic style. John had a hollow body bass, and played an electric upright for the latter half of the set. Jeff played his smaller acoustic guitars. The songs played in the set were simply stunning. “Spiders(Kidsmoke)” was an interesting hybrid. Jeff played the solo acoustic arrangement, while the rest of the band laid the kraut-rock foundation underneath. “Far, Far Away” was really nice to hear, because that’s the first Wilco song I ever really fell in love with. After that, Jeff said that “rock shows don’t have enough raffles”, he had several envelops, and read out names, when he got to the last one he said, “This one goes to Sarah, for requesting “Wishful Thinking”” and he smiled at me. I thought he was gonna give me the envelope then, but he said I had to go pick it up from Stan at the soundboard after the show. Wow. I was floored. The gift certificate I won is to an all-organic restaurant. I think we’re going to use it in 2 months when we go see Neil Young at the Fox. The next big surprise on the set was a crazy Dylan-esque arrangement of “Casino Queen”. From looking around the pit, it seemed people didn’t know that song. I freaked out just a little bit during it though. They closed the acoustic set with “Passenger Side” which Jeff dedicated to a really obnoxious drunk who pitched a hissy fit earlier in the night. Right before that song the drunk guy thew a twenty dollar bill on stage. I was glad Jeff stuck it in his pocket instead of giving it back. During “Airline To Heaven” the band transitioned back to electric mode. The rest of the set was pretty standard, and awesome. “I’m A Wheel” was played faster than I’d ever seen it done. Pat snuck up on John and scared him, which gave everybody a good giggle. Then, as if the last 3 hours had disappeared the band walked off stage. They came back and played “Thank You Friends” by Big Star just as they have done every night of the tour thus far. It was a wonderful way to end the most epic night of music I have ever experienced in my 22 years of life.

 

I was throughly impressed by the “sets” they had throughout the night. The “candles” that lined the back and sides of the stage were really cool, as was the color changing textured background. I thought it was interesting, that the restaurant that is beside the Fox had the same “candle” sort of light fixtures.

 

I have some nice pictures, which I will upload shortly.

Thank you WILCO for an amazing evening. Your generosity astounds me.

Thank you Jeff for writing songs that mean so much to me.

 

Oh yeah, and before I forget, so nice to meet Allison, Bonnie, and John! Yay for the VC community!

ok, so i finally got around to uploading some of my photos.

 

but first, the low setlist:

(this is what was on the setlist...i'm not familiar enough with low to guarantee these were played. AND this is the way they were spelled on the setlist).

 

sandinista

in silence

dragonfly

waltz

drugsss?

murderer

breaker

 

and now some photos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

more to come...

KEEP THESE COMIN!!!!!! These are AMAZING!! YOU ROCK[/size]!!!!

As promised, here are a few photos:

And one of the owl...

The PICS are AWESOME ...you are lucky to have been so close. I have to try to get in that close the next time I go. I took two Wilco first timers who are now hooked for life!!! We all danced till we freakin dropped! Thanks again.

Share your pictures from the show right here. Here one I took on my cell phone...not the best but it was a cell phone afterall! I was hoping somebody had some better ones to share.

Share your pictures from the show right here. Here one I took on my cell phone...not the best but it was a cell phone! I was hoping somebody had some better ones to share.

I just found the 16 bit version last night...thanks for the reply. Where did you get the 24 bit version?? I checked digital panic which has a seperate section just for DVD Audio and the Tweedy show was not there. How can I get the 24 bit version also?? Thanks again.

Thanks a million in advance to "renic" for getting the webcast can't wait to hear it again.

I agree, the crowd, the show, the venue were all great. Were there any tapers there? I have been looking in the usual places for a recording of the show and still nothing up yet?