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My friend Doug and I drove from SLC, UT and met our friend Seth, who flew up from Phoenix. I haven't been following this tour so I went in with no expectations. In fact, I didn't even know Minus 5 was opening so that was a pleasant surprise. Any way, we loved the set but I agree about the lack of singalong. WE certainly sang loud and proud in our section on the floor toward the back. It seemed like a lot of people were simply not familiar with what to expect at a Jeff Tweedy / Wilco show. I couldn't believe the amount of people getting up and going out to get drinks during songs. Rude, rude,

This was my first Tweedy solo show. I'm sort of a latecomer to Wilco (2005-2006ish) but I have managed to see the band six times now. I've been a huge fan of his solo performances ever since I got my hands on the various Letters for Santa recordings. One of my biggest regrets is that I didn't see Tweedy in Nashville and Knoxville years ago when I was in Tennessee, but I wasn't a full-fledged Wilco convert at that point. Imagine my excitement when I saw the announcement that he was coming to SLC and even more when we pulled seventh-row center seats. The view was absolutely perfect. (Although, o

My friend knows The Flaming Lips, particularly Derek Brown. He's seen them a dozen times and has been backstage a number of times. He got involved with their street team in the early days and has kept in touch with the band over the years. When they came through Salt Lake last year he scored all-access passes for a bunch of his friends. While I'm not a huge Lips fan--I do enjoy nearly all of their work since Soft Bulletin--I jumped at the chance to go with my friend. He and I arrived to the venue around 3:00 PM and Wayne Coyne immediately put us to work. We disassembled, cleaned, and reassembl

This was my fifth time seeing Wilco and first time in Salt Lake. I’m in my mid-30s and Wilco is the only band I’ll travel to see. I flew down with a friend to see them in Phoenix earlier this year. (Front row tix, btw.) But yesterday I only had to drive up from Provo, which is where we currently live. This was also my first time going to a show at Red Butte Gardens. Our group of 13 staked out a decent spot in the shade, spread the blankets, opened the cooler and enjoyed the atmosphere, food, and conversation until Blitzen Trapper took the stage. I’m mostly familiar with Furr and haven’t foll

Here's the setlist. I'll be back with another post reviewing the show. One Sunday Morning Art of Almost I Might Muzzle of Bees Misunderstood Impossible Germany Born Alone Far, Far away Whole Love Box Full of Letters Pot Kettle Black I’m Always in Love Heavy Metal Drummer I'm the Man Who Loves You Dawned on Me A Shot in the Arm Encore 1: Via Chicago (Jeff chews out security guard) Jesus, Etc. Late Greats Walken Hesitating Beauty California Stars Encore 2: Red-eyed and Blue I Got You (At the End of the Century) Hoodoo Voodoo

Sorry to hear about those that did not get pre-sale tix. Good luck in the general sale. The whole waiting room was off-putting. I think I got in at 9:55 and then offered the chance to get tickets at 10:15 or so. I ended up pulling front row, John/Pat side at Tempe. Two other friends miraculously pulled two sets of two tickets next to each other at 6th row center. I've never been this close to the stage at a Wilco show, so I'm really excited. I'm hoping they'll come through Utah and Idaho at some point. I miss living in Nashville when it seemed like they'd come through nearly once a year.

Maybe it is Dropped-D. I'm so used to playing it in DADGBD now that I'm not sure I could go back. I like having that high D drone note. I guess we'll need to wait for a Jeff solo video or recording before we're absolutely certain.

Hi Sarah, I wish I had more time to make up a proper tab; maybe somebody else can do that. But after watching the "Tiny Desk" performance a few times, I believe these are the chord shapes Jeff Tweedy is playing. The hardest part was the bridge since the camera only shows what Jeff is doing in a few snippets, but I think this is pretty close. I hope my system makes sense but if it doesn't I'm sure somebody else will come along with a proper tab. Good luck! “Whole Love” Tuning: DADGBD "Double Dropped-D" Chorus: D1 G F#m1 Em9 Verse: D2 D3 / D4 riff Bridge: Em F#m2 Em A7 (twice) Whole lo

That Am/G chord on the "Tall buildings shake..." walkdown should actually be this chord voicing: x02110. Watch a few solo Tweedy videos and you'll see that that is what he is playing. The bass is playing a C# on the recording, which would correspond to an Am/G# with the capo at the 5th fret. Hope that helps.

My wife and I drove from Salt Lake, got checked into the hotel, and arrived to the venue just as "Wilco (The Song)" was playing. This was our third time seeing Wilco and it was definitely worth the drive. I wanted to get there earlier, but you know, work and all that. We started out on Pat's side, but as was mentioned, there were lots of talkers and not too many hardcore fans. For "Jesus, etc." my wife and I were the only ones that I could see in our area who were singing along. I did enjoy seeing several little kids dancing and twirling around. During "I'll Fight" we decided to find a bette

I've messed around w/ the Nashville tuning before, but mostly using it for overdubbed rhythm tracks or arpeggios. It's worth trying, because as GtrPlyr points out, it may inspire some new tunesmithing.

Cool thread. A-man, glad to see you're a U2 fan. I was introduced to the band about a year after Achtung came out. U2 was the band of my adolescence. I wasn't as rapid a fan as some, but I bought a few bootlegs and saw them three times. I also have 100+ live shows and DVDs. Wilco, however, is the band of my adulthood. I'm excited about these remasters. I thought they did a great job on JT, finally fixing the problem with Exit being too quiet in the overall mix. I'm really excited for whenever Achtung Baby and Zooropa are released. Ugh. I never thought I'd buy another copy of October - e

Amen. Although, I do have to say that the band version of Spiders (Kidsmoke) from Toronto 4-21-2002 (JHamm DVD Vol. 10) is superb. In fact, I'm going to go watch it right now...

Hey, I think that's a good thing. You're just tapping into the rust.

That's good to know. I would also like to throw in my endorsement for Seagate. My 500 GB external drive has been solid.