First show was on Wednesday 21st June 1995 at the Wulfrun Centre in Wolverhampton, here in the UK. Wilco were supporting The Jayhawks, and what I remember is; that despite the heat Jeff wore a woolly hat on stage, Jay Bennett had a full beard, I bumped into Jeff & Ken Coomer on the street outside the venue beforehand (can't remember what was said - probably something half-mumbled on my part), Wilco joined The Jayhawks at the end of the whole show for an encore of 'You Ain't Goin' Nowhere' and 'Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man' (Byrds-fest!). The whole thing was superb, and I mention the 'Wednesday' bit because the next day we headed down to the Glastonbury Festival. That was a rocking (long) weekend!
I saw them headline at the same venue a couple of years later, but I've not seen them since. So imagine how pleased I am that the last show to be added to the forthcoming UK dates was a Saturday night gig in Newcastle - 15 miles up the road from where I now live. Tickets are in the bag, and one of my mates who was at that first Wilco show is travelling up from the old hometown for the weekend. Can't wait.
Your first Wilco show
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Hello all. New to these boards, but not Wilco.
First show was on Wednesday 21st June 1995 at the Wulfrun Centre in Wolverhampton, here in the UK. Wilco were supporting The Jayhawks, and what I remember is; that despite the heat Jeff wore a woolly hat on stage, Jay Bennett had a full beard, I bumped into Jeff & Ken Coomer on the street outside the venue beforehand (can't remember what was said - probably something half-mumbled on my part), Wilco joined The Jayhawks at the end of the whole show for an encore of 'You Ain't Goin' Nowhere' and 'Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man' (Byrds-fest!). The whole thing was superb, and I mention the 'Wednesday' bit because the next day we headed down to the Glastonbury Festival. That was a rocking (long) weekend!
I saw them headline at the same venue a couple of years later, but I've not seen them since. So imagine how pleased I am that the last show to be added to the forthcoming UK dates was a Saturday night gig in Newcastle - 15 miles up the road from where I now live. Tickets are in the bag, and one of my mates who was at that first Wilco show is travelling up from the old hometown for the weekend. Can't wait.