Backstage Pass

Home for a little while. Back from Amsterdam and still a little bit out of breath. So a short comment while I'm packing for Eindhoven! In one word: a great, great concert. One of the best I ever saw. Maybe it's also because I feel at home at the Paradiso (3rd time Wilco over there for me). Ashes ... like in London, great opening, great response from the crowd. The crowd didn't respond that much on "Amsterdam" in Sonny Feeling and not everyone knew the words to "Jesus, Etc." or didn't want to sing along. And yes, there was something wrong at the beginning of "One Wing". Like someone said about

I remember Wilco using "The Man" by Patto again just before they came on stage.

It's on YouTube now and yes, it is still awesome ( ).

Back in my old Dutch neighbourhood after visiting both show in London and Brussels. It’s impossible to say which of the shows was exactly the best, but in my opinion I saw in Brussels a great, perfect show (like for two years in Gent, great show also) but in London I experienced a real rock concert. Jeff was full of energy, the contact with the London crowd was intense and had a climax during the solo-acoustic “Someone Else’s Song” in the end. In Brussels it was more talking about a chocolate store at ever corner of the street and when someone in the audience shouted: “What about the beer?”, J

Dutch televison showed in their Lowlands-special "Wilco (the song)", this time complete. On YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxe1ZP5fjLg

According to the post in "After The Show" I think you are right. Dutch televison showed in their Lowlands-special "Wilco (the song)", this time complete.

I don't recall McCartney OR Lennon bending over backwards to compliment each other after the break-up. Finally, 20-plus years after, I read many quotes from Paul saying how blessed he felt to be able to be THE ONE who got to write with John Lennon. He's given kudos galore to Lennon. It's a well known fact that Lennon did like McCartney's "Coming Up".

http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/2590/Muziek/article/detail/976997/2009/08/20/Wilco-Naar-een-ijzingwekkend-hoogtepunt.dhtml(De Morgen is a Belgium newspaper). I can't read but that they performed this song: "Yep, any major dude will tell you (nòg zo'n hoogtepunt in de set trouwens): Dave Grohl, Josh Homme en John Paul Jones hadden zich geen beter voorprogramma kunnen wensen." http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/2590/Muziek/article/detail/976997/2009/08/20/Wilco-Naar-een-ijzingwekkend-hoogtepunt.dhtml This is the link to the review.

Wilco (the song) Bull Black Nova Via Chicago Impossible Germany I Am Trying To Break Your Heart One Wing A Shot In The Arm (Jeff’s A-string broke) At Least That’s What You Said Jesus, Etc. Handshake Drugs > Spiders (Kidsmoke)

19.00 uur/7 PM - Dutch time. In less than 5 hours (o.v., means not 100% sure yet). http://lowlandsmashup.vpro.nl/index.php Did Wilco really perform "Any Major Dude" at Pukkelpop two days ago?

Yes, it's easy to get up front in Paradiso (Amsterdam) en the Effenaar. The sound in Amsterdam though will not improve. Maximum capacity Paradiso: 1500, the Effenaar: 1300.

Since I live in The Netherlands, my shows will be: (London?), Brussels, Amsterdam and Eindhoven. Are the London tickets not for sale yet? Very lucky Wilco will do two shows in The Netherlands. I haven't visited the Effenaar for more than 20 years ... Moreover it will be the last show of their European tour. Remember very well 2005, Paradiso Amsterdam. That show was also the final gig of their European tour and they played in their last encore "Something In The Air" and "I Shall Be Released" ( ).

The day after the show in Amsterdam, Wilco does another gig in the Netherland (y-e-s!!!), in Eindhoven, the venue is the Effenaar.

Friends of mine wanted to visit Barcelona and I asked them to wait until Wilco ... The Spanish audience was great and they know how to applaud! Quite different from the Belgium or Dutch (that's me) audience I'm used to. I was lucky to see Nels Cline before the show. He gave his autograph standing before the artist entree. I got the last one before he went inside again. What a setlist! I got the impression that "Impossible Germany" was surely one of the highlights of the show (and for the Spanish audience). For me, I never heared "Jesus, Etc" this perfect! Only one song of the new album. I hope