coolerbythelake

A good night, and Jeff's banter to the guy with the lighter was pretty funny.  Jeff mentioned that while touring in Europe they have been telling everyone that waltzes have been making a big comeback in the states.  So if we run into any Europeans, they'd appreciate it if we could back them up on that.

A long time ago I heard a song of a brother singing about his little sister, and I was sure that it was Jeff Tweedy on vocals. Does this ring a bell for anyone? Any help greatly appreciated-

Lisa

I heard from a friend that Jeff needed a little help from the crowd with the lyrics to Spiders/Kidsmoke...wish I was there!!!!

I stood and I would say there were maybe 20 other people in the audience who did the same

That stinks! I wonder how different the crowd would have been if you and those other 20 people were up front. Sometimes you can blame a setlist, but not in this case. Did the crowd get into Kingpin?

His voice just gets better and better. I think he never picked up two of the guitars on stage (I might be wrong), so his setlist was more fluid with all the shout-out requests. The acoustics in the balcony were okay, but it was impossible to hear the banter between songs - and that's the best part! Loved the show. Too much time wasted with shout-outs, but hilarious when someone called out Slayer and Jeff jokingly tried a line. Awesome.

Great pictures! I was sitting (standing!) on the other side in front of Pat and couldn't believe that my row B seats were up front. Wasn't it a great show?! I'm so glad the St Louis shows are online so I can relive Albuquerque a bit. I'll never get to see them that close again, but with them on stage, I've always believed that there is no such thing as a bad seat at one of their concerts. I guess I'll find out at Lollapalooza when I have to peer over thousands of people.

I was cameraless that night and there was a nice couple in the center section across the aisle from me shooting away, and they left before I could beg them to take my email address. Thanks for posting the link to your shots.

As I was driving around today listening to "Side With The Seeds", a memory from the show came back to me which brought a smile to my face. During that song, the guitar Nels was playing stopped working. He tried plugging it in all over his board, but nothing. With the quickly arriving second face melting solo, he switched guitars until he came across the one with the photos on it. Sorry, I don't know the official name; I'm not a guitar guy. Jeff sang his last words in the song, "...if you side with me" and just then, his new guitar came to life and Jeff looked very happy about this and Nels was like, "What me worry?"

I had a similar moment today driving around! When "Hate it Here" came one, I remembered how JT was a little distracted after playing with his hair, and he checked the mail, he checked the mail, he checked the mail again. What a great show. I had no idea what kind of crowd it was going to be, and worried about taking slack from someone if I stood in front of them for the whole show. No problem, because no one ever sat down. Fingers crossed that some generous soul shares their 5/9 tape with us....

Andy [my brother] says:

 

Not a problem, I hope everyone enjoys the photographs... when I saw there was no barricade, I asked security/management if I could get on the side of the stage to photograph, as to not disturb the patrons in the front row... however, they would not allow me to do so... so sorry to those of you who I scrambled over to get in the front... but it was for less than a few minutes, so I seriously doubt it negatively impacted your concert experience.

 

You were very discreet, and moved around quietly and quickly. I was lucky to end up in the front row at the show and am really glad you were there to take those amazing pics. Thank you!

Someone who paid for the seats and therefore has the right to do that? I prefer GA venues and wouldn't choose to sit if I was in the second row, but I don't understand the disdain for those who DO choose to sit. Did it negatively impact your experience? I'm not sure I believe the "look of disgust" thing. If it did happen, then perhaps the band should ditch the seated venues because, well, people are bound to...you know...sit.

The people who left at least stood the whole time they were there. There are a lot of GA venues coming up, but those of us who are height challenged like reserved seats sometimes because we're guaranteed a view. I promise - the only thing ever in my seat is my coat.

That guy in the front row with the black sports pull over and red text (with the pregnant woman) got real mad when my brother pushed his way into the front row for photos. He'll have them up soon.

Are those the two that left before the main set was over? I was off to their right and felt sick in the pit of my stomach when I saw them leave.