sonnyfeeling

Thanks for checking on that. Bummer. I like that song and would like to hear how it sounds this year. Guess I'll have to get the audience recording and check that out.

I wouldn't be surprised if there was an error in the Luxembourg setlist as originally posted. I just listened to that section of the Roadcase recording and I can't detect any edit between Radio Cure and Black Moon.

Could be that BBN was cut from the setlist, or it could be it was just posted by mistake. Wouldn't be the first time.

I highly recommend going. We've seen Wilco in several European countries and it's always been a blast. I suspect you will have no trouble getting tickets.

And post here about your experience!

Official attendance was 12,260 or so, according to the sign at the exit (I forgot that the Bowl did that!)...

It was my birthday (a fairly large number) so When You Wake Up Feeling Old was totally appropriate.

Off to Hollywood. See everyone there!

I await Paul's comments, but for now let's just say that this show was Exhibit 437 in the "OMG standing versus sitting" debate. This audience came down pretty decisively on the "siddown shaddup" side.

The thoroughly lackluster crowd (with a handful of noteworthy exceptions, including one guy in the first row wearing a suit who danced exuberantly at every opportunity) seemed like they might have confused Wilco for George Thorogood, who had played the same venue the night before.

The band soldiered on in the face of massive indifference, with Jeff alternating between grumpy and bemused. The combo of "Hate It Here" and "Be Not So Fearful" seem downright prescient under the circumstances.

I doubt whether this one will make it into the Roadcase.

What an amazing venue! A surprisingly loose performance with a great setlist.

The other audible in the encore was the substitution of Far Far Away for At Least That's What You Said, which was on the original setlist as the first song in the encore.

There's a hard-and-fast curfew of 10:30 at the Britt, and a security guard told me that the fine for going overtime is $5,000. So it's understandable that the encore got trimmed.

Setlist:

01 - Poor Places

02 - Art of Almost

03 - I Might

04 - Sunken Treasure

05 - Company In My Back

06 - I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

07 - One Wing

08 - Black Moon

09 - Spiders (Kidsmoke)

10 - Impossible Germany

11 - Born Alone

12 - Hummingbird

13 - Handshake Drugs

14 - Shouldn't Be Ashamed

15 - Whole Love

16 - I'm Always In Love

17 - Dawned On Me

18 - Shot in the Arm

Encore:

19 - Via Chicago

20 - Heavy Metal Drummer

21 - Walken

22 - I'm the Man Who Loves You

23 - Jesus, Etc.

Encore:

24 - Can't Stand It

25 - Monday

26 - Outtasite (Outta Mind)

Here are my comments from the Just a Fan forum, cleaned up and expanded a bit. The above setlist is from the Wilcoworld.net Shows page. Note that they got the second encore wrong. Can't Stand It ends the first encore on their list, but I've changed the order to what was actually played. Very strange to have the first encore end with Jesus Etc. (No singalong, either.)

This is an amazing venue, built for a well-heeled crowd that pays very big bucks to see world-class performances of opera all summer long. They let us rabble in for a couple shows in September.

The sound was spectacular, and it was perfect weather for an indoor-outdoor venue. (There's a roof, but the sides are open, allowing a pleasant breeze through.)

The crowd took a while to warm up, but by midshow (ie, after Impossible Germany) they were on their feet and stayed there the whole time. Not a lot of obvious Wilco fans there, but an appreciative crowd, to be sure.

Some nice banter from Jeff, whose first words were "Nice place you got here." He also said "This leg of the tour is just getting started, but so far you guys are the best audience, and we played a hometown show just a couple days ago. Don't tell them back in Chicago, OK?"

We were in the front row, with the only thing separating us from the stage being a water feature about 18 inches from front to back and no more than an inch or two deep. I didn't think about this until Judy pointed it out later, but that layout meant no photographers at all, which means that the first three songs weren't a distraction as they are in so many other places. Tweedy commented on this layout, urging us all to stay away from "the moat" because it was filled with sulfuric acid. "I'm serious, he said. We're going to insist on a moat from now on and have that in our rider."

He also pointed out that the last time they played Santa Fe was right after the release of AM, at a little dive called Club Alegria. It no longer exists, but in its heyday it held probably 150 people and was in a very funky part of town.

I was surprised no Candyfloss given the opera setting.

Not a lot of chatter otherwise and although the performance was solid across the board the boys didn't show a lot of outward signs they were having fun. Just another night at the office ... er, opera.

Have they been ignoring Wilco the Album regularly?

Pretty much:

http://viachicago.org/topic/47971-wilco-the-forgotten-album/

Dying to see a setlist or report from this show. C'mon, Santa Feans!

I didn't keep a setlist, but they opened with Poor Places / Art of Almost / I Might, followed by Company in My Back. Sunken Treasure was in there, acoustic Spiders, Shouldn't Be Ashamed, Hummingbird. HandShake Drugs into One Wing (yay, Wilco the Album).

Set ended with A Shot in the Arm.

Two encores: Via Chicago, ITMWLY, Walken, and ending with Jesus Etc, of all things. No singalong. Final encore was Can't Stand It, Monday, Outtasite (Outta Mind).

Amazing venue, spectacular sound, perfect weather for an indoor-outdoor venue. Crowd took a while to warm up, but by midshow (ie, Impossible Germany) they were on their feet and stayed there.

Some nice banter from Jeff, whose first words were "Nice place you got here." He also said "This leg of the tour is just getting started, but so far you guys are the best audience, and we played a hometown show just a couple days ago. Don't tell them back in Chicago, OK?" He also pointed out that the last time they played Santa Fe was right after the release of AM, at a little dive called Club Alegria.

I was surprised no Candyfloss given the opera setting.

We leave for Oregon next week to see four shows in a row, ending at Hollywood Bowl.

Although there are still tickets available for this show, the good sections sold out long ago. You'll be pretty far back if you buy from the Bowl. Their website has an excellent graphic display that shows you exactly which sections have seats available. I have seen several people selling extras in the Got Extras board here, which is where I would start. I also posted a seat map here.

Just announced. Details here: http://www.vail.com/events/snowdaze.aspx#schedule#Top

Slowly easing their way back into the setlists...

There's a great tradition of tailgating at the Opera, so we might be doing that. If you have all day free on Tuesday, think about lunch at The Shed (ask your friends - they'll know it!).

gogo, when do you get here? We're local and would be happy to host a meetup. Anyone else want to come?

We were in the pit, front row center for the Albuquerque show. The venue is not my favorite, but the sound was stellar and it's hard to argue with that setlist. As they were wrapping up the fourth song I looked at my watch and saw that they had been playing for 45 minutes.

Everyone in the band seemed to be having fun.

This is interesting.

The Wilco Shows listing for the Hollywood Bowl (September 30) was updated very recently to add the detail that Joanna Newsom is opening.

If you don't know Joanna Newsom (I didn't) she's a harpist. This article makes for an interesting read:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Newsom

There's a Jim O'Rourke connection too, as he has produced/mixed two of her albums:

http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/philpedia/joanna-newsom-0

It will certainly set a tone...

As soon as they post a show where Muzzle of Bees and Spiders (acoustic) was played, I'm buyin'!!!

Well, they played Muzzle of Bees on the first night at Prospect park (Roadcase 003) and Spiders on night 2 (Roadcase 004). So...

Roadcase shows 3, 4, and 5 are the three recent New York shows: two from Brooklyn Prospect Park and the third from Terminal 5.

Yesterday Mikael Jorgenson tweeted that "many more will be added."

@mikaeljorgensen: Did you know that you can buy HQ recordings of @Wilco shows? It's true! Many more will be added: http://wilco.kungfustore.com/categories/491-roadcase

What I do like about it is when I see this song live with someone who has never seen Wilco before. They are invariably stunned. Having seen this a number of times, the wow factor has worn off for me, but knowing that wow factor is in play for 1/2 the crowd or so, I'll continue to enjoy it.

This.

Not sure why Wilco is trying this expirement with the Geneva show though. Since it was on the radio and online, I would think quality rips of that show would be available.

The compressed FM broadcast and webcast has terrible dynamic range, as well as a DJ who talked over the intro to a couple of songs. I'm happy to have a full fidelity recording.

This makes me so happy I can't stand it.

Tickets gone

Yes, "Recorder assigns all ... copyright to Company."

I'm trying to understand why a professional photographer would even bother attending this festival.

Whoa. That is just so wrong. I'm a creatve professional myself (writer/reporter). I'm trying to imagine a scenario in which they did the same thing with my notes or writing.

Jeebus.