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Tucson venue looks pretty questionable. Anyone been there?

There were a lot of people taking in the set. I bet he drew a fair amount, but the festival itself draws in most folks. Certainly there were way more people checking it out than would have seen CRB perform at Lincoln Hall again.

Yes. It was a great time. You can't really beat the setup (oh wait - Sioux Falls). $10 to watch a 2 hour show. Great weather too. Came out to Let's Go Let's Go Let's go and were grooving until the power went out in the middle of the song. After a 5-10 minute break they came back out and played a solid set. Couple covers, couple NEM songs made for a fun set. I did find myself wishing that all the originals weren't so generic in their structure where there is a breakdown in the middle of the song before it builds back up again. Set included: Let's Go, Tomorrow Blues, Star or Stone, Tumblewee

Thought this deserved a posting. Wilco is overseas Aug 10/11. from chicagotribune.com: " Greg Kot Music critic 11:35 a.m. CDT, June 13, 2012 Lounge Ax, the late, great Lincoln Avenue rock club that hosted countless indie-rock stalwarts during the '90s before its demise in 2000, will throw a retrospective party Aug. 10-11 that will reunite some of the regulars, personalities and bands who made the venue such a key part of the decade's music scene. The co-owners of the club, Sue Miller Tweedy and Julia Adams, will host the Lounge Ax Retrospective at saki, 3716 W. Fullerton, a Logan Squa

Graphic on Wilco's shows page indicating that Brooklyn shows are "nearing sell-out". That's a lot of folks going to a show Monday and Tuesday!

Covers: Blue Suede Shoes Girl I Love You Bright Lights Big City

I picked up CRB yesterday. Love it. The dead are all over this thing. I got the bonus cd too by buying at an independent store which is neat. Anyway, it is still sinking in. I haven't heard any of these songs prior to yesterday, but the initial listen was awesome. The packaging is really week - they didn't even put the title or band name on the binding!

I'm going to the Chicago show too, but I think you can beat it! They are opening for Wilco and the concert is free! July 7th in Sioux Falls.

I'm a fan of switching up the setlist, but I don't want Wilco to turn their setlists into an American Idol contest.

I don't think so. Ian came into the fold after Izzy had stopped touring. He really only did one tour for the initial album and then a short Japan tour for Ride On.

So strange, but that isn't a new policy... Izzy Stradlin joined the band on stage at the gig last night. That would have been really fun to see. Izzy was always my favorite. Great songwriter. He first 4 solo cds are really good.

Trying to read that setlist - tough. Maybe: ? War on War I Might Country Disappeared California Stars Whole Love Born Alone Heavy Metal Drummer Dawned on Me

sooutoftune.org (love this site) has the March 31, 2012 Vic show where it was played. It is mis-labeled though. I Might is actually BBN.

I went to the show in Chicago two nights ago. Same deal, landed 5th row tickets three hours before the show. Flea side. The new guitar player is not good and he was really low in the mix. It was a fun show, but not the best show ever.

I agree. the PJ20 concerts in Alpine were a nice exception that I attended. Really fun.

Big mixed feelings on how prominent Budweiser's sponsorship is.

Great stuff. I love the note about Sunloathe. Hope we see that one played this summer...

They did most of Toys for the first 7 shows of the 2009 tour (w/ ZZ Top). After that 7th show, they cancelled the next 7 shows. When they started back up they had ditched Toys and only made it another 8 shows before Tyler fell off the stage at Sturgis. Rest of the tour was cancelled and that is when Joe and Steven started publicly feuding. Disappointing time in the band's history for sure.

Axl falling on stage: http://legacy.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=174288

Steven sounds like the weakest link on their new track which they premiered on American Idol last night and can be heard at aeroforceone.com As an old Aerosmith fan, I hope this is similar to Van Halen's latest release where the lead off track isn't indicative of the rest of the album.

M Ward w/ Lee Ranaldo Band opening @ Vic. First time seeing either one. I have an extra if anybody is interested...

www.vhnd.com has a video w/ DLR on the situation.

Postponed is better than cancelled. I bet they play the gigs eventually.

9. Enjoy the show!

The 2009 show also took place at a time of year when more tourists would be in FL - spring break etc. I was one of them and took in that show. I just compared the setlists from last night and 2009 and Wilco did a great job mixing it up. Very few repeats.