LeeIOW

Thanks for your input guys. I'm a new poster here and it was my first gig. Despite the volume issues, I was thrilled to see Wilco live. : )

Seriously, they play that loud normally? The overhead speaker above us (to the right of the stage) was actually fuzzing-out when the volume hit a certain level, which was spoiling the songs towards the end of the set. Sounds like they sorted out the levels for the second night, from the reviews I've read. I fully expected sections of some songs to be heavier but, for the most part, only I Am Trying.. and Sunday Morning were less than full-tilt. Sorry to labour the point but the second set seems to have peaked-and-troughed more.

The second night sounded perfect. My wife is doubly miffed that she missed Nick Lowe! We'd travelled up from the Isle of Wight and stayed over at a hotel for a night. A lot of money just to have your ear drums blasted like that. Ah well..

This was our first Wilco gig after being fans for years. We weren't expecting to be hit by such a freight-train of noise! After reading the reviews of the second night at the Roundhouse (featuring a Nick Lowe cameo, and a quieter set), we evidently chose the wrong evening of the two. It would have been great if there had been some kind of indication that it was going to be so ear-splittingly heavy but, we appreciate that it's pot luck with concerts, especially with a band with such a diverse back-catalogue. Sorry to be a downer but we feel a little cheated. Having said that, Bull Black Nov