romasb

Totally agree with your last point!

Even though I'm late to the party (and not sure if anyone reads these old threads anyway), I wanted to add a few details because I was there. First thing, big surprise and kind of a downer when walking in: the place wasn't even half full. I have no idea why, floor was maybe half filled, balcony only the first five or ten rows. Many people still being very careful because of Covid I guess.

Different set from Cologne (where I was too), right, and much to my liking. But if you acknowledge people seeing multiple shows, why not replace more songs instead of just switching them around in the set? Perfect opener with Shot, but Story to Tell in the second slot drained all the energy from the place in seconds. Didn't work at all. And moving the usual start with Mother/CC a few slots into the set also seemed strange. Nels' Impossible solo a bit meandering that night, but brought the house down anyway of course. Hummingbird always makes me happy, Mystery Binds came as a surprise out of nowhere and maybe was a secret highlight for me.

Set ended very abruptly after 90 minutes, encores were about 20 minutes. Even less banter than usual. Even though this sounds like a lot of whining, we left very happy, if not as elated as two days before. It's always fascinating to be able to watch what's going down on stage from so close (fourth row or so). Cologne was longer (around two hours), way more energetic and loose - and it was a standing (and dancing!) audience. I never understood why they keep playing these seated places, I've seen them seated in Hamburg and Berlin before and always left longing for the next standing show. For me, Wilco is music you want to move to, even though it's lyrics and details, yes, but the groove also plays a huge part.

Anyway, thanks for bearing with me. Already looking forward to the next time.

Cheers

Romas