alexinwonderland

Sold. Enjoy the shows.

The St. Louis Tickets are gone.  I FINALLY received the Louisville tickets.  If anyone else has Will Call seats you need to send them a self addressed stamped envelope and then after an unreasonable delay they mail them out.  Good Luck

Anyway, I have the following seats for sale, will express mail them to whoever wants them.  Paypal is fine.  

Row S Seats 203 and 204.  If memory serves they are pretty nice.  Face is $50.00 each.

Sold out STL show, 2 at face value and Louisville, decent seats at face value. Email me cranstonguitar@gmail.com if you want. I can give you exact price location if you email. STL ticketmaster that can transfer, Louisville hard copies I can mail.

This thread and this entire message board says a lot about the current Wilco fanbase and why you could walk up buy tickets at the window for the Ryman show tonight.

The last Wilco Ryman was my first (and only second Wilco show) and that one was like a religious experience. Whole Love was new, the diapers hanging from the rafters with the light show, Nick Lowe to soften us up, different vibe altogether.

This time it was more of a celebration. The entire house on its feet the whole night, two totally different sets both nights, might not have been a sellout but the place was packed. The bands love and respect for the venue was genuine, although they always seem gracious no matter the venue. This band loves their fans as much as the fans love their music.

I was stuck with extra tix to both shows (flaky local friend who canceled). Tried selling on this board and then checked Nashville Craigslist and people were dumping their tix at a fraction of face. I offered mine for free on this board and had one taker for Tuesday who never confirmed so that ticket went unused. There were several scalpers buying and selling below face value around the Ryman, kind of an unsavory scene. Found a taker for Wed, a 28 year old guy named Matt who's friend is on this board. Nice guy and knew more about the band than me. Enjoyed his company a lot.

I think the lack of sellout is a combination of things. True the fan base is aging. Every life change can make attending a show less appealing on a weeknight. There was no new album to promote so this show was for hard core Wilconistas and that would limit sales. I say you should judge great art not by popularity but by how it affects you. And packing the Ryman for two weeknights and not selling out is still a great accomplishment in any economy.

Me, I'm just glad I got into this band before they stopped touring. And I look forward to the next Ryman series, I'll fly in for that.

I did get one response but he did not confirm. Free wilco for the asking. Just got into town. Send me an email if you wanna go.

Late in the game, posting this day of tuesday show. I'm traveling today, will arrive this afternoon around 2. There seems to be a LOT of people selling tix on Craigslist so any hope of unloading mine is useless. If you love this band as much as me and you are in close proximity to Nashville you can have my tix for either night for free. Email me cranstonguitar@gmail.com if you want.

I bought my four day Lockn pass when they went on sale not knowing my coworker was getting married and planning her honeymoon for that week. Plan b was to fly down Friday and just go for the weekend and catch Wilco and the Allmans etc. decided instead to drive down Wed night and stay in a hotel about an hour away. I worked in the hotel until 5 on Thursday and then headed down.

What a freaking zoo. The VIP and the aptly named Super VIP made this one of the more segregated fests I've ever attended and I've been to quite a few. I too weaseled my way to the front of the stage for Wilco and it was worth it. I had a better viewpoint than the VIP section as they were stuck in the center section between the stages. The super VIP got treated to a front of the stage spot and they would look back at the huddled masses and I detected an air of superiority in their demeanor. If I paid two grand for a freaking festival I think I'd be trying to justify the expense by convincing myself I was having more fun than those paying a fraction. Saw some true wilco fans in their midst (vintage shirts) but man, a few of them were doing their best Elaine Benes imitation and their daylight dancing was embarrassing.

It was a zoo and I'm glad I went the first two days because it took me that long to get the lay of the land. No signage anywhere and the fest workers were no help at all. Met a few strangers including a 27 year old drug dealer from Richmond who started chatting me up. Had an interesting time and at the end of the weekend I thought I could do this again, especially if I brought my RV (needed the hotel wifi this time so that wasn't an option). No comparison to Solid Sound, the coolest fest ever, or even Stagecoach which despite some of the worst in country music on the main stage, dedicates some of my favorite stuff on their two side stages.

I guess the VIP thing is part of the equation when you have so many large acts and you need extra revenue. I am glad I went and even though it was the least enjoyable Wilco shows I've been to (not an afternoon band and set too short) there were some aha moments for me.

Allmans doing the Fillmore album was a treat and then they played most of Eat a Peach. A young guy was handing out peaches to random people before their set and told them to"Eat a Peach." That was hysterical. I was right up close for their set too.

Tedeschi Trucks played a killer version of Keep on Growing from the Layla album. Wow. Petty was ok but I was too tired and it was a set that had no spontaneity. Each song mirrored the record.

The jam bands didn't do much for me. String Cheese were great but they did like five sets over two days. Too much cheese can leave you blocked up you know. Widespread Panic were great doing Traffic with Winwood but bored me to death on their own. Ditto Umphrys McGee. The various Dead incarnations were a mixed bag too. One night I enjoyed Lesh doing the dead but when the rain interrupted his set the next night I was the one who was grateful.

I have tix for the Ryman shows, if they had been announced earlier I would have skipped Lockn but I survived and have stories to tell. See you in Nashville!

I have one extra ticket to both shows, the 21st  Row T seat, Section MF-8.  The 22nd Row Q, section MF-6.  Both are on the floor, copped them at the presale so they are pretty nice seats.  I have the physical tickets from Ticketmaster.  My email address is cranstonguitar@gmail.com if interested.  Face value with service charges comes to about $65.

Radiowilco, just sent you a PM with my email.

It looks like I'll have an extra ticket to the MOCA show as my wife can't go. If you are interested let me know as soon as possible. I paid around $50. I will be going so we would have to meet up at the venue the day of the show. I've offered this ticket to friends but so far no takers. I live about 2 hours away from N. Adams.

I have a VW with an IPod dock and I'm in my car for hours every day. When I am sick of listening to music this record is the one I turn to. I was there two days at The Ryman and the live versions blew me away. Jane Smiley is my happy place. Hearing that live in that cathedral moved me so much. If I am too fried to even listen to Wilco that's the song I turn to. I listen to all their records but right now I am in love with this one.

Robertson seemed like a douche for killing the group but he had plenty of reasons. As the principal songwriter he was out of gas. That and the continuing slide of Manual's psyche and drug use kind of tilted the scales. If he owned the band he could have fired people like Jeff Tweedy but they were a musical partnership and he wanted out. As far as i know he never contested their use of the band name and various assembleges of the original members toured until Richard hung himself while they were on tour. I think his douchebag rep is unwarranted. I did see them in 1975 and it was an awesome show. Those three voices were amazing. And J. Robbie wrote some timeless music. I still listen to the first two records and Rock of Ages. The Basement Tapes are aso in my Ipod but not a big fan of demos. I also have some John Hammond vinyl that Robbie demonstrates some great blues chops.

Avett Brothers in two days

Wilco Newport

Wilco MOCA

Further July 5

The Dead were a live band period. They fostered an environment where people were encouraged to tape and share. They also taped all their shows and the releasing of Dicks Picks has been an industry that lived on long past Jerry. Their studio albums were among some of the best of their era. Workingmans Dead, Ace (Weir solo actually a Dead record), and Wake of the Flood are all masterpieces in the way Whole Love is. To me Wilco and Old 97s are the best live bands out there and their studio albums pale in comparison to their live shows but thats only because live they are so amazing. Wilco is a jam band simoply because they have Nels. Take him away and it would be a lot less interesting to me.

I got mine today. I also have tickets to the Newport show. Going to be quite a week. My last Wilco was at the Ryman both nights in the fall with Nick.