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I would vote this way: 1 Sky Blue Sky 2 Schmilco 3 AM 1 because it's an awesome underplayed album, 2 and 3 because they contain the least songs I have heard live.

Unfortunately I am in Canada and the shipping costs are scandalous. I added one item and was quoted $20 US, ok I sort of expected that and decided to add several more items to soften the blow. But the shipping costs just multiply, for 5 items the shipping is $100 !!! Who can I complain to?

It's about his hat. How they finally got together (and will never ever again be separated)

Are we not allowed to make criticisms here? I just think that a release like this is preying on completists who feel the need to pick up things like a "box set" which actually contains the same amount of music as a normal release, but adds something that I guess 90% of people will just own for the sake of owning. In contrast the live downloads offer good value with zero clutter. I have purchased a few, especially when the setlists are a little different to normal or if it is a show I attended. The actual CD/record will surely be worth hearing, but Jeff is singing many of these old songs most

Happy for you. If you have fun doing it then that is fine. It is still a pretty strange way to try and get fans to spend more though,

Reads "New Jeff Tweedy solo record" and gets very excited. Then reads "reworkings of Wilco songs" and thinks, what a pointless release. And a box set with a jigsaw of Jeff? Bizarre what people will pay extra money for.

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Apart from Television the lineup doesn't interest me in the slightest. Had a great time in 2015, but will pass this year and aim for 2019. Maybe once every 4 years is the right frequency for me.

Only if he promises to take his hat off ....

Love the Schmilco songs live! I can see, especially, Locator becoming a live favourite.

They also played "Camera" and "Kamera" in 2015 if that counts, and a couple of repeats in the Tweedy set I believe.

Great post

Wow, that's very interesting. Quite a change, half as many unique songs. Were those shows billed as being different from normal (like 2008)? For these recent shows I believe they just announced (initially) a 3 night run without any statements about what to expect.

Playing the surprise new album in full?

There may well be an error here, but this is how I calculated the final scores: A total of 107 songs were played over the 4 nights of which 49 were unique. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 10 Being There 8 A Ghost is Born 8 Schmilco 6 Star Wars 4 AM 3 Sky Blue Sky 3 Summerteeth 2 The Whole Love 2 Wilco (The Album) 1 Mermaid Avenue 1 More Like the Moon (EP) 1 If we compare that to the last Solid Sound, over 2 nights they played 56 songs of which either 55 or 56 were unique depending on your take on different versions of Camera/Kamera. No doubt someone else can compare with previous Winterludes.

Yes, that sums it up.

I agree with most of this, however when it comes down to it, Jeff is a relatively weak singer, especially when you are comparing with greats like The Band. He does well with the voice that God gave him, and I like it. but it is not really a thing of wonder.

Except Pat

So I think 5 not played at first 2 shows.My seat wasn't as good either as first 2 nights, sound on balcony a little deficient. Decent show, thought Crowd on Thurs did Spiders better too.Happy to hear Sunken Treasure and A Shot in the Arm

Really? The crowd goes crazy for Being There material, I would fullly expect most of Summerteeth to get the same reaction and of course Via Chicago gets the biggest reaction of all.

PS Thought the Wed crowd were better than the Thurs crowd who accurately represented their night So maybe the Wed crowd were kind of a Fri afternoon crowd? I guess Jeff will let us know tomorrow

I think Pat has always adopted a fairly "cool" persona on stage but this did seem different. I was also very close to him and saw no eye contact between him and John which surprised me. His smiles at the end seemed forced, I hope he's not depressed.

Great show, nice to be in the pit. However I think sound was a bit better on the right hand side night 1, also easier seats to stand for 2 hrs at than the portable chairs in the pit. I love all the Schmilco songs (pronounced with utmost disdain). I wondered if they hadn't worked out an ending for Locator on the record when it faded so suddenly, Nels seems to be finding one now. Also loved the Being There encore. Watched Glenn closely last night,just an absolutely sensational drummer! Wondered why Pat looks so miserable, nice beard though ...

Excellent show,loved some of the new arrangements. Felt like an anti Trump rally at one time. Setlist not too exciting, really hope for some curveballs tonight. Thought support act were a little twee and underwhelming. Seemed to be an unbelievable line for the merchandising stand. Everyone after a poster or 2?

I don't think anyone is banning chairs from the site, but when they come on stage and the first 15 rows or so are chairs then it's really not fair that others are kept so far from the stage. Also people who show up when gates open and just leave chairs there, while wandering around are not playing the game. At the folk festival in Ottawa (which Wilco played 2015) there is a space reserved for chairs that is behind what would be "the pit", this works much better than blocking the area immediately in front of the stage. If you are unable to physically maintain a spot at the front then you need t