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20 minutes ago, Cajun said:

Spent longer waiting for car after show then Wilco played. 

I think the car wait is the real problem here 😅

25 minutes ago, Cajun said:

Bands do album tours and  don't have problem playing other songs. U2 did joshua tree and played 2 hours wtf ?

The promotion for tour says they will play foxtrot plus hits from catalog hope everyone is healthy 

It says “some concert favorites and rarities.” It sounds like the time thing —Did I get my “money’s worth”?—is the core issue for people. It sucks some people were so disappointed, but I hope Wilco is doing the art they want to do.

Geez, there hasn’t been this much angst around Wilco since the VW commercials! 
 

I am admittedly clueless about how these shows were advertised because if Wilco plays Chicago, I go. However, after so many people seemed surprised (not in a cool way) by last night’s show, I started looking around the interwebs to see how the show was pressed. The presser language seems to be it would be YHF “with some rarities and concert favorites.”  This verbiage is used and quoted on multiple sites. However,  Brooklyn Vegan went rogue and said there would be a second set of rarities. 
 

And there are born some major expectations. People see that, believe it, and then build it up bigger in their minds. I hate that for the band. I like the idea of being along for the ride the band wants to take you on but can understand how these promos created expectations in people. 
 

I’m excited for Chicago and to hear the album versions of the songs. I’m also excited for an early night 👵🏻

I had to create a new account to crack into this place! It's been so long...

Friday night's show was special for a lot of reasons. Even though it wasn't my first live Wilco show since Covid (I saw them the week before at Summerfest), it was my first time back on the rail and alongside some of my favorite people since before Covid. I jumped and screamed and sang and definitely smiled all night. Like bbop said, it was pure fun all night. Nels seemed especially chipper, throwing in a little kick during....a song...haha....when the beat dropped. There was one other Nels antic, and Mikael seemed to enjoy witnessing them as much as the rest of us.

Oh, Wilco. You're the best.