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The air is pretty electric around MSG. The arena itself is pretty average but it has that history and it’s New York. There is an energy in the air. I could feel it. Bruce has been playing albums from beginning to end on this tour. He has done Born To Run, Darkness on the Edge of Town and Born in the USA. But when it was announced early last week he was going to the The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, and The River, front to back in New York, fans went a little crazy. I was lucky enough to have a GA ticket and it turned out that everybody who did the pit lottery was a winner. So

repeat. Sorry

I'm doing some travelling to get there so I probably won't get to a computer until at least Sunday night. How about I give you the setlist now: some songs E Street Shuffle 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) Kitty's Back Wild Billy's Circus Story Incident on 57th Street Rosalita NYC Serenade some more songs

Second that! Great news on the producer Kalle. Congratulations. Keep us posted on upcoming appearances.

I have GA for 11/7. I was expecting a full Born To Run, and was looking forward to Meeting Across the River into Jungleland but this is friggin amazing. Wow. Meeting on 57th Street into Rosalita. The way it was meant to be heard. Just wow! I need to change my pants now.

Turns out the plans were for an "Elvis Costello" espisode of Spectacle. Elton was going to conduct the interview, which would have made a full circle from episode 1, season 1 when Elvis interviiewd Elton. But Elton is sick. So in what can only be described as an unexpected turn of events, (unexpected for me anyway), Mary Louise Parker interviewed Elvis. Reports are still sketchy. She may or may not have done a good job.

Something being shot tonight in Toronto. McCartney?

I didn't see a lot of "thoughts" in that thread. I just saw people saying that you were wrong and you replying that you were right. In addition, you took shots at people older than you, shots at people who show up early, and shots at people who use earplugs. Given those are your first posts here, I can't believe you are really surprised at the reaction. It looked like a troll job to me - I think that's why the thread was closed.

You could only purchase "will call" tickets during the presale. You would have to pick those up at the box office the day of the show. The public onsale is today at noon EST. You can't tell from the Admission.com site but I assume they will sell "physical" tickets. The Olympia website says tickets will be available there too so I would guess they are hard tickets too.

I have no idea what the Wilco configuration will be but they clearly can and do take out all the seats: http://www.olympiademontreal.com/en/olympia/cabaret.php

There won't be any standing in the town that fun forgot Happy and a little surprised that worked out for you. I watched most of the drama play out from my seat and I saw a security guard standing at the end of the row, trying to get you to sit. Regardless of venue policy, and despite what you think is right, I was pretty sure that wasn't going to end well for you. On the other hand, I'm a stander and have pushed the envelope myself from time to time. Jeff held an informal vote in Massey Hall in 2004 when I stood, at the very front, alone for one song and then some people joined me. Th

I think I saw somewhere that the seated capacity is 1,200. So probably 1,500 - 2,000 GA?

I'm a fan of "You And I". And I absolutely love the way the duet vocals are just slightly out of synch - the way they get just a little ahead or behind each other from time to time.

Keep trying. I just pulled up a pair in row FF for Hamilton.

Going all self-referential and quoting myself because I'm about to answer my own question for anybody who is interested. According to Front Gate, Montreal is general admission.

And speaking of Montreal (wasn't somebody speaking of Montreal?), I don't think I've ever been to Olympia. I get the impression that they do both reserved seating and general admission shows there. Is this correct, and if so, do we have any idea which configuration they'll use for Wilco?

If you actually stand at your seat, I'll be standing in front of you

I don't know what your definition of "star" is but I'd be surprised if Ken Hodge and Ron Maclean don't show up.

I think you need to set up an account at Frontgate. As part of the process, you create your own password. There wasn't a seperate "Wilco-generated" passworkd for the Toronto show (which is tonight and tomorrow by the way).

If this was a poll, I take it this would be a vote for "opposed".

If he's doing the "talk-singing shtick", it sounds like you have hit on some pretty representative stuff. I wouldn't really connect the talking-singing thing with Springsteen if that's the Bruce you are thinking of. But you are not the first person to find Finn annoying or aggravating. If anything, the only thing you are possibly missing is the atmosphere at a live show - the interaction between him and the fans that do like him is pretty intense. Otherwise it's probably just not for you.

It's pretty much all in the subject line. Single ticket on the floor in row 4, I think it's one seat away from the centre aisle. For the second show, Thursday night October 15th. Selling for my cost which was about $55. Ticket is in Ottawa right now so a pick up/drop off near Massey Hall Thursday night would suit me. Best to email me at rick.upton@inac.gc.ca Cheers

I am a little surprised to see no Montreal show but does that really say Ottawa? OK, the google link didn't say anything about Montreal.

This doesn't really deserve it's own thread but I thought I would chime in on this one.... I received my Wilco Toronto ticket last night from Front Gate presale. In addition to a $6 service charge, they hit me with $10.50 for delivery. And it came USPS. I figured for $10 it would be couriered - stuff from them has been couried before. I think it was a 44 cent stamp. Cripes.

And they seem to be pretty much unanimous in the glowing reviews.