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Quite a lively show tonight at the Volkshaus, a place that the band have played a couple of times previously. Jeff mentioned on several occasions that it was "nice to be back." And even though he only said a couple of other noteworthy things, like pointing out someone he noticed who seemed to put their earplugs in whenever he picked up a guitar and pointing out Glenn's Swiss-themed wristbands before goading him into standing on his drum stool before I'm The Man Who Loves You, the crowd pretty much seemed totally into it from the start. I clocked the show at 2 hours and 9 minutes, which I thi

Oh, and not to respond to my own thread, but I wasn't sure if it was worth starting another separate thread for the Autumn Defense in-store that John and Pat played down the road a bit just a couple of hours before taking the stage with Wilco, so I'll just put it here... As an unamplified acoustic duo, they did seven songs for about 40 people packed into a cool little record store called Boutique Fargo in the 11th arrondissement. Not sure if the AD had played Paris before — I think maybe once — but anyway, it was a nice intimate setting to hear a few of their tunes. Their setlist was: Th

Working with kind of a spotty Internet connection, so I'll hold off on making too many comments for now, but suffice it to say that Le Grand Rex is indeed grand. In the sense of big, or at least big feeling. It's normally a movie theater, I guess, though it apparently does host its share of concerts as well. But it's a weird place for a show, I have to say. Most of the seats on the main floor anyway are made of leather and are as comfortable as a recliner — even Jeff said that they might be the most comfy chairs ever at a rock concert. So given that, and just the kind of subdued sort of feel

Just to add a few more thoughts about the show... As usual, the band made it more than worthwhile to see both nights of a two-night stand by significantly changing up their setlist from Night 1. Someone told us not to expect too many changes, but from the show-opening Reservations on, we knew we were in for a different type of show from the previous night. The only negative for me is that Jeff's vocals were pretty muddy-sounding from right up front, but hopefully it sounded better toward the middle and back of the room. But all in all, it was a much looser show than Night 1. Jeff bantered

Night 2 in Bruxelles...just the setlist for now, maybe more comments later.... Reservations> Art Of Almost I Might Misunderstood Rising Red Lung Impossible Germany Born Alone Laminated Cat (electric arrangement) You And I Whole Love Pot Kettle Black Jesus, etc. Capitol City Handshake Drugs I Must Be High I'm Always In Love Dawned On Me A Shot in the Arm ------------------------------ Candyfloss California Stars Walken Heavy Metal Drummer> I'm The Man Who Loves You The Late Greats I'm A Wheel

A pretty solid set for Night 1 in Bruxelles. Jeff didn't really have much to say, but that seems almost par for the course thus far on this European run. Perhaps he'll be a little more verbose on Night 2, or at least hopefully we'll get a decent bit of variety in the selection of songs... Always great to see some familiar faces, and to meet some new friends as well! Here was the complete setlist, as played: One Sunday Morning> Poor Places> Art Of Almost I Might At Least That's What You Said IATTBYH> One Wing Bull Black Nova Black Moon Spiders (Kid

I liked the very brief looks on Mike's and John's faces toward the end that said, "Wow, I can't believe this interview is still going on."

The shows did seem to get a little bit more publicity this year than previous years. Also the price point was much lower to start this year, so that probably had something to do with it as well. It is a little weird, though, that the scalper issue had never seemed to rear its ugly head with these shows too much before. You almost wish they could somehow keep it under the radar a little bit, but of course they want to sell as many tickets as possible to raise as much money as possible. Just sucks that there are so many opportunists looking to make a quick buck off shows that are BENEFITS!

I haven't listened to the podcast yet, but I know he has been working with a cool group of Chicago teenagers called Kids These Days. Here's a brief AV Club story about him producing their upcoming record.

Sponsored (in part) by Hillco! That guy was a pretty good interviewer, I have to say. Obviously being a fan helps. He seemed sort of like a hipper version of Charlie Rose.

Well, Spencer (Tweedy) wrote on his blog that Sir Paul told John (Stirratt) about staying up to watch the ACL appearance. I bet Pat (Sansone) was somewhere around, too, considering he loves McCartney.

I should add that the rest of the show was fun as well... One the most amusing parts for me came when the band started to play Born Alone only to very quickly realize that something was not right. I'm far from a guitar expert, but I assume that the guitar Jeff was handed for that song was in the wrong tuning because he stopped playing and then had to hand it over to his guitar tech for either a quick re-tune or another guitar in the right tuning (I didn't see which). But in the interim, Jeff sort of had to do some ad-libbing at the mike and that's always kind of awkward. This time the rest

Wow, what an encore! And that was even with the first two songs on the printed setlist (Candyfloss and Monday) unfortunately chopped, most likely for time reasons. By my watch, the band came on about 9:01 p.m. and were off by 10:58 so it seems like 11 was the, er, not-so-magic number at the Schnitz... They packed a lot into the time they had, though, even if a portion of the crowd was sit-downey at points or didn't recognize some of the more obscure numbers. After Just A Kid, which was dedicated to a kid toward the front whom Jeff pointed out, Jeff cracked, "We're running a bit short on time

Just cross-posting from Wilco's Facebook page because it was annoying me that there was no thread for this gig yet. I wasn't there, so I can't offer any reports, but judging purely from the setlist, it looks like a WAY better show than last time in Spokane... Seems like a very fun encore! I wonder if the shirtless roadie struck again...? I know at least a couple of Poets who can offer some more insights on this one, so hopefully one or both will chime in once they get back to the old homestead. Here is the setlist "Wilco" posted on its FB page (yes, they have Heavy Metal Drummer and Al

You had it almost right. Just flipped Laminated Cat and Shouldn't Be Ashamed. So the complete setlist, as played, was: One Sunday Morning> Poor Places> Art Of Almost I Might Bull Black Nova Company In My Back IATTBYH Kamera Impossible Germany Born Alone Laminated Cat (electric arrangement) Shouldn't Be Ashamed Whole Love Heavy Metal Drummer> I'm The Man Who Loves You Standing O Misunderstood ("reflecting off of your mp3...") Dawned On Me A Shot in the Arm ----------------------------- Candyfloss War On War Walken Red-Eyed and Blue> I Got You At The End of the Century> Outtas

Posting at 11:07 would have been like two minutes after the show ended! The band played until about 11:05. Seems like the reviewer had a decent chunk of the review written already and didn't stay for the encore, but that's still a pretty solid recap on deadline.

A good showing by the Vancouver (Van City? The 'Couve? ) crowd on Super Bowl Sunday, which led to a lighthearted but pretty spirited show. It was one of the more energetic theatre crowds I can remember in a while, with people on their feet from the start and even crowding the aisles down front despite the best efforts of the security guards and venue staff. As usual of late, Jeff didn't say anything through the first third of the show and even when he finally broke the silence after Impossible Germany, he offered only the standard "we've got a lot of business to attend to" line and "not muc

Yeah, the ACL taping actually happened on 11/30/11. I posted the whole setlist in After The Show. That 12/1/11 setlist is from the actual show at ACL Live the following night. That was a full-length proper show.

Reluctant as I am to post again in this thread because it's going to take that much longer to bump it off the front page again, I appreciate the appreciation! And amsterdam, I'm definitely looking forward to seeing you and MT on your home turf again... Now stop bumping this thread!

Just to add on a couple show notes to what I wrote last night... About halfway through the show, a 10-year-old boy named Cale (sp?) attending his first concert appeared at the foot of the stage for a few songs (accompanied by a woman—I assume his mother or possibly an aunt—who danced pretty vigorously with him). Jeff had some fun interacting with the kid until he got "busted by The Man" (a/k/a the surprisingly persistent security guards keeping people out of the aisles). After Handshake Drugs, for instance, Jeff joked that he was "going to check in periodically with Cale...he's the only one

A very nice-sounding venue plus a solid crowd, many of whom eschewed their comfy seats and stood from start to finish, combined with a professional effort by the band, translated into an enjoyable evening in Eugene. As is the case with many venues of that ilk, it seemed like there was a pretty tight 11 p.m. curfew, which resulted in Via Chicago and Jesus, etc., being setlist casualties. Those two songs were listed as the first two of the encore on the printed setlist. The band came on a minute after 9 and played until exactly 11. Here was the complete setlist, as played: One Sunday Morni

Yeah, makes sense. Thanks for the info...

I got the chance to see Mr. Cornelius in person last year in Chicago at the Siskel Film Center when they screened a Soul Train documentary that I guess had also aired on VH1 as part of the 40th anniversary Soul Train celebrations. Anyway, he looked somewhat frail physically but his mind still seemed pretty sharp. Sad to hear the circumstances of his passing. Tried to get him to sign an old Soul Train comp LP I had, but his entourage was having none of it. Oh well. RIP to a man who had such a big impact on the lives of so many. Soul Train line forever!

This show was full of twists and turns—literally —from a fairly sedate beginning to some amusing moments midway through (Ramon, who Jeff dubbed the record holder for most pens in his shirt pocket at a concert, will surely go down in the Wilco annals) to a little rock at the end, when the crowd finally got on its feet. The venue was an upscale performing arts center, a bit sterile IMHO, with reserved seating and two balconies. I only saw one omission from the printed setlist, which had Via Chicago or Sunken Treasure listed as the first song of the encore. The band played just shy of 2 hours,