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Doubt they'll be playing there again anytime soon. A big reason they played there before, I believe, is that it used to be owned or part-owned by their front-of-house man Stan. But I'm pretty sure he's no longer involved with that place.

Yeah, who do you Europeans think you are? Americans? (Actually, I bet there are a fair number of Americans at the shows...at least in Brussels.)

Haha, I doubt they could even fit the entire band on either of those stages! Let's be at least somewhat realistic here. I would be surprised if Saturday/Sunday isn't at Park West. It makes sense because a) it's available; it's another Jam Productions venue that often hosts XRT-sponsored shows, which these all seem to be; and c) because it's small, but not way too small for the band to actually be able to have their normal stage setup (production). Of course, it'd be great if they'd play the Hideout or Lincoln Hall/Schubas but you can't realistically expect that.

You can't imagine Lincoln Hall, but can imagine Old Town? Old Town is way smaller, isn't it? Lincoln Hall would be great, of course. Metro seems more realistic--and perhaps appropriate--personally. I remember reading an interview with the owner of Metro a while ago--maybe around their 20th anniversary a few years back--where he was asked which band(s) he regrets not having booked there and he mentioned Wilco. Something about how they just sort of missed the boat on them as they were coming up as a band and then they were too big. I've always found it a little weird that Wilco as a band is

It really has gotten to the point where I personally have to think about just that. I could almost understand it taking so long to get tickets for me since I'm not based in the UK, but it's troubling to hear that you guys have the same problems. Honestly I can't remember a time I've bought through Sandbag that I haven't had some sort of issue and, although they are always very nice when you e-mail or phone them, it's getting to the point where I think I'm probably just better off waiting to buy from another agency.

Sappy's good sometimes! And you're welcome! (Was the record as good as the cover art?)

Yay! Happy for you guys (even if it's not likely I'll be able to get there)!

Love the backstage group shot, but no closeups of Ms. Bolme?

Thanks for the offer! I was more just wondering why some countries have ticket systems that are so efficient and others where you can't even get them to accept your credit card or make a print-at-home ticket. Was just curious.

Pretty outrageous that the shipping charges, at least through the agency linked on Wilcoworld (which is different than the fnac link you posted, Samuel; the fnac site appears to be only in French) is nearly 75 percent of the ticket price itself for shipping anywhere except France. I think the ticket was 40-something Euros and the shipping was 30 Euros! I can almost understand it for shipping to the USA, etc., but that must be annoying for you non-French-residing Europeans. Anyway, I don't understand why they can't make the tickets print-at-home (like the very efficient Swiss) and keep the ship

Since no one's posted the setlist yet, as played, allow me to do the honors before I sleep for approximately a week: Capitol City> One Sunday Morning Poor Places> Art Of Almost IATTBYH> I Might Black Moon Bull Black Nova Impossible Germany Born Alone Jesus, etc. Handshake Drugs War On War Box Full Of Letters Standing O Via Chicago Dawned On Me A Shot in the Arm ----------------------------- Whole Love 36 Inches High [Jim Ford] (w/Nick Lowe on lead vocals and electric guitar)> I Love My Label [Nick Lowe] (w/Nick Lowe on vocals and electric guitar) I'm The Man Who Loves You Monday&

Sorry, sorry! I can attest to OSM as opener versus mid-set, though. I really like it as an opener, especially when it flows into AoA and I Might. Just something about that sequencing reminds me of Poor Places>Reservations>IATTBYH (though I'm not sure if that's ever actually happened). I think OSM as opener in a theater setting, especially, works really well because as someone else has mentioned, it forces the audience to pay attention right away and get focused on the show. I think mid-set does create a lull sometimes, though I think when it's followed by Shouldn't Be Ashamed, it's a p

The nyctaper list that someone posted earlier in this thread is correct. The ???? was Standing O.

La poste est tres vite a Belgique! :-) I won't get to listen to my vinyl for quite some time yet...:-(

Flip Whole Love and Born Alone and you've got it right...

...they're breaking street date by a week and selling the new record at the show tonight in Boston. Or so I hear. So much for what I said in another thread about them not jumping the gun. Ha!

Not to quote myself, but forget what I said. I just heard from "a source" that apparently they're selling the new album at the show tonight in Boston...

Nick's been playing pretty much exactly 40 minutes, so whenever he starts, count on that timing for his set. I'm pretty sure they have to be done by no later than 10 at Summerstage shows, so that accounts for the ultra-early start. I'd say Wilco doesn't come out until closer to 8, though. Maybe 7:45. Something tells me Nick isn't going on until probably 6:30 at the earliest.

I just have to say, and I'm sure this will probably happen again sometime as the new songs get integrated into the band's catalog, but I think this show might have been a first for me: not a single song from Being There. Interesting... Now if that were ever to be the case with, say, Summerteeth...

I think the "breakout party" comment probably just referred to the fact that they played eight songs off The Whole Love, the most they've done in a single show yet. As far as selling the new record, I'm reasonably certain they're not going to break street date (or at least not by more than a day ), so I wouldn't expect to see it at the merch table for a few more days yet.

This was actually Rising Red Lung, FYI.

Re: "One Sunday Morning," It seemed pretty faithful to the studio version, inasmuch as I've actually listened to it thus far (which is to say not that much). I have to say that for me, one big difference with between these two Massey Hall shows was that the sound was markedly better the second night. I was sitting in virtually the same seats both nights, so it's not that I was sitting in a worse spot Friday night or anything. And it's not that the sound was bad on Friday, just that I felt it was a bit muddy, especially with respect to Nels' guitar. Thankfully whatever adjustments were made

FWIW, I've got both the Wilco and Nick Lowe setlists posted here. Nick's set was identical to Night 1. He mentioned battling some sort of "throat infection," which manifested itself in an occasional croak. Mostly, though, you couldn't tell. But on "Cruel To Be Kind," he chuckled at himself when he realized he just couldn't quite hit the high note in the chorus on "baaaaaby." Later he sort of asked the crowd to help him out, which was kind of cool actually. I always thought that was just such a great singalong song.

If the first two shows of this run are any indication, Nick goes on about 10 minutes after the posted show time and plays for 40 minutes. Tonight at Massey Hall, that meant he was on stage at about 7:40 and played until right around 8:20. Wilco were on at just about 8:40 or so, and played until 10:30. Hope that helps.

Just posted the complete setlists for both Wilco and Nick Lowe for Massey Hall, Night One here. Nick was great again (FYI he did "All Men Are Liars" tonight, Donna). Could see most of the Wilco guys watching his set from just off stage. Hearing him do "Alison" was fantastic -- he hit just the right melancholic, almost wistful tone with his performance. So that was definitely a highlight for me. During Wilco's encore, I could see Nick watching from the wings and I thought tonight he might come out and join them on a song, whether it might be "I Love My Label" or "California Stars" or whatever