Leo Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Pastrysharp, the excellent Califone site, lists Califone opening for Wilco in Ann Arbor on 12/08/06. The venue listed is the Michigan Union, which is not a music venue at all, but sometimes serves as an advance ticket office for the Michigan Theater, an exceptional venue. No word on tickets.No word on Wilcoworld.Anyone heard any other news? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nonlinear Nonfiction Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Pastrysharp, the excellent Califone site, lists Califone opening for Wilco in Ann Arbor on 12/08/06. The venue listed is the Michigan Union, which is not a music venue at all, but sometimes serves as an advance ticket office for the Michigan Theater, an exceptional venue. No word on tickets.No word on Wilcoworld.Anyone heard any other news? I heard I'll be there if it's true. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 That's an accident. Sorry about that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 But Owl, is the Califone in Ann Arbor on Friday 12/08/2006 part true? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
renic Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 ohhh i could quite possibly go to this if it were only true!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 But Owl, is the Califone in Ann Arbor on Friday 12/08/2006 part true? Yeah, that's true. Sorry 'bout all this. There's always the Auditorium show! ohhh i could quite possibly go to this if it were only true!!!!! And you can (should) still go; you just won't see Wilco there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 There's always the Auditorium show! Well, hell yeah -- 4th row! Hey Owl, do you know if Ben Massarella will be performing with Califone at the Auditorium show? Just curious if we'll be treated to some extra percussion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dazzler Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Damn, now I'm presented with a dilemma. The entertainment budget is pretty tight so I have to choose between Califone in AA 45 min away or Ray Lamontagne downtown.Decisions, decisions. I guess it's a the glass is full and I get to drink it too kinda choice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 The venue listed is the Michigan Union, which is not a music venue at all, but sometimes serves as an advance ticket office for the Michigan Theater, an exceptional venue. There is a ballroom in the Michigan Union that does sometimes host concerts. Way too small for Wilco though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 I thought the Auditorium shows were the end of the tour. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nonlinear Nonfiction Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 I thought the Auditorium shows were the end of the tour. LouieB The tour is never over. It lives on in our hearts and minds forever. The tour dies when we die. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 There is a ballroom in the Michigan Union that does sometimes host concerts. Way too small for Wilco though. That's what they played in here in my town. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 The tour is never over. It lives on in our hearts and minds forever. The tour dies when we die.OK, I nominate this for post of the day! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 That's what they played in here in my town. Well, I've seen Wilco play in Ann Arbor twice, and Tweedy solo once. The first Wilco show and the Tweedy show were at the Michigan Theater. The other Wilco show was at Hill Auditorium. Michigan Theater: 1,700 capacityHill Auditorium: 3,538 capacityMichigan Union Ballroom: 600 If Wilco played there, there would be riots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watch me fall Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Damn, now I'm presented with a dilemma. The entertainment budget is pretty tight so I have to choose between Califone in AA 45 min away or Ray Lamontagne downtown.Decisions, decisions. I guess it's a the glass is full and I get to drink it too kinda choice. Were the Lamontagne tickets $40 there? That scrapped my decision to see him in Atlanta. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Well, hell yeah -- 4th row! Hey Owl, do you know if Ben Massarella will be performing with Califone at the Auditorium show? Just curious if we'll be treated to some extra percussion. I think* so. * 80% sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Damn, now I'm presented with a dilemma. The entertainment budget is pretty tight so I have to choose between Califone in AA 45 min away or Ray Lamontagne downtown.Decisions, decisions. I guess it's a the glass is full and I get to drink it too kinda choice. Wow, these are two diverse shows. Jen and I saw Ray Lamontagne twice this summer because he opened for Guster / Fruit Bats, but I'm sad to say our experience with both of his performances was not good, not at all good, very unnecessarily drama-filled and unprofessional. Musically alone, he was mellow and lovely (I admit to not being a big fan of his music), but the other stuff? Califone, on the other hand, did nothing but amaze me both times I've seen them this fall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ms. yvon Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 The tour is never over. It lives on in our hearts and minds forever. The tour dies when we die.*FIST IN THE AIR* Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Califone, on the other hand, did nothing but amaze me both times I've seen them this fall. Don't miss them.... LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hodie Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Well, I've seen Wilco play in Ann Arbor twice, and Tweedy solo once. The first Wilco show and the Tweedy show were at the Michigan Theater. The other Wilco show was at Hill Auditorium. Michigan Theater: 1,700 capacityHill Auditorium: 3,538 capacityMichigan Union Ballroom: 600 If Wilco played there, there would be riots. I've seen them play at venues that small, and not only were there no riots, they weren't even sold out. But the clincher was that they were in weird, out-of-the way towns, ones not that close to urban centers. I don't think Ann Arbor fits that description, so you're probably right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Well, I've seen Wilco play in Ann Arbor twice, and Tweedy solo once. The first Wilco show and the Tweedy show were at the Michigan Theater. The other Wilco show was at Hill Auditorium. Michigan Union Ballroom: 600 If Wilco played there, there would be riots. I think that is about how many there were at the show here or less. We have about 20, 000 plus students + however many townspeople here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 I think that U of M has about 40,000 total students, plus the rest of the city, which is notable but not huge. But it's also only 40 miles from Detroit, and the Metro Detroit area has about 4.5 million people, and Ann Arbor seems to be as close as Wilco comes to Detroit nowadays, so I think there'd probably be a good amount of people travelling who make the drive in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maddie Hope Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 The tour is never over. It lives on in our hearts and minds forever. The tour dies when we die. I secondly nominate this for post of the day! ! ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
borracho Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 I think that is about how many there were at the show here or less. We have about 20, 000 plus students + however many townspeople here.what university do you work at? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dazzler Posted November 6, 2006 Share Posted November 6, 2006 Were the Lamontagne tickets $40 there? That scrapped my decision to see him in Atlanta. Does Ray include a hand job for $40? It looks like it may be Califone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.