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Greetings.

 

News flashes from Milwaukee:

 

One show down. Hundreds to go. And tonight's gig from the historic Pabst Theater will be streamed live on wilcoworld beginning at 7:30 pm CDST. Be sure to tune in. Go to http://wilcoworld.net/roadcase/

 

Upcoming tour news: There are still a few tickets available to some shows on the current tour. Info at http://wilcoworld.net/tours/

 

The big news, Wilco's summer is really starting to shape up nicely. Dates in beautiful spots from Red Rocks to Wolftrap and a swing through 4 east coast minor league baseball parks. It's gonna be a fun summer. We'll have a few more shows to announce in coming weeks but this gets us to the bulk of the American dates. The first of our nonfestival European dates for August are also on the list now.

 

JUN 19 Las Vegas, NV The Joint

JUL 03 Morrison, CO Red Rocks

JUL 08 Vienna, VA Wolf Trap

JUL 10 Wilmington, DE Frawley Stadium

JUL 11 Lowell, MA LeLacheur Park

JUL 13 Brooklyn, NY Keyspan Park

JUL 17 Portland, ME Maine State Pier

JUL 18 Wappingers Falls, NY Dutchess Stadium

JUL 19 Lewiston, NY Art Park

AUG 25 London, UK Troxy

AUG 27 Dublin, IRE Vicar Street

 

Presale and onsale information is available here... Many start Friday.

 

warm breezes & see you soon.

 

Wilco HQ

 

P.S. Ashes of American Flags DVD out this Saturday at indie stores everywhere. . .

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OOOOOh Red Rocks volume 2. That's awesome.

 

The Friday before 4th of July weekend. I think a few people may looking into travel plans and checking into the possiblity of reserving a few near by camp sites.

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Greetings all,

 

Wilco wrap up their first tour of '09 in New Orleans on Saturday night and, man, it's good to have the band up on stage again. But it's just the beginning. Most of Wilco's summer schedule is up on the site now and tickets go on sale tomorrow (Friday) for the following gigs: Cincinnati Aronoff Center, Las Vegas The Joint, LA Wiltern (x2), Morrison CO Red Rocks, Vienna VA Wolftrap, Wilmington DE Frawley Stadium, Brooklyn NY Keyspan Park, and Buffalo NY Art Park. Go to http://wilcoworld.net/tours/ for more information.

 

Already onsale: Oklahoma City Brickyard, El Paso Chavez Theatre, Tucson Centennial Hall, Berkeley Greek, Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena, Jacksonville OR Britt Pavilion, Lowell MA Lelacheur Park, and Wappingers Falls NY Dutchess County Stadium.

 

Special note: Wolftrap, Wilmington, Lowell, Portland, Wappingers Falls and Buffalo feature support from Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band.

 

Before summer, we've got Spain and Portugal to look forward to, kicking off May 23 in Tenerife. Some of those shows are already sold out... but there are tickets available for many others. Info at http://wilcoworld.net/tours/

 

Lastly, thanks for making the Ashes of American Flags DVD #1 on the Billboard Music DVD chart (by a long shot). Nice work. The new studio record is still slated for June 30. Can't wait for you to hear it (and we're pretty sure it'll be before then).

 

More news soon, as it develops.

 

the Wilco HQ crew

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The new studio record is still slated for June 30. Can't wait for you to hear it (and we're pretty sure it'll be before then).

 

Thanks!

 

Woohoo! A release date!! Now, all we need is the title. :D

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The new studio record is still slated for June 30. Can't wait for you to hear it (and we're pretty sure it'll be before then).

 

Are they suggesting that they will be streaming the album some time before the release date?

:dancing

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Are they suggesting that they will be streaming the album some time before the release date?

:dancing

 

That's what I thought when I read it. I hope they do...

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Greetings.

 

Quick news flashes. A new Wilco performance of Woody Guthrie's once-again-timely "The Jolly Banker" is available now on the site by going to http://wilcoworld.net/woody/ with suggested donation to the Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives. Listen to Jeff Tweedy talk about it on Public Radio's "Marketplace" at http://marketplace.publicradio.org/.

 

Tour dates/tickets for the summer available now. Ashes of American Flags DVD is available pretty much everywhere now, including iTunes. Wilco (the album) out June 30. Info at http://wilcoworld.net/

 

See you out there soon.

 

Your friends at HQ

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Well, we made it nearly a month with copies of Wilco (the album) floating around out there before it leaked. Pretty impressive restraint in this day and age. But the inevitable happened last night. Since we know you're curious and probably have better things to do than scour the internet for a download (though we do understand the attraction of the illicit), we've posted a stream of the full album at http://wilcoworld.net/records/thealbum/ . Feel free to refer to it as "wilco (the stream)" if you must.

 

We also have our usual guilt abatement plan for downloaders. If you have downloaded the record, we suggest you make a donation to one of the band's favorite charities, the Inspiration Corporation -- an organization we've supported in the past & who are doing great work in the city of Chicago. Information and donation button here: http://inspirationcorp.org/.

 

That's all. Enjoy the stream. Tickets for summer shows, etc. http://wilcoworld.net/tours/ Note that we'll be holding a free online midnight screening of the "Ashes of American Flags" film this Friday night (at both midnight US Central time and again at midnight Pacific). So get the popcorn or whatever together and be sure to log on and tune in on Friday.

 

Wilco HQ

 

 

They are impressed with our restraint....

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Reason #879 that Wilco is the best.

Instead of getting all worked up about the inevitable (the album leaking this day in age). They just treat it with sarcasm and gentle ribbing. Very nice!

And yes there was little to no restraint here.

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poor taste. :ohwell

 

jay bennett would have been way funnier.

 

Nah, me and Spencer are tight. He played my drums once at Lounge Ax in 1997. He was just a toddler and I haven't seen him since, but still.

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