A petiton for seing Wilco in France

[Auref]

Bonjour, I'm french and i'm very sad my favorite band doesn"t love my country.

In these day, Wilco announces many and many show in West-europe.

And I don't know why, but Wilco doesn't come in france.

So I decide to make a petition because in france we love good music too, because in France they're good food so please Jeff come in France.

I know you may not love frogs, but only 1/5 FRENCH or less eat frog.

So french and cheese lover please help me!!

We can give you many good cheese Jeff and Paris is the land of the lover take your wife with you . It's a beautiful city.

 

P.S. Sorry for my english you know i'm french

 

I forgot the wine i give you a good bottle if you came in France.

[remphish1]

Bonjour, I'm french and i'm very sad my favorite band doesn"t love my country.

In these day, Wilco announces many and many show in West-europe.

And I don't know why, but Wilco doesn't come in france.

So I decide to make a petition because in france we love good music too, because in France they're good food so please Jeff come in France.

I know you may not love frogs, but only 1/5 FRENCH or less eat frog.

So french and cheese lover please help me!!

We can give you many good cheese Jeff and Paris is the land of the lover take your wife with you . It's a beautiful city.

 

P.S. Sorry for my english you know i'm french

 

I forgot the wine i give you a good bottle if you came in France.

Ha great first post! I am not French but I will sign on to your cause! I would offer Jeff some Brie too!

[LouieB]

I would bug Wilco's management. Clearly booking agents in Spain, Scandanavia, the UK, other parts of the world know how to get them there. No reason the French shouldn't get some Wilco.

LouieB

[RaspberryJam]

I will sign the petition just out of appreciation of it's awesomeness.

 

And I'm a fan of french food and wine. But not french pop music. That stuff is just AWFUL. So they really need Wilco.

[victor79]

I'm with you Auref. Yeah since early SBS Tour they avoid France each time they're touring western Europe. I don't know why since last time the Bataclan (capacity: 2,000) was sold out. Btw Auref, do I know you?

[Plumplechook]

And I don't know why, but Wilco doesn't come in france.

 

I think you may have nailed the problem right there.

[BreezyGrass]

I think you may have nailed the problem right there.

 

That's what she said....

 

Couldn't resist!

[Auref]

Yeah 6 men who help my cause. It's great. Thank you all. If one of you have the adress of one man of wilco, please give me the adress and we gonna send them some good french food.

@victor69 i don't know if i know you but if you want make a travel for seing wilco in europe with me i'm ok.

 

RaspberryJam Icon

 

Posted Yesterday, 10:01 PM

I will sign the petition just out of appreciation of it's awesomeness.

 

And I'm a fan of french food and wine. But not french pop music. That stuff is just AWFUL. So they really need Wilc

I know most of french music are awful but some new group are good

listen to cocoon When you heard On my Way and Chupee you're gonna have a better opinion about french music

Cocoon - Chupee

 

An other group you need to know is Phoenix. A good electro pop group.

 

The new album had good review in the magazine, but the old song are good too

[gwfb]

Bonjour, I'm french and i'm very sad my favorite band doesn"t love my country.

In these day, Wilco announces many and many show in West-europe.

And I don't know why, but Wilco doesn't come in france.

So I decide to make a petition because in france we love good music too, because in France they're good food so please Jeff come in France.

I know you may not love frogs, but only 1/5 FRENCH or less eat frog.

So french and cheese lover please help me!!

We can give you many good cheese Jeff and Paris is the land of the lover take your wife with you . It's a beautiful city.

 

P.S. Sorry for my english you know i'm french

 

I forgot the wine i give you a good bottle if you came in France.

 

Bien sur que je signe la pétition...J'ai déjà vue Wilco une fois à Paris...inoubliable... et pour quoi pas pendant la route du rock cet été à St Malo?

[remphish1]

Yeah 6 men who help my cause. It's great. Thank you all. If one of you have the adress of one man of wilco, please give me the adress and we gonna send them some good french food.

@victor69 i don't know if i know you but if you want make a travel for seing wilco in europe with me i'm ok.

 

 

I know most of french music are awful but some new group are good

listen to cocoon When you heard On my Way and Chupee you're gonna have a better opinion about french music

Cocoon - Chupee

 

An other group you need to know is Phoenix. A good electro pop group.

 

The new album had good review in the magazine, but the old song are good too

 

The quintesential French group in my book is AIR hands down! Great late night, pop, dance, electronica goodness! I am seeing them in concert for the 4th time next month!

[victor79]

Yeah 6 men who help my cause. It's great. Thank you all. If one of you have the adress of one man of wilco, please give me the adress and we gonna send them some good french food.

@victor69 i don't know if i know you but if you want make a travel for seing wilco in europe with me i'm ok.

 

 

Sure why not. I'm thinking about going to Primavera (Wilco + Spoon !!!). But I'm a bit out of cash since I'm coproducing my band brand new 7". So re: French pop music, here is my attemp (though live in Nashville). And yes Phoenix kicks ass.

 

[50footqueenie]

Mais non - c'est seul less than 3 years since Wilco was in Paris - it was my very first show!! - Mai 2007.

 

So I too will sign the petit petition, to see Le Wilco back en la pays Francais!!

 

(Apologies for the bad grammar....)

[Auref]

Mais non - c'est seul less than 3 years since Wilco was in Paris - it was my very first show!! - Mai 2007.

 

So I too will sign the petit petition, to see Le Wilco back en la pays Francais!!

 

(Apologies for the bad grammar....)

 

I think we can improve my english and your french by talking together. If you want PM me.

It's a good try. French is a really beautiful language, but i think it is really hard to learn.

Bon courage.

victor79 Icon

 

Posted Today, 01:48 PM

 

View PostAuref, on 24 February 2010 - 03:59 AM, said:

Yeah 6 men who help my cause. It's great. Thank you all. If one of you have the adress of one man of wilco, please give me the adress and we gonna send them some good french food.

@victor69 i don't know if i know you but if you want make a travel for seing wilco in europe with me i'm ok.

 

 

Sure why not. I'm thinking about going to Primavera (Wilco + Spoon !!!). But I'm a bit out of cash since I'm coproducing my band brand new 7". So re: French pop music, here is my attemp (though live in Nashville). And yes Phoenix kicks ass.

 

SAÏBU - Video Home System

 

I don't ever heard some spoon music what song do you recommanded me

 

And wow Saibu made beautiful song, it's your group? because if it's the case you have a new fan

 

I see their some french fan in this forum we gonna make a french culture thread with cheese, wine, champagne tasting.

And i give you some good french music group.

I hope the wilco member come sometimes in this forum.And maybe They're gonna change their mind about france.

 

gwfb

 

 

Bien sur que je signe la pétition...J'ai déjà vue Wilco une fois à Paris...inoubliable... et pour quoi pas pendant la route du rock cet été à St Malo?

You're a really lucky man. You see wilco in france. The day they came the last time i didn't heard about them.

But maybe if one or two member doesn't love France we don't need all the guys of Wilco

Few member is enough. When i listen to the concert of tweedy, it's simply beautiful.

[Doug C]

Yeah 6 men who help my cause. It's great. Thank you all. If one of you have the adress of one man of wilco, please give me the adress and we gonna send them some good french food.

I will sign. I love France. One of my favorite memories was canoeing down the Dordogne. We stayed in Baynac. The cave paintings in Font de Gaume, so lucky to have seen them. Paris has never disappointed but we love the villages.

 

I have an address of 'one man of Wilco' for you to send the French food. I can private message it to you.

(I must admit that, though not a member of the band, I am certainly a 'man of Wilco'! )

[Auref]

I promise i give you some french food if wilco come to france so if you're a man of wilco or if you have some influence in them move your ass. And i send to you some good french food. Try the roquefort is a bit strong bot. Put them on a slice of french bred is very good.

 

And if you come again to france i'll can give you some help to discover the france and paris if you make the same for your culture.

I'm OK for help everyone who want discover the france. I can with this improve my english.

Dordogne is beautiful and the village are genial. My grand parent are farmer in a very little farm. I think american can imagine what's a little farm in france. I love the animals.They have a ton of différent animals. Try maybe to canoeing on the gorge du tarn is beautiful too.

[Doug C]

Auref, I must apologize. Your English far exceeds my French but the language barrier has caused a misunderstanding. I do not know Wilco and have no influnce. I was just trying to get some French food! Maybe we will meet one day. I envy you that you get to visit your grandparents farm.

 

Wilco should play in France. If you organized the French Wilco fans like the French labor unions are, Wilco would come to France. It seems that I am always in France during a rail strike!

[Auref]

Auref, I must apologize. Your English far exceeds my French but the language barrier has caused a misunderstanding. I do not know Wilco and have no influnce. I was just trying to get some French food! Maybe we will meet one day. I envy you that you get to visit your grandparents farm.

 

Wilco should play in France. If you organized the French Wilco fans like the French labor unions are, Wilco would come to France. It seems that I am always in France during a rail strike!

 

Don't worry I just hate you for the rest of your day

 

But, are you american, in france we don't know much about american food, we know only fast food. Is there a good food in this big country ?I believe real american food must be good too. We can make a trade. french food vs American food.

[RaspberryJam]

hmmm. New England clam chowder isn't so bad. A good bacon cheeseburger can be pretty nice, if done well. Not well done.

 

But giving it more thought I'm not sure either of them can hold a candle to cassoulet or crepes

[SeattleC]

Auref,

 

Based on the tour schedule, it looks like May 26th or 27th were just made for playing in France. It's right between Denmark and Spain - perfect....

 

 

I have officially signed your petition, and will toast to your luck with a good Rhone wine later on in the evening. No Dordogne foie gras here though I'm afraid....

[victor79]

 

 

I don't ever heard some spoon music what song do you recommanded me

 

And wow Saibu made beautiful song, it's your group? because if it's the case you have a new fan

 

 

spoon is a great band. Everything is goog. Maybe you should Start with The Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga album or try their song The way we get by.

 

As for Saibu, yes it's me. My band. Glad you like it.

[fortuleo]

Well I might have some sort of an explanation.

In recent years, I think they never played outside Paris. Most of the shows were excellent, one (at a venue called the Maroquinerie) was absolutely outstanding. One of the issues might be that a large part of the audience consisted in american people. Each time, Jeff did a little chatter routine like "hey, are there americans here tonight" and the response was always very loud, by far out-staging the 'local's' response. It might well be that the band thought "oh well, we like to play for americans, but isn't it what we do every other night of the year ? ».

Secondly, Jeff once said that it was kind of hard for them not to lose money when they play in France, because of some tax regulation. Seems like most of the time, the venues are not so big, and the deals they get from promoters aren't good enough to balance this tax problem.

Finally, the fact is they just DON'T SELL shit in France, no matter how hard they try (or maybe they should try and go all around the country to 'work' the crowds, but they would lose even more money, wouldn't they ?). I don't know why it is so, but it is : even when they got good press, it didn't change anything, they never broke through over here. Nobody seems to care, except for a bunch of us. You have to remember that the whole 'americana' movement had a hard time in this country back in the nineties. Bands like the Jayhawks, Tupelo, Wilco, Son Volt, Whiskeytown, Steve Earle et all never made much of an impression. We prefered britpop, what are you gonna do ? It changed recently, but a little too late, and the result is that Wilco only has the reputation of being this "indy, quirky, post rock experimental krautrock weird sounding proto-prog band", which, I believe, DOES NOT seem very appealing to french record buyers.

Last november, they had a date in London and, two day later, a date in Brussels, Belgium. Between the two shows, they had a night off. Well, you need to know that the Eurostar brings you from London to Paris in two hours time. Then, Paris-Brussels by train is like 1h30. I'm sure they left this date free to try and secure a deal to play in Paris. Ultimately, nothing happened.

They must have taken a direct plane from London to Brussels…

[samuel70]

Well I might have some sort of an explanation.

 

That is a very plausible explanation Fortuleo (especially the one about taxes which I've heard before).

Not to stick the knife in deeper, but within the last 2 tours the band played my tiny homeland of Belgium 5 (five!) times.

And Brussels is only 1h20 minutes away from Paris.

My advice to Auref for next time is to book some train tickets to Belgium and join the numerous lucky Belgian fans .

 

Oh...and instead of raving about their food and wines, what Wilco needs from France are people of good taste in music buying their records .

 

(Funnily enough, my first Wilco live experience was at the Elysee Montmartre in Paris...)

[pillowy star]

And they play Duesseldorf which is like 20 train minutes away from Cologne aka TGV station

[Auref]

fortuleo you've got a point the law in france made really hard to an good group from another country of france to have a good radio airplay. In france a law say you must play a pourcentage of song in french. And like you know maybe french music is not super and the better french musicians sing in english for having an international carrer. So is hard for us please make a prayer for us. I thing the best singer in french stay raphael but is not an internationnal star.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHJoY0oSD_Y

It's why Saibu the future best french band have got some problem to be star. Yeah I make some ad

But come back to Wilco I thinck i gonna cry new european date but zero for france It's really hard. I Pray for a date between England and germany, but that seems hard.

 

A good thing for Wilco is to make a french tv show called Taratata programmer radio heard really often this show you can see some video like Charlotte Gainsbourg on the website Charlotte Gainsbourg at Taratata

 

I think i gonna make a travel any body can host me in europe

I'm a really cool french. I can learn you some french tricks and i came with the food

[Auref]

For Saïbu is here listen at least up to the piano entry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yol23_M24WE