bböp Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 It's pretty late, so I don't know how much of a review this will be, but I'll try my best for the handful who care. Quite a different mood from the festivals and general admission shows of the past couple days. The Tonhalle was a very nice, almost circular auditorium with a towering ceiling which, judging by the posters in the lobby, mostly hosts classical concerts. Accordingly, it seemed that a fair bit of the set was tailored to take advantage of the immaculate acoustics. Songs such as the acoustic Spiders, Country Disappeared and Everlasting Everything (which was played live by the full band for just the second time ) really shined. Crowd-wise, it was pretty typically German. Jeff made the comment it was the most polite audience that the band has played to in a long time. At the end of the main set, everyone got up to applaud the band and remained standing through the encore so that was something. What else? Theologians and Poor Places were both on the printed setlist, but not played. I'm A Wheel was not on the printed list. And the support act was a very pregnant Hanne Hukkelberg, a Norwegian electro-folk singer. I think that's what I've got for now. Help me out, if I've forgotten something significant! Here was the complete setlist as played: Spiders (Kidsmoke) (acoustic arrangement; Nels on electric)I'll FightMuzzle of BeesShe's A JarBull Black NovaIATTBYH>One WingYou Are My Face>A Shot in the ArmEverlasting Everything Impossible GermanyCountry DisappearedLaminated CatHandshake DrugsJesus, etc.You Never KnowHate It HereI'm The Man Who Loves You------------------MisunderstoodCalifornia StarsWalkenHummingbirdI'm A Wheel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H.Stone Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Were the chimes in full use for EE? Love the rolling wave snares in that one, too. Have a great time on your Germany run with the Poets! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Wow, acoustic Spiders for an opener! I was expecting to see it in the setlist in Kraftwerk's hometown, but not necessarily that way. I'm glad you got to hear "Everlasting Everything" at last, P. Any horns? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 Were the chimes in full use for EE? Love the rolling wave snares in that one, too. Have a great time on your Germany run with the Poets! Yay Poets! Scary how many people I knew at the show tonight... To answer your question, pretty sure the chimes were more or less present. I dig Nels' little psychedelic outro on that one as well and you could hear it really clearly at Tonhalle, so that was cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H.Stone Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Scary how many people I knew at the show tonight... 10 years in the making! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 10 years in the making! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Watch The Parking Meters Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 The Tonhalle was a first for me in terms of it being a seated Wilco venue and this had its pluses particularly the civilised setting, great sightlines and superb sound befitting a concert hall primarily used for classical music and its minuses which for me was the impact on atmosphere of us all sitting a little way off the stage and I didn't get the impression it warmed up really till 'Shot In The Arm' which must have been about an hour into the show. Certainly it was very different compared to say Live Music Hall in Koeln or even the last show I saw in Eindhoven. Given the choice, I'd definitely plump for a standing venue next time but it was an interesting and as always enjoyable experience in the company of this superb band Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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