Infinite Jest Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 This rates as one of my favourite Wilco shows, mainly for the exceptional crowd response. Set: 01 - Poor Places 02 - Art of Almost 03 - I Might 04 - At Least That's What You Said 05 - Spiders (acoustic) 06 - Impossible Germany 07 - Born Alone 08 - Laminated Cat 09 - How to Fight Loneliness 10 - Whole Love 11 - Too Far Apart 12 - I'm Always In Love 13 - Jesus, Etc. 14 - I'm the Man Who Loves You 15 - Dawned On Me 16 - Shot in the Arm Not a lot of banter. Jeff mentioned that HtFL was a request. After Impossible Germany when everyone was applauding Nels, Jeff introduced him "ladies and gentlemen, Mr Nels Cline" and Nels did a little bow. Jeff also said that Primavera was one of their favourite places to play because the audience was so good. Which isn't something I've heard him say before. The crowd really were good: they recognised every song from the first notes, they sang along, they sang along to the guitar part on Impossible Germany, they chanted "ole ole ole" at the end. It was really a lot of fun. Show highlights: hearing HtFL and Too Far Apart for the first time. The acoustic Spiders. Personal highlight: I ran into Nels the next day and told him I enjoyed the show, and he was very gracious in response, and confirmed that Spanish crowds really are great. Even better highlights: the next day Big Star played their tribute to Alex Chilton, with guest vocalists. Jeff, John and Pat played on some of the songs. Here's Thank You Friends with Jeff and Pat among many others: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3nfhVKwF74 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Even better highlights: the next day Big Star played their tribute to Alex Chilton, with guest vocalists. Jeff, John and Pat played on some of the songs. Here's Thank You Friends with Jeff and Pat among many others: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3nfhVKwF74 Always great to hear Thank You Friends! I recognize most, but not all, of the people who take a turn on vocals. Jeff, John and Pat, obviously, as well as Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer of the Posies/Big Star. Then there's Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub and Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley of Yo La Tengo and Sharon Van Etten (I think). Who else? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted June 6, 2012 Share Posted June 6, 2012 From another YouTube video, here's the list of everyone on stage for TYF: Jody Stephens, Chris Stamey, Ken Stringfellow, Jon Auer, Charles Cleaver, Mitch Easter, Mike Mills, Norman Blake, Django Haskins, Jeff Tweedy, Pat Sansone, John Stirratt, Glenn Kotche, Alexis Taylor, Skylar Gudasz, Sharon Van Etten, Brett Harris, Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Infinite Jest Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 Weird, I was just copying and pasting that exact same list There's a bunch of other videos on Youtube. Jeff also sang on Kizza Me and Blue Moon. The way they handled the guests was great. They didn't announce them or anything. Just at the end 'Jeff Tweedy on vocals'. Not making a big deal out of who they were. A lot of people recognised Jeff and some of the others, of course. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kim Bodnia Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Some backstage photos of the show depicting Mike Mills and Wilco members, these taken by Dominique Stringfellow: http://backstagewith.blogspot.fr/2012/06/big-star-third-primavera-sound-2012.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bböp Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Some backstage photos of the show depicting Mike Mills and Wilco members, these taken by Dominique Stringfellow: http://backstagewith.blogspot.fr/2012/06/big-star-third-primavera-sound-2012.html Some cool pictures -- especially a good one of Jody Stephens -- though I don't think I see any Wilco members in them. But anyway...it looks like it was a cool venue. I didn't realize that Primavera happened at both outdoor and indoor venues. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
choo-choo-charlie Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Unless they're lurking in the shadows, I don't see any members of Wilco either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CrisBcn Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 The pics are from the rehearsals of the show at a venue in town (the second space of Sala Apolo), far from the location of the main Festival. They also have some showcases and start and end of the week performances at that club: http://sanmiguelprimaverasound.es/primaveraCiutatClubs?lang=en I assume the Wilco guys were at the Forum and just joined the band for the real show (that I missed completely! I was listening to The Cure instead, and if I had known I could have been at both as The Cure played for more than 3 hours...). I bumped into Nels Cline by the end of The Cure's performance and he was amazed at their long set! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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