bböp Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 A solid show despite some early technical difficulty. Cool to hear Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion sing on a couple of Woody tunes, and of course Hoodoo is always a fun closer. Very funny to hear Jeff's Ramones story as well, as well as the addendum about how to look like a punk in St. Louis... Here was the complete setlist, as played: Christ For President>Art Of AlmostI MightPoor Places>Spiders (Kidsmoke) (acoustic arrangement)Impossible GermanyBorn Alone>Laminated Cat (aka Not For The Season) (electric arrangement)Open MindHandshake Drugs (started and restarted)Can't Stand ItWhole LoveBox Full Of LettersI'm Always In LoveHeavy Metal DrummerI'm The Man Who Loves YouDawned On MeA Shot in the Arm-----------------------------California Stars (w/Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion on vocals and percussion)Airline To Heaven (w/Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion on vocals and percussion)The Late Greats------------------------------WalkenHoodoo Voodoo (w/ bass/guitar/keyboard tech Josh on cowbell) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A heart I know by heart Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Got a setlist - Monday and Outta Site were cut from second encore in between Walken and Hoodoo Beautiful place to see a show... nice summer Friday night concert on the water Also, Christ for President was an unexpected opener... which was nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Very solid show. I loved the rework of some of the endings. Good to see they revisit and work out new stuff. Sansone even threw in a handful or two of grit and noise in his hoodoo voodoo duel with Nels. That was super fun. WTF is with the beer tent being a quarter mile away and making you drink from there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky speaks Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Agree with the beer situation. More than made up for it though in the parking lot before the concert. It kept my son kind of sober for a couple of hours if you want to make a positive out of a negative. Missed the first band but caught Blitzen Trapper's shortened set. Felt bad for them. The stage and their equipment were soaked and you could tell they were disappointed in having to cut their set short. Avoided getting soaked on the way in by ducking under an empty information tent. People were actually coming up to us for information. We told them it was raining and the fort was made of stone. A couple of folks got it. Great show none-the-less. Got two more firsts with Christ For President and Open Up Your Mind. The band looked pretty cool with the stone fort behind them. The folks out on the bay in their yachts sure got a nice treat as well. My son had gotten tickets to see Deer Tick at the Newport Blues Cafe afterwards. Great show. The locals sure love them some Deer Tick. Rocking loud with great audience participation especially with The Bump and Let's All Go The Bar. A night to remember for sure. Next stop, North Adams... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
themattjones88 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Honestly, I was kinda dissappointed by the show...it was good, but kinda...ehhh... The first 1/3 to 1/2 of the set the band didn't really seem all that into it. After Handshake Drugs they seemed to be having a better time and getting into it more. I just think that starting with a lot of slower more gentle songs kinda bogged it down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dawarren33 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 NPR is streaming a great capture of last night's show. Here's a link: http://www.npr.org/event/music/156932363/wilco-live-in-concert-newport-folk-2012 Does anyone know if it is possible to download a streaming event like this? (I am not a techie, so apologies if this is not the smartest question!) Was at the show and had a great time . . . surviving the rain at an outdoor event somehow always makes it more memorable. Caught up with some great friends, was 50 feet from the stage, and Fort Adams is a beautiful spot. Thought the performance was top-notch with a great setlist, but I do think (and have increasingly thought for a while) that the finely crafted songbook puts a bit of a restrictor plate on the live experience. Not sure what the next evolution of my favorite band will be, but looser song structures with greater room for live improvisation would be welcomed here. The boys certainly have the chops! I also like seeing all the beautiful guitars (really liked the colorful SG), but a new guitar for every song does seem a bit much (although I know different tunings are used throughout the night). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Louie Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Here's a shot I took after the sun went down: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roadhse ma Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Great PicWonderful Show for the most part Fun and respectful CrowdI Aggree w/ other's about Beer Lines : poorly mngdShould have been a cash line and CC line, and Someone w/ a CounterO/a well worth the Drive!The Sunset /Sailboats and the light reflecting off the granite all added to the Fine Music!See you in CT and that;s a wrap for the yr for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Louie Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Here's another from last night. Nels & Jeff: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 photos of the show:http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/wilco-blitzen-trapper-and-megafaun-fort-adams-stat/#photo-1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smells like flowers Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 These are fabulous photos. I can see Nels' eyelashes in one. Best picture of Glenn ever! Love that expression! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmhphoto Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Great photos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 is it just me or is jeff looking more john bonham every day? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parisisstale Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 photos of the show:http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/wilco-blitzen-trapper-and-megafaun-fort-adams-stat/#photo-1 You are the best, so glad you're a New England....didnt make this one but you're the next best thing .... (also glad they didnt play a tune I haven't seen).... have a feeling hartford's gonna be special...will you be there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 thanks everyone. unfortunately, Hartford isn't in my plans. edit - also, you can find higher res photos on my site, and I'll probably add a few to this gallery as well over the next couple of days.http://photos.tinnitus-photography.com/p576323728 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dforest27 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 I was waiting in line to get a poster and they sold out right in front of me!!! Any one buy too many and want to sell one, or does anybody know if they have more to sell on the website? Help! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
deathstick Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 more available on the website: http://wilco.kungfustore.com/category/38-posters/product/3742-newport-folk-festival-poster-wil583 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 i just went through the rest of my photos and tossed a few more into the galleryhttp://www.zenfolio.com/narlus/p576323728/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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