Wilco — 6/1/13, Nelsonville, OH (Nelsonville Music Festival)

[bböp]

When it comes to music festivals, there's a lot to like about the Nelsonville Music Festival. It's very compact, laid back and has a great spirit about it. The only downside is the apparent tendency for intense thunderstorms to roll in at pretty much the worst times. It happened on the second night of the four-day festival when delays pushed the schedule back at least two hours, and resulted in the final band on the main stage, The Coup, not getting to start their set until past 1 a.m.

 

Tonight, on the third and most music-packed day of the fest, inclement weather once again reared its ugly head at an inopportune time — smack dab in the middle of Mavis Staples' set preceding Wilco's day-ending performance. Mavis was just five songs into her set and had just sang You Are Not Alone with Jeff when a storm rolled through and forced the stage and surrounding area to be evacuated. In the end, Mavis (who was moving somewhat gingerly, using a cane and wearing what appeared to be braces on both knees) decided to call it a night and not resume her set. Who really could blame her?

 

Fortunately, Wilco did get to play an abbreviated set after a delay of more than an hour. Unfortunately — at least for those in the crowd who had staked out prime viewing positions — the clearing of the field resulted in many fans who had initially been toward the front of the crowd never regaining their spots.  You win some, you lose some...I guess. (At least where I ended up, right in front of the soundboard, the sound was terrific so that was at least some consolation.)

 

At any rate, Wilco's set started off with a couple of nice surprises — a show-opening Forget The Flowers and Should've Been In Love — before settling into a more familiar pattern. Jeff had a couple of funny moments of banter, including telling the crowd it smelled "like charcoal," which was "delicious," and calling out one guy toward the front for his (apparently profane) language (when the man replied that he was just expressing his delight, Jeff said in part, "You sound happy...in a very angry way.")

 

As you might expect, there were several changes from the printed setlist. Country Disappeared and At My Window Sad And Lonely, for instance, were on the list early in the set but not played. And The Late Greats and Theologians were cut from the planned encore. On the plus side, members of Calexico joined in on both encore songs that were played, California Stars and I'm The Man Who Loves You. Jeff dubbed the group, "Wilexico," joking that "I've been working on that all day."

 

It's late, so that's pretty much all I've got to contribute for now. Pardon me while I go change into some dry clothes.

 

Here was Wilco's complete setlist, as played (I clocked the set at about 1 hour, 36 minutes):

 

Forget The Flowers

Muzzle Of Bees

Should've Been In Love

Company In My Back

Poor Places>

Art Of Almost

I Might

I Am Trying To Break Your Heart>

One Wing

Impossible Germany

Born Alone

Handshake Drugs

Jesus, etc.

Whole Love

Heavy Metal Drummer

Dawned On Me

A Shot in the Arm

----------------------------

California Stars (w/Calexico's Jacob Valenzuela and Martin Wenk on trumpet, Joey Burns and Sergio Mendoza on accordion and John Convertino on maracas)

I'm The Man Who Loves You (w/Calexico's Jacob Valenzuela and Martin Wenk on trumpet)

[bböp]

For those who might be interested, I figured I'd post what Mavis and her band played before the rain cut their set short:

Can You Get To That? [Funkadelic]
I Like The Things About Me [Pops Staples]
Creep Along Moses [traditional]
The Weight [The Band]
You Are Not Alone (w/Jeff Tweedy on acoustic guitar and backing vocals)

It was a great lineup of bands on the main stage yesterday, and we got fun sets from The Flying Clouds of South Carolina (a gospel band), Lucius, Jonathan Richman and Tommy Larkins, Sharon Van Etten, Calexico and Mavis and her band before the rains came.

Would have been a lot of fun to hear I'll Take You There with a big crowd gathered, but as Jeff said during Wilco's set, "Sorry Mavis' set got cut short, but five songs from Mavis is like 20 songs from anybody else," so that was a tiny bit of consolation...

[smells like flowers]

When it comes to music festivals, there's a lot to like about the Nelsonville Music Festival. It's very compact, laid back and has a great spirit about it. The only downside is the apparent tendency for intense thunderstorms to roll in at pretty much the worst times. It happened on the second night of the four-night festival when delays pushed the schedule back at least two hours, and resulted in the final band on the main stage, The Coup, not getting to start their set until past 1 a.m.

 

Tonight, on the third and most music-packed day of the fest, inclement weather once again reared its ugly head at an inopportune time — smack dab in the middle of Mavis Staples' set preceding Wilco's day-ending performance. Mavis was just five songs into her set and had just sang You Are Not Alone with Jeff when a storm rolled through and forced the stage and surrounding area to be evacuated. In the end, Mavis (who was moving somewhat gingerly, using a cane and wearing what appeared to be braces on both knees) decided to call it a night and not resume her set. Who really could blame her?

 

Fortunately, Wilco did get to play an abbreviated set after a delay of more than an hour. Unfortunately — at least for those in the crowd who had staked out prime viewing positions — the clearing of the field resulted in many fans who had initially been toward the front of the crowd never regaining their spots.  You win some, you lose some...I guess. (At least where I ended up, right in front of the soundboard, the sound was terrific so that was at least some consolation.)

 

At any rate, Wilco's set started off with a couple of nice surprises — a show-opening Forget The Flowers and Should've Been In Love — before settling into a more familiar pattern. Jeff had a couple of funny moments of banter, including telling the crowd it smelled "like charcoal," which was "delicious," and calling out one guy toward the front for his (apparently profane) language (when the man replied that he was just expressing his delight, Jeff said in part, "You sound happy...in a very angry way.")

 

As you might expect, there were several changes from the printed setlist. Country Disappeared and At My Window Sad And Lonely, for instance, were on the list early in the set but not played. And The Late Greats and Theologians were cut from the planned encore. On the plus side, members of Calexico joined in on both encore songs that were played, California Stars and I'm The Man Who Loves You. Jeff dubbed the group, "Wilexico," joking that "I've been working on that all day."

 

It's late, so that's pretty much all I've got to contribute for now. Pardon me while I go change into some dry clothes.

 

Here was Wilco's complete setlist, as played (I clocked the set at about 1 hour, 36 minutes):

 

Forget The Flowers

Muzzle Of Bees

Should've Been In Love

Company In My Back

Poor Places>

Art Of Almost

I Might

I Am Trying To Break Your Heart>

One Wing

Impossible Germany

Born Alone

Handshake Drugs

Jesus, etc.

Whole Love

Heavy Metal Drummer

Dawned On Me

A Shot in the Arm

----------------------------

California Stars (w/Calexico's Jacob Valenzuela and Martin Wenk on trumpet, Joey Burns and Sergio Mendoza on accordion and John Convertino on maracas)

I'm The Man Who Loves You (w/Calexico's Jacob Valenzuela and Martin Wenk on trumpet)

 

Thanks for the details, Paul!  I would love to hear California Stars with a trumpet...hope those encore songs show up on youtube.  Nice setlist, too.  Muzzle of Bees and Company in My Back! 

[mariana neri]

Wilco and Calexico - California Stars

 

[twoshedsjackson]

Wilco and Calexico - California Stars

 

Wow! Beautiful.

[Albert Tatlock]

Well it might have been curtailed but someone enjoyed it alot:-

 

http://thepost.ohiou.edu/content/skeptical-obsessed-wilco-fan

 

Not actually worth reading, but the line "I’m still not sure how such an unenthusiastic singer could have me so entranced in the music or how a group that seems so straight and laid back on records could use sounds in ways I’ve never experienced" tickled me. decent picture though.

 

[Mr. Heartbreak]

Well it might have been curtailed but someone enjoyed it alot:-

 

http://thepost.ohiou.edu/content/skeptical-obsessed-wilco-fan

 

Not actually worth reading, but the line "I’m still not sure how such an unenthusiastic singer could have me so entranced in the music or how a group that seems so straight and laid back on records could use sounds in ways I’ve never experienced" tickled me. decent picture though.

I actually like that little review, because it reminds me of my initial impressions of Wilco way back in 1999. I thought they were decent, but a bit boring. Then I went to see them live for the first time at Jannus Landing, and holy shit, they blew me away. I began obsessively collecting everything they ever did (and even going backwards to discover a whole other world with Uncle Tupelo). I almost envy that reviewer...lot of ground to cover.

[smells like flowers]

I actually like that little review, because it reminds me of my initial impressions of Wilco way back in 1999. I thought they were decent, but a bit boring. Then I went to see them live for the first time at Jannus Landing, and holy shit, they blew me away. I began obsessively collecting everything they ever did (and even going backwards to discover a whole other world with Uncle Tupelo). I almost envy that reviewer...lot of ground to cover.

 

I liked it, too.  After being a fan for so long, I sometimes forget that Wilco is objectively SO GOOD.  I mean, they're always stellar in my book, but it's not just me!  Also, the blogger went to the show without expectations and was subsequently blown away.  My favorite Wilco shows have been the ones where I toned down my expectations and left with ears ringing, heart racing, mind blown.

[choo-choo-charlie]

I haven't looked at setlists for a bit -- does "One Wing" here mark the return of a W(TA) song in the set after a long absence?

[bböp]

I haven't looked at setlists for a bit -- does "One Wing" here mark the return of a W(TA) song in the set after a long absence?

 

Depends on what you mean by a "long absence." They've sporadically done One Wing over the past year, but I think other than a very sporadic Bull Black Nova or You And I (perhaps once each in Europe last fall), I think it's been more than a year since any of the other W(TA) songs have been played live.

[The Inside of Outside]

It is interesting that W(TA) has dropped from the set lists for this long, other than the occasional One Wing. They have played Country Disappeared a few times, too, in the past year, but by and large the album continues to be below the radar on set lists.

[twoshedsjackson]

It is interesting that W(TA) has dropped from the set lists for this long, other than the occasional One Wing. They have played Country Disappeared a few times, too, in the past year, but by and large the album continues to be below the radar on set lists.

I know, and it's a shame. I really don't understand why that album got such a bad rap (at least here on VC). There are a lot of great songs on there.

[IRememberDBoon]

Mr Heartbreak the same thing happened to me after this show
I went a started to listening to anything tupelo/wilco/tweedy/farrar related.
It took me a good year especially after I listened to Mermaid Ave I like 5000 times

Wilco
2001-09-26
The 9:30 Club
Washington, DC

1. I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
2. I'm Always In Love
3. War On War
4. Pick Up The Change
5. She's A Jar
6. Why Would You Wanna Live
7. Hesitating Beauty
8. One By One
9. Should've Been In Love
10. A Shot In The Arm
11. Ashes Of American Flags
12. Can't Stand It
13. I'm The Man Who Loves You
14. Passenger Side
15. California Stars
16. Monday
17. Outtasite (Outta Mind)
18. Reservations
19. Far, Far Away
20. Sunken Treasure
21. I Got You (At The End Of The Century)





 

[choo-choo-charlie]

Depends on what you mean by a "long absence." They've sporadically done One Wing over the past year, but I think other than a very sporadic Bull Black Nova or You And I (perhaps once each in Europe last fall), I think it's been more than a year since any of the other W(TA) songs have been played live.

 

I suppose that was a bit vague. I just recall a long stretch where no songs from W(TA) were performed. Some folks here were speculating that it had something to do with Wilco leaving Nonesuch and starting their own label, but I don't remember any real "answer" or explanation about the absence or low amount of tunes from the record appearing in setlists. 

[Mr. Heartbreak]

There were some shows for the ages between 1999 and 2002.

[JAK2112]

Calexico is playing the same day at Bonnaroo as wilco, i wonder if we can expect some horns there too! (I'll be there, which is why i'm really hoping for some "Monday" with horns)

[IRememberDBoon]

There were some shows for the ages between 1999 and 2002.

 

I think it took about 1.5 minutes into IATTBYH and I was done for life.

 

As far as the Monday horns I was lucky enough to catch those at Tipitinas I think

 

 

 

[IRememberDBoon]

I think Why Would You Wann Live was another big one to me tonight

[smells like flowers]

 

We need horns at Solid Sound!

[Shug]

Calexico is playing the same day at Bonnaroo as wilco, i wonder if we can expect some horns there too! (I'll be there, which is why i'm really hoping for some "Monday" with horns)

      That would be rad!