froggie Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I wasnt there tonight, but thanks to Darryl White, this seemed to have been the setlist as played: Hazel Fake Fur CoatDiamond LightFloweringSummer NoonWorld AwayNew MoonHigh As HelloWait For LoveLove like A WireLow KeyNobody Dies Anymore------ I Am Trying To Break your HeartOne WingNew MadridRemember The Mountain BedHummingbirdLost LoveHate It HereRadio KingPassenger SideI'm The Man who Loves you Only The lord KnowsLosing EndCalifornia StarsFive Years bring on tonight for me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Five Years! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dagwave Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 wow, what a great bowie song- i bet the performance is well done- awesome choice - plus new solo song?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 What's new on there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dagwave Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 sorry- golden smog song......my bad....(making sure you're paying attention....that is all!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eckythump Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Hmm froggie that's Darryl White not David. And now we're friend on Facebook too Five Years was played as a second encore to be precise as well. I'll write up a detailed report later! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Inside of Outside Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Five Years is such a great song. Might be my favorite Bowie song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 A wonderful show in a beautiful small town. Still barely in phone range where I'm staying as I type this so a detailed review will follow when I arrive home tonight. My wife took a heap of photos so I'll get those up, too. Just gotta agree here that Five Years is also one of my Bowie favourites. A very special way to end the show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 Hmm froggie that's Darryl White not David. And now we're friend on Facebook too Five Years was played as a second encore to be precise as well. I'll write up a detailed report later! woops, my mistake. i saw some small videos just now and it looks like it'll be great tonight! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 You'll love it, Frog man. The band is really cooking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eckythump Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Ok I'm now home from Meeniyan and have some time to share my thoughts:Firstly, Meeniyan is a tiny, but lovely town. As you drive in, a sign informs you the population of the town is 645. The town hall holds 300 people. The region is well known for its art galleries, gourmet food, antiques, and being somewhat quirky. The venue hosts a lot of live music, from well known Australian acts to large international acts as well (past shows there included the likes of Calexico, Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, and Jason Isbell, to name but a few). The shows always sell out. It only holds 300 people, who sit around rectangular tables seating 8-10 people. Locals bring in their own alcohol, food, and treat it like a picnic basically. And everyone shuts up and listens to the music and respects the artists. It's an awesome place to see a performer. If you ever get down to Australia, put seeing a show at Meeniyan on your list of things to do. So onto the show. With no support act, the band walked on around 8:15pm to great applause, and played through a bunch of Tweedy songs, as well as their cover of Love Like a Wire, which I really love. It was a pretty standard set for those familiar with Tweedy sets. You wouldn't have known the band hadn't played together since the middle of last year though, they were very tight, and clearly had been rehearsing a lot at the Loft. You expect that from Jeff anyway, being the perfectionist that he is. The solo set started to loosen up Jeff a bit, with a bit of banter back and forth with the audience. He deviated from the printed setlist, aftrer Hummingbird there was Spiders, Born Alone and Jesus Etc, none of which he played, instead choosing Lost Love (such a great song, probably lost on most people but no doubt they still loved it), and then Hate It Here as a request from someone who yelled it out, before resuming with the setlist again with Radio King. Jeff called it a night after ITMWLY, leaving off A Shot In The Arm which closed the printed setlist, and that's where things got a little weird. What happened was Jeff left the stage really quickly, and pretty much everyone, myself included, didn't really realise he bolted off the stage, so everyone was thinking he and the band were about to play some more songs, just started talking and didn't really cheer for an encore because we didn't actually realise we were in the encore break! Jeff and band then came back out, looking a bit miffed, saying 'we thought we'd play a few more for you if you don't mind', clearly thinking no one was really interested in seeing any more, which couldn't have been further from the truth - up until this point every song had been loudly cheered and clapped. So they played Only The Lord Knows, The Losing End, and closed with California Stars, leaving out Key To My Heart which was on the list after the Losing End, and also leaving off Bowie's Five Years, which I had heard standing outside while they were soundchecking, and just knew we had to get this song. So after California Stars, they walk off, after which everyone realising this was a proper encore break, cheered, clapped and stamped their feet for more. So we managed to coax them back out for a second encore, with Jeff saying something like 'that's better, we didnt think you wanted anymore', to which someone said 'we didn't realise you'd gone off for the encore!', to which Jeff replied 'I'd been playing for 1 hour and 45 minutes I thought that was enough!'. In his defense I was a little puzzled why no one cheered when he went off, but it was such a sudden exit it really didn't seem like it was the encore break. We then got an amazing cover of David Bowie's Five Years, which I videoed, link below! Some witty banter from Jeff through the show, saying how happy he was to come back to Australia, they recorded the album about 18 months ago and toured everywhere but Australia with it, and now there's a new Wilco record out, but not to worry Wilco will make it back here... in about 4 or 5 years time (hoping he was kidding!). He said how the whole family was down, and how happy he was for Sue to be here with him for the first time to Australia (I believe this is Spencer's first time as well). Everyone seemed to be having a great time, and you wouldn't have known this was their first show together for some time, they were very tight. So now onto Melbourne tonight, and Sydney tomorrow night. Bring it on! Here's the video I took of their cover of Five Years. It was awesome! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx5dZBhNY4M&feature=youtu.be Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I was following along at 3 a.m. my time (California), with a friend who was at the show, commenting and sharing the occasional short bit of video. Wow, what a wonderful, intimate show it looks to have been! So glad for all of you who were there, and thanks for the reviews and funny stories. That encore misunderstanding...hahahahaha! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Wow...I can't add much to eckythump's excellent review above except to say that this show was special in a number of ways...the small town location, and the significance of the fact that this was Jeff's first ever solo performance in this country. So for him to start with I Am Trying To Break Your Heart, the song which started this whole Wilco journey for me so many years ago...well, it was one of many special moments last night.Other random thoughts... Loved Hazel as an opener... Nobody Dies Anymore was stunning. That song was the one that leaped out at me first when the solo album first came out and it still has the same effect on me...the overall sound was clear and pure. Jeff's guitar sound is stunning...I'm typing this from a phone so II'll post pics tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Thanks for sharing the video. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fritz Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Hopefully these links work: http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm181/fritzandfiona/Tweedy%20-%20Meeniyan%20VIC%20Australia%20-%2020%20March%202016/IMG_7946_zpsvtnhrefo.jpg http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm181/fritzandfiona/Tweedy%20-%20Meeniyan%20VIC%20Australia%20-%2020%20March%202016/IMG_7940_zpsbajuehlg.jpg http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm181/fritzandfiona/Tweedy%20-%20Meeniyan%20VIC%20Australia%20-%2020%20March%202016/IMG_7941_zpsbke6c86l.jpg http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm181/fritzandfiona/Tweedy%20-%20Meeniyan%20VIC%20Australia%20-%2020%20March%202016/IMG_7937_zpsnoy8pjm4.jpg http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm181/fritzandfiona/Tweedy%20-%20Meeniyan%20VIC%20Australia%20-%2020%20March%202016/IMG_7935_zpshjby5ar7.jpg http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm181/fritzandfiona/Tweedy%20-%20Meeniyan%20VIC%20Australia%20-%2020%20March%202016/IMG_7933_zpsxwlnzuqc.jpg http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm181/fritzandfiona/Tweedy%20-%20Meeniyan%20VIC%20Australia%20-%2020%20March%202016/IMG_7932_zpsirphoh5t.jpg http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm181/fritzandfiona/Tweedy%20-%20Meeniyan%20VIC%20Australia%20-%2020%20March%202016/IMG_7920_zpsohe9vzc4.jpg http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm181/fritzandfiona/Tweedy%20-%20Meeniyan%20VIC%20Australia%20-%2020%20March%202016/IMG_7916_zpsi8eyvpat.jpg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wise Enough Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I was following along at 3 a.m. my time (California), with a friend who was at the show, commenting and sharing the occasional short bit of video. Wow, what a wonderful, intimate show it looks to have been! So glad for all of you who were there, and thanks for the reviews and funny stories. That encore misunderstanding...hahahahaha! Wow how cheeky for someone to do that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Albert Tatlock Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Nice reportage. Ta. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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