Saturday, February 20, 2010

Wilco (the concert)

Our sincere thanks goes out to Wilco, who in recent years has made a habit of playing a Duluth show whenever they tour Canada. Mayor Ness presented Tweedy and the boys with a certificate declaring them an honorary Duluth Band (see ** below).

Setlist:
  1. Wilco (the Song)
  2. A Shot in the Arm
  3. I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
  4. Bull Black Nova
  5. You Are My Face
  6. One Wing
  7. Kamera
  8. Ashes of American Flags
  9. Wishful Thinking
  10. Nothingsevergonnastandinmyway (again)
  11. Sonny Feeling
  12. Impossible Germany
  13. California Stars
  14. Bob Dylan's 49th Beard
  15. Handshake Drugs
  16. You Never Know
  17. Jesus, Etc.
  18. Walken
  19. I'm the Man Who Loves You
  20. Hummingbird
ENCORE:
  1. Via Chicago
  2. Airline to Heaven
  3. Hate It Here
  4. Heavy Metal Drummer
  5. Kingpin
  6. Casino Queen
  7. Hoodoo Voodoo
















** “Whereas, most Duluth bands have many of the following characteristics: 1) At least one band member looks like a musician-sized lumberjack; 2) Occasional use of banjos, washboards, spoons, second banjos, and/or fiddles; 3) Some sort of connection (real or imagined) with Al Sparhawk; 4) A musical style that could be in part described with the word “roughneck” (i.e. roughneck folk, roughneck blues, roughneck indie rock, etc); Whereas, it appears that Wilco (the band) meets at least a couple of these important characteristics … Now, Therefore, I Don Ness, Mayor of the City of Duluth, do officially proclaim Wilco as an honorary Duluth band.”

2 comments:

jroth777 said...

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrreat Photos. Nearly 2 yrs since I last saw 'em. Music budget a bit low after Jane's Addiction and Pavement tix. Concerts don't cost what they used to.

Sarah Jane said...

Thanks for stopping by my blog!
So envious that you got to see Wilco. My husband and I were going to try to go to the Duluth show, but we still were in the throes of babyhood.
Go norse!