Opening Night | Wilco Plays First Show Of 2015
By Andy Kahn Apr 23, 2015 • 9:30 am PDT
Chicago-based rock band Wilco is celebrating their 20th anniversary with a lengthy tour that kicked off last night in Dallas, Texas. Frontman Jeff Tweedy, bassist John Stirratt, drummer Glenn Kotche, multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone, guitarist Nels Cline and keyboardist Mikael Jorgensen opened their tour with an over 30 song performance at McFarlin Auditorium.
The sold-out show opened with “Company In My Back” off the band’s 2004 LP A Ghost Is Born before moving on to only the third live performance of “Panthers” which debuted last December during the band’s Riviera Theatre run in their hometown. After well worn “Poor Places” the band played “Art of Almost” and “I Might” from their latest album, 2011’s The Whole Love.
The rest of the set saw the band mix staples like “She a Jar,” “Jesus, Etc.” and “Camera” with a couple of songs from the Mermaid Ave. sessions with Billy Bragg, “Secret of the Sea” and “Airline to Heaven.” The main set ended with “The Late Greats” before the first encore of “Walken” and “I’m The Man Who Loves You.” The second encore saw the band work up “Give Back The Key To My Heart” by late Texan Doug Sahm and Bill Fay’s “Be Not So Fearful” before closing out the show with a take on their own “Misunderstood.”
Watch a fan shot video of “Impossible Germany” from last night filmed by IceholeTour.
And check the The Dallas Morning News recap of the concert.
Wilco continues their 20th Anniversary Tour tonight with another show in Texas at Bayou Music Center in Houston, 13 years to the day from the release of their Yankee Hotel Foxtrot record.
Wilco Tour Dates
April 23 -Bayou Music Center -Houston, TX
April 24 -New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival -New Orleans, LA
April 26 -Capital City Amphitheater -Tallahassee, FL
April 28 -Hard Rock Live Orlando -Orlando, FL
April 29 -SunFest -West Palm Beach, FL
May 1 -St. Augustine Amphitheatre -St. Augustine, FL
May 3 -Beale Street Music Festival -Memphis, TN
May 4 -The Pageant -St. Louis, MO
May 5 -Taft Theatre -Cincinnati, OH
May 7 -Murat Theatre -Indianapolis, IN
May 8 -Iroquois Amphitheater -Louisville, KY
May 9 -Shaky Knees Festival -Atlanta, GA
June 26 -28 -Solid Sound Festival -North Adams, MA
July 3 -Salt River Fields -Scottsdale, AZ
July 9 -12 -Winnipeg Folk Festival -Winnipeg, MB
July 14 -Red Rocks Amphitheatre -Morrison, CO
July 15 -CrossroadsKC -Kansas City, MO
July 17 -Pitchfork Music Festival -Chicago, IL
July 30 -August 2 -Gathering Of The Vibes -Bridgeport, CT
August 5 -Greek Theatre -Los Angeles, CA
August 7 -9 -Outside Lands -San Francisco, CA
August 11 -Marymoor Park -Seattle, WA
August 16 -River Run Lodge -Ketchum, ID
Tour opener in Dallas tonight at McFarlin Memorial Auditorium. Sold out. Set times: ROYAL THUNDER -8p / Wilco -9p. poster by Status Serigraph
Posted by Wilco on Wednesday, April 22, 2015
The sold-out show opened with “Company In My Back” off the band’s 2004 LP A Ghost Is Born before moving on to only the third live performance of “Panthers” which debuted last December during the band’s Riviera Theatre run in their hometown. After well worn “Poor Places” the band played “Art of Almost” and “I Might” from their latest album, 2011’s The Whole Love.
The rest of the set saw the band mix staples like “She a Jar,” “Jesus, Etc.” and “Camera” with a couple of songs from the Mermaid Ave. sessions with Billy Bragg, “Secret of the Sea” and “Airline to Heaven.” The main set ended with “The Late Greats” before the first encore of “Walken” and “I’m The Man Who Loves You.” The second encore saw the band work up “Give Back The Key To My Heart” by late Texan Doug Sahm and Bill Fay’s “Be Not So Fearful” before closing out the show with a take on their own “Misunderstood.”
Watch a fan shot video of “Impossible Germany” from last night filmed by IceholeTour.
And check the The Dallas Morning News recap of the concert.
Wilco continues their 20th Anniversary Tour tonight with another show in Texas at Bayou Music Center in Houston, 13 years to the day from the release of their Yankee Hotel Foxtrot record.
Wilco Tour Dates
April 23 -Bayou Music Center -Houston, TX
April 24 -New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival -New Orleans, LA
April 26 -Capital City Amphitheater -Tallahassee, FL
April 28 -Hard Rock Live Orlando -Orlando, FL
April 29 -SunFest -West Palm Beach, FL
May 1 -St. Augustine Amphitheatre -St. Augustine, FL
May 3 -Beale Street Music Festival -Memphis, TN
May 4 -The Pageant -St. Louis, MO
May 5 -Taft Theatre -Cincinnati, OH
May 7 -Murat Theatre -Indianapolis, IN
May 8 -Iroquois Amphitheater -Louisville, KY
May 9 -Shaky Knees Festival -Atlanta, GA
June 26 -28 -Solid Sound Festival -North Adams, MA
July 3 -Salt River Fields -Scottsdale, AZ
July 9 -12 -Winnipeg Folk Festival -Winnipeg, MB
July 14 -Red Rocks Amphitheatre -Morrison, CO
July 15 -CrossroadsKC -Kansas City, MO
July 17 -Pitchfork Music Festival -Chicago, IL
July 30 -August 2 -Gathering Of The Vibes -Bridgeport, CT
August 5 -Greek Theatre -Los Angeles, CA
August 7 -9 -Outside Lands -San Francisco, CA
August 11 -Marymoor Park -Seattle, WA
August 16 -River Run Lodge -Ketchum, ID
