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For those of you in the UK they are playing the Albert Hall on June 22nd next year.

Presale starts 2 October @10am local time
Presale code: HOTSUN
General on sale starts 4 October @ 10am local

Also coming out in November is the Hot Sun/Cool shroud EP on physical formats.

I got a limited version on vinyl at Solid Sound festival in June, there was a competition to design the cover for the main physical release, it was won by a 3 yr old 🙂

https://wilcoworld.net/shows/

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    • @dai I’m slightly disappointed by their choice of venue. It’s been great watching them in the smaller halls like the Forum and Troxy. RAH will lack a bit of atmosphere and be distinctly pricier.

      • Will be a bit surprised if they fill it. Outside festivals they do play 3-4,000 capacity venues in North America, often multiple nights. But they are a bigger live attraction over here and I assume they prefer smaller venues in general, rather than arenas.

    • Thanks for sharing this. I had a dream last night that I went to see Wilco and I was allowed to play with Tweedy’s guitar pedals (one of which was kept in a cage). Bit miffed when the alarm went off.

  6. Enjoy the show tonight if anybody is going. Meanwhile another live album “Blue” was released to streaming services on Friday “Orange” was released a few weeks ago.

    • Thanks @dai it was a great gig. Here’s the uncut review, with set list-https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/live/wilco-royal-albert-hall-london-june-22-150244/
      First time I’ve seen Wilco in a venue (as opposed to at a festival). Two hour set time was perhaps a little long for me, but no real complaints otherwise. I rather wish I was going to see them in Paris tonight.

        • I kind of assumed that’s what we were going to get, but we had a 30 minute support set from Deep Sea Diver (Mini Paws rated them, bought a tee shirt). So, we got a 23 song set rather than two 15 song sets, which they did in Germany. I think we all went home happy.

  8. I went away on holiday the day after the show so never got to air my views on it.

    I don’t like the venue, it lacks any intimacy, too big for most people to get a good view, too small to allow for a screen so those at the back can see the musicians faces. I thought the sound quality for the first couple of numbers was pretty poor but credit to the sound engineers that was sorted pretty quick and the band were soon sounding as good as they ever did. Now I’ve seen Wilco umpeenty times and I think they’ve played Impossible Germany every time so it was great to hear Nels varying his guitar solos on it, Bird without a Face is fast becoming a live favourite too and they were really on top form. Getting on a bit now I really do like a seat at a concert, I just wish it wasn’t at the RAH

  9. The Jeff Tweedy band tour has just been completed, these covers were played, generally different ones in each city, incredible list of 108 unique songs:

    “Helpless” by Neil Young (Toronto, ON)
    “Suzanne” by Leonard Cohen (Toronto, ON, Montreal, QC))
    “Houses” by Elyse Weinberg (Montreal, QC, Burlington, VT, Philadelphia, PA, and Milwaukee, WI)
    “Slurf Song” by Michael Hurley (Burlington, VT)
    “Harvest Moon” by Neil Young (Lebanon, NH)
    “It’s Just That Simple” by Wilco (Portland, ME)
    “California Stars” by Wilco (Portland, ME)
    “Only Love” by Neil Young (Norwalk, CT)
    “I Feel Love” by Donna Summer (Boston, MA)
    “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge (Philadelphia, PA)
    “Who Loves the Sun” by Velvet Underground (Brooklyn, NY)
    “Cortez the Killer” by Neil Young (Brooklyn, NY)
    “Don’t Fear the Reaper” by Blue Öyster Cult (Patchogue, NY)
    “Keep On the Sunny Side” by Carter Family (Richmond, VA)
    “The Ruling Class” by Loose Fur (Washington DC)
    “What’s Going On?” by Marvin Gaye (Washington DC)
    “Tennessee Waltz” by Patti Page (Caverns, TN)
    “Magnet” by NRBQ (Louisville, KY)
    “Tell Me Something Good” by Rufus/Chaka Khan (Chicago, IL)
    “Good Feeling” by Violent Femmes (Milwaukee, WI)
    “Kiss” by Prince (Minneapolis, MI)
    “Androgynous” by The Replacements (Minneapolis, MI)
    “High On a Rocky Ledge” by Moondog (Lawrence, KS)
    “Funk #49” by James Gang (Lawrence, KS)
    “Wish I Had Not Said That” by JJ Cale (Tulsa, OK)
    “Do Re Mi” by Woody Guthrie (Tulsa, OK)
    “You Don’t Love Me Yet” by Roky Erickson (Dallas, TX)
    “God Save the Queen” by Sex Pistols (Dallas, TX)
    “Walking the Cow” by Daniel Johnston (Austin, TX)
    “Cold Hard World” by Daniel Johnston (Austin, TX)
    “Crack A Smile” by Jandek (Houston, TX)
    “Single Ladies” by Beyonce (Houston, TX)
    “Sneaking Sally Through the Alley” by Allen Toussaint (New Orleans, LA)
    “Make a Better World” by Dr. John (New Orleans, LA)
    “Cissy Strut” by The Meters (New Orleans, LA)
    “Last Train” by Allen Toussaint (New Orleans, LA)
    “He Needs Me” by Shelly Duvall (Hattiesburg, MS)
    “You Can’t Judge a Book…” by Bo Diddley (Hattiesburg, MS)
    “Kanga Roo” by Big Star (Germantown, TN)
    “Love and Happiness” by Al Green (Germantown, TN)
    “Thank You Friends” by Big Star (Germantown, TN)
    “Doing Something Wrong” by Magnolia Electric Co. (Bloomington, IN)
    “I Want You Back” by Jackson 5 (Bloomington, IN)
    “Mr. Sandman” by The Chordettes (Madison, WI)
    “Cold Sweat” by James Brown (Madison, WI)
    “Mexico” by Sammy Tweedy (Riviera Maya, MX)
    “Fat Bottomed Girls” by Queen (Madrid, ES)
    “Spanish Bombs” by The Clash (Barcelona, ES)
    “Me and Jane Doe” by Charlotte Gainsbourg (Paris, FR)
    “Ne Me Quitte Pas” by Nina Simone (Paris, FR)
    “My Favorite Things” by Rodgers & Hammerstein (Geneva, CH)
    “EisbĂ€r” by Grauzone (Geneva, CH)
    “Ça Plane Pour Moi” by Plastic Bertrand (Antwerp, BE)
    “I Got Nightmares” by Q65 (Utrecht, NE)
    “I Want To See the Bright Lights Tonight” by Linda & Richard Thompson (London, UK)
    “Needles in the Camel’s Eye” by Brian Eno (London, UK)
    “Children of the Revolution” by T. Rex (London, UK)
    “This Time Tomorrow” by The Kinks (London, UK)
    “London Calling” by The Clash (London, UK)
    “I Couldn’t Say It to Your Face” by Arthur Russell (Des Moines, IA)
    “Queen” by Perfume Genius (Des Moines, IA)
    “The Streets of Baltimore” by Gram Parsons (Omaha, NE)
    “Amber” by 311 (Omaha, NE)
    “Leaving on a Jet Plane” by John Denver (Denver, CO)
    “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” by John Denver (Denver, CO)
    “Drunk By Noon” by The Handsome Family (Santa Fe, NM)
    “Parked Out By the Lake” by Dean Summerwind (Santa Fe, NM)
    “Southern Nights” by Glen Campbell (Santa Fe, NM)
    “Up on the Sun” by Meat Puppets (Phoenix, AZ)
    “Plateau” by Meat Puppets (Phoenix, AZ)
    “Willin’” by Linda Ronstadt (Tucson, AZ)
    “You’re No Good” by Linda Ronstadt (Tucson, AZ)
    “Lark in the Morning,” traditional (Tucson, AZ)
    “Loser” by Beck (Los Angeles, CA)
    “Jump Into the Fire” by Harry Nilsson (Los Angeles, CA)
    “Our Lips Are Sealed” by The Go-Go’s (Los Angeles, CA)
    “I Love Rock and Roll” by Joan Jett (Los Angeles, CA)
    “After the Gold Rush” by Neil Young (Ventura, CA)
    “The Long Cut” by Uncle Tupelo (Ventura, CA)
    “Little Hands” by Skip Spence (Santa Cruz, CA)
    California Stars” by Wilco (Santa Cruz, CA)
    Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone (San Francisco, CA)
    Effigy” by Creedence Clearwater Revival (San Francisco, CA)
    What a Fool Believes” by The Doobie Brothers (San Francisco, CA)
    Ripple” by Grateful Dead (San Francisco, CA)
    Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog” by Norma Tanega (Napa, CA)
    Human” by Molly SarlĂ© (Napa, CA)
    Are You Ready For the Country?” by Willie Nelson (Napa, CA)
    Back, Baby” by Jessica Pratt (Redding, CA)
    Mama Tried” by Merle Haggard (Redding, CA)
    Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles” by Captain Beefheart (Eugene, OR)
    Sweet Jane” by The Velvet Underground (Eugene, OR)
    Dear Employer” by The Minus 5 (Portland, OR)
    Louie Louie” by The Kingsmen (Portland, OR)
    Funny Friends” by Unknown Mortal Orchestra (Portland, OR)
    Portland Water” by Michael Hurley (Portland, OR)
    Are You Here for the Festival?” by Michael Hurley (Portland, OR)
    The Wind Cries Mary” by Jimi Hendrix (Seattle, WA)
    In Bloom” by Nirvana (Seattle, WA)
    Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers (Vancouver, BC)
    “Raise a Little Hell” by Trooper (Vancouver, BC)
    “Two Lips, Two Lungs, One Tongue” by Nomeansno (Victoria, BC)
    “Victoria” by The Kinks (Victoria, BC)
    “Farewell Transmission” by Jason Molina and Songs: Ohia (Missoula, MT)
    “Where Is My Mind” by Pixies (Missoula, MT)
    “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’” by Charley Pride (Great Falls, MT)
    “Lotta Love” by Neil Young (Great Falls, MT)
    “Kerosene” by Big Black (Bozeman, MT)
    “Comment (If All Men Are Truly Brothers)” by Yusuf Rahman and Charles Wright (Bozeman, MT)

    And now the Wilco tour starts …

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