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The show I’ve waiting for went down last night at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, NC, and it was glorious. It was the first Wilco show I’ve been to since October 9, 2017, when I saw them at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Asheville, and it’s the first show of theirs I’ve seen since my book, Wilcopedia, was published so I was as psyched as can be.
The new songs off of their newly released album, Ode to Joy, sounded stellar, and they were beautifully sprinkled around a choice collection of their classics. Somehow they got away without playing two of their biggest crowd-pleasers - “Jesus, Etc.” and “A Shot in the Arm,” without me noticing until shortly after the show was over.
Oh yeah, the show’s opening act, Soccer Mommy, was pretty damn good too. I’ll have to check out her records.
Oh yeah, the show’s opening act, Soccer Mommy, was pretty damn good too. I’ll have to check out her records.
Anyway, here’s what Wilco played last night in Cary:
“Bright Leaves”
“Before Us”
“I Am Trying to Break Your Heart”
“War on War”
“If I Ever Was a Child”
“Handshake Drugs”
“At Least That’s What You Said”
“Either Way”
“Hummingbird”
“White Wooden Cross”
“Via Chicago”
“Laminated Cat”
“Random Name Generator”
“Reservations”
“We Were Lucky”
“Love Is Everywhere (Beware)”
“Impossible Germany”
“Box Full of Letters”
“Everyone Hides”
“Dawned on Me”
“Heavy Metal Drummer”
“I’m the Man Who Loves You”
“Hold Me Anyway”
“Misunderstood”
Encore:
“Red-Eyed and Blue”
“I Got You (At the End of the Century)”
“California Stars”
“The Late Greats”
* The poster print at the top of this post was created by The Silent P: Pfahlert Creative Labs.
Daniel Cook Johnson's Wilcopedia: A Comprehensive Guide to the Music of America’s Best Band is available for order here.
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