Wilco setlists: Palace Theatre, St Paul MN 11/22, 11/23 & 11/24

The last three nights, Wilco performed an epic residence at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, Minnesota. The shows, the last on the Ode to Joy tour tour until their residency at the Chicago Theater on December 15, had a number of highlights including  Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker of the opening band Low joining in on a cover of Neil Young's “Cinnamon Girl” on the first and second nights, the tour debut of “The Lonely 1,” and the appearance of singer/violinist Gaelynn Lea on the encore of night three on “An Empty Corner” and “California Stars.”

Feast on the rest:

Palace Theatre, St. Paul, MN 11/22/19

“Bright Leaves” / “Before Us” / “Company in My Back” / “War on War” / “Handshake Drugs” / “Side With the Seeds” / “One and a Half Stars” / “The Joke Explained” / “Hummingbird”/ “White Wooden Cross” / “Via Chicago” / “Bull Black Nova” / “Random Name Generator” / “Reservations” / “Impossible Germany” / “Jesus, Etc.” / “We Were Lucky” / “Love is Everywhere (Beware)” / “Forget the Flowers” / “Box Full of Letters” / “Everyone Hides” / “I’m Always in Love” / “Theologians” / “I’m the Man Who Loves You” / “Hold Me Anyway”/ “Misunderstood”

Encore: “California Stars” / “The Late Greats” / “Cinnamon Girl”

Palace Theatre, St. Paul, MN 11/23/19

“Bright Leaves” / “Before Us” / “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart” / “Kamera” / “Handshake Drugs” / “At Least That’s What You Said” / “One and a Half Stars” / “I Might” / “Hummingbird” / “White Wooden Cross” / “Via Chicago” / “Laminated Cat” / “Random Name Generator” / “The Lonely 1” / “Impossible Germany” / “Jesus, Etc.” / “We Were Lucky” / “Love is Everywhere (Beware)” / “Hesitating Beauty” / “Box Full of Letters” / “Everyone Hides” / “Dawned on Me” / “Heavy Metal Drummer” / “I’m the Man Who Loves You” / “Hold Me Anyway”/ “The Late Greats”

Encore: “Red Eyed and Blue” / “I Got You (At the End of the Century” / “Cinnamon Girl”

Palace Theatre, St. Paul, MN 11/24/19

“Bright Leaves” / “Before Us” / “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart” / “One Wing” / “If I Ever Was a Child” / “Handshake Drugs” / “Side With the Seeds” / “One and a Half Stars” / “Hummingbird” / “White Wooden Cross” / “Via Chicago” / “How to Fight Loneliness” / “Bull Black Nova” / “Random Name Generator” / “Reservations” / “Impossible Germany” / “Jesus, Etc.” / “We Were Lucky” / “Love is Everywhere (Beware)” / “Summer Teeth” / “Box Full of Letters” / “Everyone Hides” / “Theologians” / “I’m the Man Who Loves You” / “Hold Me Anyway”/ “Misunderstood”

Encore: “An Empty Corner” / “California Stars” / “I’m Always in Love” / “I’m a Wheel”

The official show poster at the top of this post was created by Emily Miller.

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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