Wilco @ Coveleski Field, South Bend, IN 7-30-10

Last night, Wilco made their final Midwest appearance of the year at Coveleski Field in South Bend, IN. The show, which wasn't very crowded carried a very chill vibe and it felt like Wilco was playing someone's backyard. Jeff Tweedy was particularly chatty and touched a number of subjects including the futility of the Cubs, Glenn Kotche's broken toe, Kings of Leon, and his admittance of him trying zumba. The boys will curate their inaugural Solid Sound Festival in August before heading to Europe in the fall. Wilco will begin recording their new record in October. Thanks to my friends Jessica & Michael for making last nights show a blast! You can check out the setlist below.

Wilco
Friday, July 30, 2010
Coveleski Field
South Bend, IN

Set:Sunken Treasure, Ashes of American Flags, Either Way, IATTBYH, Bull Black Nova, You Are My Face, One Wing, Company In My Back, A Shot in the Arm, Side With The Seeds, She's A Jar, Say You Miss Me, Impossible Germany, Forget The Flowers, I'll Fight, Box Full of Letters, Handshake Drugs, Jesus, Etc., Can't Stand It, You Never Know, Heavy Metal Drummer, Walken, I'm The Man Who Loves You
Encore 1: Broken Arrow#, Airline To Heaven, The Late Greats, Red-Eyed and Blue> I Got You (At The End of the Century)
Encore 2:Thank You Friends*^

Notes: # Buffalo Springfield cover, *^ Big Star cover w/ Yo La Tengo

Wilco Brings Solid Sound Festival to North Adams, MA

Wilco have announced their very own music & arts festival set to take this place this summer in North Adams, MA. The festival will take place from August 13 -15. Tickets are available now and props to the band for keeping it very affordable. I wish I could make it, but I will be enjoying Phish at Alpine Valley that weekend.

Where's the love for Chicago?

The SOLID SOUND FESTIVAL is a new festival curated by the Chicago band Wilco. It debuts August 13 – 15 at MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) in North Adams, MA. The SOLID SOUND FESTIVAL is an independently promoted and ticketed three-day event of music, art, comedy, interactivity and more. Wilco headlines the weekend, in the bandʼs only East Coast performance of the summer. This new festival also presents individual performances by all the Wilco membersʼ side projects including Glenn Kotcheʼs On Fillmore, The Nels Cline Singers, The Autumn Defense featuring John Stirratt and Pat Sansone and Mikael Jorgensenʼs Pronto.

SOLID SOUND FESTIVAL at MASS MoCA also plays host to additional musical performances, a fully programmed comedy stage, interactive installations and exhibits (including the Solid Sound Stompbox Station, an interactive guitar pedal exhibit created and demonstrated by Wilco guitarist Nels Cline, a concert-poster screening demonstration, planned workshops by luthiers and more), plus film, video installations and djʼs. Festival attendees will have full access to the entire MASS MoCA campus, which incorporates 150,000 square feet of galleries. MASS MoCA, a renovated 19th century textile mill, is the largest center for contemporary visual and performing arts in the U.S. Art on display in the galleries during the festival includes the Sol LeWitt Retrospective (chosen #1 exhibition of the year by Time magazine); Inigo Manglano Ovalleʼs Gravity is a Force to be Reckoned with; a major exhibition of work by Petah Coyne; Material World: Sculpture to Environment; Leonard Nimoyʼs Secret Selves; and a new installation by Michael Oatman.

Tickets for SOLID SOUND FESTIVAL are on sale this Friday, April 9 through the bandʼs official website wilcoworld.net and through solidsoundfestival.com. From April 9 to May 31 tickets for the three-day event will be available for $86.50 (including all fees and parking) and after June 1 for $99.50 (including all fees and parking).