Merianna and I were able to visit Asheville this past Friday and see Wilco play at Asheville Yards Amphitheater (previously Rabbit Rabbit on Coxe Ave). It was a hot and muggy afternoon and start to the show, but a cool breeze arrived as the sun departed, and it turned out to be an amazing evening of music and fun (despite us getting stuck in the parking garage for about an hour after the show). Wilco has long been my favorite band and I’ve seen them more times than I can count over the years (going back to 2001), but this was a really special experience since it was Merianna’s first Wilco show (and it being in Asheville).
So many early gems and newer songs I’ve not heard live (Quiet Amplifier especially)!
And here’s the setlist:
Company in My Back
Evicted
Handshake Drugs
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart
If I Ever Was a Child
Meant to Be
War on War
Quiet Amplifier
Hummingbird
Bird Without a Tail / Base of My Skull
Via Chicago
Love Is Everywhere (Beware)
You Are My Face
Whole Love
Either Way
Impossible Germany
Jesus, Etc.
Box Full of Letters
Annihilation
Heavy Metal Drummer
I’m the Man Who Loves You
Encore:
California Stars (with Waxahatchee)
Falling Apart (Right Now)
I Got You (At the End of the Century)