Wilco Update, Part Deux

Wilco warmed up for Neil Young again last night, this time in Montreal. This was the show I was going to go to, if any. I didn't (I'm looking at you subprime lenders and borrowers that ruined our financial system and created the credit crunch). Looks like the setlist was pretty much the same as Halifax, as expected. The only changes they made were to axe "California Stars" and "Via Chicago", and replace them with "I Am Trying To Break Your Heart" and "The Late Greats." I'm guessing this was partly because Tweedy flubbed the lyrics to "California Stars" on Saturday, and the live version of "Via Chicago" contains quite a bit of sonic chaos that might not be easily digested if you're not expecting it or have never seen Wilco before.

Correction: The Flaming Lips are not playing in Rochester. Sorry!!!!!!!!

Wilco Update: Current Tour Dates and Latest Tracks

Correction: The Flaming Lips are not playing Rochester. I accept no responsibility for believing whatever I read on the internet.

Wilco is back on tour, as of last night, warming up for Mr. Neil "Old Man" Young. This leg of Neil Young's tour, with Everest and Wilco opening, kicked off last night in Halifax, NS, Canada. Here's a preliminary set list (I wasn't there). If you have corrections, please leave in the comments section, or I'll update once it's on WilcoBase.

You Are My Face, War On War, Handshake Drugs, Jesus Etc., Impossible Germany, Via Chicago, California Stars, Hate It Here, Walken, I'm The Man Who Loves You

Pretty great set. Lots of rockers and crowd-pleasers. Hopefully the Neil-faithful got a kick out of it. What an honor it has to be for the band to warm up for Neil-freakin'-Young. I'm going to pay close attention to this tour and keep my fingers crossed that there is some Wilco/Young musical cross-pollination. Here's the rest of Wilco's dates for the year:

12/01 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre @
12/02 - Ottawa, ON - Scotia Bank Place @
12/04 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre @
12/05 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre @
12/06 - Rochester, NY - Auditorium Theater # $
12/07 - Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills @
12/12 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum @
12/13 - Worcester, MA - DCU Center @
12/14 - Baltimore, MD - Lyric Opera House # $
12/15 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden @
12/16 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden @

@ - Supporting Neil Young w/ Everest
# - Headlining
$ - Sold Out

In other Wilco news, they have a new album scheduled for release sometime this Spring. While I don't expect much new stuff to be debuted while they are warming up for Neil, hopefully they'll pull out some brand-spanking-new tunes at either Rochester (I'm jealous, Tim.) or Baltimore. In the meantime, here's all the songs they've debuted this year that will hopefully show up on the next LP (or at least EP):

"One Wing" from 7/26/2008 - The Moose's Tooth, Anchorage, AK
"Sunny Feeling" from 7/26/2008 - The Moose's Tooth, Anchorage, AK
"You And I" by Jeff Tweedy from 9/03/2008 - Auditorium de Palma de Mallorca, Spain
"Untitled 10/25" from 10/25/2008 - Bridge School Benefit, Mountain View, CA
"Untitled 10/26" from 10/26/2008 - Bridge School Benefit, Mountain View, CA

Bonus: Here's a video of Wilco playing "One Wing" at this summer's Lollapalooza in Chicago: