Wilco at The Capitol Theatre (October 28, 2014)

Believe it or not, Wilco have been around for 20 years. It’s been a long and healthy career for one of America’s best bands (if not the best), and late in October they brought the celebration to New York for a completely sold out three night one at the prestigious Capitol Theatre in Port Chester.

The one and only time I saw Wilco previously was at Terminal 5 in 2012. So this was a step up in every way. The show was billed as “An Evening With Wilco” which meant no openers, and an epic 30-song performance that flirted with three hours in length. If you’re a Wilco fan, this was pretty much a dream come true.

Although they opened with “Wilco (The Song)”, the set mostly stayed true to older deep cuts that spanned as far back as “Kingpin” from their ’95 debut album A.M. as well as “Kingpin” from Being There. For me, it was great to hear some of my personal favorite Wilco tracks such as “Handshake Drugs,” “Muzzle Of Bees,” “War On War” and “Kamera.” Jeff Tweedy was in rare form, calling out a fan for being the lone person holding a lighter up, and making a joke about the ticket prices, which he admits were a bit steep. But even he realized the price is worth it considering “we are the best…”

The first encore featured “Kingpin” and “I’m A Wheel”, while the second featured acoustic performances of “Too Far Apart”, “Casino Queen” and a cover of Doug Sahm’s “Give Back The Key To My Heart.”

While I’m honestly more familiar with the recent days of Wilco, it was still an amazing experience to take in such an epic and wide range set from Wilco at such a beautiful venue.

Find the setlist posted below, along with a gallery of photos from their performance.

Setlist:

1. Wilco (The Song)
2. I Must Be High
3. You Are My Face
4. Shouldn’t Be Ashamed
5. At Least That’s What You Said
6. Handshake Drugs
7. Side with the Seeds
8. Promising
9. Sunken Treasure
10. Reservations
11. Muzzle Of Bees
12. Spiders (Kidsmoke)
13. She’s a Jar
14. War On War
15. A Magazine Called Sunset
16. Hummingbird
17. On and On and On
18. How to Fight Loneliness
19. Kamera
20. Country Disappeared
21. Hate It Here
22. Theologians
23. Monday
24. Dawned On Me
25. A Shot in the Arm