Tour Updates! (As of 10/20)

Pre-Sale and On Sale dates are here for the West Coast North American leg of the tour!

We asked for it, and here it is! The pre-sale and on sale dates for the first leg of the 2012 Whole Love tour have been announced!

Check out Wilcoworld.net for all of the dates so far.

The option to request a song is back! Just click on the link next to the venue, and request your favorite Wilco tune!

18 Dec 2011 / Chicago, IL / Lincoln Hall|request a song|view details
On sale: October 22 at 10:00AM Central

19 Jan 2012 / Denver, CO / Fillmore Auditorium|request a song|view details
Pre-sale: October 26 at 10:00AM MDT
On sale: October 29 at 10:00AM MDT

21 Jan 2012 / Tempe, AZ / ASU Gammage|request a song|view details
Pre-sale: October 26 at 10:00AM MST
On sale: October 28 at 10:00AM MST

22 Jan 2012 / San Diego, CA / Copley Symphony Hall|request a song|view details
Pre-sale: October 26 at 10:00AM PDT
On sale: October 28 at 10:00AM PDT

24 Jan 2012 / Hollywood, CA / Hollywood Palladium|request a song|view details
Pre-sale: October 26 at 10:00AM PDT
On sale: October 28 at 10:00AM PDT

28 Jan 2012 / San Jose, CA / San Jose Civic| request a song|view details
Pre-sale: October 26 at 10:00AM PDT
On sale: October 28 at 10:00AM PDT

29 Jan 2012 / San Francisco, CA / The Warfield| request a song|view details
Pre-sale: October 26 at 10:00AM PDT
On sale: October 28 at 10:00AM PDT

31 Jan 2012 / Oakland, CA / Fox Theater| request a song|view details
Pre-sale: October 26 at 10:00AM PDT
On sale: October 28 at 10:00AM PDT

01 Feb 2012 / Davis, CA / Mondavi Center|request a song| view details
Pre-sale: October 26 at 10:00AM PDT
On sale: October 28 at 10:00AM PDT

03 Feb 2012 / Eugene, OR / Hult Center|request a song|view details
Pre-sale: October 26 at 10:00AM PDT
On sale: October 28 at 10:00AM PDT

05 Feb 2012 / Vancouver, BC / Orpheum|request a song|view details
Pre-sale: October 26 at 10:00AM PDT
On sale: October 28 at 10:00AM PDT

06 Feb 2012 / Spokane, WA / INB Arts Center|request a song|view details
Pre-sale: October 26 at 10:00AM PDT
On sale: October 28 at 10:00AM PDT

07 Feb 2012 / Seattle, WA / Paramount| request a song|view details
Pre-sale: October 26 at 10:00AM PDT
On sale: October 28 at 10:00AM PDT

08 Feb 2012 / Portland, OR / Arlene Schnitzer Hall|request a song|view details
Pre-sale: October 26 at 10:00AM PDT
On sale: October 28 at 10:00AM PDT

10 Feb 2012 / Santa Barbara, CA / Arlington Theater| request a song|view details
Pre-sale: October 26 at 10:00AM PDT
On sale: October 28 at 10:00AM PDT

Also, if you haven’t seen Wilco’s performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, I implore you to take a gander. Dig Glenn Kotche’s drumming instruments!

 

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The Whole…Lot of Updates

Die Rolling Stone Die! That's German for "The Rolling Stone. The," because it's a German Rolling Stone. See how that worked out?

Man. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I apologize for my inconsistencies with updates, but between moving, setting up internet in a new apartment, problems with said internet set up, and starting classes (and the work that goes into them) I haven’t had a whole lot of time to update the site.

Anyways, as many of you probably already know, much has happened in the world of Wilco lately.

• Last Saturday, September 3rd, Tweedy and the boys were cool enough to let all of us stream The Whole Love in its entirety on the WilcoWorld site. General consensus, at least from The Twitter (that’s what the kids are calling it now), is that it’s everything we could have hoped it would be and more. Don’t believe me? Check out these handy Twee-views (whether I made that word up or not, let’s please never use it again.):

I think it’s their White Album. Weird and pop in the best ways. Jeff’s best singing since Ghost. – @MHarrell

What we’ve all been waiting for. Awesome! - @tclarke34

One Sunday Morning (for Jane Smiley’s Boyfriend) might be the best song Tweedy has ever written. And by might be I mean is. – @AlexMcCourt19

Listening to new Wilco. It’s nice. Some of it has sort of an OK Computer meets ELO vibe. @CYMBLS_EAT_GTRS  (From Cymbals Eat Guitars – an outstanding new band.)

I’ve listened three times now. No holes in this album. Tweedy & Co. are the non-sports equivalent of Mariano Rivera. – @JoeCheckler

Amazing!! Very solid. I felt like there was a little bit of Jay reincarnated. Can’t wait to hear it live in less than 2 weeks! – @sayumsme

New Wilco is excellent! Awesome. – @rpecknold (Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes)

• Also, not surprisingly, Wilco has announced an extension on their North American tour! After traveling overseas, the boys will be back in the States playing 9 more dates in cities from Dallas to…wait for it…Chicago! It’s a good thing, too; now those of us from Chi-town have time to let our forehead bruises heal from constantly bashing our heads against the wall, cursing our Moms for not letting us hitchhike to St. Louis to see the show at The Pageant. What? Don’t give me that look. Like I’m the weirdo. Anyway, here’s what the late fall is going to look like for Wilco (the band):

29 Nov 2011 / Dallas,TX / The Music Hall at Fair Park   | view details

01 Dec 2011 / Austin, TX / Austin City Limits-The Moody Theater   | view details

03 Dec 2011 / Kansas City, MO / The Uptown Theater  | view details

04 Dec 2011 / W. Des Moines, IA / Val Air Ballroom   | view details

06 Dec 2011 / Minneapolis, MN / The State Theatre   | view details

07 Dec 2011 / Minneapolis, MN / The State Theatre  | view details

09 Dec 2011 / Milwaukee, WI / The Riverside Theater  | view details

10 Dec 2011 / Detroit, MI / The Fillmore Detroit  | view details

12 Dec 2011 / Chicago, IL / Civic Opera House   | view details

Details on tickets and pricing will be posted as they become available. Stay tuned!

• Need to brush up on your Wilco history before the release of The Whole Love? Amazon’s got deals on the the entire Wilco catalog, throughout the entire month of September, with some MP3 albums starting at $5. Check it out here.
• Wilco has joined with Farmer Foodshare, Triangle Local Businesses and Ten Farmers Markets in the “Farmer Foodshare Challenge.” Read about it here.
• Some awesome videos for new tunes have surfaced

Wilco - I Love my Label (Live in Studio)

Jeff Tweedy -  Dawned On Me (Acoustic version of song on The Whole Love)

**UPDATE: NEW MUSIC VIDEO ALERT! In characteristically surprising fashion, the boys have released a video for Born Alone, a track off The Whole Love today. Check it out!

• Also, there’s this. If this video signifies the end of the world, I think I can die happy. Don’t ask, just watch.

Jeff Tweedy - I Gotta Feeling (At Dan Sinker’s “The Fucking Epic Twitter Quest of Mayor Emanuel,”  book launch party, September 6)

What more could one ask for? Jeff Tweedy reciting the lyrics to My Humps, William S. Burroughs-style, you say? Good call.

Jeff Tweedy – My Humps

In case you couldn’t get enough (and who can?) Tweedy-Peas covers, here’s another!

Jeff Tweedy – Rock That Body

Can somebody please get Tweedy to play “TiK ToK” Next? Maybe get Nels to lay down some tasty licks on the Theremin in the background?

• For those of you who missed the stream on Saturday (what were you busy doing, working?), the songs from The Whole Love have been uploaded to YouTube. Check ‘em all out here while you can, before Jeff Tweedy comes to your house and kicks you in the head.

Well, I suppose that about wraps ‘er all up for now. I’ll keep you posted with any new info on tour dates, etc, as they become available.

By the way, does anyone have a favorite song off of The Whole Love so far? For my money (which I spent on the pre-order), Art of Almost is quite an achievement.

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Latest Tour News UPDATED 8/1

I Might need to start making tour update posts every week

Woah. That was fast. With Wednesday and Thursday’s presales behind us, many of us scrambled to get tickets for Wilco’s upcoming The Whole Love tour yesterday when they went on sale to the general public. Since then, a few shows have sold out, a show has been added, and cries of “Whyyy?” from Chicago were audible throughout the country due to the loss of alternative rock radio station Q101, and there still not being a Wilco show scheduled for the fall.

There may be hope, though, for those of us without a fall Wilco show to look forward to. Some shows have sold out too damn fast (the St. Louis show at the Peabody Opera house sold out in 25 minutes!). As a result, Wilco has added a second show in New York at Summerstage on 9/23, and I’m hoping more dates will be added soon.

*Update: Both New York City shows have been sold out as of 7/22

*Update: Both Nashville shows have sold out as of 8/1

*Update: For the Madison, WI show on Oct. 5 – A select few, limited view seats have opened up for the Madison show on Oct 5th.
These tickets are not available online, you can purchase via box office or inquire by phone (608.258.4141)

If any new dates are added, I’ll post info about them (I’ll steal info) as soon as I can. For now, here are the remaining tour dates (prices don’t include fees) with tickets still available. I’ve whined about there being no Chicago show enough. What dates would you guys (and girls) like to see added? Or are you the kind of over-achievers that have tickets already?

From WilcoWorld.net:

	Wilco, Indianapolis, IN
	Sep 13	Murat Theatre @ The Old National Centre (Indianapolis, IN)	$45.00	Buy Now >>
	Wilco, Toronto, ON Night #1
	Sep 16	Massey Hall (Toronto, ON)	$55.25	Buy Now >>
	Wilco, Toronto, ON Night #2
	Sep 17	Massey Hall (Toronto, ON)	$55.25	Buy Now >>
	Wilco, Montreal, QC
	Sep 18	Metropolis (Montreal, QC)	$45.00	Buy Now >>
	Wilco, Boston, MA
	Sep 20	Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre (Boston, MA)	$45.00	Buy Now >>
	Wilco, New York, NY
	Sep 22	Rumsey Playhouse (New York, NY)	SOLD OUT!
	Wilco, Columbia, MD
	Sep 25	Merriweather Post Pavilion (Columbia, MD)	$40.00	Buy Now >>
	Wilco, Raleigh, NC
	Sep 27	Raleigh Amphitheater (Raleigh, NC)	$40.00	Buy Now >>
	Wilco, Atlanta, GA Night #1
	Sep 28	Cobb Energy Centre (Atlanta, GA)	$40.00	Buy Now >>
	Wilco, Atlanta, GA Night #2
	Sep 29	Cobb Energy Centre (Atlanta, GA)	$40.00	Buy Now >>
	Wilco, Nashville, TN Night #1
	Oct 1	Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, TN)	SOLD OUT!
	Wilco, Nashville, TN Night #2
	Oct 2	Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, TN)	SOLD OUT!
	Wilco, St Louis, MO
	Oct 4	Peabody Opera House (St Louis, MO)	SOLD OUT!
	Wilco, Madison, WI
	Oct 5	Overture Hall (Madison, WI)	SOLD OUT!

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More Wilco Tour Updates UPDATED 7/15

Even Barack Obama's pleading Chicago's case for a Wilco show. "C'mon!" he argued. "Even Jolie Holland played here!"

Wilco’s unnamed (I’m still for “The Whole Tour”) North American tour is creeping up on us with each passing day. Between reading about Solid Sound Fest for the hundredth time and wishing we were there, listening to I Might and comparing it to the tunes gracing the Summerteeth and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot albums, and checking in on frontman Jeff Tweedy, Wilco fans have really been looking forward to two major things in the near future:

1. The new album, which won’t be released until September 27th (unless it’s leaked, in which case I’ll use one my six free chances to get away with downloading it). And

2. The tour.

Because we’ll have to make due with the tunes we’ve been provided with until the new album drops, many of us (especially those of us in Chicago, Wilco’s home city) are wondering, “When the hell can I see a live Wilco show again?” Well it looks like our prayers may be answered. *Update: Well, the presales are over now. Yeah, I couldn’t get in on it either. There may still be hope for some of us, though: check below for the times and dates tickets go on sale to the public.

North American Dates:

31 Jul 2011 / Niigata, JP / Fuji Rock Festival

13 Sep 2011 / Indianapolis, IN / Murat Theatre
Onsale: July 15, 10am EDT

16 Sep 2011 / Toronto, ONT / Massey Hall
Onsale: July 15, 10am EDT

17 Sep 2011 / Toronto, ONT / Massey Hall
Onsale: July 15, 10am EDT

18 Sep 2011 / Montreal, QUE / Métropolis
Presale: July 13, 10am EDT
Onsale: July 15, 12pm EDT

20 Sep 2011 / Boston, MA / The Wang Theatre
Onsale: July 15, 10am EDT

22 Sep 2011 / New York, NY / Rumsey Playfield in Central Park
Onsale: July 15, 12pm EDT

25 Sep 2011 / Columbia, MD / Merriweather Post Pavilion
Onsale: July 16, 10am EDT

27 Sep 2011 / Raleigh, NC / Raleigh Amphitheater

28 Sep 2011 / Atlanta, GA / Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Presale: July 13, 10am EDT, 
Onsale: July 15, 10am EDT

29 Sep 2011 / Atlanta, GA / Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Onsale: July 15, 10am EDT

01 Oct 2011 / Nashville, TN / The Ryman
Onsale: July 15, 12pm CDT

02 Oct 2011 / Nashville, TN / The Ryman
Onsale: July 15, 12pm CDT

04 Oct 2011 / St. Louis, MO / Peabody Opera House
Onsale: July 15, 11am CDT

05 Oct 2011 / Madison, WI / Madison Overture Hall
Onsale: July 16, 11am CDT

International Dates:

24 Oct 2011 / Glasgow, UK / Glasgow Royal Concert Hall 

25 Oct 2011 / Manchester, UK / Manchester Academy

27 Oct 2011 / Bristol, UK / Colston Hall

28 Oct 2011 / London, UK / Roundhouse

29 Oct 2011 / London, UK / Roundhouse

01 Nov 2011 / Madrid, ES / Teatro Circo Price

02 Nov 2011 / Barcelona, ES / Palau De La Musica Catalana

03 Nov 2011 / San Sebastián, ES / Kursaal Convention Center

07 Nov 2011 / Basel, CH / Kaserne Basel

08 Nov 2011 / Frankfurt, DE / Alte Oper

09 Nov 2011 / München, DE / Circus Krone

11 Nov 2011 / Wesendorf, DE / Rolling Stone Weekender

12 Nov 2011 / Berlin, DE / Tempodrom

13 Nov 2011 / Utrecht, NL / Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn view

14 Nov 2011 / Tilburg, NL / 013

Jeff Tweedy Solo Shows

04 Aug 2011 / Honolulu, HI / Hawaii Theatre

To get tickets for the remaining shows, visit WilcoWorld here. Hurry; they’re going fast!

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New Tunes From Wilco’s Forthcoming Album

The Whole Love is slated for a September 27 release date

The June and July months have been kind to Wilco fans. The band has announced a US tour (with Nick Lowe, no less!), put on the Solid Sound Festival, released a new single, and gave details about a brand new album to be released this fall. With a new album, obviously, comes a great many new sets of tunes; songs to the un-hip person. While videos of some of these new songs from Wilco performed at the Solid Sound Fest had surfaced on the ‘net, many have them have since been taken down on copyright grounds (C’mon, WMG, I thought we were cool). Here are the few that are still available to listen:

Wilco – I Might

Wilco – I Love My Label

Jeff Tweedy – Open Mind (Early version of song to be on The Whole Love)

Until more tunes are released, here’s a track-list for the band’s latest, The Whole Love, for all of us to drool over:

1 Art of Almost
2 I Might
3 Sunloathe
4 Dawned on Me
5 Black Moon
6 Born Alone
7 Open Mind
8 Capitol City
9 Standing O
10 Rising Red Lung
11 Whole Love
12 One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley’s Boyfriend)

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Wilco Reveals Details on New Album, US Tour

The Whole Love, Wilco's latest, releases September 27th

After the wildly successful  Solid Sound Festival, Wilco has revealed details on its latest record, the band’s eighth.  The album is titled The Whole Love, and is set to release  Sept. 27 on Wilco’s very own dBpm Records label. Made up of 12 songs, The Whole Love was recorded in the band’s Chicago loft,  produced by front-man Jeff Tweedy, multi-instrumentalist Pat Sansone, and Tom Schick, producer of Mavis Staples’s latest You Are Not Alone. The first single, “I Might,” which you may have heard on the radio already, was released last weekend at Solid Sound Fest on clear 7-inch vinyl, and will be available in record stores July 19th.

Wilco – I Might

The Whole Love Tracklist

1 Art of Almost
2 I Might
3 Sunloathe
4 Dawned on Me
5 Black Moon
6 Born Alone
7 Open Mind
8 Capitol City
9 Standing O
10 Rising Red Lung
11 Whole Love
12 One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley’s Boyfriend)

Wilco has also announced some dates for their latest North American tour slated for this fall, though more dates are anticipated:

Sept 13 Murat Theatre

Indianapolis, IN
Sept 16 & 17 Massey Hall

Toronto, ONT
Sept 18 Metropolis

Montreal, QC
Sept 20 Wang Theatre

Boston, MA
Sept 22 Central Park Summerstage

New York, NY
Sept 25 Merriweather Post Pavilion

Columbia, MD
Sept 27 Raleigh Amphitheater

Raleigh, NC
Sept 28 & 29 Cobb Performing Arts Ctr

Atlanta, GA
Oct 1 & 2 The Ryman

Nashville, TN
Oct 4 Peabody Opera House

St. Louis, MO
Oct 5 Overture Hall

Madison, WI

Anybody got any ideas for a tour name? I was thinking The Whole Tour. Comment below with any suggestions.

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