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Fatboi Sharif (The Ukie Club, Philadelphia, PA, August 15, 2025) [CLIPPING.]

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[ATTENDED: August 15, 2025] Fatboi Sharif.

I haven’t been to the Ukie Club for two years.  A lot of good bands play there and it’s easy to get to and to park around, but something about the club feels so young (although Ty Segall did play there and he’s not young).  The last time I was there, I wrote:

Wow was it hot in The Ukie Club.

And this time I say, holy crap was it hot in the Ukie Club!  I sweated from the second I walked in and my shirt was soaked so thoroughly that it was still wet when I got home an hour after the show ended.  There were a/c units on, but they did nothing near the stage.

I didn’t realize the show went on at 8:30 and arrived at 7:45, so I was sweating for no reason.

Around 8:30, a guy cot up on stage behind some gear and he started playing loud beats.  He talked about what he was playing and really tried to get the crowd hyped up.  I assumed this was Fatboi Sharif, but it turned out it was DJ Boogaveli, Fatboi’s DJ.

Because a little while later Fatboi Sharif came up on stage.  The music was loud and his delivery was good, but I really couldn’t follow him very clearly.  I listened to a few of his recorded songs and his delivery is much cleaner.

The fascinating thing is that he brought several guests up on stage–and then stayed to the side while the guests did their own songs.

The first guest was EightyNiner Grant who I liked.  And then came GDP who i liked less (although on Fatboi’s album, I like his delivery quite a lot).

The set was pretty enjoyable.  I would probably have liked it more if I knew his stuff already, but I am intrigued to be sure.  (He is from Rahway, NJ).

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Dropkick Murphys / Bad Religion / The Mainliners (Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park, NJ, August 13, 2025) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: August 13, 2025] Dropkick Murphys / Bad Religion / The Mainliners

Dropkick Murphys are a Celtic punk band from Massachusetts.  I feel like it’s possible I saw the singer in a pub in Boston when I lived there, but possibly not.  I have their debut album, but hadn’t really listened t them in a couple decades.  Btu they are the most vocally outspoken band against the current fascism that going on in our country and or that I respect the hell out of them.

I also know that Celtic punk is fun as hell.  And while I may not listen to their records, I am certain a show with them would be an incredibly fun time (although at the Stone Pony Summer Stage, I imagine the loud and very drunk fan base would be pretty intolerable.

I’ve been a fan of Bad Religion since, oh who knows, a long time.  Although I haven’t really listened to them that much in the last few years.  I’ve also never really thought about seeing them live.  Interestingly, S. saw them live at City Gardens a few decades ago (clearly she is cooler than I).  I guess I don’t care enough about them to make the effort.

The Mainliners are young guys playing old-school style punk band, “taking inspiration from such legendary SoCal bands as TSOL, Descendants, and DI, and drawing comparisons to others in the vanguard, from The Circle Jerks to The Adolescents.”  Their recordings even sound like they are from the 70 and 80s.  They definitely would have gotten the crowd going.

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My Chemical Romance (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, August 9, 2025)

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[ATTENDED: August 9, 2025] My Chemical Romance

My son, his friend and I saw My Chemical Romance in 2022 for their reunion tour.  It was super fun and it was especially fun that we were in the band’s home state.

The Black Parade has always been my favorite MCR record, so when they announced this tour of The Black Parade, I was psyched and so was the rest of my family.  So I bought five tickets.  Sadly, I had to buy five individual seats–all in the same section, but each one a row behind the other.  But that didn’t matter once the show started.

They opened with a tape of 76 Trombones which was fun and weird and then a drummer came out playing a martial beat while the anthem from Draag was played.  Now I hadn’t read any reviews of the show at all, so I had no idea that they were going to play the album in this way.  And I was absolutely blown away by the creative genius of the MCR team.  They took a concept album/rock opera which already had a story and superimposed an entirely new story with videos and other performers on stage.

It was amazing.  And there’s no way I can do it justice.

I can’t possibly explain the new story.  Summarized: The country of Draag is run by a dictator.  There were videos of Draag as well as warnings and alerts in Draagian and English (Do not throw hair).  The dictator was introduced and on the big screens around the stadium, we could see the dictators hands as he gently clapped or ate noodles.

The band were dressed in their Black Parade outfits and then launched into the album.  When we saw them play in 2022, they played three songs from the album, so it was wonderful to hear the entire thing.  And they had backing singers and strings added to the show. It was really a huge sound.  Ray Toro on guitar was shredding like a maniac and the smile on his face was contagious. (more…)

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Death Cab for Cutie (Met Life Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, August 9, 2025) [MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE]

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[ATTENDED: August 9, 2025] Death Cab for Cutie

When these MCR shows were announced, we had the choice of going to MetLife (which I haven’t been to in decades, before this new stadium in fact) or Wells Fargo in Philly, which I have grown to like a little more in the last year.

But then there was the choice of opening acts–Death Cab for Cutie in NJ or …Alice Cooper [?!] in Philly.  That made the decision so much easier, because there’s no way I would pass up DCFC for Alice Cooper [althouh having seen a recent setlist by Alice, his set is probably fun).

DCFC seems like an odd choice as an opening band.  They’re not bigger than MCR I wouldn’t think, but they sell out their own huge shows pretty easily.  It turns out though that DCFC are on tour and were playing four nights in Brooklyn right around this show.  So, heck, why not play this massive show?  And the crowd seemed really really into them.

My wife and I have seen Death Cab for Cutie four times now.  Their shows are always good–great music, great frontman, and a lot of fun.  This show proved to be something of a greatest hits set, at least greatest for me.  (more…)

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Thursday (Met Life Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, August 9, 2025) [MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE]

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[ATTENDED: September 20, 2022] Thursday [rescheduled from September 22, 2020 and September 21, 2021]

This was my first show at this stadium since I saw The Cure back in 1989 (my only time there aside from some football games) when it was a different building called Giants Stadium (since demolished).

Online recommendations said to park at Redd’s a restaurant nearby in Carlstadt that offered parking and shuttle service for a reasonable price.  So we did that.  Despite leaving plenty early (I assumed), the traffic and the shuttle (which was great) plopped us down with a little time to spare.  By the time we got to our floor, Thursday had already started.

The super nice folks at the arena encouraged me to get handicapped seating (once they saw the cane) and while it took a few minutes to coordinate, it turned out to be a great option–folding chairs on a open platform instead of squeezing into seats a few rows back.

But by the time we got settled, Thursday was about half way through the set.

Thursday had opened for MCR back in 2022 when we saw them.  It was the first time I’d heard of them.  Since that show I saw singer Geoff Rickly solo at Underground Arts and grew more appreciative of Thursday.  So I was a little bummed to be unfocused during their set.

Rickly was a great frontman–singing his heart out and being wonderfully vulnerable (his solo set showed off just how much he’s been through).  His best joke of the night was saying that they got to play MetLife stadium before MCR did!  The bands go way back together and last time Gerard Way sang a song with them (not this time though). (more…)

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The Flaming Lips (TD Pavilion at The Mann Center, Philadelphia, PA, August 5, 2025)

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[ATTENDED: August 5, 2025] The Flaming Lips

I have now seen The Flaming Lips eight times.  Even when they play many of the same songs a lot, it’s always a fun and joy-filled experience.

And for the first time, I was right on the barrier to see them right up close.  So close that when they deflated the pink robots, I got to touch one!

The last time we saw them it was for the Yoshimi tour which was an evening with the Lips.  So this 75 minute set was considerably shorter, but it was a great compact set with three songs I’d never heard them play before!

They opened with an instrumental from The Soft Bulletin.  This was my first exposure to the new lineup of the band.  Steven Drozd is sitting out this tour and was replaced by AJ Slaughter who I was right in front of (I admit I was bummed that I was right in front of Steven’s spot but it wasn’t him!  Although his broken double neck guitar was there!

Slaughter did a great job playing all of Drozd’s parts and even added some pedal steel guitar which was a fantastic addition to the songs.

This was also the first time I’ve seen them with only one drummer in ages.

But the fewer musicians seemed to give room to more on stage antics.  They played parts one and two of Yoshimi and there were four giant inflatable robots filling the stage.  During part two, the confetti cannons were on full blast and I was right in the middle of it all.  Wayne also shot off his hand held confetti cannons and the delight on everyone’s faces was wonderful to be a part of. (more…)

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Modest Mouse (TD Pavilion at The Mann Center, Philadelphia, PA, August 5, 2025) [THE FLAMING LIPS]

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[ATTENDED: August 5, 2025] Modest Mouse

This was my eighth time seeing Modest Mouse in ten years.  The last two times were album tours which are always fun.

I always enjoy seeing them, and this shortened set was punchy and fantastic.  And, since I had managed to get on the barrier, I was right there to watch it all.  I was right in front of Simon O’Connor on guitar and behind him was Keith Karman on keys.

I hadn’t realized that Isaac is the only original member of the band left.  But they are a cohesive unit and it seemed pretty clear that Isaac was having fun up there.

I couldn’t really see Damon Cox on drums because Simon was blocking him, but I had a great view of percussionist Ben Masarella who is so much fun to watch–he adds so many interesting sounds to the songs and he holds them up front to get a full sound, so you get to see him pick up some randomly shaped object and see what it’s going to sound like.

Bassist Russel Higbee was pretty far away but it was fun to watch him from time to time. (more…)

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Friko (TD Pavilion at The Mann Center, Philadelphia, PA, August 5, 2025) [THE FLAMING LIPS]

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[ATTENDED: August 5, 2025] Friko

 

I was really excited for this show–two of my favorite bands playing together.

I arrived roughly at 7, expecting to maybe miss the first song of the opener.  But no.  And not only that, I walked down to the pit (I was so excited to get pit tickets) and walked right up to the barrier.  So I was front and left for the entire night.

The night started with Friko, a young band from Chicago.  I’d listened to them ahead of time and enjoyed them, but I was so impressed by their live show.

I was delighted to be in front of Korgan Robb on guitar who was wringing all kinds of interesting sounds out of his guitar.  And since I was right in front of him, I got to watch him mess with his pedals and then find out what he was about to create.

Although it turns out that he is not actually part of the band.  Friko is presently a duo Niko Kapetan sings and plays guitar and and Bailey Minzenberger is the drummer.  For this tour in addition to Korgan, they had David Fuller on bass. (more…)

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Guster (Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park, NJ, August 1, 2025)

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[ATTENDED: August 1, 2025] Guster

My wife and I saw Guster in March of 2024 and again in January 2025.  Did we really need to see them again seven months later?  Yes!  In part because those two previous shows were their We Have Eras Too tour and this wasn’t.  And also because it’s Guster and we love them.

We also dislike the Stone Pony Summer Stage and the thought of going down the shore on a Friday night…?  Sheesh.  But things worked out wonderfully.  There was minimal traffic and I found a parking spot close to the Pony!

We were so early we could get merch and still get within three people of the stage.

It turns out that many people were there for The Mountain Goats, so when their set ended, we were practically on the fence (in front of Adam for a change).

We weren’t expecting a wildly different setlist from a usual show, although they do tend to mix things up a bit.   There are some songs we’ve heard A LOT (Come Downstairs and Say Hello), but others that we haven’t seen too often.  And yet even if we’ve seen most of the songs more than 5 times, there’s nothing like singing along with them and watching them have a blast.

The evening was perfect and they seemed to really enjoy being in Asbury Park (they had recorded their previous album there and had lived in AP for two weeks or so).

This set was interesting for being heavy on Adam-sung songs.  He doesn’t sing lead very often anymore, but he used to have a few lead vocals.  With Ramona, Demons Center of Attention.

The one thing that we missed in the Eras tour was that they didn’t play many songs of their newest album.  The first Eras night they played new songs but we didn’t know them yet.  So this was a good opportunity to hear When We Were Stars and The Elevator (for the first time!).  Mid way through the show, someone in the front requested Mona Lisa.  Ryan said they would play it and then said–wait, let us play it as the encore becaue we have the setlist set up already.

So they opened the encore with it (it was supposed to be Black Balloon, which I would rather have heard).  After a super fun Satellite, they called The Mountain Goats back up on stage and they all sang The Lido Shuffle.  It was fun and wild and everyone sang along to the Woah oh oh oh part.  Curiously, it was only a few days ago that I discovered that this song was not an Elton John song like I’d always assumed (I mean it sounds o much like him) but actually a song by Boz Scaggs.  I couldn’t believe they busted it out.  I also found out that it was played again the following night at the Summer Stage for Yacht Rock Review.  Same sing two nights in a row–I’ll be the Yacht Rock version sounded quite different.

One of the fun things about Guster (of many) is their mid set improv.  Tonight’s was all about how you could buy Jello Shots at the venue.  He said, only at the Jersey Shore!  So he sang a little song about Jello Shots (pop pop) and late during Doin’ It By Myself he walked through the audeince and grabbed Jello Shots for the band (they were disgusting apparently).

The show could have gone on and on as far as I was concerned but I suspect there’s a curfew.  When the show was over, my wife grabbed a setlist (very cool) and we sat on the boardwalk looking at the ocean.  A woman on stilts (dressed in black and white with seven foot long pants over her stilts) walked the board walk and took pictures with people.

And then we went for Mogo Tacos and they were delicious.

That makes 13 times for me seeing Guster.  I’ve seen Phish 17 times.  It’s possible that Guster will overtake them since a Guster show is always a much lower key affair (and less work) than a Phish show.

 

8/1/2025–Stone Pony Summerstage
Careful © [6]
What You Call Love ω [5]
Ramona © [8]
One Man Wrecking Machine ⊗ [4]
When We Were Stars Ø [2]
Demons ℵ [9]
Center of Attention ≅ [3]
When You Go Quiet £ [2]
Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [12]
Do You Love Me ω [9]
Hang On ⊗ [7]
Jell-O Shots (improv after noticing Jello shots for sale “only at the Stone Pony”)
Doin’ It By Myself € [10] (Ryan walked through the audience and grabbed a Jello shot for everyone on stage)
The Elevator Ø
Amsterdam © [6]
Happier ≅ [9]
encore
Mona Lisa ¶ [3] (fan requested the song earlier, they agreed to play it in the encore–Black Balloon on setlist)
Satellite ⊗ [10]
Lido Shuffle (Boz Scaggs cover) (with The Mountain Goats)

 

3/26/2024–Fillmore Philadelphia ERAs tour 3/26/2024–Red Bank  ERAs Tour 4/6/ 2023–White Eagle Hall  8/10/2022–Wellmont
Sketch 1: Dorm Room

Parachute ¶ [3] (Ryan & Adam only) 
 Sketch 1: Dorm Room

Parachute ¶ [2] (Ryan & Adam only) 
 What You Wish For ≅ [3] Careful © [3]
Sketch 2: Enter Brian

Happy Frappy ¶ [2]
 Sketch 2: Enter Brian

Fall in Two ¶ 
 Architects & Engineers ω [3] Terrified £ [3]
Sketch 3: Harvard Square

X Ray Eyes ℵ
 Sketch 3: Harvard Square

Demons ℵ [8]
 Red Oyster Cult © [3] Diane © [3]
Airport Song ℵ [9] Airport Song ℵ [8] Ramona © [7] Hercules  ω [3]
Sketch 4: Lillywhite

What You Wish For ≅ [5]
 Sketch 4: Lillywhite

What You Wish For ≅ [4]
 One Man Wrecking Machine ⊗ [2] (first since 2015) Hang On ⊗ [4]
I Spy ≅ [7] I Spy ≅ [6] Manifest Destiny ⊗ [6] Barrel of a Gun ≅ [7]
Barrel of a Gun ≅ [9] Barrel of a Gun ≅ [8] I Hope Tomorrow Is Like Today © [1] Backyard © [3]
Sketch 5: Tour Bus

Jesus on the Radio (Acoustic) © [5]
 Sketch 5: Tour Bus

Jesus on the Radio (Acoustic) © [4]
 All the Way Up to Heaven ≅ [3] Satellite (House PA goes out at the end of the song due to power outage.) ⊗ [8]
Sketch 6: Joe Joins the Band

Diane © [4]
 Sketch 6: Joe Joins the Band

Diane © [3]
 Satellite ⊗ [9] Jesus on the Radio (Acoustic) © [3]
Careful © [5] Careful © [4] Doin’ It By Myself (Ryan sang while walking amongst the crowd) € [7] Hard Times (Acoustic) £ [2]
(Nothing but) Flowers
(Talking Heads cover)  [2]
(Nothing but) Flowers
(Talking Heads cover)
 Look Alive £ [3] Parachute (Acoustic) ¶
Hang On ⊗ [6] One Man Wrecking Machine ⊗ [3] Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [9] Doin’ It By Myself (Ryan sang while walking amongst the crowd) € [6]
Manifest Destiny ⊗ [6] Satellite ⊗ [8] Do You Love Me ω [7] Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [8]
Satellite ⊗ [9] The Captain ⊗ [5] Never Coming Down € [4] Lazy Love € [3]
Sketch 7: Evil Producer

Thunder Song [2]
 Sketch 7: Evil Producer

Thunder Song
 When You Go Quiet £ (bonus track) The New Underground ⊗
Act 2

Do You Love Me ω [8]
 Act 2

Do You Love Me ω [7]
 Mexican Restaurant Penis TV Improv Jam to Bon Jovi’s Livin On A Prayer Lightning Rod ⊗ [2]
Sketch 8: Joe Leaves the Band

Architects and Engineers ω [4]
 Sketch 8: Joe Leaves the Band

This Could All be Yours ω [6]
 Airport Song ℵ [7] What You Call Love (with 11 year old Sam on bagpipes) ω [4]
Luke Reynolds is the Man song Luke Reynolds is the Man song Happier ≅ [6] I Spy ≅ [5]
This Could All be Yours ω [6] Lost at Sea ω [bonus track] Hard Times (with Karina Rykman) £ [3] Don’t Go £
Long Night € [5] Gangway € [3] Psycho Killer (with Karina Rykman band) [Talking Heads cover] Ramona © [6]
Doin’ It By Myself (Ryan sang while walking amongst the crowd) € [9] Doin’ It By Myself (Ryan sang while walking amongst the crowd) € [8] Groove is in the Heart (with Karina Rykman band) [Deee-Lite] The Captain ⊗ [4]
Sketch 9: Dave Gets Mad/Appreciated
Dave Song

Don’t Go £ [3]
 Sketch 9: Dave Gets Mad/Appreciated

Don’t Go £ [2]
 encore Demons ℵ [7]
Terrified £ [6] Terrified £ [5] Mona Lisa ¶ [3] encore
Sketch 10: COVID

When We Were Stars Ø
 Sketch 10: COVID

Keep Going  Ø
 Bury Me ¶  Do You Love Me ω [6]
Black Balloon Ø [2] Black Balloon Ø Terrified £ [4]
Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [11] Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [10] encore 2

Encore: Dumpster Set

Encore: Camp Fire Set

 Hang On ⊗ [5]
Happier ≅ [8]
Happier ≅ [7]
Amsterdam © [5] Amsterdam © [4]

 

3/23/2019–Fillmore 1/11/2019–Free at Noon 11/1/2018–White Eagle Hall
Diane © [2] Hard Times £ Long Night € [4]
The Captain ⊗ [3] Ramona © [5] Happier ≅ [4]
Terrified £ [2] Mind Kontrol £ [2] What You Call Love ω [3]
Airport Song ℵ [6] Manifest Destiny ⊗ [5] I Spy (haven’t heard since 2004) ≅ [2]
Gangway € [2] Terrified £ Endlessly € [2]
Hello Mister Sun (w/horns) £ [2] Look Alive £  Airport Song ℵ [5]
Overexcited (w/horns) £ [2] Satellite ⊗ [6] Hello Mr. Sun (new) £
Stay with Me Jesus ω [3] Overexcited £ Stay With Me Jesus ω [2]
Satellite ⊗ [7] encore Doin’ It By Myself € [4]
Doin’ It By Myself (w/horns) € [5] I Spy (not broadcast) acoustic ≅ [3] improv Levi’s bar mitzvah
Look Alive £ [2] Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [6]
Backyard (w/strings} © [2] ** from the new album Do You Love Me ω [5]
Amsterdam © [3] Rocketship (never before) ℵ
Window (w/strings & showed the original music video) Manifest Destiny ⊗ [4]
LOST AND GONE FOREVER
20th ANNIVERSARY SET		 Amsterdam (not since 2004) © [2]
What You Wish For ≅ [2] Ruby Falls ⊗ [2]
Barrel of a Gun ≅ [6] Ramona © [4]
Either Way (w/strings) ≅ Satellite ⊗ [5]
Fa Fa (w/horns & Stephen on flute) ≅ [3] Barrel of a Gun ≅ [5]
I Spy ≅ [4] improv-“False encore” song
Center of Attention ≅ [2] This Could All be Yours ω [5]
All the Way Up to Heaven (not since 2004) ≅ [2] “encore“
Happier ≅ [5] Mind Kontrol (new) £
So Long (w/strings) ≅ Two Points for Honesty ≅ [3]
Two Points for Honesty (w/strings) ≅ [4] Demons ℵ [6]
Rainy Day (w/strings) 2nd encore
encore Jesus on the Radio (acoustic, no mics) © [2]
Rocketship (w/strings) ℵ [2]
Hang On ⊗ [3]
Great Escape ℵ
Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [7]

 

6/16/2016–Fillmore 11/21/2015–Wellmont 4/24/2015–TLA
What You Wish For ≅
 Ramona © [2] Demons ℵ [3]
Satellite ⊗ [4] Satellite ⊗ [3]  Center of Attention ≅
Doin’ It By Myself € [3]
 Simple Machine € [2]  Doin’ It By Myself €
Barrel of a Gun ≅ [4]
 Happier ≅ [3]  The Beginning of the End ⊗
Ramona © [3] Hercules ω [2]  Ramona ©
Never Coming Down € [3] Careful / “Chariots of Fire” © [2]  Gangway €
Architects & Engineers ω [2] Doin’ It By Myself € [2]  Endlessly €
Lightning Rod ⊗ [2] The Captain ⊗ [2]  Stay with Me Jesus ω
Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [5] Kid Dreams €  Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [3]
Do You Love Me ω [4] Homecoming King © [2]  Do You Love Me ω [2]
Dear Valentine ⊗
 Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [4]  (Everything I Do) I Do It for You [Bryan Adams cover]
That’s No Way to Get to Heaven ω
 Do You Love Me ω [3]  Hang On ⊗ [2]
Red Oyster Cult © [2] Never Coming Down € [2]  Lazy Love €
Mona Lisa ¶ [2]
 Demons ℵ [4]  Hercules (with Kishi Bashi) ω
Manifest Destiny ⊗[3]
 Two Points for Honesty ≅ [2]  Satellite (with Kishi Bashi) ⊗ [2]
Simple Machine € [3] Happy Frappy ¶  Simple Machine €
Airport Song ℵ [4]
 Ruby Falls ⊗  Never Coming Down €
Kid Dreams €[2]
 Lazy Love € [2]  Two Points for Honesty ≅
Demons ℵ [5] Barrel of a Gun≅ [3]  Diane © 
This Could All Be Yours ω [4] This Could All Be Yours ω [3]  Careful © 
encore “Improv”
 “encore” (“Zombie Jews”)  This Could All Be Yours ω [2]
Long Night € [3]
 Long Night € [2]  “encore”
Bad Bad World ω
 One Man Wrecking Machine ⊗  Long Night €
What You Call Love ω [2]
 Manifest Destiny ⊗ [2]  Manifest Destiny ⊗
Fa Fa ≅ [2] Airport Song ℵ [3]  What You Call Love ω
encore “boooo” Careless Whisper [George Michael cover]  Happier ≅ [2]
Jesus on the Radio ©

 

7/20/2013–PNC Bank Center 7/5/2004–Starland
The Captain ⊗ Happier ≅
Architects & Engineers ω I Spy ≅
Homecoming King © Airport Song ℵ
Come Downstairs and Say Hello © [2] Demons ℵ
Do You Love Me ω Amsterdam © 
Airport Song ℵ [2] Come Downstairs and Say Hello ©
Hang On ⊗ Barrel of a Gun ≅
Demons ℵ [2] Mona Lisa ¶
Satellite ⊗ Red Oyster Cult © 
Barrel of a Gun (with Ed Robertson) ≅ [2] California Dreamin’ [Beach Boys cover]
This Could All Be Yours ω Fa Fa ≅
Jam (with Ben Folds)
Backyard (with Ben Folds) © 
All the Way Up to Heaven ≅


Ø Oh La La (2024)                              -7/10
£ Look Alive (2019)                            -2/10
€ Evermotion (2015)                          -3/11
ω Easy Wonderful (2010)                -4/12
⊗ Ganging Up on the Sun (2006) -2/12
© Keep It Together (2003)              -3/13
≅ Lost and Gone Forever (1999)   —
ℵ Goldfly (1997)                                    -5/11
¶ Parachute (1995)                              -6/11

 

Parachute

  1. “Love for Me”
  2. “Eden”
  3. “Scars & Stitches”
  4. “The Prize”
  5. “Dissolve”
  6. “Cocoon”

Goldfly

  1. “Perfect”
  2. “Medicine”
  3. “Grin”
  4. “Getting Even”
  5. “Melanie” (unlisted bonus track)

Keep It Together

  1. “Keep It Together”
  2. “Long Way Down”
  3. “Two at a Time” (hidden track)

Ganging Up on the Sun

  1. “C’mon” – 3:51
  2. “Empire State” – 4:59

Easy Wonderful

  1. “On the Ocean”
  2. “This Is How It Feels to Have a Broken Heart”
  3. “Jesus and Mary”
  4. “Do What You Want”

Evermotion

  1. “Expectation”
  2. “It Is Just What It Is”
  3. “Farewell”

Look Alive

  1. “Summertime”
  2. “Not for Nothing”

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An Evening with Wilco (The Met Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, August 5, 2025) [DID NOT ATTEND]

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[DID NOT ATTEND: August 5, 2025] An Evening with Wilco

Nothing could have excited me more than an evening with Wilco.  They are an amazing live band and I would have been so excited to be in the pit for this one.

So why didn’t I go?

Because I already had tickets that night to see Modest Mouse and The Flaming Lips–in the pit at the Mann Center.  True I’d seen both bands seven times already, but never from the pit!

So it was a tough choice, but I couldn’t do both.

Sounds like it was a great night.  But so was mine!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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