This past weekend, Wilco wrapped the 2013 edition of their Solid Sound Music and Arts Festival, a three day showcase (June 21 to 23) that took place in North Adams, Massachusetts and featured live performances by Yo La Tengo, Neko Case, Low, Os Mutantes, and many more, including Wilco themselves. During one of their two headlining gigs, the Chicago six-piece played an amazing 27-song set that consisted mostly of covers. Jeff Tweedy and co. pilfered from different segments of the canon, taking on tracks by Pavement (“Cut Your Hair”), Daft Punk (“Get Lucky”), the Replacements (“Color Me Impressed”), the Rolling Stones (“Dead Flowers”), the Beatles (“And Your Bird Can Sing”), the Velvet Underground (“Who Loves the Sun”), Bob Dylan (“Simple Twist of Fate”), and Television (“Marquee Moon”).
Of course, footage and audio of the show have since surfaced. Watch Wilco’s surprisingly sharp version of “Get Lucky” above, and scroll down to see the band’s renditions of “Cut Your Hair” and “Color Me Impressed,” which was actually performed with the ‘Mats’ Tommy Stinson onstage. Head over to NYC Taper to download the whole two-and-a-half-hour concert.
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Wilco @ Solid Sound Festival 2013 (June 21) set list:
“The Boys Are Back in Town” (Thin Lizzy cover)
“Cut Your Hair” (Pavement cover)
“In the Street” (Big Star cover)
“New Madrid” (Uncle Tupelo cover)
“Dead Flowers” (The Rolling Stones cover)
“Simple Twist of Fate” (Bob Dylan cover)
“Ripple” (Grateful Dead cover)
“Who Loves the Sun” (The Velvet Underground cover)
“And Your Bird Can Sing” (The Beatles cover)
“And Your Bird Can Sing” (The Beatles cover) (repeat)
“Psychotic Reaction” (Count Five cover)
“Tom Courtenay” (Yo La Tengo cover) (with Yo La Tengo)
“James Alley Blues” (Richard “Rabbit” Brown cover)
“Waterloo Sunset” (The Kinks cover) (with Lucius)
“Waterloo” (ABBA cover) (with Lucius)
“(What’s So Funny ’bout) Peace, Love and Understanding” (Brinsley Schwarz cover)
“Marquee Moon” (Television cover)
“Happy Birthday To You” (to Pat Sansone)
“(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” (Blue Öyster Cult cover)
“Cinnamon Girl” (Neil Young cover)
“Get Lucky” (Daft Punk cover)
“Surrender” (Cheap Trick cover)
“Color Me Impressed” (The Replacements cover) (with Tommy Stinson)
“Kingpin”
“Thank You Friends” (Big Star cover)
“The Weight” (The Band cover) (with Lucius)
“Roadrunner” (The Modern Lovers cover) (with Yo La Tengo)
