# Wilco at Fox Theatre, October 18, 2021

[Another Planet Entertainment](http://thefoxoakland.com/events/wilco-2) presents [Wilco](http://wilcoworld.net/#!/)  
[Faye Webster](https://www.fayewebster.com/) opens  
[Fox Theatre](http://www.thefoxoakland.com/)  
[1807 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94612-2109 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1807+Telegraph+Ave,+Oakland,+CA+94612-2109+USA&hl=en)  
7:30 PM, Monday, October 18, 2021

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## Set One: Faye Webster

[7:30 PM] {lights down, opening performers out}

01. [7:30 PM] Better Distractions
02. [7:34 PM] _Kind Of_
03. [7:38 PM] _Right Side of My Neck_
04. [7:41 PM] _I Know I'm Funny haha_ »
05. [7:44 PM] _Jonny_
06. [7:50 PM] _In a Good Way_
07. [7:54 PM] _Cheers_
08. [7:59 PM] _Kingston_  
[8:02 PM] {set ends; all off after a moment}

### Performers

* Charles ?: drums, harmony vox;
* Jordan Reynolds: keyboards, harmony vox;
* Bryan Howard: bass;
* Matt "Pistol" Stoessel: guitar, pedal steel guitar;
* [Faye Webster](https://www.fayewebster.com/): guitar, vox.

## Set Two: Wilco

[8:30 PM] {lights down; band out without introduction or announcements}

01. [8:31 PM] _Bright Leaves_
02. [8:35 PM] _A Shot in the Arm_  
{JT swaps (?from acoustic guitar?) to a Gibson SG; PS swaps from keyboards to guitar}  
{Randy puts away the notepad and gives up trying to keep track of this crap for the rest of the night}
03. [8:40 PM] _Random Name Generator_
04. [8:44 PM] _At Least That's What You Said_
05. [8:50 PM] _One and a Half Stars_
06. [8:54 PM] _I Am Trying to Break Your Heart_
07. [8:59 PM] _Kamera_
08. [9:02 PM] _Via Chicago_
09. [9:07 PM] _Laminated Cat_
10. [9:15 PM] _She's a Jar_
11. [9:20 PM] _Impossible Germany_
12. [9:29 PM] _Misunderstood_
13. [9:36 PM] _Forget the Flowers_
14. [9:40 PM] _Love Is Everywhere (Beware)_
15. [9:43 PM] _Hummingbird_
16. [9:47 PM] _Box Full of Letters_
17. [9:51 PM] _Everyone Hides_
18. [9:55 PM] _Born Alone_
19. [9:59 PM] _Jesus, Etc._
20. [10:03 PM] _Heavy Metal Drummer_
21. [10:08 PM] _I'm the Man Who Loves You_
22. [10:12 PM] _California Stars_
23. [10:17 PM] _Poor Places_
24. [10:22 PM] _Reservations_  
[10:26 PM] {set ends}  
   
**Encore**
25. [10:27 PM] _Monday_
26. [10:32 PM] _I'm a Wheel_  
[10:34 PM] {that's a wrap!}

## Performers

[Wilco](http://wilcoworld.net/#!/)

* [Nels Cline](http://www.nelscline.com/): guitars;
* [Mikael Jorgensen](http://www.mikaeljorgensen.com/): keyboards;
* [Glenn Kotche](http://glennkotche.com/): drums, percussion;
* [Pat Sansone](http://pat-sansone.tumblr.com/): guitar, keyboards, percussion, harmony vox;
* John Stirratt: bass, harmony vox;
* [Jeff Tweedy](http://wilcoworld.net/): acoustic guitar, guitar, vox.

## Notes

Monday workday works out OK: got plenty done, yay! Rustle up dinner a little earlier than usual: chicken fajitas, yum! Get dressed, then roll on down to Rockridge BART, wait a few minutes, and then we're on the train downtown. Construction projects have turned 19th Street station into a crazy maze of passages, but we make it out without getting lost (good thing, eh?). Telegraph is strangely deserted: ain't nothing happening around here right now. Probably more exciting on Friday night than Monday! We walk around the side of the Fox and take our place at the head of the vax check: no more room in the early bird queue on the post-check side. No matter. We wait! Five or ten minutes later the doors open and we're allowed to join the queue. Entrance is a breeze, though Ting's tiny waist pack is deemed extra suspicious, and the searcher spend way more time looking into it's teensy pockets than she does looking at my giant clear bag of clothes and gear. Works for me! We pass through the lobby and speed walk for the drink rail, ending up with a spot just a little off center to the right. Good enough!

It takes a really long time for most of the crowd to show up tonight: when the lights go down for the opening band at 7:30 PM, I'd guess the place is only half full at best. Happily, the folks around us aren't too talkative, and even though I'm not all that interested in Faye Webster, I appreciate being able to hear her performance without distraction. "Wispy shoegaze 20-something pop" is my one line assessment. "Not my cuppa Joe" is the second. They wrap things up just after 8 PM and then it's set break, yay! Time to chit-chat or make a beer run?

I'm antsy and ready to go by quarter past 8, but Wilco sticks to another schedule than mine, so it's another quarter hour until lights go down. By this time the house is properly filled up. Not packed tight, and certainly less full than Billy Strings a few weeks ago, but a darn good turnout for a Monday night.

The band hits it off with a bang and a shot, and the crowd is delirious: it's a blessing to be dancing to such joyful noise in the company of like-minded spirits. At first I'm surprised that the crowd is so well-behaved: most are intently focused on the music, and no one tries to crash our rail spot at any time all night. Must be a Monday night crowd thing: these are the hard core fans instead of the yahoos looking for a Friday/Saturday night party. Makes me wish more bands tried playing off nights!

Riding BART on the way home a friend is gushing about the show: shorter than last night, but several rarities in the setlist, and not too many repeats. Sounds like a good analysis to me!


## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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