# Bonnie Prince Billy at the Chapel, September 15, 2022

[(((folkYEAH!)))](https://thechapelsf.com/event/bonnie-prince-billy-2/) presents [Bonnie Prince Billy](http://royalstablemusic.com/); [Ari Micich](http://www.arimicich.com/) opens  
[the Chapel](http://www.thechapelsf.com/)  
[777 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110-1734 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=777+Valencia+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+94110-1734+USA&hl=en)  
8:30 PM, Thursday, September 15, 2022

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## Set One: Ari Micich

[8:31 PM] {lights down, no announcements, Ari out, sets up pretty quickly}

01. [8:31 PM] _Dividing Line_  
[8:36 PM] {yack: thanks; this song is like Miles Davis and Igor Stravinsky having a jam session; add Monica Chew}
02. [8:38 PM] _Dream State_  
[8:40 PM] {drop MC; yack about video}
03. [8:42 PM] _Theme and Variations on a Circle_  
[8:45 PM] {thanks}
04. [8:45 PM] _More Circles_  
[8:46 PM] {thanks to Will for inviting me to open: tonight is the live premiere of most of these songs}
05. [8:48 PM] _So Yeah_  
[8:51 PM] {yack about bike riding in Golden Gate Park}
06. [8:53 PM] _Bicycle Melodies_  
[8:57 PM] {applause & final thanks}  
[8:58 PM] {PA up; stage hands out for the set change}

### Performers

* [Monica Chew](https://monicachew.com/): keyboard;
* [Ari Micich](http://www.arimicich.com/): trumpet; backing tracks.

[{{:2022:2022-09:20220915_promo_poster.jpg?300|tour poster}}]

## Set Two: Bonnie Prince Billy

[9:31 PM] {lights down; Will out with his guitar, a bag, a wine glass, and a can of red wine}

01. [9:32 PM] _A Minor Place_
02. [9:35 PM] _Vietnam Sunshine_  
[9:39 PM] {yack: last night was new songs, tonight is old songs, but here's a new one}
03. [9:40 PM] _Black Captain_  
[9:45 PM] {yack: another new song}
04. [9:46 PM] _Kentucky Is Water_  
[9:49 PM] {yack: Ass is big in SF}
05. [9:51 PM] _You Remind Me of Something (The Glory Goes)_  
[9:54 PM] {yack: it's a trip revisiting (these songs)}
06. [9:55 PM] _64_  
[9:58 PM] {yack about Mick Turner & Mess Esq}
07. [9:59 PM] _May It Always Be_  
[10:02 PM] {yack about Japanese socks}
08. [10:04 PM] _Careless Love_  
[10:07 PM] {yack: this next song is NOT a wedding song}
09. [10:08 PM] _The Way (Springtime Lyrics)_
10. [10:12 PM] _I See a Darkness_  
[10:14 PM] {yack: now that one was a wedding tune}
11. [10:15 PM] (unidentified tune \#1: lyrics "Careful who you praise and blame or you'll lift up the wrong name" / "rendering our true heroes mute" / "Come with us we'll change our tune")  
[10:17 PM] {Lockdown yack}
12. [10:18 PM] _Squid Eye_
13. [10:21 PM] (unidentified tune \#2: lyrics "Well my instinct lies fragily just oozing innocence" / "elevating eagerness" / "Happily Happy, Happily Easy" / "Good Morning Popocatépetl")  
[10:23 PM] {yack about Popocatépetl}
14. [10:24 PM] _In Good Faith_
15. [10:27 PM] _West Palm Beach_  
[10:30 PM] {yack about the Mekons}
16. [10:32 PM] _Horses_  
[10:36 PM] {props to Ari}
17. [10:36 PM] _Love Comes to Me_  
[10:40 PM] {i love disco balls; more yack about KY; BBQ sing-along story}
18. [10:42 PM] _Look Backward on Your Future, Look Forward to Your Past_  
[10:47 PM] {encore break; Will off}  
   
**Encore**  
[10:47 PM] {yack: don't take my hat!}
19. [10:48 PM] _The Brute Choir_
20. [10:51 PM] _New Partner_
21. [10:54 PM] _Three Questions_  
[10:56 PM] {show ends; Will: You're the best!Pause for applause, then Will gathers his stuff and heads up the back stairs}  
[10:57 PM] {we're done! Time to hit the road!}


## Performers

* [Will Oldham AKA Bonnie Prince Billy](http://royalstablemusic.com/): guitar, vox.

## Notes

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Big thanks to zacray for posting the [setlist](https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/bonnie-prince-billy/2022/the-chapel-san-francisco-ca-3b0113b.html). Hopefully someone knowledgeable will fill things in for [Ari's set](https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ari-micich/2022/the-chapel-san-francisco-ca-3b00997.html) too!

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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{{tag>music Bonnie_Prince_Billy Ari_Micich the_Chapel Will_Oldham  }}

[[2022-09-13|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2022|Up to the 2022 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2022#September_events|Up to the 2022 event list!]] ☸ [[2022-09-16|On to the next event!]]