# Nickel Creek at Fox Theatre, October 6, 2023

[Another Planet Entertainment](https://thefoxoakland.com/events/nickel-creek-231006) presents [Nickel Creek](http://nickelcreek.com/); [Hawktail](https://www.hawktailmusic.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, Friday, October 6, 2023

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## Set One: Hawktail

[7:29 PM] {lights down; welcome from Sara Watkins}  
[7:30 PM] {Hawktail out onstage}  
[7:31 PM] {greetings from Brittany Haas}

01. [7:31 PM] _The Switchback Games_
02. [7:36 PM] Mvt. I  
[7:42 PM] {Jordan lays out tonight's agenda}
03. [7:43 PM] Mvt. II: _Miss Pretzel_
04. [7:47 PM] Mvt. III: _Why Doesn't Hawktail Have Any Spy Music?_  
[7:51 PM] {brief comment from BH: one more from this batch}
05. [7:51 PM] Mvt. IV  
[7:57 PM] {BH lauds Jordan; Jordan gig promo; BH talks about Väsen; introduces the last tune; merch pitch}
06. [7:58 PM] _Unless_  
[8:03 PM] {final applause}  
[8:04 PM] {done}

### Performers

* [Brittany Haas](http://brittanyhaas.com/): violin;
* [Paul Kowert](http://paulkowert.com/): contrabass;
* [Jordan Tice](http://jordantice.com/): acoustic guitar.

## Set Two: Nickel Creek

[8:32 PM] {lights down; band out without introduction}

01. [8:32 PM] _Where the Long Line Leads_ (Sara)
02. [8:36 PM] _First and Last Waltz_
03. [8:38 PM] _Helena_ (CT)
04. [8:43 PM] _This Side_ (Sean)  
[8:47 PM] {CT yack about going out on a Friday night}
05. [8:49 PM] _Going Out…_ »
06. [8:52 PM] _Celebrants_ (CT)
07. [8:56 PM] _Destination_ (Sara)  
[9:00 PM] {CT swaps to octave mandolin}
08. [9:00 PM] _Smoothie Song_  
[9:05 PM] {CT swaps back to mandolin; Sara introduces Jeff and then talks about the new record}
09. [9:07 PM] _Strangers_ (Sean)  
[9:11 PM] {Sara talks about the new record} AGAIN?
10. [9:12 PM] _Sweet Afton_ (CT)  
[9:18 PM] {drop Jeff}
11. [9:18 PM] _Ode to a Butterfly_  
[9:20 PM] {add Jeff}
12. [9:20 PM] _Somebody More Like You_ (Sean)  
[9:23 PM] {Sara & Chris campfire skit}
13. [9:25 PM] _Water Under the Bridge, Part 1_ »
14. [9:26 PM] _The Meadow_ (CT)  
[9:30 PM] {Sara talks about relationship songs}
15. [9:32 PM] _Thinnest Wall_ (Sara)
16. [9:35 PM] _Elephant in the Corn_  
[9:40 PM] {full stop; pause for applause}
17. [9:40 PM] _Elephant in the Corn_ (reprise)  
[9:41 PM] {Sean rapture story}
18. [9:44 PM] _21st of May_ (Sean)
19. [9:47 PM] _I Should've Known Better_ (Sara)  
[9:51 PM] {CT Lighthouse story}
20. [9:55 PM] _The Lighthouse's Tale_ (CT)
21. [10:01 PM] _…Despite the Weather_
22. [10:07 PM] _Hayloft_ (Sara)
23. [10:10 PM] _the Fox_ (CT)  
[10:18 PM] {applause at end set}  
[10:19 PM] {band heads offstage; encore break!}  
   
**Encore**  
[10:20 PM] {brief thanks from Sara; CT introduces the next tune}
24. [10:20 PM] _Scotch & Chocolate_  
[10:23 PM] {thanks from CT}
25. [10:24 PM] _Holding Pattern_ (CT)  
[10:27 PM] {final applause}  
[10:28 PM] {show ends}


### Performers

[Nickel Creek](http://nickelcreek.com/)

* [Jeff Picker](https://www.jeffpicker.com): contrabass;
* [Chris Thile](https://www.facebook.com/ChrisThile): mandolin, lead and harmony vox;
* [Sara Watkins](http://sarawatkins.com/): violin, ukulele, lead and harmony vox;
* [Sean Watkins](http://seanwatkins.com/): acoustic guitar, lead and harmony vox.

## Notes

After a quick dinner in Oakland Chinatown with Ting's dad and brother, we walked over to the Fox for tonight's entertainment. It was a blessing to be at a fully seated show tonight -- my knee has really been bothering me lately. Heck, even sitting through the show became mildly uncomfortable, and I was really happy when the crowd decided to get up and dance for _the Fox_: yay, a chance to stretch a little! Of course the short woman a few rows behind us was really unhappy about this (and asked repeatedly for everyone to sit down, to little effect): you can't please everyone.

I thought the show was pretty solid. Maybe a trifle too many campy dance gestures from Sara and Chris, but when that got annoying, it was easy enough to close my eyes and listen without that distraction. It's interesting to think how they've grown up. Makes me glad that I jumped on tickets this time -- the last time I saw them was seventeen years ago -- 2006!

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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