STEWART COPELAND

Just posting this because this stat just made my jaw drop.

According to Entertainment Weekly, Paul McCartney's concert this weekend (April 17) at the new venue at the Hard Rock sold out its tickets at the fastest rate in history. Reportedly, the tickets were sold at a rate of 600 tickets per second. The venue has only 4,000 seats, which means the show sold out in a mere six and two thirds seconds! I was not able to get a ticket (which were around $750).

Wow.

Reportedly, the concert was pretty good (full review will appear in the Vegas newspaper on Tuesday). The show was held on the anniversary of Linda's death. I'm not certain Abe Laboriel, Jr. was on drums given that he's been touring with Clapton. But if not Abe, who was it?

Set list:

Drive My Car, Jet, Only Mama Knows, Flaming Pie, Got to Get You Into My Life, Let Me Roll It, Highway, Baby Face/The Long and Winding Road, My Love, Blackbird, Here Today, Dance Tonight, Calico Skies, Mrs. Vandebilt, Eleanor Rigby, Sing the Changes, Band on the Run, Back in the USSR, Something, I've Got a Feeling, Paperback Writer, A Day in the Life/Give Peace a Chance, Let It Be, Live and Let Die, Hey Jude, Can't Buy Me Love, Lady Madonna, I Saw Her Standing There, Yesterday, Helter Skelter, Get Back, Sgt. Pepper (reprise),/Abbey Road drum solo/The End.

Musicians:

Abe Laboriel jr, Rusty Anderson, Brian Ray, Paul "Wix" Wickens, Paul McCartney

Also, the show was filmed and it is anticipated that this will be released on DVD. Maybe.

Wow, and we're in a recession. Who can afford the seats?

Sounds like quite a show.

I keep expecting Paul to announce a tour but no such annoucement yet so I wonder if it will happen or now.

To sell out in 6 and two thirds seconds, wow, that's really something...and at $750 per ticket, another, wow.

Impressive.

[quote="TheEqualizer"] I was not able to get a ticket (which were around $750).
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Oh, I am sorry to hear that, EQ!

Wilco plays the same venue June 19. Ticket price - $35. I think I got a shot at getting tickets for that show.

FREAKIN' GO.

For real. Supercats & my friend D. and I saw them last night at the Tom Wolfe Civic Center in Asheville, NC.

For those of you not so well informed, GSC is the koolest kat ever to krawl planet Krypton. Girl requested my favorite Wilco song on Wilcoworld, that I've never heard live, despite having hollered my head off for it for quite a few years now. That song would be "Box Full of Letters," from A.M., and yep, it was pretty well worth the nine-year wait.

!!!!!!!! As was the brand new smokin-hot five minute version of 'Hoodoo Voodoo', plus two other songs off the Mermaid albums; the new arrangement of 'Shot in the Arm,' which now features a blazing guitar solo by Nels instead of the Mellotron...only disappointment was I couldn't see Glenn due to a badly placed cymbal stand.

Seriously, it was not only one of the best Wilco shows I've ever seen, it was one of the best shows I've seen.

You know, this band kinda crept up on me. I just kept going to see them, and at one of the shows it just hit me, that they've gone from 'good' to 'great' somewhere in there, in the grand sense.

Hell, if I didn't already have more tickets to see them (at Bonnaroo), I'd....buy more tickets to see them.

Enjoy. I've got the boot from the Knoxville show last weekend and it's also just stellar.

Only downside? I kinda can't talk today....

FREAKIN' GO.

For real. Supercats & my friend D. and I saw them last night at the Tom Wolfe Civic Center in Asheville, NC.

For those of you not so well informed, GSC is the koolest kat ever to krawl planet Krypton. Girl requested my favorite Wilco song on Wilcoworld, that I've never heard live, despite having hollered my head off for it for quite a few years now. That song would be "Box Full of Letters," from A.M., and yep, it was pretty well worth the nine-year wait.

!!!!!!!! As was the brand new smokin-hot five minute version of 'Hoodoo Voodoo', plus two other songs off the Mermaid albums; the new arrangement of 'Shot in the Arm,' which now features a blazing guitar solo by Nels instead of the Mellotron...only disappointment was I couldn't see Glenn due to a badly placed cymbal stand.

Seriously, it was not only one of the best Wilco shows I've ever seen, it was one of the best shows I've seen.

You know, this band kinda crept up on me. I just kept going to see them, and at one of the shows it just hit me, that they've gone from 'good' to 'great' somewhere in there, in the grand sense.

Hell, if I didn't already have more tickets to see them (at Bonnaroo), I'd....buy more tickets to see them.

Enjoy. I've got the boot from the Knoxville show last weekend and it's also just stellar.

Only downside? I kinda can't talk today.

This is the recording of the Knoxville show Jean is referring to:

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-deta ... ?id=246269

Disc 1
01. Outta Mind (Outta Sight)
02. Misunderstood
03. Hummingbird
04. You Are My Face
05. Company in My Back
06. I am Trying to Break Your Heart
07. Kamera
08. At Least That's What You Said
09. Ashes of American Flags
10. Shouldn't Be Ashamed
11. Jesus, etc.
12. Impossible Germany
13. Forget the Flowers
14. Box Full of Letters
15. Heavy Metal Drummer
16. A Shot in the Arm

Disc 2:
Encore 1:
01. Encore Break/Banter
02. Late Greats
03. Hate it Here
04. Walken
05. I'm the Man Who Loves You

Encore 2:
06. California Stars
07. Red-Eyed and Blue
08. I Got You (At the End of the Century)
09. Casino Queen
10. Outta Sight (Outta Mind)
11. Hoodoo Voodoo

HAAAAAAHAAHAHAHA!!!!!!

Your name was invoked on the night of the event as part of the discussion re: bootlegs...

You don't ever disappoint, friend. Thank you.

Heh, yep we surmised that the boot would be posted before we even got back because you simply rrraaaawwwwkk, EQ! <grin>

So glad they finally played Box of Letters! <blushes> While I did make as eloquent of a plea in the alotted 100 words or less on wilcoworld, but it indeed was the fourth or fifth most requested song for the show so it may've helped but credit goes elsewhere as well <smile> The joy seeing you completely freak is worth it, though, m'dear!

Ya, I'd put the Lips and Wilco as both must-see shows, even if just once!

p.s. having just downloaded the boot - it's awesome!!! Show was just as good as I remembered. Thanks again.

Wilco tix go on sale for the Vegas show tomorrow at noon. May be worth it just to see the new venue.