Wilco (w/ Bahamas) Showcases ‘Cruel Country’ at Toronto’s Budweiser Stage [Photos]

Jeff Tweedy, John Stirratt (bass), Glenn Kotche (drums), Mikael Jorgensen (Keyboards), Nels Cline (guitar), and Pat Sansone (guitar) performed 23 songs to a dedicated cluster of fans, many of whom travelled a distance to see this concert. This evening’s Wilco show was originally a one-off Toronto show solicitation, with Bahamas and Kathleen Edwards posted a while back before the entire U.S. run with an additional three Canadian dates followed in the weeks after this concert went on sale. I’m not sure why it took me over two decades to get in front of a Wilco live show, but I’m glad this evening was the show I dove in with. A long-time fan (and repeat attendee) I sat with said it was the best performance he has seen from the band and touched on “Handshake Drugs,” “Via Chicago,” “Impossible ...

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