Support: The Lost Brothers
Main Set: The Storm, It’s Coming, Talking with the Wolves, Love Don’t Leave Me Waiting – Respect (Aretha Franklin), Philander, When Your Mind’s Made Up, Low Rising, Bird of Sorrow, Leave*, In These Arms*, Astral Weeks* (Van Morrison) – Smile* (Pearl Jam), Moving On, High Hope, Sign o’ the Times (Prince), Fitzcarraldo, Revelate, Star Star – Hotellounge (deus) – The Most Beautiful Widow in Town (Sparklehorse), Song of Good Hope
Encore: Say it to Me Now*, Don’t Do It (Marvin Gaye/The Band)**, The Weight (The Band)**
Notes: During Fitzcarraldo, Glen motioned something to Simon off stage. Simon didn’t understand and came out on stage to see what he needed. Glen said something to him, and Simon came back on stage with a pen and a piece of paper. During the violin solo, Glen knelt on the stage and jotted something down and rolled it up and put it in his pocket and continued playing. Some sort of inspiration hit.. Glen noted that during soundcheck when they were messing around with some songs, one of the sound guys suggested they play ‘Sign o’ the Times’. Glen assumed every band that plays at First Avenue covers Prince. When the soundman said that no one had ever covered that particular song, they decided to learn it and play it. Afterwards Glen said, “We’re sorry, Prince! We had to try it!… Now we’ll get back to some very white European music.” The two Band covers at the end were due to this being the last show with the all of the Levon Helm band members playing together.
[Thanks to Jake for the setlist and notes.]
*Glen solo
**Brendan McDonough on guitar and vocals
Previews: vita.mn, Star Tribune
Reviews: Gimme Noise (with pics), Star Tribune
Band: Glen Hansard, Colm Mac Con Iomaire (violin), Joe Doyle (bass), Rob Bochnik (guitar), Graham Hopkins (drums), Justin Carroll (keys)
Brass: Steven Bernstein, Erik Lawrence, Curtis Fowlkes
Strings: Andra Makulans, Teddy Rankin Parker
Photos: How was the Show, CityPages
See more of some of these amazing photos here at Meredith Westin Photography.
Video:
When Your Mind’s Made Up (by hhammond1212)
Leave (by jkscan)
High Hope (by Alberto Duarte)
Sign o’ the Times (by msp365vids)
Song of Good Hope (by yumyumdoodle)
Say it to Me Now (by shesacoustic)
The Weight (by yumyumdoodle)