last headlined on July 3, 2009, three days after releasing its seventh studio album. The show was a long, emotional, hard-rocking affair highlighted by an extended and all-too-apt “Ashes Of American Flags.” Three summers later, the band is back for a two-night run with opening acts Punch Brothers and Dr. Dog. Wilco’s February appearance at the Fillmore was a bit sleepier than past shows, though showed the sextet as alive and inventive as ever. Here’s hoping for some “Mermaid Avenue” nuggets under the stars. Tickets, $41.95-$50, are available through Ticketmaster. Or you can win a pair to Friday’s show below.
Here’s Wilco performing “Too Far Apart” at the Fox Theatre on May 23, 1995:
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