Wilco
Riviera Theatre
Chicago, Illinois
March 23, 2023

Source: DPA 4060 => Tascam DR-2d
Conversion: WAV => Audio Cleaning Lab => FLAC (16-bit)

Track listing:

CD1 (61:33):
(1) Marty Lennartz intro (2:19)
(2) Less Than You Think (7:15)
(3) I Am My Mother (2:46)
(4) Cruel Country (3:45)
(5) Handshake Drugs (6:51)
(6) Say You Miss Me (4:00)
(7) I Must Be High (3:15)
(8) Hummingbird (3:26)
(9) Banter (1:17)
(10) Cars Can't Escape (3:50)
(11) Love Is Everywhere (Beware) (3:52)
(12) Pot Kettle Black (4:31)
(13) Bird Without a Tail => Base Of My Skull (8:19)
(14) She's a Jar (4:45)
(15) Banter (1:15)

CD2 (55:04):
(1) Forget The Flowers (3:12)
(2) Banter (1:19)
(3) Theologians (false start) (1:47)
(4) Theologians (3:37)
(5) Ashes of American Flags (7:19)
(6) The Lonely 1 (4:03)
(7) How To Fight Loneliness (4:30)
(8) Banter (0:53)
(9) A Lifetime to Find (4:08)
(10) California Stars (5:38)
(11) Encore break (3:29)
(12) I'm Always In Love (4:03)
(13) Red-Eyed and Blue (2:27) =>
(14) I Got You (At The End …) (4:04)
(15) Monday (4:11)
(16) Outro (0:16)

There are no fades applied to this recording; if you choose to burn to CD, the above splits are just a suggestion. Otherwise the tracks are numbered sequentially, so you can easily play this on your computer.

Comments: This recording captures Wilco at the first night of their "No Repeats" three-night residency at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago. Over the three nights, they played an astonishing 68 songs from their 30-year (!) catalog. The shows all clocked in at a little under two hours, but they were efficiently run and high-energy performances.

This recording was made DFC in the 2nd row of the balcony; all in all, probably one of the best places to tape from in this venue. (I have always had a hard time getting a good recording here, particularly from the floor, where an overhang tends to muddy the acoustics and the rowdy crowd often overshadows the music.) Very good recording overall, though it sounds a bit more distant than I would like. On the other hand, there is almost no crowd interference, so that was a trade-off I would make every time. Since no other recordings have surfaced as of yet, I think Wilco collectors will be satisfied with this recording.

Check out the samples in the comments if in doubt.