Wilco Perform ‘A Ghost Is Born' in Its Entirety at Their Solid Sound Fest

Wilco Perform ‘A Ghost Is Born' in Its Entirety at Their Solid Sound Fest

Earlier this month marked the 20th anniversary of Wilco's A Ghost Is Born, and to celebrate its belated birthday, the band performed the entire 2004 album in its entirety Saturday at their Solid Sound Festival.

A night after Jeff Tweedy and company performed a for-hardcore-fans-only "Deep Cuts!" set at their annual North Adams, Massachusetts fest, the band returned to more familiar territory Saturday night with what was advertised as a typical Wilco set.

After a string of fan favorites and the live debut of two songs off their new Hot Sun Cool Shroud EP, however, things took a turn as Wilco began playing A Ghost Is Born tracks in the same order as the album's track list: First "At Least That's What You Said," then "Hell Is Chrome," then "Spiders (Kidsmoke)," etc, and it soon became apparent that Solid Sound goers were in the midst of a full album performance.

During the lengthy noise jam that concludes the penultimate track "Less Than You Think," Wilco walked off-stage, but returned for the encore that kicked off with the album's closing song, "The Late Greats," plus other non-A Ghost of Born favorites.

The Solid Sound festival concludes Sunday with performances by Wednesday, Iris DeMent, and Jeff Tweedy & Friends.

As Rolling Stone reported this week, on July 18, the online gear store Reverb will launch a new sale of rare guitars, signed posters, and other instruments and gear from the Wilco Loft, following a similar sale last year. "My guitars are like my children; I love them so much," Tweedy said in a press release. "That said, I am thankful there is a place I can easily and safely sell the children that no longer bring me joy."

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