Wakarusa now!

[Crispy]

On the rail, Carl side, the Not-as-Important-Person section.  :D

[Crispy]

Faces (multiple) successfully rocked off. Panties too.  :)

[tdb810]

Faces (multiple) successfully rocked off. Panties too.  :)

very cool Crispy!!  Can't wait to hear all the juicy details - ya know, in addition to the panties part! ;D

[Crispy]

Juicy deets to come when I get back to civilization, and have better than this stupidphone! 

One item to relate: no need for pretzels here.

[kydiddle]

Juicy deets to come when I get back to civilization, and have better than this stupidphone! 

One item to relate: no need for pretzels here.

;D ;D ;D

My panties were rocked off just looking at that setlist. Have an amazing time Crispy...can't wait to see you at Red Rocks!!!!

[ms. yvon]

On the rail, Carl side, the Not-as-Important-Person section.  :D

as it should be!

[Ghosts_on_TV]

I prefer Carl side.

[Crispy]

By the way, I think I worded that poorly - my meaning was that I was in the  not-VIP section. Carl is VERY important to me!

[BigHerm]

Juicy deets to come when I get back to civilization, and have better than this stupidphone! 

One item to relate: no need for pretzels here.

;D ;D ;D

My panties were rocked off just looking at that setlist. Have an amazing time Crispy...can't wait to see you at Red Rocks!!!!

Setlist??? Where is that?

[DaFunkyPrecedent]

I wonder what Carl does to psych himself up for a show...?

[kydiddle]

I wonder what Carl does to psych himself up for a show...?

Excellent question. I would like to imagine he gives himself a "pep talk" in the mirror and then slaps himself really hard across the face. "You can do this Snowy. YOU CAN DOOOO THIS." He also has a picture of Johnny Quaid taped to the mirror and he stares at that for a good 10 or 15 minutes.

(This is all based on the theory that post-T5, Carl has upped his level of onstage intensity.)

[ms. yvon]

i like to think he has a cuppa joe, does some crossword puzzle solving, slips on his rockstar socks and hits the stage.

[BH]

NPR!

No Pretzels Required!

[Crispy]

NPR!

No Pretzels Required!

HA!

Okay, I am back to civilization, but juicy deets will have to wait until tomorrow because I am wiped. Especially after catching the last half hour of the webcast tonight and jumping around my living room like I was Friday night!

[pinebarrens]

My first MMJ show did not disappoint! What a show! Can't wait to see them again in August!

[e_wind]

the show was amazing. I jumped the fence and got on the VIP rail Jim side. I got 2 set lists somehow. it was really a great show. Wakarusa in general was pretty cool. Best atmosphere and grounds of any major festival ive been to. Toots and the Maytals was awesome too. My main complaint was the insane amount of glow sticks and electronic music, it made the late nights hard to enjoy.

[ALady]

I wonder what Carl does to psych himself up for a show...?

Excellent question. I would like to imagine he gives himself a "pep talk" in the mirror and then slaps himself really hard across the face. "You can do this Snowy. YOU CAN DOOOO THIS." He also has a picture of Johnny Quaid taped to the mirror and he stares at that for a good 10 or 15 minutes.

(This is all based on the theory that post-T5, Carl has upped his level of onstage intensity.)

Oh my god ky.  Oh my god.

I love you a little.   ;D

[razral]

The review below sums up the Waka show for me! I have been to many festivals and shows in my time and I'm just as blown away as i ever am when I see MMJ live! I was at the 4 hour blowout at Bonnaroo in 2008! Well the 2 hour blowout at Waka was just as good and i mean that! Just a perfect setlist and intensity throughout the show! It just amazes me the intensity and emotion that they are able to bring to each of their shows. The new songs are unbelievable live too! If you are in line for a show get ready to see the greatest band ever in their prime!


My Morning Jacket Live at Wakarusa

    Posted by Jeff Strowe on June 4, 2011 at 3:06pm
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People still talk with awe and reverence about seeing bands like Zeppelin, The Stones, and The Who back in their prime. Those classic rock juggernauts often serve as a template by which lots of current bands can draw comparisons and measure success while also serving as badges of honor for those fortunate enough to have attended their shows. Maybe one day, thirty years from now, I can look back and brag to younger generations that I was there to see My Morning Jacket, a band destined to be put into the pantheon of legendary rock acts. Being a veteran of many previous Jacket shows and an unabashed fan, I had them highlighted as a must-see for this trip to Wakarusa and have been equally as excited about their new album, Circuital. To say I was looking forward to their Friday night set would be a major understatement. Needless to say, the band did not disappoint; in fact it may have been one of their finest moments as they tore through a 2-hour set with a sense of urgency and purpose that might just put them on that path to conquering the world.

Circuital got an early spin, as the band opened up with back to back cuts, "Victory Dance" and the title track, both flawlessly played as if they've been part of the set for years. "Off the Record" and "I'm Amazed" kept things rolling along, before the familiar cymbal intros introduced "One Big Holiday," their signature jam packed early into the set rather than closing the show as is often the case. Feeding off the energy and rapturous applause put forth by the packed field at Wakarusa's Main Stage, My Morning Jacket never slowed down, dipping down for a 15-minute extended take on "Steam Engine," stirring the echoes with "Gideon" and getting funky on "Touch Me I'm Going to Scream, Part 2" and with a surprisingly strong take on "Holdin' On To Black Metal." Jim James danced around stage, wearing knee-high fur boots for the first half of the show and his soon to be trademark cape during the opener and "Wordless Chorus". His hair has also grown back out and he often sings with it obscuring his face in a throwback to the It Still Moves tour, when I caught my first glimpses of the band at the Cat's Cradle. Other times, large stage fans blew his hair out and the crowd caught his intense, locked in expression as he stared outward or saddled up to Carl Broemel and Tommy Blankenship in solos and guitar freakouts. Bo Koster's keyboards added a spectral haze to the set and Patrick Hallahan continued his unyielding assault on the drum kit, arms and hair flailing away in ecstasy.

Amazingly, it was their first performance in Arkansas and, although the festival crowd comes from all over the country, the locals were certainly graced with quite the debut. As for me, I will eagerly await further local dates myself and continue to pick my face up off the ground from last night's show.

Setlist:
Victory Dance
Circuital
Off the Record
I'm Amazed
One Big Holiday
Holdin' On To Black Metal
Gideon
Steam Engine
Outta My System
You Wanna Freak Out
Lay Low
First Light
Slow Slow Tune
Smokin' From Shootin'
End of Run Thru
Touch Me Part 2
Wordless Chorus
Phone Went West
Mahgeetah

[kydiddle]

I wonder what Carl does to psych himself up for a show...?

Excellent question. I would like to imagine he gives himself a "pep talk" in the mirror and then slaps himself really hard across the face. "You can do this Snowy. YOU CAN DOOOO THIS." He also has a picture of Johnny Quaid taped to the mirror and he stares at that for a good 10 or 15 minutes.

(This is all based on the theory that post-T5, Carl has upped his level of onstage intensity.)

Oh my god ky.  Oh my god.

I love you a little.   ;D

Hee hee. I love you a lot!  ;D

[woodnymph]

I wonder what Carl does to psych himself up for a show...?

Excellent question. I would like to imagine he gives himself a "pep talk" in the mirror and then slaps himself really hard across the face. "You can do this Snowy. YOU CAN DOOOO THIS." He also has a picture of Johnny Quaid taped to the mirror and he stares at that for a good 10 or 15 minutes.

(This is all based on the theory that post-T5, Carl has upped his level of onstage intensity.)

Oh my god ky.  Oh my god.

I love you a little.   ;D

Hee hee. I love you a lot!  ;D

SOLID KY, SOLID!!!   ;D ;D ;D