San Francisco Shows *NOTE FROM THE BAND*

[EC]

Will someone take lots of pictures? Pretty please?

I asked someone that I know is going to be there to do so, and so there's at least one.  :)

But yeah.  Pictures need to happen.

Plus, oh wow I just remembered that it's all for a DVD anyhow, so we'll get to SEE it all!!!  :):):)

[LaurieBlue]

http://www.filter-mag.com/news/interior.2748.html

Filter shows more love for MMJ

My Morning Jacket Filming Ye Olde Tyme Concert Film
by Staff | 10.11.2005

 Kentucky's grade A, long haired, country-fuzz loving boys My Morning Jacket are playing for 2 nights, Friday November 11 and Saturday November 12, at San Francisco's Fillmore. The band will be filming these two nights for a special concert film that glorifies the days of newsies, gang fights and sepia tones. Here's a little more info with a special message straight from the band:

"hello all you nice people coming to our san-fran filmore shows. we wanted to let you know that we are going to be filming the shows for a film-but we want to try and make it a special "fantasty"(ooohhh....) film that is more like a movie than an ordinary concert film. we want to encourage attendees to dress up in costumes (preferably "faeries and wizzards and goblins") or olde timey victorian ballroom dancing attire-big frilly skirts and top hats and tuxedos and such. we also encourage that you bring glo-sticks, flowers, magic wands or any other interesting objects that may look cool on film and glow. if you have a pumpkin and two mice that you can turn into a stagecoach drawn by horses you should ride to the show in that and our monkey butler will help you out and into the club. we want to get fun footage of people arriving and also crowd shots where it looks like it was filmed in a fantasy forest in the early 1900's. so yes- think "olde-tymey fantasy forest- or just dressy if you dont have any costumes or skrilla to spend on costumes. please spread this message to anyone you know that may be attending... and come have a grand time with us out in the forest."

-your pals, mmj.

Ye olde Kentuckians have decreed. Go forth and get Victorian.

For more info on how to get tickets to the shows, check out the Fillmore's website. Doors open at 8 PM (get your monkey and carriage there on time) and the band play at 9 PM.

[McPickie]

so does anyone know what time MMJ takes the stage?

i am rushing from work and am just wondering how bad of an accident i am going to risk getting there.

the ticket says 9pm, but is that for the opening act or MMJ?

thanks for your help.

my first shows tonight and tomorrow, been looking forward to this forever.

i am so excited

[gbh]

doors usually at 8, opener at 9, MMJ probably at 10. Ill be in the glowing top hat and tails....both nights.....

[jfmf]

Saw the show yesterday in LA and it was amazing. Now we want to go to the saturday show in SF but ticketmaster is not selling tickets online anymore. Somebody told me they weren't sold out an hour ago so I'm guessing they'll be available at the box office?..anybody has experience with the fillmore box office? otherwise if anyone has 3 extra tix I'(i know, long shot) ll pay you $50 per and my brother who lives in SF can meet with you to exchange. Call me in my cell at (310)713-5852
thanks!

[gbh]

Just got back from the friday night show at the Fillmore. (Im the ONLY one dressed in the glowing top hat and tails). First off I'd like to apologize for the talky crowd. SF is REALLY bad about that. They almsot drowned out Mr. James during some of the quieter songs. It's these "scenesters" - drunk/on the wrong drugs at the wrong time - people who have no idea what the music is about. They show up to see what the people dressed up look like or becuase thier friend dragged them to a show and they try get leech onto the genuine fans by demanding hi-fives for your outward display of devotion to a great band. Hey,  Im not wearing a giant foam finger or a wedge of cheese on my head. It's not a football game. They want so badly to be cool, but just arent.  These people all suck.
MMJ do NOT suck. They rock harder and longer than about any other band I've EVER seen. They clocked in at just over 2  hours tonight. My ears are ringing and Im goin again tomorrow night. Show tonight was sold out, tomorrow is too, not even any tickets being sold on the street.  There were a few people trying to get will call no shows, but I didnt see any takers.

[Elizanne33]

The show was so great! I wish more people had dressed up though. Maybe there'll be more costumes tomorrow night.

[dragonboy]

What sort of % would you say dressed up?

[ratsprayer]

you know it sad but true that every show report apologises for city X's talkative nature as if its a certain characteristic only they have.  ive never been to the west coast at all, but ive seen shows all the way from columbia, missouri to ashevill, north carolina, and its all the same shit no matter what type of band it is, college town or not, weekday or weekend.  ive known people who went to see brian wilson when tickets were $150, and people still chatted all during the motherfucker.  shut the hell up already!  there were some really loud people talking during don dante in indy, and i saw a number of people that were pissed and seemed ready to go over and sort things.  that made me a little happier.

[George_Savage]

I agree about the talkers, it's terrible everywhere most of the
time.    I remember someone talking over The Bear at the
March 21, 2002 Atlanta show.   Someone near this chatterer
yelled out "shut your hole!" and thankfully she did.  
So if the band played over two hours in SF last night, were
there any surprises?    Anything new last night that they hadn't played yet on this tour?    We're down to only six days
'til the Dallas show!   Can't wait!  

Low Dog

[EC]

I hate talking in concerts.  I hate when people talk during the opener, and I hate when people talk during the headliner.  It drives me crazy.  And I hate even MORE when people talk to ME during shows.  Usually I only need to give a little stern but gentle look that indicates that I'm trying to listen.  But the other night I had to be a little more forceful.  WHY ARE YOU GOING TO A SHOW IF YOU DON'T WANT TO LISTEN?!

rant over.  Thank you for the music.

[tinyorangepig]

not to derail this thread away from a great san fran show, but Dallas normally has the talkative crowd.  2 times ago when MMJ played the smaller side of the Gypsy Tea Room, midset Jim came out and played Golden and a few other songs.  The normally talkative crowd was mesmerized and you could have heard a pin drop.  It shut any talkers right up.

2 hours in San Fran sounds sweet.  Sounds like they are trying to have lots of material for the "film"

[MyLifeISought]

setlist?

[CC]

setlist?

http://www.mymorningjacket.com/cgi-local/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=theshows;action=display;num=1131787018

[George_Savage]

CC wrote this as the encore:

into the woodz (w/ johnny quaid, the maestro)
hell
picture
anytime
mahgeeta

     Since CC wrote this, I am assuming that it was erroneously reported that How Could I Know? (Oxen) was actually played, as originally reported?   Oh well, you can't argue with this OR any setlist they've ever done, really!   I mean, hell, it's MMJ!!!     I got really excited when I saw "Oxen"
though, and it's really cool to see that Johnny "Ringo" Quaid was there!   Just six days till the Dallas show!    

Have fun,
Low Dog

[Elizanne33]

Here are a couple pics I took with my cell phone.

[EC]

Wow.  That looks like the Winter Garden theatre here.

Wow.  That's AWESOME!!

But, would I be correct - did the boys not dress up?!  

[outsidethewall]

Please more pictures!! I was in the front row and the experience was incredible. When I got home I tried to sleep but I didn't so much as sleep as I just laid there and trying to comprehend what I had been witness to. I can't wait for the DVD to come out.

[Elizanne33]

But, would I be correct - did the boys not dress up?!  

No, they didn't dress up. I was hoping the band would dress up too, but they rocked out really hard so costumes probably wouldn't have been very comfortable for them. I would say that maybe 20% of the audience dressed up. The stage was beautiful, the guys were awesome, and everyone is going to love this dvd when it comes out!

[pgblues]

hey outsidethewall. I was standing right next to you. we were the guys who had the jaguar escort service right outside the theatre.
I think thats you in that second picture man, did you ever take off your hat?