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The band announced that for the upcoming Festival and semi-acoustic dates, they were joined by Fred Eltringham on drums.

2nd
The Wallflowers played The Taste of Minnesota in Minneapolis on Wednesday, July 2nd. The set list:

  • Three Marlenas
  • Everybody Out of the Water
  • Bleeders
  • How Good It Can Get
  • Three Ways
  • If You Never Got Sick
  • Heroes
  • Letters From the Wasteland
  • One Headlight
  • Witness
  • See You When I Get There
  • When You're On Top
  • Everything I Need
  • Sleepwalker
  • The Difference 
    Encores:
  • 6th Avenue Heartache
  • I've Been Delivered
  • Peace, Love, & Understanding

3rd
The Wallflowers played at SpiritFest in Kansas City on Thursday, July 3rd. The set list:

  • Three Marlenas
  • Everybody Out of the Water
  • Bleeders
  • How Good It Can Get
  • Three Ways
  • If You Never Got Sick
  • Heroes
  • Letters From the Wasteland
  • One Headlight
  • See You When I Get There
  • When You're On Top
  • Some Flowers Bloom Dead
  • Everything I Need
  • Sleepwalker
  • The Difference 
    Encores:
  • 6th Avenue Heartache
  • Peace, Love, & Understanding

4th
The Wallflowers celebrated Independence Day in downtown Chicago, performing at the Taste of Chicago festival. Here's the set list:

  • Three Marlenas
  • Everybody Out of the Water
  • Bleeders
  • How Good It Can Get
  • Three Ways
  • If You Never Got Sick
  • Peace, Love, & Understanding
  • Letters From the Wasteland
  • One Headlight
  • See You When I Get There
  • When You're On Top
  • Some Flowers Bloom Dead
  • Everything I Need
  • Sleepwalker
  • The Difference
    Encores:
  • 6th Avenue Heartache
  • Heroes

5th
The Wallflowers played Saturday In The Park in Sioux City, Iowa on July 5th. They had to cut the show short because of big storms--with 60-80 mph winds and golf-ball sized hail. The band did get to play these songs in the set: 

  • Three Marlenas 
  • Everybody Out of the Water 
  • Bleeders 
  • How Good It Can Get 
  • Three Ways 
  • If You Never Got Sick 
  • Heroes 
  • Letters From the Wasteland 
  • One Headlight 
  • See You When I Get There 
  • When You're On Top 
  • Some Flowers Bloom Dead 
  • Everything I Need 
  • The Difference 
    Encore:      
  • Peace, Love, & Understanding 


6th
The Wallflowers played Milwaukee's Summerfest. The set list:

  • Three Marlenas 
  • Everybody Out of the Water 
  • Bleeders 
  • How Good It Can Get 
  • Three Ways 
  • If You Never Got Sick
  • Heroes 
  • Letters From the Wasteland 
  • One Headlight 
  • See You When I Get There 
  • When You're On Top 
  • Some Flowers Bloom Dead 
  • Everything I Need 
  • Sleepwalker 
  • The Difference
    Encores:
  • 6th Avenue Heartache 
  • Peace, Love, & Understanding

9th
The Wallflowers appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. They played "Empire In My Mind." 


11th
The Wallflowers kicked off their semi-acoustic tour at the sold out 4th and B in San Diego on Friday, July 11th. In addition to playing acoustic versions of their songs, they played a new song, "How Far You Have Come." Here's the complete set list:

  • Empire In My Mind 
  • Up From Under 
  • Letters From the Wasteland 
  • If You Never Got Sick 
  • 6th Avenue Heartache 
  • I've Been Delivered 
  • Closer To You 
  • How Far You Have Come 
  • When You're On Top 
  • Hand Me Down 
  • Invisible City 
  • One Headlight 
  • Bleeders 
  • Witness 
  • How Good It Can Get 
  • Feels Like Summer Again 
  • Some Flowers Bloom Dead 
    Encores:      
  • Everything I Need (Just Rami on keys, Jakob on acoustic)
  • Sleepwalker


12th
The Wallflowers played at the House of Blues in Las Vegas. The set list:

  • Empire In My Mind
  • Up From Under
  • Letters From the Wasteland
  • If You Never Got Sick
  • 6th Avenue Heartache
  • I've Been Delivered
  • Closer to You
  • How Far You Have Come
  • When You're On Top
  • Hand Me Down
  • Invisible City
  • Bleeders
  • Witness
  • How Good It Can Get
  • Feels Like Summer Again
  • Some Flowers Bloom Dead
    Encores:
  • Everything I Need (Just Jakob on acoustic, Rami on keys)
  • Sleepwalker
  • Three Marlenas

    note: "One Headlight" was not played in a show for the first time since 1995

13th
The Wallflowers played Nita's Hideaway in Tempe, Arizona. It was over 110 degrees inside and outside! The set list:

  • Empire In My Mind
  • Up From Under
  • Letters From the Wasteland
  • If You Never Got Sick
  • 6th Avenue Heartache
  • I've Been Delivered
  • How Far You Have Come
  • When You're On Top
  • Sleepwalker (just Jakob on acoustic, Rami on keys)
  • Mourning Train (just Jakob on acoustic, Rami on keys)
  • One Headlight
  • Closer To You
  • Bleeders
  • Invisible City
  • How Good It Can Get
  • Feels Like Summer Again
  • Some Flowers Bloom Dead
    Encore:
  • Everything I Need (just Jakob on acoustic, Rami on keys)
  • Angel On My Bike
  • Three Marlenas

16th
The Wallflowers played to a packed House of Blues in Anaheim. The setlist:

  • Empire In My Mind
  • Up From Under
  • Letters From the Wasteland
  • If You Never Got Sick
  • 6th Avenue Heartache
  • I've Been Delivered
  • How Far You Have Come
  • When You're On Top
  • Sleepwalker  (just Jakob on acoustic, Rami on keys)
  • Mourning Train (just Jakob on acoustic, Rami on keys)
  • Closer To You
  • Bleeders
  • Invisible City
  • Feels Like Summer Again
  • How Good It Can Get
  • Some Flowers Bloom Dead
    Encores:
  • Everything I Need  (just Jakob on acoustic, Rami on keys)
  • Angel On My Bike
  • Three Marlenas

    note: One Headlight is not on the set list for the second time on this tour, and only the second time since 1995. From now until the end of the semi-acoustic tour, it's played intermittantly.

18th
The Wallflowers played the Ventura Theatre on Friday, July 18th. They played "Josephine" for the first time on this leg of the tour. The complete set list:

  • Empire In My Mind
  • Up From Under
  • Letters From the Wasteland
  • If You Never Got Sick
  • 6th Avenue Heartache
  • Three Ways
  • How Far You Have Come
  • When You're On Top
  • Sleepwalker
  • Josephine
  • Closer To You
  • Bleeders
  • Invisible City
  • Feels Like Summer Again
  • How Good It Can Get
  • Some Flowers
    Encores:
  • Everything I Need (just Jakob on acoustic, Rami on keys)
  • I've Been Delivered
  • Three Marlenas

19th
 The Wallflowers played a 5-song set on KCRW's New Ground on Saturday, July 19th. The show included an interview with Chris Douridas. In addition to playing their new song, "How Far You Have Come," they played a new cover song, "There Stands the Glass," originally recorded by Webb Pierce. Here's the KCRW set list:

  • Up From Under
  • Empire In My Mind
  • There Stands the Glass
  • How Far You Have Come
  • Invisible City

If you missed the show, KCRW has archived the program. You can listen to it at this link:
KCRW's New Ground

Also on the 19th:
The Wallflowers played the Henry Fonda Theatre on Saturday, July 19th. They played the new cover song, "There Stands the Glass" that they played on KCRW earlier.  The complete set list:

  • Empire In My Mind
  • Up From Under
  • Letters From the Wasteland
  • If You Never Got Sick
  • 6th Avenue Heartache
  • Three Ways
  • How Far You Have Come
  • There Stands The Glass
  • Sleepwalker
  • Closer To You
  • Bleeders
  • Invisible City
  • Feels Like Summer Again
  • How Good It Can Get
  • Some Flowers Bloom Dead
    Encores:
  • Everything I Need
  • I've Been Delivered
  • Three Marlenas

20th
The Wallflowers played the historic Fillmore Theatre in San Francisco on Sunday, July 20th. The complete set list:

  • Empire In My Mind
  • Up From Under
  • Letters From the Wasteland
  • If You Never Got Sick
  • 6th Avenue Heartache
  • Three Ways
  • How Far You Have Come
  • There Stands The Glass
  • Sleepwalker (with just Rami on keys, Jakob on acoustic)
  • Mourning Train (with just Rami on keys, Jakob on acoustic) Closer To You
  • Bleeders
  • Invisible City
  • Feels Like Summer Again
  • How Good It Can Get
  • Some Flowers Bloom Dead
    Encores:
  • Everything I Need (with just Rami on keys, Jakob on acoustic)
  • I've Been Delivered (with just Rami on keys, Jakob on acoustic)
  • Three Marlenas

22nd
The Wallflowers played the Showbox Theatre on Tuesday, July 22nd. They played a 4-song encore including "Here in Pleasantville" (for the first time on this leg of the tour). The complete set list:

  • Empire In My Mind
  • Up From Under
  • Letters From the Wasteland
  • If You Never Got Sick
  • 6th Avenue Heartache
  • Three Ways
  • How Far You Have Come
  • There Stands The Glass
  • Sleepwalker (with just Rami on keys, Jakob on acoustic)
  • Mourning Train (with just Rami on keys, Jakob on acoustic) Closer To You
  • Bleeders
  • When You're On Top
  • Invisible City
  • How Good It Can Get
  • Some Flowers Bloom Dead
    Encores:
  • Everything I Need (with just Rami on keys, Jakob on acoustic)
  • Josephine (with just Rami on keys, Jakob on acoustic)
  • Here in Pleasantville
  • Three Marlenas

23rd
The Wallflowers played a history-making show at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver on Wednesday, July 23rd. They played a record-breaking 25 songs including these highlights:
--a song played for the first time live in concert
--a song performed for the first time since 1993
--a number of songs that were played for the first time on this leg of the tour.

One reason for all of these firsts may be because the band performed without a set list. They asked for suggestions for songs to play from the audience (another first). Here's the complete set list of what they played, with notes:

  • Up From Under
  • Empire In My Mind
  • Hand Me Down
  • Closer To You
  • Everybody Out of the Water*
  • Bleeders
  • How Good It Can Get
  • Used To Be Lucky***
  • 6th Avenue Heartache
  • Here In Pleasantville
  • Angel On My Bike
  • How Far You Have Come
  • Josephine
  • Sleepwalker (just Rami on keys, Jakob on acoustic)
  • One Headlight (just Rami on keys, Jakob on acoustic)
  • If You Never Got Sick
  • See You When I Get There*
  • Letters From The Wasteland
  • For The Life Of Me**
  • When You're On Top
  • Witness
  • Some Flowers Bloom Dead
    Encores:
  • Everything I Need (just Rami on keys, Jakob on acoustic)
  • BabyBird*
  • Three Marlenas
    * = first time on this leg of the tour
    ** = first time played since 1993
    *** = first time ever played in concert

24th
The Wallflowers played the Roseland Theatre in Portland on July 24th. Continuing the pattern from Vancouver, they asked for audience suggestions as they moved through their set. This is the set list they played:

  • Up From Under
  • Empire In My Mind
  • Letters From the Wasteland
  • See You When I Get There
  • Everybody Out of the Water
  • Invisible City
  • If You Never Got Sick
  • Peace, Love, & Understanding
  • Bleeders
  • 6th Avenue Heartache
  • How Far You Have Come
  • Sleepwalker
  • Somebody Else's Money (1st time played since the Breach tour; not played in its entirety)
  • Closer To You
  • Hand Me Down
  • I've Been Delivered
  • Here in Pleasantville
  • Some Flowers Bloom Dead
    Encores:
  • Everything I Need (just Jakob on acoustic, Rami on keys)
  • One Headlight (full band)
  • Three Marlenas

25th

The Wallflowers played to a packed house at The Big Easy in Boise, Idaho on Friday, July 25th. They took audience suggestions for songs as they progressed through the set. This is the full play list:

  • Up From Under
  • Empire In My Mind
  • Letters From the Wasteland
  • If You Never Got Sick
  • 6th Avenue Heartache
  • Hand Me Down
  • Sleepwalker
  • How Far You Have Come
  • Bleeders
  • One Headlight
  • Closer To You
  • Peace, Love, & Understanding
  • Hollywood (well, sort of. Rami played a verse/chorus of it on his keyboard, Fred joined with drums as Rami registered his vote for what should be played next).
  • Invisible City
  • How Good It Can Get
  • Some Flowers Bloom Dead
    Encores:
  • Everything I Need (just Rami on keys, Jakob on acoustic)
  • Josephine
  • Three Marlenas

26th
The Wallflowers played the DV8 Club in Salt Lake City on Saturday, July 26th. The full set list:

  • Up From Under
  • Empire In My Mind
  • Letters From the Wasteland
  • If You Never Got Sick
  • Three Ways
  • 6th Avenue Heartache
  • Bleeders
  • Mourning Train
  • Feels Like Summer Again
  • Closer To You
  • There Stands the Glass
  • Sleepwalker
  • See You When I Get There
  • Invisible City
  • How Good It Can Get
  • Some Flowers Bloom Dead
    Encores:
  • Everything I Need (just Jakob and Rami)
  • Three Marlenas

27th

The Wallflowers finished the semi-acoustic leg of their tour in the same venue where they kicked things off last August--the Fox Theatre in Boulder, Colorado. They finished the tour with two encores. The full set list:

  • Up From Under
  • Empire In My Mind
  • Bleeders
  • If You Never Got Sick
  • 6th Avenue Heartache
  • Three Ways
  • How Far You've Come
  • Letters From the Wasteland
  • Sleepwalker (just Rami on keyboards, Jakob on acoustic)
  • Mourning Train (just Rami on keyboards, Jakob on acoustic)
  • Closer To You
  • Hand Me Down
  • See You When I Get There
  • Invisible City
  • Peace, Love, & Understanding
  • Some Flowers Bloom Dead
    Encores:
  • Everything I Need (just Rami on keyboards, Jakob on acoustic)
  • There Stands The Glass
  • Three Marlenas
    2nd Encore:
  • One Headlight (just Jakob on acoustic, Rami on keys)